personalities. Elysian Fields is a poor‚ jaunty suburb in New Orleans yet the perfect setting for this play. It is full of diversity‚ culture and is very vibrant. It embellishes the view of Blanche on Stella situation and the laid back style of Stanley’s generation as well as the characters themselves. When this play begins‚ Blanche is already viewed as a fallen woman in society’s eyes. Her family is gone‚ as well as her estate and fortune. She aspires for people to see herself as gentile and a proper lady and
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Use of Astrology and Names in SND The author’s use of Blanche and Stanley’s astrological signs and the meanings of their names helps to define their characters in “Streetcar Named Desire”. Stanley’s astrological sign is Capricorn which is the sign of the goat. Blanche’s sign is Virgo‚ the sign of the virgin. Appropriately‚ both signs are sex symbols. Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female. Virgo implies and stands for virginity. Sometimes thought of as an older woman
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Compare how far Blanche Dubois and Jay Gatsby are victims of their own dreams or of social circumstances. Explore this statement with close reference to the social‚ class‚ cultural‚ moral contexts of the novel and the play. Both characters do not reveal their past and they let rumours circulate as to how they randomly appeared without any warning. Jimmy Gatz changes his name to Jay Gatsby and being a war veteran he is respected for his duty to his country‚ he does not reveal much more other than
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prophecy‚ thus causing both Oedipus and Jocasta to inflict harm on themselves. After Stanley rapes Blanche in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Blanche’s sanity fails and she appears to be permanently stuck in her fantasy world. | Characters | The male protagonists in both plays are portrayed as impulsive‚ rash and guided by their emotions. Stanleyshows his aggression after a small incident (Blanche turning on the radio) and Oedipus makes rash decisions that harm him in the end (the decision to
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creepy presence amongst the characters especially Blanche and her uneasiness. Through the use of Stanislavskian methods and Non-verbal Communication‚ I began a deeper understanding of the Blanche. I discovered that there was a parallel link between my exploration into childhood insecurities and Blanche DuBois. Thinking back to my own experiences as a child‚ sharpened my insight into feeling isolated and being ‘out of my comfort zone’‚ just like Blanche. She is delicate like a moth‚ and this hints at
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Tennessee Williams‚ the lives and relationship of Blanche DuBois and Stella Kowalski are plotted out in a scene of events that depicts astute betrayal and out of the ordinary family matters. Based on the time period of this play‚ that being of the Old South conservative dominated region of New Orleans with local and national aristocracy still in heavy play‚ the traditions play out in a way that involve a simple family dispute turning in to Blanche being carried out by the psychiatric ward. Blanche’s
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fictional reality and leading one onto the part of self-destruction. Stella sees alcohol mostly for a positive escape and as refreshment and to make a gathering and conversation more socially acquainted. “Blanche you sit down let me pour the drinks” (Williams 7) On the other hand‚ there is Blanche who perceives alcohol only as an escape from reality into her own little fictional world and also helped her forget about her tribulations. This alcohol abuse started because of the death of her late husband
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stating she barely touches alcohol is immediately contradicting to the audience as we just saw her drinking. Also Mitch quotes Stanley‚ saying that she is drinking all his liquor‚ Blanches alcoholism is not shown visually abundant but the dialogue certainly builds this aspect into her character. Another huge desire Blanche has is her flirtatious nature and urge to find a man that could fill the loss of her husband. One of the first examples of this is when she flirts with Stanley and even tells her
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In a Streetcar Named Desire‚ women have a constant‚ recurring need to have support from a male counterpoint. From Stella leaving her plantation‚ to Blanche needing a steady stream of support from all the male characters she encounters‚ women are proven to have a need to feel supported and important by men. Stella leaves her plantation‚ with the knowledge that “The best [she] could was to make [her] own living.” And so Stella left the safety of her farm in order to make herself feel important and
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play‚ Blanche‚ Stella’s sister‚ arrives at Stanley and Stella’s apartment out of the blue and asks to stay with them if they don’t mind. Stella instantly replies yes‚ even though they only have a two room apartment that is in bad conditions. From the moment Stanley met Blanche‚ they didn’t get along. Stanley is constantly abusive to Stella‚ mostly when he is drunk‚ but sometimes even when he is sober. However cruel and insensitive Stanley is to Stella‚ she always returns with love‚ and Blanche can
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