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    point when Blanche first touches base at the loft‚ a shrieking feline is listened‚ a minor piece of stage business that makes a feeling of Blanche’s strain. The ambient melodies‚ as well‚ is painstakingly devised. The "Blue Piano" and the "Varsouviana" blur in and out as indicated by what is happening in the psyches of the characters‚ especially Blanche. Blanche’s assault is joined by "hot trumpet and drums."

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    empathetic‚ and docile. Stella exhibits these traits when she is constantly being abused by her husband‚ yet always seems to come back‚ she claims its love and always finds excuses for his behavior. For example‚ in scene four‚ Stella tells Blanche “Yes‚ you are Blanche. I know how it must have seemed to you and I’m awful sorry it had to happen‚ but it wasn’t anything as serious as you seem to take it. In the first place‚ when men are drinking and playing anything can happen. It’s always a power-keg. He

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    conceives that Blanche and Stella show two different types of femininity in the play‚ nevertheless‚ both of them are dependent on men‚ showing that females have a sexual desire. This sexual desire has also been seen in Stanley in scene 3 when Stanley called for Stella to come‚ “Stella! Stella‚ sweetheart! Stella! Stell-lahhhhh!” (Williams 67). Thus‚ In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams juxtaposes Femininity and masculinity to reveal how women are dependent on men. Both‚ Blanche

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    In the Street Car Named Desire‚ by Tennessee Williams‚ Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois’s visit to Elysian Fields and her encounters with her sister’s brutal and arrogant husband‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ and the reveling truth of why Blanche really came. Stanley Kowalski is a very brutal and barbaric person who always has to feel that no one is better than him. His brutish and ferocious actions during the play leave the reader with a bad

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    QUESTIONS 1. Did Stella ever know that Stanley raped Blanche? If so‚ why didn’t she care? 2. Why was there no apparent difference between blacks and whites in the play‚ given the time period? 3. Does Blanche ever heal and go on to live a normal life on her own? CRITISISM From a feminist perspective‚ A Streetcar Named Desire is a work ready to be analyzed. The differences between men and women are especially prominent in the relationship between Stanley and Stella. The language and

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    picturesque French Quarter in New Orleans. The play starts when Blanche DuBois comes in New Orleans to visit her sister Stella after she lost the family plantation Belle-Reve because of money problems. She then meets her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski‚ a World War II veteran. As soon as they meet each other‚ a mistrustful rivalry starts between them. A Streetcar Named Desire depicts the conflict between two opposing views as a poker game between Blanche and Stanley for control. From the beginning of the play

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    Sympathy in A Streetcar Named Desire Throughout A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Williams’s sympathy lies with Blanche. He creates this sympathy‚ in a large part‚ from the obvious trauma she has experienced due to the loss of her husband. This traumatic loss of her beloved was a driving force for the downward spiral that leads Blanche to Stella’s doorstep. However‚ the events that drive Blanche to her ultimate defeat do not begin until after Allan’s death‚ and even she admits‚ “After the death of Allan

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    Explain how the scene provokes this response and discuss how this aspect of the scene contributes to your understanding of the play as a whole. The penultimate scene of Tennessee William’s play “A Streetcar named Desire” in which the protagonist Blanche Dubois is raped by her brother-in –law‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ is deeply disturbing to the audience. Williams uses this scene as a climax of both the play’s plot and a number of key themes At the start of the scene we can see that Blanche’s already

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    reality‚ Blanche Dubois arrives in New Orleans with the impression of a patronising‚ wealthy school teacher who has no time for those who she believes to be below her class as we see in her rudeness to Eunice at the very beginning. As the play progresses we see that Blanche is merely projecting a persona which hides both her past and the inevitably grim future that awaits her. On the other side we have Blanche’s brother-in-law Stanley who acts in opposition of the illusion which Blanche has created

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    the memories of the past in the life of a young female protagonist. Blanche Debois’ past memories have contributed to her development as a character‚ her delusional behaviour and her foreshadowed demise as a tragic heroine. The playwright showcases the significance of the memories of one’s past and its direct correlation and effects on the development of one’s character‚ one’s ability to cope with reality‚ and one’s future. Blanche Debois is a happily married school teacher who lives in Laurel‚ Mississippi

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