Is the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” a tragedy for Blanche or Stella? Aristotle stated “the structure of the best tragedy should…be… complex” representing” incidents arousing pity and fear “. It’s understood that the focus of tragedy is human suffering and a tragedy must be accessible to audiences‚ creating a shared catharsis. Although Aristotle refers to classical tragedies‚ a domestic tragedy like “A Streetcar Named Desire” ensures a greater understanding as it is realistic. Blanche‚ as the
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Explore the similarities and differences in the presentation of female characters in A Streetcar Named Desire and ‘The World’s Wife The presentation of female characters plays a very significant role in both A Streetcar Named Desire and The World’s Wife and though these texts express similar ideas about women‚ there is also substantial differences. Tennessee Williams’ ASCND‚ tragic first produced in 1947‚ sets his female characters within the patriarchal society of post Second World War New
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can similarly be used in written works so that the setting reflects the characters. “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams highlights the journey of a woman that tries to escape her past and convince to herself and to everyone else that she is pure. The way the light and shadows interact with each other in “The Night Cafe” reflects the setting and characters of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Both works ultimately prove that light can be used to show sanctitude‚ and that the absence of light
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In Streetcar Named Desire‚ Blanch uses illusion to shelter from reality. Blanche lives in a world of illusion. Fantasy is her primary means of self-defense‚ both against outside threats and against her own inner demons. But her deceptions carry no trace of ill will‚ but rather
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My desire to work in the sports industry came from legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt. As a young kid in South Dakota‚ I remember watching Coach Summitt and the Lady Volunteers on TV and there was just something about Coach Summitt that I fell in love with. I loved her passion‚ the relationships she had formed with her players‚ her demand for excellence both on and off the court‚ but I think the one thing I really took from watching and listening to Coach was her mindset of surrounding yourself
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The last scene in A Streetcar Named Desire where Blanche is getting ready for her departure is such a heartbreaking scene. Blanche continues her routine for a bath and depending on her sister to help her brings the previous events back to normal showing that everyone is acting through habit‚ though it is more of a false reality because it is easier to continue doing the same thing than to confront the issue. After Stella’s child has been born‚ Blanche is waiting for her dream man to pick her up and
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Blanche Dubious‚ appropriately dressed in white‚ is first introduced as a symbol of innocence and chastity. Aristocratic‚ refined‚ and sensitive‚ this delicate beauty has a moth-like appearance. She has come to New Orleans to seek refuge at the home of her sister Stella and her coarse Polish husband‚ Stanley. With her nervous and refined nature‚ Blanche is a clear misfit in the Kowalski’s apartment. <br> <br>Blanche represents a deep-seated attachment to the past. She has lived her whole life in
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Based on my reading thus far‚ Blanche proves the most antagonistic characteristic. She is sister of Stella and came to meet her unexpectedly. She lost her husband few years earlier and she is a social pariah due to her indiscrete sexual behavior. She also seeks for people attention and wants them to complement her. She has bad drinking habit which she tries to hide from everyone. Blanche’s flirtatious behavior causes a lot of problems in Stella and Stanley life. Blanche displayed cunning‚ manipulative
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Later that night Mitch‚ Stanley’s friend‚ wants to drop out of the poker game because his mother is sick. Stella and Blanche return from the show‚ and Blanche is introduced to the other players. When Stanley tells the ladies to disappear until the game is finished‚ Stella reminds him that it is 2:30 A.M. and time to quit. Stanley swats her rear and the sisters go into the other room‚ where Blanche meets Harold Mitchell coming from the bathroom. When he leaves‚ Blanche thinks that he looks more sensitive
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without any reason‚ she did this on purpose to scare the government and also to make them pay for the decisions they had made. To conclude about the kind of the actions‚ which were done by Lytton‚ we can add what Janet Lyon remembers in her essay “As Temma Kaplan writes‚ “the street became the stage for this conflict”.” (Lyon‚ 1994-1995). This quotation shows that jail and streets were the places used by the Suffragettes to fight. They both had equal importance. But what is surprising about all of
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