In Tennessee Williams a streetcar named desire‚ he explores the notions of secrets and lies through conceptual polarities‚ the real vs. the unreal. Mostly relating to Blanch and her alternate reality created by secrets and lies. Society and class also play a big role in the relation to secrets and lies‚ upper class vs. lower class and man vs. woman. Polarity of the real and surreal in relation to the notion of secrets and lies‚ I believe is the way in which each individual perceives their lies
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ both American playwrights utilize stage directions as well as their character’s interactions within the narrative to provide a setting. The social environment‚ transitions between act or scene location and atmosphere from the settings staging directions reveal the different lifestyles in New England and the post-WWII New and Old South of America. Both plays involve characters originating outside of the main setting
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The film “Nosferatu” is a horror story about a vampire and its relationship with a young couple. The film is a product of German expressionism and uses misshapen views of reality‚ symbolism‚ eroticism and shadows to enhance the dark mood of the film. German expressionists‚ through certain patterns and styles‚ sought to show that reality could be seen through emotion. Their intent was to arouse feelings in their audience‚ for example through the use of vibrant colors and shapes or distortion. Many
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Introduction to Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism started in America as a post World War II art movement. It was the first art movement that arose from America and put New York at the center of the art world. The term Abstract Expressionism was first applied to American art in 1946 by art critic Robert Coates. It is most commanly said that Surealism is it’s predecessor because of the use of spontaneous‚ automatic and subconscious creations. Abstract Expressionism gets its name from the
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distorted sets‚ actors using strange and dance-like movements and costumes and appearances tending to be over-exaggerated and outrageous (Horak‚ 2010‚ Moran‚ 2010‚ Read‚ 2010‚ Thompson and Bordwell‚ 2008). During this time‚ the culture of German Expressionism boomed as cinema-goers were excited and interested in the strange plots and film techniques which contrasted classical Hollywood films which were popular and increasingly emerging at the time (Thompson and Bordwell‚ 2009). Genres like fantasy‚
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” * “It wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me” – Scene 7 * Story of a changing South containing characters struggling with the loss of aristocracy to the new American immigrant‚ the fallout of chivalry to a new mind-set of sex and desire‚ and a woman grasping desperately at the last bit of fantasy she can muster. DuBois World * “old south” mindset * Aging Southern belle who lives in a state of perpetual panic about her fading beauty * Beginning she was half sane‚ then
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Expressionism An expressionist piece of literature portrays a vision of the real world through the author’s point of view. “The Metamorphosis” is an excellent example of expressionism. It shows Franz Kafka’s honest interpretation of the world. His endless fears from his life can be seen in “The Metamorphosis”. Two fears of Frank Kafka’s that keep re-appearing in “The Metamorphosis” are displacement in society and strained relationships with society. After Gregor’s metamorphosis he also is no
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Christopher Senderos Period. 5 2-14-12 Blanche‚ What is She Really Like? A Street Car Named Desire‚ by Tennessee Williams is a play that was during the 1940’s. In this play there is a woman‚ her name is Blanche. Blanche has many ways of showing herself. When she first arrives in New Orleans‚ where her sister lives‚ she can be seen as a flirty woman‚ a deceiver‚ a pushy and rude woman. Blanche has many ways of showing herself being flirty at the beginning of the play. When Blanche
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A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams‚ debuted in New York as a Broadway play on December 3‚ 1947. The success of this play established Williams among the most respected and influencing playwrights in modern theater. Only four years after its Broadway debut‚ Williams’ play was adapted into a film; Williams worked hands on with director Elia Kazan to create the 1951 film adaptation A Streetcar Named Desire. Though the two adaptations have similar literary elements‚ and Kazan worked
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Who would have thought that someone who wrote a play as irksome and uneventful as The Glass Menagerie‚ could also write something as interesting as A Streetcar Named Desire. However‚ both are written extremely well by Tennessee Williams. Despite the differences‚ there are many similarities in themes and patterns. Once each play is picked apart and analyzed‚ it is very obvious that they are both written by the same author. A major theme in both plays in the dependence on men. Throughout The Glass
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