A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams And so it was I entered the broken world To trace the visionary company of love‚ its voice An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice "The Broken Tower" by Hart Crane SCENE ONE The exterior of a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields and runs between the L & N tracks and the river. The section is poor but‚ unlike corresponding
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level of the house. Later in the film I learn that Blanche DuBois leaves small town Mississippi and moves in with her sister Stella Kowalski in New Orleans. Stella lives in the lower level of the house which rooms are separated by curtains‚ owning bed mattresses that are as hard as a rock and light bulbs hung from the ceiling with no cover over them. Realizing that Stella is not wealthy at all. With many question in my head as to why the siblings are so different from each other I realized why.
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of the Carolingian dynasty occupied brief part of the medieval era‚ the Carolingian Empire that was established made both a historical and cultural impact on medieval society that would resonate for centuries to come. The Carolingian House of the Franks and their expanding empire initially brought stability and progress to most of Europe‚ as well as pioneering a cultural and intellectual renaissance that influenced the remainder of the Middle Ages. Although there were various Carolingian rulers who
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Reader Response- “Streetcar Named Desire” Stella Kowalski is one of the main characters in the Tennessee William’s‚ “ A Streetcar Named Desire”. She is presented as a woman who has an older sister Blanch and a husband named Stanley. She is often overlooked in the play because of her husband Stanley and her sister Blanche are much more dynamic. However‚ Stella plays an important role that without her‚ Stanley and Blanche who are considered‚ as two major characters of the play throughout the story
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In Two Lives of Charlemagne‚ author Einhard‚ an advisor and close friend of Charles the Great‚ related the accomplishments and qualities of his lord and patron. He felt that if he failed to document Charlemagne ’s life‚ the Frankish King would lose much of the respect that his greatness deserved. Einhard organized his work by telling of the wars and political conquests‚ societal works‚ and the King ’s private life. In glorifying Charlemagne‚ Einhard prescribed the qualities of a good and effective
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When Blanche arrives at the Kowalski Household‚ Stella and Stanley had been out‚ but Eunice kindly offers to let her in their house. Eunice starts chatting to Blanche‚ but she only gets short answers like ‘yes’. This shows that Blanche isn’t interested in talking to Eunice at all even though it was Eunice
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particularly Stanley Kowalski and Maxim de Winter can be identified as bullies and cheats‚ however in the two texts‚ these traits can also be associated with Rebecca and Blanche‚ respectively. The trait of being foolish for love can be applied to Stella Kowalski and Mrs de Winter however to some extent it can also be linked to Blanche in the light of her struggle to find a man to protect‚ and cherish her. On the other hand it can also be associated with Mitch suggesting that this quote is inaccurate
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for the play being set during the 1950’s. These contrasts allow for the conflicts to come seeming more appropriate as the environment suggests it. When Balance Dubois comes to stay with her sister Stella‚ she claims that their family mansion‚ Belle Reve‚ has been taken from them. When she tells Stella what has happened to it‚ she upholds the claim that she fought to keep it. “But you are the one that abandoned Belle Reve‚ not I! I stayed‚ and fought for it” (Williams 26). The name “Belle Reve” is
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to them about what happened to Belle Reve‚ he tears apart her suitcase in attempts to find proof that she is lying. In this process‚ however‚ he throws everything out of her suitcase and handles her things in a harsh and violent manner. This showed Stella that he was in charge of the household and that he controlled everything that happened. Stanley‚ at the end of the play‚ rapes Blanche when she is in a vulnerable position after Mitch left her. She previously had a lot of alcohol‚ so he decided he
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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 actions
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