friends to keep him company. Stella Artois is his sheep dog and his precious companion when he is first washed up on the island. Even when Michael was on the boat he appreciated Stella’s company. “She was our greatest comfort.” Stella Artois senses that Kensuke is a friend. Michael is surprised and feels “betrayed” when Stella doesn’t bark at Kensuke and she doesn’t treat him like a stranger. This signifies the friendship and understanding between Kensuke and Stella. It also indicates to the reader
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SYMBOLIC DEVICES IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS‚ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1. Introduction Written in 1947‚ A Streetcar Named Desire has always been considered one of Tennessee Williams’s most successful plays. One reason for this may be found in the way Williams makes extensive use of symbols as a dramatic technique. This happens in all of his plays‚ but in this instance Williams integrates symbols very effectively with ideas and thematic content. He once explained that symbolism is a way to “say a
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and how they act towards the men in both productions‚ as stated through Arthur Miller’s initial stage directions about Linda (Willy’s wife) ‘she more than loves him‚ she admires him’. Likewise with Stella and Stanley‚ after he attacks her (seen through stage directions ‘There is a sound of a blow. Stella cried out) ‘her eyes go blind with tenderness as she catches his
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realism tones to deal with a culture clash between two of the main characters‚ Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. In this essay‚ I will analyze the characteristics of four main characters of the play‚ Blanche DuBois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ Mitch‚ and Stella Kowalski. Blanche Dubois is a symbolic character in the play. She appears as a pretentious‚ fading relic of the Old South. When the play begins‚ Blanche is already a fallen woman in the society’s eyes. She has lost all of her family fortune and estate
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That juxtaposition comes with painfully coquettish dialogue with her brother-in-law‚ adding to the strangeness of the situation. Unlike her sister‚ Stella is not in a tragic state of denial. Stella understands how the new world is and how she must change her views and standards in order to not become a frazzled window into the past‚ like Blanche. Stella is the kind of women that is “excited” by violence and allows herself to be abused by her husband because the thrill of testosterone and roughness
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way he speaks to Blanche in particular. Williams uses stage directions to give the audience a detailed description of Stanley as a character‚ he emphasises Stanley as being animalistic; ‘Drunk – drunk – animal thing‚ you!’ This is a quote said by Stella‚ Stanley’s wife. By the use of the words ‘animal thing’ the audience gets a sense of something that is beastly and it highlights his primitive nature. Also by describing him as a ‘thing’ rather than a man or other we can really see his true nature
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Stanley and Blanche. Even in Blanche’s own mind there are conflicts of truth and lies‚ reality and illusion‚ and by the end of the play‚ most of these conflicts have been resolved. At the beginning of the play‚ there is an equilibrium‚ Stanley and Stella have been living happily together in Elysian Fields‚ however the arrival of Blanche acts as a catalyst and immediately she begins to challenge their way of life with her values. Blanche represents the Old American South‚ she was well educated‚ appreciates
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Drama Studies Task ONE- Performance Skills A Streetcar named Desire is a play both grimly naturalistic and poetically symbolic‚ written by playwright Tennessee Williams. It is set in New Orleans post the depression and World War II. The characters in A Streetcar Named Desire are trying to rebuild their lives in post-war America. Much of the characters and themes found in Williams’s dramas were derived from the playwright’s own life. Alcoholism‚ depression‚ desire‚ loneliness‚ and insanity were
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superficial Blanche is‚ as she concentrates on her appearance rather than her conversation with her sister in years. She is again condescending to her sister when she calls her a ‘messy child’. This suggests that Blanche thinks she is superior to Stella and her way of living. It is clear that Blanche is from a higher-class background. When Blanche enters Stella’s home‚ she pours herself half a tumbler of Whiskey. This shocks the audience‚ as in the play so far she has presented herself as a dignified
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sister’s home in hopes of chalking out a fresh start but her past escapades catch up to her and ultimately lead to her completely losing her grip on reality. Now in Stanley’s case we see that he‚ a working class man‚ is married to Blanche’s sister‚ Stella‚ who comes from the upper echelon of society. Their union is only held together on the basis of desire and lust and when the haze of passion wears off‚ reality rears its ugly
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