Janith Thanthulage Explore how the themes of desire is presented in “A Streetcar named desire” and “Goblin Market” Desire‚ the need to have something so much as to lust for it‚ seems to play a key part in the decisions of all characters seen in both these plays. T he power of sexual desire is the engine propelling A Streetcar Named Desire (AD) . All of the characters are driven by “that rattle-trap street-car” in various ways: towards a set fate. This is especially so with the leading protagonist
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In the conflict between Blanche and Stanley was it inevitable that Stanley would be the victor? In Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" two of the main characters Stanley and Blanche persistently oppose each other‚ their differences eventually spiral into Stanley’s rape of Stella. Stanley (Stella’s husband) represents a theme of realism in the play; he is shown as a primitive‚ masculine character that is irresistible to Stella and on some levels even to his "opponent" Stella’s sister
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Odile H Mrs. Lockman English 26 April 2013 The Treatment of Women in A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll House Although A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams‚ and A Doll House (ADH) by Henrik Ibsen are written nearly a hundred years apart‚ both authors have men treat women in similar fashion. Both men‚ Mitch from ASND and Torvald from ADH‚ treat women as if women are their possession‚ they get very angry at the women for not following the rules and finally‚ as a consequence
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The Character of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche‚ Stella’s is by far the most complex character of the play. An intelligent and sensitive woman who values literature and the creativity of the human imagination‚ she is also emotionally traumatised and repressed. This gives license for her own imagination to become a haven for her pain. One senses that Blanches own view of her real self as opposed to her ideal self has been increasingly blurred over the years until
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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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ALIENTATEDLABOUR As the production of a company increases‚ the workers sense of worth decreases. A political economy is supported by laws‚ land‚ wages and profits of labour without demonstrating their existence or connections. A laborer works for a wage that allows companies to produce a product that is then sold for a profit. Hence the laborer is a part of the process and becomes a commodity himself. The labour is objectified‚ and the worker is a slave to his labour. This brings about alienation
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The final outcome claimed the victory of pragmatics‚ in other words‚ the failure of fantasy whose representative was Blanche. She was an idealist and romanticist proven by her saying‚ “I don’t want realism‚ I want magic” (Act I‚ Scene 9). Due to her first homosexual lover and the decline of her family in early years‚ she dissatisfied with the reality just as she disliked the naked light bulb which was “a rude remark or a vulgar action.”(Act I‚ scene 3) Thus‚ In order to keep the last dignity of a
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Quote #1 Speaker & Page: Blanche (Scene 1‚ bottom of 21) Quotation: “I‚ I‚ I took the blows in my face and my body! All of those deaths! The parade to graveyard! Father‚ mother! Margaret‚ that dreadful way!” Significance: Blanch was blaming Stella for abandoning her back at the plantation home. While Stella thinks that Blanche is overreacting‚ Blanche is trying to express her true feelings of agony to Stella and how these events have affected her life for the worse. Quote #2 Speaker & Page: Blanche
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ANALYSIS OF THE WOMEN IMAGE‚ BLANCHE AND STELLA‚ IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1. Background of Analysis A streetcar Named Desire is a stage play that written by Tennese Wiliams. It first published in 1947 and takes place in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. In this play‚ Williams presents women as powerless‚ weak‚ and passive characters who are tightly linked to their persecutors due to economic‚ social‚ and physical needs. During the time period of Tennessee Williams‚ author of the
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be seen thought these two books. The play‚ A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams centers on the character Blanche Dubois‚ whose life tailspins into guilt and depression after the passing of her late husband. Similar themes can be seen in the second novel‚ Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The main character Melinda Sorino goes through similar emotional problems after what happens with an older boy. In the play A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche moves to New Orleans after
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