POINT; Stanley has power over Blanche as he knows about her past. Blanche fears that news will get around. EVIDENCE; He goes out Blanche rises from her chair. She seems faint; looks about her with an expression of almost panic’. EXPLAIN; Blanche doesn’t want anyone to find out about her past‚ but she knows Stanley has therefore he has a power over her and is almost black- mailing her
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fate and luck play in existence primarily in images of gaming.”(70) Quirino justifies this idea by using the example of a scene from The Poker Night‚ in which the cards can be seen as a metaphor of Blanche DuBois’s history‚ with Stanley Kowalski‚ "the powerful master of Elysian Fields against Blanche DuBois‚" (62) as the winner and the master of the poker game‚ who "chaps his winnings by raping her."(62) As Blanche’s presence rattles Stanley’s world‚ he “systematically allays his own fears at the
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illustrated by the character named Blanche Dubois. Blanche Dubois acts out a fake representation of a women who has not been through embarrassment‚ or hardship which bring about the idea of illusion vs reality. She takes the spotlight with her initial appearance of fragility as well as her act of being an old-fashion Southern Belle‚ a women of high socioeconomic
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Ostracised and essentially exiled from her hometown of Laurel‚ Mississippi‚ Blanche retreats to the only place she has left to go: her sister Stella’s two-room apartment in New Orleans’ French quarter. When she strikes up a relationship with Mitch‚ Stanley investigates her past to find information that would drive a wedge between
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Williams[->1]. 3. What was the type or genre of the film? 2 points The film is typically categorized as a tragedy and drama. 4. What are the names of the main figures (documentary) or major characters (narrative) and who played them? 6 points Blanche DuBois was played by Vivien Leigh. Stella Kowalski (Blanche’s younger sister) was played by Kim Hunter. Stanley Kowalski (the husband of Stella) was played by Marlon Brando. Harold “Mitch” Mitchell (Stanley’s army friend‚ coworker‚ and poker
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Stanley stands up and smacks his wife in her thigh. As hours and hours pass by‚ Stella says to Stanley and his friends “Drunk‚ Drunk‚ animal thing‚ you!” Then Stanley charges after Stella and smacks her again‚ but this time the pain made Stella cry. Blanche and Stella exited the house after this fiasco. Stella wants to be able to have some wife and husband time with Stanley‚ but all
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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 all the tragic events regarding Bell Reeve
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(TH) In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the protagonist Blanche Dubois goes insane. (A1) At the beginning of the play‚ Blanche depends on alcohol but wants to hide it. (A2) According to the narrator‚ “she springs up and crosses to it‚ and removes a whiskey bottle. She pours a half tumbler at the sink” (18). (A3) In this citation‚ alcohol is used because Blanche Dubois uses alcohol to distract herself from reality and to retreat further into a world of fantasy‚ so this habit of
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does a splendid job of portraying Blanche’s ascending insanity by seamlessly transitioning from melodramatic anguish into her signature faux semblants‚ or pretense. An example of this is the scene where Blanche sits alone in Stella’s apartment crying until a delivery man comes to the door. Blanche is then quickly transformed into a mysterious temptress who seduces the young man into kissing her. Leigh’s uncommon ability to switch from such extreme emotions brings a refreshing distinction to the film
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the house." Amanda and Laura do not work‚ so they depend on Tom to supply money for bills. In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the women depend on the men again. Stella does not work and so she depends on Stanley to bring in money and for satisfaction. Blanche has depended on men all her life‚ especially after her husband died. She says that she has "always depended on the kindness of strangers." Both plays also deal with the theme of loneliness. Amanda is lonely without her Blue Mountain and 17 gentlemen
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