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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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    guilty about abandoning her sister‚ Blanche‚ when a doctor is called at the end of the play‚ and he takes her to a psychiatric hospital. • Williams’ grandparents came from a declining aristocratic background. Again‚ in the play‚ it is associated with Stella and Blanche’s declining aristocratic family too. • Blanche is always on the verge of collapsing psychologically‚ and so is Williams in real life. • Williams had to leave his parents’ house and move to another city in order to "get out of the closet"

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    feel as if I was in the play was the surplus of characters. Something else that stuck out to me and made me believe the play was Stanley. He expressed his violence in a very believable manner without actually hurting Stella which made the play seem like real life. Blanch and Stella did a great job of making the play believable by conveying their emotions which can be a result of their acting skills and their voice. A Streetcar Named Desire made me feel like I was on the stage watching people interact

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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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    Desire written by Tennessee Williams is a play about a southern lady named Blanche from Mississippi visiting her sister Stella‚ who is married to Stanley and currently living in Elysian Fields‚ New Orleans. Blanche arrives in Elysian Fields‚ and throughout her entire stay with Stella and Stanley‚ there is tension and conflict occurring in Stella’s house. Even though Blanche and Stella were brought up in the South under wealthy conditions‚ the conflict is mainly caused by Blanche’s dislike of Stanley

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    The consequence of self-deception can be disastrous. Self-deception can be defined as a misconception that is favoured to the person who holds it. In an attempt to justify ones behaviour‚ we often‚ unknowingly‚ gloss over or even alter the truth of our past‚ in order to escape the feelings of guilt‚ embarrassment‚ shame‚ or even to protect the people around us. However‚ consequently‚ the act of self-deception can be disastrous‚ not only for the delinquent‚ but also for those around them. This

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    Jasmine shows Jasmine‚ main character‚ living in entitled world‚ once wealthy woman falls into nothingness. Jasmine recreates the character of Blanche DuBois in Streetcar Named Desire in context to contemporary age. Like Jasmine‚ Ginger represents Stella as her sister; however as an adopted sister. Auggie‚ Stella’s ex-husband and Chili‚ Ginger’s current‚ blue collar boyfriend play the role of Stanley Kowalski. Woody Allen hopes to showcase Streetcar Named Desire in context of our modern era through

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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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    The last scene in A Streetcar Named Desire where Blanche is getting ready for her departure is such a heartbreaking scene. Blanche continues her routine for a bath and depending on her sister to help her brings the previous events back to normal showing that everyone is acting through habit‚ though it is more of a false reality because it is easier to continue doing the same thing than to confront the issue. After Stella’s child has been born‚ Blanche is waiting for her dream man to pick her up and

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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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