locomotive.] (129; sc. 10)‚ after Stella leaves him: “Eunice! I’ll keep on ringin’ until I talk with my baby! [… He hurls the phone to floor. Dissonant brass and piano sounds… and the outer walls appear in the night light. The "blue piano" plays for a brief interval.]” (59; sc.3)‚ and after he overhears Blanche talking badly about him: “He acts like an animal... Don’t--don’t hang back with the brutes... Stanley hesitates…The women are still unaware of his presence…Stella has embraced him... Over her head
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‘To what extent does Williams portray Stanley as the cause for Blanche’s downfall?’ A Street Car Named Desire is a play written by a Mississippi born writer called Tennessee Williams. A Street Car Named Desire shows a reversal of fortune with Blanche having a life full of fortune with a successful business and a happy marriage however it is all turned upside when all this fortune is removed out of her life resulting in her seeking refuge with a lower class family her sister got married into... this
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“Blanche as a Southern Belle represents all that is dead and decaying about the Old South‚ whereas Stanley stands for the dynamic‚ vibrant future.” To what extent do you agree? From the early stages of the play it is clear that Blanche and Stanley are polar opposites in terms of their personality‚ upbringing‚ and social outlooks. Stanley interprets Blanche to be a threat to his wife and home‚ although she sees herself as the protectionist and sees Stanley as an “ape” who has dragged her dear
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integrity; propensity to trust and an individual’s predisposition to trust (Gill‚ Boies‚ Finegan‚ & McNally‚ 2005) 2) prior evidence of reputable qualities in trustee 3) positive relations between individuals 4) Risk assessment | Dalton‚ Charlee | | Stella Lee | Risk taking‚ shaped beliefs‚ willingness | Phuong Nguyen | Perceptions of competence‚ reliability‚ past experience and trustworthiness. (Johns‚ 1996)According to Hupcey et al. (2001): 1) A need that cannot be met without the help of another
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This play is about people who display cruelty and harshness in their treatment to others‚ especially those who are weak and vulnerable. Blanche Dubois is the central victim of mistreatment even though she had tried to make Stanley the victim. She displays her self as fragile and moth like‚ dealing out her share of insensitivities that happened during her younger days. Also because of her moth like image‚ the other characters see her as an easy target to knock down and use her insecurities against
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iconic characters of Blanche DuBois and Daisy Buchannan as well as a host of secondary female characters. One of the most key concepts when considering femininity is how the female characters interact within relationships. The relationship between Stella and Stanley can‚ in a way‚ be compared to Daisy and Tom’s relationship. Both have a strong‚ “hulking” male partner who is indisputably controlling and a “gentle young woman” who is completely dependent. The dysfunctional aspects of these relationships
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In society‚ lust is prevalent everywhere. Lust for glory‚ lust for money‚ lust for power‚ lust for another person. Lust has overpowered the media‚ the viewpoints of millions of people towards women‚ celebrities‚ literature‚ and the social expectations of a relationship. Female character‚ Gertrude‚ from Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ is characterized with lust‚ as Gertrude marries her late husband’s brother a few months after his death to satisfy her sexual desires and crave for power. This theme of
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Mob mentality is the act of one individual or small group initiates something and has quickly gathered a number of supporters. Many others tend to join in of the act‚ even if they know it is wrong. In “The Lottery” and We Have Always Lived in the Castle‚ both by Shirley Jackson‚ the author creates a vivid setting where mob mentality thrives. One major part of this environment is the people that inhabit it. There is Jim Donell‚ who terrorizes Merricat at every chance he gets‚ and Mr. Summers‚ whose
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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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wreck the contented home life that had existed in that apartment. One can hardly blame Stanley for fighting back.” She places herself in the household‚ criticizing and trying to change the lifestyle of Stanley and Stella. In coming to Laurel‚ Blanche also attempts to alienate Stella‚ further threatening Stanley’s previously perfect life. • Winchell further discusses ways in which Blanche can be viewed as the culprit of the situation through her actions
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