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    with romantic gestures [while Mitch imitates] like a dancing bear” (57). Because Blanche is accustomed to her insanity‚ which is represented by the Varsouviana Polka‚ she is able to move along with the music fine while Mitch‚ who is accustomed to reality (and has primitive traits)‚ is unable to gracefully match Blanche’s movements and grace. Not only does the Polka music represent Blanche’s descent into insanity‚ but also tends to appear at moments when she is in a state of panic. Secondly‚ drunkenness

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    The Importance of being earnest Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Nature of Marriage Marriage is of paramount importance in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ both as a primary force motivating the plot and as a subject for philosophical speculation and debate. The question of the nature of marriage appears for the first time in the opening dialogue between Algernon and his butler‚ Lane‚ and from this point on the subject never disappears

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    Everyone constructs their own reality Stella for star‚ I am just tolerating the people here at this countryside retreat... of course it is not what I’m used to but I will be strong and try not to cause trouble. It reminds of your humble home‚ I must “thank you for letting me in” I am excited to be in such a “convenient location”. It has been nearly eight months since I have seen you and I feel absolutely wonderful! You must say “a word about my appearance” when you see me next Stella. I am still

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    an exclusive and unique storytelling medium; through this medium‚ plays are able to portray these significant questions in a more intimate and personal manner. The plays A Man For all Seasons by Robert Bolt; Wit‚ by Margaret Edison; and A Streetcar Named Desire‚ by Tennessee Williams‚ all have specific situations that cause the audience to ponder‚ to think about these themes for months after they witness them. These three plays all make us question the relevance of power‚ fate‚ courage‚ change‚ and

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    Compare the ways writers’ present disconcerting behaviour in both texts so far.’ The following will elucidate how disturbing behaviour is conveyed in the novel The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the theme of violence is very frequent in the character Stanley Kowalski. Stanley is a married‚ young man‚ who comes across to the reader as quite an enraged person with animalistic attributes. A prime insinuation of

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    A Streetcar Named Desire January 28‚ 2008 The relationships in A Streetcar Named Desire are interesting. We have the relationship between Stella and Blanche‚ the relationship between Stella and Stanley‚ the relationship between Blanche and Stanley‚ and the aspiring relationship between Mitch and Blanche. I think that it is from these relationships‚ and the dialogues between these people that we get to know what kind of people they are‚ and how they are alike or different. From Stella

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    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 is continuously depicted in Tennessee Williams’ play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ as the protagonist‚ Blanche Dubois‚ spins a web of deceitful lies to escape the painful truth of her past. It isn’t only Blanche‚ however‚ that find them self a victim of their own self -deception‚ struggling to free themselves from the strong

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    Christopher Senderos Period. 5 2-14-12 Blanche‚ What is She Really Like? A Street Car Named Desire‚ by Tennessee Williams is a play that was during the 1940’s. In this play there is a woman‚ her name is Blanche. Blanche has many ways of showing herself. When she first arrives in New Orleans‚ where her sister lives‚ she can be seen as a flirty woman‚ a deceiver‚ a pushy and rude woman. Blanche has many ways of showing herself being flirty at the beginning of the play. When Blanche

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    ‘To what extent is Stanley the villain of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire?’ Within literature a villain is traditionally malicious in character and inflicts pain both emotionally and physically; someone who becomes an obstacle the protagonist must struggle to overcome and who takes pleasure in bringing about their demise. ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is the famous story of Blanche du Bois and Stanley Kowalski’s passionate power struggle; written by Tennessee Williams in 1947‚ the Play is set in New Orleans

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    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 falling aristocracy and dwell in the illusion about the old days‚ she fabricated her self-image. Truth? She decided to cover it like covering the naked bulb with papercut. However‚ it was true that

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