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    Blanche and Gatsby Desire plays a large role in the lives of Jay Gatsby and Blanche DuBois. Gatsby has the desire to be with Daisy Buchanan and to feel her genuine love. Blanche has the desire to be loved and to feel young again. Yet the desire of both Gatsby and Blanche is unattainable. Gatsby could never fulfill his dreams with Daisy because of the fact that she is married and has a child. Blanche lies so frequently that her lies are keeping her from being truly loved. Desire begins to

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    Streetcar Named Desire” a tragedy for Blanche or Stella? Aristotle stated “the structure of the best tragedy should…be… complex” representing” incidents arousing pity and fear “. It’s understood that the focus of tragedy is human suffering and a tragedy must be accessible to audiences‚ creating a shared catharsis. Although Aristotle refers to classical tragedies‚ a domestic tragedy like “A Streetcar Named Desire” ensures a greater understanding as it is realistic. Blanche‚ as the protagonist‚ endures more

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    for’(Sc. 3‚ P. 35) and plays poker with ‘the boys’‚ he has a sensitive‚ respectful side as he apprehensively asks Blanche ‘Can- I- uh- kiss you- good night’(Sc. 6‚ P. 68). Because of this sensitivity‚ the more powerful Stanley is able to manipulate Mitch so Stanley can feel superior and eliminate Blanche. When Stanley sees how Mitch was ‘looking through them drapes’(Sc. 3‚ P. 36) at Blanche in her ‘pink silk brassiere and white skirt’(Sc. 3‚

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    The relationship between Stella and Stanley was indifferent. As evening began to approach‚ Stanley and his friends were having a poker night at the Kowalski resident. Stanley and his friends were beginning to get a little more foolish and outrageous because alcohol was involved. Stella said to Stanley “Couldn’t you call it quits after one more hand.” Then 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

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    What does the scene tell us about the relationship between Stella and Stanley‚ and how does Williams portray this? In order to analyse this scene‚ there needs to be a clear understanding of what has happened prier to it. Scene three is set at Stanley ’s poker game‚ when Mitch leaves the game‚ to chat to Blanche‚ Stanley becomes more and more annoyed‚ and smashes a radio. Stella yells at him‚ and he starts to beat her. The men pull him off. Blanche takes Stella and some clothes to Eunice ’s apartment

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    personalities depending on who they are around. Stanley and Blanche are strong characters in their own ways. Stanley is a man who fulfills his duties as a husband and a man to his wife Stella. Blanche is Stella’s sister who is perceived as rich and sophisticated with many dark secrets. Blanches performance differs on whom is around her. Blanche "is about 5 years older then Stella" who lost her job as a teacher and has no money. Blanche blames Stella for moving to New Orleans leaving her alone to attend

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    How Does Williams Present Stanley‚ Stella and Blanche in the Opening of the Play Tennessee Williams‚ the playwright of A Streetcar Named Desire is renowned for his strong characterization. He uses many literary‚ as well as dramatic‚ techniques in order to fully develop his characters‚ including their pasts‚ their motives and also their mannerisms. Moreover‚ Williams pays special attention to the way in which characters interact with each other‚ and the effects that are created as a

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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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    inevitability about Blanches downfall? Williams uses a range of techniques to foreshadow the downfall of Blanche‚ including symbolism‚ use of language techniques‚ imagery and stage direction. Imagery such as the ’Blue piano’ are used to the same effect throughout the play‚ to build tension and create a sense of inevitability and fate‚ even though the play is developing‚ the blue piano is always playing. It is a fixed point‚ as is Blanche’s fate. From Blanches first description

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    Stella McCartney 1. Stella McCartney is a long-life vegetarian and an animal rights activist‚ which is evident in her designs as she does not use any leather or fur in her designs. Stella’s style is elegant and feminine‚ but her style also involves power dressing‚ with womens suits‚ stiff jackets and feminine lingerie. Her designs focus heavily on emphasising strong prints such as leopard and floral. There is a feminine‚ schoolgirl touch to her designs‚ as she includes loveheart prints and lips

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