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    and description of the surroundings. The introduction to the dramatic purpose of the poker party demonstrates Stanley’s domination over his friends through the way in which he makes all the decisions about the game. He also shows domination over his wife by hitting her during an argument. <br> <br>Scene three opens with a description of surroundings during a poker night. The description of the poker night immediately introduces it as an all guys night. Stanley‚ Steve‚ Mitch and Pablo‚ all men are described

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    The Amazing Dichotomies of "A Streetcar Named Desire" Light and dark‚ kindness and cruelty‚ realism and fantasy‚ all of them dichotomies used by Tennessee Williams in A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams uses many dichotomies‚ clear cut divisions‚ to illustrate main points. The most prominent dichotomy is the sweet and fragile Blanche opposed to the cruel and savage Stanley. The play also highlights other dichotomies such as strong and delicate‚ hidden and open‚ and purity and filth. Basically

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    To be insane is a state of mind that prevents normal perception‚ behavior‚ or social interaction. Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire is perceived as a fragile young pregnant woman who is married to a drunkard named Stanley. Their relationship seems to be primarily based on their sexual desires for one another but maybe it goes beyond for Stella. In the play‚ Blanche‚ Stella’s sister‚ arrives at Stanley and Stella’s apartment out of the blue and asks to stay with them if they don’t mind.

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    supposed to set a person free‚ but more often than not‚ it turns out to be an immense burden that leaves lasting damage on its unsuspecting victims. In any relationship‚ truth is an vital part in it’s success. However in Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire being truthful is not commonly utilized‚ and throughout the play‚ there is an abundance of lies and betrayal from the moment Blanche Dubois comes to town. Whether there are good or bad experiences in a writer’s life‚ their respective experiences

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    A Streetcar Name Tragedy In Elia Kizan’s 1951 film A Streetcar Named desire‚ two tragic characters‚ Blanch DuBois and Harold Mitchell are played by Vivian Leigh and Karl Malden. These actors take on the difficult task of bringing two complex‚ emotional characters onto the silver screen. With spot-on reactions to each others’ theatrical advances‚ the pair create an experience that is both enjoyable and expressively coherant. Vivian Leigh was cast for the role of Blanch DuBois for various reasons

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    is the ultimate symbol of male dominance over women and as such‚ Williams uses this event to highlight the differences between the sexes‚ and the fact that it is later covered up by most of the characters suggests that this is something that a man can get away with in a society such as Elysian Fields. On a wider scale‚ the rape (and Stanley’s ‘victory’ over Blanche) symbolises the differences between the declining Upper class and the rising Lower class. Stanley‚ portraying the Lower class hordes physically

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    The story of Streetcar named Desire is a deeply musical where characters tend to expressed their mood or thoughts. The Polka music plays a big role in the play‚ both as mood setter and characterization. The Varsouviana polka is used by Tennessee Williams to highlight the themes of death. This music is specifically shown in Blanche as a character‚ meaning that when we hear the polka‚ we hear what is inside her mind. For example‚ when Blanche tells Mitch about Allan‚ his secret and his death. This

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    Critique of “Perception of Reality in A Streetcar Named Desire”    The manipulation of reality is an overwhelming theme throughout Tennessee Williams’  play A Streetcar Named Desire. Many theories including the subjectivity of perception‚ fantasies‚  and defense mechanisms have been deconstructed and evaluated throughout Irina­Ana Drobot’s  journal “Perceptions of Reality in A Streetcar Named Desire.” Drobot applies these theories to  the characters lives explaining the causation of their actions

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    A Streetcar Named Desire – Our First Impressions In the opening two scenes of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams‚ the audience has its first and generally most important impressions formulated on characters‚ the plot and the mood and tone of the play overall. The first scene opens overlooking the setting of the play‚ post WW2 New Orleans. New Orleans as a city was the biggest city in ‘the South’ at the time‚ a place where the industry of the Second World War had boomed‚ creating

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    in A Streetcar Named Desire - the words spoken by the characters in the play and the text of the stage directions. Whether witnessing a performance or reading the text of a play we rely on the dialogue to enable us to create an image of the characters‚ to decide if we like or dislike them‚ to try to understand them and their actions. The nuances of speech set the characters in their class context and show the differences of social status and education as well as of character. In A Streetcar Named

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