Blanche DuBois and Tom Wingfield’s Struggle Between Fantasy and Reality The two characters‚ Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire and Tom Wingfield of The Glass Menagerie‚ both share an intense struggle between fantasy and reality in their lives causing dependency upon alcohol. Blanch DuBois approaches as a high class Southern Belle who depends upon others to care for her‚ but in reality she thrives on her self-proclaimed royalty. Meanwhile‚ Tom Wingfield is a pessimistic character who
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A tragic victim is defined as a victim in a tragic drama. Macbeth is a tragic victim due to the actions of the witches‚ motivation by Lady Macbeth‚ and his own ambition. The actions of the witches‚ Lady Macbeth and by Macbeth himself is what eventually led to the demise of Macbeth. The witches are to blame for the problems that Macbeth is facing. They are the ones that told him about the prophecies. One could argue that if the witches had told Macbeth all of the prophecies at once that the entire
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I was very disappointed‚ and frankly‚ Blanche DOES come across-- by her own hand-- as rather unstable and needy. Blanche‚ though her own writings and not through anyone else’s prejudices‚ does not paint a flattering self-portrait here. The most glaring fault is her constant refrain that the world would not leave "innocent" people in peace. Neither Blanche nor Buck was innocent. Buck‚ in every account except Blanche’s prejudicial one‚ seemed to be a darned fool. No sooner was he pardoned from a long
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Williams also reinforces his implied themes with many motifs and symbols‚ such as music‚ drunkenness‚ and bathing. Towards the end of scene three‚ Blanche turns on the radio and “waltzes to the music 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
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What Ways Can you Compare and Contrast Blanche DuBois and Nora Helmer? Both Blanche DuBois and Nora Helmer are main characters in the two plays A Streetcar Named Desire and A Dolls House. You can compare and contrast the two characters because they do have a lot in common‚ however‚ they do appear extremely different at first. A major difference which can be seen straight away is that the two women are living in two different eras; Nora in 1879 and Blanche in 1947. Both characters are introduced
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In his work Nature and Elements of Tragedy‚ Aristotle outlined the characteristics needed in order to create a compelling tragic hero. He states that this particular character must be "better than we are‚" a man who is superior to the average man in some way. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear among the audience‚ causing each member to experience a feeling of catharsis‚ or strong emotion. According to Aristotle‚ the best way to achieve this effect is to accurately portray
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portrays the main character‚ Blanche Dubois‚ as a Southern belle whose youth and beauty strikes her as one of the most important parts of her life she cannot live without. She has lost all she believes
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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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Dubois and His Critics: My Intervention Race is one of the most controversial concepts in today’s society. At present‚ there is no clear definition or explanation of race. To this day‚ it is unclear as to whether or not it is possible to characterize and classify racial groups. The concept of race is always defined in terms of the physical and/or biological factors such as skin color. The initial classification by skin color continues to be a problem in classifying race. Humans need a shared knowledge
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Rylie Talmadge Crawford English Honors B 8 March 2017 Things Fall Apart: Villain‚ Victim or Tragic Hero In Things Fall Apart‚ a novel by Chinua Achebe‚ the main character Okonkwo and the rest of his tribe‚ experience colonialism and the forceful change that is brought with it. This change affects each of the characters in his own way‚ as they either learn to adapt and accept the white men and their new traditions‚ or their rebellious actions are met with consequences. This change shapes each character
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