seen in different colours‚ symbolic of what she is doing at that moment. She is usually seen in white‚ indicative of the purity she claims to possess. At other instances‚ she is dressed in a scarlet silk robe‚ when she is flirting with Stanley and Mitch. This is suggestive of a scarlet woman’‚ and draws the audience’s attention to Blanche’s fatal flaw. When on stage together‚ Blanche’s frilly‚ dainty clothes are in sharp contrast with
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understandable‚ during the time period the movie takes place(post WW2). He is not a refined man and can’t live without Stella. He seems to be the only somewhat intelligent man in the movie‚ when it comes to seeing Blanches deception. And finally MItch is a man who loves Blanch for some reason. He is more casual than Stanley. Meaning he wears a nice suit throughout the movie. Stella is Blanches younger sister and is married to Stanley. She is confident‚ she pretty much worships Stanley and loves
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- I was flirting with your husband Stella! (141). Blanche seems unable‚ or at least unwilling‚ to disregard this persona when dealing with men. Such behaviour has become habitual‚ a fact that becomes increasingly obvious in her relationship with Mitch. After a date together‚ and despite the fact that Blanche did not enjoy the evening‚ she still behaves in a manner in which she believes she is obliged to do. As she explains: I was just obeying the law of nature... The one that says the lady must
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constantly a struggle between trust and distrust. The antagonist of the play‚ Stanley‚ never trusts the protagonist‚ Blanche. Stanley always knew that Blanche is a liar and never speaks the truth. Blanche even lies to her boyfriend Mitch about many things which causes Mitch to not have trust in Blanche. When Blanche was raped by Stanley‚ no one trusted Blanche because they all thought she was crazy and always lies. The Crucible by Arthur Miller displays a great example of the lives of people without
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will allow her to maintain her delicate‚ fragile hold on life. “A woman’s charm is fifty percent illusion” (scene 2) she acknowledges to Stanley. Later in the story line when Mitch wants to switch the light on so that he can get a realistic look at her‚ she tells him that she does not want realism‚ she wants magic. When Mitch turns on the light during that scene it reveals much more to the audience than just what she really looks like‚ but it shows that all this time she has been living her life in
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tension escalates as does the banter and Stanley whacks Stella’s thigh to end the discussion. Mitch and Blanche then meet for the first time as he exits the bathroom and they are both immediately taken with each other. The poker games continues to progress and the ladies listen to the radio and gossip about the men‚ Stanley becomes unnecessarily agitated by the music and insists that they turn it off. Mitch then deals a hand and leaves to talk to Blanche‚ he offers a cigarette from a silver case‚ which
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Though both stories share a name theyre are completely different. One is a short story by Daphne du Maurier about a man‚ Nat‚ and his family who live and England and are attacked by birds. The other a movie about a woman‚ Melanie Daniels‚ and a man‚ Mitch Brenam‚ and his family who live in California and are also attacked by birds. The reason Alfred Hitchcock changed the original location of the birds is to change the mood and the detailed plot of the story‚ because du Mauriers version sets a feeling
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by Tennessee Williams is that of an altogether suppressed and chained-down gender role. Women do not have any power‚ and they are in submission to the men’s desires at all times. Blanche is characterized as essentially hopeless without a man‚ and Mitch dictates their relationship. The major theme for female characters through the production is that they are weak individuals who do not possess the capacity to be worth much more than a reproductive machine and cook. A Streetcar Named Desire Fantasy
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and the pledge sheet he’s making all the players sign. He’s going out with Simone‚ but he’d like to hook up with Jodi. He seems to belong to all cliques. | Mitch KramerMitch is going to be a freshman in high school and he’s already getting picked on by the senior class. Lack of parental supervision (and help from Pink and his pals) allows Mitch to experience high school life a little earlier than most of his classmates. Kramer is the new kid on the block who‚ like Pink‚ has an amazing athletic talent
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A Streetcar Named Desire In what way can A Streetcar Named Desire be seen as an exploration of"old" America versus the "new" America? In the play‚ Blanche represents old America and Stanley represents new America. Why Blanche represents old America is because of her way of thinking‚ lifestyle and values. When Blanche walks into the room where the guys are playing poker‚ there is a great example of how Blanche represents old and Stanley new. When she walks in‚ the guys are sitting around the table
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