language that broadcasts the character’s true feelings and intentions at any given moment. Blanche DuBois is no different in this respect to the extent that her actions speak more for her than she does verbally‚ considering her being a very talkative person. In the first Scene Blanche arrives at Elysian Fields to visit her Sister Stella‚ here the first sign of non-verbal behaviour can be observed. Blanche gives Eunice‚ the co-owner of Stella’s house and up-stair neighbour‚ a peculiar look as she
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ both American playwrights utilize stage directions as well as their character’s interactions within the narrative to provide a setting. The social environment‚ transitions between act or scene location and atmosphere from the settings staging directions reveal the different lifestyles in New England and the post-WWII New and Old South of America. Both plays involve characters originating outside of the main setting
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After watching the 1951 film of A Streetcar Named Desire the scene began with a lady named Blanche DuBois who gets on a train and ends up at a location she is not familiar with asking for help to where her sister lives. Watching the film‚ I notice that when Blanche DuBois arrives it is dark and not that many people are outside besides two ladies who help her in telling Blanche DuBois where her sister is. Blanche DuBois walks around the streets in very nice clothing‚ talks and gives off gestures that
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Streetcar named Desire: Journal Entries Analysis: In scene three‚ while Blanche is conversing with Mitch‚ Blanche mentions her intolerance towards bright light as she is afraid it will expose every detail of her facial impurities. She is ashamed of her age so therefore she tries to conceal it by lying to make herself seem younger than she actually is. This represents her insecurity and self-consciousness. The light in this scene is a symbol of revealing the truth‚ and the lampshade is what hides
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play‚ language‚ and his use of personality clashes of the characters and their individual mannerisms such as Blanche and Stanley. The Blue Piano is a mood setter. It usually is present when Blanche is talking about the loss of Belle Reve and her family. The blue piano stands for Blanche’s loneliness and depression and longing for love. The blue piano grows louder in scenes where Blanche is usually hysterical with some saddening remembrance‚ such as the loss of Belle Reve‚ and the deaths she had
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in New Orleans in the 1940s and it portrays the life of Blanche Du Bois‚ the main character. The play follows Blanche’s life living with her sister‚ Stella Kowalski‚ and Stella’s husband‚ Stanley. Blanche is a delusional and flirtatious liar who lies to everyone about almost every aspect of the life‚ especially her past and her age. She was born into an upper class southern family in the South‚ but due to her somewhat traumatizing past‚ Blanche moved to New Orleans with her sister to escape and start
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To what extent does Williams present desire as a tragic flaw in scene six of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ In A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche’s flaws that lead to her downfall are abundant. If we are to view Blanche Dubois as a tragic heroine‚ then it is in scene six that her tragic flaws are especially evident‚ and in particular desire. They are so prevalent here as it is arguably the beginning of Blanche’s demise and as in Shakespearean tragedy; it is in the centre of the play that we see
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author mainly focuses on Blanche Dubois‚ a woman who moved to her sister’s house due to the loss of Belle Reve‚ her family home. She is a deceptive and selfish person‚ who cannot accept the occurrence of agony in her life. She mentally deteriorates due to the lost and rejection of love‚ and due to her selfishness. She chooses to hide from the truth. When an individual hides from reality‚ it will only result in them hurting themselves. At the beginning of the play‚ Blanche is already in a nervous
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the 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams‚ there is an on going battle of rivalry between Stanley and Blanche‚ resulting to Blanche retreating into a world of illusions in order to protect herself. The two come from completely different societal worlds and have contrasting personalities‚ Stanley being powerful‚ controlling and strong and Blanche‚ being fragile‚ weak and vulnerable. Despite their hatred for each other and their differences they have many similar traits‚ including
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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‚ Tennessee Williams uses dichotomies to show main points of theme‚ and Tennessee Williams also use dichotomies to show that viewing life in clear cut options with no grey area is a cause of many problems. One of the main of the themes shown
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