expressing emotion. Adopting a blasé attitude compensates for the mind’s feeling of being overwhelmed‚ and allows the self to begin to build a new urbanized identity. You start to experience the same thing and everything seems to have a pattern. b) Stella shows many traits of having this blasé attitude. The most recognizable trait is the fact that she has created this “urbanized identity” within herself that is the complete opposite of what women in 1950’s Athens were supposed to be like. Here is
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Stanley and Blanche. Even in Blanche’s own mind there are conflicts of truth and lies‚ reality and illusion‚ and by the end of the play‚ most of these conflicts have been resolved. At the beginning of the play‚ there is an equilibrium‚ Stanley and Stella have been living happily together in Elysian Fields‚ however the arrival of Blanche acts as a catalyst and immediately she begins to challenge their way of life with her values. Blanche represents the Old American South‚ she was well educated‚ appreciates
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Drama Studies Task ONE- Performance Skills A Streetcar named Desire is a play both grimly naturalistic and poetically symbolic‚ written by playwright Tennessee Williams. It is set in New Orleans post the depression and World War II. The characters in A Streetcar Named Desire are trying to rebuild their lives in post-war America. Much of the characters and themes found in Williams’s dramas were derived from the playwright’s own life. Alcoholism‚ depression‚ desire‚ loneliness‚ and insanity were
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Blanche had no choice but to move in with her sister Stella. Stella and Stanley were poor they did not have much to live off from just enough to survive and Blanche did not like that. They were living in a tiny apartment.Stanley and Stella needed money to live better. Blanche told Stanley that they lost their Belle of Reve house/plantation. Stanley was mad because he could have got away from his
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Later in the scene‚ we find out that Blanche had lost hers and Stella’s plantation. There were an abundance of other deaths in the family that Blanche had to deal with and pay for. “Death is expensive!” (22)‚ Blanche says to Stella explaining herself. “That long parade to the Graveyard! Father‚ Mother! Margaret‚ That dreadful way! So big with it‚…(scene 1‚ pg 21)” Blanche obviously couldn’t afford all these funerals on a teaching salary. Stanley implies that Blanche had been
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Reality VS Fantasy In the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ the motif of reality vs fantasy is used alot throughout the play. The fantasy part of this motif can be seen especially through Blanche‚ one of the characters. Blanche believes she is a young‚ beautiful and intelligent women but in reality she is not. Another fantasy seen in the play can be seen through the other characters because they hide from reality by acting as if some events did not happen. When the men would
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challenges I see for growing Ciro’s online sales is getting potential customers to appreciate the labor involved and the quality of the leather. With my Stella & Dot sales‚ I am comfortable working with websites and social media platforms to sell products‚ but communicating why my items are priced as they are is something I have not had to do before. Stella & Dot is a very well-known company which is the opposite of Quoio. Ciro’s target market is very small‚ so I need to figure out a way to reach this
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Though many scientists cast astrology aside as a pseudoscience‚ it does define the characters in A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche and Stanley often portray similar character traits to their astrological signs. Also‚ Blanche often refers to constellations to emphasize a point in the play. Astrological signs first make an appearance in scene five. Blanche speculates that Stanley is an Aries because he is‚ “forceful and dynamic” (76). Aries typically have short tempers and are very stubborn‚ which
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catching with these?” Dr. Edwards excitedly explained‚ “Some of the best Blue Claws that exist on earth. We are in charge of bringing the seafood to the party.” While looking over at Stella like an infatuated school boy he explained‚ “We are going to a potluck-cookout. Camping gear is stored in the cabin of the boat. Stella wants to get a fire going on the sand and have crab for dinner while we watch the fireworks. She packed lemons‚ butter‚ and a salad to accompany. Others will bring burgers‚ sausages
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locomotive.] (129; sc. 10)‚ after Stella leaves him: “Eunice! I’ll keep on ringin’ until I talk with my baby! [… He hurls the phone to floor. Dissonant brass and piano sounds… and the outer walls appear in the night light. The "blue piano" plays for a brief interval.]” (59; sc.3)‚ and after he overhears Blanche talking badly about him: “He acts like an animal... Don’t--don’t hang back with the brutes... Stanley hesitates…The women are still unaware of his presence…Stella has embraced him... Over her head
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