states that literary style of the play is many times resembling to the Checkovian way of portraying the characters, for instance as seen in Checkov's The Cherry Orchard, where similar themes are introduced (the passing of an old time and lamenting on the past). Abbotson explains that Stella is the one similar to Checkov's characters who passively takes the events (50). Then, there are many similarities with Checkov's plays, like the expressionistic way of showing elements that serve the purpose to reflect Blanche's mental fights. The play has an actually o a realistic and objective portrayal, therefore the audience sees figures who are psychologically realistic (51).
Concerning the structure of the play, it has 11 scenes, but has no acts, though …show more content…
She argues that the text of A Streetcar Named Desire has a central topos which is construction and constructedness (122). She says that gender and race h become an essential part of the construction of the characters, for example Blanche, and the problem of constructedness actually becomes a major theme of the play (122). Blanche is a significant protagonist who represents the role of a Southern white woman. Her role includes codes of dressing, behavior patterns and speech style. This forms her performance, as Bollobás explains …show more content…
The play was firstly staged in 1949 in New York before the modern women's liberation movement. Sibling rivalry explains a lot about the female character's psychological condition and language use in the play. When Blanche arrives they hug each other, but behind the curtains many conflicts and tension can be traced (69). I would quote Blanche here, at the arrival scene when she elegantly abuses her sister by describing her home: "What are you doing in a place like this? ...I'm not going to be hypocritical, I'm going to be honestly critical about it. Never, never, never in my worst dreams could I picture…Only Mr. Edgar Allen Poe could do justice to it"
Concerning the structure of the play, it has 11 scenes, but has no acts, though …show more content…
She argues that the text of A Streetcar Named Desire has a central topos which is construction and constructedness (122). She says that gender and race h become an essential part of the construction of the characters, for example Blanche, and the problem of constructedness actually becomes a major theme of the play (122). Blanche is a significant protagonist who represents the role of a Southern white woman. Her role includes codes of dressing, behavior patterns and speech style. This forms her performance, as Bollobás explains …show more content…
The play was firstly staged in 1949 in New York before the modern women's liberation movement. Sibling rivalry explains a lot about the female character's psychological condition and language use in the play. When Blanche arrives they hug each other, but behind the curtains many conflicts and tension can be traced (69). I would quote Blanche here, at the arrival scene when she elegantly abuses her sister by describing her home: "What are you doing in a place like this? ...I'm not going to be hypocritical, I'm going to be honestly critical about it. Never, never, never in my worst dreams could I picture…Only Mr. Edgar Allen Poe could do justice to it"