A Streetcar Named Desire

In the play A Streetcar Named Desire, the playwright utilizes irony and symbolism to create a deep, cruel, and tragic ending. During the ending scene, Stanley was winning the poker game he was playing with his friends, which is symbolic for how Stanley is now the master in his own house. The symbolism for his rule over the household is supported by the events earlier in the play when Stanley was losing the poker game at the same time Blanche was first present in their house; now that she is…

Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire is an old American play that was published in 1947. It was written by an intelligent American playwright named Tennessee Williams. He is a well-respected writer, who wrote this play by using lyrical language. He uses this technique to carefully structure his characters’ emotions and actions. Most of his characters are realistic because of their way of thinking, lifestyle, and values. Two main characters that play a major part in A Streetcar Named Desire are…

In the short story Streetcar named desired delves into the path to which desire spearheads. In following their respective desires Stella and Blanche end up in an absolutely different path. Blanche mind-set forbids love to cross boundaries of classes in societies. Blanche remains secretive about her pass activity and fails to reveal her intentions to her sister. Blanche’s sister seeks to build her own matrimonial elsewhere and settle peacefully. The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast…

memorable awards for his poems, short stories, and plays. In his award winning play, A Streetcar Named Desire attracted major talents like Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Nick Pennis (2739). Tennessee Williams is an influential American dramatist who changed American literature by using elements of his life and memorable lines…

Published in 1946, A Streetcar Named Desire reflects the cultural tensions that pervaded the nation after the horrors of World War II, when an idealistic and ambitious American nation attempted to prove its superiority and its power to the global community by attempting to - and succeeding in - squashing the threat of Nazi Germany. Millions of Americans lost their lives in an effort that left Germany powerless in the hands of America and the other Allied forces. When A Streetcar Named Desire…

because of the way the hero/heroine reacts under pressure. For example in Arthur Miller's tragedy 'A View from the Bridge' - Eddie is under pressure when two immigrants come and live with him, and his main flaw is jealousy. To begin with, A Streetcar Named Desire is considered as a tragedy because it has a tragic heroine. Each tragic hero or heroine has the potential to do, they are characterised as being the perfect hero except for his/her flaws, they are in conflict with at least one…

Even though delusions can be used as a defence mechanism during hard times, in the end, it is inevitable that reality will triumph. Blanche’s own perception of herself falls apart slowly throughout the play, and eventually her overwhelming reality leads to her complete withdrawal from the real world. We begin to see Blanche unravel once her self perception is questioned by those around her; most obviously by Stanley. Stanley is very much the opposite of Blanche; he is grounded, practical, and…

In theatre, repetition often insinuates value. The reiteration of certain ideas, actions or objects in drama is never coincidental, but rather symbolizes a motif that links with the theme of the play. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams presents Blanche Dubois, the embodiment of a typical Southern Belle: dainty, vain, and very feminine. After moving in with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley, Blanche finds herself caught in a spiral of alcoholism and stupor. The fallen and…

Death in A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams uses the theme of death continually in the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ through the use of dramatic imagery and literal references. The characters of Blanche and Mitch are used the most frequently to express Williams’ own obsession with death. Though neither of the characters actually obsesses about death, Blanche’s life has been smothered by the deaths of those she loves and the coming death of Mitch’s mother is an obvious…

differently. Some people may understand why one of the main character, Stanley, has such strong dominance. Some might understand another main character, Stella, and why some people may sympathize with her roles involving feminism. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams shows how Stanley reflects masculine stereotypes about traditional gender roles, protecting his wife, and commanding other people; because of this, readers that carry different family backgrounds are able to…