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    What Happened to Stella? : An Analysis Though A Streetcar Named Desire is primarily about Blanche DuBois and her decline into hysteria, Stella Dubois remains a key player in the story; she is a connector of sorts, prompting events to take place. She is Blanche’s sister and Stanley’s wife, connecting them together, for without her they would have never met. Stella is having the baby and it is Stella who eventually sends Blanche away. Stella may not be the prominent character throughout the play,…

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    and misdirection of character development. The protagonist of the story, Blanche Dubois is on the surface the epitome of a southern lady. Due to the loss of the ancestral home, Belle Reve in Laurel she is reduced to seeking shelter with her sister Stella and husband Stanley who live in an impoverished section of New Orleans. Blanche superficially may represent a delicate well-bred southern lady, but behind this illusion is a woman reduced to using her looks and sex to gain favors and protection…

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    Concentration is key in performances as the actor should be constantly thinking like the character and not themselves, although they may think there personality is like the character you still have to show it isn't you. By looking at the audience and making them totally aware your doing it is not what a professional actor what's the achieve, although as Stanislavski said ignoring the audience isn't right either, due to them being a 'co-creator' of every performance. I believe that getting the…

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    Streetcar Named Desire

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    idealistic view of pure true love that Blanche harbours is in stark contrast to Stella’s animalistic urges of desire and this underlying theme of love in conflict with desire is present throughout the play. ‘Haven’t you ever ridden that streetcar?’ Stella is freely admitting to being driven purely by desire and such a confession brings to light her dependency on these sexual urges and Stanley in a very unhealthy way. This is portrayed through her amusement and dismissal of Stanley’s violent…

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    Blanche Dubois

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    Stanley and Stella are bickering. Stanley is revealing the truths to Stella of Blanche’s past that he has learned from a reliable source. Stanley openly sees through her illusion and her mask, but needless to say Stella is reluctant to believe him for Blanche is her sister, her family. Stanley’s character represents the harsh light of reality. Stanley is the reality that is cracking her mask, trying to break her down from denial to reveal her secrets. While he is conveying the truth to Stella in…

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    Streetcar Named Desire (SNL). The whole play represents a metaphorical poker game, with Blanche and Stanley as the players, and Stella as the dealer. Stella, like all poker dealers, attempts to stay neutral; however, in this game, Stella is also the prize Stanley and Blanche are competing for. While the cards dealt at an actual poker game are playing cards, the cards that Stella deal are love, desire, and deceit. Throughout the play, the themes of love, desire, and deception are explored through…

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    The book and movie of the play A Streetcar Named Desire are similar in a lot of ways, but also has some differences that impact the effect of the meaning of some scenes. However, what the author and director tells us in both formats is that life comes at you fast. The people that could be able to help during hard times are the ones to watch out for. Not everyone has the best intentions, even family. Some of the differences that are noticeable between the book and movie is curse words are taken…

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    In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘The Bell Jar’ emotional distress is exemplified through tears and exclamations over liquid. Within both literary texts the authors utilises liquid in relation to emotional exclamations in regard to personal self-awareness. Blanche DuBois, throughout the play, is intensely worried about her appearance and self-perception. This often manifest itself as a fear of bright and harsh light. However, Blanche also relies on liquid during her moments of self-awareness:…

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    Blanche Dubois is the protagonist of the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” written by Tennessee Williams. Her character is portrayed as a middle aged woman who is supposed to be a going crazy because she drowns in her own thoughts. Blanche is able to keep her thoughts together, but “ critic Anca Vlasopolos interprets Blanche’s downfall as a demonstration of William’s sympathy for her circumstances and a condemnation of the society that destroys her” (Blanche Dubois An Antihero). Blanche herself…

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    women, especially one that he dislikes. When Stella leaves because Stanley hit her, he becomes remorseful, as he senses his control over his life is slipping. Despite him calling her back “with heaven-splitting violence” (Williams 1842), Stella takes him back, and does not demand change at all. In fact, “her eyes [went] blind with tenderness” (Williams 1842), which reinforced Stanley’s idea that he can be abusive as long as he apologizes. In this way, Stella is a stumbling block in getting…

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