Stella Kowalski

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…

Sexual desire is defined as “a motivational state and an interest in sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities”, and a theme which appears to be significant in Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Enduring Love. In all three, sexual desire proves to contribute in both building solidarity within relationships, and the destruction of them. For Shakespeare, sexual desire shows how concealing physical feelings can lead…

altercation, Stanley warned Stella by saying, “’Remember what Huey Long said, ‘I am the king!’ And I am the king around here, so don’t forget it!’” (Koprince). Stanley abused Stella while Stella was pregnant with their baby. That’s the most screwed up part. According to Dawn Berry, the author of The Domestic Violence Sourcebook, “as many as 37 percent of all obstetrical patients may be abused while pregnant” (Koprince). After Scene Three, everyone was all worried about Stella but she said that…

it’s about a complete change from rural to urban style in terms of industry structure, employment, living environment, and social security” (Bloomberg). A Streetcar Named Desire is a play centered in New Orleans surrounding the struggles between the Kowalski family and Blanche. However, when looked at through the Marxist lense it shows the diverse hierarchy struggles between the old Southern aristocracy to the newer,diverse, and modern society that lives in the city. During the post war era of…

Myrtle, which indirectly leads to his own death. In contrast, Blanche Dubois undergoes a large amount of losses in her life that she does not deliberately cause, thus being Belle Reve, her job and Mitch. Following these traumatic experiences, Stanley Kowalski inflicts emotional and physical pain on her that brings her to ultimate destruction, that being another outside source of her tragedies. While Blanche is wishing to escape the traumatic experiences that occur one after another in her life,…