A play must challenge its audience otherwise it is nothing more than entertainment In what ways do two of the plays you have studied challenge audiences Some people appreciate going to the theatre or reading a play passively in order to evade a reality that does not work in their favor But is passivity the key to a genuine appreciation of a piece of literature The key to answering this question is not simply by stating how two works are challenging but by analyzing why they were written in such
What methods does Williams use to introduce the theme of love and marriage in scene 1 The theme of Love and Marriage is quite an important theme in the Play A streetcar named desire written by Tennessee Williams as it can be related to over and over again as the play goes on Williams uses symbols imagery and figures of speech to expand on this theme and to give the reader a real sense of what is going on during the course of the play In scene one the character of Stanley is described and then i
A Streetcar Named Desire As the action of the play unfolds dramatic tension is often produced by the contrast of concealment and revelation A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams is a rather striking and intriguing play which presents the shift between the new order and the old order The production takes place in a working class district of New Orleans soon after World War II where aristocracy and pretensions are fading with reality and practicality taking its place Through the
It is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent but the one most responsive to change These famous words were spoken by 19th century British scientist Charles Darwin By saying that the most physically fit humans will not survive Darwin describes that change is the key instance to survival in a world dominated by brutes These traits are shared by Tennessee Williams in the play A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams used Stanley as an example of Charles Darwins
This passage shows Blanches opinion of Stanleys barbarism through use of diction and allusion of God and Bible Also Mr Williams focuses on the uses of repetition and simile in order to emphasize the theme extensively Use of punctuation emphasizes an underlying theme of Blanches fear towards Stanley The tone of Blanche sounds disgusted and scared of Stanley with exclamation marks to highlight her intentions to degrade Stanley for all of her sentences There are also dashes to emphasize her unstab
When one refers to the legendary play by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire one would think of the blatant contrast between the two main characters Stanley and Blanche Their blazing differences are partly to blame for the explosive and dramatic impact the audience would experience Blanche and Stanley are about as different as night and day Williams way of writing isnt exactly the bombastic kind but the guy writes DEEP Every little thing has its own significance In the first scene where
Blanche Dubois is a wealthy upper class old style American woman from Mississippi who has come to a rough part of New Orleans to stay with her sister Stella Before we even get to know anything about Blanche from her first appearance we get a good impression of her vulnerability and implied innocence Williams proposes that Blanche wears clothes that suggest delicateness such as a white suit with a fluffy bodice and Blanche is described as being uncertain like a moth Williams also mentions that B
A Streetcar Named Desire We can evade reality but cannot avoid the consequences of doing so Reality is nothing more than a state of mind A humans reality is weaved from their interpretation and understanding of their own memories Furthermore all humans are unique in their interpretation of any given event or idea hence why disagreements exist between people on a whole array of issues However the realities of most humans do overlap to some degree thus resulting in agreement This common agreement
In A Streetcar Named Desire we focus on three main characters One of these characters is a lady called Blanche As the play progresses we gradually get to know more about Blanche and the type of person she really is in contrast to the type of person that she would like everybody else to think she is Using four main mediums symbolism and imagery Blanches action when by herself Blanches past and her dialogue with others such as Mitch Stanley and the paperboy we can draw a number of conclusions abo