When he gets angry Stanley will throw and break things. He does this numerous times throughout the play such as when he tosses the radio out the window in scene three and when he smashes the plates in scene eight. Stanley grunts and acts like an animal and has nothing refined about him. He is from a polish background and is of lower class. Stanley has no tact at all. He shows this consistently as he makes all sorts of classless remarks, such as "Haven't fallen in, have you?" (130) Stanley doesn't realise just how bad his mannerisms are but Blanche sees it all too plainly. .
Blanche DuBois is a fading southern belle. She is very insecure about her looks. Her vanity is her main weakness and she is constantly "fishing for a compliment." (136) Blanche refuses to be seen in full light because it shows her age, diminishing beauty and makes her feel exposed. " Turn that over-light off! I won't be looked at in this merciless glare!" (120) Blanche is also very self conscious about her age. She tells Mitch that she is less than a year younger than Stella when she is really five years older than her. Blanche lies about her age because she can see that with time beauty fades and she believes that that is all she has. "You've got to be soft and attractive. And I - I"m fading now!" (169) .
Blanche is also a very nervous person. She jumps at loud noises and partakes in nervous chit-chatter. To try and conquer her nerves Blanche will take a long, hot bath even though the temperature is "100 on the nose." (185) Blanche will take up the bathroom for hours on end cleaning her self. Apart from trying to calm her nerves Blanche also baths in an attempt to wash her past sins from her self. Blanche regrets all of her one night stands with strange men. Blanche realises that she went wrong she but had no other choice. She had no where to go but to a strangers room. "Have got to be seductive - put on soft colours, the colours of butterfly wings, and glow - make a little - temporary magic just in order to pay for - one night's shelter!" (169).
Tennesee Williams' Use Of Stage Effects And How They Change A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is mastery of the use of lighting, setting, and sound to add to emotion and meaning to a play. ... It seems that the minor details of music, sound effects, lighting, and setting were actually some of the most important points of A Streetcar Named Desire. ...
In A Streetcar Named Desire the part that Tennessee Williams' life plays in the text is fairly large. ... His father withdrew him from university to work at the International Shoe Company, where he met Stanley Kowalski, who Tennessee Williams' has plastered all over A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Quoting A Streetcar Named Desire: The Playwright (http://hipp.gator.net/scarplaywright.html): 'He was noted for bringing to his audiences a slice of his own life and the feel of the southern culture. ... A personal interest/experience in the themes/issues and characters would not have...
The purest language of plays" - just by studying 'A streetcar named Desire" the reader can identity the numerous symbols Williams' uses to add depth to the plot as well as unveil his characters' personalities, strengths and weaknesses. ... Light, animal characteristics, music and the streetcars Desire and Cemeteries are symbols that Kazan puts emphasis on in the film just as Williams does in the play to lead up to the climax of Blanche's disintegration into insanity and Stanley's brutal triumph over her. ... "They told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then tr...
Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennesse Williams is known as one of the greatest American playwrights. ... Among his most notable and successful plays were "The Glass Menagerie-, which he refers to as "memory play-, "A Streetcar Named Desire-, "The Rose Tatoo- and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof- for which he was appreciated winning the Pulitzer Prize. ... "Streetcar Named Desire- which was firstly entitled "The Poker Night- emerged right after the theatrical success of "The Glass Menagerie- when the authour learned to play poker game. ... The moment Blanche appea...
That play was A Streetcar Named Desire. ... It is no surprise that Williams again turned to Mielziner to design A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Thanks in large part to A Streetcar Named Desire, the duo of Mielziner and Williams helped to change theatre. ... At the time of A Streetcar Named Desire, "it was more like an accusation" (Murphy 1). ... When it came to A Streetcar Named Desire, Kazan's collaboration did not come cheap. ...
" A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams Bruce, Smith. ... "It's a French name. ... She tells him the origins of her name, which she treasures. ... "A Streetcar Named Desire" did not grab my attention at all. ... "A Streetcar Named Desire" was written in 1933, and many things have changed since then. ...
Viewing of A Streetcar Named Desire Although the basic story line is the same in both the book and the live play of A streetcar Named Desire, some things were different. ... For the most part, reading A Streetcar Named Desire was very similar to the live performance. ...
In the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, there are several prevalent themes. ... This is allegorically represented through Blanche DuBois's riding of the streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries. ... In "A Streetcar Named Desire", Tennessee Williams states that one can not shield himself from the harshness of reality by creating a fantasy alternative. ... This desire for physical relationships brought her to a more troubled state of reality. ... Tennessee Williams uses his play "A Streetcar Named Desire" to demonstrate the problem one faces with creating a fantasy...
Tennessee Williams uses symbols to help communicate his ideas in A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Clothing is a recurring symbol in A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Death, as told by Blanche, is the opposite of Desire, and Blanche wishes to be desired. ... The streetcar named Desire leads to a streetcar named Cemeteries, and both of the most important characters suffer death in one way of another. Without this desire, this play would be completely different and have less meaning. ...