From amateur theatre to professional broadway and in movies, A Streetcar Named Desire has been performed throughout all types of production. For several people, A Streetcar Name Desire will always be considered close to their hearts due to a single production in particular that struck them deeply. However, the image individuals visualize while reading the script version of a play can differ greatly in comparison to a live or filmed production. Thus, the following will be a personal interpretation
In Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, the characters are extremely well defined. In fact, they are so well defined obtuse critics have characterized them as two-dimensional, but Williams drew them that way intentionally so as to underscore the flaws that make their characters so memorable. Blanche is an aging single Southern woman whose best days are in the past. Blanche has not been able to make the adjustment from when she was the belle of the county at Belle Reeve, her family's
Mental instability refers to mental health conditions that affects mood, behavior, and thinking. There are many disorders that affect these parts of people, In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanche suffers from borderline personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This is a direct result from not being able to cope with stress and emotional pain, she would much rather cover it up than to solve the problem. She develops these disorders as a direct result of psychological
In “A Street Car Named Desire”, Williams depicts a realistic atmosphere that many readers would be familiar or relate with. He wrote this play under the assumptions that due to an illness it may be his last. “He set out to explore the far recesses of his mind to establish his main philosophy of life, "The apes shall inherit the earth." Williams was a very sickly and sensitive person in his youth and very easily subjected to the harshness and cruelty of others” (Marotous 2006). Williams filled his
dependent on alcohol and drugs. William died at the age of 71, his death caused from his lifelong use of alcohol and drug abuse. The play and Tennessee William’s life go hand in hand, as his major character, Blanche Dubois is faced This statement is believed to depict within his short story “A streetcar named desire.” Blanche’s ex-husband becomes suicidal after Blanche tells him “You disgust me” (Mays 1819). Blanche describes the scenario prior to her husband’s unfortunate death. “By coming suddenly into
The Characters of A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams was one of the greatest American dramatists of the 20th century. Most of his plays take us to the southern states and show a confused society. In his works he exposes the degeneration of human feelings and relationships. His heroes suffer from broken families and they do not find their place in the society. They tend to be lonely and afraid of much that surrounds them. Among the major themes of his plays are racism, sexism, homophobia
Blanche does not only feel unwelcomed towards Stella but, does not accept Stella and Stanley’s relationship. There are two predominantly difference lifestyles portrayed in the conflict between Stella and Blanche. Stella was the stereotypical housewife whereas Blanche, tries to go against gender roles and raising marital doubts on Stella’s relationship by comparing Stanley to an animal as, “He acts like an animal, has an animal’s habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!.....Bearing the
keep you, but I’ve got to be good and keep my hands off children”(84). Then he tries to leave the place. At the same time Mitch appears around the flat with a bunch of roses. Coming close to Blanche, he represents the roses to her in the way she desires him to. It is 2 ‘o clock the next day morning, Blanche and Mitch are return to the flat from “the amusement park
Blanche has a traumatic dark past. She pretends to be someone that she wasn't to escape reality and mask her true colours. She has been through life changing experiences that emotionally and mentally effected her and shaped who she is in the present time. First Blanche wants to be loved so badly and will do anything to find a man who can love and support her. She craves the feeling of being loved and being desired by a man. As a result this caused her to be so blind and wanting the attention from
In “A Streetcar Named Desire”, the main character Blanche Dubois, displays a behavior similar to that of paranoia. The question that needs to be answered is why. Blanche is a character that has turned to many factors to ease her mental pain. Blanch uses denial as a coping mechanism which eventually causes her to have fears of abandonment and pressure from past conflicts. Denial is one of the ways that has helped Blanche deal with her stress, putting her in a state of mind to maybe escape from her
Being different makes one special, and being special makes you extraordinary. A Streetcar Named Desire tells the story of deranged Blanche Dubois, a schoolteacher from Mississippi. Blanche shows up unexpectedly at her sister, Stella’s, home in New Orleans and what follows after that is a complete trail of madness. A very important character included in the play is Harold Mitchell, referred to mostly as “Mitch.” Mitch holds many traits that distinguish him and make him different from the rest of
A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, is a book revolving around the lives and relationships of various characters. The story follows the lives of Stanley and Stella Kowalski, a young married couple who share a dysfunctional relationship. Although Stanley is abusive towards his wife, the love between the two is strong. The bond between Stella and Stanley is interrupted by the sudden visit of Stella’s older sister, Blanche. Thesis: Tennessee Williams purposely creates Stanley,
Gothic play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams, the two main characters, Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski, are contrasted as polar opposites of one another. In the beginning of the play, Blanche decides to visit her sister Stella in New Orleans for a couple days but then, throughout the story, Blanche prolongs her stay until one day her sister has had enough and makes her leave. In the play there are many similarities and differences between the two main characters, Blanche and
Character Conflict in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a play wrought with intertwining conflicts between characters. A drama written in eleven scenes, the play takes place in New Orleans over a nine-month period. The atmosphere is noisy, with pianos playing in the distance from bars in town. It is a crowded area of the city, causing close relations with neighbors, and the whole town knowing your business. Their section of the split
Character of Blanche in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire One of the best-known plays of our time, Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” tells the story of fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois and her struggles during the South’s post-war changes. Although the play is widely remembered due to its 1951 film version and Marlon Brando’s famous bare-chested cry of “Stella!,” it is also a story of a changing South containing characters struggling with the loss of aristocracy
that Stella wants to get out of her current condition? Is that a reflection of the hardships that she is going through herself? Blanche had feelings for Mitch and still went along to kiss the newspaper boy. Do you think Blanche gets sudden urges of desire or did she just find the newspaper boy attractive for that one incident?
between characters show the reader who that character is as a person. This type of characterization can be used by the writer not only to create a personality, but to bring out a theme as well. The stories A Streetcar Named Desire, The Metamorphosis and “Everyday Use” all have distinct personalities that have very strong relationships with other characters; these relationships are able to bring out the themes from their
Blanche, the main character in William’s play "A Streetcar Named Desire" invokes many contrasting emotions. To analyze one’s emotions concerning Blanche is no easy task, to do so effectively one must break the play into different parts and analyze them separately. The problem with Blanche is that she presents a character so mixed up in her own motives and opinions that one never knows if it is really her or an act she’s putting on. The audience will find itself constantly readjusting its position
plays A Streetcar Named Desire and A View from the Bridge are both plays that focus on mainly the theme of domination of the female characters by the males. Where A Streetcar Named Desire is a Southern Gothic, A View from a Bridge is a tragedy that is actually similar to Williams’ play as they both end tragically for the main character. Each playwright uses their own method and techniques in order to get the message or point of view across to the audience members. In A Streetcar Named Desire, the form
The Character of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche, Stella's older sister, until recently a high school English teacher in Laurel, Mississippi. She arrives in New Orleans a loquacious, witty, arrogant, fragile, and ultimately crumbling figure. Blanche once was married to and passionately in love with a tortured young man. He killed himself after she discovered his homosexuality, and she has suffered from guilt and regret ever since. Blanche watched parents and relatives, all the old