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In Tennessee Williams "A Streetcar Named Desire," the major conflicts of...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:35:37 PST

In Tennessee Williams "A Streetcar Named Desire," the major conflicts of the play revolve around Stanley Kowalski. First, he is displeased that Blanche DuBois, sister of Stella, has come uninvited to live with her sister. Next, he perceives that she has set up a screen between the reality of her leaving Belle Reve and what she purports. Then, he becomes somewhat possessive of Blanche as a member of his home and resents his friend's,...

The climax of the play is when Blanche is raped by Stanley. This is the...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:22:40 PST

The climax of the play is when Blanche is raped by Stanley. This is the moment when the action (mostly driven by Blanche) reaches its highest peak which, ironically, is also her lowest low. She is raped and, weeks later, we find out that the outcome of the rape was that she became insane. This is certainly how the plot begins to dwindle as a result of what happnened. The characters: Blanch, a former Souther rich woman whose loss of riches left...

What is the climax of this play and how can Blanche, Stanley, and...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:05:13 PST

What is the climax of this play and how can Blanche, Stanley, and Stella be described with only few words?

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:43:41 PST

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SCENE 5

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:16:54 PST

WHY MIGHT HAVE WILLIAMS CHOOSEN TO OPEN THE SCENE THIS WAY?

COMPARE TO THE BIRD IMAGERY OF BLANCHE'S FIRST SPEECH WITH IMAGERY IN THE STAGE DIRECTIONS WHICH INTRODUCE HER IN SCENE ONE

How does Tennessee williams present the conflict between old and new in...

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:39:55 PST

How does Tennessee williams present the conflict between old and new in scene 2?

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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:24:37 PST

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What makes A Streetcar Named Desire a tragedy?

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:20:28 PST

What makes A Streetcar Named Desire a tragedy?

Scene One and Two of "Streetcar Named Desire" , how is the idea of...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:48:04 PST

Scene One and Two of "Streetcar Named Desire" , how is the idea of naturalism depicted? What about the setting and/or characters are realistic?

Two aspects come to mind: 1) The aspect of luck, fortune and destiny:...

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:06:33 PST

Two aspects come to mind: 1) The aspect of luck, fortune and destiny: One underlying theme of "A Streetcar Named Desire" is that people are sometimes arbitrarily subjected to hardship, such as when Blanche and Stella's family lose their home "Belle Reve." Hand-in-hand with this idea, though, is counter statement that people can take charge of their lives and are not necessarily at the mercy of fate (as Blanche often supposes). 2)The leit motif...

What is the signifiance of the two poker games in Tennessee Wiliams' A...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:44:36 PST

What is the signifiance of the two poker games in Tennessee Wiliams' A Streetcar Named Desire?

Stanley is a World War II veteran. The play opens in May right after...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:18:30 PST

Stanley is a World War II veteran. The play opens in May right after the war's end. Stanley is described as a man "in more than his early 30s."

In which war did Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire fight?

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:20:05 PST

In which war did Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire fight?

Belle Reve is the family estate left to Blanche and Stella when their...

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:29:06 PST

Belle Reve is the family estate left to Blanche and Stella when their aristocratic parents die. Blanche loses the mansion after incurring substantial debt due to funeral expenses, etc. after the death of her parents. It is interesting to note that the meaning of Belle Reve is "beautiful dream" in French. Blanche has lost her dream of a happy marriage, and a beautiful, elegant home. She has also lost her career as a teacher due to the...

To Blanche,Stanley and Stella,what is the meaning of Belle Reve?

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:34:35 PST

To Blanche,Stanley and Stella,what is the meaning of Belle Reve?

The original Streetcar play version did not specify a way in which the...

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:58:51 PST

The original Streetcar play version did not specify a way in which the baby could have saved the relationship between Stella and Blanche, because the focus of their separation was Stella's inability to let go of Stanley, her perverse sexual attraction to him, and her detachment from Blanche and Blanche's issues. However, in the movie version we find that Stella took her baby and moved in with Eunice and left Stanley for good. Based on THAT...

Describe how Stella's child offers the only hope of reconciliation...

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:28:20 PST

Describe how Stella's child offers the only hope of reconciliation between the two opposing worlds of Kovalski and Debois?

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Explain the tragedy in "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Wed, 20 May 2009 16:34:36 PST

Explain the tragedy in "A Streetcar Named Desire".

In the story, a Street car named Desire. What was williams idea, was he...

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:43:45 PST

In the story, a Street car named Desire. What was williams idea, was he tryin to make a conclusive statement about gender?