Trifles, written by Susan Glaspell, and A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams are two seemingly contrasting works, with somewhat similar underlying messages and themes. Trifles was written in 1916, whereas Streetcar was written in 1947. Significant shifts in society, in ideals, and in America as a whole occurred between these two eras and those transformations can be seen through the differences in these two plays. Trifles is set in a period where women were of little importance and lived
Truth becomes an important aspect in the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Each character has an individualized reaction to the discovery of the truth. Blanche tries to escape the reality of her life by lying to herself and everyone else which eventually drives her to insanity. Stella is a loyal sister and wants to believe Blanche’s stories despite that her husband, Stanley, tries to manipulate her to see that Blanche is a fraud. Stanley is a cruel and controlling husband to Stella
The book, A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, shows multiple themes of Art vs. Love, Romanticism vs. Realism and Desire vs. Decorum. As well as, the book also reveals hidden meanings in the truth behind the reality it was written in, in which social expectations of both the male and female sex are clearly illustrated and evident though out the text. The feminist theory can be used to view the text and literature in general, to provide evidence and examples of the dominate sex
In A Streetcar Named Desire the opposition between Blanche and Stanley is an important and central theme in the play by Tennessee Williams. Stanley is very blunt, masculine, primitive and protective about the control of his home. Blanche is a guest and, although she acts superior, the circumstances of her life have left her fragile, devious and self-conscious. Their basic personalities put them at odds with each other which developed into conflicts and hostility which led to Blanche’s breakdown.
A Streetcar Named Desire Character Analysis: Stanley Tennessee Williams’s classic 1947 play, A Streetcar Named Desire, explores a variety of important themes. Williams enhances the themes found within the play through the various characters’ actions and interactions. Stanley Kowalski is a strong example of a character who not only progresses the plot of the play, but also helps to explore some of the play’s larger themes. Williams uses Stanley and his specific traits to cultivate some of the play’s
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), directed by Elia Kazan and adapted from the Tennessee Williams’s 1947 play, revolves around the complexity of Blanche DuBois, a seemingly kindhearted woman who has issues with honesty and romance. However, the adaptation reveals another complex character in Stanley Kowalski. In the film, there are circumstances in which Blanche and Stanley each act in a morally justifiable ways and in morally corrupt ways. Both characters are suspicious and hard to read. The film
Through a close analysis of the text of the themes of illusion and fantasy, consider how far the characterisation and stylistic concerns of scene 10 (It is a few hours later…me having a baby) are indicative of the rest of the play Tennessee Williams uses A Streetcar Named Desire to manipulate the idea of illusion and fantasy At the opening of scene 10, we see Blanche entertaining “spectral admirers” Blanche’s illusions reminiscent of death (perverting the fantasy: sexual subtext, paedophilia) • “drinking
A Street Car Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams. Through Tennessee’s writing he employs powerful dramatic techniques to leave us contemplating interesting ideas. The play is about a woman named Blanch Dubois who visits her sister in New Orleans, running from her past and the recent loss of the family home. Williams leaves us contemplating interesting ideas of conflict, desire and fate through his use of symbolism, contrast and the
Of all the characters in Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, Stella Kowalski appears to be the primary embodiment of the conflict between the antebellum era and the modern age in which the play is set. She represents the shift towards modernity in post-war America, and the attempt to rebuild one’s life following the social upheaval caused by WWII. One of the ways we learn of Stella’s position as a fusion between the two eras in scene two is through her attitude towards the loss of Belle Reve
Even though desires can sometimes turn into people’s reality, reality often disappoints and rejects desires too. One way to deal with the issue of reality disappointing desire is to develop a distorted reality. Of course, in time, living in a distorted reality and postponing true reality will eventually lead to disappointment or perhaps insanity. In “A Streetcar Named Desire”, Tennessee Williams demonstrates how desire defines reality through the characters as the deal with the difficult situations