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…is absent if she knew a man by the name of Shaw, and she replies by saying, "Why everyone knows somebody named Shaw!" in attempt to get the subject changed. He continues to ask her if she knew about a place called the Flamingo and she denies knowledge of knowing…

…their place in society. They tend to be lonely and afraid of their surroundings. In The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, a common basis can be found between many characters. Although the two plays are different in content, the characters display…

…. Blanche herself invokes the streetcar named Desire as a metaphor of what she believes Stella feels. Stella throws the metaphor back at her: "Haven't you ever ridden on that streetcar?" Blanche's answer, "It brought me here," is truer than Stella knows.…

…Uses of Colors and lighting in Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire Colors and lighting in A Streetcar Named Desire have many uses and symbolize the tension between the two main protagonists in the text, Blanche and Stanley. These two…

…A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) is a controversial film classic, adapted from Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play of 1947. This film masterpiece was directed by Elia Kazan (his first piece of work with Williams), a socially conscious director…

…In Tennesse Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. In the plot, Blanche is Stella's younger sister who has come to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After their first…

…        Tennessee Williams's play A Streetcar Named Desire contains more within it's characters, situations, and story than appears on its surface. As in many of Williams's plays, there is much use of symbolism and interesting characters…

…The Downfall of Romanticism as portrayed in Streetcar A central theme in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is romanticism. Blanche Dubois, a central character in Williams's play represents romanticism and its failures. Williams uses Blanche to convey his…

…What do you think about when you hear A Streetcar Named Desire? Many strong emotions are probably stirring up in your mind. Tennessee Williams, author of this fine drama, incorporated many of the same universal truths that were mentioned in William…

…Both Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" extract has two characters in each scene. One of them is usually one of the main characters of the stories: Mr. Proctor in the Crucible extract and Blanche DuBois from…