A Streetcar Named Desire: Critical Readings and Interpretations

Question 1

Bubb on The Tragic Dénouement

Answer 1

For a play to be tragic, its protagonist(s) must not merely end the play having failed to achieve what they want, they must be in a state of death, ruin or utter despair.

Question 2

Bubb on Individuals Trapped in a Harsh World

Answer 2

There is a strong sense of individuals being trapped by circumstances beyond their control, or by the harshness of the society in which they find themselves