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Blanche is the architect of her own destruction.
Gillian Anderson
This actress emphasises Blanche’s alcoholism.
Gillian Anderson
Tragedy is the art form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face: death, loss, injustice, thwarted passion, despair.
Jennifer Wallace
We have to see not only that suffering is avoidable , but that it is not avoided. And not only that suffering breaks us but that it need not break us.
Raymond Williams
Stella survives. Is the play’s final message: ‘adapt or perish’?
Paul Williams
The concluding part of a literary or dramatic work.
= a coda
Miss Julie, a privileged woman from a Manor House falls in love with Jean, a servant.
Miss Julie, August Strindberg
Miss Julie and A Streetcar Named Desire present a lower class male pulling an upper class female down from her aristocratic tower.
Adler
In this production, Blanche’s husband’s death and the effects on her mental state are emphasised through the echoing of his name in her head.
Elia Kazan
Sensual music is used in Scene Three as Stella walks down the steps towards Stanley.
Elia Kazan
In this production, the Mexican woman speaks directly to Blanche. Blanche slams the door in her face, rejecting death.
Elia Kazan
In this production, the stage continuously revolves, reflecting Blanche’s downward spiral.
Benedict Andrews
Tennessee Williams’ plays were ‘the product of a mind vitally infected with the rhythms of human speech’.
Kenneth Tynan
I write out of love for the south… it is with regret I write about the forces that have destroyed it.
Tennessee Williams
Blanche’s trunk symbolises Blanche and her journey
Jackie Shead
The death of the Old South is presented through a sinister setting
Nicola Onyett
Williams exposes the brutal everyday horrors of his contemporary world.
Nicola Onyett
The character, Alfieri, symbolises the bridge between American and Italian culture. He experiences conflict, reminiscent of the clash of cultures between Stanley and Blanche.
A View From The Bridge, Arthur Miller
The phone is used as a prop to reveal truths and shock other characters. Blanche struggles to use the dial phone, and attempts to find out why Mitch does not arrive at her birthday meal.
An Inspector Calls, JB Priestly
Paper Doll
The Mill Brothers
From The Land of Sky Blue Water
Charles Cadman
La Dame aux Camélias
Blanche attempts to construct a relationship (but it is doomed to fail). It is also darkly ironic.
Alexandre Dumas
Marguerite forms an illicit relationship with Armand, a young man. However, their relationship is broken when Armand’s father forces Marguerite to leave. Their relationship is tragic.
Curley’ wife’s self-obsession ultimately leads to her death. She’s half afraid of Lennie, but she also wants his attention and praise.
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
A former governor of Louisiana who valued equality for the working class.
Huey Long
Stanley embodies many traits attractive to an American audience searching for a distinct national identity.
Paul Williams
Stanley feels threatened by Blanche’s attack on his authority.
Paul Williams
The Kowalski’s apartment faces the L&N tracks because they are connected to an industrial future, whilst the sound of a locomotive is a threat to Blanche.
Jackie Shead
Eddie asserts sexual authority over his niece, Catherine.
A View From The Bridge, Arthur Miller
Linda, Willy’s wife, is particularly naive and follows the American Dream. She remains loyal to Willy and refuses to see through her lies.
Stella is not naive. However, she is unstable and makes a choice to follow Stanley and the American Dream.
Death of A Salesman, Arthur Miller
The friction between Blanche and Stanley is expressed thorough the battle for Stella’s heart.
Paul Williams
Williams uses Blanche to criticise the hypocrisy and self-delusion of the Deep South.
Paul Williams
Willy, tragic hero, masks his insecurity through self-deception. He is unpopular due to his false arrogance. He cannot face reality and clings to the American Dream. As a result, he takes his own life.
Death of A Salesman, Arthur Miller
Scarlett O’Hara is admirable and, yet, manipulative. She holds integral strength, despite the visible loss of the Old South and uses gumption to her own advantage. Blanche, who has similar traits, loses strength and comes to her downfall as she is unwilling to leave her deep southern values behind.
Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell
Mitch is both Blanche’s victim and oppressor
Phillip
