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Question 1

Blanche is the architect of her own destruction.

Answer 1

Gillian Anderson

Question 2

This actress emphasises Blanche’s alcoholism.

Answer 2

Gillian Anderson

Question 3

Tragedy is the art form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face: death, loss, injustice, thwarted passion, despair.

Answer 3

Jennifer Wallace

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

Raymond Williams

Question 5

Stella survives. Is the play’s final message: ‘adapt or perish’?

Answer 5

Paul Williams

Question 6

The concluding part of a literary or dramatic work.

Answer 6

= a coda

Question 7

Miss Julie, a privileged woman from a Manor House falls in love with Jean, a servant.

Answer 7

Miss Julie, August Strindberg

Question 8

Miss Julie and A Streetcar Named Desire present a lower class male pulling an upper class female down from her aristocratic tower.

Answer 8

Adler

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

Elia Kazan

Question 10

Sensual music is used in Scene Three as Stella walks down the steps towards Stanley.

Answer 10

Elia Kazan

Question 11

In this production, the Mexican woman speaks directly to Blanche. Blanche slams the door in her face, rejecting death.

Answer 11

Elia Kazan

Question 12

In this production, the stage continuously revolves, reflecting Blanche’s downward spiral.

Answer 12

Benedict Andrews

Question 13

Tennessee Williams’ plays were ‘the product of a mind vitally infected with the rhythms of human speech’.

Answer 13

Kenneth Tynan

Question 14

I write out of love for the south… it is with regret I write about the forces that have destroyed it.

Answer 14

Tennessee Williams

Question 15

Blanche’s trunk symbolises Blanche and her journey

Answer 15

Jackie Shead

Question 16

The death of the Old South is presented through a sinister setting

Answer 16

Nicola Onyett

Question 17

Williams exposes the brutal everyday horrors of his contemporary world.

Answer 17

Nicola Onyett

Question 18

The character, Alfieri, symbolises the bridge between American and Italian culture. He experiences conflict, reminiscent of the clash of cultures between Stanley and Blanche.

Answer 18

A View From The Bridge, Arthur Miller

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

An Inspector Calls, JB Priestly

Question 20

Paper Doll

Answer 20

The Mill Brothers

Question 21

From The Land of Sky Blue Water

Answer 21

Charles Cadman

Question 22

La Dame aux Camélias

Blanche attempts to construct a relationship (but it is doomed to fail). It is also darkly ironic.

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

Curley’ wife’s self-obsession ultimately leads to her death. She’s half afraid of Lennie, but she also wants his attention and praise.

Answer 23

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

Question 24

A former governor of Louisiana who valued equality for the working class.

Answer 24

Huey Long

Question 25

Stanley embodies many traits attractive to an American audience searching for a distinct national identity.

Answer 25

Paul Williams

Question 26

Stanley feels threatened by Blanche’s attack on his authority.

Answer 26

Paul Williams

Question 27

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.

Answer 27

Jackie Shead

Question 28

Eddie asserts sexual authority over his niece, Catherine.

Answer 28

A View From The Bridge, Arthur Miller

Question 29

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.

Answer 29

Death of A Salesman, Arthur Miller

Question 30

The friction between Blanche and Stanley is expressed thorough the battle for Stella’s heart.

Answer 30

Paul Williams

Question 31

Williams uses Blanche to criticise the hypocrisy and self-delusion of the Deep South.

Answer 31

Paul Williams

Question 32

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.

Answer 32

Death of A Salesman, Arthur Miller

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell

Question 34

Mitch is both Blanche’s victim and oppressor

Answer 34

Phillip