AO4

Question 1

Name a piece of pre wider reading

Answer 1

The departure

Question 2

How does the departure link to Streetcar

Answer 2

Confident and seductive, start of moral strain
Obsession with appearance
Stuck in same angle - isolation
Bubble bubble toil and trouble - the witches

Question 3

Name a modern adaptation

Answer 3

Blue jasmine

Question 4

How does blue jasmine link

Answer 4

Modern take, rich socialite falls into hard times after husband cause manipulating money
Themes still relevant to modern audience

Question 5

Name another film that links to Streetcar

Answer 5

Melinda and Melinda

Question 6

How does Melinda and Melinda link

Answer 6

“Is essence of life common or tragic” - both character reunite with estranged family/friends - modern take on the same story

Question 7

Name two plays that could be used to link to Streetcar

Answer 7

Hedda Gabler and That Face

Link Hedda and Martha to Blanche
(Link Hugh and Brack to Stanley)

Question 8

Name two poems to link to Streetcar

Answer 8

• Ullalume
• Annabel Lee
• Both by Edgar Allen Poe

Question 9

Outline Ullalume’s link

Answer 9

Speaker wins the argument to follow the light like Stanley wins fight with Blanche - Mitch sees Blanche as a goddess - Stanley immediately perceives her as evil

Question 10

Outline Annabel Lee’s link

Answer 10

Annabel loved the persona - angels were so jealous they killed her - narrator reminded of her 24/7 - like Blanche of Allan - looking to the stars