Context Flashcards
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Tennessee Williams Context
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- His mother was a Southern Belle and suffered mental health issues
- William’s own father was an angry. argumentative drinker
- His parents had a poor marriage
- His sister suffered from Schizophrenia and her mother tries to help by giving her a lobotomy (allusions to taking Blanche to a mental institution)
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Historical Context
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- Published post World War 2 when America was rapidly declining
- Represents the decline of the Old South who were reliant on agriculture and the rise of he New South
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Literary Context
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- Can be seen as a modern tragedy
- Developed Plastic Theatre: a non realist style that exploits expressionistic devices to symbolically reflect the psyche characters on stage.
