Critics

Question 1

Tennessee williams said he was like which character?

Answer 1

He repeatedly claimed, «I am Blanche Dubois» and identified with her particularly in terms of shared hysteria

Question 2

Benedict Andrew’s 2014 performance regarding Stella

Answer 2

‘Even at the end when Blanche is taken away, the stage continues to go round because Stella is still trapped in the system’

Question 3

Benedict Andrew’s 2014 play, how would you describe the set design

Answer 3

-‘in the round’ open set site audience all around
-‘the drama never stops moving’
-Magda Willi’s set is designed on a revolving stage

Question 4

article ‘Gender Stereotyping in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire’

Answer 4

Mihaela Magdić’s- Says Stella escaped her old life only to create an exact replica of it, her agency was still silenced as she lived to please Stanley, always adhering to his opinions and beliefs

Question 5

Tennessee Williams’ one major theme of his work

Answer 5

‘The destructive power of society on the sensitive non-conformist individual’

Question 6

All characters have questionable morals

Answer 6

Williams’ characters feel so real due to their mix of morality and immorality. No poetic justice is achieved at the end of the play- no denouement but it’s hard to say what this would be as the audience may wish vengeance upon all the main characters.