critics on streetcar and duchess Flashcards
GUNB
bosola is a man divided against himself
williams
we’re all savages at heart
i am blanche dubois!
WINDSOR
when faced with female power and sexuality, male characters react with extreme violence
TAPP
blanche is victim to the mythology of the southern belle
quirino
stanley is a darwinian survivor
whigham
ferdinand is threatened aristocrat
hayman
stella is torn between antiquated idealism of the past and the brutal realism of the present
kirby
sanity is about fitting in, adhering to the roles expected of us
GROSS
williams plays are marked with sites of captivity
what did some critics say in 1947 about the play’s material (streetcar)
potentially shocking material
RS White …
tragedy of a virtuous woman who achieves heroism through her death
hawkins
stanley is an honest animal