identity Flashcards
what does murray say about the duchess
the radiant spirit of the duchess cannot be killed
what quote shows the duchess acceptance of death
[kneels] come violent death
what quote shows how the duchess remains in control and goes on her own terms
that i perceive death now i am well awake the best gift is they can give it or i can take
what quote shows the duchesses unbroken spirit/pride even in death
i am the duchess of malfi still
what critic quote shows blanches identity
blanche is a delicate and sensitive women pushed into insanity by a brutish environment
how does the critic quote for streetcar contrast the duchesses
insinuates blanches identity is altered and her spirit is damaged by her environment
how can we argue against the blanche quote
because as you must have noticed i’m not very well [her voice drops and her look is frightened]
- shows her madness from the beginning
what quote shows blanches retreat into a world of fantasy and delusion
you know what i shall die of? the shall die of eating an unwashed grape on day out on the ocean
- attractions of insanity greater than having to live within her own identity
what does Elia Kazan say about stanley
he’s got things the way he wants them around there and does not want them upset by a phony corrupt sick destructive woman
what quote shows stanley as beast like (or de-evolved)
something not quite to the stage of humanity yet! yes something ape like about him
what quote shows stanley’s animalistic behaviour and identity as the raw alpha male
[ripping off his shirt and changed into a brilliant silk bowling shirt]
-asserts himself like a peacock splaying it’s bright feathers
what quote shows stanley’s insecurity and fragile masculinity
and wasn’t we happy together? wasn’t it all okay? till she showed up here
-male threatened by powerful women
what does Hart say about ferdinand
not driven by any sense of possessive outrage but by a delight in malice itself
what quote shows ferdinands drive is about family image
to purge infected blood such blood as hers
- she married a lower class man (unacceptable at the time)
what quote shows ferdinand as animalistic
eagles commonly fly alone
-on his own isolation
