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by Tennessee Williams

During the incredibly successful run of The Glass Menagerie, theater workmen taught Williams how to play poker. Williams was already beginning to work on a new story, about two Southern belles in a small apartment with a rough crowd of blue-collar men. A poker game played by the men was to be…

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Characters

I need help figuring out the different types of characters. This is what I am looking for.

Protagonist - Blanche DuBois ?????
Antagonist - Stanley Kowalski ????
Stock characters
Flat Characters
Round Characters
Dynamic Characters

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By alison c #68955 at Nov 18, 2008 7:26 PM in A Streetcar Named Desire || 3 replies

Blanche and Stanley and Stanley and Stella's sexual tension

How would you compare and contrast the sexual tension between Stanley and Stella and Blanche?

Posted By barbara s #85531 at Mar 23, 2009 9:35 AM in A Streetcar Named Desire || 2 replies

HELP!

are there any suggestions as to how the Streetcar named desire can compare to post colonialism??? THIS IS URGENT PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx

Posted By kiki k #50281 at Dec 06, 2007 8:24 AM in A Streetcar Named Desire || 1 reply

Quote" on savargery in the play

Hi,
for my drama assesment i have been asked to explain teh quote " we are all civilized people which means we are all savages at heart but odserving a few amenities of civilized behaviour"  by william.  then i am to explain it in comparison to stanley in scene 10
if anyone could help that would be wonderful
x

Posted By jas b #66231 at Oct 26, 2008 12:42 AM in A Streetcar Named Desire || 2 replies