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- The story starts off displaying Stanley as a loving husband who Stella adores. On page 10, where Stella states "I can hardly stand it when he is away for a Night...". She tails about Stanley in such a manner indicating he must treat her great since she adores him this much. Then, in scene three where Stanley strikes her, we can see he is abusive and this occurrence has happened before as it seemed to be normal around the time and no one was surprised by it(except Blanche). Thus, after Stanley manipulates everyone to go against Blanche, including Mitch who loved her, we can see him manipulative character that was more common in a dominant man who had the upper hand. After sexually abusing Blanche, he goes ahead and sends her off to a mental asylum which clearly tells the audience that Stanley is an animal-like, primitive, self entitled man who held the power to get whatever he wanted. Still, he seemed charming to everyone and was forgiven no matter what.

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pg77 "Every man is a King! And I am the king around here."
- Most of Stanley's use of language is declarative and short. He establishes his opinion as a fact and that he really is the king around the house.

pg 69: "And you run out an' get her cokes, I suppose? And serve ' em to her majesty in the tub?..."
- Stanley uses a lot of aggression in his language, if not aggression then he uses passive aggressiveness. He uses the rhetorical questions to show his passive aggressiveness.
pg 70: "Some canary-bird, huh!"
- Stanley displays his aggression here as well to imply he is annoyed of Blanche's singing from the bathroom. He uses onomatopoeia to show annoyance and irritation.

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Dominance:
pg77 "Every man is a King! And I am the king around here."
- Stanley calls himself as 'king' showing the power he has in his household. During the 1940s, males in the house were considered to be the head and the person who had the power and charge of the house.
p.29 "Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh."
-This asserts Stanley's dominance over Stella, she is submissive whereas he is dominant. He is not respectful towards Stella and views her like his property.
P.18: "It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when you’re swindled under the Napoleonic code I’m swindled too"
- Reminds Stella over his power over her due to the napoleonic code, where her property should belong to him.

Primitive:
Pg97 "He springs towards her"
- Blanche's actions mirror that of prey, weak and in hiding in comparison to Stanleys. He has a typical aggressive behaviour of an animal.
P. 47 "He acts like an animal, has an animal's habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!"
- Blanche compares Stanley to an animal as his wild behaviour displays him as primitive, impulsive, angry and violent. She had witnessed this through him striking Stella, then later pushing everything off of the dining table, then sexually abusing Blanche.

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Stanley expresses outrage when called a 🤬, he believes that since he was born in America he comes with the privileges' of being in the best nation in the world, he wants nothing to do with being called a 🤬. He is a proud white American man

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Poker --> game of men/ game of life he does not calculate life, everything he sees in life goes according to his point of view, way of life. If its not attainable he will do it by force

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sexual nature
scene 11 page 107
[he kneels beside her and his fingers find the openings of her blouse]
scene 8 page 81
I pulled you down them columns and you loved it, having them coloured lights going

Stanley's sexual desire is animalistic once Blanche has gone he immediately removes the buttons of Stellas blouse to reminisce their moments to go away. Sex is a tool used by Stanley to show that he cares for his wife, through sex he can show his passion.

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SCENE 1/PAGE 14: "[He starts to remove his shirt.]"

Stanley and his Shirt. Can be seen multiple times in the play as a symbol of Stanley's masculinity and embodiment as a man especially during this era. He is most commonly depicted in a shirt that is sweaty or dirty, suggesting he is the worker and provider, he is the man of the house. We also see his innate desire to be shirtless as much as possible, suggesting masculinity once more, and his authority over others.

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SCENE 3/PAGE 37: "I want my baby down here. Stella, Stella!"

Despite his masculinity he upholds for 98% of the play, we can also comprehend that under the thick skin of Stanley Kowalski, he is a child on the inside. OR, a being who may have never had it easy, or is definitely compensating for something he might've never had access to growing up, which translates into the anger and aggressiveness we see him possess throughout the whole play. In this iconic scene it is obvious that Stanley too is dependent and has a soft side that can be triggered by deprivation of someone he loves.

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SCENE 8/PAGE 77: "Don’t ever talk that way to me!"

One out of the plentitude of examples. Stanley is very aggressive. Lots of his dialogues and the way he expresses him self-contain a massive saturation of exclamation marks and anger.

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SCENE 11/PAGE 98: "Put it in English, greaseball!"

A simple statement but it tells us enough. Stanley is present at the end of the play with no difference to the way he was in the beginning. Still rude, still dominant, still authoritative, and someone who you could consider the most insensitive and apathetic person you could know. Despite his wrongdoings he continues on with his life and continues he ventures as the 'bad man'.

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SCENE 10/PAGE 92: "Ha-ha! Rain from heaven! [He extends the bottle toward her] Shall we bury the hatchet and make it a loving-cup? Huh?"

Whilst Stella is in the hospital on the way to delivering her baby with Stanley, he has just opened a bottle of beer and a “geyser of foam” shoots up. This can be a sexual image foreshadowing the action to follow and an amplification of Stanley's earlier tendencies. Stanley has also just become a father, so he wants to celebrate. But through this we are being shown a Stanley who seems as if he is about to lose control and on the verge of doing something he shouldn't even think about.

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SCENE 2/PAGE 18: "It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when you’re swindled under the Napoleonic code I’m swindled too. And I don’t like to be swindled."

Dominance and superiority. At the beginning of the play we are already notified of Stanley's stance as a dominant-hungry and authoritative man. Through this statement regarding the land and wealth of Belle Reve being left with Blanche and him wanting the information, he asserts his message that he is not a man who is deceived nor tricked, and therefore is someone who shouldn't be played with.

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SCENE 4/PAGE 46: " Well - if you forgive me - he's common!

After the quarrel between Stanley and Stella Blanche is in the midst of convincing her younger sister that Stanley is nothing more than a common embodiment of a man. A man who acts in every way possible corresponding to every stereotype, like a beast, with no etiquette whatsoever, and no gentlemanlike features in his soul.

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in order to get what he wants from Stella, Stanley uses a soothing comforting tone to apologise or sometimes gee shouts as if he is in agony/distress.scene 3 page 37 "then he throws back his head like a baying hound and bellows his wife's name: Stella, Stella, sweetheart, Stella !

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Stanley's behaviour throughout the play changes, it worsens more and more as he gets eager to throw Blanche out of the house. He blames Blanche's presence as the reason why he and Stella are no longer close: his jealousy is shown, he becomes more aggressive/ mean scene 8 page 77
"Don't ever talk that way to me ! pig -🤬 -disgusting - vulgar-greasy!- them kind of words have been on your tongue and your sisters too much around here !"

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dominant/ in control
scene 2 page 18 " have you ever heard of the Napoleonic code" Stanley immediately brings up the Napoleonic code once he finds out about the property the Dubois sisters had once to their name. The Napoleonic code means that a man owns whatever his wife owns which was a very common idea in the past. Therefore Stanley wanted control of what the sisters had.

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Stella defends her husband and says in scene 4 page 41 "he was as good as a lamb"
she uses a metaphor to describe him as being gentle and soft when in reality he truly is not, this continues to show Stella being blinded by her sexual desire for a Stanley. Despite his aggression towards her a simple apology from him would have her rushing back into his arms .

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Stanley acts in a way where he is always the dominant person in the conversation or situation he is in.

"well you can hear me and I said to Hush up!" scene 3 page 31 the exclamation mark emphasises his tone of voice as being aggressive. Everyone has to listen to Stanley

page 32 " sit down!" he is commanding and violent even towards his friend Mitch, who is a grown man, this again shows his dominance within the group

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scene 1 pg 13
"he seizes women up at a glance, with sexual classifications, crude images flashing into his mind and determining the way he looks at them.
he is a very good looking man who attracts other women very easily. We can clarify he was a sex icon of his time and the idea of men being very sexual beings

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Some of Stanley’s comments are emphatic and inquisitorial. They make solid statements of what he says.

For example, the quote "That’s how I’ll clear the table!" (page 77) shows that he is shouting these words out, which emphasises on his dominating and powerful character.

Another example is the phonology used in Stanley’s speeches, which also show his  authority that he feels he has over others, especially women. He shouts at Blanche: "QUITE, IN THERE!". The capital letter represent the tone of his voice here.

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Stanley's behaviour throughout the play gets worse. His character develops from little bad things, to worse actions and in the end, to the worst move.

The readers learn that his true self is all about sex, gambling, drinking and bowling.

One example from the beginning of the play is him hitting his wife, Stella (page35). The audience might think that there's nothing worse that he could have done. However, another example is that Stanley's character proves them wrong by raping Stella's sister-in-law, Blanche, towards the end of the play.

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One thing associated to Stanley is the Napoleonic code. This code regards that the wife's property belongs to her husband as she is now basically his property. Stanley's interest in the Napoleonic code is shown in scene two, page 18 where he says "In the state of Louisiana we have the Napoleonic code according to which what belongs to the wife belongs to the husband.....". Stanley is explaining the code to Blanche as he is a husband himself and we can interpret that he takes an interest in the code.

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scene 1, page 13: [He is of medium height, about five feet eight or nine, and strongly, compactly built].
When this stage direction describes Stanley as 'strongly, compactly, built', we can learn that he is somewhat powerful and is a 'commander'. If Stanley were to be described as 'lanky' or 'weak', the audience would imagine someone of the opposite (someone with a weak stance, no power, no confidence and lacks authority).

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Stanley acts in a way that portrays him as entitled and an empowered man(in the sense that he gives himself power). This is shown consistently through the drama. For example, scene one, page 14 where Stanley says "My clothes are stickin' to me. Do you mind if I make myself comfortable?". Stanley immedietly takes his shirt off, establishing his entitlement, he is allowed to do whatever he likes.

Scene 3, page 29: [STANLEY gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh]. This stage direction is another consistent act of Stanley's self entitled and empowered behaviour.

Scene 3, page 35: [STANLEY charges after STELLA]. This stage direction shows the violent side of Stanley, he thinks he had power over others. He even asserts dominance in his friend group while playing poker.

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Regarding, the conflict between Stanley and Blanche, Stanley was able to win and sent her to a mental asylum. He asserted his dominance over her and got what he wanted. He ended up getting rid of Blanche, jeopardising her chances with Mitch and went back to living with Stella only.

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SCENE 1/PAGE 14: "Be comfortable is my motto."

Here, Stanley is in a conversation with Blanche, whom he has just met, and is already mentioning his motto and which is to be in fact, comfortable. He does this after proceeding to take off his shirt in front of a woman he has just met, which strongly suggests the confidence Stanley owns within himself and the masculinity he is not afraid to exhibit.

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Stanley Kowalski lives in a basic, fundamental world which allows for no subtleties and no refinements. He is the man who likes to lay his cards on the table. He can understand no relationship between man and woman except a sexual one, where he sees the man's role as giving and taking pleasure from this relationship.

He is 🤬 and brutal. He is like the Stone Age savage bringing home the meat from the kill. He is animal-like and his actions are such. He eats like an animal and grunts his approval or disapproval. When aroused to anger, he strikes back by throwing things, like the radio. Or he breaks dishes or strikes his wife. He is the man of physical action.

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Another theme/idea that is developed through Stanley is his sexuality.

In scene eight, Stanley says "Them night we had together? God, honey, it’s gonna be sweet when we can make noise in the night the way that we used to and get the colored lights going with nobody’s sister behind the curtain to hear us!". He emphasises on the fact that Stella's sister has interrupted their life by coming to their place. It also shows that he misses the fun they had before she came. This highlight Stanley’s sexuality that he shares with his wife. It also shows that he really wants Blanche to leave, so they can have all that fun back.

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One of the themes/ideas that is developed through Stanley is power. Throughout most of the play, he makes sure to show others his power and control over everything.

An example of this could be Stanley hitting his wife, after he gets mad and loses his temper, in scene three (page 35). He asserts dominance and power aggressively through violence here. Stella is used to him doing this and so, she stays with him.

One more example is when Stanley hurls the cups and the saucer to the ground after Stella asks him to clean up after himself. In scene eight (page 77), he says that “Every man is a king”. Again, he is asserting his power and control over Stella in the relationship.

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he ends up comforting his wife Stella as Blanche is driven away to the asylum. This is seen as a win to Stanley as he got rid of Blanche, meaning that he and Stella could go back to their old ways. His love for sexual desire is shown again in Pg 107 [ he kneels beside her and his fingers opening the buttons of her Blouse.]

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SCENE 1/PAGE 2: "Two men come round the corner, STANLEY KOWALSKI and MITCH. They are about twenty-eight or thirty years old, roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes. STANLEY carries his bowling jacket and re -stained package from a butcher's."

The introductory stage direction for Stanley Kowalski. "...roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes" suggests that both Stanley and Mitch are both the workers for their families and the ones who make the money. Also correlates with the typical gender conventions of this era, where the women are expected to stay at home, whilst the men are ought to work and be served by their wives.

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SCENE 1/PAGE 2: "[bellowing] Hey, there! Stella, Baby!"

Stanley is immediately introduced in a blaring manner. Clamouring out to his wife, Stella DuBois, whilst proceeding to throw the piece of meat he has just bought from the butchers, despite her cries and protest for him not to. This demonstrates Stanley's male tendencies and the dominance he owns towards those around him which will become more and more prevalent as the play goes on.

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Stanley likes to be in power and believes he is entitled. This is shown in page 77, scene 8 where he states "Every man is a king!And I am the king around here so don't forget it".
- Stanley dominates Stella and Blanche and because of the system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women during the 1700s

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In Scene 4, Blanche states "He's acts like an animal, has an animal's habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!"
- Blanche is comparing Stanley to an animal as he maintains a his wildly violent character(shown when he strikes Stella, acts on impulse like breaking the radio, pushing everything off of the dining table(P47)

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scene 1, page 2:
Stanley: "catch!"
Stella: "What?"
Stanley: "Meat!"
In this scene, Stanley is introduced as the "provider" as he is the man of the house who provides for his wife, Stella. The scene indicates that he pays the bills while Stella depends on him as he buys the meat and throws it at her. It shows that the men were the breadwinners, providing income for the family.