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Character Analysis

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Sexuality in A Streetcar named desire

Homosexuality- Blanche’s husband was homosexual, “By coming into a room that I thought was empty- which wasn’t empty, but had two people in it…” The ellipsis is used to represent what Williams cannot write, as homosexuality was still a taboo subject in the 1950s when the play was written and performed, therefore characters could not talk about it openly on stage.

“I know! I know! You disgust me…” Said in anger, Blanche blames herself for her husband’s death. The varsouviana polka symbolises the guilt that Blanche feels and represents her fragile state of mind.

Blanche turns to prostitution when in Laurel in order to support herself and put a roof over her head “But sister Blanche is no lily! Ha ha some lily she she is!”

Lily symbolism: lilies symbolize that the soul of the departed has received restored innocence after death.

“She is as famous in Laurel as if she was the president of the united states.” Stanley reveals the reason that Blanche has moved away from Laurel.

Can be said that Blanche’s prostitution is also a distraction from the guilt she feels for her husband’s death as well as all the deaths and illnesses she has had to cope with in Bell Reve.

It can be argued that Stanley revealing Blanche’s past of prostitution takes away the last bit of control she has over her life, as that was her coping mechanism.

Stanley and Stella’s sexual relationship provides a contrast to how Blanche uses her sexuality. Stella and Stanley are genuinely in love and sex is their way of reinforcing this idea “low animal moans.” This quote suggests the passion and desire that Stanley and Stella have for each other. Stella admits to Blanche that she enjoys sex with her husband, during the 1950s it would not have been socially acceptable for a woman to admit that she enjoyed sex, it was a private matter that was not discussed with anyone but the husband and the wife, this is reinforced by the fact that when Stanley and Stella have sex it is not seen on stage it is only implied what is happening.

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Quiz on ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
1. In Scene One identify an example of symbolism and briefly explain what the symbol represents
2. In Scene One why is the moth symbolic and what is it symbolic of?
3. Identify a motif on page 5
4. Analyse this quote for A02 devices ‘bears his emblem of the gaudy seed-bearer’
5. Analyse this quote for A02 devices ‘He sizes women up at a glance, with sexual classifications, crude images flashing into his mind and determining the way he smiles at them’
6. Find a quote which suggests that women are inferior to men
7. In Scene Two find verbs which describe Stanley’s behaviour
8. What does this quote suggest? ‘If I didn’t know that you was my wife’s sister I’d get ideas about you!
9. What does this quote suggest about women? ‘Poker shouldn’t be played in a house with women’
10. Find a quote on page 47 that Blanche uses to describe Stanley and analyse it for all the A0s
11. What is symbolic of the star sign Aries?
12. On page 54 why is the spilt drink symbolic?
13. Do you believe that Mitch loved Blanche?- please include quotes in your answer
14. What does Stella’s and Stanley’s baby boy represent?
15. What is significant about Stella’s ‘luxurious sobbing’?