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Tennessee Williams

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In this last scene, Williams again introduces the symbol of "The Lament" to emphasise the realisation of both Chance and Princess that they are past their youth. "The Lament" continues till the end of the play. The importance of this last playing of "The Element" is that Chance is admitting he has "gone past" his youth. He was previously in denial, and had never explicitly stated this fact, only making references to "thinning hair". The ticking clock

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Consider this, the ending of the film version was quite wholesome(spoiler) as they all left St Cloud. This is very different from the ending we learnt from the original play. Now you have this knowledge, try to swap them around, if the original play had a wholesome ending and we take it away. Would you be satisfied? However it would then be a cliche like any other stories with a good ending and we would probably forget and leave no space for imagination. Now back to the purpose of the extract, we would be quite certain that the castration is inevitable but it's not really canon. The imagination is the good part as they leave us in wonder and worth what was leading up to this moment.

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Before - Chance comes to know the STD transmission but still desires to 'somehow' take away the girl he permanently harmed. Heckler gets beaten by Boss Finley's power, Heavenly collapses when she's forced to confront her impurity - poor health state, the youth is no more, impossible to salvage even by love [Chance to 'give her life back'].

After - castration. Chance repays his irresponsibility to Heavenly and his life overall by being emasculated, yet regains masculinity by breaking away from dependency on the princess and confronting his own faults.

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Princess asks Chance to go with her but Chance has realized that he has been living in a fantasy for most of the play. He accepts that he is no longer youthful and gives up on his plan to become famous and successful. Soon after this realization he is cornered by Tom Junior and it is heavily implied that he received castration surgery.

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Chance refuses to depend on the Princess for subsistence any more. He acknowledges his 'rot' and previously ignored, elapsing Time. Unable to move on as a valueless man, Chance stays for castration to fulfil his redemption to Heavenly and his wasted youth.

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Before the extract: After Chance finding out that he has harmed Heavenly. Princess received a call from an associate of hers in the film industry and informed her that she is still desired for her acting. Princess rejects Chance request of breaking into the industry.
After: could be anything...

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i,Chance is reflecting on what he's done. He is now faced with certain doom and he accepts it.
ii, Chance had already failed with his comeback and is now accepting the loss of his youth. He realises that he have little accomplishments except his looks and now he have nothing left.
iii,Chance is attempting to redeem himself for the pain he had caused onto others. It shows that he is no longer only using others for his own wants.

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- comes to a full circle with the Easter Sunday symbol - resurrection.
- complete the transition of Chance's self-realization.
- provoke a sense of sympathy from the audiences.
- identify the central theme - the true enemy is Time -> both powerful + talented princess and weak + talentless Chance.

What if missing?
- Chance's character stays flat: sly, vain, shameless gigolo whom the audiences have absolutely no
sympathy about.
- misplaced central theme: Princess seems to be able to 'turn the clock' -> reduced tragic effect of time as not inevitable.

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The Princess is told her comeback to be a success; out of the panicked state, she mercilessly forces Chance to accept that he has lost his youth and thus all his values. Chance confronts his sins and redeems himself by staying for the punishment - castration.

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Chances reliance on Princess,  Chance’s beneficial reason for being with princess
5ii)  Chance’s change in character due to his acceptance of reality.
5iii) The sympathy the audience feels for Chance at the end of the play due to his self recognition, honesty to his bad deed.

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Chance shows his good side at the end of the play which suggest Chance’s honesty, and self recognition as a person.

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Chance Wayne accepts his fate of castration as his plans for Hollywood stardom fall through and is cornered by Tom Jr. and his thugs.

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the purpose of the extract is to  show chance's more likeable side. we are able to see how he is weak and vulnerable to his future, which makes the audience show empathy for him

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1) Chance rejects being regarded as the same level as “luggage” and refuses to leave with her finally admitting that he has “gone past” his youth. Princess tries one final attempt to persuade Chance only to be rejected again resulting in the two parting ways.
2) Princess receives news of her movie being a success and is too caught up in the moment to regard Chance and his remarks about finding two new stars. The two of them have a talk about the difference between them by utilizing a mirror. As it is the end of the play, Williams conveys the idea of Chance being castrated.

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Chance calls Miss Sally Power and commands Princess to tell her that she "discovered a pair of new stars" and Princess was told that her comeback is the "greatest comeback in the history of the industry" (her picture has broken the box-office records.

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1. The Princess and Chance have a discussion and both recognise how deluded they have been - Chance about becoming famous, and the Princess about being young again. They remark on time and ageing, until Tom Junior arrives with a driver for Princess. She asks Chance to go with her, he refuses, and she leaves. Tom Junior and his henchmen return and confront Chance, he emphasises that the common enemy of humanity is time.
2. The extract is at the very end of the play. Just beforehand was the chaotic rally in the cocktail lounge, and a heart-to-heart between Princess and Chance, where they talked about faded movie stars and ageing. Princess heard the news about her film, and found a new wave of self-confidence. After the closing curtain, there is the implied castration of Chance, and a failed movie for Princess.
3. If the extract was not in the play, the audience would never see a lighter and more likeable side to Chance. His character undergos self-recognition, and we see that underneath the bravado, he is insecure and scared of his future. Without this discovery, there would be no positives in Chance's character, and the protagonist would never have redeemed himself.

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1. In this final extract there is a greater emphasis on the power of time that constantly chips away at us. It becomes apparent that both Chance and Princess face this harsh reality. What is highlighted is that both Princess and Chance accept this inevitable reality, However while Princess moves on to try and live her life, Chance cannot. This is not because he hasn't accepted the reality of time, but more so the fact that he's given up. He realises he can no longer recapture his youth, and sees no future without it, so he decides to give up.

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1. In this final extract there is a greater emphasis on the power of time that constantly chips away at us. It becomes apparent that both Chance and Princess face this harsh reality. What is highlighted is that both Princess and Chance accept this inevitable reality, However while Princess moves on to try and live her life, Chance cannot. This is not because he hasn't accepted the reality of time, but more so the fact that he's given up. He realises he can no longer recapture his youth, and sees no future without it, so he decides to give up.

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It is set after Princess has a phone call with Sally Power (instigated by Chance) in which she is praised, meaning there might be a chance of her regaining the success she had in her youth. While on this call, Chance is pushing Princess to mention him and Heavenly to Sally, yet she doesn't, instead she tells him that he is beyond his prime, that he's lost his youth.

The story of Easter is one that is centered around the revival of Jesus, yet before he was able to do this his goal was to cleanse the sins of humanity. This can be reflected in Chance's decision to stay, that before he is able to achieve any sort of full redemption he must start with self recognition.

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After Chance was told what he had done to Heavenly, Chance quickly knew he had to step forward and face the castration for what he had done to Heavenly. Chance stays because of his love for Heavenly and his sympathy for her, by staying and facing the castration he can prove his true love for her like a real man.

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1.  It is the final scene of the play and Princess tries to convince Chance to come with her as a part of her 'luggage'. Chance rejects her offer and the two part ways. As Tom Junior and his squad come to take Chance away he brings up the enemy time and perhaps this shows he is more scared of aging than facing Boss.
3. The purpose of this extract is for Chance to redeem himself, breaking away from his dependency with Princess. Like when the bad guy realises that he is the bad guy, that self recognition is enough for the audience to like them a little.
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This happens at the end of the play. Before this moment, Chance had tried to make a comeback, riding in a Cadillac and singing. This comeback had failed and now he is being hunted by Boss Finley's men to be castrated.