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How do desire and loneliness play a role in the demise of Blanche?
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What are the characteristic of play?
The characteristics of American play
Having a part in a play is called what?
it means 2 be in al play it means 2 be in al play
What games do Kenya children play?
they play netball,football,handball,
What instruments did bill Haley of the comets play?
what instrument did bill Haley play
What Functional play involves?
Functional play is a form of play that includes any act involving the conventional use of an object to produce a purposeful outcome.
Who is Blanche DuBois?
She is one of the lead characters in the Tennesee Williams' play ' A Streetcar Named Desire'.
How does street car name desire end?
At the end of the play Blanche is removed from her sisters home by the doctor and the nurse and taken to the asylum.
What Tennessee Williams play did this quote come fromI have always depended upon the kindness of strangers?
The line is spoken by the character Blanche DuBois in the play A Streetcar Named Desire.
How did the Streetcar named Desire get its name?
In the play, the character Blanche DuBois references taking a streetcar that runs on Desire Street, which is the actual name of a street in New Orleans' 9th ward. The Desire trolley line operated from 1920 to 1948.
Where are Stella and Blanche going while Stanley play poker?
Stella and Blanche go out to see a play.
In the play a streetcar names desire why doesnt Stanley like blanche?
Blanche sees Stanley as interesting, but "interesting" in the same regard that humans might find a bug or a car-wreck interesting. Stanley sees Blanche as annoying and as a burden. Something about her, though, sparks something in him, which eventually leads to the rape and subsequent sending-away of Blanche. So it was neither love, nor hate, nor anything else in between; it was her interest toward him, and his lust(?) toward her.
Why was Gone With the Wind banned?
Most likely? The sexual content -- both consensual and forced -- that Stanley has with Stella and Blanche appalled readers. The fact that Blanche DuBois is an alcoholic, a pedophile, and a prostitute doesn't really help. Also, Blanche's husband committed suicide after she found out he is gay (homosexuality was taboo in the 1940s) prior to the timeline of the play.
Who is Blanche in a streetcar named desire?
Blanche is the older sister of Stella and the central character in "A Streetcar Named Desire". Previously an English teacher in Laurel where she was fired after making sexual advances on a young teenage boy. After losing her home she arrives in New Orleans at her sister and her husband's apartment and eventually tells them she has nowhere else to go. Despite her promiscuous past she acts the part of the ultimate lady. She avoids reality, preferring to live in denial. Blanche becomes less stable as the play progresses and circumstances worsen. Stanley never allows Blanche to deceive him and researches her past, destroying her relationship with his friend Mitch. He also destroys what sanity Blanche has left by raping her and then having her committed to an insane asylum.
Who is the antagonist in the street car named desire?
The primary antagonist in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is Stanley Kowalski. He is aggressive, dominating, and abusive towards the protagonist, Blanche DuBois, causing conflict between them throughout the play.
Significance of the title A Streetcar Named Desire?
It foreshadows the play. The play onyl contains a few characters from the community and the SD examine the whole community describing the place within the characters live. It foreshadows the play. The play onyl contains a few characters from the community and the SD examine the whole community describing the place within the characters live.
When did baseball player Al Blanche play?
Al Blanche debuted on August 23, 1935 and played his final game on June 19, 1936.
Near the end of scene one what do you learn about Blanche's husband?
He was involved in an affair with another man. Blanche found out about this and when she was drunk called him worthless. He committed suicide because of this.
