A Streetcar Named Desire Verified A

A Streetcar Named Desire Verified A Tragedy ️️Tragedies evoke the disillusionment and agony of life. Tragic protagonists are destroyed by their own self-destructive tendencies, or by external forces over which they have no control- nature, rivals, society, war, poverty, illness. Their downfall and death often seem predestined. Comedy ️️Comedies reflect the foibles, contradictions, and confusions of man and society. They may be broadly funny and playful, wry and cynical, or satirical and biting. Comic protagonists face many conflicts, but they usually emerge unscathed from them. Flat ️️apartment Portiere ️️a curtain hanging across a doorway Neurasthenic ️️an emotional and psychic disorder that is characterized especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, feeling of inadequacy, and psychosomatic symptoms Contrapuntally ️️a: a complementing or contrasting item b: use of contrast or interplay of elements in a work of art (as a drama) Sotto Voce ️️under the breath: in an undertone; also: in a private manner Bohemian ️️a person (as a write or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others Courtesan ️️a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele Blanche ️️full discretionary power (as in carte blanche)- to rearrange the truth with no limits Elysian Fields ️️The mention of this is an allusion to the underworld of Greek mythology When we first meet Blanche Dubois, she has traveled to see her sister Stella. She took streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries to arrive at her sister's apartment. What might these names represent? ️️The street-car named Desire represents the desire Blanche had for a better life with her sister Stella. This Desire brought her to Cemeteries which represents the destruction and death of Blanche. Blanche goes into Stella's apartment to wait for her to come home. What does she do while she is waiting? ️️While Blanche is waiting for Stella, she sits nervously and tight together, then drinks half a tumbler of whiskey. What does Belle Reve mean? What does it refer to in the play? ️️Belle Reve means "beautiful dream". This is thought of as Blanche's old life and better life. This is no longer reality, but it is a "dream". Why does Blanche say that she has left her teaching job to visit Stella? ️️4. Blanche does not want anyone to know that Blanche was kicked out of the school. Rather she would like them to think that she left for her own reason and she is still in control. Why does Blanche say that she lost Belle Reve? ️️5. Blanche says that she lost Belle Reve to cost of the funerals and deaths of family members, but she avoids the fact that she does not have a job or money. At the end of Scene One, what music "rises up, faint in the distance"? ️️6. Polka music is the music that "rises up, faint in the distance". Near the end of Scene One, what do we learn about Blanche's husband? ️️We learn that Blanche's husband was young and died. In Scene Two, Stanley finds out about the loss of Belle Reve. What is his reaction? ️️8. Stanley's reaction to the loss of Belle Reve is that he is furious and is curious to what happened because he claims Belle Reve as his own as well. What does Stanley think that Blanche has done with the money he believes she made from selling Belle Reve? ️️9. Stanley believes that Blanche used the money from Belle Reve on her own desires for her appearance. What does Stanley tell Blanche about Stella as they are going through her business papers? ️️Stanley tells Blanche that Stella is going to have a baby as they look through the business papers. Where are Stella and Blanche going while the men play poker? ️️Blanche and Stella go to see a show while the men play poker. When Blanche and Stella return to the apartment, the men are still there playing poker. Which one does Stella introduce to Blanche? What does Blanche say about him? ️️12. Stella introduces Mitch to Blanche. Blanche thinks of Mitch as more sensitive than the other men. Blanche goes to the back room, a bedroom, to relax until the men finish playing. She turns on the radio. Stanley asks her to turn it off, but when she doesn't, what does Stanley do? ️️13. Stanley throws the radio out the window when Blanche does not turn it off. Why does Blanche lie to Mitch about being younger than Stella? Why doesn't she like bright lights? ️️14. Blanche thinks that Mitch wants a younger woman, so she tries to appear to be what he wants. The dim lights will not show the real Blanche. They will hide any imperfections and flaws she may have. What happens between Stella and Stanley that ends the poker game? ️️At the end of the poker game, Stanley assaults Stella and they get into a fight. Stella is quick to forgive him. What kind of relationship do Stella and Stanley have? ️️- Stanley and Stella have a relationship that is slightly abusive but they will stay with each other regardless because they are so attracted to one another. How does Stanley differ from Blanche? ️️- Stanley likes to face things as they are with bright lights and cold hard truth. On the other hand Blanche is willing to hide the truth and uses dim lights to cover up things that she does not want others to know.