How Does Williams Present Blanche and Mitch in Scene 6

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How does Williams represent Blanche and Mitch in this scene? (scene 6) In this scene Tennessee Williams portrays Blanche and Mitch in very different ways. For example, Blanche is portrayed to be slightly manipulative yet still vunerable. Whereas Mitch comes across as a bit uneasy and somewhat awkward. This can be seen through their body language, dialect and also in the stage directions. For example Blanche is described in the first paragraph as someone with a neurasthenic personality. This is later backed up by her behaviour, for example when she says ‘If it weren’t for Stella about to have a baby, i wouldn’t be able to endure things here’ this shows that she is clearly struggling with her surroundings and her situation. She also begins to hear the polka music ‘varsouviana’ when the topic turns to her previous relationship which would suggest she is haunted by her experiences and is suffering from mental health issues. In this scene there are lots of things that suggest that Blanche is trying to create a family, or at least a relationship she can rely on. For instance she says she must ‘obey the laws of nature’ she then clarifies ‘the one that says the lady must entertain the gentleman’ this would suggest that she wants to commit herself to making someone else happy and live in a stable relationship. She also makes a reference to the ‘seven sisters’ which gives the impression she has her relationship with Stella on her mind and would like to improve it. Blanches imaginary world is a big part of this scene, for example, when she tells Mitch ‘We are going to be very bohemian. We are going to pretend that we are sitting in a little artists cafe on the left bank in Paris!’ and that she wants to create ‘joie de vivre.’ This gives the impression that she would like Mitch to join her in her imaginary world. Some of Blanche’s behaviour in this scene would also

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