The character of Blanche in William’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is a complex one. She has countless unusual and intriguing traits which not only interest an readers but also influence a lot of the action of the plot, causing numerous tensions and moments of drama throughout the story. It is undeniable that Williams presents the character of Blanche in a fascinating way, especially when the reader makes their first impression of her in Scene One. Upon her entrance, Williams describes the character of Blanche as having a “delicate beauty” which “must avoid a strong light.” He also makes a very thought-provoking comparison, where “her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes… suggests a moth.” Williams is depicting her as a fragile creature, accustomed to darkness but attracted to light which may be seem as her downfall, as she may be seen to be seeking out a better life in New Orleans with Stella, but is in fact walking right into an even worse situation, of tension and heart-ache. She later backs this portrayal up by hysterically saying, “And turn that over-light off!
Discuss madness in relation to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’. The ‘revolting’(pg 3) paper is the eponymous metaphor of the novella. The wallpaper has layers, hidden depths and intricacies which can only be seen by close examination and only understood by the narrator by her when her obsessive interrogation of it reaches its disturbing climax. This wallpaper is an allegory which represents the complications of a woman’s position in conventional marriage behind the façade, or outer ‘pattern’(pg 3) of the sanction. Throughout the text, Gilman attempts to uncover the often disturbing truths that lurk beneath the surface of something seemingly innocent with reference to her own socio-economic philosophy; that is the economics of marriage and the nature of the mentally destructive sub-ordination of women within it.
How much insane can human go when they lost everything that they loved and fight for and as a return you get betrayed. This is a tale of women who is betrayed by her own husband and considered as a tragic hero who lost everything which cannot be returned. Euripides Medea is a tragic tale of women. Medea is a woman who feels that her husband had betrayed her by marrying another woman. Medea’s heart is broke by her husband and she seeks revenge.
A Streetcar Named Desire Plot: A Streetcar Named Desire follows the story of Blanche Du Bois, a former school teacher. For secret reasons, she leaves her home and moves in with her sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley Kowalski. The play deals with the culture clash between the two protagonists, Stanley, a rising member of the urban immigrant class, and Blanche, a fading but still attractive Southern Belle. Blanche’s virtue and culture thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion set up to shield herself from reality, yet she still attempts to make herself attractive to new male suitors.
English 1A Medea Journal Entry Euripidies’ Medea is a tragic Greek play in which the main character Medea takes horrible revenge on her husband for leaving her to marry a princess. I really liked how modern a play Medea must have been for its time. Most of Greek literature and culture is centered on masculinity but in Medea we see a woman who although crazy stands up for herself in a male dominated world. As the play progresses her blind rage transforms Medea from a helpless victim, to crazed child killer. Medea is introduced as a miserable ranting wreck.
So he plots his revenge on Othello by manipulating Roderigo's love for Desdemona (Othello's wife) and attempts to destroy Othello's life and everything he has worked for. In The Crucible envy is represented by a girl named Abigail Williams, who is envious of Elizabeth Proctor also known as the wife of John Proctor (the love of her life). She envies the love that John has for Elizabeth and attempts to destroy her and their marriage. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft in attempt of getting rid of her. Then tries to win over John, but he is faithful now and then turns her plan against her in attempt to save his wife.
As if you were able to stop them! I like this quotes in particular as I feel it sums up blanches haunted and complex feelings in this scene, as it appears as something she is. Infect just saying to herself, it's quite a way through the monolouge when, she's "really got into it" (her spiralling pity, a little exaggerated and theatrical) this quotes also seems particularly haunting as if she's re, in acting/remembering her exact thoughts at the time, that someone said this too her and shows us Her confusion/vulnerability/ helplessness her feelings of uselessness and incompetence in that situation and her lack of control which contrasts with her manner of manipulation and managing everyone around
He owns an old car shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. Gorge Wilson loves his wife myrtle. When he found out her affair with tom Buchanan he is devastated. Later on in the book when myrtle was killed gorge is devastated when he hears the terrible news he is devastated. George Wilson is like Gatsby in the sense that they are both dreamers hoping for a better future.
Lighting contributes to the mood and atmosphere; which assess the effect on the set and the costume designs. With the lanterns, the lights should start with the colour of white and throughout the play; it would gradually start to get darker as it’s connecting to Blanche and her illusions growing. So the more Blanche fantasizes, the darker the light will get to set out the mood of the scene and the main character. Locations of action should be in the centre of the stage where the light follows them as known as profile spots, which concentrates when saying the scripts and is essential when acting monologues. The set appearance and style should account the requirements of the directional concept.
Her use of words in ‘Elm’ is also interesting. “Faults” could be emotional and/or physical and this shows the psychological states explored throughout Sylvia Plath’s work. “Malignity” symbolises evil and the intensity of how disturbed her life was.Another poem by Plath that I found to be personal on an intense and disturbing way was ‘Mirror’. It is clear as Plath looks into the mirror that she is unhappy, watching her age. A mirror never lies, but Plath cannot find solace in what she sees.