Do you think that the seasons in Streetcar play an essential role, and/or have a symbolic like in The Bluest Eye?
NB: The play starts in May and ends in September/November so that is from Spring to Autumn. What's more, Williams skips a few months after the beginning of the play. Why is that?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Streetcar synthesis Questions
Streetcar Synthesis Questions
1.What do you think defines tragedy to Tennessee Williams? Compare Blanche’s tragedy to Medea’s. How do you feel Aristotle’s definition applies here?
2.In thinking of Blanche, Stanley, Stella and Mitch, where does the audience’s sympathies lie? Blanche, at one point, says: “Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable.” How can this statement be applied to each character?
3.Which title do you prefer for the play: A Streetcar Named Desire or The Poker Night? Give reasons for your choice.
4.Explore the following symbols and expressionistic devices in Streetcar: the moth, the paper lantern, the Varsouviana, jazz, the blues, the bath, Belle Reve.
5. “It wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me.” Do you think Blanche should have gotten a second chance with Mitch? Why or why not? Be specific in your answer.
1.What do you think defines tragedy to Tennessee Williams? Compare Blanche’s tragedy to Medea’s. How do you feel Aristotle’s definition applies here?
2.In thinking of Blanche, Stanley, Stella and Mitch, where does the audience’s sympathies lie? Blanche, at one point, says: “Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable.” How can this statement be applied to each character?
3.Which title do you prefer for the play: A Streetcar Named Desire or The Poker Night? Give reasons for your choice.
4.Explore the following symbols and expressionistic devices in Streetcar: the moth, the paper lantern, the Varsouviana, jazz, the blues, the bath, Belle Reve.
5. “It wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me.” Do you think Blanche should have gotten a second chance with Mitch? Why or why not? Be specific in your answer.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Practice DST questions
1. Show how the climaxes in two works of literature that you have studied are related to the central action and give meaning to the whole work.
2.We can, at times, forgive the damage caused by the weak and the stupid; but when the damage is caused by the strong and intelligent, the action producing the damage shocks us. Develop this idea by discussing the damage produced by characters in two of the works you have studied.
3.”It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.” Do you agree with these words by W. Somerset Maugham? Discuss, using two works of literature you have read.
2.We can, at times, forgive the damage caused by the weak and the stupid; but when the damage is caused by the strong and intelligent, the action producing the damage shocks us. Develop this idea by discussing the damage produced by characters in two of the works you have studied.
3.”It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.” Do you agree with these words by W. Somerset Maugham? Discuss, using two works of literature you have read.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A debate about Blanche....
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