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Blanche may be a far from admirable character, but Williams still arouses much sympathy for her, despite her weaknesses
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Chris McEvoy "Blanche may be a far from admirable character, but Williams still arouses much sympathy for her, despite her weaknesses." With reference to Williams' presentation of Blanche in scene II and in other appropriately selected parts of the play, discuss the extent to which you agree with the above statement. In your answer you should include: - Blanche's language and actions - Staging methods used to present the character of Blanche Tennessee Williams was once quoted as saying "Symbols are nothing but the natural speech of drama...the purest language of plays". This is clearly evident in A Streetcar Named Desire, one of Williams's many plays. In analyzing the main character of the story, Blanche DuBois, it is crucial to use both the literal text as well as the symbols of the story to get a complete and thorough understanding of her. Before we can understand Blanche's character we must understand the...
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