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Explore the varied dramatic uses Williams makes of death and dying in the play. Refer to at least two extracts from the play in your answer.
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"Death is my best theme, don't you think?" (Tennessee Williams) Explore the varied dramatic uses Williams makes of death and dying in the play. Refer to at least two extracts from the play in your answer. Tennessee Williams uses the theme of death continually in the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' through the use of dramatic imagery and literal references. The characters of Blanche and Mitch are used the most frequently to express Williams' own obsession with death. Though neither of the characters actually obsesses about death, Blanche's life has been smothered by the deaths of those she loves and the coming death of Mitch's mother is an obvious motivation for his actions. Blanche first voices the theme of death in the very first scene whilst discussing the fate that has befallen Belle Reve. She passionately raves at length about the horrible deaths and her experience of loved ones dying around...
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