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How relevant are the stage directions in the first scene of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
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How relevant are the stage directions in the first scene of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'? There are a number of stage directions in the first scene of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. The opening stage directions in particular are very significant and important as they set the first scene in many different ways. One-way is specific is through the description of the exterior of the houses in Elysian Fields 'weathered grey'. From this quote there is evidence of death imagery that links in with the theme of death. This theme is influenced by the street name Elysian Fields. Imagery is in frequent use throughout the first scene. Although Williams describes the houses in a negative manner he still manages, in the same paragraph, to create beautiful imagery. First through colour '...a particularly tender blue...' and then through light 'It is the first dark evening early in May'. This positive imagery...
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