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Language in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' Tennessee Williams is known for his powerfully written psychological dramas. Most of his works portray neurotic people who are victims of their own passions, frustrations, and loneliness. This play is clearly no exception. It represents the conflict between the sensitive, neurotic Blanche DuBois and the crude, animalistic Stanley Kowalski. Williams achieves this vigour through his use of language. He has compiled two varying writing techniques, one based on naturalism and realism, with contemporary references, and the other which is stylised and relies mainly on symbolism. Particularly in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' the use of language is a necessity for the audience to be able to comprehend the true feelings of characters like Blanche, who hides her feelings so effortlessly, and to distinguish between the characters' statuses and roles. By analysing the dialogue of a script we can understand the way in which the lines...

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