English streetcar named desire

What are grices 4 maxims

relation (answering questions etc), quality (if it is truthful), quantity (length) and manner (clearly presented).

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Context of New Orleans and streetcar

set post wwII, New Orleans is vibrant and multicultural symbolises change and the new world which clashes with Blanche Dubious and her southern belle attitude of the old south.

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Music and context in Streetcar

'blue piano' jazz music symbolises how multicultural New Orleans is. This contrasts to the music in Blanche's head which is polka music, old fashioned represents her slipping from reality.

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Scene 1 brief summary

Eunice n a black women tell a dirty joke. Stan and stella introduced. Blanche comes in after joke is told, speaks to Eunice then stella n blanche meet. Blanche pretends she hasn't had any liquor, she admits to loosing Belle Reve (beautiful dreams) steve n

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Scene 2 brief summary

Blanche bathing, Stan n Stella discuss Napoleonic code. Trunk is opened - foreshadowing stan ****** blanche. Blanche in red robe (symbolises whore of Babylon) Blanche tries to seduce stan, fails, baby introduced scene ends with red hots! street vendor.

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Scene 3 brief summary

Poker night. Mitch n Blanche are introduced to each other, stan gets angry at Blanche for turning on the radio. Mitch shows blanche his cig case, he puts on the lantern, they dance. Stan attacks Stella then they make up and have sex.

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Scene Four

Opens with stella asleep. Blanche rushes in and pleads for stella to leave stan, stell laughs it off saying that's what he does. Dramatic irony is created as stan overhears Blanche slagging him off, masked by sounds of the streetcar. music 'blue piano' sh

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Scene Five

Steve and Eunice argue again, Blanche writes a letter to sheep her old lover. Stan confronts blanche about a man called shaw, hints on her promiscuity. Stella waits on blanche giving her coke n alcohol. Blanche kisses the paperboy then goes on date w mitc

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Scene six

Blanche n mitch enter the apartment, talk about weight, polka music starts and blanche talks about her previous husband Allan. Blanche and Mitch decide that they need each other.

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scene seven

September. Blanche's birthday. Blanche bathes whilst stan tells the truth to stella.

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scene eight

45 mins later. Mitch doesn't show up. Stan gives Blanche a ticket back to Laurel, stan gets angry then has to take stella to the hospital as she's in labour.

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scene nine

later that evening. Mitch turns up to confront Blanche, rips the paper lantern, tries to have sex with her but Blanche refuses.

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scene ten

blanche is drunk with her fancy dress and tiara on. Stan comes back, changes into his wedding silk pyjamas and then rapes blanche (breaking his marriage vows, fitting that he is in his wedding pyjamas)

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scene eleven

a few weeks later, poker players are playing poker, Blanche is lead to the doctor who she believes is shepp Huntly and then finds he isn't but still walks away with him. Mitch breaks down and accuses stan of interfering

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how could you describe the dissonance between blanche and Stanley

As a thematic clash.

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What is syndetic listing

lists separated by commas.

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Why does Stanley speak using exclamitives?

to show his anger

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What is an example of when Blanche uses a euphemism

'little boys room'- poker night scene 3.

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