In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destructive and negative force. ... "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Sons & Lovers" are comparatively more concerned with ordinary society not that of a monarch. ... The disjointed nature of familial relationships, as shown in the other two texts, has an equal presence in Williams' "Streetcar." ... "Sons & Lovers" has an oedipal theme between Paul and Gertrude, the hatred for his father could be interpreted as a key element to the complex. ... He gets inspira...

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It is the masterful portrayal of this age-old conflict between the sexes that serves as the dramatic centerpiece in both Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire- and Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House."" ... One of the minor themes of conflict running through the play is Torvald's own desire to control and dominate Krogstad. ... The conflict in the play is subtle and drawn out rather than explosive as in "A Streetcar Named Desire- - but control remains the source of all male/female conflict. ... Bloom, Harold, ed., Tennessee Williams (1986); Miller, Jordan Yale, Twenti...

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