That play was A Streetcar Named Desire. ... It is no surprise that Williams again turned to Mielziner to design A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Thanks in large part to A Streetcar Named Desire, the duo of Mielziner and Williams helped to change theatre. ... At the time of A Streetcar Named Desire, "it was more like an accusation" (Murphy 1). ... When it came to A Streetcar Named Desire, Kazan's collaboration did not come cheap. ...

• Word Count: 2476
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blind Desire Desire: it drives you, pushes you forward in life, and only by satisfying this yearning will happiness be possible. ... When examined closely, the main characters in A Streetcar Named Desire each have individual desires, and each exhibits a type of blindness. The theme of A Streetcar Named Desire is the search for fulfillment, but these searches are misguided, because the characters are unable to grasp reality. Blindness to reality and desire for fulfillment play a crucial role when analyzing A Streetcar Named Desire. ... "She believes that telling the whole truth' might ...

• Word Count: 2509
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2278
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A Streetcar Named Desire made its Broadway debut in 1947. It's shocking scenes, and forbidden themes were, although avant-garde, extremely well received by both the public and press. ... Blanche DuBois is portrayed as an unsympathetic character in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. ... She starts talking about "a friend from university" named Shep Huntleigh. ...

• Word Count: 618
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

He sets the scene for the social background for the play, describes his role in it, and introduces the other characters by name. ... The lights dim as the "Glass Menagerie" theme music plays. ... Once, in high school, a boy named Jim, says Laura. ... Rose imagery and the name or word "rose" appears in numerous works. ... The theme music kicks in. ...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School