Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire- and Ibsen's "A Doll's House-: Dramatic Conflict in the Male/Female Relationship In any narrative, the development of the plot and the creation of compelling characters depends on a single literary element: the presence of conflict. ... The most notable example is seen during the first major moment of dramatic conflict, during the fight between Stella and Stanley during the poker game. ... Shakespeare's "Hamlet- is one of the most startling pieces of English literature in its rather dubious portrayal of the feminine sex, and Moliere...

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In that case, Claudius's later whispered plottings with Laertes, Ophelia, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are further examples of "poison in the ear." ... Even the most cursory review of the dramatic movement and literary structure of the play, however, demolishes all such interpretations. ... Which is no other - As it doth well appear unto our state - But to recover of us, by strong hand And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands So by his father lost (1.1.80-89, 95-104).[13] Fortinbras appears in person at the very end of the play, literally having the last word. ...

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