The fact that the characters are almost complete opposites and that Gertrude is arguably self cantered could be why Hamlet has to explain, in Act Three Scene Four, why he is so infuriated with her and Claudius. To which her response is: "O speak to me no more; these words like daggers enter my ears"." This could suggest that she could not see the obvious reason behinds Hamlets new found animosity towards herself and Claudius because she is shallow and extremely self involved. However one could interpret this as Gertrude displaying, under her shallow exterior, great emotion when she is confronted, which is a quality that saves her from criticism. Nonetheless, whether Gertrude lacks the Familial love Hamlet craves, or was too self involved to give it; it has a negative effect on Hamlet as it causes his passionate hatred for the new King.
Mrs. Morel's dominance over her sons is most evident in her conceivably discrete control over their love lives. Gertrude imposes herself onto Paul's and William's lives so much that she arguably takes the place of a lover. By being their lover, Mrs. Morel does not allow her sons to find women of their own, reducing their lives to anxiety and loneliness. She starts to live through her children and at the end of "Death in the Family," Lawrence describes how she "now clung to Paul"." Although this does arguably result in the demise of his relationship with Miriam, it does evoke pathos for Mrs Morel as it is possibly the only time she is seen as vulnerable. Nevertheless this investment in her son does result in the destruction of his attempts at romantic relationships with Clara and Miriam. .
Once Paul learns that his mother does not like Miriam, the relationship immediately suffers and his arguably oedipal love for his mother takes over so much so that Paul "had forgotten Miriam"." Lawrence's idyllic maternal imagery of Mrs Morel is presented from the perspective of Paul seeing her as "warm".
Tennesee Williams' Use Of Stage Effects And How They Change A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is mastery of the use of lighting, setting, and sound to add to emotion and meaning to a play. ... It seems that the minor details of music, sound effects, lighting, and setting were actually some of the most important points of A Streetcar Named Desire. ...
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. ... 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."" ... The conflict in the play is subtle and drawn out rather than explosive as in "A...
The plays Antigone, Hamlet, and A Streetcar Named Desire use at least some of these qualities. ... In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, there are no characters of royalty. ... In A Streetcar Named Desire, there is no constant reference to God or fate. ... In A Streetcar Named Desire the tragic hero is Blanche. ... The catharsis in A Streetcar Named Desire is the downfall of Blanche. ...
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. ...
In A Streetcar Named Desire the part that Tennessee Williams' life plays in the text is fairly large. ... His father withdrew him from university to work at the International Shoe Company, where he met Stanley Kowalski, who Tennessee Williams' has plastered all over A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Quoting A Streetcar Named Desire: The Playwright (http://hipp.gator.net/scarplaywright.html): 'He was noted for bringing to his audiences a slice of his own life and the feel of the southern culture. ... A personal interest/experience in the themes/issues and characters would not have...
The purest language of plays" - just by studying 'A streetcar named Desire" the reader can identity the numerous symbols Williams' uses to add depth to the plot as well as unveil his characters' personalities, strengths and weaknesses. ... Light, animal characteristics, music and the streetcars Desire and Cemeteries are symbols that Kazan puts emphasis on in the film just as Williams does in the play to lead up to the climax of Blanche's disintegration into insanity and Stanley's brutal triumph over her. ... "They told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then tr...
Lawrence's classic novel Son's and Lovers, the character of Paul Morel is developed through his relationships with three women, Gertrude, his mother, and his two loves Miriam and Clara. ... It is no coincidence that Gertrude shares the same name as Hamlet's Queen Gertrude, for both women share the mother's possessive role of the Oedipal complex. ... At times Paul and Gertrude's closeness is almost like that of a couple, for example while the mother and son dine in town together, Paul thinks of her as "gay as a sweetheart", and feels the "excitement of lovers". ... A...
Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennesse Williams is known as one of the greatest American playwrights. ... Among his most notable and successful plays were "The Glass Menagerie-, which he refers to as "memory play-, "A Streetcar Named Desire-, "The Rose Tatoo- and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof- for which he was appreciated winning the Pulitzer Prize. ... "Streetcar Named Desire- which was firstly entitled "The Poker Night- emerged right after the theatrical success of "The Glass Menagerie- when the authour learned to play poker game. ... The moment Blanche appea...
