Ninth Post

Yesterday we begun reading A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams. We covered the first scene which moved quickly as the characters became acquainted with one another, as did the audience to the characters. Essentially, the audience discovered the Stanley is a very bold, and strong spoken man who is married to Stella a simplistic, and easy-going woman. Stella sister Blanche however, is a very complicated, and ambiguous character. Blanche is the protagonist of the play, while Stanley, Blanches brother-in-law is the antagonist. In the first scene we see how Blanche is confused and often contradicts herself, this helps create her role in the play further. Similarly, we discovered Stanley and Stella's role within the play. Thus far the loss of Belle Reve has caused a strain on the relationship between Stanley and Blanche, while Stella simply supports both sides of the minor tiff.