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Depending on the Kindness of Strangers -- Analysis of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
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A 5 page paper which considers why Blanche says 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,' after the doctor escorts her from the house in Tennessee Williams’ classic play, 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). The play’s situational developments are traced to determine whether Blanche’s departure is a victory or defeat for herself, and/or Stanley and Stella. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: TGsnd.rtf
Irony and Characterization in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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A 6 page paper analyzing Tennessee William’s use of irony in developing his characters in this classic play. Noting that Blanche’s hell is of her own making, the paper also discusses irony in her relationship to her sister Stella, brother-in-law Stanley, and Stanley’s friend Mitch. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KBdesire.wps
Tennessee Williams / Analysis Of Four Major Works
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A 6 page paper describing 4 of Williams' plays. The writer describes the similar themes and plots of 'Night of the Iguana,' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' 'Streetcar Named Desire,' and 'Glass Menagerie.' Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Tennwi.wps
Tennessee Williams / The Theme Of Communication In 3 Of His Plays
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A 6 page research paper which examines how a failure to communicate impacts the characters in three of Williams' most famous plays, The Glass Menagerie , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and A Streetcar named Desire. The writer demonstrates how Williams illustrates his view that an inability to communicate meaningfully with other human beings is one of the most tragic situations in modern life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 3plays.rtf
Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' / Blanche DeBois
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A 2 page essay discussing the diminishing plausibility of Blanche DeBois's potential demise, as alluded to in the first scene of the play.
Filename: Streetc.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire'/ Significance Of Title
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A 2 page essay on the import of the name to the play, including its formal and informal aspects, and how the name leads into charactericzation and plot.
Filename: Streetc2.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'
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This 5 page research paper examines Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer-prize winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). Specifically discussed are the lies (mendacity) ever-present throughout the play, the theme which contributes to the dramatic structure as a whole, and explains the underlying motives of the characters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Hotcat.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' / Brick As Protagonist
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A 5 page paper on Tennessee Williams' riveting play of Southern dissolution. The paper shows the reasons why Brick, rather than Big Daddy or Maggie, would be the prime choice for the play's protagonist; it concludes that Big Daddy creates the backdrop against which the action is played out, and Maggie creates the immediate cause of the conflict; but it is Brick who embodies both the background and that conflict within his own tortured personality. Five sources.
Filename: Brickas.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' / Drama
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A 7 page paper highlighting the three main characters of Tennessee William's play, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and how their personalities are very dramatic in nature. The three characters examined are Big Daddy, Maggie, and Brick. They all have pain and sorrow which creates their individual make up. The leading players are what makes the play a dramatic one. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Tinroof.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Glass Menagerie'
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A 6 page essay detailing the importance of stage direction, setting, lights, props etc; in conveying the thematic message of author Tennessee Williams. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Glassmen.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Glass Menagerie' / Silent Crisis
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A 4 page essay examining the themes of Tennessee Williams' play, The Glass Menagerie. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Glasscri.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Decadence & Blanche Dubois
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A 6 page paper showing how the character of Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire -- and the persona of the Southern Belle in general -- epitomizes the theme of decadence. It argues that in periods of decadence, appearances matter more than reality, and we see this clearly in Williams' play. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Bdubois.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Hypocrisy
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An 8 page paper in which the writer discusses the presence of hypocrisy, particularly in the character of Blanche Dubois, in Tennessee Williams' 1947 play. The paper asks whether Blanche is consciously presenting a facade -- in short, whether she is deliberately lying -- as well as analyzing the effect Blanche's ambiguous nature has upon the other characters in the play. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Street.wps
Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer' / Cannibalism
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3 pages in length. The writer discusses how the representation of cannibalism in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer is a compelling combination of metaphoric and fantastic implications. Suggested as a means of physical torture, Williams successfully illustrates the destruction that can occur when one denies the truth. As well, it demonstrates the very essence of life, which is cannibalistic. There is no question that mankind is an egocentric being with nothing more than his own best interests at heart. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Sudsum.wps
Tennessee Williams' Life in 'The Glass Menagerie'
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A 7 page paper looking at the relationship between the facts of Tennessee Williams' own life and its reflection in his classic play. The paper concludes that although we do not see the precise details of Tennessee Williams' early life replicated in The Glass Menagerie, we see enough to understand the playwright's deep sense of loss, regret, and pain over his schizophrenic sister, whom he was powerless to help. Bibliography lists nine sources.
Filename: KBmenage.wps
Shakespeare Put to Music
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A 5 page paper which examines the whether or not the musical works of Verdi's 'Macbeth' and 'Otello' ('Othello'), Mendelssohn's incidental music for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' Tchaikovsky's fantasy overture and incidental music for 'Hamlet,' and Cole Porter's 1948 musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate' (based on 'The Taming of the Shrew') capture the quality and mood of the Shakespeare plays which inspired them, or merely echo their plots. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGmusic.rtf
Castiglione's 'The Courtier' and Neoplatonic Beauty During the Renaissance
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A 6 page paper on this landmark work in Renaissance literature and the art that shared its aesthetic goals. The writer details Castiglione's view of Neoplatonic beauty, and then relates it specifically to the works of two Renaissance artists, Michelangelo and Leonardo da vinci. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Castig.wps
Love in Renaissance Writings
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A 5 page paper which discusses 'The Courtier' by
Baldissare Castiglione, translated by Sir Thomas Hoby, as it relates to neoplatonic love.
The works of other renaissance writers are also presented in defining this common focus
of the time period. Those works are 'Paradise Lost' by Milton, 'The Asolani' by Peter
Bembo, and 'The First Day' by Boccaccio. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAneoplat.wps
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