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The play A Streetcar Named Desire made playwright Tennessee William's name and has deservedly since had over half a century of success. This remarkable success can be credited to the intricate characters and their interactions with each other.Sisters, Stella and Blanche have had an enjoyable upbringing on the family plantation, "Belle Reve". As the name suggests Stella and Blanche's time at "Belle Reve" was near perfect. Like all things perfect it had to come to an end. While Stella did the logical thing and left the 'beautiful dream' and married Stan, Blanche hung on to it unable to move on and face reality. Blanche comes to Stella in an unbalanced state of mind in need of her sister's aid. The impression is given that this isn't the first time Stella has been there to help Blanche through a time of trouble. As much as she needs her help and as much as she respects her, Blanche strongly disapproves of her sister's new life. Stella tolerates Blanche's continual criticism of her husband, home and friends very well. From this and many other incidents throughout
A Streetcar Named Desire would hardly have a story if the characters weren't so complex and didn't interact with each other in the way in which they do. It's the intriguing fragile character of Blanche, the amazing tolerant, adaptable Stella and the power and sex driven Stanley that makes the play so interesting. And then tension between Stan and Blanche, Stella's test of what is thicker: water or blood? -All of these things brought up by the strong personalities of the main characters and their interactions add to the play making it hugely appealing, this resulting in it's success. From the moment Blanche first came to stay at Stella and Stan's home she posed a threat to Stan. He was used to being the only one Stella cared for, the one who ruled her. He wasn't happy that somebody he had never met could move into his own territory and while residing there, treat him as an inferior and call him "a survivor of the Stone Age". He felt so threatened by her presence that he competed for dominance over Stella, unfairly. He overstepped the boundaries on several occasion
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Approximate Word count = 721
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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