Notes for 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams.
- Includes appropriate context (Williams, Old South / New South, Southern Belle...)
- Communication theories (Goffman, Grice..)
- Essay paragraph examples
- Notes on the exam - exam technique and timings for AQA paper
- Character pro...
Think about two other scenes that link to the extract
What context is there to explore? - Communication theories, Southern
Gothic, production and reception
INTRO
What has led to the conflict in the given extract?
To what extent is the play about (insert essay theme) ?
Highlight the other scenes you have chosen to write about - how do they
link?
Include any brief and relevant context
THINK WILLIAMS’ CRAFT
Paragraphs
Use a bigger quote at the start of the paragraph to prove the pattern, then
pick out individual words
Talk about given extract in one paragraph
Do another two paragraphs, one for each of the other scenes
Remember - how is Williams consciously crafting the play?
KEEP MENTIONING WILLIAMS & TALK ABOUT THE PLAY AS A WHOLE
(E.G., FORESHADOWING ETC)
No conclusion 😅
What to l👀k for:
patterns of epithets
motifs
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
condescending remark towards...
adjectives out of context (foregrounded)
theories (Goffman, Grice, Lakoff...)
plastic theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire 2
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