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A Street Car Named Desire: Full Study Guide In the opening scene, how is Blanche's vulnerability expressed? ️️She is nervous, shaky and uncomfortable. She asks Eunice to leave. She sneaks alcohol to calm her nerves. She won't let Stella talk. She talks very quickly What do we find out about Blanche in the opening scene? ️️She is on a leave of absence; she has lost the house; she had a husband once; and her nerves broke. What, according to Blanche, causes the loss of Bel...

A Streetcar Named Desire Verified A+ Dramatic irony ️️the audience knows something the tragic heroine does not. scene 7: "Blanche is singing... contrapuntally with Stanley's speech" Williams enhances the audience's empathy for Blanche by audibly juxtaposing her ignorant bliss with Stanley's savage attacks. While Blanche enjoys her fantasy world obliviously, Stanley destroys it. Freytag's narrative structure ️️exposition (introduces characters, setting, actions...

A Streetcar Named Desire Verified A Tragedy ️️Tragedies evoke the disillusionment and agony of life. Tragic protagonists are destroyed by their own self-destructive tendencies, or by external forces over which they have no control- nature, rivals, society, war, poverty, illness. Their downfall and death often seem predestined. Comedy ️️Comedies reflect the foibles, contradictions, and confusions of man and society. They may be broadly funny and playful, wry and cynical, or sati...

Street Car Named Desire (ALL SCENE QUESTIONS) -Roddy In what city is the play set? ️️New Orleans What does Stanley carry as he enters at the beginning of the play? ️️Meat and a bowling ball To what does Williams compare Blanche's manner and clothing in the stage directions? ️️A moth What directions was Blanche given to Stella's place? ️️They told her to take a street car named desire and then transfer to one called cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at Ely...

A Christmas Carol Rated A+ What is the simile in the first paragraph of the story? Use a citation. ️️The simile in the first paragraph is "Marley was as dead as a door-nail" (dickens 1). What is the theme for Scrooge's nephew's dialogue in the paragraph on page 5 beginning with, "There are many things from which I might..." Use one of the FOUR themes we discussed. ️️The theme for this paragraph is theme one because for Christmas we like giving Why does Scroo...

A Christmas Carol Graded A+ Who wrote A Christmas Carol? ️️Charles Dickens The main character in this novel is ________________________. ️️Ebenezer Scrooge The setting of the story is __________________. ️️London in the 1800s Which Ghost journeyed with Scrooge to the school house of his youth? ️️the Ghost of Christmas Past How does the Cratchit home differ from Scrooge's home? ️️It is full of love & community. People look upon Scrooge as a selfish, mean miser...

A Christmas Carol Quiz The narrator asserts that we must be sure to understand that which character was dead when the story opens? ️️Jacob Marley Scrooge is greeted by "two portly gentlemen." What do they want from him? ️️They want him to contribute some money to care for the poor What is Scrooge's nephew's name? ️️Fred Who visits Scrooge's office to invite him to come to Christmas dinner? ️️Fred, Scrooge's nephew True or False: Scrooge is a good...

A Christmas Carol Quotes And Analysis "Solitary as an oyster" (stave 1) ️️Shows us that he's lonely and doesn't want to associate or communicate with anyone. This is also telling us that Scrooge traps his feelings up inside and refuses to open up to anyone. Additionally, it's also foreshadowing change. Since there's pearls inside oysters, it's foreshadowing change and a journey of redemption for Scrooge in the bildungsroman novella. "I can't afford to mak...

A Christmas Carol- Themes Verified Answers Christmas Spirit ️️•The title and structure of the novel •Scrooge's nephew Fred •Tiny Tim's generosity and kindness Redemption ️️•Scrooge is miserable and mean. •Scrooge sees the error of his ways from the visits of the three Spirits. •Scrooge transforms himselfs into a better man. Social Injustice/Poverty and Wealth ️️•Scrooge refusing to donate money to the poor. •The characters of Ignorance and Want ...

A Christmas Carol Final Test Study Guide Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge? ️️The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his sinful life? ️️Heavy chains forged from ledgers and lockboxes How does Scrooge react to the games that were played at Fred's party? ️️he tries to play along Who is in the grave in Stave Four? ️️Ebenezer Scrooge What is the setting of A Christmas Carol? ️️1843, London Which ch...