Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Lights, sound and action in the play


  • Blanche hates light - light represents truth, age
  • Stanley grabs, bigger, stronger action
  • Blanche's jewellery looks glamorous but is fake - Like Blanche symbolic of facade - not real or authentic
  • Harsh light represents harsh truth - Mitch drags Blanche into the light
  • Throws radio out the window
  • Other poker players all masculine - contrast
  • Stanley and Stella's sex life symbolised by "Coloured lights"
  • Blanche's clothes mark her as an outsider
  • Dim light at the birthday party - dark situation - trapped
  • Stella makes it obvious that Stanley owns her
  • Vasvouvian Polka - simplistic, light hearted, childish, innocent - pathos
  • Blue piano goes into hectic breakdown - Blanche's breakdown of mentality

Can mention the film but it is a play!

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