Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire：练习题

What object does Blanche use to cover the bare light bulb in the Kowalski apartment to create a softer atmosphere?

How does Stella’s decision to stay with Stanley at the end of the play, despite Blanche’s accusations, contribute to the play’s thematic conclusion?

The setting of A Streetcar Named Desire in New Orleans, particularly the apartment on Elysian Fields, is crucial to the play's themes. Which option best explains the symbolic significance of this locale?

What is the name of the DuBois family's lost ancestral home?

What is the dramatic significance of the upstairs neighbors, Eunice and Steve Hubbell, within the social context of the play?

Identify one symbolic reason why Blanche DuBois insists on covering the bare light bulbs with a paper lantern in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Identify the symbolic significance of the 'Blue Piano' music in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and how it relates to the play's setting.

Explore how the physical conflict between Stanley and Blanche at the end of the play represents the total victory of modern realism over Southern romanticism in A Streetcar Named Desire.

In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams uses specific habits and props to characterize Blanche DuBois. Answer the following questions based on your understanding of her character.

(a) Explain the symbolic significance of the paper lantern that Blanche insists on placing over the light bulb. How does this object represent her conflict with reality? (2 points)

(b) Throughout the play, Blanche is frequently seen taking long, hot baths. What do these baths suggest about her psychological state and her feelings regarding her past? (2 points)

Explore the complex relationship between Blanche DuBois and her sister Stella. How does Williams use their interactions and dialogue to highlight their contrasting experiences of the past and present, and what is the dramatic effect of their eventual separation?