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dramatic methods
english play dramatic methods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| structure | the order of events in the play |
| what can structure contribute to in a play (2) | -build tension -manage pacing |
| setting | locations of a play |
| how does the setting of new orleans in a streetcar named desire contribute to the play | -race divide -class divide -progression vs antiquity |
| what does pathos do | evoke strong emotions of sympathy or pity |
| 3 examples of pathos in a streetcar named desire | -blanche telling mitch her backstory -blanches demeanour in scene 8 at birthday dinner -blanche being compared to a moth |
| imagery/motifs | reocurring images to covey a theme |
| 2 examples of imagery/motifs in a streetcar named desire | -stanley compared to an animal -blanches lantern |
| what does blanches lantern symbolise | her deception regarding her past |
| characterisation | how a character is presented through dialogue, interaction, stage direction etc |
| entrance/exit | a character leaving/ arriving at a scene |
| what can entrance exit do in a play (3) | -advance plot -create tension -define character relationships |
| 2 examples of entrance/exit in a streetcar named desire | -stanley waiting to listen to blanches animal monologue before entering in scene 4 -blanche entering after stanley tells stella her secrets in scene 7 |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something a character does not |
| example of irony in streetcar | blanche not knowing that stella and stanley have found out about her past in scene 8 |
| symbolism | a audible or visual motif that symbolises a wider concept |
| example of symbolism in streetcar | the blue piano = blanche's insanity + her husbands death |
| what dramatic method is used to create tension in streetcar, when? | dramatic irony in scene 8 when blanche doesnt know that stanley, stella and mitch know about her past |
| aside | comment delivered to audience to deepen their understanding |
| does williams use aside traditionally in streetcar by making a charaactr speak directly to the audience | no |
| how does williams use sound direction to use aside | polka music = blanches insanity |
| allusion | reference to cultural knowledge outside of the text |
| 2 examples of allusion in streetcar | -blanche referencing poe when describing elysian fields in scene 1 -blanche singing its only a paper moon in scene 7 = reflects her own deception |
| how is repetition used in streetcar (3) | -the piano music -blanche bathing to wash away her past -repeated conflict between stanley and blanche |
| foreshadowing | hinting at future events |
| example of foreshadowing in streetcar named desire (4) | - scene 6 when blanche speculates that stanley is attracted to her -moth comparison scene 1 = blanches vulnerability -elysian fields and streetcar desire names hinting at the cause of blanches downfall -the attack on a prostitute before blanches rape |
| irony | when events or words are the opposite to what is expected |
| example of irony in streetcar | how blanche is dressed (refined, virginal) vs her past and situation |
| example of humour in a streetcar named desire (2) | -blanches self-aware joke about her old fashioned ideals to mitch in scene 6 -stanley mocking blanche in scene 10 calling her the queen of the nile |
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