How Does Williams presentation of Blanche Arouse Conflicting Emotion In The Audience
In the play, Blanches’ character creates conflicting emotions in the audience because of the irony in which Williams expresses in Blanches’ character, for example, when Balnche enters the play, Williams describes her as being almost angelic “…Her appearance is incongruous to the setting. ... This creates conflicting emotions because it is a complete contrast. ... In this scene there is a sub-text of envy, as we see Blanche react to how Stella speaks about her husband, “Alright Stella. ... ” This lets the audience know that it is really Blanche that wants to sleep with Stanley, and she actually wants Stella to deny that she has. ... This creates tension in the audience as we see her get even more frustrated. ... In this scene we see the first sign of Blanche’s madness, as in the stage directions Williams describes her as being “Hysterical” and “She presses her knuckles nervously to her lips…” this suggests that she wants to scream, and therefore conveys that she is not thinking rationally, as she has to physically stop herself. Blanche talks very quickly throughout the scene, and also mentions words “Insane” and “crazy” for example: “Why!