5.1.2
Linking Devices
Dramatic Structure: Linking Devices
Dramatic Structure: Linking Devices
In terms of dramatic structure, Williams also uses the following core elements to provide continuity across the text:
Piano music
Piano music
- The use of piano music to provide a link from one scene to another.
Polka / polka dancing
Polka / polka dancing
- The use of polka and polka dancing to suggest wildness and eroticism – as well as memories of Blanche’s past.
Bathroom
Bathroom
- The technique of placing Blanche in the bathroom so that on-stage discussion about her can take place between Stella and Stanley.
Male and female space
Male and female space
- The depiction of male space with the gambling table – and female space being anywhere else but at the table.
Dramatic Structure: Linking Devices
Dramatic Structure: Linking Devices
In terms of dramatic structure, Williams also uses the following core elements to provide continuity across the text:
Outside space (street)
Outside space (street)
- The use of the outside space of the street, providing a commentary on the interior space (the apartment).
Properties
Properties
- The continual use of properties such as alcohol, the radio, jewellery and clothing.
Characters listening in
Characters listening in
- The use of characters listening in and overhearing what is being spoken either in the street or inside the apartment.
Telephone
Telephone
- The structural use of the telephone to give Blanche a line to the outside world – although this is rarely returned to her, showing her isolation.
1Context & Overview
1.1The Author
1.2Social Context & Setting
2Scene Summaries
2.3Scene Three
2.5Scene Five
2.6Scene Six
2.7Scene Seven
2.9Scene Nine
2.10Scene Ten
3Character Profiles
3.1Blanche DuBois & Stanley Kowalski
3.2Stella Kowalski & Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
4Key Ideas
4.1Sex & Gender
4.2Appearances, Fantasy & Reality
5Writing Techniques
5.2Genre, Form & Language
6Critical Debates
6.1Early & Modern Reception
6.2Feminist, Psychoanalytic & Marxist Approach
7Ideas About Tragedy
7.1Ideas About Tragedy
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1Context & Overview
1.1The Author
1.2Social Context & Setting
2Scene Summaries
2.3Scene Three
2.5Scene Five
2.6Scene Six
2.7Scene Seven
2.9Scene Nine
2.10Scene Ten
3Character Profiles
3.1Blanche DuBois & Stanley Kowalski
3.2Stella Kowalski & Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
4Key Ideas
4.1Sex & Gender
4.2Appearances, Fantasy & Reality
5Writing Techniques
5.2Genre, Form & Language
6Critical Debates
6.1Early & Modern Reception
6.2Feminist, Psychoanalytic & Marxist Approach
7Ideas About Tragedy
7.1Ideas About Tragedy
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