
English Lit: Edexcel A Level A Streetcar Named Desire revision notes
1 Context & Overview
1.1 The Author
1.2 Social Context & Setting
1.3 Tragedy
2 Scene Summaries
2.1 Scene One
2.2 Scene Two
2.3 Scene Three
2.4 Scene Four
2.5 Scene Five
2.6 Scene Six
2.7 Scene Seven
2.8 Scene Eight
2.9 Scene Nine
2.10 Scene Ten
2.11 Scene Eleven
3 Character Profiles
3.1 Blanche DuBois & Stanley Kowalski
3.2 Stella Kowalski & Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
3.3 Minor Characters
4 Key Ideas
4.1 Sex & Gender
4.2 Appearances, Fantasy & Reality
5 Writing Techniques
5.1 Structure
5.2 Genre, Form & Language
6 Critical Debates
6.1 Early & Modern Reception
6.2 Feminist, Psychoanalytic & Marxist Approach
7 Ideas About Tragedy
8 Recap: Main Quotes