Table of content - A Streetcar Named Desire: A Level

Why the play has stood the test of time, Powerful characterisation, Gender and sexuality, Social class, Death, madness and tragedy, Reading the play, Study focus: Key issues to explore

Studying the play

Synopsis

Scenes One to Two, Scenes Three to Six, Scenes Seven to Nine, Scenes Ten to Eleven

Scene One

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis: Scene One, pp. 11–12

Scene Nine

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis: Scene Nine, pp. 86–7

Scene Eleven

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis: Scene Eleven, pp. 101–2

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Characters & Themes

Characters

The Characters, Blanche, Stanley, Stella, Mitch, Minor characters

Themes

Four major themes, Desire and fate, Death, Madness, Social class

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Genre, Structure & Language

Genre

The unities, Tragedy, Morality play or melodrama

Imagery and symbolism

The difference between imagery and symbolism, Imagery, Symbolism

Visual and sound effects

The visual aspect, Sound effects, Study focus: Expressionistic techniques

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Contexts & Interpretations

Contexts

Historical context, Setting, Literary context

Critical interpretations

Early reception, Later revivials, Contemporary approaches

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Section Three: Check your progress

Progress Booster

Assessment focus

How will you be assessed?, What do the AOs actually mean?, What does this mean for your revision?

How to write high-quality responses

Five key areas, 1. The structure of your answer/essay, Aiming high: Effective opening paragraphs, 2. Use of titles, names, etc., 3. Effective quotations, Aiming high: Effective use of quotations, 4. Techniques and terminology, 5. General writing skills

Responding to a general question about the whole text

Approaching the question, Structuring your response

Responding to a statement, viewpoint or quotation

Approaching the question, Key skills required, Responding to a ‘viewpoint’ question

Responding to a comparison or linked text question

Approaching the question, Writing your response

Writing about contexts

Approaching the question, Aiming high: Making context relevant

Using critical interpretations and perspectives

What is a critical interpretation?, Writing about critical perspectives

Practice task

Overview, The question, Decoding the language, Plan and write

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