Streetcar Named Desire

Streetcar Named Desire

Introduction

Williams viewed the characters he created a 'my little company of faded, frightened, difficult, odd and the lonely'. Are any of these characters from A Streetcar named Desire recognisable from this description? What techniques does Williams use to convey their traits and personalities to a theatre audience? (Arnott 2005)

He uses many literary as well as dramatic techniques in order to fully develop his characters, including their pasts, their motives and also their mannerisms. Moreover, Williams pays special attention to the way in which the characters interact with each other, and the effects that are created as a ...