A-level English Language and Literature: Dramatic Encounters A Streetcar Named Desire

A teacher handbook, lesson powerpoints and student knowledge book for A Streetcar Named Desire for AQA A level Langauge and Literature Paper 2 Dramatic Encounters.

In this part of the subject content, students explore the ways that conflicts are presented, the meanings that can be inferred from the language use and the contextual reasons for these conflicts. As part of their study, students analyse areas relevant to the study of drama and dramatic discourse, including how playwrights:

represent natural speech features
use language to create distinctively different characters
show characters asserting power and positioning others via their language and behaviour
use the idea of conflict to create dynamic narratives and address the wider themes of the play.