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Set of fully comprehensive revision notes covering context in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

Detailed notes made to an A* grade A-Level standard.

Includes:

  • Social context
  • Writing context
  • Authorial context - Williams’ life
  • North/South divide
  • Distinctive temperaments of Northerners and Southerners in America
  • References and allusions to the North/South divide within the play.
  • Moments in the play relevant to contextual knowledge
  • Blanche as an embodiment of the South

Set out in a clear, logical and helpful format:

  • Sections colour-coded according to scene - with a key in the header.
  • Quotes clearly indicated.
  • Important details emboldened.
  • Sections separated by clear, collapsible headings.
  • Descriptive sub-headings throughout.

Useful and important information to have for high-grade study of this play at A-Level standard.

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