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What are many of the characters based on?
Williams’ family (Blanche:mother, Father:Stanley Sister:Blanche)
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Williams has a sense of….
…nostalgia for the past
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SCND is set in…
….post war america
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the play shows the decline of….
….the old south and the rise of the new south
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There is a sense of…
….social hypocrisy
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ASND is a
modern tragedy
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A key characteristic of a SCND is
social realism
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What is plastic theatre?
utilises props, sound, stage direction, and costume to present poetic truths through symbolism
