webster and williams

Tennessee Williams

commented on the nature of human flaws, stating: "Vanity, fear, desire, competition—all such flaws within our own egos."

Elia Kazan

"He's got things the way he wants them around there and he does not want them upset by a phony, corrupt, sick, destructive woman. This makes Stanley right!"

Bilijana Oklopčić

Blanche is "the last representative of the Old aristocracy who tries to survive in the modern world by escaping to alcohol, madness and promiscuity."

Kenneth Tyan

observed that Webster's characters "die superbly, asserting their selfhood to the last breath."

T.S. Eliot

reflected on Webster's thematic focus, noting he "was much possessed by death, and saw the skull beneath the skin."

Sean McEvoy

highlighted the Duchess's moral fortitude, stating she "lacks the moral weakness which the Greek philosopher had claimed the tragic protagonist must possess."

Williams -On the essence of his work

"My major theme for my work is the destructive impact of society on the sensitive non-conformist individual."

Williams -On Blanche DuBois

"Blanche is a delicate, sensitive, talented woman who is seeking some protection against the world. She is at the end of her rope."

Williams -On Stanley Kowalski

"He’s the only straightforward character in the play. He’s the only one with no real sense of guilt."

Williams -On the play’s emotional weight

"Streetcar is a cry of pain. It is the tragedy of a misfit, but it is also the tragedy of a world that does not accept misfits."