A Streetcar Named Desire - Context
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What is plastic theatre?
Theatre including everything on the stage to enhance characters' themes and actions.
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What types of language does plastic theatre use?
Lyrical and poetic language.
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Where was plastic theatre first established?
In production notes to The Glass Menagerie.
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Where is A Streetcar Named Desire set?
New Orleans.
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In what time period is A Streetcar named Desire set?
Post-WW2.
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How did attitudes towards masculinity and femininity change after WW2?
Women were pushed into submissive and domestic roles, whilst men were perceived to have authority over the household and be more aggressive.
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What were southern belles?
Young women from the antebellum south who were expected to marry respectable men, follow societal etiquette and have sweet, flirtatious yet chaste demeanours.
