A Streetcar Named Desire Page 3

The merger of Eros and Thanatos in A Streetcar Named Desire Death and desire have been linked closely together of all time since Freud identified Eros ( the inherent aptitude of life. love and gender ) and Thanatos ( the inherent aptitude of decease and devastation ) as two coinciding and conflicting thrusts within human…

Aristotle stated “the structure of the best tragedy should…be… complex” representing” incidents arousing pity and fear “. It’s understood that the focus of tragedy is human suffering and a tragedy must be accessible to audiences, creating a shared catharsis. Although Aristotle refers to classical tragedies, a domestic tragedy like “A Streetcar Named Desire” ensures a…

Tennessee Williams states in the introduction of A Streetcar Named Desire that, “… once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle you are equipped with the basic means of salvation”. Streetcar passionately embraces Williams’ words; conflict is what makes this play so human and transcendent. The characters are portrayed as complex individuals…