Original - anglais
A Streetcar named Desire
Tennessee Williams Etats Unis
Écrit en 1947

Résumé ou extrait

The arrival of Blanche upsets her sister and brother-in-law's system of mutual dependence. Stella's concern for her sister's well-being emboldens Blanche to hold court in the Kowalski apartment, infuriating Stanley and leading to conflict in his relationship with his wife. Blanche and Stanley are on a collision course, and Stanley's friend and Blanche's would-be suitor Mitch, will get trampled in their path. Stanley discovers Blanche's past through a co-worker who travels to Laurel frequently, and he confronts her with the things she has been trying to put behind her, partly out of concern that her character flaws may be damaging to the lives of those in her new home, just as they were in Laurel, and partly out of a distaste for pretense in general. However, his attempts to "unmask" her are predictably cruel and violent. Their final confrontation—a rape—results in Blanche's nervous breakdown. Stanley has her committed to a mental institution, and in the closing moments, Blanche utters her signature line to the kindly doctor who leads her away: "Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers", reminding us of one of the flaws that has led her to this pointrelying too heavily on the attentions of men to fulfill and rescue her.

Nombre de personnages

homme(s) : 7

femme(s) : 7

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2004 Etats Unis

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Auteur

Tennessee Williams

Etats Unis
 
Traduction
français
France
Desprats Jean-Michel
 
français
France
Besset Jean-Marie
 
français
France
Famchon Isabelle