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Consider the view that, ‘It is the protagonists’ deceit and secrecy that…
Consider the view that, ‘It is the protagonists’
deceit
and
secrecy
that causes their
downfall
.’
Topic 1 - Agree with view
Topic Sentence 1 - Both Blanche and the Duchess are deceitful and bury the truth in order to preserve their social status
Blanche
prop - paper lantern
'I've never had a real good look at you, Blanche'
‘I don’t tell the truth. I tell what ought to be the truth' - 'I don't want realism'
Duchess
'I'll never marry' - followed promptly by her marriage to Antonio - 'Let old wives report I winked and chose a husband'
'You have shook hands with Reputation, And made him invisible'
Critic
Malfi
She is a character of 'dignity and moral strength' - Salingar
Streetcar
'[Blanche] refuses to accept the reality of her life and attempts to live under illusion' - McGlinn
Context
Malfi
Webster crafted the Duchess in a similar mould to other tragic heroines, in that they die at some point in the play, usually at the end
Streetcar
'I am as much of a hysteric as Blanche' - Tennessee Williams
Topic 2 - Disagree with view - men's fault
Topic Sentence 2 - Both Webster and Williams could be argued to portray men as the catalyst for the downfall of the protagonists.
Bosola
Prop - apricots used to deduce whether the Duchess was pregnant or not by Bosola
Ferdinand
prop - poniard - 'I'd loathe to see't rusty'
'gives her a poniard' 'Die then, quickly!'
Stanley
'We've had this date with each other from the beginning!'
'Ticket! Back to Laurel!'
Context
Malfi
Jacobean era women were at the whims of the men around them
Streetcar
Post-WII men coming back from the war were reclaiming their laborious jobs back from the women - power shift
Critic
Malfi
'She is totally powerless in the family circle' - Fort
Streetcar
'[Blanche] is a disruption to his and Stella's relationship' - Galloway
Mitch
Attacks Blanche - 'fumbling to embrace her' - to get 'what I been missing all summer'
'Tears the paper lantern'