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- - - - -Stanley reaches no anagnorisis of his own in the same way that Othello does not in 'Othello'. He chooses to ignore his responsibility in the tragedy, yet he does not even recognise it as a tragedy, showing his utter remorselessness and brutality. This creates a sense of great unease because Stanley represents hyper-masculine and domineering men, but also the idea of 'new men'- he is an immigrant of humble origin making his way in a new cosmopolitan society that is meant to be progressive but William shows the terrible irony of this. "When the telephone rings and they say 'You've got a son!' I'll tear this off and wave it like a flag!" Stanley's wish for a son shows how his brutal, animalistic and misogynistic views will continue for another generation, creating more unease.
        
        "He Kneels beside her and his fingers find the opening of her blouse. Now now, love. Now love" Stanley continues his base animalistic ways with no remorse.
      - Stella does not complete anagnorisis because she does not accept the truth of Stanley's character and chooses life with him over saving her sister. This is partly because without Stanley, Stella would not be a social mobile woman, Stanley is the provider in a patriarchal society. "What have they done to my sister! Oh God, what have I done to my sister?" However, she chooses to stay with Stanley. Blanche has told her of Stanley's rape "I couldn't believe her story and go on living with Stanley"
      - Eunice does not complete anagnorisis because she also refuses to acknowledge the truth and brutality of Stanley's actions. "Don't ever believe it. Life has to go on. No matter what happens, you've got to keep on going" Both Eunice and Stella ignore Blanche's truth, showing the silencing of women in society and the predisposition to trust men, but also highlighting through the phrase "life has to go on" that Stella must rely on Stanley for livlihood, because of patriarchal constructs. Therefore part of the multifaceted tragedy lies in the silencing of vulnerable women, and the tragedy of patriarchal conventions and what they impose upon women. All women are victims of the patriarchy.
      - Blanche does not complete anagnorisis, and through a psychoanalytic lens, this could be because she is mentally unstable, disillusioned by imagination, and has completely slipped from reality. This is because she has been constantly over and over again denied the love that she craves, whilst attempting to wear a facade of light austerity. "I have always relied on the kindness of strangers" Is Blanche's final tragic line, exposing the utter brutality of society and the exploitation and mistreatment of the vulnerable. Blanche is almost infantalised in Scene 11, showing the level of mental disingtegration she is facing, and to a Modern Audience and a 1950s audience, this would evoke pathos and be deeply disturbing.