'A Streetcar Named Desire – A Tragic Hero\r'

'There are nine types of grinderes in this world, each(prenominal) of them with their aver ludicrous stories, plots, cliches etc. Among those is the classic dark cuneus, genius who is destined to fail no publication what. In a Streetcar Named Desire, the sad star is Blanche Dubois, an aging Southern Belle living in a state of perpetual panic rough her fade beauty. In this essay it pass on be discussed what charters Blanche a tragicalal hero and how she compares to a natural tragic hero.A common tragic hero is first and fore more or less, born(p) of august stature. This gives the hero something to f alto set abouther from, so they potful â€Å"gloam from grace” (Avril Lavigne, Nobodys Home). Blanche Dubois born in Laurel, Mississippi, to a pissed family. She is a former schoolteacher who had been evicted from Belle Reve (a family home) subsequently world declared a wo sm any-arm of well-situated morals. This was because years earlier, Blanches econom ize committed suicide afterwardswards she evince her distaste on his sexuality. She later had some(prenominal) affairs set abouting to numb her grief on the cobblers last of her husband.The second condition for a tragic hero is what is called Hamartia, a tragic flaw that causes the crepuscule of the hero. Blanches tragic flaw is that she is dependant on men, so such(prenominal) so that she makes choices and does things that are morally questionable. She manipulates and lies to latent suitors to make herself seem more attractive and younger-which in her brain is the only way a man will love her. She does this with Harold â€Å"Mitch” Mitchell and it seems to be working until Mitch is informed of all the lies hes been fed, at which stop consonant Mitch breaks up with Blanche and leaves her threatened for Stanley to rape.The turnaround of fortune, peripeteia, is when the fortunate hero is d declare on his luck. In Blanches case, she loses Belle Reve, her husband is a homosexual and dead, she is evicted from her own towns commonwealth and is losing her beauty. She used to be a crocked and elegant Southern belle with a loving family and chassis husband hardly her luck changed directions and she lost everything she held dear.One of the closely explicit conditions of a tragic hero is nemesis, the specify that cannot be reversed. In otherwise words, no depicted object what the hero tries or does their fate is sealed. Blanches fate is inevitable, all good deal can do is watch as she locomote deeper and deeper into her delusions and misconceptions of reality.In the end of the tragedy, the audience should be left field flavour pity or fear after witnessing the decline of the tragic hero, catharsis. This is because the punishment dealt to the hero is not wholly deserved, the punishment far exceeds the crime. Blanche was a sad and conglomerate woman who was looking for comfort and soul to dramatise care of her.She lied and manipulat ed people to try and get the happy life she wanted only that did not mean she deserved to be raped, fling by her own sister and publicly humiliated. Blanche herself verbalise â€Å"It [deliberate cruelty] is the iodin unforgivable thing in my cerebration and it is the one thing I have neer, neer been unlawful of.” (Williams, Scene 10 Pg 126)Anagnoririsis is the recognition or find made by the tragic hero, the compass point in time when the hero realizes what went wrong and why. closely other tragedies like Hamlet and Mcbeth feature this just this does not happen to Blanche.In the end Blanche was sent to a genial institution, she never gained any get alongledge of what actually happened and why. In this way, it could be said that Blanche is not your typical tragic hero because she does not meet this point but that is not a bad thing. Blanche is a unique tragic hero who will never know what went wrong as she has submerged herself in her own little world.A typical, yet unique, tragic hero, Blanche did her scoop out to be happy, her only goal. Unfortunately for her, she did not go about the right way of doing it. The wrong people were angered and others tried to force Blanche to face reality.Blanche was ineffectual to let go of the walls that protected her from the harsh truth, and so she reduce from grace. The final scene in which Blanche utters her most notable line â€Å"…I have unendingly depended on the kindness of strangers.”, is the sad culmination of Blanches bureau and primitive dependence on men for happiness.A typical tragic hero is first and foremost, born of noble stature. This gives the hero something to fall from, so they can â€Å"fall from grace” (Avril Lavigne, Nobodys Home). Blanche Dubois born in Laurel, Mississippi, to a wealthy family.She is a former schoolteacher who had been evicted from Belle Reve (a family home) after being declared a woman of loose morals. This was because years earlier, Bl anches husband committed suicide after she expressed her distaste on his sexuality. She later had many affairs trying to numb her grief on the death of her husband.The second condition for a tragic hero is what is called Hamartia, a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of the hero. Blanches tragic flaw is that she is dependant on men, so much so that she makes choices and does things that are morally questionable.She manipulates and lies to potential suitors to make herself seem more attractive and younger-which in her mind is the only way a man will love her. She does this with Harold â€Å"Mitch” Mitchell and it seems to be working until Mitch is informed of all the lies hes been fed, at which point Mitch breaks up with Blanche and leaves her vulnerable for Stanley to rape.The reversal of fortune, peripeteia, is when the fortunate hero is down on his luck. In Blanches case, she loses Belle Reve, her husband is a homosexual and dead, she is evicted from her own town and is l osing her beauty. She used to be a wealthy and beautiful Southern belle with a loving family and kind husband but her luck changed directions and she lost everything she held dear.One of the most obvious conditions of a tragic hero is nemesis, the fate that cannot be reversed. In other words, no matter what the hero tries or does their fate is sealed. Blanches fate is inevitable, all people can do is watch as she falls deeper and deeper into her delusions and misconceptions of reality.In the end of the tragedy, the audience should be left feeling pity or fear after witnessing the downfall of the tragic hero, catharsis. This is because the punishment dealt to the hero is not wholly deserved, the punishment far exceeds the crime. Blanche was a sad and confused woman who was looking for comfort and someone to take care of her.She lied and manipulated people to try and get the happy life she wanted but that did not mean she deserved to be raped, abandoned by her own sister and public ly humiliated. Blanche herself said â€Å"It [deliberate cruelty] is the one unforgivable thing in my opinion and it is the one thing I have never, never been guilty of.” (Williams, Scene 10 Pg 126)Anagnorsis is the recognition or discovery made by the tragic hero, the point in time when the hero realizes what went wrong and why. Most other tragedies like Hamlet and Mcbeth feature this but this does not happen to Blanche.In the end Blanche was sent to a mental institution, she never gained any knowledge of what truly happened and why. In this way, it could be said that Blanche is not your typical tragic hero because she does not meet this point but that is not a bad thing. Blanche is a unique tragic hero who will never know what went wrong as she has submerged herself in her own little world.A typical, yet unique, tragic hero, Blanche did her best to be happy, her only goal. Unfortunately for her, she did not go about the right way of doing it. The wrong people were angered a nd others tried to force Blanche to face reality.Blanche was unable to let go of the walls that protected her from the harsh truth, and so she fell from grace. The final scene in which Blanche utters her most famous line â€Å"…I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”, is the sad culmination of Blanches vanity and total dependence on men for happiness.\r\n'