Language – A01
What effects does Williams want this scene to have on the audience?
Themes – A02
Sexuality, alcoholism, violence, domestic abuse, rape, suicide, mental health and
institutionalism
Context – A03
New Orleans
Attitudes changing, melting pot
Impetuous relationships
Tennessee Williams: sister, mental institution, personal experience influences,
homosexual.
WHAT: Conflict
How language choices help to construct ideas of conflict between people and between
people and their societies?
- How do people interact?
- How do people claim power and position others in talk?
- How do people express identity?
- What communicative strategies do people use in conflict with others?
- How do different groups or individuals make themselves heard?
- How does the playwright: represent speech features, use language to create
distinctively different characters, show characters…
HOW: LGPDGP in relation to drama texts.
(15m) A01 – LGPDGP (20m) A02 – Meanings
(10m)A03 – Context
Exemplar questions:
1. Refer to Scene 9, beginning ‘Let’s turn the light on here.’ and ending ‘[BLANCHE
staggers back from the window and falls to her knees. The distant piano is slow
and blue.]’
This interaction occurs near the end of the scene. Stella and Stanley are at the hospital
while Blanche waits at the apartment. Mitch comes to see Blanche after standing her up
at her birthday party earlier in the evening. Mitch is angry with Blanche for lying to him.
Referring to these lines and other parts of the play, explore how and why Williams
presents characters’ feelings of anger at different points in the play. [45 marks]
What effects does Williams want this scene to have on the audience?
Themes – A02
Sexuality, alcoholism, violence, domestic abuse, rape, suicide, mental health and
institutionalism
Context – A03
New Orleans
Attitudes changing, melting pot
Impetuous relationships
Tennessee Williams: sister, mental institution, personal experience influences,
homosexual.
WHAT: Conflict
How language choices help to construct ideas of conflict between people and between
people and their societies?
- How do people interact?
- How do people claim power and position others in talk?
- How do people express identity?
- What communicative strategies do people use in conflict with others?
- How do different groups or individuals make themselves heard?
- How does the playwright: represent speech features, use language to create
distinctively different characters, show characters…
HOW: LGPDGP in relation to drama texts.
(15m) A01 – LGPDGP (20m) A02 – Meanings
(10m)A03 – Context
Exemplar questions:
1. Refer to Scene 9, beginning ‘Let’s turn the light on here.’ and ending ‘[BLANCHE
staggers back from the window and falls to her knees. The distant piano is slow
and blue.]’
This interaction occurs near the end of the scene. Stella and Stanley are at the hospital
while Blanche waits at the apartment. Mitch comes to see Blanche after standing her up
at her birthday party earlier in the evening. Mitch is angry with Blanche for lying to him.
Referring to these lines and other parts of the play, explore how and why Williams
presents characters’ feelings of anger at different points in the play. [45 marks]
