Differences Between Streetcar Named Desire Movie And Play

In Tennessee Williams Play A Streetcar Named Desire it follows the story of Blanche and Stella Dubois. The play opens with Blanche arriving in New Orleans where Stella lives taking the streetcar named desire. When she reaches where Stella is living we are introduced to Stella and her abusive husband Stanley. Throughout the plot the altercation between Blanche and Stanley continue to rise until they reach a breaking point and Blanche is forced to leave. Throughout the film many changes are chosen and made the film differ from the play to I think altogether make a lesser story than the play. Moreover, in scene one of the play Blanche is caught taking a shot of liquor by Stanley but is cut from the film. I think this takes away the suspicion of Blanche's character. She comes out of nowhere and seems like a distinguished person but lies about taking an extra shot of liquor. Furthermore, in the play the relationship of Stella and Blanche is not good. But in the film specifically in scene one they are shown to get along better and even have physical affection when

In the play it is clear that Stanley rapes Blanche and in the film the screen fades to black and is left to the audience to decide what happened. Williams stated that “Without which the play loses its meaning”. As well as “it is a pivotal, integral truth in the play”. I think that without this part of the play Blanche's downward spiral makes less sense and her being sent away loses some of its meaning. This plays into the very end as well when Stella leaves Stanley and doesn’t plan on coming back. This Contradicts the film when earlier in the story just minutes after Stanley erupts she runs back to him within minutes “He didn’t know what he was doing …He was as good as a lamb when I came back he’s really ashamed of himself”. Unlike the end where Stella says she will never go back and runs upstairs leaving Stanley to scream for