A Streetcar Named Desire – A Tragic Hero

in that location are nine types of heroes in this world, each of them with their own unique stories, plots, cliches etc. Among those is the classic sad hero, wizard who is destined to fail no matter what. In a Streetcar Named Desire, the tragical hero is Blanche Dubois, an senescence Southern Belle living in a state of perpetual panic about her fading beauty. In this essay it give be discussed what retraces Blanche a tragic hero and how she compares to a representative tragic hero.A typical tragic hero is first and foremost, born of noble stature. This gives the hero something to supervene from, so they stand fall from bedeck (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 existence declare a woman of loose morals. This was because years earlier, Blanches hubby committed suicide after she verbalised her disgust on his sexuality. She later had many affairs trying to numb her grief on the remainder of her husband.The randomness condition for a tragic hero is what is called Hamartia, a tragic disfigure 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 expect more attractive and younger-which in her mind is the yet way a man will chouse her. She does this with Harold 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 blow of fortune, peripeteia, is when the gold 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 township and is losing her beauty. She apply to be a wealthy and beautiful Southern belle with a loving family and kind husband nevertheless 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 thatcan non be reversed. In other words, no matter what the hero tries or does their fate is sealed. Blanches fate is inevitable, all batch 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 thought condolence or fear after witnessing the downfall of the tragic hero, catharsis. This is because the penalization dealt to the hero is not in all deserved, the punishment far exceeds the crime. Blanche was a sad and confused woman who was looking for comfort and some i to purpose sustainment of her.She lied and manipulated people to try and get the happy life she wanted only that did not slopped she deserved to be raped, abandoned by her own sister and publicly humiliated. Blanche herself said It deli berate cruelty is the one inexcusable thing in my opinion and it is the one thing I have never, never been bloodguilty of. (Williams, paroxysm 10 Pg 126)Anagnoririsis is the recognition or discovery made by the tragic hero, the point in clipping when the hero realizes what went price and why. Most other tragedies like Hamlet and Mcbeth feature this but this does not encounter to Blanche.In the end Blanche was sent to a mental institution, she never gained any crawl inledge 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 savage and others move 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 unload from grace. The lowest scene in which Blanche utters her most famous line I have always depended on the forgivingness of strangers., is the sad culmination of Blanches vanity and total 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 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, Blanches 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 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 losing 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 reverse d. 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 farexceeds 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 publicly humiliated. Blanche herself said 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 and 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 I have always depended on the kindness of strangers., is the sad culminati on of Blanches vanity and total dependence on men for happiness.