Does a street car by any other name still mean the same thing?
First I have to say that I did like reading this play, it moved so fast. As much as I enjoyed reading it, I still have some mixed feelings about the characters.
I really didn't like Stanley at all. He is a horrible person. What kind of guy hits his wife? I really think he has control issues. Seriously, as soon as anyone started objecting to whatever he wanted to do or to whatever he was saying, he started hitting people and throwing stuff around. He probably knew that if he started throwing things around people would be submissive under his thumb. I thought Stella was ok, I think she just got mixed up with the wrong guy. My only question is, why does she want to stay with a man who is abusive. I guess she just doesn't want to admit the truth. I was kind of surprised that she didn't live in fear. I know I would if I had a husband that flew off the handle everytime I said something he didn't like. I felt kind of sorry for Blanche, especially after Stanley raped her and no one believed her, but I guess she lied way to many times and nobody knew what the truth really was anymore. Kind of reminds me of the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
I think Stanley has an anger problem. He can't control his anger. That's why he has to throw some staff or hit his wife. Maybe Stella loves her husband, so she can't really see who he is.
I agree with you that Stanley is a bad person. He has no right to do the things he does. He loves the power role and loves to show that he has it. It is hard for some women in the situation that Stella is in to see anything wrong. I have known a couple people in that situation and during my police internship i ran into a couple more. Some women find a strange comfort in this situation and don't want to leave. They see is as normal and don't believe there is any intentional harm being done. They see themselves as the cause of the violence. It is very sad to see because nobody deserves to be in that situation.