Wednesday, March 2, 2011 9:16 PM

Streetcar is enormously well-supported online. This page provides an overview of the most substantial / worthwhile ones I have found. I make the distinction here between what has substance and what is worthwhile because the Sparks / Cliffs / Pink Monkey Notes etc while containing much content, tend to provide flimsy or superficial commentary and analysis.

Be sure to visit links to Stage Drama (under construction) for an understanding of basic concepts.

Study Guide pdf's (Each is a downloadable pdf or portable document folder.)

1. A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET EDITION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE By ROBERTC. SMALL, JR., Ed.D., Radford University.pdf
   
2. A Streetcar Named Desire : the play compared to the film.pdf
   
3. A Streetcar Named Desire questions.pdf
   

Links to other sites

1. http://www.norwich-school.org.uk/school/e
2. eetcar relevant essays, school sites and University sites
3. http://www.campusnut.com/book.cfm?article_id=341
   Historical context - great! Interesting Harvard student site in general.

Study Notes

1. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc9w1.html
   Basic summary of scenes; synopsis of the play; simple biography of Williams.

2. http://www.bookrags.com/notes/snd/
   Very comprehensive. Content listed below.
   · Author/Context
   · Plot Summary
   · Characters
   · Objects
   · Quotes
   · Topic Tracking
   - Lies/Honesty
   - Loneliness
   - Opposing Backgrounds
   - Sexuality
   - Violence

3. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-115.html
   Once again, comprehensive breadth, though lacking depth and sophistication. Contents listed below. Beware of one-stop shopping.
   About the Playwright
   About the Play
   Introduction
   List of Characters
   A Brief Synopsis
   Summaries and Commentaries
   Scene 1
   Scene 2
   Scene 3
   Scene 4
   Scene 5
   Scene 6
   Scene 7
   Scene 8
   Scene 9
   Scene 10
   Scene 11
   Character Analyses
   Blanche DuBois
   Stanley Kowalski
   Stella Kowalski
   Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
   Study Help
   Quiz
   Essay Questions

4. http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/desire/about.html
   Comprehensive; this site tends to be a cut above some of the other study Notes sites. Classic Notes is a site worth returning to for revision in all areas of English.
   * About Tennessee Williams
   * About A Streetcar Named Desire
   * Character List
   * Major Themes
   * Short Summary
   * Entire Summary and Analysis
   * Summary and Analysis of Scenes 1-2
   * Summary and Analysis of Scenes 3-4
   * Summary and Analysis of Scenes 5-6
   * Summary and Analysis of Scenes 7-8
   * Summary and Analysis of Scenes 9-11
   * Links
   * Essays
   * Author of ClassicNote and Sources
   * Test Yourself! 40 Question Quiz

5. http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmStreetcar02.asp
   A Streetcar Named Desire Message Board
   Download a Printable Version of this Booknote
   Key Literary Elements
   • Preface
   • Setting
   • Characters
   • Conflict
   • Plot
   • Themes
   • Mood
   • Background Information
   • Historical/Literary Information
   • Quotes
   Scene summaries with Notes
   • Scene 1
   • Scene 2
   • Scene 3
   • Scene 4
   • Scene 5
   • Scene 6
   • Scene 7
   • Scene 8
   • Scene 9
   • Scene 10
   • Scene 11
   Overall Analyses
   • Characters
   • Themes
   • The Play as a Tragedy
   • Symbolism, Imagery, and Irony in the Play
   • The Title of the Play
   Questions
   • Study Questions
   Comment
   • Comment on the Study of Literature

6. http://bshsenglishclassroom.homestead.com/files/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_Study_Guide.htm
   Outsatnding series of questions; includes some interesting thematic analysis.

7. http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/Streetcar.html
   As above; very brief.
   Setting, characters, conflicts, themes, issues, commentary.

8. http://www.novelguide.com/Streetcar/themeanalysis.html
   Streetcar theme

9. http://www.novelguide.com/Streetcar/metaphoranalysis.html
   Streetcar symbols and motifs
   

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