Context (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Context (AO3) % of total A-Level marks
Context (AO3) % of total A-Level marks
24%
Tennessee Williams' birth name and year
Tennessee Williams' birth name and year
Thomas Lanier Williams III, 1919
Characteristics of Williams' father, Cornelius
Characteristics of Williams' father, Cornelius
Alcoholic salesman from working-class background
Williams' famous quote about which character
Williams' famous quote about which character
'I am Blanche DuBois'
Year American Civil War ended, abolishing slavery
Year American Civil War ended, abolishing slavery
1865
Women's workforce % rise during WWII (from-to)
Women's workforce % rise during WWII (from-to)
From 27% to 37%
Date of Broadway premiere of Streetcar
Date of Broadway premiere of Streetcar
3rd December 1947
Award Williams won for Streetcar
Award Williams won for Streetcar
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Number of scenes (not acts) in the play
Number of scenes (not acts) in the play
Eleven scenes
What the Varsouviana Polka reflects
What the Varsouviana Polka reflects
Blanche's guilt-induced mental deterioration