“A Streetcar Named Desire” is arguably the greatest American tragedy ever written, this is undoubtedly due to Williams' skills as a playwright and the subtlety of the techniques that he uses to attract the audience. in, let them guess, engaged and above all; to help further evoke catharsis and show that the protagonist, "Miss Dubois", was tainted from the start. One of the main techniques Williams uses is his ability to write in a poetic style, for a number of reasons. , helps intensify the tragedy and further suggests that Blanche's clearly flawed character will have her tragic reward. The poetic style in which Tennessee Williams writes, in addition to allowing him to tell his play without the interference of the censors of the time, also helps to shed a different light on what would otherwise have been written too bluntly; there is not a single moment where Williams says that Blanches' deceased husband was gay - instead, he simply chooses to leave subtle hints in the minds of the audience that "suggests" as poses to "inform" them “that there was something different about the boy.” , a nervousness, a gentleness and a tenderness that were not at all masculine.” By leaving much of what happens to interpretation, the mind cannot help but wonder; the audience is forced to form an opinion - this helps to intensify the tragedy as the audience is encouraged to form a point of view, thus helping to evoke sympathy for Blanche as the audience is able to see deeper into her character and is drawn in further into the room. This makes the audience think and helps show that Blanche will eventually become a tragic victim, as it helps highlight her flaws in a way that can be interpreted in multiple ways, showing that each of her fl...... middle of paper... gesture. The scenes illustrate that Blanche is not of a normal character - she seems nervous and not in her right mind. Seeing Blanche alone is an effective way of representing the character: we see her as an individual entity, which she is. as without the influence of other characters or the limits of one's social morality; this helps emphasize how vulnerable she is under the competitive “act” she puts on for the other characters. In conclusion, many of the dramatic techniques used by Williams are aimed at and greatly help to emphasize the fact that Blanche, due to many external factors eroding, aggravating and enlarging her already exposed dramatic flaws, would and was always going to bring about her downfall - her downfall tragedy of grace to madness was inevitable; it was just catalyzed by destiny from day one.