Stanley Kowalski

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Stanley Kowalski is a brutish, working-class man whose volatile masculinity and conflict with his sister-in-law Blanche DuBois drive the central drama of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
male character
theatrical character
working-class character
adaptedIn A Streetcar Named Desire
surface form: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)
appearsIn A Streetcar Named Desire
brotherInLawOf Blanche DuBois
centralConflictIn A Streetcar Named Desire
centralConflictWith Blanche DuBois
creator Tennessee Williams
dramaticFunction antagonist to Blanche DuBois
catalyst of Blanche DuBois’s downfall
ethnicity Polish-American
firstAppearance A Streetcar Named Desire
surface form: A Streetcar Named Desire (1947 play)
gender male
genre drama character
languageOfWork English
medium stage
nationality American
notableScene poker night scene
“STELLA!” shouting scene
occupation factory worker
personalityTrait aggressive
brutish
dominant
jealous
possessive
volatile
portrayedBy Alec Baldwin
Anthony Quinn
Marlon Brando
Treat Williams
relationshipTypeWithStella marital
relative Blanche DuBois
residence New Orleans
settingOfActivity French Quarter
surface form: French Quarter, New Orleans
socialClass working class
spouse Stella Kowalski
symbolizes patriarchal power
raw masculinity
working-class realism
themeAssociation brutality versus refinement
class conflict
sexual power dynamics
toxic masculinity

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A Streetcar Named Desire hasCharacter Stanley Kowalski
Marlon Brando characterRole Stanley Kowalski
this entity surface form: Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire
Kowalski hasNotableFictionalBearer Stanley Kowalski
this entity surface form: Stanley Kowalski (character in "A Streetcar Named Desire")
Blanche DuBois brotherInLaw Stanley Kowalski
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire brotherInLaw Stanley Kowalski
subject surface form: Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire conflictWith Stanley Kowalski
subject surface form: Blanche DuBois
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell foilTo Stanley Kowalski
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell closeFriendOf Stanley Kowalski
The Nurse associatedWithCharacter Stanley Kowalski
subject surface form: The Nurse (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Stella Kowalski spouse Stanley Kowalski
Stella Kowalski conflictWith Stanley Kowalski
Steve Hubbell neighborOf Stanley Kowalski
Steve Hubbell friendOf Stanley Kowalski
Steve Hubbell pokerBuddyOf Stanley Kowalski
Pablo Gonzales associatedWithCharacter Stanley Kowalski
Pablo Gonzales friendOf Stanley Kowalski
Eunice Hubbell associatedWith Stanley Kowalski