A Streetcar Named Desire Quote Analysis
The quote “Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength....” By, Henry Ward Beecher is a quote to agree with. This is because, if an individual uses all their strength, and puts it into something and tries their hardest to do the best that they can do, then thats greatness because that individual put all they had into something. All that matters is how that strength and power is used by the individual. Two works of literature that support this quote are “A Street Car Named Desire” By, Tennessee Williams and “Macbeth.” By, William Shakespeare. In the play write “A Street Car Named Desire” there are many examples of greatness and power in characters in which they weren't strong but they knew how to use the power and strength that they had and others didn’t know how to use their strength and power.
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Stanley was the man of the house and due to the time period most men or husbands had that title of having more power and strength. But Stanley wasn’t really the type of man you would say is full of greatness although he is strong both mentally and physically he uses his strength in the wrong way. When Stella (Stanley’s wife) told Stanley to stop playing poker with his friends for the night and to wrap it up Stanley got angry and couldn’t control himself and winded up hitting Stella square in the face. Although Stanley was drunk at that point in time this is one of the reasons of how Stanley uses his Strength and power the wrong
Stanley was the man of the house and due to the time period most men or husbands had that title of having more power and strength. But Stanley wasn’t really the type of man you would say is full of greatness although he is strong both mentally and physically he uses his strength in the wrong way. When Stella (Stanley’s wife) told Stanley to stop playing poker with his friends for the night and to wrap it up Stanley got angry and couldn’t control himself and winded up hitting Stella square in the face. Although Stanley was drunk at that point in time this is one of the reasons of how Stanley uses his Strength and power the wrong