Imagine that you have been asked to direct “A Streetcar named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. How would you present the play?

Although Stanley doesn't seem to have a good education and upbringing, he is actually much smarter than he first appears, as he is the first person to see right through Blanche when he first finds out that they've lost Belle Reve. He clearly knows his rights and knows of the Napoleonic Code. He states, "It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when your swindled under the Napoleonic code I'm swindled too. And I don't like to be swindled." This clearly shows what a demanding character Stanley is and that he doesn't like to be made a fool of. This is when Stanley's character begins to change, because he gets suspicious.

Stanley is also a very dominating character. He has a greed for power. He shows this on many occasions in the play. He clearly shows this in Scene Two, "Since when did you give me orders?" He is obviously the man of the house and makes all the decisions. He is also the provider of the house, as shown in Scene One when he throws some meat at her. He wants a wife to have his dinner in front of him whenever he likes. "How about my supper huh? I'm not going to no Galatories for supper!" He feels threatened when Blanche arrives and says to Stella that they can have the coloured lights on once again when Blanche leaves.

Stanley's the type of person who likes to get to the point, as he says "lay their cards on the table." He's not the type of person who gives compliments to women as he stated, "I never met a woman that didn't know if she was good-looking or not without being told, and some of them give themselves credit for more than they've got. I was went out with a doll who said to me, 'I am the glamorous type, I am the glamorous type!' I said 'So what?'" He shows his dominance over Blanche when she is flirting with him and he doesn't flirt back.

Stanley is a very brutal character. One example of this is when he throws the radio out of the window, because he didn't have control. He also beat his pregnant wife at the poker night. The main part when the true character of Stanley is seen is when he rapes Blanche. She repeatedly describes Stanley and his world as brutish, ape-like, rough and uncivilised. He doesn't like it when Blanche insults him, in Scene eight, "That's how I'll clear the table! (He seizes her arm.) Don't ever talk that way to me! "Pig-Polack-disgusting-vulgar-greasy!" This might be what offends Stanley the most and what drives him into raping her.

Stella is the victim in this play as she suffers the most. She is the younger sister of Blanche and the wife of Stanley. She left her wealthy family for Stanley and now she is stuck between her sister and the father of her unborn baby. Stella has a gentle nature and tries her best to keep her husband happy. Blanche dominates Stella and this is clearly shown in Scene One when they first meet. Blanche is basically the only person in the conversation, as she doesn't give Stella a chance to speak, "You haven't given me a chance to honey!" Blanche doesn't even let Stella finish off her sentences and interrupts on many occasions and on one asking for some liquor. Stanley also dominates Stella. He treats her like he owns her. When Stella asks them to stop playing poker he slaps her on the thigh, which represents sexual control over her.

Although Stanley is violent with Stella there is a strong bond between them two. Stella easily forgives Stanley, mainly because he's the father of her baby. In Scene Four she tells Stella, "He didn't know what he was doing...He was as good as a lamb when I came back and he's really very, very ashamed of himself."

Stella is also suspicious about Blanche, but is not intrusive and thinks that she will tell her why she left her job and came to live with them. Stella is worried about Blanche, because of her fear of being alone and being around light and her obsession with her looks. She is always nice to Blanche and encourages Stanley to be more considerate towards her.

When Stella is with her sister she goes back to some of her older attitudes and she and Blanche enjoy making fun of the wives of Stanley's friends, "with girlish laughter." In Scene Eleven when Blanche is taken away by the doctor Stella feels guilty and believes that it's her fault, as she had left Belle Reve putting all the responsibility on Blanche.