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Essay / Stella, Blanche's sister, is seen in the play as a subordinate character, simply bringing clarity to her violent, vindictive husband and her sister's ever-increasing instability. However, in the film, Stella becomes a character who balances the nature of her relationship with Stanley. The actress's portrayal of Stella, through her facial and bodily expressions, presents in the film not a victim of Stella's but an active participant in Stanley's treatment of women. The aggressive nature that Stella perpetuates with Stanley changes Stella from a victim character to a character of strength and guilt. While the play created a need for compassion for this character, the film did not. Ironically, the change in the film's final scene, Stella leaving Stanley, further diminishes Stella as a victim and only reinforces her culpability in the incarceration of her sister Blanche. The director's vision and the actors' portrayals did not constitute a congruent transition from press to cinema. In this regard, I must say that the film significantly altered my perception of the characters and theme, losing the scope of the original.
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