Having thought about the possible effects of props in The Duchess of Malfi and A Streetcar Named Desire let's now look at developing comparisons between pairs of props.

Choose a prop from one play as your starting point/anchor point for comparison. Then look at the list of props for the other play and see how many of those you can compare to your ‘anchor point’.

Click on the i button to see an example.

Select a play

The Duchess of Malfi

Choose a prop as your anchor point

Ferdinand’s poniard (dagger)
The wax figures of Antonio and his son.
The paper, dropped by Bosola, containing the ‘child’s nativity’.
Ferdinand’s false key to the Duchess’ bedchamber.
Lighting: the total darkness (engineered by Ferdinand) at the start of Act 4 Sc 1
The ‘echo’ heard by Antonio in Act 5 Sc 3.
The song and dance of the madmen in Act 4 Sc 2.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Choose a prop as your anchor point

Blanche’s paper lantern.
Blanche’s luggage trunk.
The Varsouviana music
The bus ticket to Laurel (bought by Stanley).
The sound of the locomotive outside Stanley’s apartment.
Blanche’s love letters.
The Poker cards and drink bottles.

Having thought about the possible effects of props in The Duchess of Malfi and A Streetcar Named let's now look at developing comparisons between pairs of props.

Choose a prop from one play as your starting point/anchor point for comparison. Then look at the list of props for the other play and see how many of those you can compare to your ‘anchor point’.

Click on the i button to see an example.

Now choose the props to compare with the anchor point and type into the boxes provided.

Blanche’s paper lantern.
Blanche’s luggage trunk.
The Varsouviana music
The bus ticket to Laurel (bought by Stanley).
The sound of the locomotive outside Stanley’s apartment.
Blanche’s love letters.
The Poker cards and drink bottles.
Ferdinand’s poniard (dagger)
The wax figures of Antonio and his son.
The paper, dropped by Bosola, containing the ‘child’s nativity’.
Ferdinand’s false key to the Duchess’ bedchamber.
Lighting: the total darkness (engineered by Ferdinand) at the start of Act 4 Sc 1
The ‘echo’ heard by Antonio in Act 5 Sc 3.
The song and dance of the madmen in Act 4 Sc 2.

Having thought about the possible effects of props in The Duchess of Malfi and A Streetcar Named let's now look at developing comparisons between pairs of props.

Choose a prop from one play as your starting point/anchor point for comparison. Then look at the list of props for the other play and see how many of those you can compare to your ‘anchor point’.

Click on the i button to see an example.