All 11 Uses of
lament
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- There is a pause/allowed by the' Lament'.†
Scene 1.1lament = express grief or regret
- The lamentation is heard very faintly.†
Scene 1.1lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- Pause: 'Lament'.†
Scene 1.1lament = express grief or regret
- The 'Lament' is heard.†
Scene 1.2
- He remains by the open shutters, looking out as the Lament in the air continues.†
Scene 1.2
- Chance: I left town before I found out I — [The lamentation music is heard.†
Scene 2.2lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- Princess [as Chance returns to her]: Chance, for God's sake, let's go now.... [The 'Lament' is in the air.†
Scene 2.2lament = express grief or regret
- All day I've kept hearing a sort of lament that drifts through the air of this place. It says, 'Lost, lost, never to be found again.'
Scene 2.2 *lament = an expression of grief
- Palm gardens by the sea and olive groves on Mediterranean islands all have that lament drifting through them.†
Scene 2.2lament = express grief or regret
- Palm Garden wind: whisper of the 'Lament'.†
Scene 3.1
- [The 'Lament' fades in, continues through the scene to the last curtain†
Scene 3.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.