The Greek tragedian Aeschylus once wrote that "a god implants himself in mortal guilt every time he wants to completely confound a house", and as the creator of A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams is no exception. Blanche DuBois' guilt makes possible the emotional, tragic, and often extreme circumstances of the play. Williams creates Blanche's vulnerabilities, including her dependence on others and her inability to cope with reality, so that her guilt over Allan's death becomes the primary cause of her promiscuous, neurasthenic behavior. and his ultimate fall. Blanche's guilt, the main force leading to her downfall, stems from her involvement in the circumstances surrounding the suicide of her husband Allan. After finding her husband with another man and realizing that he is homosexual, Blanche initially acts as if nothing had happened. However, at a ball that evening, she says the words that cause Allan to separate from her and commit suicide: "I saw!" I know! You disgust me…” (204). Thus, Blanche sees herself as the cause of Allan's death. As Bert Cardullo explains in his study of compassion in Streetcar, Blanche is not actually haunted by her husband's homosexuality (89). In fact, his greatest regret, in the words of Leonard Berkman, is that his “unreserved expression of disgust” was the cause of his suicide (qtd. in Cardullo 89). These critics are right to recognize that Blanche's reaction is the main source of her guilt, but they forget to mention what this shows about Blanche's love for Allan. Because she is more devastated by her loss than by her homosexuality, the reader can infer that her love for Allan was pure and unconditional, which contrasts with her later merely physical relationships with men. This situation is in the middle of paper...... Williams. Bloom's Modern Critical Views. Ed. Harold Bloom. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 1987. 9-11. Print.Mood, John J. “The Structure of a Streetcar Named Desire.” Ball State University Forum 14 (1973): 9-10. Rep. in student theater. Ed. David Galens and Lynn M. Spampinato. Flight. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 294-96. Print.Riddel, Joseph N. “A Streetcar Named Desire – Nietzsche Going Down.” »Tennessee Williams. Bloom's Modern Critical Views. Ed. Harold Bloom. Philadelphia: Chelsea, 1987. 13-22. Print. “Tennessee Williams.” Critical investigation of the theater. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Flight. 6. Pasadena: Salem, 1994. 2569-2577. Print. Williams, Tennessee. A tram named Désir. Pieces of our time. Ed. Bennett Cerf. New York: Random House, 1967. 145-235. Print. Woolway, Joanne. Drama for students. Ed. David Galens and Lynn M. Spampinato. Flight. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 292-94. Print.