her old movie star traits. She is bossy. Chance: You like to give orders, dont you?Princess: Its something I seem to be used to(Williams, Sweet Bird, 31)She is also aware of her appearance and concerned about it like any movie star would be.Princess: What did you call me?Chance: Plump ladyPrincess: Why do you call me that? Have I let go of my figure?(Williams, Sweet Bird, 28)The twist in the Princess character is how she uses her knowledge of failure against Chance in the end of the play. Her philosophy is that ...a decline in artistic power is inevitably linked with waning physical beauty...(Adler, 84). She believes that once you are old, you are finished. At the end of the play, she finds out that she has in fact made a successful come-back and then tells Chance that he has no hope of getting famous now because he is too old. Chance, youve gone past something you couldnt afford to go past; your time, your youth, youve passed it. Its all you had and youve had it.(Williams, Sweet Bird, 120). This is somewhat twisted considering the fact that only hours earlier she was telling herself the same thing. It is also obvious that she is heavily influenced by society. She let them tell her she was too old and now she is letting them tell her she is young again.Through these two complex female characters, Williams is able to shatter societys facade of women. He shows that women are not always capable of being the beautiful, distinguished females that they are expected to be. Blanche tried so hard that she finally broke down and was taking to an asylum. Princess let society lead her from fame to failure and then back again, probably to repeat the same pattern. Both were strongly influenced by society and Williams proved, especially in Blanches case that a woman can only live up to so much....
