To what extent do you agree with the idea that Mitch is dramatically presented as a two-dimensional character who contributes very little to the tragic impact of the play. Even though Mitch doesn't have a major role in A Streetcar Named Desire, he's certainly not a two-dimensional character like Pablo or Steve. He is presented as a three-dimensional character because throughout the play the audience develops a sympathetic bond with him through learning his backstory and then through the way Tennessee William describes his character, "with awkward politeness", this paints a picture of someone who is trying to do what is best but fails in his attempts. It also has the effect of showing the audience that Mitch was different from the other men in the play as he is not as confident or crude and animalistic in behavior especially compared to Stanley who William describes as having "implied animal joy in his being" . The first time Blanche and Mitch meet Mitch reveals part of his tragic past, "the girl is dead now" and the fact that Mitch still carries the lighter with him shows how important the "girl" was to him. This helps create sympathy with the audience. Also from this point on we can see a tragic similarity between Mitch and Blanche because they both lost someone they loved - it seems when they were young, you can infer this because both characters use names like 'boy' and 'girl'' which have youthful connotations . With Mitch's past tragedy exposed and Mitch left vulnerable, William allows the audience to empathize with him and therefore we as an audience feel closer to him and it makes the ending tragic as we can see that he needs Blanche as much as she has need him. Public sympathy… at the heart of the card… it was the rape that finally destroyed her, not Mitch who left her. On the other hand, it can be said that although Mitch was not the reason for his final downfall, he was the one who created the circumstances for Blanche's rape. Stanley probably wouldn't have raped her if he still saw Mitch and even if he did Blanche may not have been as catatonic as when he found her and therefore could have defended herself better. To conclude, Mitch is not dramatically presented as a two-dimensional character in the play because his role is too significant and contributes too much to the tragic impact of the play for this to happen. the end of the show is tragic because we are aware that there is no hope for Blanche and we are able to recognize that Mitch was her lost hope of surviving and it failed.