A Streetcar Named Desire

Question 1

What are the key events in scene 1 of streetcar?

Answer 1

Stanley throws meat at Stella
Blanche arrives, speech on Belle Reve being lost + death
Tries to flirt with Stanley

Question 2

What are the key events in scene 2 of streetcar?

Answer 2

Day of the poker night
Stella tells Stanley about losing Belle Reve
Stanley thinks he’s been swindled + confronts Blanche
Revealed that Stella is pregnant

Question 3

What are the key events in scene 3 of streetcar?

Answer 3

Poker Night
Stanley hits (x2) and shouts at Stella + throws radio out the window
Mitch flirts with Blanche - paper lantern
Stella returns to Stanley

Question 4

What are the key events in scene 4 of streetcar?

Answer 4

Stella is happy and reveals how she loves Stanley’s aggression - stories from wedding night ect.
Blanche makes a speech on Stanley being an ape and the modern world - overheard by Stanley

Question 5

What are the key events in scene 5 of streetcar?

Answer 5

Blanche writes letter to Shep Huntleigh
Eunice + Steve argues - noone reacts
Stanley asks Blanche about Shaw
Blanche’s ‘leaky roofs’ speech to Stella
Blanche kisses the Young Man
Mitch arrives

Question 6

What are the key events in scene 6 of streetcar?

Answer 6

Blitch
Blanche refuses Mitch’s advances
Mitch asks what her age is
Blanche reveals her past- gay husband shot himself in casino with polka music playing
Mitch comforts her

Question 7

What are the key events in scene 7 of streetcar?

Answer 7

Blanche’s Birthday (1)
Blanche is in bath - only a paper moon
Stanley reveals Blanches past to Stella
relationship with 17 y/o boy
stayed at the Flamingo hotel- prostitute
ticket back to Laurel

Question 8

What are the key events in scene 8 of streetcar?

Answer 8

Blanche’s Birthday (2)
Mitch is not there
Stanley yells at Blanche + Stella
Stanley gives her the bus ticket
Stella shouts at Stanley
Stella goes into labour

Question 9

What are the key events in scene 9 of streetcar?

Answer 9

Stella and Stanley have gone to the hospital
Mitch arrives drunk and says Blanche is too dirty to be with
Blanche kicks him out and drinks more

Question 10

What are the key events in scene 10 of streetcar?

Answer 10

Stanley comes home
Blanche is lying about leaving with Shep
Blanche calls Stanley a pig
Stanley corners Blanche and rapes her

Question 11

What are the key events in scene 11 of streetcar?

Answer 11

Poker Night - part 2
Blanche is bathing + is revealed that they know about what Stanley has done
Mitch tries to hit Stanley
Blanche gets taken away by a doctor
Stella returns to Stanley

Question 12

What is the tragic purpose of scene 1?

Answer 12

to introduce the characters + their background

Question 13

What is the tragic purpose of scene 2?

Answer 13

to create tension between Stanley and Blanche
show Stanley’s potential to dig into her past

Question 14

What is the tragic purpose of scene 3?

Answer 14

to show Stanley’s ability to be violent
create hope for Blanche with Mitch

Question 15

What is the tragic purpose of scene 4?

Answer 15

to create further tension between Stanley and Blanche
give Stanley a reason to dig into her past

Question 16

What is the tragic purpose of scene 5?

Answer 16

create tension
show how Blanche needs Mitch to escape
hint at Blanche’s past

Question 17

What is the tragic purpose of scene 6?

Answer 17

to create hope for Blanche - makes the tragedy worse

Question 18

What is the tragic purpose of scene 7?

Answer 18

diminish hope for Blanche
build up to the climax

Question 19

What is the tragic purpose of scene 8?

Answer 19

building up to the climax

Question 20

What is the tragic purpose of scene 9?

Answer 20

destroy the hope for Blanche’s positive ending
build up to the climax and show that she’s at her most vulnerable

Question 21

What is the tragic purpose of scene 10?

Answer 21

tragic climax
destroy all hope for Blanche

Question 22

What is the tragic purpose of scene 11?

Answer 22

resolution of the play
shows the effects of all the actions