A Streetcar Named Desire Flashcards
STELLA, SCENE 11:
“I couldn’t believe her story…”
“…and go on living with Stanley.”
BLANCHE, SCENE 3:
“I can’t stand a naked lightbulb,…”
“…any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.”
BLANCHE, SCENE
“And then a searchlight which had been…”
“…turned on the world was turned off again…”
BLANCHE, SCENE 9:
“I don’t want realism…”
“…I want magic!”
MITCH, SCENE 3:
“Poker should not be…”
“…played in a house with women.”
STAGE DIRECTIONS, SCENE 1:
“Her appearance is incongruous to the setting…daintily dressed…”
“…white suit…cocktail party…”
BLANCHE, SCENE 1
“I let the place go? Where were you…”
“…In bed with your - Polack!”
BLANCHE, SCENE 1:
“Open your pretty mouth and talk while I look for some liquor!…”
“…I know you must have some liquor on the place! Where could it be, I wonder?”
BLANCHE, SCENE 9
“I didn’t lie…”
“…in my heart.”
STAGE DIRECTIONS, SCENE 3:
“Stanley charges…”
“…after Stella.”
STAGE DIRECTIONS, SCENE 3:
“He breaks…”
“…into sobs.”
EUNICE, SCENE 3:
“…Same as…”
“…last time!”
BLANCHE, SCENE 4:
“Night falls and…”
“…apes gather!”
BLANCHE, SCENE 5:
“I want to kiss you—…”
“…just once—softly and sweetly on your mouth.”
MITCH, SCENE 7:
“You’re not clean enough…”
“…to bring in the house with my mother.”
