ASND S6 best quotes + analysis Flashcards
Blanche asks Mitch “is that _____ named desire still ______ along the tracks”
“streetcar” “grinding”
reference to desire contrasts their banal conversation
complete & analyse the quote “the one that says the ___ must entertain the ____ — or no ___!”
“lady” “gentleman” “dice”
conventional male - female contract which requires women to entertain/amuse men
Blanche looks to the sky for the “seven ____”
“sisters”
seven daughters of titan atlas transformed into stars perhaps B too wishes to become a star & escape the world
complete the quote “a girl all alone in the world has ….?
has got to keep a firm hold on her emotions or she’ll be lost!”
B’s deceit as society already views her to be “lost” rep already tarnished , women berated for their desires
what quote illustrates Mitch is sincere in his feelings towards Blanche
“I like you to be exactly the way that you are”
B toys with Mitch’s paucity of intelligence best presented when she speaks to him in French for example…
she says “voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?”
sexual relationships foregrounded in the play by T.W.
Mitch strives to impress Blanche best illustrated when he mentions his coat is “ ___ ____ ____”
“light weight alpaca”
viewed to be high quality as it is an exclusive fibre although still less expensive than cashmere
B describes Mitch to have a “very _____ physique”
“imposing”
flirts as she yearns to settle / “rest”
Blanche describes herself as having “old-_____ ideas”
“fashioned”
indicates/advocates she is a respectable lady
[she rolls her eyes, knowing he cannot see her face] here Williams ….
advises the audience not to believe Blanche
when speaking to Mitch about Stanley Blanche says “ that man is my ________! that man will ____ me”
“executioner” “destroy”
ominous foreboding
Blanche acknowledges Mitch has “ a great capacity for devotion” implying…
she can fill the void that will be left by his sick mother when she passes
Mitch is extremely self conscious/insecure in front of Blanche displayed in the quote ….
“im ashamed of the way I perspire”
finish the quote “she worries because im not ______” and give context
“settled”
men of Mitch’s age would have been expected to be married already, Mitch wants to please his mother and society
what quote from Blanches monologue in scene 6 signifies her sexual awakening
“it was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always half been in shadow”
desire is “blinding”
