Blanche quotations Flashcards
“incongruous…
to the setting” establishes her outsider status in elysian fields
“dressed in a white suit…
and fluffy bodice”
“stands in the…
light through the portieres” uses the light in a masculine way to her advantage.
“the music is in her…
mind. She is drinking to escape.” important stage direction, Williams confirms her insanity.
“a woman’s charm…
is fifty percent illusion.” shows full awareness of her manipulative ways
“I have always depended…
on the kindness of strangers.” full of terrible irony, strangers have never shown her kindness, reveals her reliance on others has let to this downfall.
“That man will…
destroy me.” Blanche is very aware that Stanley can and will hurt her. Tries to escape her fate, elements of Aristotelian tragedy, running from fate only confirms it further.
