Doctor, Nurse, Newspaper Boy, Mexican woman, Negro woman Flashcards
1
Q
First line of the play
A
‘She says St Barnabas would send out his dog to lick her …’ - Negro woman
- mid conversation
2
Q
Newspaper boy reaction to Blanche
A
‘Laughs uncomfortably’
‘Stands like a bashful kid’
‘Stares for a moment’
3
Q
Mexican woman
A
‘Blind Mexican woman’
‘Dark shawl’
4
Q
‘Negro’ woman rooting through bag quote
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‘Rooting excitedly through it’
5
Q
Entrance of doctor and matron quote
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‘Aura of state institution’
6
Q
Matron description
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‘Sinister figure’
‘Voice as bold and toneless as a fire bell’ simile
7
Q
Matron fingernails quote and analysis
A
‘These fingernails have to be trimmed’
Feline connotations
Repressing Blanche’s humanity, making her powerless by stripping her of identity and human rights
