English Important Quotes Flashcards

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Tennessee Williams quote

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The rape of Blanche by Stanley is a pivotal integral truth in the play without which the play loses its meaning which is the ravishment of the tender the sensitive the delicate by the Savage and brutal forces of modern society

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Tennessee Williams, second quote

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Only one major theme, the destructive impact of society on the sensitive nonconformist individual

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Tennessee Williams quote three

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I must find characters who correspond to my own tensions

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Blanche non-conformity scene one

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Her appearance is incongruous to this setting

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Blanche white dress quotes

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She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice
As well as a white cloths, that suggests a moth.
Soiled and crumpled white satin evening gown

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Paper lantern quotes

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I can’t stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action

Mitch hangs up the lantern, and Blanche is able to maintain her pose of the naïve Southern belle with him, but it is only a façade

She cries out as if the paper lantern were herself

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