English Important Quotes Flashcards
Tennessee Williams quote
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
Tennessee Williams, second quote
Only one major theme, the destructive impact of society on the sensitive nonconformist individual
Tennessee Williams quote three
I must find characters who correspond to my own tensions
Blanche non-conformity scene one
Her appearance is incongruous to this setting
Blanche white dress quotes
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
Paper lantern quotes
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