Female Entrapment Flashcards
‘When he comes back i cry on his lap like a baby’
The simile shows Stella’s reliance and desire for Stanley - she is dependent on him like a child
‘He sizes women up at a glance’
Foreshadowing possibly - he objectifies women - suggests maybe he has had a plan for Blanche from the very beginning
‘Blanche is bathing’
Bathing is a motif throughout the play to depict Blanche’s desperation to be clean and pure
‘There is a sound of a blow, Stella cries out’
Stanley is reasserting his dominance over Stella as she has threaten his position as ‘master of the house’
‘Poker shouldn’t be played in a house with women’
Poker is symbolic of masculinity and control - rather sexist remark as it paints women as inferior and emotional
‘My baby dolls left me’
The epithet depicts how Stanley sees Stella as subservient and reliant to him
‘Narcotized tranquillity’
This suggests she seems like she has been drugged - drugged on desire
‘Stanley doesn’t give me a regular allowance he likes to pay bills himself’
Stanley again is taking control of Stella by making her financially reliant on him - she basically can’t afford to live without him
‘Seductive - put on soft colours, colours of butterfly wings and glow’
Soft colours suggests pinks and purples which are associated with femininity - Blanche is using her sexuality and manipulating it to appease men
‘Men don’t admit your existence unless you’re making love to them’
This portrays men as almost childlike - women are like toys to them that they can play with but then discard
‘Varsouviana’
Becomes a motif of Blanche’s past and Allan’s death
‘Your sister’s was one of the places called ‘Out of Bounds’
Blanche’s sexual manner has got her into a lot of trouble - causing her to be ostracised from society
‘People like you abused her and forced her to change’
Men abusing their powers over women - Stella is protecting Blanche like an older sister would
‘Shadows are of a grotesque and menacing form’
Expressionist - creating a menacing atmosphere - Blanche knows she is in danger
‘She speaks in a horse whisper/’caught in a trap’
Blanche uses the phone as a mean of escapism as she is trapped in the apartment by Stanley