Scene 1 quotes

Question 1

Stage Directions - ‘He h.. the p.. at h”

Answer 1

‘He heaves the package at her’ - sexual innuendo

Question 2

Stage Directions (Blanche) - ‘Her d… b… must a.. a st.. light’

Answer 2

‘Her delicate beauty must avoid a strong light’ - femininity, identity, illusion

Question 3

Stage Directions (Blanche) - ‘She is d.. dr.. in a w.. s.. with a f.. bodice’

Answer 3

‘She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice’ - illusion, femininity, class, money

Question 4

Stage Directions - ‘The s.. is p.. it has a ra.. ch..’

Answer 4

‘The section is poor … it has a raffish charm’ - the south

Question 5

Stage Directions - ‘B.. pi.. expresses the sp.. of the l..’

Answer 5

‘Blue piano expresses the spirit of the life’ - the south, naturalistic

Question 6

Blanche to Stella - “T.. that over-light o..! T.. that o..! I won’t be l.. at in this m.. gl..!”

Answer 6

‘Turn that over-light off! Turn that off! I won’t be looked at in this merciless glare! - identity, illusion

Question 7

Blanche to Stella - “Your s.. hasn’t t.. into a d..”

Answer 7

“Your sister hasn’t turned into a drunkard” - illusion, family

Question 8

Blanche - “Out th.. I sup.. is the ghoul-haunted w..la.. of Weir”

Answer 8

“Out there I suppose is the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir” - the south

Question 9

Stella - “N.. Or.. isn’t like ot.. cit..”

Answer 9

“New Orleans isn’t like other cities” - the south

Question 10

Blanche - [nervously tamping cigarette] “I was on the v.. of lun..”

Answer 10

[nervously tamping cigarette] “I was on the verge of lunacy” - madness, past, destiny

Question 11

Blanche to Stella - “You ha.. said a w.. ab.. my app..”

Answer 11

“You haven’t said a word about my appearance” - identity

Question 12

Blanche - “Day.. ne.. exp.. such a r..!”

Answer 12

“Daylight never exposed such a ruin!” - reality, illusion, age

Question 13

Blanche to Stella - “I ne.. had your bea.. se..-con..”

Answer 13

“I never had your beautiful self-control” - destiny, family

Question 14

Blanche - “My l.. are sli..!” [She laughs nervously and glances at Stella for reassurance]”

Answer 14

“My looks are slipping!” [She laughs nervously and glances at Stella for reassurance] - age

Question 15

Blanche - “Oh y.. They’re so.. l.. Irish, ar.. th..?”

Answer 15

“Oh yes. They’re something like Irish aren’t they?” - ethnicity, the old south

Question 16

Stella - “If yo.. just tr.. n.. to - well - com.. h.. with m.. that we we.. out w.. at home”

Answer 16

“If you just try not to - well - compare him with men that we went out with at home” - class, the old south

Question 17

Stella - “I can har.. st.. it when he is a.. for a n..” “And w.. he co.. b.. I cr.. on his lap l.. a b..”

Answer 17

“I can hardly stand it when is away for a night” “And when is comes back I cry on his lap like a baby” - love, femininity, youth

Question 18

Blanche - “I gu.. that is w.. I mea.. by b.. in l..”

Answer 18

“I guess that is what I meant by being in love” - love, femininity, lonliness

Question 19

Blanche to Stella - “You l.. and I st.. and st..”

Answer 19

“You left and I stayed and struggled” - family, reality

Question 20

Stage Directions - ‘B.. touches her h.. to he f..”

Answer 20

‘Blanche touches her handkerchief to her forehead’ - lonliness, madness

Question 21

Blanche - “F.. are p.. com.. to d..”

Answer 21

“Funerals are pretty compared to deaths” - death