Scene 10 Essay Flashcards
Paragraph 1
“Daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice”
“Somewhat soiled and crumpled white satin evening gown”
Paragraph 2
Stanley rejected Blanche’s illusions -
“There isn’t a goddamn thing but imagination.”
“Feeding us a pack of lies” - Stanley is the one who exposes Blanche’s lies to the others.
Paragraph 3 - the rape
“We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning,”
“Maybe you wouldn’t be so bad to interfere with” - Bruatality, bullying, culminating to Stanley’s physical attack”
Paragraph 3 - the rape
“We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning,”
“Maybe you wouldn’t be so bad to interfere with” - Bruatality, bullying, culminating to Stanley’s physical attack”
Paragraph 4 - the aftermath
“as if she were blind,” - Being unable to see suggests darkness, cannot face truth about what happened, vulnerable.
“I shall die of eating an unwashed grape one day out on the ocean” - Recognises how fragile she is now.
“Seizes the paper lantern”
“cries out as if the lantern was herself”
Stanley’s dominance, truth revealed, Stanley has won.
Paragraph 4 - the aftermath
“as if she were blind,” - Being unable to see suggests darkness, cannot face truth about what happened, vulnerable.
“I shall die of eating an unwashed grape one day out on the ocean” - Recognises how fragile she is now.
