Scene 2 quotes Flashcards
Stanley - “What b.. to the w.. bel.. to the h.. and vise versa”
“What belongs to the wife belongs to the husband and vise versa” - masculinity, family, home, new south
Stella - “A.. her q.. later but if you do now she’ll go to p.. a..”
“Ask her questions later but if you do now she’ll go to pieces again” - madness, fate, destiny
Stanley - “G.. fox.. fur-pieces.. W.. are your wh.. f..-p..?”
“Genuine fox fur-pieces.. Where are your white fox-pieces” - class, money, femininity, old south
Stanley - “The K.. and the D.. have dif.. notions”
“The Kowalskis and the Dubois have different notions” - class, family, money, identity, ethnicity
Stanley - “S.. when do y.. give m.. or..”
“Since when do you give me orders” - masculinity vs femininity
Blanche - “Sl.. on my pr.. new d..”
“Slip on my pretty new dress” - femininity, sex, desire
Blanche - “It l.. like my t.. has ex..”
“It looks like my trunk has exploded” - destiny, fate
Stanley - “[slowly] Lay.. h.. c.. on the t..”
“[slowly] Lay.. her cards on the table” - sex, desire, masculinity
Blanche - “I like an a.. w.. pa.. in st.., bold col.., pr.. colours. I d.. l.. pinks and cr.. and I n.. ca.. for w..-was.. people”
“I like an artist who paints in strong, bold colours, primary colours. I don’t like pinks and creams and I never cared for wish-washy people” - sex, masculinity, desire, femininity
SD - “She s.. her.. with her atomizer; then pl.. sp.. him with it. He s.. the at.. and sl.. it down on the d.. She thr.. back her h.. and l..”
“She sprays herself with her atomizer; then playfully sprays him with it. He seizes the atomizer and slams it down on the dresser. She throws back her head and laughs” - femininity, masculinity, sex
Blanche - “E.. I own is in that t..”
“Everything I own is in that trunk” - reality and illusion, home, class, loneliness, money
Blanche - “I’m s.., I m.. have l.. my head for a m..”
“I’m sorry, I must have lost my head for a moment” - madness, reality and illusion
SD - [t.. her f..]
[touching her forehead] - loneliness, madness
Blanche - “I h.. him the way you w.. l.. to h.. me, but you can’t! I’m n.. yo.. and v.. anymore”
“I hurt him the way you would like to hurt me, but you can’t! I’m not young and vulnerable anymore” - destiny, masculinity, fate, age, past
