Scene 3 quotes Flashcards
SD - “The k.. now suggests that sort of l.. noc.. bri.., the r.. colours of ch.. spectrum”
“The kitchen now suggests that sort of lurid nocturnal brilliance, the raw colours of childhood’s spectrum” - reality, illusion, madness
SD - “The po.. pl.. … wear coloured shirts, so.. blues, a pu.. a red-and-white check, a l.. green and they are m.. at the p.. of their ph.. ma..ho.., as c.. and d.. and po.. as the primary colours.”
SD - “The poker players…wear coloured shirts, solid blues, a purple, a red-and-white check, a light green and they are men at the peak of their physical manhood, as coarse and direct and powerful as the primary colours.” - masculinity
Blanche - “Wait till I po.. before you open the door. Do I look d.. i..?”
“Wait till I powder before you open the door. Do I look done in?” - youth and age, femininity
Blanche - “Pl.. d.. get up”
“Please don’t get up” - class expectations, femininity
Stanley - “Why d.. you w.. go up and sit with E..?”
“Why don’t you women go up and sit with Eunice?” - physical divide between men and women
SD - “St.. gives a loud wh.. of his h.. on her th..”
“Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh” - sex, masculinity vs femininity, home
Blanche - “I th.. I will b..”
“I think I will bathe” - femininity, illusion vs reality
SD - “She takes off the bl.. and st.. in her p.. silk br.. and wh.. sk.. in the light through the p.. . The g.. has continued in un..”
“She takes off the blouse and stands in her pink silk brassiere and white skirt in the light through the portieres. The game has continued in undertones.” - femininity contrasted with masculinity
SD Blanche - “She m.. out of the y.. st.. of light”
“She moves out of the yellow streak of light” - illusion
Stanley - “You h.. cut out that co.. in there!”
“You hens cut out that conversation in there!” - masculinity, animal reference to women, power
SD Stanley - “He stops sh.. at s.. of Blanche in the chair. She r.. his look wi.. fl..”
“He stops short at sight of Blanche in the chair. She returns his look without flinching.” - masculinity, femininity, defiance
Blanche - “I’m not ac.. to having m.. than o.. dr.. Two is the l.. - and th..! [She laughs] Tonight I had three.”
“I’m not accustomed to having more than one drink. Two is the limit - and three! [She laughs] Tonight I had three.” - illusion
Blanche - “Bl.. means wh..”
“Blanche means white” - identity, femininity, illusion
Blanche - “I call her l.. in sp.. of the fact she’s s.. o.. than I”
“I call her little in spite of that fact she’s somewhat older than I” - illusion, youth and age, family
