Scene 4 Quotations

Question 1

STELLA (STAGE DIRECTIONS/ APPERANCE)

Answer 1

Her face is serene in the early morning sunlight… her eyes and lips have that almost narcotized tranquillity that is in the faces of Eastern idols.’

Question 2

BLANCHE (STAGE DIRECTIONS/ APPERANCE)

Answer 2

She has spent a sleepless night and her appearance entirely contrasts with Stella’s.

Question 3

STELLA (ON STANLEYS VIOLENCE)

Answer 3

‘I’m awful sorry it has to happen, but it wasn’t anything as serious as you seem to take it… Stanley has always smashed things up.’

Question 4

BLANCHE (ON STANLEYS VIOLENCE)

Answer 4

‘You’re married to a madman… your fix is worse than mine.’

Question 5

BLANCHE (ABOUT STELLA’S TOLERANCE TO STANLEYS HABITS)

Answer 5

‘I don’t understand you. I don’t understand your indifference’

Question 6

BLANCHE (SHEP HUTLEIGH/FANTASY)

Answer 6

‘Sister and I in desperate situation. Will explain detail later. Would you be interested in…’

Question 7

BLANCHE (HER DISLIKE FOR STANLEY)

Answer 7

‘Stella, I cant live with him! You can, he’s your husband. But how could I stay here with him, after last night, with just those curtains between us?’

Question 8

BLANCHE (STANLEY’S ANIMAL TRAITS)

Answer 8

‘I saw him at his best! What such a man has to offer is animal force and he gave a wonderful exhibition of that! But the only way to live with such a man is to - go to bed with him!’

Question 9

STELLA (BLANCHE CANT UNDERSTAND WHY STELLA WOULD STAY WITH STANLEY)

Answer 9

‘You take it for granted that I am in something that I want to get out of.’

Question 10

STELLA (SEXUAL DESIRE FOR STANLEY)

Answer 10

‘But there are things that happen between a man and a women in the dark- that sort of make everything else seem - unimportant.’

Question 11

STELLA (QUESTIONS IF BLANCHE HAS EVER EXPEREINCED DESIRE)

Answer 11

‘Haven’t you ever ridden on that streetcar?’

Question 12

BLANCHE (RESPOSE TO STELLA’S QUESTION)

Answer 12

‘It brought me here. - Where I’m not wanted and where I’m ashamed to be…’

Question 13

BLANCHE (CLASS DIFERENCE)

Answer 13

‘Well- if you’ll forgive me - he’s common!’

Question 14

BLANCHE (STANLEYS ANIMAL TRAITS)

Answer 14

‘He acts like an animal, has an animals habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one! There’s something - sub human- something not quite to the stage of humanity yet! Yes something ape like about him

Question 15

STANLEY (STAGE DIRECTIONS)

Answer 15

Stanley hesitates licking his lips/ he grins at her.

Question 16

STAGE DIRECTIONS

Answer 16

As the light fades away, with lingering brightness on their embrace, the music of the blue piano and trumpet and drums is heard.