Scene 5 Flashcards
“That’s much more practical” pg 50
Stella
Violence is normalized in marriages - weird
‘Drinking’ is considered more ‘practical’ than facing violence + calling poilce
“sobbing luxuriously…cooing love words” pg 52
Structural repetition on scene 3
Both sort out problems through love - intimacy - sexual
both as bad as each other
“Not in front of your sister” pg 52
Stanley
Does not show physical affection in front of Blanche
Not afraid to show violence - hypocrisy, emotional abuse
Playing mind games to get Stella close to him
“Put on soft colours of butterfly wings and grow” pg 53
Living in fantasy world
flirty with men
“Blanche gives a piercing cry” pg 54
connotes to how Blanche is afraid of exposed of her lies
mentally unstable - needs help
dont know how much longer she can survive with this pain - lies are exhausting
“Men lose interest very quickly” pg 55
Knows how men are like yet carries on
“I want Mitch…. very badly” pg 55
wants for desire - may convey doesn’t actually like him
the need of dependancy - manly figure - sexual desire
“I want Mitch…. very badly” pg 55
wants for desire - may convey doesn’t actually like him
the need for dependancy - manly figure - sexual desire
“I want to kiss you – just once – softly and sweetly” pg 57
forcing her fantasy - wants to maintain illusion
decieves young boy
knows its wrong but cant fight off desire
“I want to kiss you – just once – softly and sweetly” pg 57
forcing her fantasy - wants to maintain the illusion
decieves young boy
knows its wrong but can’t fight off the desire
“My Rosenkavalier! Bow to me first” pg 58
awkward yet amusing
forcing fantasy with mitch
belives she’s stuck in a fantasy
Instructs him what to do
