Scene 9

Question 1

“[Scarlet satin robe]” pg 83

Answer 1

She looks pathetic

‘Red robe’ represents ‘dangerous’ sexual side that she has been hiding/masking with an innocent mask

Question 2

“[Rapid feverish polka tune]” pg 83

Answer 2

Music reminder of Alan - reliving the horror

desperately wants to forget - represents mental state deteriorating

Question 3

“What a cold shoulder” pg 84

Answer 3

Blanche feels uneasy

Tries to small talk to get rid of tension - talks alot

Question 4

“Lapping it up all summer like a wild cat” pg 85

Answer 4

simile - very blunt + telling straight to her face
uncovering truth -
saying what Stanley said knows what she did
Becomes like stanley - blunt

Question 5

“[He tears the paper lantern]” pg 86

Answer 5

like stanley hes exposing truth - truth + reality comes out
mitch put it up + he tore it down
hes had enough of illusions and wants realism
enough of blanches lies
symbolises her destruction

Question 6

“I want Magic!” pg 86

Answer 6

shows what she desires and wants
wants her fantasy world
they can never be compatible they are different

Question 7

“Where I bought my victims” pg 87

Answer 7

uses herself as a metaphor for a black window

self mocking - metaphorical way of confessing what she did

Question 8

“Yes I had many intimacies with strangers” pg 87

Answer 8

confesses everything to mitch herself

drunken confession

Question 9

“Able to fill my empty heart” pg 87

Answer 9

she did this because all she wanted was love

feel pity

Question 10

“You lied to me Blanche” pg 88

Answer 10

confused at her confession

gain sympathy - has the right to be upset as she lied about everything to him

Question 11

“I didn’t lie in my heart” pg 88

Answer 11

never meant to do this

lies are unavoidable as thats what shes been doing

Question 12

“[Fumbling to embrace her]” pg 89

Answer 12

aggressive - the capability to act like stanley

Complete different person - disappointing

Question 13

“What ive been missing all summer” pg 89

Answer 13

structural echo
thinks he owns her, as she has slept with many men so why not him
forces himself onto her - foreshadows scene 10

Question 14

“I don’t think I want to marry you anymore” pg 89

Answer 14

Final blow for blanche - upset

not has been easy decision

Question 15

“You’re not clean enough” pg 89

Answer 15

pity
all her life shes tried to ‘clean herself’ with long baths
tried to get rid of her past
shows mitch only wanted her sexually

Question 16

“Fire! Fire! Fire!” pg 89

Answer 16

when under attack (rape) when you scream fire people will come to help

Question 17

“[Distant piano is slow and blue]” pg 89

Answer 17

symbol of loss - shes lost mitch
no hope left for her - no future
brings tension - in future something will happen as she no longer has protection