scene summaries Flashcards

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Scene 1

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Blanches arrival

  • introduction to elysian fields
  • Stanley throws meat to Stella
  • Blanche arrives and talks to Eunice
  • Stella and Blanche talk
  • Stanley and Blanche meet
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Scene 2

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papers

  • Stanley and Stella talk he searches Blanches
  • Blanche and Stanley talk
  • Stanley opens trunk and blanche discusses papers
  • Stanley reveals Stella is pregnant
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Scene 3

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Poker night

  • men are playing poker
  • Blanche and Mitch meet then talk
  • Stanley tosses radio out of the window
  • Stanley hits Stella
  • Stella goes to find Stanley they reunite
  • Mitch and Blanche talk
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Scene 4

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Ape speech

  • stella and blanche talk about stanley
  • they discuss shep
  • age speech by Blanche, Stanley overhears
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Scene 5

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Young man/soft, hard

  • steve and eunice argue
  • stanley and Blanche talk star signs
  • soft/hard speech
  • Blanche spills drink
  • Blanche speaks to young man
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Scene 6

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Date night

  • Blanche and mitch return from data
  • Blanche speaks French
  • Mitch talks coats, sweats and weight
  • Mitch picks up Blanche to assess weight
  • They talk stanley and then Allen Grey
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Scene 7

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Blanches Birthday

  • Stanley talks Blanches lies, Blanche sings
  • stanley mentions blanches affair with young boy
  • Stanley tells Mitch about Blaches past
  • Stanley bought Blanche a bus ticket
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Scene 8

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Birthday meal

  • eating birthday supper
  • Blanche tells story
  • Stanley starts throwing plates
  • Stanley and Blanche talk
  • Stanley gives Blanche the ticket
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Scene 9

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Death and Past

  • Mitch and Blanche speak, Blanche imagines sounds
  • Blanche starts going mad
  • Mitch turns light on Blanche
  • Blanche talks about past
  • Mexican woman sings about flowers
  • Blanche talks about young soldiers then screams ‘fire’
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Scene 10

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Rape

  • Blanche dresses up
  • Stanley and Blanche talk
  • Stanley reveals he knows her lies
  • Blanche tries to use phone
  • Stanley rapes Blanche
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Scene 11

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Blanche taken away

  • Blanche is taken away by the Doctor and Matron
  • Mitch attacks Stanley
  • Stella and Eunice pack Blanche’s bags
  • Men are playing poker
  • Blanche taken away
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