Scene Ten Flashcards
What is Blanche wearing which juxtaposes her pristine outfit at the beginnings and shows her facade is slipping
“Crumpled white satin evening gown” “scuffed silver slippers”
Phalic imagery of beer bottle, foreshadows rape
the bottle cap pops off and a geyser of foam shoots up
Shadows forming when Stanley exposes all of lies, darkness used to be safe now its scary- nowhere to hide
the shadows are of a grotesque and menacing form
animal voices heard in background link to Stanley
inhuman jungle voices
What Stanley calls blanch when she’s gonna smash the bottle on him. Shows she is a predator, mirrors him, and the jungle voices
“Tiger- tiger”
What Stanley says to Blanche which suggests this was inevitable, either from both their promiscuity or because she got in the way of him and Stella
“We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning”
Stage directions of Stanley taking Blanche to the bed, shows he is in compel control and that she has given up and resigned to her fate
he picks up her inert figure and carries her to the bed
What happens
Blanche all drunk and crazy, Stanley comes back from hospital, Stanley confronts all of blanche’s lies, rape
