Sex

Question 1

Stanley’s sexual description

Answer 1

“The centre of his life has been pleasure with women, the giving and the taking of it…with the power and pride of a richly feathered male bird among hens …. he sizes up women up with a glance, with sexual clarifications” - scene 1

Question 2

Blanches dancing with Mitch

Answer 2

“ blanche waltzes to the music with romantic gestures. Mitch is delighted and moves in awkward imitation like a dancing bear” - scene 3

Question 3

Stella and Stanley’s make up after the fight

Answer 3

“They come together with low, animal moans. He falls to his knees on the steps and presses his face to her belly” - scene 3

Question 4

Stella and Stanley’s wedding night

Answer 4

S: “ he snatched off one of my slippers and rushed about the place smashing lightbulbs with it”

B: “You didn’t run, didn’t scream?”

S: “I was sort of thrilled by it”

Question 5

Duchess and Antonio before having sex

Answer 5

Lay naked sword between us, keep us chaste.

Act 1

Question 6

Sexual convo with Julia and cardinal

Answer 6

Twas like one that hath a little fingering of the lute, Yet cannot tune it – still you are to thank me

Question 7

Ferdinand on finding out about the baby

Answer 7

Read together – a sister dammed: she is loose in the Hiltz: grown a notorious strumpet

Act 2 scene 5

Question 8

Stanley on the physical relationship with Stella

Answer 8

“i pulled you down off them columns and how you loved it, having them colored lights going”

Question 9

stage directions on stella and stanley’s physical relationship (scene 4)

Answer 9

“stella has embraced him with both arms, fiercely, in full view of blanche”