Society/Corruption Flashcards
Blanche: “The grim reaper had put up His tent on our doorstep..Belle Reve was his headquarters!”
Antonio: (on the french court) “Quits first His Royal palace of flattering sycophants”
“Princes court is like a common fountain….some cursed example poison’t near the head death and diseases through the whole land spread”
Stanley: Where are your Fox pieces Stella? Where are your pearls and gold bracelets?
Bosola: Like plum trees that grow crooked over standing pools
Plum is strength and the colour purple royal and high ranking however they are corrupt and cause stagnancy throughout with their evil duplicitous malevolent
“Stanley: pig polack disgusting vulgar greasy..I am not a polack..I am 100 percent American”
Antonio: “This foul melancholy will poison all his goodness” (on bosola) “breeds all black malcontents”
Stella: There are things about my sister that I don’t approve of - things that caused sorrow she was always - flighty
duchess: why might I not marry? I have not gone about in this to create any new world or custom
Stanley: remember what Huey long said - Every man is a king and I am the king around here
Bosola: “A politician is the devils quilted anvil”
semantic field of faded purity [mostly white….weathered grey…faded white stairs]
Antonio: Churches and cities which have diseases like to men
ntonio: (on the french court) “Quits first His Royal palace of flattering sycophants”
Duchess: when I choose a husband, I will marry for your honour
Blanche: I don’t want you to think that I am old maid school teacherish
Mitch: you’re not clean enough to bring in the house with mother
Duchess: let old wives report i winked and chose a husband
Stanley: I’d have that on my conscience for the rest of my life
Ferdinand: dost thou know what reputation is?
Stanley: this game is a seven card stud
Stud = male attractive
The world will carry on.
Microcosm that says men always win
Delio: integrity of life .. shall crown the end
Closing lines that say death will not triumph and win
