Streetcar Flashcards
Stanley appearance
Roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes. Stanley carries his bowling jacket and a red-stained package from a butchers
Blanches appearance
Her appearance is incongruous to this setting. She is dainty-dressed in a white suit…fluffy bodice….ear-rings of pearl.
Stella talking about blanches bathing
She’s soaking in a hot tub to quiet her nerves
Stella being hit (staging)
He advances and disappears. There is the sound of a blow. Stella cries out.
Blanches opinion on Stanley expressed to Stella
In my opinion? You’re married to a mad man!
Blanches animal ideas of Stanley
He act like an animal, had animal’s habits!
Stanley creeping in and hearing blanches ideas of him
He turns stealthily… the women’s are unaware of his presence
Banches song lyrics
It wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me!
Stanley’s frustration with blanches lies
So I’ve been told. And told and told and told!
Staging of blanches bath time bathing
Blanche is singing in the bathroom a saccharine popular ballad which is used contrapuntal with Stanley speech
Stanley’s anger with Blanche
He doesn’t look at her but slams the bathroom door shut as he goes in.
Stanley’s date with Blanche
We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning!
Blanches final defeat
She moans. The bottle top falls. She sinks to her knees. He picks up her inert figure and carries her to the bed.