Streetcar scene 7-9

Question 1

Who does Stella defend?
(scene 7)

Answer 1

Her sister Blanche

Question 2

How old is the boy that Blanche mixed up with?
(scene 7)

Answer 2

17

Question 3

What was Blanche trying to hide?
(scene 7)

Answer 3

her mix up with a 17 year old boy

Question 4

What did Stanley tell mitch?
(scene 7)

Answer 4

Stanley informed Mitch of the information he found out about Blanche and her wrongdoings and this causes Mitch to wise up.

Question 5

What is Williams conveying when Blanche sings “say, its only… but it wouldn’t be make-believe if you believed in me!”?
(scene 7)

Answer 5

When Blanche sings this song she seems to be suggesting that she wants people to believe her the way she believes herself she has created a facade of an almost perfect life without her apparent drinking problem and without her mistakes this creates a protection for her and a false place that she believes.

Question 6

What happens to Blanche?
(scene 8)

Answer 6

she is stoop up

Question 7

Who is Blanche stoop up by?
(scene 8)

Answer 7

Mitch

Question 8

What happens to Stella?
(scene 8)

Answer 8

she goes into labour

Question 9

What does Stanley get Blanche for her birthday and why?
(scene 8)

Answer 9

Stanley has got Blanche a ticket back to Laurel because Blanche has been in Stanley’s way and Stanley wants Blanche of his territory.

Question 10

How does Williams make Scene 8 intense?

Answer 10

Scene 8 is made intense through the stage directions this helps you to feel the intense moment when Blanche is handed her birthday present from Stanley which upsets Blanche and leads up to Stella going into labour.

Question 11

Who does Blanche welcome in?
(scene 9)

Answer 11

Mitch

Question 12

Where is Stella?
(scene 9)

Answer 12

in labour

Question 13

What is the word Blanche repeatedly call out?
(scene 9)

Answer 13

“Fire!”

Question 14

Where has Mitch never seen Blanche?
(scene 9)

Answer 14

Mitch states that he has never seen Blanch in the light and then he confronts Blanche about her lies justifying his actions but Blanche rejects this

Question 15

How does Williams convey Mitch in this scene?
(scene 9)

Answer 15

Mitch comes across rude and cold towards Blanche showing the way he feels and is there to confront Blanche once mitch confronts Blanche he says “your not clean enough” suggesting that blanche is all not puree, there is no trust and too many lies making mitch not want to marry blanche anymore