Streetcar Scenes 1-3 Flashcards
Where does Blanche arrive in scene 1?
Elysian Fields
Where is the play set?
New Orleans
Where is Stella and Blanche live?
Belle Reve
What does Stanley remind Stella of in scene 2?
The Napoleonic Code
Who talks about the Napoleonic Code?
Stanley
What is revealed about Stella in scene 2?
She is going to have a baby
Who do we learn more about in scene 3?
Mitch
Who gets hit in scene 3?
Stella
Why is Mitch not enjoying the poker night in scene 3?
Because his mother is sick
How is Blanche not wanting to be seen in the light set up in scene 1?
Through the stage directions, specifically through the quote, “Her delicate beauty must avoid a strong light.” Implicitly foreshadowing Blanche not wanting to be seen in the light.
What do we learn more about in scene 2 that is significant to Blanche throughout the rest of the play?
When Stanley is looking through Blanches paper’s, he finds “Poems a dead boy wrote”. This is significant because it is one of the first implicit mentions of Allan Grey, Blanche’s former husband who shot himself because he was gay.
What is significant about the colours of the Poker players shirts in scene 3?
They are all of the primary colours, showing their power and masculinity.
How does Williams show Stanley’s masculinity in scene 1?
Directly from his first line, he is throwing a pack of meat at his wife and treating her poorly.
How does Williams set up Blanche putting on a facade in scene 2?
When Blanche says, “I know I fib a good deal, a woman’s charm is fifty percent illusion” she is indirectly saying that she is lying about her true self which is directly contradicted when she says “but when a thing is important, I tell the truth” the fact that she had possibly been told to leave the town of Laurel and didn’t tell Stella, her Sister, sounds quite important.
How does Williams have Mitch relate to Blanche in scene 3?
Mitch tells Blanche that his wife has died, this is relatable to Blanche as her husband, Allan Grey, shot himself and died. Its also intentional by Williams to set up their short lived romance.
