Streetcar Themed Quotes

Question 1

Blanche says in scene 1 that adds to the fantasy/ illusion

Answer 1

“ I can’t be alone! Because- as you must have noticed- I’m not very well…”

Question 2

Blanche scene 2 about a woman’s charm

Answer 2

“ after all, a woman’s charm is 50% illusion.”

Question 3

What Blanche says about desire to add to the fantasy in scene 4

Answer 3

“ it brought me here- where I’m not wanted and ashamed to be”

Question 4

What does Blanche say in. Scene 5 to the young boy

Answer 4

“ young man! Young, young, young man! Has anyone ever told you that you look like that young prince from Arabian nights?”

Question 5

The song about moons in scene 7

Answer 5

“ it’s only a paper moon, just as phoney as can be- but it wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me!”

Question 6

Candles and aunties scene 8

Answer 6

“ his aunty knows that candles aren’t safe that candles can burn out in little boys and girls’ eyes.”

Question 7

Blanche doesn’t want… scene 9

Answer 7

“ I don’t want realism! I’ll tell you what I want, magic!”

Question 8

Blanche’s final scene about the sea

Answer 8

“ I can smell the sea air. The rest of my time I’m going to spend on the sea.”

Question 9

First line of the play with Stanley s1

Answer 9

“Meat… [he heaves the package at her.]”

Question 10

Stanley being violent to Stella

Answer 10

“He gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh”

Question 11

Stanley Kowalski…

Answer 11

Survivor of the Stone Age!

Question 12

Capricorn-

Answer 12

The goat!

Question 13

“I’m ashamed of the way I perspire…

Answer 13

My shirt is sticking to me”

Question 14

That girl calls me

Answer 14

Common!

Question 15

But I have been foolish…

Answer 15

Casting my pearls before swine!”

Question 16

“You…you…you…

Answer 16

Brag… brag… bull… bull!”

Question 17

“Polacks?”

Answer 17

“Yes a different species.”

Question 18

“He seizes the atomiser…

Answer 18

And slams it down on the dresser.”

Question 19

“Hurry back and we’ll fix you a…

Answer 19

Sugar tit!”

Question 20

“ don’t- don’t hang back with the…

Answer 20

Brutes!”

Question 21

I’d suddenly said…

Answer 21

I know! I know! You disgust me!”

Question 22

But sister Blanche is no lily…

Answer 22

Ha ha! Some lily she is.”

Question 23

Remember what Huey Long said- “every man is a king…”

Answer 23

And I’m the king around here!”

Question 24

Your not clean enough to bring

Answer 24

Into the house with my mother!”

Question 25

Tiger tiger! Drop the bottle top! Drop it

Answer 25

We’ve had this date with each other since the beginning

Question 26

What have I done to my sister?

Answer 26

Oh god, what have I done to my sister?”

Question 27

I think Blanche didn’t just love him

Answer 27

But worshipped the ground he walked on!

Question 28

I want my baby down here!

Answer 28

Stella! Stella!

Question 29

I was- sort of-

Answer 29

Thrilled by it!”

Question 30

But I wasn’t holding him out

Answer 30

I was slipping in with him!

Question 31

We can make the noise in the night the way we used to…

Answer 31

And get the coloured lights going!”

Question 32

The unforgiveable insult to a lady…

Answer 32

But I forgive you!

Question 33

“[he kneels beside her and his fingers find the opening of her blouse]…

Answer 33

Now, now love.”

Question 34

The blind

Answer 34

Are leading the blind

Question 35

You’ve got to be soft and attractive…

Answer 35

And I’m fading now.”

Question 36

The searchlight which had been turned on the world

Answer 36

Was turned off again.”

Question 37

But people like you abused her

Answer 37

And forced her to change

Question 38

The dark

Answer 38

Is comforting to me

Question 39

[she allows him to lead her

Answer 39

As if she were blind]