Violence

Question 1

“He heaves the package at her. She cries out in protest but manages to catch it then she laughs breathlessly”

Answer 1

-first time we see Stella and Stanley together: sums up their relationship
-the heaving of the package foreshadows Stanley’s violence and Stella’s quickness to laugh shows how accepting she is of his violence

Question 2

“He hurls the furs to the bed. Then he jerks open a small drawer and pulls up a fistful of costume jewellery”

Answer 2

-verbs: hurls, jerks and fistful show an animalistic and violent side to Stanley
-zoomorphism

Question 3

“Stanley stalks fiercely…he crosses to the small white radio and snatched it off the table..he tossed the instrument out of the window”

Answer 3

-the verb stalks connotes an animal stalking its prey
-the aggressive action could connote his desire to destroy blanche(the radio is white-Blanche means white in French)

Question 4

“(With heaven splitting violence)”

Answer 4

-even Stanley’s lamentful, passionate shout to Stella is described as violent
-force of his voice and character

Question 5

“On our wedding night…he rushed around smashing the light bulbs”

Answer 5

-wedding night connotes sex, desire and love, contrasted by the smashing of light bulbs
-shows a correlation between desire and violence with in their relationship

Question 6

“Spears his fork into the remaining meat which he eats with his fingers”

Answer 6

-“spear his fork”- spears connotes violence whilst fork connotes domestic environment which shows his tendency for domestic violence.
-zoomorphism imagery with the meat

Question 7

“Lurid reflections appear on the wall.The shadows of grotesque and menacing form..the night is filled with inhumane noises like cries in a jungle”

Answer 7

-plastic theatre:foreshadows danger and blanches rape