ASND S11 best quotes + analysis Flashcards
(12 cards)
complete & analyse the quote “to hold _____ position in this ___-____ you’ve got to believe you are ____”
“front” “rat-race” “lucky”
a “rate-race” is a pointless endless pursuit
reveals his winning tactics that he used to conclude his competitive struggle with B
what quote clearly depicts Stella aligning herself with Stanley and disregarding B
“I couldn’t believe her story and go on living with Stanley” B notorious for being a liar so hard to believe
presents Stellas moral decline
Eunice (a minor character) says “___ has to go on”
“life”
Stella
even as the play concludes we see B’s morbid obsession with death as she repeats the word “___” _ times when hallucinating her death
“die”
5 times
when B is hallucinating her death [the ______ chimes are heard]
[cathedral]
symbolic of the death of B’s sanity , normally heard at funerals
B is nervous/apprehensive to leave with the Doctor so Stella says…
“I will go with you” duplicity in order to soothe Blanche
when talking to the Doctor Blanche says ….
“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers”
which exemplifies her childlike naivety , B is credulous
complete the quote from the SD “she cries out as if the ___ ____ was herself”
“paper lantern”
symbolic of B’s fantasies + insecurities torn down by Stanley
how are we able to tell Mitch’s feelings for Blanche were genuine
he brawls with Stanley after which he [collapses at the table , sobbing] he inculpates Stanley for B’s current state
complete the quote “oh ___ what have I done to my _____”
“god” “sister”
how do we see desire present at the end of the play through the SD
[his fingers find the opening of her blouse] Stanley to Stella while she cries
the couple who are the most sexually voracious as a unit begin and end the play engulfed in their desire
so T.W.’s structure reflects the ouroboros symbol
what is the last line of the play
“this game is seven card stud” said by Steve
poker references made throughout the play , key amusement for the men
Stanleys game B bound to lose - their rivalry emulates a poker game as B + S battle for the upper hand
