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how does stanley address his first line to stella

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“bellowing”

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how does stella react to stanleys bellowing

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“[mildly] dont holler at me like that”

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what does blanche say about the streetcars and how she arrived here

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they told me to take a streetcar named desire and then transfer to one called cemetries […] and get off at - elysians fields!

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when do we see blanche first interact with alcohol

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she pours a half tumbler of whiskey and tosses it down

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what does blanche say showing her insecurity as she wants to look at stella but not be looked at

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now then, let me look at you. but dont you look at me, stella, no, no, no

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what does blanche call stella

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precious lamb

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what does blanche say about turning the lights off

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turn that over-light off

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how does blanche show her superiority through her education when describing stellas house

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only poe! only mr edgar allan poe! - could do it justice !

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what does stella say to blanche commenting on how chatty blanche is

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you never did give me a chance to say much

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what dies blanche say first bringing up her appearance - contradicts the fact she told stella not to look at her

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you havent said a word about my appearance

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what quote about their dad shows blanche guilt tripping stella

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the summer dad died and you left us…

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what quote shows blanche begging not to be alone to stella

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i want to be near you, got to be with somebody, i cant be alone!

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what quote shows stella asking blanche to not be judgmental to stanley

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if you just try not to - well - compare him with men that we went out at home

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how does stella describe stanley in an almost animalistic way

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a different species

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how does blanche start to manipulate stella before telling her the story of belle reave - or maybe just her own fear of judgment

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i know that youre bound to reproach me - but before you to - take into consideration - you left!

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how did blanche feel physically effected by the loss of belle reave

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all the burden descended on my shoulders

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how does blanche turn the blame on stella saying she wss the one who left

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but you are the one that abandoned belle reve. i stayed and fought for it, bled for it, almost died for it!

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where did blanche take the blows of belle reve

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i took the blows in my face and my body! all of those deaths

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how does blanche describe the deaths she witnissed

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the long parade to the graveyard!

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how does blanche compare funerals to deaths

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funerals are pretty compared to death

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what does blanche say about the grim reaper in regards to the amount of death she witnissed

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why, the grim reaper had put up his tent on our doorstops!

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how does blanche blame stellas abandonment on her desire

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where were you. in bed with your- polak!

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how does stanley say that blanche does drink even if she claims she doesnt

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some poeple rarely touch it but it touches them

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when do we first hear the polka music

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stan: you were married once, werent you?
[the music of the polka rises up, faint in the distance]

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how does stella tell stanley to treat blanche - and how blanche likes to be treated
and admire her dress and tell her shes lookinh wonderfull. thats important with blanche
26
how does stanley react to stella telling him what to do
since when do you give me orders
27
how does blanche describe stanley in an insulting way
youre simple straightforward and honest, a little bit on the primitive side i should think
28
how does blanche react to stanley saying he likes a girl who lays all her cards on the table
im ready to answer all questions. ive nothing to hideh
29
how does blanche describe the love letters
poems a dead boy wrote. i hurt him
30
what lie about drinking does blanche tell mitch
im not accustomed to having more than one drink
31
what does blanche say about light
i cant stand a naked lightbulb
31
how does death bring mitch and blanche together
both had dead lovers "the girls dead now."
32
how does stella describe stanley as animalistic when drunk
drunk - drunk - animal thing, you!
33
how do stella and stanleys embrace create animalistic impression
then they come together with low, animal moans
34
how does stella describe stanley links to blanche describing stella as a precious lamb
he was as good as a lamb
35
how does blanche desribe stanley as amd
in my opinion? youre married to a madman!
36
what does stella say implyig shes perfectly happy
im not in anything i want to get out of
37
what interaction shows that stanley doesnt carry his weight around the house
b: i wont have you cleaning up for him! stella: then whos going to do it?
38
what quote shows how stellas forgiveness is bought/bribed by stanley
this morning he gave me ten dollars to smooth things over
39
what quote shows that blanche believes stanley is only capable of animal force
what such a man has to offer is animal force and he gave a wonderful exhibition of that!
40
how does blanche say that stanley hasnt evolved
theres even - something - sub-human - something not quite to the stage of humanity yet! something ape like
41
how does blanche say stsanley belings in the stone age
thousands and thousands of years have passed him right by and there he is - stanley kowalski - survivor of the stone age
42
what quote shows that stanleys friends want to be like him or act like him from blanches pov
there in front of the cave, all grunting like him, and swilling and knawing and hulking! his poker night!
43
what interaction on how eunice handles being abused shows stanley and stellas attitude
stell: has she got the police? stan: shes getting a drink stell: thats much more practical!
44
what quote from blanche is slightly patronising and presents stella/stanley as beneath her
im compiling a notebook of quaint little words and phrases ive picked up here
45
how deos stanley respond to blanches notebook comment implyig shes just as common as he is
you wont pick up nothing here you aint heard before
46
what is blanches starsign and how does she phrase it
virgo is the virgin
47
what metaphor compares women to butterflies in leaky roof speach
put on soft colours, the colours of butterfly wings and glow.
48
what quote from leaky roof speach talks about blanches magic and how she has to use herself for safety
make a little temporary magic just in order to pay for one nights shelter
49
what is the leaky roof quote
from under one leaky roof to another leaky roof - because it was storm - all storm and i was - caught in the centre
50
what quote shows blanches mentality that you need validation/desire to be alive
and youve got to have your existence admitted by someone
51
what quote shows blanche feels her beauty is failing - shows the hardship of being a women at this time
it isnt enough to be soft. youve got to be soft and attractive. and i - im fading now!
52
what quote shows that blanche is planning on deceiving mitch
i want to decieve him enough to want me
53
what quote shows that blanche wants mitch for protection in a patriarchal society
i want to rest! i want to breathe quietly again! yes - i want mitch... very badly!
54
what comment from blanche to the young man can be seen as sexual
you - uh - didnt get wet in the shower?
55
what quote from blanche to the young man in blatently innapropriate
you make my mouth water
56
what quote shows blanche knows the boy is too young for her
young man! young, young, young, young man!
57
what does blanche say to the kid about what she wants
i want to kiss you - just once - softly and sweetly on your mouth.
58
what quote shows that blanches desire for kids isnt something new - shes familiar with it
ive got to be good and keep my hands off children
59
what quote shows mythology (women who are hunted by orion)
im looking for the pleiades, the seven sisters
60
what quote from blanche shows her starting to suggest that stanley desires her
perhaps in some perverse kind of way he - no!
61
what quote shows blanche and mitch bonding over death - blanche being sincere
you will be lonely when she passes on ownt you? i understand what that is
62
how does blanche describe her love for allan
all at once and much much too completely
63
how does blanche describe her love for allan with a light metaphor
it was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been hald in shadow thats how it struck the world for me
64
how does blanche describe allan and her situation (disaster)
he was in the quicksand and clutching at me - but i wasnt holding him out, i was slipping in with him
65
how does blanceh continue the light metaphor from her love to his death
and then the searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again and never for one moment since has there been any light thats stronger than this - kitchen - candle
66
how does stanley mock blanche and stellas relationship calling blanche her majesty
and you run our an' get her cokes i suppose? and serve 'em to her majesty in the tub
67
what quote shows that stanley has spied on blanche and done research
things i already suspected. but now i got proof from the most reliable sources
68
what quote shows stanley rejoicing in finding dirt on blanche
but sister blanche is no lily! ha-ha! some lily she is!
69
what quote reveals blanches past with kids
they kicked her out of that high school before the spring term ended [...] a seventeen year old boy - shed gotten mixed up with!
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how does stella describe allan and blanches relationship
i think blanche didnt just love him but worship the ground he walked on!
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how does stanley describe mitch in regard to blanche
hes not going to jump in a tank with a school of sharks now!
72
what quote shows stanley yelling at blanche and being controlling - caps
get OUT of the BATHROOM
73
what quote shows blanche admitting to her experience with men and also how shes never been rejected
its the first time in my entire experience with men, and ive had a good deal of all sorts, that ive actually been stood up by anybody! ha-ha!
74
what does stella say about stanley calling him a pig
mr kowalski is too busy making a pig of himself to think of anything else
75
where do we see a violent display from stanley as well as defiance from being told what to do
[he hurls a plate to the floor] thats how ill clear the table! [he seizes her arm.] dont ever talk that way to me!
76
what quote shows that stanley believes he is in control
every man is a king! and i am the king around here
77
what quote shows stanley being nostalgic or possibly wanting sex
you remember that way that it was? them nights we had together?
78
what quote shows blanche scared to waste the candles as they are a sign of hope? beauty? life? love?
oh those pretty pretty little candles! oh dont burn them stella.
79
what gift does stanley give blanche
ticket! bakc to laurel! on the greyhound! tuesday!
80
how does stella describe blanche and blame people like stanley for how she has turned out
nobody, nobody was tender and trusting as she was. but people like you abused her and forced her to change
81
how does stanley blame all thier relationship issues on blanche
and wasnt we happy together, wasnt it all okay til she showed up here
82
what stage direction shows how blanche drinks to avoid the polka in her mind
the rapid, feverish polka tune the 'varsouviana' is heard. the music is in her mind; she is drinking to escape it
83
what quote shows where the polka tune came from and how it is linked to her trauma
the 'varsouviana'? the polka tune they were playing when allan - wait ! there now, the shot ! it always stops after that
84
what quote shows how blanche is comforted by dark
i like it dark. the dark is comforting to me.
85
what quote shows that blanche doesnt want reality
i dont want realism. [...] ill tell you what i want. magic ! i dont tell the truth i tell what ought to be the truth
86
what quote shows that after allans death blanche oversexualised herself to deal with the trauma and to feel more alive
aftre the death of allan - intimacies with strangers was all i seemed able to fill my empty heart with
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what quote shows how close physically blanche got to death
i used to sit here and she used to sit over there and death was as close as you are...we didnt dare even admit we had ever heard of it!
88
what does mitch say to blanche saying she isnt clean enough
i dont think i want to marry you anymore [...] youre not clean enough
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what stage direction shows that blanche has been revealed and she is layed bare now
she has dragged her wardrobe trunk into the centre of the bedroom. it hangs open with dlowery dresses thrown accross it
90
what quote shows stanley deciding hes gonna rape blanche
come to think of it - maybe you wouldntbe bad to - interfere with
91
what stage direction shows stanley carrying blanche off to assault her
picks up her inert figure and carries her to the bed
92
what quote shows that stella picked her husband over her sister
i couldnt believe her story and go on living with stanley
93
how does eunice encourage stellas choosing of stanley after the rape
dont ever believe it. life has got ot go on
94
what quote shows blanche obsessed with her image and purity even in death
and ill be bureid at sea sewn up in a clean white sack
95
what quotes from steve and pablo show stanleys friends ridiculing stanley finally
p: this is a very bad thing s: this is no way to do it. she shouldve been told!
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what quote shows mitch defending blanche against stanley
you! you done this, all o' your god damn interfering with things you -
97
what quote from the matron depicts blanche as subhuman
these fingernails have to be trimmed
98
what quote shows blanche still relying on men after all theyve done to her
whoever you are- i have always depened on the kindness of strangers
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what quote shows stanley either apolagetic or begging for sex now that theyre alone
now, honey. now, love. now, now love. [he kneels beside her and his fingers find the opening of her bouse]

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