Scene 6 Summary Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
The scene begins with…
A
Blanche and Mitch returning from an unsuccessful date
2
Q
Most of the scene is… Symbolic of…
A
Spent in darkness; symbolic of Blanche’s morals and her lies to Mitch
3
Q
Literary allusion to…
A
The ‘Dame aux Camellias’, an opera in which a servant of a rich lady falls in love with her (pg 61)
4
Q
Blanche tells Mitch about…
A
Her dead husband and his suicide (pg 66-67)
5
Q
Light in those scene is…
A
Symbolic of knowledge, memory and Blanche’s trauma
6
Q
The piano…
A
Plays the Varsouviana, and is symbolic of Blanche’s trauma and guilt
