Scenes 1-6

Question 1

SCENE 1 - Key events

Answer 1

Blanche arrives at Elysian Fields
Reunites with Stella and meets Stanley
Blanche’s Belle Reve monologue

Question 2

Key motifs and themes

Answer 2

The death of an old order
Light
Deception

Question 3

Ways these are shown

Answer 3

The Belle Reve monologue “death is expensive”
Blanche’s costume, false purity, her not wanting to be seen in the light by Stella
Hiding the whisky bottle after drinking

Question 4

SCENE 2 - Key events

Answer 4

Stanley tries to expose Blanche through clothes
Stanley and Blanche talk about papers and types of men

Question 5

Key motifs and themes

Answer 5

Deception and falsity
Old South vs New South contrast