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1.
In the opening scene, how is Blanche's vulnerability ex-
pressed?
She is nervous, shaky and uncomfort-
able. She asks Eunice to leave. She sneaks alcohol to calm her nerves. She won't let Stella talk. She talks very quickly
2.
What do we find out about Blanche in the opening scene?
She is on a leave of absence; she has lost the house; she had a husband once; and her nerves broke.
3.
What, according to Blanche, caus-
es the loss of Belle Reve?
The cost of funerals; death is expensive
4.
Why does Stella run out of the room crying in the opening scene?
Blanche suggests that if Stella would have stayed to help with the property, Belle Reve could have been saved, but Stella left and only came home for the "pretty" part of death
5.
How is the basic contrast between Stanley and Blanche brought out in the opening scene?
Stanley is aggressive; Blanche is frag-
ile. Stanley talks plainly; Blanche uses high language. Stanley is rough around the edges; Blanche is seemingly put together.
6.
What do Stella's actions reveal about her feelings for Stanley in scene 2?
She is madly in love with him; she does not want to stand up to him; she lets him tell her what to do.
7.
Why is Stanley upset about the loss of Belle Reve?
He thinks Blanche sold it and that he and Stella are owed some of the money from the sale.
8.
What does Stanley think Blanche has done with the money? What does she tell him?
He thinks she bought nice clothes and jewelry. She tells him its all fake and costume or extremely old.
9.
Why does Stanley refuse to leave the room when asked by Stella in scene 2?
He wants to stick around and question Blanche.
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10.
How does Stanley react to Blanche's flirting?
He doesn't give into it and calls her out for doing it.
11.
How does Blanche characterize Stanley?
As a pig, but a smart guy; she calls him a young boy
12.
How does Stanley dismiss Blanche's affections?
He slams the perfume bottle down and yells at her about the papers.
13.
What reaction does Blanche give Stanley for the loss of Belle Reve?
The indiscretions of men in her family and that she can't afford to keep up with the rent and all of the expensive costs of dying
14.
What kind of people are the couple upstairs?
They are passionate, like Stanley and Stella. They comfort Stella and support Stanley when needed.
15.
Why does Mitch say he has to leave during the poker game?
His mother won't fall asleep until he is home and she worries; she is sick.
16.
Why is Blanche interested in Mitch?
He is "superior" to the others and is more sensitive than he is physical
17.
How does Stanley show his domi-
nation?
He screams, hits Stella's thigh, throws the radio out the window, and bosses the girls around.
18.
What lies does Blanche tell Mitch? Why?
1. That Stella is older than her- to make herself look more attractive
2. She does not drink much- to look more put together
3. She is visiting because Stella is not well- to appear nurturing and caring
19.
Why does Blanche ask Mitch to hang the paper lantern?
She hates the naked light
20.
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Why are we not surprised when Stanley explodes?
The behavior seems typical for some-
one who is called an "animal" and he has been drinking
21.
Why does Blanche find it hard to believe that Stella is not interested in leaving Stanley?
She thinks they were raised better than to settle for such classless behavior from a husband.
22.
How are Stella's feeling visually re-
vealed in scene 4?
She runs to Stanley when he comes home and intimately embraces him.
23.
Why is the mention of Stan-
ley's friend, Shaw, threatening to Blanche?
Shaw is someone from Laurel who could know more info about Blanche.
24.
In her conversation with Stella in scene 5, what are two of Blanche's concerns?
1. That Mitch will find out how old Blanche is and expect her to sleep with him
2. That there is "unkind" gossip going around town.
25.
Why is Blanche trying to attract Mitch?
She wants Mitch to falls in love with her.
26.
What in the young boy attracts Blanche?
His youth.
27.
Why must a young girl, according to Blanche, keep a check on her emotions?
So she doesn't get lost.
28.
Why must Blanche resist Mitch's advances?
She does not want to appear easy.
29.
What is significant about Mitch's mother asking about Blanche's age
It shows Mitch was talking to his mother about Blanche and it brings her lies to the surface
30.
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Why is loneliness a spector for Mitch? Why is Blanche so familiar with loneliness?
His old love interest died from sickness and now his mother is dying from sick-
ness. Blanche has lost everyone.
31.
Why does Blanche tell Mitch the details surrounding her husband's death?
She does it to have something in com-
mon with him and it makes her vulner-
able.
32.
In what way does Blanche feel responsible for her husband's death?
"I saw. I know. You disgust me..."
33.
Why does Blanche say "Some-
times-there's God-so quickly."?
It means how quick her life changes.
34.
What is significant about Blanche singing "paper moon"?
She needs someone to believe her.
35.
What did Stanley find out about Blanche?
Her past; she was a prostitute, had re-
lations with a student, and was fired.
36.
Why did Mitch not come to Blanche's birthday party?
Stanley told Mitch all of Blanche's se-
crets.
37.
What is behind Stanley's anger when he is told be Stella that he eats like a pig. What is it he wants?
The fact that Stella is more critical when Blanche is around. He wants to be treated like a king.
38.
What is the birthday remembrance that Stanley gives to Blanche?
A bus ticket home
39.
Why, according to Stella, has Blanche changed?
Stella says "people like Stanley have abused Blanche."
40.
Why does Stanley give Blanche the ticket. How does he say that he has changed Stella?
So she will leave and things will go back to normal. He says he has made her happier and more common.
41.
Why does Mitch refuse Stanley's liquor?
He thinks it is stealing.
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42.
Why does Mitch want to see Blanche in the light?
He has never seen her face.
43.
What might be the symbolic signif-
icance of Mitch ripping the paper lantern from the light?
All of Blanche's truths are out.
44.
Blanche says that she does not want realism; she wants magic. She wants things not the way they are but the way they ought to be. What does this imply about her use of deceptions and her view of life?
She thinks it is okay and harmless to lie.
45.
What explanation does Blanche give for her promiscuity?
She needed to fill the void in her heart.
46.
Blanche concludes that death is the opposite of desire. What does she mean?
There is nothing to look forward to in death, there is in desire.
47.
In what way was Blanche a little different in scene 9?
She was honest.
48.
What does Mitch say that devas-
tates Blanche
You aren't clean enough.
49.
In the opening of scene 10, what illusion is Blanche creating?
She is going on vacation with all her friends
50.
Whom does Blanche claim to have gotten a telegram from, and what does it say?
Shep Huntleigh, who invites he on a yacht to the Carribean.
51.
What does Blanche say she can offer someone like Shep?
Companionship, intelligence, and breeding because she is old.
52.
What does Blanche fabricate about Mitch. What can she not forgive?
He came back with roses and begged for her forgiveness. She cannot forgive deliberate cruelty.
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53.
What motivates Stanley's sexual attack on Blanche?
She had flirted with him; she chal-
lenges his dominance by fighting back; she was a prostitute.
54.
How does Stanley's rape affect Blanche?
No one believes her and it breaks her.
55.
Why does Stella refuse to believe that Stanley attacked Blanche? What do the neighbors say?
She cannot go on living with Stanley if she believes it. Her neighbor says to move on and get through it, life has to go on.
56.
Where is Blanche going? Where does she think she is going?
Blanche is going to a mental hospital, she thinks she is going into the country to rest with Shep.
57.
When the doctor removes his hat and offers Blanche his arm, what effect does this have on Blanche?
It calms her down because he shows her kindness and treats her equal.
58.
What does the ending of this pro-
duction suggest?
Nothing will change at Elysian Fields and the sisters will never see each oth-
er again.
59.
The play ends with Stanley putting his hand inside Stella's blouse and her not objecting. What does this type of ending suggest?
He cannot comfort her emotionally, all he is capable of is physical behavior.
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