English flashcards-StreetCar

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What year was Street Car written and by who?
1947, Tennessee Williams
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Greek Mythology reference to Paradise for the Dead
"Elysian Fields"
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Evidence for the modernising world and intercultural acceptance after the American Civil War Scene 1
"New Orleans is a cosmopolitan city where there is a relatively warm and easy intermingling of race"
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Stanley's First Appearance in Scene 1
"roughly dressed" "blue denim" "bowling jacket" "red-stained meat"
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Stella's sexual awakening to Stanley's Act 1
"Meat!" He heaves the package of meat at her. She cries out in protest but manages to catch it; then laughs breathlessly"
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Blanche's First appearance: being likened to a moth- jittery, ugly, fragile and attracted to the light which could burn it
"There is something about her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes, that suggests a moth"
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Blanche’s drinking problem Scene 1
“a half tumbler of whisky and tosses it down”
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Blanche’s denial of her drinking problem Scene 1
“No one’s my limit”
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Blanche’s insecurity Scene 1 Stage directions
Stage Directions- She laughs nervously and glances at Stella for reassurance
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Blanche’s constant need for protection and someone to depend on in her life Scene 1
I’ve “got to be with somebody, I can’t be alone”
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Stella demonstrating her Sothern Belle characteristics by describing Stanley Scene 1
“Yes. [Stanley’s] a different species”
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Stella’s need to be with Stanley Scene 1
“When he’s away for a week I nearly go wild! … And when he comes back I cry on his lap like a baby”
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Blanche’s monolog of the loss of Belle Reve Scene 1
“I saw! Saw! Saw! ... How the hell do you think all that sickness and dying was paid for? Death is expensive Miss Stella!”
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Blanche’s derogatory references towards Stanley and his relationship with Stella Scene 1
“Where were you? In bed with your Polack!”
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Stanley’s Dominance being demonstrated through the stage directions Scene 1
Stage direction- The Centre of his life has been pleasure with women, the giving and taking of it… with the power and pride of a richly feathered male bird among hens
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Stanley’s sexual predator nature Scene 1
Stage direction- Everything that is his, that bears his emblem of the gaudy seed-bearer.
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Stanley’s patronising rhetoric towards Stella Scene 1
“Where is the little woman?”
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Stanley’s perceptiveness towards Blanche’s alcoholism Scene 1
“Some people rarely touch it, but it touches them often.”
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First motif of the Varsouviana Polka to demonstrate Blanche’s tragedy Scene 1
Stage direction – The music of the polka rises up, faint in the distance.
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The first time Blanche takes a therapeutic bath Scene 2
Stage direction-She is soaking in the hot tub to quiet her nerves.
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Stanley asserting his authority through the use of the Napoleonic code Scene 2
“Have you heard of the Napoleonic code? … according to which what belongs to the wife belongs to the wife belongs to the husband and vice versa.”
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Stanley’s need to be dominant Scene 2
“When you are swindled under the Napoleonic code I’m swindled too. And I don’t like to be swindled.”
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Stanley’s first act of violence against Stella Scene 2
“He hurls the furs to the daybed… He jerks open a small draw… And pulls up a fist-full of custom jewellery.”
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Demonstration of class divide between Stanley and Stella Scene 2
“The Kowalskis and the DuBois have different notions.”
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Blanche’s provocative clothing Scene 2
Stage direction- Blanche comes out of the bathroom in a red satin robe.
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Blanche’s calls Stanley a Neanderthal Scene 2
“Your simple, straight forward and honest, a little bit on the primitive side.”
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Stanley’s perceptiveness of Blanche and her flirting Scene 2
“If I didn’t know that you was my wife’s sister I’d get ideas about you!”
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History of Blanche’s families sexualised past Scene 2
“Our improvident past grand-fathers and fathers and uncles and brothers exchange the land for their epic fornications.”
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Blanche attempts to make Stella jealous (sister rivalry) Scene 2
“Yes – I was flirting with your husband, Stella!”
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Stanley asserting his masculinity in a patriarchal society Scene 3
Stanley asserting his masculinity in a patriarchal society Scene 3
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Blanche’s first comment on Mitch Scene 3
“That one seams- superior to the others.”
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Blanche shows Mitch her extensive literature knowledge and superiority Scene 3
“And if God choose, I shall but love thee better- after- death!”
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Stella stands up to Stanley and compares him to an animal Scene 3
“Drunk- drunk- animal thing, you!”
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Stanley’s violent nature against Stella Scene 3
Stage direction- Stanley charges against Stella… there is a sound of a blow. Stella cries out.
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Stanley’s animalistic characteristics Scene 3
Stage direction- There he throws back his head like a baying hound and bellows his wife’s name: ”Stella! Stella, sweetheart! Stella!”
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Stella returns to Stanley Scene 3
Stage direction- Then they come together with low animal moans.
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Nature of Stanley’s and Stella’s relationship Scene 3
Stage direction – He snatches the screen door open and lifts her of her feet and bears her into the dark flat.
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Stanley’s effect on Stella’s Scene 4
Stage direction- Her face is serene in the morning sunlight…Her eyes and lips have that almost narcotized tranquillity.
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Stella makes excuses for Stanley Scene 4
“When man are drinking and playing poker anything can happen.”
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Stanley’s ability to excite Stella through violence Scene 4
“Stanley is always smashing things… I was – sort of- thrilled by it.”
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Blanch pessimistic view on Stanley on his personality Scene 4
“Animal force…The only way to live with such a man is to- go to bed with him!”
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Reoccurring symbol of the Street Car for sex Scene 4
“Brutal desire - just desire- desire! The name of that rattle trap Street car that bangs through the quarter.”
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Blanche criticising Stanley and comparing him to something sub-human Scene 4
“Something - sub-human… something- ape like about him… Stanley Kowaski – survivor of the Stone Age!”
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Stage directions of Stanley demonstrate his cunning sexualised personality Scene 4
Stage directions- Stanley hesitates, liking his lips.
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Blanche hints to Stanley’s violent and sexualised nature Scene 5
“Forceful and dynamic… they love to bang things around!”…lot of banging around in the army…treating inanimate objects with such fury! “
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Blanche’s denial of her prostitution Scene 5
“The hotel Flamingo is not the sort of establishment I would dare be seen in.”
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Blanche’s fragility Scene 5
“Put on soft colours, the colours of butterfly wings, and glow- make a little- temporary magic… shimmer and glow- put a – paper lantern over the light.”
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Blanche’s security in the kindness of strangers Scene 5
“I’ve run for protection… from under one leaky roof to another leaky roof… I don’t know how much longer I can turn the trick.”
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Blanche’s attraction to young boys Scene 5
“You make my mouth water… Young, young, young, young,- man !... I’ve got to be good and keep my hands of children.”
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Blanche’s continuation of sexualised behaviour Scene 6
“is that street car named desire still grinding along the tracks at this time.”
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Blanche opens up about her husband’s death to Mitch Scene 6
“He was a boy, just a boy…he’d stuck the revolver into his mouth, and fired- so the back of his head had been blown away!”
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Stage directions to Blanche’s past Scene 6
Stage direction- the polka music
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Stanley mimics Blanche Scene 7
(mimicking)soaking in the hot tub?”
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Stanley compares Blanche to a lily Scene 7
“But Sister Blanche is no lily! Ha- ha- some lily she is!”
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Stanley tells Stella that Mitch and Blanch would never be together Scene 7
“He is not going to jump into a tank with a school of sharks- now!”
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Stella demonstrates her southern belle behaviour by insulting Stan Scene 8
“Mr Kowalski is to busy making a pig of himself to think of anything else! ...Your face and your fingers are disgustingly greasy. Go and wash up and then help me clear the table.”
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Stanley’s act of violence Scene 8
(he seized her arm)… (he hurls a cup and saucer to the floor)… “My place is cleared! You want me to clear your plates!”
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Stanley’s need for a sexualised relationship Scene 8
“ It’s going to be alright again between you and me the way it was… we can make noise in the night the way we used to…”
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Stage direction- To demonstrate stage Blanches reaction to Stanley’s birthday gift of etiquette back to LAUREL Scene 8
Stage direction- The Varsouviana music stills in softly and continues playing.
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Stella standing up to Stanley for Blanche Scene 8
“But people like you abuse her, and force her to change.”
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Stella’s admiration for Stanley Scene 8
“I pulled you down of them columns and how you loved it, having them coloured lights going!”
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Blanche admitting to Mitch of her lunacy Scene 9
“I’m boxed out of my mind”
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Blanche’s need for illusion Scene 9
"I like it dark. The dark is comforting to me.”
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Mitch unveiling Blanche’s illusion Scene 9
Stage direction- He tears the paper lantern of the lightbulb. She utters a frightened gasp.”
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Blanche admitting she prefers illusion Scene 9
“I don’t want realism… I misinterpret things… I don’t tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth.”
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Blanche’s prostitution behaviour Scene 9
“Tarantula was the name of it… The Tarantula A arms!... That’s where I bought my victims… Yes, I had many intimacies with strangers.”
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Mexican woman’s Spanish Scene 9
“Flores. Flores. Flores para los muertos. Flores, Flores, Flores.”
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Mitch’s response to Blanche’s proposal Scene 9
“ You’re not clean enough to bring to the house with my mother.”
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Stanley foreshadowing the **** Scene 10
“You never know what is coming… I’ll interfere with you… O! So you want some rough-house! Alright let’s have some rough-house… Tiger- Tiger! ... We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning!”
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Stanley’s stage directions Scene 10
Stage directions- A geyser foam shoots up… He takes a step towards her, biting his tongue which protrudes between his lips… He takes another step. She smashes a bottle on the table and faces him, clutching the broken top… blue piano… the raw of an ap
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Stella’s reaction to Stanley’s **** Scene 11
“I couldn’t believe her story and go on living with Stanley .”
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Stage direction-for bells Scene 11
Stage direction- The cathedral chimes are heard
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Blanche’s need to keep clean Scene 11
“I shall die of eating an unwashed grape one day.”
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Stage directions- To show how the characters react to Blanche attempting to leave Scene 11
The poker players stand awkwardly at the table except Mitch… Stanley steadily shuffling the cards… Stanley suddenly pushes back his chair and rises as if to block her way.
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Stanley removing the last of Blanche’s sanity Scene 11
“ Unless it is the paper lantern you want to take with you. You want the lantern?”
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“ Unless it is the paper lantern you want to take with you. You want the lantern?”
( holding tight to his arm ) “ Whoever you are – I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”
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Stanley comforts Stella at the end of the play Scene 11
Stage direction- He kneels beside her and his fingers finds the opening of her blouse.
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