Gestures
Sound & Music
Quotation Identification
Symbolism
Scene & Plot
100
Blanche's first gesture as she enters.
What is "looks at a slip of paper, then at the building, then again at the slip and again at the building"?
100
Blanche hears this song, but nobody else does.
What is "the Varsouviana"?
100
"What you are talking about is brutal desire--just--Desire!--the name of that rattle-clap streetcar that bangs through the Quarter."
Who is "Blanche"?
100
This symbolizes sexual desire within the play.
What is "the streetcar"?
100
Blanche's "I, I, I took the blows" monologue happens in this scene.
What is "Scene 1"?
200
Blanches gesture at the very end of Scene One, before she says, "I'm afraid I'm -- going to be sick!"
What is "sinks back down"?
200
This sound effect allows Stanley to enter and hear Blanche's "Don't hang back with the beasts" monologue without being noticed.
What is the sound of a train going by?
200
"She says to go out, so I go, but I don't enjoy it. All the while I keep wondering how she is."
Who is "Mitch"?
200
This symbolizes how the characters compete with each other and hide their true feelings.
What is "the poker game"?
200
Stella gets the birthday part set up during this scene.
What is "Scene 7"?
300
Blanche does this while she and Stella discuss Mitch after he leave the bathroom.
What is "takes of her blouse"?
300
These sound effects begin when the Matron says, "Hello, Blanche."
What is "echoes of mysterious voices and whispers"?
300
"I wouldn't mind if you'd stay down at the Four Deuces, but you always going up."
Who is "Eunice"?
300
This symbolizes the spirit of the Quarter.
What is the "blue piano"?
300
Blanche describes her past marriage to Mitch in her "He was a boy, just a boy" monologue in this scene.
What is "Scene 6"?
400
The Negro woman does this to the young man before the young man rings the bell at the Kowalski home.
What is "snaps her fingers before his belt"?
400
This kind of music plays over the radio when Blanche first turns it on in Scene Three.
What is "rhumba music"?
400
"I don't think he understands you."
Who is "Mitch"?
400
This symbolizes celebration for Stanley.
What is "Stanley's silk pyjamas"?
400
In this scene, Stanley says, "I've been on to you from the start! Not once did you pull any wool over this boy's eyes!"
What is "Scene 10"?
500
Stella's action at the end of Scene 7, in reaction to Blanche's statement, "You're lying! Something has!"
What is "pretends to be busy at the table"?
500
This causes Blanche to "catch her breath with a startled gesture" when she first arrives in Stella's home.
What is "a cat screeches"?
500
"Mr. Kowalski is too busy making a pig of himself to think of anything else!"
Who is "Stella"?
500
This symbolizes Blanche's unfulfilled wish to maintain socially acceptable boundaries and morality.
What is "the curtain"?
500
In this scene, Stella says, "I am not in anything that I have a desire to get out of."
What is "Scene 4"?
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