Quotes
"In the state of Louisiana we have the Napoleonic code according to which what belongs to the wife belongs the husband and vice versa."
Stanley
She refuses to believe that Stanley rapes Blanche.
Stella
This is the name of the plantation that Blanche has lost because she cannot pay the mortgage.
Belle Reve
The unwashed grapes show this theme
Mortality
The setting of the play
New Orleans, Louisiana
"I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes magic! I try to give that to people.
Blanche
Blanche says he seems superior to the others.
Mitchell
Why is Blanche forced to leave Laurel?
She had a relationship with a 17-year-old student.
This theme is shown where Blanche is afraid of the light like a moth.
Illusion vs Reality
What is Blanche's astrological sign?
Virgo
"I guess we must strike you as being a pretty rough bunch."
Mitch
Who said "what do you two think you are? A pair of queens?
Stanley Kowalski
How Blanche's original husband died.
He shot himself after Blanche says that he "disgusts" her.
What is the significance of Blanche's constant bathing?
It symbolizes her desire to cleanse herself.
What does Stanley do on the night of his wedding with Stella?
He smashes all the lightbulbs.
"Sometimes, there's God--so quickly!"
Blanche
Who is the mutual friend that gives Stanley information about Blanche?
Shaw
What does Stanley give Blanche for her birthday?
A bus ticket ticket back to Laurel
What theme is shown by the 7 card stud reference at the end of the play?
The dominance of men
The author Tennessee Williams's greatest literary influence
Hart Crane
"Drunk--drunk--animal thing, you..."
Stella
This is who Blanche plans to get money from.
Shep Huntleigh
What happens to Blanche at the end of the story?
Stella and Stanley decide to have her committed to a mental hospital.
When this type of music is playing in the play, it expresses the theme of Blanche's mental decline.
The Varsouvianna Polka
Blanche's last streetcar stop in New Orleans, is the land of the dead in Greek mythology.
Elysian Fields