Quotes
“unless it’s the paper lantern you want. You want the lantern?”
Who is Stanley speaking to Blanche?
What is Elysian Fields an allusion to?
Heaven in Greek Mythology
“I just told her that we’d made arrangements for her to rest in the country” "
Who is Stella speaking to Eunice?
Where is Blanche originally from?
Where is Laurel, Mississippi?
What is the name of the hotel Blanche stayed at?
What is the Flamingo?
“I want to kiss you just once softly and sweetly on your mouth”
Who is Blanche speaking to the young man?
Why was Blanche fired?
What is because she was accused of sleeping with her student?
"The first time I laid eyes on him I thought to myself, that man is my executioner!
Who is Blanche speaking to Mitch?
What is Blanche's husband's name?
What is Allan Gray?
What is the name of Stanley's friend that knows Blanche from the hotel?
Who is Shaw?
“It’s really a pretty frightful situation…he stalks through the rooms in his underwear at night. That sort of commonness isn’t necessary”
Who is Blanche speaking to Mitch?
What happened to Blanche's young husband?
What is he shot himself?
3 Things Blanche lies to Mitch about
What is her age, her drinking, and the reason she's visiting Stella
What is the importance of Blanche's journey in "a streetcar named Desire...a streetcar named Cemeteries...[and her arrival] to a street named Elysian Fields?"
This journey, the precursor to the play, allegorically represents the trajectory of Blanche's life. The Elysian Fields are the land of the dead in Greek mythology. Blanche's lifelong pursuit of her sexual desires has led to her eviction from Belle Reve, her ostracism from Laurel, and, at the end of the play, her expulsion from society at large.