She lights candles and suggests that they pretend to be Bohemians in Paris. Mitch says that he wants to leave on his coat because he perspires, but Blanche insists that he be comfortable, and she removes it. Mitch is a beta to Stanley's alpha-male. Mitch suggests that they all go out together, but Blanche demurs.
Blanche asks Mitch what Stanley thinks of her, explaining that she is convinced that Stanley hates her. And Mitch truly does seem to be more sensitive than Stanley. Blanche launches into a somewhat hysterical rant against Stanley , and also bemoans her impoverished state. Mitch interrupts to ask how old she is.
Blanche asks why he wants to know, and Mitch explains that he has told his ill mother about Blanche, and that his mother would like to see him settled before she dies. Blanche depicts herself as a damsel in distress, positioning Mitch as a knight in shining armor. She never wants to reveal her age because she wants Mitch to think she is much younger than she is. Blanche says she understands about being lonely.
She tells Mitch about her first husband: she married him while they were both very young, and though she loved him passionately, he was unhappy, always possessing a certain nervousness and softness. See Full Reader. View Download 0. Describe the setting of the play. From her very first appearance, how is Blanches vulnerability expressed?
How does Blanche feel about Stellas home? How does Stella react to her sisters assessments? According to Blanche, why has she left her teaching job and come to visit Stella? What evidence suggests that Blanche is insecure about her appearance? According to Blanche, what has caused the loss of Belle Reve? What does Stanley think Blanche has done with the money?
What does Stella tell him? Why does Stanley refuse to leave the room when asked by Stella? How does Stanley react to Blanches flirting? Why does Mitch say he has to leave? Why is Blanche interested in Mitch? How does Mitch seem to feel about her? How does Stanley show his domination over Stella and Blanche in the first half of this scene? What lie about herself and Stella does Blanche tell Mitch? Why does Blanche ask Mitch to hang the paper lantern?
Why does Stanley react so violently in the scene? What does Eunice say that suggests Stanley has hit Stella before? Describe Stanley and Stellas reunion. Why do you think she comes downstairs to him? Why does Blanche find it hard to believe that Stella is uninterested in leaving Stanley? How is Stanley able to eavesdrop on Blanche and Stellas conversation? As this scene ends, how are Stellas feelings visually revealed?
In her conversation with Stella, what are Blanches main concerns? This scene also shows that Blanche realizes Stanley is her "executioner. But here she recognizes that Stanley is deliberately trying to destroy her, and she can't do much about it. In Blanche's narration of her tragic marriage with the young Allan, we see the source of all the rest of her difficulties. Here was the man whom she loved "unendurable" but whom she was unable to help.
Her love came like a "blinding light" and after his death, she has never had a light "that's stronger than this — kitchen — candle! We now find out why the Varsouviana music has been playing as background music. This was the song which played while Blanche and her young husband were dancing, and the same song, running through her mind is interrupted by the sound of her husband's gunshot. So now when Blanche hears the music, she must drink until she hears the gunshot which signals the end of the song.
Centrally, this scene reveals both Blanche and Mitch to be very lonesome people who could possibly find happiness with each other. Each could fill some type of vacancy for the other. Thus the scene ends on a note of hope for both characters. Previous Scene 5. Next Scene 7. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title.
Mitch replies that they were military buddies. Blanche asks what Stanley says about her, expressing her conviction that Stanley hates her. Blanche argues that Stanley wants to ruin her. Caught off guard, she responds by asking why he wants to know.
He says that when he told his ailing mother about Blanche, who would like to see Mitch settled before she dies, he could not tell her how old Blanche was. Blanche says that she understands how lonely Mitch will be when his mother is gone. She fixes another drink for herself and gives a revealing account of what happened with the tender young man she married.
She was only sixteen when they met, and she loved him terribly. Then one day she came home to find her young husband in bed with an older man who had been his longtime friend. In the hours after the incident, they all pretended nothing happened. The three of them went out to a casino.
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