Scene 7
On the characters
On the characters
Why is Stanley so interested in Blanche's past?
Stanley throughout the scene seems to be interested in
Blanche’s past, in order to make he look bad to Stella, perhaps as a way to try
and persuade Stella to ask Blanche to leave. It may also be a way to turn the
two sisters against each other. Stanley is clearly desperate to get rid of
Blanche for good, as also shown by his present to Blanche – a ticket back to
Laurel, and he is trying to dig up her past so that she feels uncomfortable and
to turn not just Stella against her, but others also including Mitch who up
until this point Blanche has shown a romantic interest in.
Why is Blanche so evasive -- i.e. she doesn't want to discuss things...
Blanche is evasive, as after the death of her husband,
she clearly went through an extremely bad time in her life, as a result of the
guilt and grief of the death. Blanche believes that it was because she said
that her husband disgusted her because of his homosexuality that he killed
himself. It is clear that she regrets the choices she made after the death of
her husband and her actions. For that reason she does not want them brought
back up, she wants to move on from the past, and start over. Blanche wants a
clean start and wants to forget about her choices in the past and therefore
does not want to discuss things.
On the writer's techniques
On the writer's techniques
Why does Stanley use such blunt language? Quote and analyse.
Stanley uses such blunt language throughout scene 7 in
order to show no emotion or sympathy towards Blanche, he does not care for her
– he simply just wants her out of his house. Phrases such as ‘I found out some things’ show
how he doesn’t want to let out too much to begin with in order to capture the
attention of Stella so that she listens properly to what he says about Blanche.
Towards the end of the scene Stanley says ‘She’ll go on a bus and like it’ as
he makes his intentions completely clear and so that Stella cannot argue back
towards, he shows his authority and power over their relationship as he tells
Stella the way he wants things to be – plainly and simply.
Why does Blanche use such vague language? Quote and analyse.
Blanche uses such vague language towards Stanley in
order to make sure that the purpose of their conversations is completely clear,
true intentions are shown and to avoid any misinterpretations of each others
responses. It may also be a way to avoid taking a side in the conflict, for
example ‘ what – contemptible – lies!’ which shows how she does not know who to
believe, it is also information that she doesn’t want to hear and therefore
uses vague language to show her reluctance to know more information about her
sister.
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