Scene 4

• Scene 4:

  • Morning after abuse 
  • Blanche’s plan to get herself and Stella out
  • Blanche on Stanley (comparing him to an animal)
• Scene 4: Morning after the abuse

  “[There is a confusion of street cries like a choral chant.]”
• Scene 4: Morning after the abuse

  “[One hand rests on her belly, rounding slightly with new maternity.]”
• Scene 4: Morning after the abuse

  “[Blanche straightens up slowly and stands beside the bed looking down at her sister with knuckes pressed to her lips.]”
• Scene 4: Morning after the abuse

  “He smashed all the light-bulbs with the heel of my slipper. [She laughs].” - Stella
• Scene 4: Morning after the abuse

  “I’m not in anything I want to get tolerate each other‘s habits, I guess.” - Stella
• Scene 4: Blanche’s plan to get herself and Stella out

  “Do you remember Shep Huntleigh?” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche’s plan to get herself and Stella out

  “He as them, all over Texas. Texas is literally spouting gold in his pockets.” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche’s plan to get herself and Stella out

  “Y’know how indifferent I am to money. I think of money in terms of what it does for you.” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche’s plan to get herself and Stella out

  ”Stanley doesn’t give me a regular allowance, he likes to pay bills himself, but - this morning he gave me ten dollars to smooth things over.” - Stella
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (comparing him to an animal)

  “What such a man has to offer is animal force and he gave a wonderful exhibition of that!” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (Comparing him to an animal)

  “If you’ll forgive me - he’s common!…You can’t have forgotten that much of our bringing up, Stella.’ - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (Comparing him to an animal)

  “He acts like an animal, has animal habits!” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (Comparing him to an animal)

  “Sub-human…ape-like about him” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (Comparing him to an animal)

  “Maybe he’ll strike you or maybe grunt and kiss you!” - Blanche
• Scene 4: Blanche on Stanley (Comparing him to an animal)

  “[He laughs and clasps her head to him. Over her head he grins through the curtain at Blanche.]“