Scene 4

• "I was sort of - thrilled by it" - Stella


  Ties together Stanley's violence with his sexuality. Both are intrinsic to his animalistic masculinity. Shows us the extent to which Stella is blinded by her desire for Stanley due to the strong masculine he represents.
• "What you are talking about is brutal desire - just - Desire! - the name of that rattle-trap streetcar that bangs through the Quarter, up one old narrow street and down another..." - Blanche?

  Bringing back the allegory of the streetcar and tying it to Stella's situation broadens the theme of desire and danger, showing us its universality amongst the female characters.
• "In this dark march towards whatever it is we're approaching.. don't - don't hang back with the brutes" - Blanche


  This picture of progression painted by Blanche in which Stanley represents 'hanging back' is ironic due to the context of the play and the wider ties between Stanley and modernity. Illustrates Blanche's illusion, still attached to the values she was brought up in and sees them as modern despite the fall of the Old South.