Scene 8

• "Who do you two think you are? A pair of queens? Remember what Huey Long said - 'Every Man is a King!' And I am a king around here, so don't forget it!" - Stanley


  Stanley's aggression and stance as the male dominant patriarch very evident - quoting the politician Huey Long, reinforcing his status as 'king' of their household. Using rhetorical and sarcastic questions, he mocks them as he shouts.
• "I am not a Polack. People from Poland are Poles, not Polacks. But what I am is one hundred percent American, born and raised in the greatest country on earth and proud as hell of it, so don't ever call me a Polack." - Stanley


  Stanley's insecurity on being called a "Polack" is evident. In the third scene of the play, Eunice also calls him a "Polack" when he is drunk and disorderly. "Polack" is a racial slur associated with crudeness. Stanley is angered when he is reminded of his immigrant decent, reinforcing he was born and raised in America, dismissing his Polish origin.
• "You didn't know Blanche as a girl. Nobody, nobody was tender and trusting as she was. But people like you abused her, and forced her to change." - Stella


  Stella gives us an insight into the innocent and naive Blanche that we never see, the girl who fell in love with Allan Grey and believed everything she was raised to believe in. Stella's words help us understand Blanche as a victim of the patriarchal society and norms.
• "Ticket! Back to Laurel! On the Greyhound! Tuesday!" - Stanley


  Stanley's cruelty reveals his intentions, while he wants Blanche out of their lives, he knows Laurel is not an option. This gesture is solely to hurt Blanche and cause her pain. This is his revenge for her hypocrisy.