A Streetcar Named Desire

• Initial Impression of Blanche: "She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the Garden District." (Stage Directions)
• Ape Monologue: "There's something - subhuman - something not quite to the stage of humanity yet! Yes, something - ape-like about him" (Blanche)
• Desperate confession: "I don't know how much longer I can turn the trick." (Blanche)
• Blanche's song: "It's only a paper moon, Just as phony as it can be - But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me." (Blanche)
• Blanche's corruption: "She has decked herself out in a somewhat soiled and crumpled white satin evening gown and a pair of scuffed silver slippers." (Stage Directions)
• The climatic scene: "The hot trumpet and drums from the Four Deuces sound loudly" (Stage Directions)
• An explanation or a mask: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." (Blanche)