a streetcar named desire scene 1

Stella replies, "You haven't given me a chance to, honey!" She is also five years older than Stella, and, though she’s beautiful, apparently resembles a moth.

Stanley mentions that Stella told him about Blanche's marriage.

Here's a picture of him! Soon Stella enters.

Gracious! The subject is closed! What? They live on the bottom floor while Eunice and Steve Hubbell live upstairs.

[She sits on it.] Stanley? [She embraces her again] And now you sit there telling me with your eyes that I let the place go! But of course there were things to adjust myself to later on.

I'm afraid I'm-going to be sick! a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as

Stanley appears and calls for Stella, his wife, to catch a package of meat. EUNICE: BLANCHE: "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." BLANCHE: I'll drop by the bowling alley an' hustle her up. Because--as you must have noticed--I'm-not very well.... What? Her expression is STELLA:

them. There are “N**** piano halls” in the neighborhood (Williams calls music from these clubs “blue piano”).

The play opens looking into a two story flat on Elysian Fields street in New Orleans.

STEVE [going upstairs]:

is from Mississippi, that she is a teacher, and that her family estate This area is rundown but still has charm, with weathered houses decorated with quaint gables.

BLANCHE:

And, oh, what gorgeous boxes they pack Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Stanley's crude, blunt manners contrast sharply with Blanche's ladylike demeanor. BLANCHE [slowly]: Now, Blanche--

sink. [Two rooms can be seen, not too clearly defined.

A cat screeches. Thanks for letting me in.

Father, mother!

They are about twenty-eight or

SparkNotes is brought to you by Barnes & Noble. Desire, and transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and

Eunice tries to make conversation, but Blanche just answers her questions with a dismissive “Yes.”.

About--what?--please! Two women, one white and one colored, are taking the air on the steps of the building. They settle on Stanley’s place for the card game, which is sure to be a dramatic turning of events in a scene or two. You messy child, you, you've spilt something on the pretty white lace collar! Her dual fears of the harshness of reality and of being alone drive Blanche to cling to her illusions.

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STELLA: kitchen open and comes in. You just get yourself home here once in a while. BLANCHE: Only poor Jessie--one

EUNICE: STELLA [a little wearily]:

She states how much she wanted to hang on to Belle Reve, but a series of family deaths sapped her funds. A summary of Part X (Section5) in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. You know I haven't put on one ounce in ten years, Stella?

BLANCHE: The polka music is only in Blanche’s mind—even though the audience hears it—and its appearance signifies that she is haunted by her dead husband. were you! Only not so--highbrow? Be over soon. Those words make Stella cry and she runs into the bathroom to fix herself. BLANCHE: to such poor living conditions.

Sure--at Mitch's. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. COLORED WOMAN:

[She rushes to the closet and removes the bottle; she is shaking all over and panting for breath as The Kowalski apartment is small and messy. When Stanley arrives the class differences between him and Blanche are immediately apparent when he makes a crude joke and realizes Blanche is not amused. Course Hero, Inc. As a reminder, you may only use Course Hero content for your own personal use and may not copy, distribute, or otherwise exploit it for any other purpose.

You want it in the papers? STEVE [to Stanley and Mitch]: [Two men come around the corner, Stanley Kowalski and Mitch. Stanley throws meat at Stella to cook and tells her that he is going bowling. [She sinks back down] The section is poor but, unlike 157.

She is shocked by her sister's shabby neighborhood and tiny apartment, but when she expresses her concerns to her sister, Stella becomes defensive, stating, "It's not that bad at all!" She’s about twenty-five, and of a background “obviously quite different from her husband’s.”. Can I come watch? in any reproachful way, but all the burden descended on my shoulders. It is first dark of an evening early in May.

coffin!

STANLEY: BLANCHE: Her appearance is incongruous to this setting. and Stanley--will it be decent?

No, not tonight. A So I just got in the habit of being quiet BLANCHE: [Mitch starts out.] In Blanche's speech about Belle Reve, she describes how funerals provide a pretty illusion that covers up the harshness of death. Above the music of the "Blue Piano" the voices of people on the street can be heard overlapping.

STELLA: A Streetcar Named Desire [Scene 1] Lyrics The exterior of a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields and runs between the L & N tracks and the river.

Piano music is heard from a nearby bar. [She goes out.] STELLA [half to herself]: Steve and Mitch set off for home (Steve goes upstairs to his wife Eunice, and Mitch goes home to his sick mother, who lives offstage). I can hardly stand it when he is away for a night...

You're a fine one to sit there accusing me of it! Scene 1, pg. He describes the New Orleans neighborhood of Elysian Fields as a working-class area with weathered houses near the railroad tracks. [Blanche begins to shake again with intensity.] She’s either really rude or really tired, maybe even both.

Belle Reve?

Stella spoke of you.

Topic Tracking: Opposing Backgrounds 2Topic Tracking: Loneliness 1. Stanley pauses near his door, Steve by the foot of

of them left us a fortune?

I think she said you taught school.

Oh.

but insists—without being asked—that she isn’t a drunk. May evening, and the sky at dusk is almost turquoise. "A Streetcar Named Desire Study Guide." carrying a suitcase and looking with disbelief at a slip of paper I'm--not sure I did.

My clothes 're stickin' to me. liquor in the flat.

[Mitch starts out again] looked out for yourself.

We learn that Stella isn’t expecting Blanche (at least, not that night). STELLA: EUNICE:

This area is teems with many pubs, bars and bowling alleys.

Branching out from this complete and satisfying center are all the auxiliary What happened? This one and--

MITCH [hearing this, returns quickly to the stair rail]:

STANLEY:

Where are you going? Williams also introduces the theme of desire, destruction, and death. You thought I'd been fired?

You came to New Orleans and BLANCHE: cleans her tumbler, and returns to her original pose.

Blanche: "The boy—the boy died.

At Elysian Fields? say that. Blanche tells Stella to talk, while she pretends to look around for liquor. The best I could do was make my own living, Blanche.

That's the party.--You just did miss her, though. Have a shot?

BLANCHE: Stanley Kowalski and his wife Stella live in the downstairs apartment of a two-story building. Blanche refuses, claiming that one is her limit.

Sit there and stare at me, thinking I let the place go!

They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at—Elysian Fields. I weigh what I weighed the summer the building when Stanley and his buddy Mitch show up. What kind of bed's this--one of those collapsible things? God love you for a liar! BLANCHE: [There is a pause] ". Stella returns with excitement, and she and Blanche embrace.

Are you lost? EUNICE: STELLA: corresponding sections in other American cities, it has a raffish charm. He sizes women up at a glance, with sexual classifications, crude images Rather than face the consequences of her actions, Blanche blames Stella for choosing the lower-class, Polish Stanley over the DuBois family.

Stella goes into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. © 2020 Shmoop University Inc | All Rights Reserved | Privacy | Legal. STELLA: The opening scene of ‘A streetcar named Desire’ provides a key insight into the characters and setting of the play, a feat largely achieved through the use of close symbolism and foreshadowing. merciless glare!

bled for it, almost died for it! Realizing this Eunice leaves to get Stella. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased.

In this way, Stanley and Blanche are like the sun and the moon. Six thirty-two. [Blanche sits in a chair very stiffly with her shoulders slightly hunched and her legs pressed close And so I'll expect you to A good habit to get into... Stella says, "I'm afraid you won't think they are lovely...They're a mixed lot...." Scene 1, pg. Suddenly she notices something in a half-opened [He goes out.] She smiles at Blanche.]

STELLA:

Outside, the men return from bowling and discuss their plans for poker the following evening. “Oh, I spy, I spy,” she says, pulling out the whiskey bottle again. ]. Sure, honey. interior is lighted.] BLANCHE: She

be left alone. STELLA: By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our. You never did give me a chance to say much, Blanche. Stanley, Mitch, and Steve arrive and make arrangements for a poker game at Stanley's apartment.

Stella says she’ll meet them there, since she wants to watch. But how did it go? flashing into his mind and determining the way he smiles at them.] BLANCHE: This here is Elysian Fields.

Stella also seems concerned about how her sister will fit in with her working-class husband and his friends. blue. H'lo.

Wonderful, honey.

Yes. I brought some nice clothes to meet all your lovely friends in. You look just fine.

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