8.1.11

Scene Eleven - Quotations

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Key Quotations from Scene Eleven

Weeks later, at another poker game at the Kowalski apartment, Stella and her neighbour, Eunice, are packing Blanche's belongings.

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"On vacation"

  • The audience learns that Blanche has suffered a complete mental breakdown and is going to be committed to a mental hospital. Stella covers this by saying that Blanche is going "on vacation".
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"Kindness of strangers"

  • When the doctor arrives, Blanche goes willingly with him, saying: “Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.
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"Seven-card stud"

  • The final line of the play is from Steve: “This game is seven-card stud.”
    • This seems to indicate that despite what has happened, Stella will continue to tolerate Stanley’s "brutal" desire and distrust Blanche.
    • It seems Stanley is unlikely to be prosecuted. So he appears to have gotten away with his actions. Steve’s final line seems to re-assert the dominance of men and the patriarchal order.

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1Context & Overview

2Scene Summaries

3Character Profiles

4Key Ideas

5Writing Techniques

6Critical Debates

7Ideas About Tragedy

8Recap: Main Quotes

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