8.1.2
Scene Two - Quotations
Key Quotations from Scene Two
Key Quotations from Scene Two
Stella is about to take out Blanche to explore the food and culture of New Orleans. Stanley is not happy because he will eat cold food, and the expectation then was that a wife would provide a hot, cooked meal.


"Fifty percent illusion"
"Fifty percent illusion"
- Blanche admits that she fibs, because "after all, a woman's charm is fifty percent illusion," but says she is always truthful when discussing something important.


"Intimate nature"
"Intimate nature"
- While looking through the papers, Stanley notices a bundle of letters that Blanche emotionally proclaims are personal love letters from her dead husband. Blanche comments that sometimes things are of an "intimate nature" and they are not for everyone to see.


"Star"
"Star"
- After Blanche finds out that Stella is pregnant, she calls her a "star" and explains to her sister than they have thrashed things out.
1Context & Overview
1.1The Author
1.2Social Context & Setting
2Scene Summaries
2.3Scene Three
2.5Scene Five
2.6Scene Six
2.7Scene Seven
2.9Scene Nine
2.10Scene Ten
3Character Profiles
3.1Blanche DuBois & Stanley Kowalski
3.2Stella Kowalski & Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
4Key Ideas
4.1Sex & Gender
4.2Appearances, Fantasy & Reality
5Writing Techniques
5.2Genre, Form & Language
6Critical Debates
6.1Early & Modern Reception
6.2Feminist, Psychoanalytic & Marxist Approach
7Ideas About Tragedy
7.1Ideas About Tragedy
8Recap: Main Quotes
8.1Main Quotes by Scene
8.1.1Scene One - Quotations
8.1.2Scene Two - Quotations
8.1.3Scene Three - Quotations
8.1.4Scene Four - Quotations
8.1.5Scene Five - Quotations
8.1.6Scene Six - Quotations
8.1.7Scene Seven - Quotations
8.1.8Scene Eight - Quotations
8.1.9Scene Nine - Quotations
8.1.10Scene Ten - Quotations
8.1.11Scene Eleven - Quotations
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1Context & Overview
1.1The Author
1.2Social Context & Setting
2Scene Summaries
2.3Scene Three
2.5Scene Five
2.6Scene Six
2.7Scene Seven
2.9Scene Nine
2.10Scene Ten
3Character Profiles
3.1Blanche DuBois & Stanley Kowalski
3.2Stella Kowalski & Harold Mitchell (Mitch)
4Key Ideas
4.1Sex & Gender
4.2Appearances, Fantasy & Reality
5Writing Techniques
5.2Genre, Form & Language
6Critical Debates
6.1Early & Modern Reception
6.2Feminist, Psychoanalytic & Marxist Approach
7Ideas About Tragedy
7.1Ideas About Tragedy
8Recap: Main Quotes
8.1Main Quotes by Scene
8.1.1Scene One - Quotations
8.1.2Scene Two - Quotations
8.1.3Scene Three - Quotations
8.1.4Scene Four - Quotations
8.1.5Scene Five - Quotations
8.1.6Scene Six - Quotations
8.1.7Scene Seven - Quotations
8.1.8Scene Eight - Quotations
8.1.9Scene Nine - Quotations
8.1.10Scene Ten - Quotations
8.1.11Scene Eleven - Quotations
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