8.1.3
Scene Three - Quotations
Key Quotations from Scene Three
Key Quotations from Scene Three
The scene opens with the poker party. The talk is of the card game itself while Mitch explains that he lives with his mother, but is unmarried and alone.


"High horse"
"High horse"
- Stanley is described by Mitch as being on his "high horse", which perhaps shows that Stanley’s normal demeanour has been interrupted by Blanche’s arrival.


"Hot and frazzled"
"Hot and frazzled"
- On returning from their night out, Stella and Blanche watch the game for a while. Blanche admits she feels "hot and frazzled". This is perhaps as much from Stanley’s interrogation of her as the heat and oppressive atmosphere of the city of New Orleans itself.


Blanche's name
Blanche's name
- Blanche explains the origins of her name ("DuBois means wood and Blanche means white").
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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