8.1.4

Scene Four - Quotations

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Key Quotations from Scene Four

Blanche is outwardly bewildered as to why Stella would go back to her abusive husband after such violence.

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"Sub-human" animal

  • Blanche describes Stanley as a "sub-human" after his fight with Stella.
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Too "excitable"

  • Stella accuses Blanche of being too "excitable" about last night’s events and that she would do well to be realistic and forget about such matters.
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"Get out"

  • Blanche believes that both she and Stella need to leave to "get out" of this situation (via Shep Huntleigh’s help).
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Female "brutal desire"

  • Blanche and Stella dicuss female "brutal desire", which is an important motif given the rape at the end of the story.
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"Survivor from the Stone Age"

  • Blanche calls Stanley a "survivor from the Stone Age" and an "ape" when he arrives home.

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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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