8.1.8
Scene Eight - Quotations
Key Quotations from Scene Eight
Key Quotations from Scene Eight
The scene opens at a "dismal" birthday supper for Blanche with Stella and Stanley present.


"Kindness of strangers"
"Kindness of strangers"
- Blanche repeatedly says she is reliant on the "kindness of strangers".


"Delicate piece"
"Delicate piece"
- Stella tells Stanley that he is being cruel to Blanche but when Stanley calls her a "delicate piece" he does not really mean this. In fact. Stanley believes she is far from delicate.
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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