8.1.8

Scene Eight - Quotations

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Key Quotations from Scene Eight

The scene opens at a "dismal" birthday supper for Blanche with Stella and Stanley present.

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"Kindness of strangers"

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

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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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