Scene Three - Quotations
Literature in English: Cambridge International GCSE A Streetcar Named Desire, topic 8.1.3
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"
- 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"
- 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 explains the origins of her name ("DuBois means wood and Blanche means white").
Test yourself on Scene Three - Quotations
What does Mitch say of Stanley at the beginning of Scene Three?