Scene Five - Quotations
Literature in English: Cambridge International GCSE A Streetcar Named Desire, topic 8.1.5
Key Quotations from Scene Five
Scene Five sees something of a break in the main progression of the play’s plot.
"Hunk... The Four Deuces"
- After their argument, Steve worries that Eunice will confide in a "hunk" at "The Four Deuces".
"Hotel Flamingo"
- Stanley brings up the fact that he knows a man called Shaw who met Blanche at the notorious "Hotel Flamingo" back in Laurel.
- It is clear that the Hotel Flamingo houses prostitutes.
"Morbid"
- Blanche suggests that society is not sympathetic to broken, single women. Blanche says she had to put on a show, but whether this was as a prostitute is unclear.
- Stella finds her story "morbid". She knows it could be her story if she left Stanley.
"Eternity... honey lamb"
- Blanche flirts with a young man at the apartment door.
- Blanche notes that the weather is rainy and that he is like a "little bit of Eternity dropped in".
- She calls him "honey lamb", tells him how handsome he is and kisses him on the lips. Then, Blanche sends him away. She says she must keep her hands off children.
Test yourself on Scene Five - Quotations
What happens between Blanche and the Young Man in Scene Five?
Where does Stanley suggest Blanche lived?