A Streetcar Named Desire (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards
Exam code: 0475 & 0992
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Fill in the gap: "We've had this date with each other from the ＿＿＿＿＿!"
Stanley, Scene 10
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Fill in the gap: "We've had this date with each other from the ＿＿＿＿＿!"
Stanley, Scene 10
Answer: "We've had this date with each other from the beginning!"
Fill in the gap: "I'll tell you what I ＿＿＿＿＿. Magic!"
Blanche, Scene 9
Answer: "I'll tell you what I want. Magic!"
Fill in the gap: "＿＿＿＿＿ shouldn't be played in a house with women"
Mitch, Scene 3
Answer: "Poker shouldn't be played in a house with women"
Fill in the gap: "I have always depended on the ＿＿＿＿＿ of strangers"
Blanche, Scene 11
Answer: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"
Key quote: "take a streetcar named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries"
Blanche, Scene 1
Analysis
The journey works as an allegory: desire leads Blanche towards social death ('Cemeteries'). It maps out her downfall from the very first scene.
Key quote: "exchanged the land for their epic fornications"
Blanche, Scene 2
Analysis
Blanche blames the family's decline on male lust. She presents herself as the last of a line that could never control its desire.
Key quote: "the power and pride of a richly feathered male bird among hens"
Stage directions, Scene 1
Analysis
The animal imagery fuses Stanley's masculinity with sexual dominance. Presenting him as a 'male bird among hens' foreshadows his later violence.
Key quote: "I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action"
Blanche, Scene 3
Analysis
The light motif shows Blanche hiding from harsh truth. She cannot face the ugly reality of her life, so she softens or covers it.
Key quote: "I couldn't believe her story and go on living with Stanley"
Stella, Scene 11
Analysis
Stella chooses a version of the truth she can live with. This mirrors Blanche's own self-deception, showing fantasy is easier than facing reality.
Key quote: "the Napoleonic code according to which what belongs to the wife belongs to the husband"
Stanley, Scene 2
Analysis
Stanley claims a wife's property is her husband's, revealing his belief in male superiority. His view of marriage is one of ownership and control.
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