How many yeas after WW2 ended was Williams play first performed?
15 years
2 years
16 years
5 years
What's Stanleys second name
Kowalski
Kabrunski
Name the place where Stella lives in New Orleans and which streetcars Blanche has to take to get there
Elysian Fields, desire, cemeteries
Belle Reve, desire, death
What does Stanley think about Blanche's possessions in her trunk?
He thinks she can look after herself with all that she's got with her
That she is going to take up space
What does Stanley discover in her trunk when he aggressively goes through her things?
Furs
Pearls
What was the name of the sisters family home?
Belle Reve
Elysian Fields
Belle air
What kind of building was it?
Flat
Big house
Plantation
Why do the family lot live there anymore?
They had to pay for all the deaths of their relatives
Because the men in the family spent all the money- epic formications
Why is Blanche attracted to Midge in particular?
He is just like Stanley
He is soft and can look after her
Blanche waltzes to the music with romantic gestures. Mitch is delighted and moves in imitation
In scene 4 Stella reminisced about her wedding night telling Blanche that Stanley all the with the of my slipper
Name 3 insults Blanche calls Stanley throughout the play
Pig
Polak
Survivor of the Stone Age
What does Stanley do during the poker night that demonstrates his violent nature?
Slaps Stella on the thigh
Punches Stella
Shouts insults Mitch
Throws radio
In scene 6 Blanche tells Stella her worries about Stanley and tries to get her to leave her life with him in a long speech: in this dark march towards whatever it is we're approaching..... Don't - don't
Blanche tells Stella that people have to- shimmer and glow- put a -
Names any songs or music that you can remember from streetcar e.g the jazz tracks from the street, Blanche's songs she sings in the bath or the music associated with Allen Grey
Parisian Waltz Varsuviana
Paper Moon
Blue Piano
Scene 8 Stanley loses his temper during the birthday meal. What does he say to Blanche and Stella after having hurled a plate to the floor?
What do you two think you are? A pair of queens
Pig—Polak—disgusting—vulgar—greasy!'—them kind of words have been on your [Stella's] tongue and your sister's too much around here! ?
What birthday present does he give her?
A cake
A ticket back to Laurel
What does Blanche call the hotel she uses to stay at which now threatens to totally destroy her reputation?
The Spider
The Tarantula
Laurel Town
In scene 10 Stanley pursues Blanche around the apartment before he presumably rapes her at the end. Can you remember any of the dialogue from this menacing scene?
Tiger Tiger
Mardi Gras
What sounds and shapes are heard and seen on scene 10 that shows Blanche is under threat and mirror the corruption and violence of the world both inside and outside the tiny apartment
Flores Pareles
Shadows
Dim lighting
What object does Stanley remove and hand over to Blanche when she is reluctant to leave at the end- what is significant about it?
Paper lantern- a somewhat peace offering
A pack of cards- to help her remember living with them
What is the last sentence in the play and why is it relevant?
Goodbye- To show their remorse for the way they left things
This game is a seven card stud- ending shows no change in the way they act
What was Stella doing as the curtains came down?
Crying and shouting for Blanche
Berating Stanley
