Stanley+Scenes+10-11

= =   Stanley Scene 10 __STAGE DIRECTIONS __  __INTERACTION BETWEEN BLANCHE AND STANLEY  __ >  **__Stanley __****__ Scene11 __**   **__INTERACTION BETWEEN BLANCHE AND STANLEY __** > **__INTERACTIONS WITH MITCH AND THE OTHER MEN __**
 * Stanley  is wearing a ‘vivid green shirt’ (p.208)- highlights his animal magnetism. Green has connotations of fertility/virility. Later on in the scene he is wearing ‘brilliant silk pyjamas’ (p.214) to heighten his sexuality.
 * Regards Blanche in a sexual manner as soon as he enters 'gives a low whistle' (p.208)
 * ‘unbuttons his shirt’ (p,209) in front of Blanche- sets the scene for the sexual tension between the two characters and again shows his dominance in the scene
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Actions are described using violent verbs ‘rips’ and ‘pounding’ (p.210)
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Plastic theatre -‘Shadows and lurid reflections’ (p213) reflect Blanche’s mental turmoil and Stanley’s depraved desires
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #0b0a0a; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Taunts Blanche about having a lover hidden ‘somebody hid under the bed’ (p.209) and the ‘diamond tiara’ (p.209)
 * Short sharp exchange and the mocking tone Stanley uses at the beginning of the scene to quiz Blanche about Shep adds to the tension in the scene and seems as though Stanley is baiting her preparing to go in for the kill. By the end of the scene he traps her as Blanche says ‘I’ve got to get out somehow’ (p.214). Animal imagery continues when Stanley calls Blanche a tiger (p.214)
 * Stanley tries to lull Blanche into a false sense of security ‘shall we bury the hatchet’ (p.210) but Blanche distrusts him.
 * Stanley ’s brutality towards Blanche- cruelly rips all her illusions ‘there is no millionaire’ (p.210). Brags about seeing through her pretenses right from the start ‘not once did you pull wool over this boy’s eyes’ (p.213)
 * Stanley forces Blanche to confront reality ‘All lies and conceit and tricks’ (p.210)- follows on from Blanche’s words about ‘deliberate cruelty’
 * Stanley ’s words are filled with sexual innuendo ‘come to think of it- maybe you won’t be bad to- interfere with…’ (p.214). Trails off to leave the audience to imagine the worst.
 * Stanley easily overpowers Blanche and fends of her threats symbolic of the New Order crushing the feeble decaying Old South.
 * __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt"> STAGE DIRECTIONS __**
 * Cyclical structure- another poker night with the same ‘raw, lurid atmosphere’ (p.216)
 * During Blanche’s moment of truth when she discovers that the doctor is not Shep Huntleigh, Stanley is the only one who carried on ‘shuffling cards’(p.222). No sympathy or concern for Blanche.
 * Stanley ’s voice ‘echoes’ (p.223) shows how he is completely dominant over Blanche
 * Use of violent verbs ‘seizes’, ‘tearing it off’ (p.223) to symbolically show how he is physically ripping Blanche apart.
 * __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Benguiat Bk BT'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt"> STELLA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH STANLEY  __**
 * At the beginning of the scene there is no direct interactions with Stella but Stella confides her true feelings to Eunice about her relationship with Stanley. Stanley has triumphed once more over Blanche has Stella has chosen to stay with him rather than supporting Blanche.
 * Stanley uses his masculinity and sexuality to comfort Stella. Conforms to the rigid gender roles where the woman is frail and depends on a man to look after her. Stella makes a ‘complete surrender’ to Stanley (p.226)
 * Dependence on sex to solve their problems ‘his fingers find the opening of her blouse’ (p.226)
 * Blanche is ‘shocked’ (p. 218) when she hears Stanley’s voice- shows the extent he has traumatised her. Once again, he has shattered her illusion.
 * Total lack of sympathy in the way he confronts Blanche about ‘forgetting something’
 * Brutality at the way he attacks Blanche’s possessions and belittles them ‘paper latern’ (p,223)
 * This time Stanley is winning, unlike the previous night, we see him overconfident and cocky with the other men ‘to hold front position in this rat-race you’ve got to believe you are lucky’ (p.216)
 * Mitch is enraged by Stanley’s arrogance ‘You…you… you.. Brag… brag… bull’ (p,216) Uses animal imagery to show how Stanley stomps over others to get his way. Mitch has changed from the passive person he was at the previous poker night. Perhaps feels guilty as well and projects his anger and frustration on Stanley for bringing about Blanche’s downfall.
 * Physical confrontation between Stanley and Mitch (Mitch ‘lunges and strikes at Stanley’). Mitch is the one who collapses in front of Stanley’s brutality.