Transcript Scene 8.ppt

A Streetcar named Desire
Scene 8
Tension and more tension
• Tension between Stella and Stanley
• “I am the king around here, so don’t forget it!” (He hurls a
cup and saucer to the floor)
• “God, honey, it’s gonna be sweet when we can make noise in
the night the way that we used to…”
• “When we first met, me and you, you thought I was
common. How right you was, baby. I was common as dirt.
You showed me the snapshot of the place with columns. I
pulled you down off them colums and how you loved it…”
Tension and more tension
• Tension between Blanche and Stanley
• “Ticket! Back To Laurel! On the Greyhound! Tuesday!”
Tension and more tension
• Dramatic Tension
• Stella goes into labour
• A device to leave Blanche and Stanley alone in the flat – setting up
the next two scenes with tragic results