... of the play he appears obsessed with finding Blanche's weakness; when he discovers that she has committed sexual indiscretions in Laurel and senses her feelings of guilt concerning them, he acts immediately. In the second confrontation between Blanche and Stanley we see another territorial dispute. Ignoring Blanche's attempt to change the subject by flirting with him--and this is clearly her ... poker game (20). When the women return at two in the morning, they attempt to break up the game. As Mitch passes through the bedroom on the way to the bath, Blanche engages him in a conversation...

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... numerous times throughout the play such as when he tosses the radio out the window in scene three and when he smashes the plates in scene eight. Stanley grunts and acts like an animal and has nothing refined about him. He is from a polish background and is of lower class. Stanley has no tact at all. He shows this consistently as ... now!" (169) Blanche is also a very nervous person. She jumps at loud noises and partakes in nervous chit-chatter. To try and conquer her nerves Blanche will take a long, hot bath even though the temperature is "100 on the nose." (185) Blanche will take up th...

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• Grade Level: High School