Scene 5- Notes
Type of device Dramatic Device Who? When? Evaluation- Significance? Effect?
Visual Palm leaf Blanche (pg.49) Shows Blanches luxurious accustoms and
her inability to adapt to her hot
surroundings. 'Palm' may also be a
reference to fate.
Visual Letter Blanche (pg.49) The letter represents her fantasised
reality- the facade of her illusion.
Language Four Duces Blanche (pg.50) Card reference symbolising Blanches fate.
Visual Green and scarlet silk Stanley (pg.50) Colour imagery, referencing the 'bold
bowling shirt' primary colours' from earlier scenes.
Green may represent greed and ambition
while scarlet may repress anger. These
colours show Stanley's personality.
Language Ares Stanley (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Greek God of war, illustrating the war
Stanley has waged against Blanche.
Language Capricorn Stanley (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Goat, is a symbol of ambition and an
ability to thrive. They can also have
demonic connotations.
Language Virgo Blanche (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Virgo is based on the Greek figure Astraea
(the last immoral being on earth) who fled
due to the wickedness of humanity.
Virgin figure- can be seen as irony.
Language Flamingo Blanche (pg.51) Associated with passion due to their
colour. Stanley may be associating
Blanche with a desire for passion.
Aural Thunder ('storm') Blanche (pg.52) Used for pathetic fallacy to create a
threading mood around Blanche.
Referencing her promiscuous past.
Language Soft colours Blanche (pg.53) Repressing femininity and the vulnerability
of Blanche.
Visual Butterfly wings Blanche (pg.53) Delicate image and easily breakable like
Blanches mental state.
Language Hard ones Stanley (pg.53) Representing masculinity of Stanley and
his strength over Blanche.
Visual Coke Blanche (pg.54) The Coke stains her white dress, possibly
suggesting that Stanley's actions have
damaged her facade.
Aural Piercing cry Blanche (pg.54 Demonstrates Blanches hysterical nature.
Aural Trumpet and drums Stanley (pg.55) Often associated with fanfares/ regality.
This may foreshadow Stanley's triumph
over Blanche in scene 10 ('hot trumpet
and drums')
Type of device Dramatic Device Who? When? Evaluation- Significance? Effect?
Visual Palm leaf Blanche (pg.49) Shows Blanches luxurious accustoms and
her inability to adapt to her hot
surroundings. 'Palm' may also be a
reference to fate.
Visual Letter Blanche (pg.49) The letter represents her fantasised
reality- the facade of her illusion.
Language Four Duces Blanche (pg.50) Card reference symbolising Blanches fate.
Visual Green and scarlet silk Stanley (pg.50) Colour imagery, referencing the 'bold
bowling shirt' primary colours' from earlier scenes.
Green may represent greed and ambition
while scarlet may repress anger. These
colours show Stanley's personality.
Language Ares Stanley (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Greek God of war, illustrating the war
Stanley has waged against Blanche.
Language Capricorn Stanley (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Goat, is a symbol of ambition and an
ability to thrive. They can also have
demonic connotations.
Language Virgo Blanche (pg.51) Astrological sign- representing fate.
Virgo is based on the Greek figure Astraea
(the last immoral being on earth) who fled
due to the wickedness of humanity.
Virgin figure- can be seen as irony.
Language Flamingo Blanche (pg.51) Associated with passion due to their
colour. Stanley may be associating
Blanche with a desire for passion.
Aural Thunder ('storm') Blanche (pg.52) Used for pathetic fallacy to create a
threading mood around Blanche.
Referencing her promiscuous past.
Language Soft colours Blanche (pg.53) Repressing femininity and the vulnerability
of Blanche.
Visual Butterfly wings Blanche (pg.53) Delicate image and easily breakable like
Blanches mental state.
Language Hard ones Stanley (pg.53) Representing masculinity of Stanley and
his strength over Blanche.
Visual Coke Blanche (pg.54) The Coke stains her white dress, possibly
suggesting that Stanley's actions have
damaged her facade.
Aural Piercing cry Blanche (pg.54 Demonstrates Blanches hysterical nature.
Aural Trumpet and drums Stanley (pg.55) Often associated with fanfares/ regality.
This may foreshadow Stanley's triumph
over Blanche in scene 10 ('hot trumpet
and drums')
