She even translates her name for Mitch as "white woods, like an orchard in spring," despite the fact that she is well past her springtime. She masks her age in shadow, and her own darkness in light banter. The reality/romantic dichotomy is further explored in this scene as Blanche spins a gossamer web for Mitch in the diffuse lantern light. They can do what they want when they're alone, but as long as Blanche is around they will not be alone. This sentence is loaded – it doesn’t make her mad that he smacks her, but that he smacks her in public. "It makes me so mad when he does that in front of people," Stella says, when Stanley smacks her the first time. The combination of liquor, the late hour, the bad poker hands, and Stanley's increasing annoyance at his sister-in-law's presence all lead to him finally striking his wife.īut it is clear that this isn't the first time, nor is it the last. When the women come home, Stanley has been losing money, and needs to save face with his buddies. Poker night is a testosterone-fueled occasion, and spirits are running high and flowing fast. Stanley sees himself as a man's man, with all the whiskey and cussing and misogyny he feels that implies. It's not the card playing per se, however, that makes the situation volatile. "Poker shouldn't be played in a house with women." Mitch is adamant in his conviction that the conflict that erupts in the Kowalski household is due to the flammable combination of poker and women. Mitch appears again and she bottles up her interest in her sister's behavior to continue flirting with Mitch. He lifts her up and carries her back into their flat.īlanche emerges, fearful, and realizes that Stella has gone back to Stanley. After a moment, Stella emerges and embraces her husband. He goes outside and begins bellowing his wife's name: Stell-ahhhh! Eunice comes out and tells Stanley to hush, but he continues to holler. Stanley comes to his senses and realizes that Stella is gone. Stella cries that she wants to leave, and Blanche leads her upstairs to Eunice's apartment. The men pull Stanley away to calm him down. ![]() Stanley storms into the bedroom and grabs the radio, throwing it out the window. They talk about her former students, and how she enjoyed watching their youthful discovery of love even if it meant that they didn't have much interest in her English curriculum.īlanche puts the radio back on and begins to dance. Blanche asks Mitch to help her hang a paper lantern, to cover the naked light bulb. He offers her a cigarette from a silver case with an inscription from a dead girl to whom Mitch was once attached. Mitch deals out of the hand and goes to talk to Blanche. The game continues and the girls gossip and listen to the radio, but Stanley is upset at the noise and makes them turn off the radio. Mitch comes out of the bathroom and is immediately taken with Blanche, who does not fail to notice him either. They are not welcome around the poker game. ![]() Mitch complains that he has a sick mother at home, and hides in the bathroom for awhile.īlanche and Stella come home, too early. Stanley and the boys sit around the kitchen table, swilling whiskey and playing cards.
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