By: Tennessee Williams Reading Guide

Reading Guide Belle Reve Scene 1: Introduction of characters Blanche’s story of Belle Reve

Reading Guide Belle Reve Stella Scene 2: Stanley inquires about the papers to… Stanley/Blanche’s conversation about the papers Learn of ’s pregnancy Belle Reve Stella

Reading Guide Mitch Mother Stanley Stella Stella Scene 3: First Poker Night Blanche meets (who seems interested in her) Learn of Mitch’s sick Violent abuse between and Famous “ ” screaming scene Mitch Mother Stanley Stella Stella

Reading Guide Stella Stanley Scene 4: Morning after the abuse Blanche questions Stella justifies ’s actions Blanche’s mention of “brutal desire” (page 70) Stella Stanley

Reading Guide Flamingo Paperboy / collector Scene 5: Stanley inquires about The Hotel Blanche’s sensitivity concerning her age (page 80-1) Blanche tries to seduce the young Flamingo Paperboy / collector

Their date at Pontchatrain Beach Reading Guide Scene 6: Blanche and Mitch return from Blanche expresses concern over Stanley to Blanche reveals the story about her first (page 95) Their date at Pontchatrain Beach Mitch husband

Reading Guide birthday Stella Mitch Bus ticket Scene 7: Blanche’s / Considerable time has passed. Blanche arrived in May and it is now mid-September Stanley reveals Blanche’s secret to about the Flamingo Hotel Seventeen year old boy Stanley tells Stella he has already revealed this information to Stanley tells Stella he has bought Blanche a for Tuesday birthday Stella Why she was fired Mitch Bus ticket

Reading Guide Bus ticket bathroom in labor Scene 8: Blanche’s birthday dinner with Blanche, Stella, and Stanley Stanley’s birthday present to Blanche Blanche runs to the Stella must go to the hospital because she is Bus ticket bathroom in labor

Reading Guide Scene 9: Mitch visits Blanche after standing her up at dinner Polka Music Mitch confronts Blanche about the Blanche admits her secret past in Laurel to Mitch after he questions her Mexican woman “Flores para los muertos” Young story, and being “off bounds” (page 120) yells “FIRE” to make Mitch dark soldiers Blanche Leave her alone

Reading Guide Scene 10: and alone while is still at the hospital Blanche’s invitation from Shep to go = LIE Blanche’s “roses from as an apology for missing her birthday” =LIE scene Stanley Blanche Stella On a cruise Mitch Rape

Reading Guide Scene 11: Weeks later Men playing Blanche’s “cruise with Shep ” Doctor / Matron ’s feeling of guilt and abandonment poker Huntleigh Stella