1. By: Tennessee Williams
Reading Guide

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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