1. A Streetcar named Desire
Scene 7
Ian Yule

2. Dramatic contrasts
The portieres are open and a table is set for a birthday supper with cake and flowers, Stella is completing the decorations as Stanley comes in
Blanche is singing in the bathroom a saccharine popular ballad which is used contrapunctually with Stanley’s speech

3. Dramatic Contrasts
Stanley: Hey, canary bird! Toots! Get OUT of the BATHROOM! Must I speak more plainly?
The bathroom door flies open and Blanche emerges with a gay peal of laughter, but as Stanley crosses past her, a frightened look appears on her face, almost a look of panic.
Her longing to wash off the guilt of her past is now about to meet the revelation of the truth and this is emphasised through dramatic contrast.