Scene 3 = poker night analysis

Scene 3 - extract 1 :
Stanley is in control of setting the agenda at the beginning of the scene and he is also in control of what happens around the table. "Get off the table Mitch" shows that Stanley has a say in things and it is often done unquestionablely. This also shows the readers that Stanley has high authority as he is able to say that in his group of friends whereas if it was someone who didnt have aunthority it would have gone unnoticed . Stanley is also the dominant speaker throught the scene he has the most lines
Mitch in this scene is portrayed as the sensitive one "i gotta sick mother. she dont go sleep until i come in at night" he realises that he has responsibilities however all the others seem to be drinking and enjoying themselves. this shows that Mitch is abit different from the others he doesnt get involved in much of the drinking and is the sensible one.


Scene 3- extract 2:
when stella and Blanche return their topic of conversation is about Blanche and her appearance, where Blanche is controlling the conversation by asking how she looks "do i look done in?" This shows that Blanche is self conscious and it also shows us the close relationship between Blanche and Stella. Blanche values her sisters opinion and trusts her to make a good judgement. Like Stanley Blanche is also a dominant speaker and like to voice her opinions. Blanche often mentions the fact that she wants to bathe, she could be trying to wash away her past and all the bad memories associated with that. It also could be a biblical illusion as most christians get baptized to wash away their sins and makes themselves purer so in this context Blanche is trying to be pure.


Scene 3 - extract 3:
Blanche takes a sudden interest in Mitch when she first meets him and he also stares at her, there was a mutual physical attraction. " that one seems - superior to the others" Blanche has realised that he is different from the others in a good way.
Blanche presents herself as confident and sophisticated to Mitch. "Its a crench name. i means woods and Blanche means white, so the two together mean white woods" the word white is used trying to symbolize how pure and innocent she is even thought we know that isnt true. she is trying to make herself look good in front of Mitch.
Mitch and blanche are attracted to each other because they share similiar experiences they both lost young lovers so they fee a connection. Also Mitch needs someone to take care of him after his mum passes away and Blanche also is in need of company so they are a perfect for each other. 


Scene 3- extract 4- 
Stanley turns the radio off because at the beginning of the scene he was in control however when the women came back, they were in control of what was happening and he didnt like that so he turned it off showing everyone whos in power
the radio signifys who has the power in the house
The men know how to react to stanleys violence as they have often experienced it and they remained calm however Blanche was shaken up by it "Lunacy, absolute lunacy!"


Scene 3- extract 5
Stanley gets upset and starts sobbing when Stella leaves him. "i want my baby down here. Stella Stella!" this shows us that even though he is violent he realises what he does and appears very sorry. he is tender after he hurts her. he probably doesnt realise what hes doing sometimes and how it will affect people. he is one of them people who doent think before they do something. The sobbing reveals to the audience that Stanley does have a caring nature especially towards Stella.
Stella goes back to Stanley because this isnt the first time its happened and she knows that after the violence he always makes it up to her by making love
Blanche says she wants kindness now because all her life shes been moved from piller to post and used by many different men who didnt show her any love, shes tired of it. she hasnt been treated fairly in the past whatever she had has always been taken away from her.