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SCENE 4 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - • Stella: sensual, accepting of Stanley’s dominance, lives in present.
      - • Blanche: horrified by violence—doesn’t understand Stella’s passion.
      - • Stella reads comics, not books = symbolic of her shift in values.
    - - • Blanche: sexual but not emotionally fulfilled.
      - • “Only when the devil is in me” (p.46).
      - • Stella: rooted in emotional and physical connection to Stanley.
      - • Growing resentment between sisters over judgment and loyalty.
    - - • Overhears Blanche’s insults—sets up future conflict.
      - • Returns confident and dominant, grins triumphantly over Stella’s head.
- - - - • Builds tension: Blanche vs Stanley conflict escalates.
      - • Scene shifts from sisterly debate to looming threat.
    - - • Stanley overhears Blanche’s insults (“ape-man”, “Stone Age survivor”).
      - • Fuels his hatred—gives him (in his mind) justification to destroy her.
    - - • Stanley’s grin at the end = ominous promise of revenge.
      - • Sets path for Blanche’s downfall—he now sees her as a threat to remove.
    - - • Hysteria (e.g., calling Shep) = shows instability.
      - • Adds to the audience’s doubt: is she fragile or unhinged?
      - • Influences Stella: may later accept commitment as “necessary.”
    - - • Stanley: manipulative, calculating under rough exterior.
      - • Blanche: emotionally exposed, unstable, losing grip on reality.