Past trauma/ reputation/ mental health

What does blanche say about drinking alcohol in the first scene?

“Oh, this buzzes through me and feels so good”/ “No, one’s my limit”

How does Eunice describe Belle Reve?

“A great big place with white columns”

How does Blanche acknowledge her mental health problems in the first scene?

“I can't be alone! Because- as you must have noticed- I'm not very well”

what does blanche say about staying at belle reve?

“You’re going to reproach me, I know that you're going to reproach me”/ “I stayed and fought for it, bled for it, almost died for it”

how does stella react to blanche’s confessions?

“Stop this hysterical outburst”

What does the vendor say which is traumatic for blanche in s2?

“Red hots! Red hots”

why does blanche want to keep going to the bathroom, emphasised in s3?

“My nerves are in knots. Is the bathroom occupied”

What does Blanche say to the seller boy?

“Now run along, now, quickly! It would be nice to keep you, but I've got to be good--and keep my hands off children.”

What does Blanche say about the story of Allen’s death?

We danced the Varsouviana! Suddenly in the middle of the dance the boy I had married broke away from me and ran out of the casino. A few moments later--a shot

Why does blanche say she takes baths?

I take hot baths for my nerves. Hydro-therapy, they call it

What does blanche say happens after the Varsouviana Polka music?>

“There now, the shot! It always stops after that”