Patriarchal forces/ toxic masculinity

how is stanley described in the first scene in the stage directions?

“the centre of his life has been pleasure with women... with the power and pride of a richly feathered male bird among hen”

what does stanley say when he asks for where stella is in the first scene?

“Where’s the little woman”

How is stanley’s house demonstrated to be owned by him?

“not in my territory”

How does he first breech blanches privacy in s2?

“I don’t care if she hears me. Let’s see the papers”

What old structure does stanley weaponise to get what he wants?

“Have you ever heard of the Napoleonic code?”

How do the stage directions describe Stanley’s treatment towards Blanche’s trunk?

“He pulls open the wardrobe trunk standing in the middle of room and jerks out an armful of dresses”

How does he then describe the trunk?

“The treasure chest of a pirate!”/ “A crown for an empress”

What does he then do with the trunk when he is finished with it?

“He kicks the trunk partly closed and sits on the kitchen table”

How does stanley talk to mitch when he brings up his mother?

“Hurry back and we’ll fix you a sugar tit”

What does stanley tell the women they can do instead of playing poker with the men?

“You could not. Why don’t you women go up and sit with Eunice”

how does stanley act manly and inappropriately around his friends and how does stella react?

“Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh”...

“That’s not fun Stanley”  

What does stanley say when he wants the women to be quieter?

“you hens cut the conversation in there”

How does blanche intimisate stanley?

“She returns his look without flinching”  

What does stella call stanley when he is at the poker night?

Drunk - drunk- animal thing”

How does stella excuse stanley’s behaviour at the poker night?

“when men are drinking and playing poker anything can happen. It’s always a powder- keg. He didn’t know what he was doing”

How does stanley begin to act as a pseudo detective?

Things I already suspected. But now I got proof from the most reliable sources--which I have checked on!

what does stella say the impact of men like stanley has had on blanche?

You didn't know Blanche as a girl. Nobody, nobody, was tender and trusting as she was. But people like you abused her, and forced her to change

What is stanley wearing in the rape scene?

“Vivid green bowling t shirt”

What are stanley’s parting words to blanche?

You left nothing here but spilt talcum and old empty perfume bottles--unless it's the paper lantern you want to take with you. You want the lantern?

What does stanley say to those left which is unsympathetic?

“Quit the blubber”