In scene 2 Stanley starts demonstrating his dislikes for Blanche. He does this because he thinks Blanche sold Belle Reve and kept the money for herself. “I think you have been swindled.”
In scene 2 there is an argument between Stanley and Blanche about Belle Reve. Stanley is angry because he wants proof on paper that Belle Reve was not sold by Blanche for herself. Blanche ends up wining the argument by proving Stanley wrong about Belle Reve, that it was infact lost and not sold by Blanche. Stanley tries to assert his status in the house because since Blanche came to the house to stay, Stella has been trying to control Stanley, telling him what to do, and for him to be nice to Blanche but Stanley finds it difficult to do this because he doesn’t particularly like Blanche. Stella was rude to Stanley and done things to make him angry which made him loose his temper which resulted in him throw things around the house and beating Stella.
In scenes 4–6 Blanche shows her dislike towards Stanley and how much she disapproves of him. Blanche is not happy with Stanley beating Stella especially because Stella is pregnant. Blanche reacts in a shocked way towards this because of how Stella is so calm and thinks nothing of what happened when Stanley beat her. Blanche keeps questioning Stella about why she came back, trying to make sense of what happened. “What were you thinking of? Answer me! What? What?” this shows that Blanche was angry about Blanche coming back, she didn’t expect her to forgive Stanley.
Stella doesn’t think much of her husband Stanley’s violent behaviour because she feels it is normal for Stanley to hit her. “Blanche I’d forgotten hoe excitable you are, you’re making too much of a fuss about this.” Stella is making out that it is not a big deal, and it is just something that always happens.
Blanche also implies that Stanley is uncivilised and does not know how to behave towards her. “He acts like an animal, he has animal’s habits! Eats like one, talks like one! There’s even something sub human, something not quite to the stage of humanity yet!
In scene 5 Blanche is obsessed with Shep Hutley because he is rich and Blanche wants his money and also she wants to prove to Stella and Stanley that she has someone in her life. “I am writing a letter to Shep. Darling Shep, I am spending the summer on the wing, making flying visits here and there. And who knows, perhaps I shake the sudden notion to swoop down on Dallas.” Blanche is trying to show off to Stella and Stanley by writing the letter out aloud and by calling him darling which implies that they have some sort of relationship.
When Blanche talks about Mitch, she treats him like he doesn’t like her and she has to try and make an impression on him because she likes him. “I want Mitch very badly.” “I guess im just nervous about our relations.” This shows that Blanche is concerned about her relationship with Mitch because she is not sure he likes her.
Blanche and Mitch are on their first date and their relationship isn’t going to well because they get into an argument. Blanche refuses to tell Mitch her age, she acts in a way as if she is hiding something. “How old are you?” Mitch asked. “Why do you want to know?” This shows that there is no connection between them because they cannot share personal things and talk to each other.
In scene 7 Stella reacts and has an argument with Stanley because since Blanche has come to their house, Stanley has been picking on her and has been doing al he can to make Blanche uncomfortable.
”Stanley, stop picking on Blanche. Lately you have been doing all you can think of to rub her the wrong way. Stanley, Blanche is sensitive and you’ve got to realise that Blanche and I grew up under very different circumstances than you did.”
Stanley’s accusations towards Blanche are that she is a liar and she is someone that can not be trusted. “Lie number one. All this squeamishness she puts on! You should just know the line she’s been feeding to Mitch. He thought she had never been more than kissed by a fellow! But sister Blanche is no lily! Ha-ha some lily she is. This is the lie she is telling Mitch.”
In scene 8 on Blanche’s birthday, Stanley’s present that he gave her was a ticket back to Laurel. Stanley is trying to remind Stella of the good times they used to have before Blanche came along. He wants Blanche to know that she is not wanted and since she has arrived, she has only bought problems between Stanley and Stella. “We was happy together, wasn’t it all okay till she showed here.”
The expected baby makes Stanley really happy because he thinks it would bring him and Stella closer because it will just be him, Stella and the baby. “Its going to be all right again between you and me, the way it was.”
In scenes 9 and 10 Stanley doubts the existents of Shep Hutley because the way he sees it is, if he really loved her that much she would be staying with him instead of with Stanley and Stella. Stanley acts in a sarcastic way towards Blanche about Shep to make her feel low and to see her reaction. “Well it’s a red letter night for us both. You, having an oil millionaire and me having a baby.” This got to Blanche and made her react to it, she ended up cracking and spilling the truth. “There is no millionaire.”
Later on in scene 10 Stanley gets the idea to rape Blanche because he feels that he is sexually attracted to her and he has thought about her since she has came to stay. “I’ve been on to you from the start.”
I think Stella knows about Stanley raping Blanche because after the incident took place, Blanche began acting in a strange way.
After the rape, Blanche began turning mad. “Don’t ever believe it, life has got to go on. No matter what happens, you’ve got to keep on going.” Blanche also began to act paranoid. “Why are you looking at me like that? Is something wrong with me?”
Blanches madness progress to a point where Stanley tears off the paper lantern she bought and she begins to cry out as if she is in pain. The doctor had to come to calm her down, he spoke to her very calmly in a gentle and reassuring voice.
When Blanche left the house, she made a comment which was quite touching, she was trying to say that her family and friends dislike her so much and they do not show any nice feelings towards her at all, so what she doesn’t have from the people she knows and loves, she will have from strangers.