Blanche Quotes

Metaphor - suggesting Blanche is weak and fragile, and that when she is exposed to reality (light) it leads to her demise.
Zoomorphism - emphasises her fragility as well like a moth attracted to light, her attraction in youthfulness/ beauty will lead to her downfall.

Dramatic Irony - the audience is aware that Blanche knows where the alcohol is; deception
Theme of Deception - Williams reveals the extent that Blanche is willing to go to keep up with the façade of purity
Idea of Shame - She is reluctant to show her mental distress as she tries to hide her drinking (coping mechanism) due to societal pressures.

Monologue - this hysterical outburst gives insight into her grief, making the loss of Belle Reve as a traumatic experience.
Repetition of ‘I’ - emphasises her loneliness as well as her belief that Stella abandoned her.
Tricolon - the imagery gets more gory and worsens, similarly to her deterioration.

Motif - Bathing soothes her nerve and presents her obsession with cleanliness, connoting that she is guilty/disturbed about something.
Simile - Conveys that she believes that she has changed and has escaped her reality.

Theme of light - Blanche wants to hide herself from the light (reality) instead live in a world of fantasy and beauty.
Also she could be using this as a way to appear more beautiful and take control of the setting, winning over Mitch.
Symbol - represents Blanche’s attempt to mask both her sordid past and her present appearance.

Epizeuxis - Represents her desire for youth and also foreshadows her past relationship with a young student that Stanley reveals to everyone.
Theme of fantasy - By calling him a ‘prince’ she is dragging him into her fantasy where she doesn’t have to face any consequences of her actions.