1.
Fantasy’s Inability to Overcome Reality.
Blanche explains to Mitch that she fibs because she refuses to accept the hand ______ has dealt her. _____ to herself and to others allows her to make life appear as it should be rather than as it is.
ALFINGYTE
2.
Fantasy-Reality
Stanley, a practical man firmly grounded in the physical world, disdains Blanche’s _______ and does everything to unravel them. The antagonistic relationship between Blanche and him is a struggle between appearances and ______.
CSLIOYFIRAAETRTBAIN
3.
The Relationship between Sex and Death
Blanche’s fear of death manifests itself in her fears of ______ and of lost beauty. She seems to believe that by continually asserting her ______, she will be able to avoid death.
IXASUYITGLGEAN
4.
Her ____ history is a cause of her downfall. When she arrives, she says she rode a streetcar named Desire, then took a streetcar named Cemeteries, which brought her to Elysian Fields. This journey, ____ represents the trajectory of Blanche’s life.
RLLGLEOUXIASECLLYAA
5.
The play features a gradual descent into _______, brought about by loss, depression, financial ruin, and the cruelty of others. At first, it is just an attempted ______ from reality.
