A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene Summaries

Scene 1: Blanche arrives in New Orleans to visit her sister, Stella, ensuing tensions between her and Stella’s husband, Stanley.
Scene 2: Stanley uncovers Blanche’s scandalous past in Laurel, questioning her motives for being in New Orleans.
Scene 3: A poker night leads to a confrontation between Stella and Stanley, ending in Stanley physically assaulting Stella and causing the sisters to retreat upstairs.
Scene 4: The morning after, Stella returns to Stanley, while Blanche tries unsuccessfully to persuade Stella to leave him.
Scene 5: Blanche flirts with a young delivery boy, revealing her desperation and need for male attention; Stanley overhears Blanche disparaging him to Stella.
Scene 6: Blanche confides in Stella’s friend, Mitch, unveiling her tragic past with her late husband, Allan Gray.
Scene 7: Stanley reveals Blanche’s salacious past to Mitch while Stella is in the hospital ready to give birth; Blanche’s mental health starts deteriorating fast.
Scene 8: On Stella’s and Stanley’s anniversary, an emotionally unstable Blanche faces Stanley’s cruel mockery; the scene ends dramatically with Blanche being left alone, afraid.