How Far Is Stanley's Rape Of Blanche A Premeditated Attack And How Far Was It Precipitated By Blanche's Own Behaviour?"
             Throughout the play Stanley's behaviour towards Blanche is aggressive. He snaps at her and constantly derides her. As soon as she enters their house he feels threatened and therefore enforces his male dominance on Blanche just as he has with Stella. This is typical of Stanley as he is considered a primitive creature. He disliked Blanche from the moment she came into his house so he may well have planned the attack to prove his power over women. However, he didn't show any signs of violence towards Blanche leading her into a false sense of security.
             Blanche is scared of Stanley especially when she sees him being violent towards Stella. She believes she is being friendly with him and doesn't consider the thought of being molested by him. Blanche's behaviour aggravates Stanley throughout the play, leading to the final outburst.
             Stanley begins to get aggravated almost immediately. In scene two Stella tells him she's going out for dinner with Blanche while he has to serve himself a cold dish she has left him. "How about my supper, huh? I'm not going to no Galatoires' for supper!" followed by "Well, isn't that just dandy!" Stella tries convincing Stanley that Blanche is fragile and when she mentions Belle Reve has been lost Stanley wants to know all the details. He has already had enough of having to be polite to Blanche "So that's the deal, huh? Sister Blanche cannot be annoyed with business details right now!" At this point in the play Blanche plays a subdued character continuing with her ditsy personality. At this point there is no sign of Blanche deliberately annoying Stanley, but he is obviously frustrated with her. Stanley continues to allow Stella to dictate his behaviour around Blanche so the peace is kept. Later on,
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