Stanley

Stanley is portrayed purely as a controlling, brutal man in the play. Although when Stanley has common small chat with Blanche when they first meet, he is blunt in his talking and sees right through her lies and desire for attention. He shows that he would much rather be with his wife, Stella instead. He always tries to control Stella, and doesn't believe her word. Even though Stella and Blanche have the same story about what happened to Belle Reve, Stanley doesn't trust either of them and thinks that Blanche took money from Stella. When he finds out about Blanche's past life, he uses it against her. He goes out of his way to buy Blanche a ticket back to Belle Reve, even though she cannot return back to that community. He also tells Mitch about Blanche's past, maliciously trying to ruin her image for other people. Even though Stanley has love for his wife and is popular among the guys, he is a rude person to everyone around him. He is portrayed as a brute and can only be seen that way in the play.