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A character in this play complains about her relative Margaret, who had to be cremated because she was unable to fit in a coffin. In this play, a man quotes the Napoleonic Code (10[1])to a woman who denies that her sister (10[1])lived at Hotel Flamingo in (-5[1])Laurel, Mississippi. In this play, a woman dances the Varsouviana (“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka as her husband Allan (10[1])commits suicide before losing her job as a schoolteacher (10[1])and her family’s historic home, Belle Reve (10[1])(“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, (10[3])her (10[1])sister Stella’s husband, the protagonist of this play (10[1])states “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams about Blanche Dubois. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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