He acts like an animal, has an animal's...
Explore this monologue
Monologue Overview
Note: We are not able to display the full text for this monologue.
More Monologues
Context
The night before, a drunken Stanley lashed out at
to read the context for this monologue from A Streetcar Named Desire and to unlock other amazing theatre resources!Text
Note: We are not able to display the full text for this monologue. However, to assist users who already have access to the script, starting and ending lines are presented below. Please visit our monologue database to find monologues that include text.
He acts like an animal, has an animal's habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one! There's even something--sub-human--something not quite to the stage of humanity yet! Yes, something--ape-like about him, like one of those pictures I've seen in--anthropological studies!
[...]
In some kinds of people tenderer feelings have had some little beginning! That we have got to make grow! And cling to, and hold as our flag! In this dark march toward whatever it is we're approaching. . . . Don't--don't hang back with the brutes!
Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire Signet Books, 1951. pp.71-2.
Videos
Sorry! We do not currently have videos for this guide.
Links
Related Products
Related Articles
Related Learning Modules
All monologues are the property and copyright of their owners.
Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only.