Title: “The Unspoken Words in a Tense Confrontation” Inner Monologue of John, from the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” As I stand here, facing my sister-in-law, Stella, I can feel

Choose a scene from this play. Explore the subtext in the scene you have chosen. What unspoken “lines” or words may be going through the characters’ minds as they deliver their spoken dialogue? Choose a section of lines and write an inner monologue that ONE of the actors might think as he or she speaks the lines in the text (Note: you do not have to retype the lines of the play—what is going on inside the character’s head?).
Review the definition of inner monologue. Your inner monologue should convey the “stream of consciousness” thoughts and emotions going on inside your character as he or she is speaking his or her lines and listening to the lines of the other character. Sometimes the inner monologue will match the tone of the spoken lines. Sometimes it may be quite different. How might the inner monologue affect the way the spoken lines are delivered by an actor?
The inner monologue should be written in paragraph form, and in first-person voice, in character (try for a monologue between 3/4 and 1 1/2 pages long, double-spaced).