Symbolism In The Blue Piano

With Williams’ passionate but calm introduction to the text, came the first instance of symbolism with his description of the “Blue Piano.” In scene 6, the Varsouviana Polka music is introduced, resembling aspects of emotion as well. Firstly, The Blue Piano embodies fear. As the scene starts to foreshadow a future occurrence of domestic violence, the music appears to reach a crescendo. Similarly, this also occurs when the characters enter a scene of panic or anxiety. As a prime example, the opening of scene two states “Stanley enters the kitchen from outside, leaving the door open on the perpetual “blue piano” around the corner”. Setting the mood for the scene, Stanley embarks on his rage of fury as he frantically peruses Blanche’s suitcase,