Here’s something I always break out on special occasions like this. The silk pajamas I wore on my wedding night!
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 10. As he awaits the birth of his son, Stanley celebrates his masculinity and virility by taking out the silk pajamas he wore on his wedding night. He does this in the presence of Blanche, in a display of his male power and dominance. This behavior is ominous and foreshadows his rape of Blanche.