[He crosses into the bedroom, ripping off his shirt, and changes into a brilliant silk bowling shirt. She follows him.]
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 8. Stanley flaunts his masculine strength and power in front of Stella as he tears off his shirt and puts on his silk bowling shirt. The use of the violent word "ripping" is foreshadowing of the sexual violence he will use on Blanche in Scene 10.