Yes, I do, so refreshed. [She tinkles her highball glass.] A hot bath and a long, cold drink always give me a new outlook on life!
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 7. It’s clear from Blanche’s words to Stella that bathing serves as a cleansing ritual and tool for her. Dramatic irony is created here when she says that a hot bath and cool drink gives her a "new outlook." For we know that outlook has just been destroyed by Stanley, when he uncovered Blanche’s sordid past in Laurel.