Now she is placing the rhinestone tiara on her head before the mirror of the dressing-table and murmuring excitedly as if to a group of spectral admirers.
BLANCHE: How about taking a swim, a moonlight swim at the old rock quarry? If anyone’s sober enough to drive a car! Ha-ha! Best way in the world to stop your head buzzing! Only you’ve got to be careful to dive where the deep pool is – if you hit a rock you don’t come up till tomorrow.
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 10. After Mitch refuses to marry her, Blanche sinks deep into her world of fantasy and talks to a crowd of imaginary admirers wearing her rhinestone tiara. She has been drinking heavily, her grasp on reality has slipped and her delusional madness grows. She pretends that there are people who admire and desire her and she addresses them, but she is talking to herself. Her fantasy turns dark when she speaks of diving into the deep pool and hitting a rock, foreshadowing the dangers ahead for her.