[Tremblingly she lifts the hand mirror for a closer inspection. She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down with such violence that the glass cracks.]
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 10. After Stanley demolishes her facade and Mitch rejects her, Blanche cannot bear to look at herself any longer. She looks in the hand mirror, is disgusted at what she sees, and slams it down and breaks it.