In scene 3, there is a crescendo of violence which leads up to climax of Stanley hitting his wife Stella. The atmosphere at first seem to foreshadow the event that is to take place, as the men wear lurid colours such as ‘solid blues’, ‘a purple’. The scene itself has vivid colours such as ‘lurid nocturnal brilliance’ and ‘vivid green glass shade’. The vivid and lurid kitchen in the middle of the night seem to be somewhat hell-like and sinister. The drinking and poker amplify the animal nature of the men. Poker night is a testosterone filled occasion and the stakes are high. When the women arrive at the scene, Stanley is already losing money, is half drunk, and is sharing a home with his unwanted sister in law. It can be foreshadowed immediately