A Streetcar Named Desire

Scenes 5 & 6

What does Blanche mean when she calls Mitch "My Rosenkavalier"?

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Blanche calls Mitch "My Rosenkavalier!", alluding to Richard Strauss's opera, Der Rosenkavalier. This is a suitable allusion because "rosenkavalier" means 'knight of roses' in German..... and Mitch brings her roses.

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