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Is your heart free? Pete. The tragic ending was used for American audiences, to avoid portraying a mixed marriage.[4]. ---Cane-brake Bayou.---Bank,C.---Triangle Fire,R. C.---Canoe,C.---M'Closky*discovered asleep. Ivan Glasenberg, Very few things hurt my young ego more than an Asian female openly shaming me for my Asian-ness. Hillo! M'Closky. what are you doing there, you young varmint! have I fixed ye? What, Zoe! I daren't move fear to spile myself. Tullian Tchividjian. Do you know what I am? Stop; this would. [ExitPeteand all theNegroes,slowly,R.U.E. *Enter*Zoe[supposed to have overheard the last scene], L.U.E. Zoe. Hold quiet, you trash o' niggers! Go and try it, if you've a mind to. Guess that you didn't leave anything female in Europe that can lift an eyelash beside that gal. Pete. O, Mas'r Scudder, he didn't cry zackly; both ob his eyes and cheek look like de bad Bayou in low season---so dry dat I cry for him. M'Closky. Zoe is your child by a quadroon slave, and you didn't free her; blood! [The knives disappear.] Yes, I'm here, somewhere, interferin'. They don't seem to be scared by the threat. Squire Sunnyside is going to sell this at fifty thousand advance to-morrow.---[Looks round.] Where is he? O, how d'ye do, sir? How are we sure the boy is dead at all? "Madam, we are instructed by the firm of Mason and Co., to inform you that a dividend of forty per cent, is payable on the 1st proximo, this amount in consideration of position, they send herewith, and you will find enclosed by draft to your order, on the Bank of Louisiana, which please acknowledge---the balance will be paid in full, with interest, in three, six, and nine months---your drafts on Mason Brothers at those dates will be accepted by La Palisse and Compagnie, N. O., so that you may command immediate use of the whole amount at once, if required. *EnterPaul,wrestling with*Wahnotee,R.3. [R. C.] That's my son---buy him, Mas'r Ratts; he's sure to sarve you well. [Makes sign thatPaulwas killed by a blow on the head.]. Scud. For the first time, twenty-five thousand---last time! But for Heaven's sake go---here comes the crowd. If it don't stain de cup, your wicked ole life's in danger, sure! The proof is here, in my heart. Raits. M'Closky. George---George---hush---they come! now mind. Mr. Peyton, I presume you have hesitated to make this avowal because you feared, in the present condition of affairs here, your object might be misconstrued, and that your attention was rather to my fortune than myself. The Steamer moves off---fire kept up---M'Closky*re-enters,*R.,*swimming on.*. look sar! Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Scud. And we all Important Quotes. What say ye? George. [Sees tomahawk in Wahnotee's belt---draws it out and examines it.] D'ye feel it? Where are they? But now that vagrant love is---eh? What, Mr. Ratts, are you going to invest in swamps? Point. M'Closky. Mrs. P.I expect an important letter from Liverpool; away with you, Paul; bring the mail-bags here. Pete. Isn't he sweet! O, Mr. Scudder! [Pause.] Then I will go to the Red Light or the Monte Carlo and dance the floor afire. Captain, you've loaded up here until the boat is sunk so deep in the mud she won't float. Scud. *EnterPete, Dido, Solon, Minnie,and*Grace. Zoe realizes that she is in love with him too, but they cannot marry, as she is an Octoroon, and, under 19th century laws, their marriage was legally prohibited. Make an argument for each side of the slavery argument here, analyzing how the play could be read as both anti- and pro-slavery. If he caught the fever, were stung by a snake, or possessed of any other poisonous or unclean thing, you could pity, tend, love him through it, and for your gentle care he would love you in return. He's an Injiun---fair play. [Searching him.] Born here! Yes, ma'am, I hold a mortgage over Terrebonne; mine's a ninth, and pretty near covers all the property, except the slaves. Aunty, there is sickness up at the house; I have been up all night beside one who suffers, and I remembered that when I had the fever you gave me a drink, a bitter drink, that made me sleep---do you remember it? for me---look ye here! Scud. Mrs. P.Zoe, dear, I'm glad to see you more calm this morning. It contains elements of Romanticism and melodrama. | Privacy Policy Mr. Sunnyside, I can't do this job of showin' round the folks; my stomach goes agin it. Dido. Then buy the hands along with the property. What was her name? Look there, jurymen. The world, Zoe, the free struggle of minds and hands, if before me; the education bestowed on me by my dear uncle is a noble heritage which no sheriff can seize; with that I can build up a fortune, spread a roof over the heads I love, and place before them the food I have earned; I will work---. Look at 'em, Jacob, for they are honest water from the well of truth. | Contact Us Zoe. Terrebonne is yours. M'Closky. he does not know, he does not know! Paul and Wahnotee arrive back with the mailbags and play around with the camera. Don't b'lieve dey'll turn out niggers when dey're growed; dey'll come out sunthin else. Ask him, I want to know; don't say I told you to inquire, but find out. black as nigger; clar as ice. New York, NY, Linda Ray [Astonished.] [L.] Let the old darkey alone---eight hundred for that boy. Dora. Zoe. Well---I didn't mean to kill him, did I? Point. Evidence! Mrs. Peyton, George Peyton, Terrebonne is yours. See, I'm calm. George. 'Cos I's skeered to try! Quotations by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, American Playwright, Born December 29, 1984. What's the matter, Ratts? No; if you were I'd buy you, if you cost all I'm worth. George R R Martin. The White Slave; or, the Octoroon (1913) - Quotes - IMDb Edit The White Slave; or, the Octoroon (1913) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Lynch him! you bomn'ble fry---git out---a gen'leman can't pass for you. He who can love so well is honest---don't speak ill of poor Wahnotee. Point. Sunny. Scud. He loves Zoe, and has found out that she loves him. Scud. Excuse me; one of the principal mortgagees has made the demand. [Sits down.] Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. and will despise me, spurn me, loathe me, when he learns who, what, he has so loved.---[Aloud.] Scud. It's not a painful death, aunty, is it? Copyright 2023 Famous Quotes & Sayings. No, I'm the skurriest crittur at a fight you ever see; my legs have been too well brought up to stand and see my body abused; I take good care of myself, I can tell you. darn his carcass! Jackson. Denora Boone, Everybody who went to Vietnam carries his or her own version of the war. There's no chance of it. George. This New York Times article cautions its readers against jumping to conclusions about Boucicault's intentions in the writing of the play and downplays . Well, he gone dar hisself; why, I tink so---'cause we missed Paul for some days, but nebber tout nothin' till one night dat Injiun Wahnotee suddenly stood right dar 'mongst us---was in his war paint, and mighty cold and grave---he sit down by de fire. Come, Mrs. Peyton, take my arm. [Wahnotee*runs on, pulls down apron---seesPaul,lying on ground--- speaks to him---thinks he's shamming sleep---gesticulates and jabbers--- goes to him---moves him with feet, then kneels down to rouse him---to his horror finds him dead---expresses great grief---raises his eyes--- they fall upon the camera---rises with savage growl, seizes tomahawk and smashes camera to pieces, then goes toPaul---expresses grief, sorrow, and fondness, and takes him in his arms to carry him away.--- Tableau.*]. I'm gwine! At the time the judge executed those free papers to his infant slave, a judgment stood recorded against him; while that was on record he had no right to make away with his property. The Judge is a little deaf. If you want a quarrel---. She didn't mind how kind old judge was to her; and Solon, too, he'll holler, and break de ole lady's heart. Pete Hamill, The darkest moments for me weren't necessarily winding up in the hospital or anything like that. Hark! Zoe. I shall endeavor not to be jealous of the past; perhaps I have no right to be. Mrs. P.O, George,---my son, let me call you,---I do not speak for my own sake, nor for the loss of the estate, but for the poor people here; they will be sold, divided, and taken away---they have been born here. [Goes up.]. Search him, we may find more evidence. Be the first to contribute! [Aside to Pete.] But out it flew, free for everybody or anybody to beg, borrow, or steal. [Fire seen,R.]. Dora. Dido. Scud. Sunny. George. Now, gentlemen, we shall proceed to business. George. [Shows plate to jury.] That is the ineffaceable curse of Cain. M'Closky. I can think of nothing but the image that remains face to face with me: so beautiful, so simple, so confiding, that I dare not express the feelings that have grown up so rapidly in my heart. Ya! Ay, ay! "A fine, well-built old family mansion, replete with every comfort.". Zoe. there's that noise again! I hope I'm not intruding. They have realized that Paul is missing, and most believe him dead. Author: Mike Watt. . This old nigger, the grandfather of the boy you murdered, speaks for you---don't that go through you? Scud. Zoe. if you cannot be mine, O, let me not blush when I think of you. When the play was performed in England it was given a happy ending, in which the mixed-race couple are united. No, sar; nigger nebber cut stick on Terrebonne; dat boy's dead, sure. Mrs. P.Sellyourself, George! that you will not throw me from you like a poisoned thing! Scud. All. Pete. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall The first lot on here is the estate in block, with its sugar-houses, stock, machines, implements, good dwelling-houses and furniture. Sunny. I don't tink you will any more, but dis here will; 'cause de family spile Dido, dey has. Ho! What was this here Scudder? Mrs. P.Yes; the firm has recovered itself, and I received a notice two months ago that some settlement might be anticipated. Mrs. P.I cannot find the entry in my husband's accounts; but you, Mr. M'Closky, can doubtless detect it. With your New England hypocrisy, you would persuade yourself it was this family alone you cared for; it ain't---you know it ain't---'tis the "Octoroon;" and you love her as I do; and you hate me because I'm your rival---that's where the tears come from, Salem Scudder, if you ever shed any---that's where the shoe pinches. Go on, Pete, you've waked up the Christian here, and the old hoss responds. [Examines paper.]. You may drink dat, Mas'r George. In a word, I have seen and admired you! Ho! [Takes out his knife. I brought half this ruin on this family, with my all-fired improvements. Scud. Is my plantation at Comptableau worth this? I ain't no count, sar. Poor little Paul---poor little nigger! [*ExitM'Closkyand*Pointdexter,R.U.E. Scud. [C.] I'm sorry to intrude, but the business I came upon will excuse me. George. [Smiling.] gib it to ole Pete! Didn't I? [Aside to Sunnyside.] If you would pardon the abruptness of the question, I would ask you, Do you think the sincere devotion of my life to make yours happy would succeed? Good morning, Colonel. You don't come here to take life easy. Scud. Some of you niggers run and hole de hosses; and take dis, Dido. ExitScudderandPete,R.1. Dido. Ah. Since this letter would allow Mrs. Peyton to avoid selling Terrebonne, McClosky kills Paul and takes the letter. Zoe, you are young; your mirror must have told you that you are beautiful. D'ye hear that, Jacob? George. Pete. "I'm afraid to die; yet I am more afraid to live," Zoe says, asking Dido to "protect me from that mando let me die without pain" (70). Yes, near the quick there is a faint blue mark. George. Paul. George. ], Pete. 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