Act 1 Scene 9 Flashcards
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To think this belonged to him once; he held this in his own two hands.
TRITON: ARIEL-!
Ariel! Tell the truth! Did you save a human from drowning?
Who told-? Which one of you-?
TRITON: THAT’S ENOUGH! Leave us alone. You too, Sebastian. So did you?
I had to rescue the Prince-
TRITON: You HAD to?
Without me he would’ve perished!
TRITON: He’s human- you’re a mermaid.
I can’t hate him just because he’s different. Perhaps you can, but it’s just not in me-
TRITON: “Different”? They catch us with their hooks, they spear us with their blades-
They’re not all like that!
TRITON: Have you forgotten what they did to your mother?
We don’t know that for certain-
TRITON: Can there be any doubt? She slips out one morning for an innocent swim and never returns-!
You can’t PROVE-
TRITON: I know it in my heart, and that’s enough. Murderers, all of them!
You can’t blame all humans for a few wicked ones-
TRITON: I won’t have you build a shrine to them! Worshiping their rubbish! The debris that sullies our waters-
Daddy, no-
TRITON: The totems of their decadence!
Don’t! Please!
SEBASTIAN: Ariel.
He ruined all my things, my human stuff! If he really and truly loved me, then he’d NEVER-
SEBASTIAN: Oh, child, it’s BECAUSE he loves you-
Well, he sure has a funny way of showing it!
He can break every single treasure I own… but he can’t break me!
SEBASTIAN: Yeah, well you just might break his heart-
And you! Some friend you turned out to be! Bringing him here- to my secret place-
JETSAM: …we could do.
Who are you two?
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: SWEET CHILD
PERHAPS THE SEA WITCH CAN
You can’t possibly mean… Aunt Ursula?
FLOTSAM: SHE KNOWS YOUR DREAMS…
Father says her magic is evil!
JETSAM: SHE’LL GRANT YOUR PRAYER…
Please, I have to go-
JETSAM: Forever…
Take me to her!
