Henry Scene 4 Flashcards
Henry…
Yes?
A question for the philosopher?
My office is open
What if a man could restore life to a dead animal.
Then he would be god.
When has god done that?
You know what I mean
Wouldn’t he be better than god
Careful victor… not sure we’re safe from lightning bolts here.
What about… a pet.
Oh dear.
… that met with tan untimely end? Run over by a carriage perhaps?
If it’s a cat can we just leave it dead?
If any mammal can be reanimated
Wait who said
Why couldn’t the same be done with a man?
(Disturbed) hang on now…
And if one man could return from the dead
Here it comes
Why couldn’t we build an entirely new race! A better one, free from disease?
Is this about your mother?
Prove me wrong Henry
I can’t damn it, because a negative cannot be proved
Still… I don’t see any resurrected dogs running around.
Perhaps they’re waiting for their master.
(Pause)
Man is a magnificent creature Victor, but he cannot usurp the role of god.
Some think god abandoned us
Who? Who thinks this?
Washington… Madison…
So only colonists
And philosophers like you…. Henry what if god were an irresponsible creator
Victor!
Exemplars of the human race to complete the puzzle and move the species forward
Prometheus.
What about him?
Interesting fellow, Prometheus, he stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race and in return what did Zeus do? He chained him to a rock
Innovators, rarely are we understood
Then! Zeus sent an eagle to eat out his liver. Day after day allowing it to grow back each night.
Think about that before you go reviving and dead terriers.
