Men Should Weep: Act 3 Flashcards
“Granny is back in her rocker… {stage}
“Granny is back in her rocker in the corner: she sighs, shakes her head; smiles now and again; even gives an occasional cackle to herself.”
“Listen, aul yin…. {John}
“Listen, aul yin. This is the first Christmas I’ve had a decent job for ten year: it’s gonnae be the best. The best! It’s gonnae be something for Maggie and me tae remember when we’re a coupla toothless aul has-beens.”
“Maggie’s face falls:… {stage}
“Maggie’s face falls: she takes off the hat and holds it uncertainly, stroking it.”
“Playing Christmas carols;… {stage}
“Playing Christmas carols; the music gets louder throughout the following scene.”
“…inflamed,… {Alec stage}
“…inflamed, he gets his hands round her throat.”
“Tell me it’s no true!… {alec}
“Tell me it’s no true! (Sobbing) Tell me it’s no true that ye’re leaving me for Peter Robb.”
“Isa walks in:… {isa stage}
“Isa walks in: she listens; looks cautiously about her. Slips across to he bedroom…”
“Isa starts to scream… {isa stage}
“Isa starts to scream for help at the top of her voice.”
“Aye, Aye, sure…. {isa}
“Aye, aye, sure…but a minute. I’m needing a drink efter a that.”
“I spoilt him… {Maggie}
“I spoilt him. I’ve aye carried a load here (hand on her heart) for Alec. I’ve been punished for whit I did, lily. Punished.”
“Whores winnins, did ye ca this?…. {Maggie}
“Whore’s winnins, did ye ca this? An did I hear ye use the word ‘tart’? Whit wis I, when we was coortin, but your tart?”
“We’ve had an eye… {lily}
“We’ve has an eye fu o yer wages o sin.”
“I couldna write… {Jenny}
“I couldna write. And I couldna come, mammy. I’ve had ma troubles since I walked oot o here.”
“Mammy, I’ve been up… {Jenny}
“Mammy, I’ve been up. I’ve seen the sisters and the doctor. Mammy, you and ma daddy’s got tae dae somethin!”
“….there wis lights shimmerin… {Jenny}
“…there wis lights shimmerin on the blackness…it kind o slinks along slow, a river, in the night. I was meanin tae let it tak me along wi it.”
