Act 2 Scene 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Voice of Thurston: …Services are pending at Hubert Funeral home. This is Thurston Wheelis on Radio Station OKKK signing off.
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Stanley: Pearl, what are you doing in bed so early?
Pearl: Stanley, I want you to promise me something in my final hours
Stanley: Final hours? What are you talking about?
Pearl: It’s the funeral home – don’t let them cut and bob my hair. I’ve always liked what little I’ve had.
Stanley: Hell, Pearl. You’re funny as a crutch. You’re not dying.
Pearl: Oh, I’ve been murdered by humiliation.
Stanle: Well, Pearl, you have to look on the bright side. At least Vera didn’t get it, and she’s in jail to boot.
Pearl: It’s only a matter of time till they come for me. I’m the one that hot-wired that car. Don’t let them put me in a cell wit hher. That’s cruel and unusual punishment. Oh, and another thing, Stanley, whatever you do, don’t let them bury me in a house coat.
Stanley: What?
Pearl: When my cousin, Mabel died, her family…
…You can’t put me in the ground until they sing “Amazing Grace”.
Stanley: That’s the only hymn that didn’t scare me as a kid. “Amazing Grace”. All those other old songs that folks sang at church gave me the shakes. “Amazing Grace” always made me feel like somebody. (pause) I don’t know what I’m trying to say.
Pearl: Stanley, you’re growin up.
Stanley: I guess.
Pearl: Oh God, Stanley! I see a light!
Stanley: That’s a car passing, Pearl.
Pearl: You know, Stanley, when I was a girl…
…Do you think those pictures they show on tv are really from Mars?
Stanley: I doubt it. Looks a lot like Arizona to me. I keep expecting to see a Stuckey’s.
Pearl: Everything has changed… I’ll miss you, Stanley.
Stanley: Pearl, you’re not going to die. But I gotta hit the road in a little while, and I’ve got to get something off my chest. You’re the only one I can trust to tell me what to do.
Pearl: You better hurry honey, I could go any minute.
Stanley: I killed Judge Buckner.
Pearl: You know that’s not true. He died of a massive coronary…
…they found him dead wearing a womans swimsuit.
Stanley: That heart attack was brought on by a hypodermic needle full of air that I shot into one of his veins first thing that morning. I killed him.
Pearl: Oh, no, honey. He died the night before. Cooter Wooten… It was just awful. I wish I could have been there.
Stanley: You mean…? He must have been dead before I got to him .No wonder it was so hard to get him in that swimsuit.
Pearl: You did that?
Stanley: Yeah.
Pearl: I’m so glad…
…Try not to miss me when I’m gone.
Stanley: Pearl, I’m surprised at you, going on like this, after what you told me this morning. You’ve got lots to live for. I admit I had some trouble with it this morning, and then I got to thinking and I realized that you shouldn’t give up something so special and fun just because you get old. As long as you can feel love, you should experience it as often as you want to.
Pearl: That’s beautiful.
Stanley: It makes perfect sense to me, as long as you keep the lights off.
Pearl: Oh, your uncle Henry…
…I’ve never seen his feet.
Stanley: Yeah, I guess it will be real hard on Uncle Henry with you gone and all. It will probably take him a while to find someone else.
Pearl: What?
Stanley: Well, you can’t expect Uncle Henry to give up all his pleasure in life just because you decided to lay down and croak. I’m sure there’s another woman out there somewhere.
Pearl: Well, she’ll be climbing out of bed with a limp if she touches my husband. Help me up, Stanley. Give me my cane…
…I’ve got to find it.
Stanley: Find what, Pearl?
Pearl: That nightgown I ordered from Field and Stream…
…it just drive Henry wild.
Stanley: Hell, Pearl, you’re crazy (smiles)
