Scene 10 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Alfieri
Only God, Marco.
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Beatrice: I’ll be back in about an hour, Eddie. All right?
What, have I been talkin’ to myself ?
Beatrice
Eddie, for God’s sake, it’s her wedding.
Didn’t you hear what I told you?
You walk out that door to that wedding you ain’t comin’ back here, Beatrice.
Beatrice
Why! What do you want?
I want my respect. Didn’t you ever hear of that? From my wife
Catherine
It’s after three; we’re supposed to be there already, Beatrice. The priest won’t wait.
Beatrice
Eddie. It’s her wedding. There’ll be nobody there from her family. For my sister let me go. I’m goin’ for my sister.
Look, I been arguin’ with you all day already, Beatrice, and I said what I’m gonna say. He’s gonna come here and apologize to me or nobody from this house is goin’ into that church today. Now if that’s more to you than I am, then go. But don’t come back. You be on my side or on their side, that’s all.
Catherine
He bites people when they sleep! He comes when nobody’s lookin’ and poisons decent people. In the garbage he belongs!
Beatrice No, Eddie! Eddie!
Then we all belong in the garbage. You, and me too. Don’t say that.
Whatever happened we all done it, and don’t you ever forget it, Catherine.
Now go, go to your wedding, Katie, I’ll stay home. Go. God bless you, God bless your children.
Rodolpho Eddie?
Who said you could come in here? Get outa here!
Rodolpho
Marco is coming, Eddie.
He’s praying in the church. You understand? Catherine, I think it is better we go. Come with me.
Catherine
Eddie, go away please.
Beatrice
Eddie. Let’s go someplace. Come. You and me. I don’t want you to be here when he comes. I’ll get your coat.
Where? Where am I goin’? This is my house.
Beatrice
What’s the use of it! He’s crazy now, you know the way they get, what good is it! You got nothin’ against Marco, you always liked Marco!
I got nothin’ against Marco? Which he called me a rat in front of the whole neighborhood? Which he said I killed his childrenl Where you been?
Rodolpho
It is my fault, Eddie. Everything. I wish to apologize. It was wrong that I do not ask your permission. I kiss your hand.
Beatrice
Eddie, he’s apologizing!
Rodolpho
I have made all our troubles. But you have insult me too. Maybe God understand why you did that to me.
Maybe you did not mean to insult me at all –
Beatrice
Listen to him! Eddie, listen what he’s tellin’ you!
Rodolpho
I think, maybe when Marco comes, if we can tell him we are comrades now, and we have no more argument between us. Then maybe Marco will not –
Now, listen –
Catherine
Eddie, give him a chance!
Beatrice
What do you want! Eddie, what do you want!
I want my name! He didn’t take my name; he’s only a punk. Marco’s got my name – and you can run tell him, kid, that he’s gonna give it back to me in front of this neighborhood, or we have it out.
Come on, where is he? Take me to him.
Beatrice
Eddie, listen –
I heard enough! Come on, let’s go!
Beatrice
Only blood is good? He kissed your hand!
What he does don’t mean nothin’ to nobody!
Come on!
Beatrice
What’s gonna mean somethin’? Eddie, listen to me. Who could give you your name? Listen to me, I love you, I’m talkin’ to you, I love you; if Marco’ll kiss your hand outside, if he goes on his knees, what is he got to give you? That’s not what you want.
Don’t bother me!
Beatrice
You want somethin’ else, Eddie, and you can never have her!
Catherine
B!
Beatrice!
Beatrice
The truth is not as bad as blood, Eddie! I’m tellin’ you the truth – tell her good-bye forever!
That’s what you think of me – that I would have such a thoughts?
Marco
Eddie Carbone!
Eddie
Yeah, Marco!
Eddie Carbone. Eddie Carbone. Eddie Carbone.
Rodolpho
No, Marco, please! Eddie, please, he has children! You will kill a family!
Beatrice
Go in the house! Eddie, go in the house!
Maybe he come to apologize to me. Heh, Marco? For what you said about me in front of the neighborhood?
He knows that ain’t right. To do like that? To a man? Which I put my roof over their head and my food in their mouth? Like in the Bible? Strangers I never seen in my whole life? To come out of the water and grab a girl for a passport? To go and take from your own family like from the stable – and never a word to me? And now accusations in the bargain!
Wipin’ the neighborhood with my name like a dirty rag! I want my name, Marco.
Now gimme my name and we go together to the wedding.
Beatrice and Catherine
Eddie! Eddie, don’t! Eddie!
No, Marco knows what’s right from wrong. Tell the people, Marco, tell them what a liar you are!
Come on, liar, you know what you done!
Marco
Animal! You go on your knees to me!
Alfieri
Eddie, for Christ’s sake!
You lied about me, Marco. Now say it. Come on now, say it!
Marco Anima-a-a-l!
(Eddie lunges with the knife. Marco grabs his arm, turning the blade inward.)
Catherine
Eddie I never meant to do nothing bad to you.
Then why – Oh, B!
Beatrice Yes, yes!
My B!
(He dies in her arms, and Beatrice covers him with her body.)
