Scene 9

Question 1

(The men start to go, but Marco hangs back.)

Beatrice Who’re they hurtin’, for God’s sake, what do you want from them? They’re starvin’ over there, what do you want! Marco!

(Marco suddenly breaks away, faces Eddie and spits into Eddie’s face.

Catherine throws herself into Rodolpho’s arms. Eddie, with an enraged cry, lunges for Marco.)

Answer 1

Oh, you mother’s – !

I’ll kill you for that, you son of a bitch!

I don’t forget that, Marco! You hear what I’m sayin’?

That’s the thanks I get? Which I took the blankets off my bed for yiz? You gonna apologize to me, Marco! Marco!

Question 2

Marco
That one! I accuse that one!

First Officer
Come on!

Marco
That one! He killed my children! That one stole the food from my children!

(Marco and the First Officer are now gone.)

Answer 2

He’s crazy! I give them the blankets off my bed. Six months I kept them like my own brothers! For Christ’s sake, I kept them, I give them the blankets off my bed!

He’s gonna take that back. He’s gonna take that back or I’ll kill him! You hear me? I’ll kill him! I’ll kill him!