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Our Town Act 2
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10
English
7th Grade
02/19/2009

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yes...people are meant to go through life two by two. 'Taint natural to be lonesome.  page 54

Definition
  • Ms Gibbs telling Mr Gibbs that one day George will have to get married and that he mine as well just do it now.
  • Everyone should be in pairs and that it isnt natural to go through life without a pair.
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"I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings, but I've got to tell the truth and shame the devil." Page 65
Definition
  • Emily Webb to George Gibbs
  • When George had been ignoring everyone and only thought about baseball and also never payed attention to anyone else.
  • This quote took place in the flashback when they decided to get married. 
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" I always thought of you as one of the chief people I thought about."  Page 71

Definition
  • George Gibbs to Emily Webb
  • George is saying that he thought about Emily all the time and she did the same to him. 
  • Saying that Emily means a lot to him.
  • George does not want to admit that he watches her every move.--Too embarrased
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"Maybe letters fron Grover's Corners wouldn't be so interesting after a while.  Grover's Corners isn't a very important when you think of all- New Hampshire.  Page 69

Definition
  • Emily Webb to George Gibbs.
  • George asked Emily if she would write him letters if he went to agricultural school that next year.
  • Emily is implying that George might find someone else that he is interested in and not be interested in her letters.
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"I think that once you have found a person that you are very fond of... and a person that is fond of you too, and likes you enough to be interested in your'e character......"  Page 71
Definition
  • George Gibbs to Emily Webb.
  • Saying that he isn't going to meet anyone else when he goes to agricultural school.
  • He knows that Emily likes him and he likes Emily.

 

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"I'll trust you ten years George, not a day over."

Page 73

Definition
  • Stage Manager to George
  • Telling us that the stage manager or Mr Morgan will trust George for a long time.
  • George very embarrased because he forgot the money to pay for the two ice cream sodas that he bought for Emily and himself.
  •  George told Mr Morgan to keep time with his gold watch until he came back.
  • Mr Morgan trusted that he would come back with the money. 
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" I always expect a man to be perfect, and I think that he should be." page 66

Definition
  • Emilt Webb to George Gibbs
  • Thinks that George should be perfect because her dad is and mr gibbs is perfect in her opinion. 
  • Nobody is perfect!! Emily does not realize that.
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"And George over there, looking so....!!  I hate him.  I wish I were dead."  Page 79
Definition
  • This quote is Emily talking to herself.  The audience can hear this quote even though it is inside her head.
  • Very powerful that we can hear what the people are thinking as they are thinking it.
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"I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings, but I can't be sorry I said it."  Page 65
Definition
  • Emily is talking to George about what all of the girls say about him. 
  • She can't be sorry because she is telling him the truth.
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