THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PICTURES (2) - MAY 2009
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PICTURES (2) - MAY 2009
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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST - PICTURES - MAY 2009
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PICTURES - MAY 2009
PREPARING OURSELVES
ACT 4
ACT 8
ACT 9
ACT 10
SALUTE
OFF STAGE
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PICTURES - MAY 2009
jueves, 8 de julio de 2010
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2008-9) - ACT 10
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PLAYSCRIPT 2008-2009
ACT 10
NARRATOR: Four days later, at eleven o´clock at night, a funeral started from Canterville Chase. Lord and Lady Canterville were there. They sat with Virginia. They buried the coffin with the bones of Sir Simon de Canterville in the old churchyard. The next morning, Lord and Lady Canterville said goodbye to the Otis family.
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MR OTIS: You must take the jewels which the Ghost gave my daughter. They are your family´s jewels.
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MRS OTIS: Yes, they are beautiful. Take them, Lady Canterville.
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LADY CANTERVILLE: No, Virginia must keep them. She has helped Sir Simon. The jewels belong to her.
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MR OTIS: My daughter is only a child. She does not need these jewels. Americans are very simple democratic people. We don´t believe in lords and ladies. We don´t want their fine jewels.
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LORD CANTERVILLE: My dear sir, the jewels are hers. If we take them from her, Sir Simon will never forgive us. He will come back and haunt us. Please, let her keep them.
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Virginia and Cecil appear on the stage. Lady Canterville stands up and goes towards Virginia. She gives the necklace to Virginia.
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LORD CANTERVILLE: The Ghost would have liked you to keep the jewels. You look very beautiful with them.
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Lady Canterville kisses Virginia and Lord and Lady Canterville leave the stage, followed by Mr and Mrs Otis. Virginia and Cecil are alone.
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CECIL: Virginia, a wife must have no secrets from her husband.
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VIRGINIA: But darling, I have no secrets from you.
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CECIL: Yes, you have never told me the truth about you and the Ghost. What happened? Where did you go with him?
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VIRGINIA: I have never told anyone.
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CECIL: You may tell me.
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VIRGINIA: Please, don´t ask me. I cannot tell you. Poor Sir Simon. He made me see what Life is and what Death is, and why Love is stronger than both.
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CECIL: Keep your secret. I will keep your heart.
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VIRGINIA: You have always had it, Cecil.
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CECIL: But you will tell your secret to our children one day, won´t you?
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VIRGINIA: (Embarrassed) Children?
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MR OTIS: You must take the jewels which the Ghost gave my daughter. They are your family´s jewels.
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MRS OTIS: Yes, they are beautiful. Take them, Lady Canterville.
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LADY CANTERVILLE: No, Virginia must keep them. She has helped Sir Simon. The jewels belong to her.
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MR OTIS: My daughter is only a child. She does not need these jewels. Americans are very simple democratic people. We don´t believe in lords and ladies. We don´t want their fine jewels.
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LORD CANTERVILLE: My dear sir, the jewels are hers. If we take them from her, Sir Simon will never forgive us. He will come back and haunt us. Please, let her keep them.
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Virginia and Cecil appear on the stage. Lady Canterville stands up and goes towards Virginia. She gives the necklace to Virginia.
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LORD CANTERVILLE: The Ghost would have liked you to keep the jewels. You look very beautiful with them.
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Lady Canterville kisses Virginia and Lord and Lady Canterville leave the stage, followed by Mr and Mrs Otis. Virginia and Cecil are alone.
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CECIL: Virginia, a wife must have no secrets from her husband.
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VIRGINIA: But darling, I have no secrets from you.
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CECIL: Yes, you have never told me the truth about you and the Ghost. What happened? Where did you go with him?
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VIRGINIA: I have never told anyone.
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CECIL: You may tell me.
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VIRGINIA: Please, don´t ask me. I cannot tell you. Poor Sir Simon. He made me see what Life is and what Death is, and why Love is stronger than both.
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CECIL: Keep your secret. I will keep your heart.
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VIRGINIA: You have always had it, Cecil.
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CECIL: But you will tell your secret to our children one day, won´t you?
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VIRGINIA: (Embarrassed) Children?
END OF ACT 10
END OF THE PLAY
END OF THE PLAY
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2008-9) - ACT 9
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PLAYSCRIPT 2008-2009
ACT 9
MRS OTIS: It´s a secret corridor.
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MR OTIS: It´s very dark here.
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MRS OTIS: Look, there´s a door.
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CINDY: What´s on the other side?
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ROBBY: Open it, Virginia.
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Virginia opens the door and all of them get in.
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CECIL: It´s a secret room.
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MRS OTIS: I don´t like it here. It´s like a prison cell.
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MR OTIS: Don´t be afraid.
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CINDY: Wow! Look, there´s a skeleton.
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ROBBY: Gee. It´s chained to the wall.
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CINDY: There´s a dish and a jug on the floor.
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ROBBY: But there´s no food and no water.
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MRS OTIS: It must be the skeleton of Sir Simon de Canterville.
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CINDY: Hey! Look out of the window!
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ROBBY: The old black tree has got flowers on it. I can see the flowers in the moonlight.
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VIRGINIA: God has forgiven him.
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CECIL: You are an angel.
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MR OTIS: It´s very dark here.
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MRS OTIS: Look, there´s a door.
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CINDY: What´s on the other side?
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ROBBY: Open it, Virginia.
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Virginia opens the door and all of them get in.
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CECIL: It´s a secret room.
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MRS OTIS: I don´t like it here. It´s like a prison cell.
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MR OTIS: Don´t be afraid.
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CINDY: Wow! Look, there´s a skeleton.
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ROBBY: Gee. It´s chained to the wall.
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CINDY: There´s a dish and a jug on the floor.
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ROBBY: But there´s no food and no water.
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MRS OTIS: It must be the skeleton of Sir Simon de Canterville.
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CINDY: Hey! Look out of the window!
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ROBBY: The old black tree has got flowers on it. I can see the flowers in the moonlight.
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VIRGINIA: God has forgiven him.
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CECIL: You are an angel.
END OF ACT 9
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2008-9) - ACT 8
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PLAYSCRIPT 2008-2009
ACT 8
The Otis family are in the livingroom. Cecil, Virginia´s boyfriend is there too, but Virginia isn´t there.
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MR OTIS: Go upstairs and find Miss Virginia. It´s tea-time.
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The servant leaves to look for Miss Virginia and returns after some time.
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SERVANT: But I cannot find your daughter anywhere, Madam.
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CINDY: Let´s look in the garden. She must be there.
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ROBBY: I´ll look in the wood. You look near the lake.
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Cindy and Robby leave the stage.
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WASHINGTON: (He arrives) I can´t see her anywhere!
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MR OTIS: Perhaps the circus has taken her. There is a circus camping in the park. I will go to look for her there.
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CECIL: Please, let me go with you. I love her.
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Mr Otis and Cecil leave. Mrs Otis and Washington stay.
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NARRATOR: Everybody went to look for Virginia. The hours passed little by little. At midnight, everyone was still awake. It was impossible to sleep.
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MRS OTIS: (Mr Otis and Cecil arrive) Poor Virginia, where is she?
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WASHINGTON: I don´t know, Mom. The police have searched the lake.
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GARDENER: We´ve looked in every corner of the garden, behind every bush and on every tree.
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MR OTIS: Go upstairs and find Miss Virginia. It´s tea-time.
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The servant leaves to look for Miss Virginia and returns after some time.
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SERVANT: But I cannot find your daughter anywhere, Madam.
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CINDY: Let´s look in the garden. She must be there.
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ROBBY: I´ll look in the wood. You look near the lake.
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Cindy and Robby leave the stage.
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WASHINGTON: (He arrives) I can´t see her anywhere!
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MR OTIS: Perhaps the circus has taken her. There is a circus camping in the park. I will go to look for her there.
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CECIL: Please, let me go with you. I love her.
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Mr Otis and Cecil leave. Mrs Otis and Washington stay.
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NARRATOR: Everybody went to look for Virginia. The hours passed little by little. At midnight, everyone was still awake. It was impossible to sleep.
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MRS OTIS: (Mr Otis and Cecil arrive) Poor Virginia, where is she?
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WASHINGTON: I don´t know, Mom. The police have searched the lake.
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GARDENER: We´ve looked in every corner of the garden, behind every bush and on every tree.
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GARDENER´S WIFE: We´ve also looked in the tool shelter.
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MR OTIS: We´ve looked for her at the station.
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CECIL: We´ve looked for her at the circus.
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MR OTIS: I´ve asked Scotland Yard to send their best detectives.
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MRS OTIS: Oh, my poor baby. That horrible Ghost has taken her!
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There was a great crash of thunder. Strange music floated through the air. Suddenly the wall opened and Virginia appeared. She had a jewellery box in her hands.
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MRS OTIS: Darling, you´re safe.
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CECIL: Sweetheart, I´m so glad to see you.
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TWINS: Yipeee! Virginia´s back.
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MR OTIS: (angry) Where have you been?
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MRS OTIS: (softly) Thank God we have found her.
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VIRGINIA: Papa, I´ve been with the Ghost. He is dead. You must come and see him. He had been very bad but he was really sorry.
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CINDY: What´s in the box?
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ROBBY: Yes, show us Virginia.
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VIRGINIA: It´s a box of jewels. The Ghost gave it to me before he died. Now follow me.
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MR OTIS: We´ve looked for her at the station.
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CECIL: We´ve looked for her at the circus.
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MR OTIS: I´ve asked Scotland Yard to send their best detectives.
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MRS OTIS: Oh, my poor baby. That horrible Ghost has taken her!
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There was a great crash of thunder. Strange music floated through the air. Suddenly the wall opened and Virginia appeared. She had a jewellery box in her hands.
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MRS OTIS: Darling, you´re safe.
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CECIL: Sweetheart, I´m so glad to see you.
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TWINS: Yipeee! Virginia´s back.
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MR OTIS: (angry) Where have you been?
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MRS OTIS: (softly) Thank God we have found her.
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VIRGINIA: Papa, I´ve been with the Ghost. He is dead. You must come and see him. He had been very bad but he was really sorry.
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CINDY: What´s in the box?
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ROBBY: Yes, show us Virginia.
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VIRGINIA: It´s a box of jewels. The Ghost gave it to me before he died. Now follow me.
END OF ACT 8
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2008-9) - ACT 7
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
PLAYSCRIPT 2008-2009
ACT 7
ACT 7
NARRATOR: One day, Virginia came back alone to Canterville Chase.
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Virginia appears on the stage.
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VIRGINIA: Who´s that? Perhaps it´s a servant.
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NARRATOR: To her surprise, she saw the Canterville Ghost sitting by the window. He was sadly looking at the red and golden autumn leaves.
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VIRGINIA: It´s Sir Simon. He´s all alone. What shall I do? Shall I speak to him? Excuse me, Sir Simon.
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GHOST: Go away. I don´t want to talk to you. I hate Americans.
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VIRGINIA: I am so sorry for you. My twin brothers are going away to Eton tomorrow. After that, if you are good, nobody will upset you.
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GHOST: Don´t ask me to be good. I am a ghost. I must make noise with my chains. I must frighten people. It´s my job.
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VIRGINIA: I know you have been very bad. Mrs Umney said that you murdered your wife.
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GHOST: Yes, that´s true. But it was a family matter.
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VIRGINIA: It´s wrong to kill anyone.
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GHOST: (angrily) My wife was ugly. She cooked badly. She didn´t look after my clothes. And after she died, her brothers took revenge. Do you know what they did?
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VIRGINIA: No.
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GHOST: They shut me in a room without any food until I died.
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VIRGINIA: Oh, Mr Ghost - I mean, Sir Simon - are you hungry? I have a sandwich here. Would you like it?
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GHOST: No, thank you. Ghosts don´t eat anything. But it is very kind of you. You are much nicer than the rest of your horrible, rude, vulgar, dishonest family.
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VIRGINIA: Stop. You are rude and dishonest. You stole my paints and used them to replace the bloodstain. I love painting but you took all my colours - red and green and purple.
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GHOST: I´m sorry. It is very difficult to get real blood these days. Your horrible brother removed the stain every day. It was necessary to use your paints. You Americans don´t understand anything.
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VIRGINIA: (angrily) You know nothing about it. You must come to America. Then you will understand!
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GHOST: I don´t like America. You have no history. All you have is money and bad manners.
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VIRGINIA: (Very, very angry now) Goodbye. I will go and get the twins.
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GHOST: Please don´t go, Miss Virginia. I´m sorry. I am so lonely and unhappy. I don´t know what to do. I want to go to sleep but I cannot.
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VIRGINIA: Poor, poor Ghost, haven´t you got a place where you can sleep?
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GHOST: Far away, on the other side of the woods, there is a little garden. The grass is long and deep. The flowers are great white stars. The nightingale sings all night long while the cold moon looks down. The old tree spreads its branches over the sleepers.
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VIRGINIA: (frightened) You mean the Garden of Death.
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GHOST: Yes, Death. Death must be so beautiful. I want to lie in the soft brown earth with the grass above my head. I want to listen to silence. ... I can be at peace. You can help me. You can open the doors of Death´s house for me. You have Love. Love is stronger than Death.
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VIRGINIA: Give me time. I must think.
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GHOST: Have you seen the old writing on the library window?
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VIRGINIA: Often. I know it well. There are six lines. They say that a golden girl will help you to pray. The black tree will have flowers. A child will cry... "Then the house will all be still And peace will come to Canterville." But what does it mean?
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GHOST: It means that you must cry for me because I cannot cry. You must pray for me because I have no words. If you have always been sweet and good and kind, the Angel of Death will forgive me. Bad voices will whisper in your ears but nobody can hurt you because you are so good.
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VIRGINIA: I am not afraid. Take me to the Garden of Death. I will ask the Angel of Death to forgive you.
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GHOST: Follow me. Hold my hand. Be brave.
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VOICES: (hissing) Go back. Go back!
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VIRGINIA: I´m frightened. There are horrible faces looking at me.
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VOICES: Be careful, Virginia. Be careful.
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GHOST: Don´t be afraid. Look, the wall is opening.
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VIRGINIA: I´m frightened!
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GHOST: Follow me.
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VIRGINIA: There´s a cold wind. Hands are pulling at my clothes.
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GHOST: Quickly, quickly, or it will be too late!
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Virginia appears on the stage.
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VIRGINIA: Who´s that? Perhaps it´s a servant.
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NARRATOR: To her surprise, she saw the Canterville Ghost sitting by the window. He was sadly looking at the red and golden autumn leaves.
.
VIRGINIA: It´s Sir Simon. He´s all alone. What shall I do? Shall I speak to him? Excuse me, Sir Simon.
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GHOST: Go away. I don´t want to talk to you. I hate Americans.
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VIRGINIA: I am so sorry for you. My twin brothers are going away to Eton tomorrow. After that, if you are good, nobody will upset you.
.
GHOST: Don´t ask me to be good. I am a ghost. I must make noise with my chains. I must frighten people. It´s my job.
.
VIRGINIA: I know you have been very bad. Mrs Umney said that you murdered your wife.
.
GHOST: Yes, that´s true. But it was a family matter.
.
VIRGINIA: It´s wrong to kill anyone.
.
GHOST: (angrily) My wife was ugly. She cooked badly. She didn´t look after my clothes. And after she died, her brothers took revenge. Do you know what they did?
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VIRGINIA: No.
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GHOST: They shut me in a room without any food until I died.
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VIRGINIA: Oh, Mr Ghost - I mean, Sir Simon - are you hungry? I have a sandwich here. Would you like it?
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GHOST: No, thank you. Ghosts don´t eat anything. But it is very kind of you. You are much nicer than the rest of your horrible, rude, vulgar, dishonest family.
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VIRGINIA: Stop. You are rude and dishonest. You stole my paints and used them to replace the bloodstain. I love painting but you took all my colours - red and green and purple.
.
GHOST: I´m sorry. It is very difficult to get real blood these days. Your horrible brother removed the stain every day. It was necessary to use your paints. You Americans don´t understand anything.
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VIRGINIA: (angrily) You know nothing about it. You must come to America. Then you will understand!
.
GHOST: I don´t like America. You have no history. All you have is money and bad manners.
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VIRGINIA: (Very, very angry now) Goodbye. I will go and get the twins.
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GHOST: Please don´t go, Miss Virginia. I´m sorry. I am so lonely and unhappy. I don´t know what to do. I want to go to sleep but I cannot.
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VIRGINIA: Poor, poor Ghost, haven´t you got a place where you can sleep?
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GHOST: Far away, on the other side of the woods, there is a little garden. The grass is long and deep. The flowers are great white stars. The nightingale sings all night long while the cold moon looks down. The old tree spreads its branches over the sleepers.
.
VIRGINIA: (frightened) You mean the Garden of Death.
.
GHOST: Yes, Death. Death must be so beautiful. I want to lie in the soft brown earth with the grass above my head. I want to listen to silence. ... I can be at peace. You can help me. You can open the doors of Death´s house for me. You have Love. Love is stronger than Death.
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VIRGINIA: Give me time. I must think.
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GHOST: Have you seen the old writing on the library window?
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VIRGINIA: Often. I know it well. There are six lines. They say that a golden girl will help you to pray. The black tree will have flowers. A child will cry... "Then the house will all be still And peace will come to Canterville." But what does it mean?
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GHOST: It means that you must cry for me because I cannot cry. You must pray for me because I have no words. If you have always been sweet and good and kind, the Angel of Death will forgive me. Bad voices will whisper in your ears but nobody can hurt you because you are so good.
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VIRGINIA: I am not afraid. Take me to the Garden of Death. I will ask the Angel of Death to forgive you.
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GHOST: Follow me. Hold my hand. Be brave.
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VOICES: (hissing) Go back. Go back!
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VIRGINIA: I´m frightened. There are horrible faces looking at me.
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VOICES: Be careful, Virginia. Be careful.
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GHOST: Don´t be afraid. Look, the wall is opening.
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VIRGINIA: I´m frightened!
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GHOST: Follow me.
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VIRGINIA: There´s a cold wind. Hands are pulling at my clothes.
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GHOST: Quickly, quickly, or it will be too late!
END OF ACT 7
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