Compléter
This basically the entirety of Act II in fill-in-the-blank form. Not for young students.
1
OCOMOGOSIAY
assimilationist
headdress
RUTH
What
have
we
got
on
tonight
!
BENEATHA
(
Emerging
grandly
from
the
doorway
so
that
we
can
see
her
thoroughly
robed
in
the
costume
Asagai
brought
)
You
are
looking
at
what
a
well
-
dressed
Nigerian
woman
wears
(
She
parades
for
RUTH
,
her
hair
completely
hidden
by
the
;
she
is
coquettishly
fanning
herself
with
an
ornate
oriental
fan
,
mistakenly
more
like
Butterfly
than
any
Nigerian
that
ever
was
)
Isn't
it
beautiful
?
(
She
promenades
to
the
radio
and
,
with
an
arrogant
flourish
,
turns
off
the
good
loud
blues
that
is
playing
)
Enough
of
this
junk
!
(
RUTH
follows
her
with
her
eyes
as
she
goes
to
the
phonograph
and
puts
on
a
record
and
turns
and
waits
ceremoniously
for
the
music
to
come
up
.
Then
,
with
a
shout
)
!
2
Anyway
Nigeria
folk
hunting
RUTH
What
kind
of
dance
is
that
?
BENEATHA
A
dance
.
RUTH
(
Pearl
Bailey
)
What
kind
of
folks
do
that
,
honey
?
BENEATHA
It's
from
.
It's
a
dance
of
welcome
.
RUTH
Who
you
welcoming
?
BENEATHA
The
men
back
to
the
village
.
RUTH
Where
they
been
?
BENEATHA
How
should
I
know
out
or
some
-
thing
.
,
they
are
coming
back
now
.
.
.
RUTH
Well
,
that's
good
.
BENEATHA
(
With
the
record
)
Alundi
,
alundi
Alundialunya
Jop
pu
a
jeepua
Ang
gu
soooooooooo
Aiyaiyae
.
.
.
Ayehaye
alundi
WALTER
YEAH
.
.
.
AND
STRETCH
FORTH
HER
HANDS
AGAIN
!
.
.
.
RUTH
(
Drily
,
looking
at
him
)
Yes
and
Africa
sure
is
her
own
tonight
.
WALTER
(
All
in
a
drunken
,
dramatic
shout
)
Shut
up
!
.
.
.
I'm
digging
them
drums
.
.
.
them
drums
move
me
!
.
.
.
(
He
makes
his
weaving
way
to
his
wife's
face
and
leans
in
close
to
her
)
In
my
heart
of
hearts
(
He
thumps
his
chest
)
I
am
much
!
RUTH
(
Without
even
looking
up
)
In
your
heart
of
hearts
you
are
much
.
WALTER
(
Coming
away
from
her
and
starting
to
wander
around
the
room
,
shouting
)
Me
and
Jomo
.
.
.
(
In
-
tently
,
in
his
sister's
face
.
She
has
stopped
dancing
to
watch
him
in
this
unknown
mood
)
That's
my
man
,
Kenyatta
.
(
Shouting
and
thumping
his
chest
)
FLAM
-
ING
SPEAR
!
HOT
DAMN
!
(
He
is
suddenly
in
pos
-
session
of
an
imaginary
spear
and
actively
spearing
enemies
all
over
the
room
)
OCOMOGOSIAY
.
.
.
BENEATHA
(
To
encourage
WALTER
,
thoroughly
caught
up
with
this
side
of
him
)
OCOMOGOSIA
Y
,
FLAMING
SPEAR
!
WALTER
THE
IS
WAKING
.
.
.
OWIMOWEH
!
BENEATHA
!
WALTER
(
On
the
table
,
very
far
gone
,
his
eyes
pure
glass
sheets
.
He
sees
what
we
cannot
,
that
he
is
a
leader
of
his
people
,
a
great
chief
,
a
descendant
of
Chaka
,
and
that
the
hour
to
march
has
come
)
Listen
,
my
black
brothers
BENEATHA
!
WALTER
Do
you
hear
the
waters
rushing
against
the
shores
of
the
coastlands
BENEATHA
OCOMOGOSIAY
!
6
wings
Flaming
singing
screeching
WALTER
Do
you
hear
the
of
the
cocks
in
yonder
hills
beyond
where
the
chiefs
meet
in
council
for
the
coming
of
the
mighty
war
BENEATHA
OCOMOGOSIAY
!
(
And
now
the
lighting
shifts
subtly
to
suggest
the
world
of
WALTER'S
imagination
,
and
the
mood
shifts
from
pure
comedy
.
It
is
the
inner
WALTER
speaking
:
the
Southside
chauffeur
has
assumed
an
unexpected
majesty
)
WALTER
Do
you
hear
the
beating
of
the
of
the
birds
flying
low
over
the
mountains
and
the
low
places
of
our
land
BENEATHA
OCOMOGOSIAY
!
WALTER
Do
you
hear
the
of
the
women
,
sing
-
ing
the
war
songs
of
our
fathers
to
the
babies
in
the
great
houses
?
Singing
the
sweet
war
songs
!
(
The
door
-
bell
rings
)
OH
,
DO
YOU
HEAR
,
MY
BLACK
BROTHERS
!
BENEATHA
(
Completely
gone
)
We
hear
you
,
Spea
r
WALTER
Telling
us
to
prepare
for
the
GREATNESS
OF
THE
TIME
!
(
Lights
back
to
normal
.
He
turns
and
sees
GEORGE
)
Black
Brother
!
(
He
extends
his
hand
for
the
fraternal
clasp
)
GEORGE
Black
Brother
,
hell
!
RUTH
(
Having
had
enough
,
and
embarrassed
for
the
family
)
Beneatha
,
you
got
company
what's
the
matter
with
you
?
Walter
Lee
Younger
,
get
down
off
that
and
stop
acting
like
a
.
.
.
8
cut
drink
eccentric
head
honey
RUTH
He's
had
a
little
to
.
.
.
I
don't
know
what
her
excuse
is
.
GEORGE
(
To
BENEATHA
)
Look
,
we're
going
to
the
theatre
we're
not
going
to
be
in
it
.
.
.
so
go
change
,
huh
?
(
BENEATHA
looks
at
him
and
slowly
,
ceremoni
-
ously
,
lifts
her
hands
and
pulls
off
the
headdress
.
Her
hair
is
close
-
cropped
and
unstraightened
.
GEORGE
freezes
mid
-
sentence
and
RUTH'S
eyes
all
but
fall
out
of
her
head
)
GEORGE
What
in
the
name
of
.
.
.
RUTH
(
Touching
BENEATHA'S
hear
)
Girl
,
you
done
lost
your
natural
mind
!
?
Look
at
your
!
GEORGE
What
have
you
done
to
your
head
I
mean
your
hair
!
BENEATHA
Nothing
except
it
off
.
RUTH
Now
that's
the
truth
it's
what
ain't
been
done
to
it
!
You
expect
this
boy
to
go
out
with
you
with
your
head
all
nappy
like
that
?
BENEATHA
(
Looking
at
GEORGE
)
That'
s
up
to
George
.
If
he's
ashamed
of
his
heritage
GEORGE
Oh
,
don't
be
so
proud
of
yourself
,
Bennie
just
because
you
look
eccentric
.
BENEATHA
How
can
something
that's
natural
be
eccen
-
tric
?
GEORGE
That's
what
being
means
being
nat
-
ural
.
Get
dressed
.
BENEATHA
I
don't
like
that
,
George
.
RUTH
Why
must
you
and
your
brother
make
an
argu
-
ment
out
of
everything
people
say
?
BENEATHA
Because
I
hate
assimilationist
Negroes
!
RUTH
Will
somebody
please
tell
me
what
assimila
-
who
-
ever
means
!
GEORGE
Oh
,
it's
just
a
college
girl's
way
of
calling
people
Uncle
Toms
but
that
isn't
what
it
means
at
all
.
RUTH
Well
,
what
does
it
mean
?
BENEATHA
(
Cutting
GEORGE
off
and
staring
at
him
as
she
replies
to
RUTH
)
It
means
someone
who
is
willing
to
give
up
his
own
culture
and
himself
com
-
pletely
in
the
dominant
,
and
in
this
case
oppressive
culture
!
GEORGE
Oh
,
dear
,
dear
,
dear
!
Here
we
go
!
A
lecture
on
the
African
past
!
On
our
Great
West
African
Heri
-
tage
!
In
one
second
we
will
hear
all
about
the
great
Ashanti
empires
;
the
great
Songhay
civilizations
;
and
the
great
sculpture
of
B6nin
and
then
some
poetry
in
the
Bantu
and
the
whole
monologue
will
end
with
the
word
heritage
!
(
Nastily'
)
Let's
face
it
,
baby
,
your
heritage
is
nothing
but
a
bunch
of
raggedy
-
assed
spirit
-
uals
and
some
huts
!
BENEATHA
GRASS
HUTS
!
10
splendid
surgical
cold
BENEATHA
See
there
.
.
.
you
are
standing
there
in
your
ignorance
talk
-
ing
about
people
who
were
the
first
to
smelt
iron
on
the
face
of
the
earth
!
(
RUTH
is
pushing
her
through
the
door
)
The
Ashanti
were
performing
opera
-
tions
when
the
English
were
still
tatoo
-
ing
themselves
with
blue
dragons
!
RUTH
Have
a
seat
,
George
(
They
both
sit
.
RUTH
folds
her
hands
rather
primly
on
her
lap
,
determined
to
demonstrate
the
civilization
of
the
family
)
Warm
,
ain't
it
?
I
mean
for
September
.
(
Pause
)
Just
like
they
always
say
about
Chicago
weather
:
If
it's
too
hot
or
cold
for
you
,
just
wait
a
minute
and
it'll
change
.
(
She
smiles
happily
at
this
clich6
of
cliches
)
Everybody
say
it's
got
to
do
with
them
bombs
and
things
they
keep
setting
off
.
(
Pause
)
Would
you
like
a
nice
beer
?
GEORGE
No
,
thank
you
.
I
don't
care
for
beer
.
(
He
looks
at
his
watch
)
I
hope
she
hurries
up
.
RUTH
What
time
is
the
show
?
GEORGE
It's
an
eight
-
thirty
curtain
.
That's
just
Chicago
,
though
.
In
New
York
standard
curtain
time
is
eight
forty
.
RUTH
(
Properly
appreciating
it
)
You
get
to
New
York
a
lot
?
GEORGE
(
Offhand
)
Few
times
a
year
.
11
hustling
college
entertain
RUTH
Oh
that's
nice
.
I've
never
been
to
New
York
.
WALTER
New
York
ain't
got
nothing
Chicago
ain't
.
Just
a
bunch
of
people
all
squeezed
up
together
being
"
Eastern
.
"
GEORGE
Oh
you've
been
?
WALTER
Plenty
of
times
.
RUTH
(
Shocked
at
the
lie
)
Walter
Lee
Younger
!
WALTER
(
Staring
her
down
)
Plenty
!
(
Pause
)
What
we
got
to
drink
in
this
house
?
Why
don't
you
offer
this
man
some
refreshment
.
They
don't
know
how
to
people
in
this
house
,
man
.
GEORGE
Thank
you
I
don't
really
care
for
anything
.
WALTER
(
Feeling
his
head
;
sobriety
coming
)
Where's
Mama
?
RUTH
She
ain't
come
back
yet
.
WALTER
(
Looking
MURCHISON
over
from
head
to
toe
,
scrutinizing
his
carefully
casual
tweed
sports
jacket
over
cashmere
V
-
neck
sweater
over
soft
eyelet
shirt
and
tie
,
and
soft
slacks
,
finished
off
with
white
buckskin
shoes
)
Why
all
you
boys
wear
them
faggoty
-
looking
white
shoes
?
RUTH
Walter
Lee
!
WALTER
(
To
RUTH
)
Well
,
they
look
crazy
as
hell
white
shoes
,
cold
as
it
is
.
RUTH
(
Crushed
)
You
have
to
excuse
him
WALTER
No
he
don't
!
Excuse
me
for
what
?
What
you
always
me
for
!
I'll
excuse
myself
when
I
needs
to
be
excused
!
(
A
pause
)
They
look
as
funny
as
them
black
knee
socks
Beneatha
wears
out
of
here
all
the
time
.
RUTH
It's
the
college
style
,
Walter
.
WALTER
Style
,
hell
.
She
looks
like
she
got
legs
or
something
!
RUTH
Oh
,
Walter
WALTER
(
An
irritable
mimic
)
Oh
,
Walter
!
Oh
,
Walter
!
(
To
MURCHISON
)
How's
your
old
man
making
out
?
I
understand
you
all
going
to
buy
that
big
hotel
on
the
Drive
?
13
little
books
Shrewd
wacked
WALTER
move
.
Your
old
man
is
all
right
,
man
.
I
mean
he
knows
how
to
oper
-
ate
.
I
mean
he
thinks
big
,
you
know
what
I
mean
,
I
mean
for
a
home
,
you
know
?
But
I
think
he's
kind
of
running
out
of
ideas
now
.
I'd
like
to
talk
to
him
.
Lis
-
ten
,
man
,
I
got
some
plans
that
could
turn
this
city
upside
down
.
I
mean
think
like
he
does
.
Big
.
Invest
big
,
gamble
big
,
hell
,
lose
big
if
you
have
to
,
you
know
what
I
mean
.
It's
hard
to
find
a
man
on
this
whole
Southside
who
understands
my
kind
of
thinking
you
dig
?
Me
and
you
ought
to
sit
down
and
talk
some
-
times
,
man
.
Man
,
I
got
me
some
ideas
.
.
.
MURCHISON
(
With
boredom
)
Yeah
sometimes
we'll
have
to
do
that
,
Walter
.
WALTER
(
Understanding
the
indifference
,
and
offended
)
Yeah
well
,
when
you
get
the
time
,
man
.
I
know
you
a
busy
boy
.
RUTH
Walter
,
please
WALTER
(
Bitterly
,
hurt
)
I
know
ain't
nothing
in
this
world
as
busy
as
you
colored
college
boys
with
your
fraternity
pins
and
white
shoes
.
.
.
RUTH
(
Covering
her
-
face
with
humiliation
)
Oh
,
Walter
Lee
WALTER
I
see
you
all
all
the
time
with
the
books
tucked
under
your
arms
going
to
your
(
British
A
a
mimic
)
"
clahsses
.
"
And
for
what
!
What
the
hell
you
learning
over
there
?
Filling
up
your
heads
(
Count
-
ing
off
on
his
fingers
)
with
the
sociology
and
the
psychology
but
they
teaching
you
how
to
be
a
man
?
How
to
take
over
and
run
the
world
?
They
teaching
you
how
to
run
a
rubber
plantation
or
a
steel
mill
?
Naw
just
to
talk
proper
and
read
and
wear
them
f
aggoty
-
looking
white
shoes
.
.
.
GEORGE
(
Looking
at
him
with
distaste
,
a
little
above
it
all
)
You're
all
up
with
bitterness
,
man
.
14
terrible
Ain't
stars
head
giant
WALTER
(
Intently
,
almost
quietly
,
between
the
teeth
,
glaring
at
the
boy
)
And
you
ain't
you
bitter
,
man
?
you
just
about
had
it
yet
?
Don't
you
see
no
gleaming
that
you
can't
reach
out
and
grab
?
You
happy
?
You
contented
son
-
of
-
a
-
bitch
you
happy
?
You
got
it
made
?
Bitter
?
Man
,
I'm
a
volcano
.
Bitter
?
Here
I
am
a
giant
surrounded
by
ants
!
Ants
who
can't
even
understand
what
it
is
the
is
talking
about
.
RUTH
(
Passionately
and
suddenly
)
Oh
,
Walter
ain't
you
with
nobody
!
WALTER
(
Violently
)
No
!
'Cause
ain't
nobody
with
me
!
Not
even
my
own
mother
!
RUTH
Walter
,
that's
a
thing
to
say
!
(
BENEATHA
enters
,
dressed
for
the
evening
in
a
cocktail
dress
and
earrings
,
hair
natural
)
GEORGE
Well
hey
(
Crosses
to
BENEATHA
;
thoughtful
,
with
emphasis
,
since
this
is
a
reversal
)
You
look
great
!
WALTER
(
Seeing
his
sister's
hair
for
the
first
time
)
What's
the
matter
with
your
?
BENEATHA
(
Tired
of
the
jokes
now
)
I
cut
it
off
,
Brother
.
WALTER
(
Coming
close
to
inspect
it
and
walking
around
her
)
Well
,
Til
be
damned
.
So
that's
what
they
mean
by
the
African
bush
.
.
.
BENEATHA
Ha
ha
.
Let's
go
,
George
.
GEORGE
(
Looking
at
her
}
You
know
something
?
I
like
it
.
It's
sharp
.
I
mean
it
really
is
.
(
Helps
her
into
her
wrap
)
RUTH
Yes
I
think
so
,
too
.
(
She
goes
to
the
mirror
and
starts
to
clutch
at
her
hair
)
WALTER
Oh
no
!
You
leave
yours
alone
,
baby
.
You
might
turn
out
to
have
a
-
shaped
head
or
something
!
BENEATHA
See
you
all
later
.
RUTH
Have
a
nice
time
.
GEORGE
Thanks
.
Good
night
.
(
Half
out
the
door
,
he
re
-
opens
it
.
To
WALTER
)
Good
night
,
Prometheus
!
(
BENEATHA
and
GEORGE
exit
)
WALTER
(
To
RUTH
)
Who
is
Prometheus
?
RUTH
I
don't
know
.
Don't
worry
about
it
.
WALTER
(
In
fury
,
pointing
after
GEORGE
)
See
there
they
get
to
a
point
where
they
can't
insult
you
man
to
man
they
got
to
go
talk
about
something
ain't
nobody
never
heard
of
!
RUTH
How
do
you
know
it
was
an
insult
?
(
To
humor
him
)
Maybe
is
a
nice
fellow
.
WALTER
Prometheus
!
I
bet
there
ain't
even
no
such
thing
!
I
bet
that
simple
-
minded
RUTH
Walter
(
She
stops
what
she
i
"
y
doing
and
looks
at
him
)
WALTER
(
Yelling
)
Don't
start
!
RUTH
Start
what
?
WALTER
Your
nagging
!
Where
was
I
?
Who
was
I
with
?
How
much
money
did
I
spend
?
RUTH
(
Plaintively
)
Walter
Lee
why
don't
we
just
try
to
talk
about
it
.
.
.
WALTER
(
Not
listening
)
I
been
out
talking
with
people
who
understand
me
.
People
who
care
about
the
things
I
got
on
my
mind
.
RUTH
(
Wearily
)
I
guess
that
means
people
like
Willy
Harris
.
WALTER
Yes
,
people
like
Willy
Harris
.
RUTH
(
With
a
sudden
flash
of
impatience
)
Why
don't
you
all
just
hurry
up
and
go
into
the
banking
business
and
stop
talking
about
it
!
WALTER
Why
?
You
want
to
know
why
?
'Cause
we
all
tied
up
in
a
race
of
people
that
don't
know
how
to
do
nothing
but
moan
,
pray
and
have
babies
!
RUTH
Oh
,
Walter
.
.
.
(
Softly
)
Honey
,
why
can't
you
stop
fighting
me
?
WALTER
(
Without
thinking
)
Who's
fighting
you
?
Who
even
cares
about
you
?
RUTH
Well
(
She
waits
a
long
time
,
and
then
with
res
-
ignation
starts
to
put
away
her
things
)
I
guess
I
might
as
well
go
on
to
bed
.
.
.
(
More
or
less
to
herself
)
I
don't
know
where
we
lost
it
.
.
.
but
we
have
.
.
.
(
Then
,
to
him
)
I
I'm
sorry
about
this
new
baby
,
Walter
.
I
guess
maybe
I
better
go
on
and
do
what
I
started
.
.
.
I
guess
I
just
didn't
realize
how
bad
things
was
with
us
.
.
.
I
guess
I
just
didn't
really
realize
(
She
starts
out
to
the
bedroom
and
stops
)
You
want
some
hot
milk
?
WALTER
Hot
?
RUTH
Yes
hot
milk
WALTER
Why
hot
milk
?
RUTH
'Cause
after
all
that
liquor
you
come
home
with
you
ought
to
have
something
hot
in
your
stomach
.
WALTER
I
don't
want
no
milk
.
RUTH
You
want
some
then
?
WALTER
No
,
I
don't
want
no
coffee
.
I
don't
want
noth
-
ing
hot
to
drink
.
(
Almost
plaintively
)
Why
you
always
trying
to
give
me
something
to
eat
?
RUTH
(
Standing
and
looking
at
him
helplessly
)
What
else
can
I
give
you
,
Walter
Lee
Younger
?
WALTER
It's
been
rough
,
ain't
it
,
baby
?
(
She
hears
and
stops
but
does
not
turn
around
and
he
continues
to
her
back
)
I
guess
between
two
people
there
ain't
never
as
much
understood
as
folks
generally
thinks
there
is
.
I
mean
like
between
me
and
you
How
we
gets
to
the
place
where
we
scared
to
talk
softness
to
each
other
.
(
He
waits
,
thinking
hard
him
-
self
)
Why
you
think
it
got
to
be
like
that
?
(
He
is
thoughtful
,
almost
as
a
child
would
be
)
Ruth
,
what
is
it
gets
into
people
ought
to
be
close
?
RUTH
I
don't
know
,
honey
.
I
think
about
it
a
lot
.
WALTER
On
account
of
you
and
me
,
you
mean
?
The
way
things
are
with
us
.
The
way
something
done
come
down
between
us
.
RUTH
There
ain't
so
much
between
us
,
Walter
.
.
.
Not
when
you
come
to
me
and
try
to
talk
to
me
.
Try
to
be
with
me
.
.
.
a
little
even
.
WALTER
(
Total
honesty
)
Sometimes
.
.
.
sometimes
.
.
.
I
don't
even
know
how
to
.
RUTH
Walter
WALTER
Yes
?
RUTH
(
Coming
to
him
,
gently
and
with
misgiving
,
but
coming
to
him
)
Honey
.
.
.
lif
e
don't
have
to
be
like
this
.
I
mean
sometimes
people
can
do
things
so
that
things
are
better
.
.
.
You
remember
how
we
used
to
talk
when
Travis
was
born
.
.
.
about
the
way
we
were
going
to
live
.
.
.
the
kind
of
house
.
.
.
(
She
is
strok
-
ing
his
head
)
Well
,
it's
all
starting
to
slip
away
from
us
.
.
.
(
He
turns
her
to
him
and
they
look
at
each
other
and
kiss
,
tenderly
and
hungrily
.
The
door
opens
and
MAMA
enters
WALTER
breaks
away
and
jumps
up
.
A
beat
)
WALTER
Mama
,
where
have
you
been
?
MAMA
My
them
steps
is
longer
than
they
used
to
be
.
Whew
!
(
She
sits
down
and
ignores
him
)
How
you
feel
-
ing
this
evening
,
?
(
RUTH
shrugs
,
disturbed
at
having
been
interrupted
and
watching
her
husband
knowingly
)
WALTER
Mama
,
where
have
you
been
all
day
?
MAMA
(
Still
ignoring
him
and
leaning
on
the
table
and
changing
to
more
comfortable
shoes
)
Where's
?
RUTH
I
let
him
go
out
earlier
and
he
ain't
come
back
yet
.
Boy
,
is
he
going
to
get
it
!
WALTER
Mama
!
MAMA
(
As
if
she
has
heard
him
for
the
first
time
)
Yes
,
son
?
18
nothing
house
Where
business
crazy
grandmama
WALTER
did
you
go
this
afternoon
?
MAMA
I
went
downtown
to
tend
to
some
business
that
I
had
to
tend
to
.
WALTER
What
kind
of
?
MAMA
You
know
better
than
to
question
me
like
a
child
,
Brother
.
WALTER
(
Rising
and
bending
over
the
table
)
Where
were
you
,
Mama
?
(
Bringing
his
fists
down
and
shout
-
ing
)
Mama
,
you
didn't
go
do
something
with
that
in
-
surance
money
,
something
?
(
The
front
door
opens
slowly
,
interrupting
him
,
and
TRAVIS
peeks
his
head
in
,
less
than
hopefully
)
TRAVIS
(
To
his
mother
)
Mama
,
I
.
.
.
RUTH
"
Mama
I
"
!
You're
going
to
get
it
,
boy
!
Get
on
in
that
bedroom
and
get
yourself
ready
!
TRAVIS
But
I
.
.
.
MAMA
Why
don't
you
all
never
let
the
child
explain
hisself
.
RUTH
Keep
out
of
it
now
,
Lena
.
(
MAMA
clamps
her
lips
together
,
and
RUTH
ad
-
vances
toward
her
son
menacingly
)
RUTH
A
thousand
times
I
have
told
you
not
to
go
off
like
that
.
MAMA
(
Holding
out
her
arms
to
her
grandson
)
Well
at
least
let
me
tell
him
something
.
I
want
him
to
be
the
first
one
to
hear
.
.
.
Come
here
,
Travis
.
(
The
boy
obeys
,
gladly
)
Travis
(
She
takes
him
by
the
shoulder
and
looks
into
his
face
)
you
know
that
money
we
got
in
the
mail
this
morning
?
TRAVIS
Yes'm
MAMA
Well
what
you
think
your
gone
and
done
with
that
money
?
TRAVIS
I
don't
know
,
Grandmama
.
MAMA
(
Putting
her
finger
on
his
nose
for
emphasis
)
She
went
out
and
she
bought
you
a
house
!
(
The
explosion
comes
from
WALTER
at
the
end
of
the
revelation
and
he
jumps
up
and
turns
away
from
all
of
them
in
a
fury
.
MAMA
continues
,
to
TRAVIS
)
You
glad
about
the
house
?
It's
going
to
be
yours
when
you
get
to
be
a
man
.
TRAVIS
Yeah
I
always
wanted
to
live
in
a
.
19
grandfather
double
moving
MAMA
All
right
,
gimme
some
sugar
then
(
TRAVIS
puts
his
arms
around
her
neck
as
she
watches
her
son
over
the
boy's
shoulder
.
Then
,
to
TRAVIS
,
after
the
embrace
)
Now
when
you
say
your
prayers
tonight
,
you
thank
God
and
your
'cause
it
was
him
who
give
you
the
house
in
his
way
.
RUTH
(
Taking
the
boy
-
from
MAMA
and
pushing
him
to
-
ward
the
bedroom
)
Now
you
get
out
of
here
and
get
ready
for
your
beating
.
TRAVIS
Aw
,
Mama
.
RUTH
Get
on
in
there
(
Closing
the
door
behind
him
and
turning
radiantly
to
her
mother
-
in
-
law
)
So
you
went
and
did
it
!
MAMA
(
Quietly
,
looking
at
her
son
with
pain
)
Yes
,
I
did
.
RUTH
(
Raising
both
arms
classically
)
PRAISE
GOD
!
(
Looks
at
WALTER
a
moment
,
-
who
says
nothing
.
She
crosses
rapidly
to
her
husband
)
Please
,
honey
let
me
be
glad
.
.
.
you
be
glad
too
.
(
She
has
laid
her
hands
on
his
shoulders
,
but
he
shakes
himself
free
of
her
roughly
,
without
turning
to
face
her
)
Oh
,
Walter
.
.
.
a
home
.
.
.
a
home
.
(
She
comes
back
to
MAMA
)
Well
where
is
it
?
How
big
is
it
?
How
much
it
going
to
cost
?
MAMA
Well
RUTH
When
we
?
MAMA
(
Smiling
at
her
)
First
of
the
month
.
RUTH
(
Throwing
back
her
head
with
jubilance
)
Praise
God
!
MAMA
(
Tentatively
,
still
looking
at
her
son's
back
turned
against
her
and
RUTH
)
It's
it's
a
nice
house
too
.
.
.
(
She
cannot
help
speaking
directly
to
him
.
An
im
-
ploring
quality
in
her
voice
,
her
manner
,
makes
her
almost
like
a
girl
now
)
Three
bedrooms
nice
big
one
for
you
and
Ruth
.
,
.
.
Me
and
Beneatha
still
have
to
share
our
room
,
but
Travis
have
one
of
his
own
and
(
With
difficulty
)
I
figure
if
the
new
baby
is
a
boy
,
we
could
get
one
of
them
-
decker
outfits
.
.
.
And
there's
a
yard
with
a
little
patch
of
dirt
where
I
could
maybe
get
to
grow
me
a
few
flowers
.
.
,
And
a
nice
big
basement
.
.
.
RUTH
Walter
honey
,
be
glad
MAMA
(
Still
to
his
back
,
fingering
things
on
the
table
)
'Course
I
don't
want
to
make
it
sound
fancier
than
it
is
.
.
.
It's
just
a
plain
little
old
house
but
it's
made
good
and
solid
and
it
will
be
ours
.
Walter
Lee
it
makes
a
difference
in
a
man
when
he
can
walk
on
floors
that
belong
to
him
.
.
.
20
UGLY
guess
All
nicest
Clybourne
RUTH
Where
is
it
?
MAMA
(
Frightened
at
this
telling
)
Well
well
it's
out
there
in
Park
.
RUTH
Where
?
MAMA
(
Matter
-
of
-
factly
)
Four
o
six
Clybourne
Street
,
Clybourne
Park
.
RUTH
Clybourne
Park
?
Mama
,
there
ain't
no
colored
people
living
in
Clybourne
Park
.
MAMA
(
Almost
idiotically
)
Well
,
I
there's
going
to
be
some
now
.
WALTER
(
Bitterly
)
So
that's
the
peace
and
comfort
you
went
out
and
bought
for
us
today
!
MAMA
(
Raising
her
eyes
to
meet
his
finally
)
Son
I
just
tried
to
find
the
place
for
the
least
amount
of
money
for
my
family
.
RUTH
(
Trying
to
recover
from
the
shock
)
Well
well
'course
I
ain't
one
never
been
'fraid
of
no
crackers
,
mind
you
but
well
,
wasn't
there
no
other
houses
nowhere
?
MAMA
Them
houses
they
put
up
for
colored
in
them
areas
way
out
all
seem
to
cost
twice
as
much
as
other
houses
.
I
did
the
best
I
could
.
RUTH
(
Struck
senseless
with
the
news
,
in
its
various
de
-
grees
of
goodness
and
trouble
,
she
sits
a
moment
,
her
fists
propping
her
chin
in
thought
,
and
then
she
starts
to
rise
,
bringing
her
fists
down
with
vigor
,
the
radiance
spreading
from
cheek
to
cheek
again
)
Well
well
!
I
can
say
is
if
this
is
my
time
in
life
MY
TIME
to
say
good
-
bye
(
And
she
builds
with
momentum
as
she
starts
to
circle
the
room
with
an
exuberant
,
almost
tearfully
happy
release
)
to
these
Goddamned
cracking
walls
!
(
She
pounds
the
walls
)
and
these
marching
roaches
!
(
She
wipes
at
an
im
-
aginary
army
of
marching
roaches
)
and
this
cramped
little
closet
which
ain't
now
or
never
was
no
kitchen
!
.
.
.
then
I
say
it
loud
and
good
,
HALLELUJAH
!
AND
GOOD
-
BYE
MISERY
.
.
.
I
DON'T
NEVER
WANT
TO
SEE
YOUR
FACE
AGAIN
!
Lena
?
21
butchered
apart
pieces
family
sunlight
MAMA
Yes
,
honey
?
RUTH
(
Looking
off
)
Is
there
is
there
a
whole
lot
of
?
MAMA
(
Understanding
)
Yes
,
child
,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
sunlight
.
(
Long
pause
)
RUTH
(
Collecting
herself
and
going
to
the
door
of
the
room
TRAVIS
is
in
)
Well
I
guess
I
better
see
'bout
Travis
.
(
To
MAMA
)
Lord
,
I
sure
don't
feel
like
whip
-
ping
nobody
today
!
(
She
exits
)
MAMA
(
The
mother
and
son
are
left
alone
now
and
the
mother
waits
a
long
time
,
considering
deeply
,
before
she
speaks
)
Son
you
you
understand
what
I
done
,
don't
you
?
(
WALTER
is
silent
and
sullen
)
I
I
just
seen
my
family
falling
today
.
.
.
just
falling
to
in
front
of
my
eyes
.
.
.
We
couldn't
of
gone
on
like
we
was
today
.
We
was
going
backwards
'stead
of
forwards
talking
'bout
killing
babies
and
wishing
each
other
was
dead
.
.
.
When
it
gets
like
that
in
life
you
just
got
to
do
something
different
,
push
on
out
and
do
something
bigger
.
.
.
(
She
waits
)
I
wish
you
say
some
-
thing
,
son
.
.
.
I
wish
you'd
say
how
deep
inside
you
you
think
I
done
the
right
thing
.
WALTER
(
Crossing
slowly
to
his
bedroom
door
and
finally
turning
there
and
speaking
measuredly
)
What
you
need
me
to
say
you
done
right
for
?
You
the
head
of
this
.
You
run
our
lives
like
you
want
to
.
It
was
your
money
and
you
did
what
you
wanted
with
it
.
So
what
you
need
for
me
to
say
it
was
all
right
for
?
(
Bit
-
terly
,
to
hurt
her
as
deeply
as
he
knows
is
possible
)
So
you
up
a
dream
of
mine
you
who
al
-
ways
talking
'bout
your
children's
dreams
.
.
.
MAMA
Walter
Lee
(
He
just
closes
the
door
behind
him
.
MAMA
sits
alone
,
thinking
heavily
)
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