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I discovered a great truth when I was ni...

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Aristocrats

Brian Friel

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Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 3
Time & Place
A large country house in Ballybeg, County Donegal, Ireland, 1970s
Length
Long
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

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I discovered a great truth when I was nine. No, not a great truth; but I made a great discovery when I was nine--not even a great discovery but an important, a very important discovery for me. I suddenly realized I was different from other boys. When I say different I don’t mean--you know--
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I find that I can live within these smaller, perhaps very confined territories without exposure to too much hurt. Indeed I find that I can experience some happiness and perhaps give a measure of happiness, too. My great discovery. Isn’t it so beautiful?

Brain Friel. Aristocrats. The Gallery Press, 1990. pp.79-80.

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