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That sounds awful! I don’t want to have...

Humayun

Guards at the Taj

Rajiv Joseph

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Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act One, Scene Three
Time & Place
Agra, outside the Taj Mahal, 1648, nighttime,
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

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That sounds awful! I don’t want to have to hunt for my food, I don’t want to sleep outside every night and I certainly don’t want to risk my neck murdering the Emperor! Babur! Wake up!
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Your sword, my cauterizing iron, those baskets of hands… this is called Keeping The Peace. We have a good life, Babu. And I appreciate it. I like the world.

Joseph, Rajiv. Guards at the Taj. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY. 2015. pp. 37 - 38.

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