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Start: The peace you find here is the mo...

Dr. Emmett

The Curious Savage

John Patrick

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Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act Three, Scene One
Time & Place
The Cloisters Sanatorium
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

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Start: The peace you find here is the moon reflected on a dark lake. Strike the surface and you destroy it. Is that the kind of peace you want?

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End: And don’t be betrayed by the illusion of contentment. The door is open for you. Make your peace with loneliness.

For full, extended monologue see:
Patrick, John. The Curious Savage. Dramatists Play Service, 1950, pp 75.

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