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Show
Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult, Elderly
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
3
Time & Place
The Shotover household, Sussex, England. A September evening during WWI.
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
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The eccentric Captain Shotover is intrigued by
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CAPTAIN SHOTOVER: A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full; so you care for nothing but your own affairs. When you grow up, your vessel overflows; and you are
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