See more scenes from Samuel Beckett
Willie has come up out of his hole for a brief visit with Winnie.
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Join the StageAgent community to learn more about this scene from Happy Days and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
Already a member? Log in
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Upgrade to PRO to learn more about this scene from Happy Days and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
Start: WINNIE: Go back into your hole now, Willie, you’ve exposed yourself enough. [Pause] Do as I say, Willie, don’t lie sprawling here in this hellish sun, go back into your hole.
[... … …]
End: WINNIE: [...] not to say anything I would not wish you to hear or liable to cause you pain, not to be just babbling away on trust as it is were not knowing and something gnawing at me. [Pause for breath.] Doubt.
For full scene, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Beckett, Samuel, “Happy Days.” Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett, Faber & Faber, 2006, p. 146-148.
More about this monologue