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Thérèse has just arrived in Paris from the country with her husband, Camille, and her mother-in-law. She is trapped in a loveless marriage and speaks little. They have taken over a small haberdashery, which Thérèse and Madame will run while Camille goes out to work. The shop is gloomy and bleak, reflecting Thérèse’s emotional state. Although Thérèse does not speak in this scene, her body language and facial expressions speak volumes.
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START: CAMILLE/MADAME: Thérèse?
Music plays under the following lines, interspersed with moments of silence.
They watch her as she walks around the space.
MADAME: The day is overcast, Thérèse, that’s why it looks so dull. All it needs is a good sweep. We’ll have it comfortable in no time!
She goes upstairs, sees, sits down. Silence.
[... …]
END: CAMILLE: And on the walk home, I stop and look at the bears in their pit in the Jardin – you should see how they lumber about, Thérèse, such great heavy movements –
MADAME: We mustn’t leave our bright coloured stock lying around – we must pack it away in the boxes and cupboards – in the corners, Thérèse. Four tables should be enough, I think…
Emile Zola, Nona Shepphard, Thérèse Raquin, Oberon Books, Electronic Edition, p.49-52
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