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In the wild garden of a Gothic New Orleans mansion, an aging southern widow, Mrs. Violet Venable, meets with Dr. Cukrowicz (who insists that she calls him Doctor Sugar for ease). Mrs. Venable is greatly distressed by the recent death of her son, Sebastian, while he traveled abroad with his cousin, Catharine Holly. Before the details of his demise are revealed, Mrs. Venable takes the time to describe her son to the Doctor. It becomes immediately clear that she idolized Sebastian and would have
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START: MRS VENABLE: Yes, this was Sebastian’s garden. The Latin names of the plants were printed on tags attached to them but the print’s fading out. Those ones there – [She draws a deep breath.] – are the oldest plants on earth, survivors from the age of the giant fern forests.
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END: DOCTOR: This photograph looks older.
MRS VENABLE: The photograph looks older, but not the subject. It takes character to refuse to grow old, Doctor – successfully to refuse to. It calls for discipline, abstention. One cocktail before dinner, not two, four, six – a single lean chop and lime juice on a salad in restaurants famed for rich dishes.
Tennessee Williams. Suddenly Last Summer. Penguin Modern Classics (electronic version), 2009. pp.9-20.
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