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After supper, Alvaro returns to Serafina’s house. He has been to a barber and now wears a suit, and she has washed and dressed up. As they begin talking, nervous about their date, Alvaro confesses that now he has a rose tattoo on his chest, In his gesturing, he drops a condom package from his pocket. Serafina sees it, and is insulted, believing that Alvaro wanted to take advantage of her. He protests, desperate to get back into her favor.
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Alvaro: Everything in my life turns out like this!
Serafina: Git up, git up, git up!--you village idiot’s grandson! There is people watching you through that window, the--Strega next door … (He rises slowly.) And where is that shirt I loaned you?
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Alvaro: It has to do with a very good-looking truck driver, not living now but once on a time thought to have been a very well-known character at the Square Roof. His name was … (He turns questioningly to the door where Serafina is standing.) What was his name, Baronessa?
Serafina: (hardly breathing) Rosario delle Rose!
For the full extended scene, please refer to: Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo. New Directions, 2010. pp. 98-103.
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