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It is the middle of the night and Shane has been up drinking with his brothers and cousins. He is annoyed that his cousin Michael has questioned his involvement with the IRA, and that he has revealed so much about his activities. He is drunk and malicious, and keen to get his revenge. When he realizes that his cousin Oisin has been listening to their conversation, he decides to get inside Oisin’s head. Oisin is fourteen, angry with his mother, naive, and impressionable.
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START: SHANE. You a whiskey man? Here. He pours him some in a cup. Drop of water? Lots of men do, and there’s no shame to it. It brings out the peat.
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END: SHANE. Mr Muldoon respects action. Not talk. Because the truth, Oisin. The truth travels. If you’re listening you can hear it loud and clear. ‘I am hungry only for justice.’
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Jez Butterworth, The Ferryman, NHB Modern Plays, 2017, pp.120-124.
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