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Little Women
Play Study Cards
| Scene | Lines |
|---|---|
| Tree Scene Marmee - "... Now what about Mr. Laurence?" | (Enter) "What about him?" |
| Tree Scene Meg - "Mr. Laurence?" | "Yes, Mr. Laurence!" "You!" |
| Tree Scene Jo - "Me?" | "You chopped down my perfectly good Douglas fir. I should have you arrested!" |
| Tree Scene Jo - "I'll make it up to you, sir." | "With what?" |
| Tree Scene Jo - "I'll plant six more." | "Twelve!" |
| Tree Scene Jo - "And I'll chop your firewood for a few days." | "Weeks! And I hope such an incident never happens again. You've ruined my day" (Exit) |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "You are sweet." (Amy Exit) | (Enter) "Watch where you're going!" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth plays piano | "That piano sounds terrible" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "It needs a tuning sir." | "Where is my grandson, Laurie?" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "I'm sure he'll be home soon." | "That boy's missed six lessons - fallen behind in all his work. I have strictly forbidden him to associate with this family." |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "Why, sir?" | "Because a man needs iron will if he's to succeed in this world. And this family will only soften him ... Which one of the dreadful little March girls are you?" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "I'm dreadful Beth." | "Oh yes, Laurie said you're the one who wants to play my priceless piano. It's out of the question. The piano belonged to my daughter, Laurie's mother. It's been locked since she passed away, and that's how it shall stay . . ." "Are you afraid of me?" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "A little." | "Why?" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "It might have something to do with your face, sir. It's very hard." | "I cannot help my hard face. Continue what you were playing ... Come now, I haven't all day ... Are you going to play or not?" |
| Piano Scene #1 After Beth stops singing. | "Well, go on!" |
| Piano Scene #1 After Beth stops singing again. | "What's the matter now!" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "I don't remember the rest, sir." | "While we wait we'll polka for the folk along the parapets!!" |
| Piano Scene #1 Song ends | "Well ... goodbye." |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "Goodbye, sir." | "Come visit me tomorrow. I'll find the key to that old piano. We'll see if there's some music left in it. Will you come?" |
| Piano Scene #1 Beth - "Yes." | "And when you see Laurie, tell him I wish to see him at once." (Exit) |
| Leaving Scene | (Enter) "Mrs. March, we must be getting to the station." |
| Leaving Scene Marmee - "Amy, darling! Are you ready? Amy, Aunt March will be here soon!" | "You don't want to miss your train." |
| Leaving Scene Marmee - "Tell me I'm doing the right thing." | "You're doing the right thing." |
| Leaving Scene Marmee - "I've never left my girls before." | "Your husband has pneumonia and needs you with him in Washington" |
| Leaving Scene Marmee - "I feel like I'm being torn in two. One part of me here, the other part -" | "I'll look in on the girls every day." |
| Leaving Scene Marmee - "Thank you Mr. Laurence" | "I'll just take this to the carriage." "Good morning, Beth." (Exit) |
| Leaving Scene Laurie - "Jo? You look - different" | (In and out) "Mrs. March, we must hurry if we want to make the train!" |
| Volcano Press (Knight) Scene | "Stop, please." |
| Volcano Press (Knight) Scene Clarissa - "I cannot stop" | "Can you not give a tired old knight some assistance?" |
| Volcano Press (Knight) Scene Clarissa - "I have nothing left to give." | "Give me your time" |
| Volcano Press (Knight) Scene Clarissa - "My fate awaits me." | "Can you not care for me? It's been years since I felt the touch of another hand." |
| Volcano Press (Knight) Scene Clarissa - "Then take mine. And take my shawl." | "You have completed your journey. My sword is yours. It will protect you against your enemies. You can now return to the moors." |
| Piano Scene #2 | "A little more, John. Keep pushing. Heavy piece of wood, isn't it?" |
| Piano Scene #2 Brooke - "Light as a feather, sir." | "And Beth knows nothing?" |
| Piano Scene #2 Brooke - "Jo has seen to everything." | " ... There! That's it." |
| Piano Scene #2 Brooke - "Yes!" | "At least it's found a home." |
| Piano Scene #2 Brooke - "It's a beauty, sir. I'll let Jo know -" | "John, wait. The flowers!" |
| Piano Scene #2 Marmee - "It's magnificent. But Mr. Laurence, you shouldn't have." | "But I did. And enough said on the matter." |
| Piano Scene #2 Beth - "Mr. Laurence - ?" | "Over here" |
| Piano Scene #2 Beth - "Your piano?" | "No, Beth - yours." |
| Piano Scene #2 Beth - "But why, sir?" | "Because it kept calling, 'Where is that dreadful little March girl?' It missed you." |
| Piano Scene #2 Marmee - "It sounds good." | "I forgot to tell you, I received a letter from Laurie this morning. He had been in New York -" |
| Piano Scene #2 Jo - "Laurie was in New York?" | "Didn't he come to see you?" |
| Piano Scene #2 Jo - "No." | "I'm sorry. But he was in such a bad way. Moping about for six weeks. I insisted he do some business for me. The go to Europe and enjoy himself. And guess who he met up with in Florence." |
| Piano Scene #2 Meg - "Who?" | "Amy and your Aunt March ... Miss March ... may I join you?" |
| Wedding Scene Meg - "You must go meet him at the station." | (Enter) "Three sets of dishes, two sets of silver, 16 chairs, four cut glass bowls, and all of the flower from my conservatory. I have been joyfully divested on my worldly possessions." |
| Wedding Scene Brooke - "I'm off to the train station." | "Come, let have a cigar together before the ceremony begins. How do you feel? Ready to be a bridegroom?" |