Arcadia Act 2 Scene 5 - 6
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- Created on: 19-04-15 14:40
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- Arcadia: Act 2
- Scene 5
- Bernard reading speech which explains his evidence for Byron killing Chater in a duel
- Chloe, Gus and Valentine all listen with varying degrees of attention
- Hannah, excited, wants to show Valentine something but Chloe stops her so Bernard can continue
- Bernard continues but Hannah and Valentine make the occasional remark
- Bernard threatens to walk out because everyone is not listening
- Bernard eventually finishes and Hannah begins to rip apart his argument
- Hannah does this for his own good as she knows if he goes public he will get shot down
- Bernard thus makes remarks about Hannahs book Caro - Hannah gives up trying to help him
- Hannah does this for his own good as she knows if he goes public he will get shot down
- Bernard eventually finishes and Hannah begins to rip apart his argument
- Bernard threatens to walk out because everyone is not listening
- Bernard continues but Hannah and Valentine make the occasional remark
- Valentine questions Bernards evidence
- Bernard dismisses him, just 'trivial'
- Argue back and forth about this until Bernard insults Valentines grouse work and he swiftly leaves
- Chloe and Gus also leave
- Argue back and forth about this until Bernard insults Valentines grouse work and he swiftly leaves
- Bernard dismisses him, just 'trivial'
- Bernard invites Hannah to London and to sleep with him
- Hannah turns him down
- Bernard states shes a romantic at heart but Hannah tries to say goodbye to him
- Bernard reveals he is Chloes date for the costume ball
- Bernard gives Hannah a book he found in the library about the hermit
- Bernard states shes a romantic at heart but Hannah tries to say goodbye to him
- Hannah turns him down
- Valentine and Hannah discuss the letter she found
- Valentine recognizes from the letter that the hermits obsession was with the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Hannah realises the hermit was born in the same year as Septimus
- She believes they are the same person but she must find proof
- Characters: Bernard Hannah Chloe Valentine
- Bernard reading speech which explains his evidence for Byron killing Chater in a duel
- Scene 6
- Characters: Jellaby Septimus Lady Croom
- Pistol shot at dawn - Septimus returns
- Septimus shot a rabbit for Thomasina's favourtie dish - rabbit pie
- Septimus spent the night in the boathouse - awaiting the duel
- Whilst he was gone Captain Brice left Sidley Park with the Chaters
- Lord Byron also left thereafter
- Septimus asks Jellaby if Byron left his copy of the Couch of Eros
- Jellaby states he left nothing not even a tip
- Septimus gives Jellaby money so he will speak of the events
- Jellaby states he left nothing not even a tip
- Septimus asks Jellaby if Byron left his copy of the Couch of Eros
- Mr Chater and Captain Brice were drunk , Lady Croom witnessed Mrs Chater at Byrons door
- Lady Croom enters before Jellaby can continue
- Lord Byron also left thereafter
- Lady Croom looked for Septimus in his room
- Whilst he was gone Captain Brice left Sidley Park with the Chaters
- Lady Croom confronts Septimus about 2 letters in his room
- One to Thomasina about rice pudding, the other describing what he would like to do to Lady Croom
- Supposed to be read after his death (in the duel)
- Lady Croom banished Byron, Brice and the Chaters and wants Septimus to follow
- One to Thomasina about rice pudding, the other describing what he would like to do to Lady Croom
- Jellaby delivers Lady Crooms tea along with a letter from Byron to Septimus
- Septimus burns this to please Lady Croom
- Lady Croom explains the Chaters have gone to the indies
- Mr Chater to be a botanist for Brice
- Septimus explains that his unsatisfied desires for Lady Croom is what led him to sleep with Mrs Chater
- Lady Croom takes this as a compliment and tells Septimus to meet her at 7 - with a book
- Scene 5
- Valentine and Hannah discuss the letter she found
- Valentine recognizes from the letter that the hermits obsession was with the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Hannah realises the hermit was born in the same year as Septimus
- She believes they are the same person but she must find proof
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