'Where I Want to Stay' from South Pacific
| Character name: | Emile De Becque |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age Range: | 40 — 55 |
| Duration: | 0 — 1 |
| Monologue Type: | dramatic |
| Notes: | Emille is explaining why he moved to the island in the Pacific Ocean. |
I was young... He attracted all the mean and cruel people to him. Soon he was running our town! He could do anything - take anything - I did not like that. I was young. I stood up in the public square and made a speech. I called upon everyone to stand with me against this man. They walked away! Because they saw him standing behind me. I turned, and he said to me, "I am going to kill you now." We fought. I was never so strong. I knocked him to the ground. And when he fell, his head struck a stone and...
I ran to the waterfrong and joined a cargo boat. I didn't even know where it was going. I stepped off that boat into another world - where I am now... and where I want to stay.
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