'I Tried to Stop It' from West Side Story
| Character name: | Tony |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age Range: | 18 — 25 |
| Duration: | 0 — 1 |
| Monologue Type: | dramatic,contemporary |
| Notes: | The Jets and Sharks have just had a rumble in which Tony accidentally killed Bernardo. He is now frantically trying to explain to Maria what has happened. |
I tried to stop it; I did try. I don't know how it went wrong... I didn't mean to hurt him; I didn't want to; I didn't know I had. But Riff... Riff was like my brother. So when Bernardo killed Him… 'Nardo didn't mean it either. Oh, I don't know he didn't! Oh, no. I didn't come to tell you just for you to forgive me so I couldn't go to the police...
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