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Benjamin, a disillusioned young college graduate, is in love with Elaine, a bright and optimistic junior at Berkeley College. Their budding romance was destroyed, however, when Elaine finds out that Benjamin had an affair with her mother. In this scene, Benjamin has arrived in Berkeley and, after noticing him stalking her around town, Elaine visits Benjamin in his boarding house room to demand an explanation for his presence. In this scene, Benjamin tries to apologize and persuade Elaine to
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Start: Elaine: Benjamin why are you here?
Benjamin: Would you like to come in?
Elaine: I want to know what you’re doing here in Berkeley.
End: Elaine: No.
Benjamin: The day after?
Elaine: I don’t know.
Benjamin: Are we getting married?
Elaine: Maybe we are and maybe we aren’t.
(She leaves, closing the door behind her. BENJAMIN sits. Suddenly, the door opens. ELAINE walks in, kisses him hard, and waltzes out again, leaving the door open. BENJAMIN grins.) Johnson, Terry. The Graduate. Samuel French, Inc New York, NY. 2003. pp. 59-70.
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