Jerusalem: Quotes

Quotes w/ prompts for Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth (OCR A-Level English Language and Literature)

Limp (stage direction)

Limp (stage direction)

Despite a slight limp, he moves with the balance of an animal

Mates (Johnny - Act One/Act Three contrast)

We are mates/We’re not friends

Barred

You’re barred from every pub in Flintock

Wild (Professor)

The wild green time is upon us

Town square

They should put him in the town square. Next to King Arthur.

Rooster’s wood (Johnny, Act One)

This wood is called Rooster’s wood

Dark place/England (Johnny)

Mother, what is this dark place? Tis England, my boy, England.

World turns (Dawn)

The world turns…And it moves on and you don’t. You’re still here.

Magic (Johnny)

I’m magic, me

Light (Professor)

I feel suddenly light…like pure light

Garlic (Johnny)

Wild garlic and the May blossom

Spitfire

A spitfire flies over

Over (Fawcett, Act Three)

It’s over, Byron. We have you.

Drum (stage direction)

Relentlessly, he beats the drum

Merry

With the merry ring, adieu the merry spring/For summer is a-come unto day

Garlanded (stage direction)

Enter the Professor, garlanded with flowers

Wiltshire (Davey)

I leave Wiltshire, my ears pop

Council

This land belongs to Kennet and Avon Council.

Go (Lee)

I don’t want to go

Trees (Dawn)

You’re on your own. You and the trees

Holy (Lee, Act Two)

This wood is holy. This is holy land.

Old words

Written there is old words that will shake you up

Giants (Act Two)

Us, the giants, we’ll hear it, and we’ll come.

Giants (Act Three)

Come, you giants!

Time (Phaedra)

Hurry up. Time’s running out.

Strange things

I’ve seen a lot of strange things in this wood

Stretches (stage direction)

Johnny stretches his arms wide, smiling

Merciless

I, Rooster Byron, your merciless ruler

Rise, misrule

We will rise up…until the whole plain of Wiltshire dances to the tune of our misrule