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Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell HEAVEN AND HELL A Comedy by Prosper Mérimée Translated by Daniel Gerould CHARACTERS Don Pablo Romero Fray Bartolomeo—Inquisitor Doña Urraca de Pimentel SCENE ONE A small private chapel in Doña Urraca’s house. Doña Urraca: No and no again! You can plead all you like. Today is Ash Wednesday. That means fasting. Don Pablo: Remember we missed our chance on Shrove Tuesday during carnival. Doña Urraca: I am a great sinner, may God forgive me! But such a sin I never will commit. Don Pablo: Just one little kiss. Doña Urraca: I mustn’t. Don Pablo: The sin, if sin it be, is not so very great, and I take it all upon myself. Doña Urraca: On Ash Wednesday! Don Pablo: The devil take Lent! Come, just one little kiss. Doña Urraca: But . . . You are impossible! . . . At least close the window. Don Pablo: Another! It won’t make you more of a sinner. Doña Urraca: No, leave me alone, for heaven’s sake. Don Pablo: What’s that you’re wearing around your neck? Doña Urraca: It’s a chaplet with an Agnus Dei blessed by our Holy Father, the Pope. Don Pablo: But where is my portrait? And http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art MIT Press

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MIT Press
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© 2008 Prosper Mérimée; Translation © Daniel Gerould
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1520-281X
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1537-9477
DOI
10.1162/pajj.2008.30.1.129
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HEAVEN AND HELL A Comedy by Prosper Mérimée Translated by Daniel Gerould CHARACTERS Don Pablo Romero Fray Bartolomeo—Inquisitor Doña Urraca de Pimentel SCENE ONE A small private chapel in Doña Urraca’s house. Doña Urraca: No and no again! You can plead all you like. Today is Ash Wednesday. That means fasting. Don Pablo: Remember we missed our chance on Shrove Tuesday during carnival. Doña Urraca: I am a great sinner, may God forgive me! But such a sin I never will commit. Don Pablo: Just one little kiss. Doña Urraca: I mustn’t. Don Pablo: The sin, if sin it be, is not so very great, and I take it all upon myself. Doña Urraca: On Ash Wednesday! Don Pablo: The devil take Lent! Come, just one little kiss. Doña Urraca: But . . . You are impossible! . . . At least close the window. Don Pablo: Another! It won’t make you more of a sinner. Doña Urraca: No, leave me alone, for heaven’s sake. Don Pablo: What’s that you’re wearing around your neck? Doña Urraca: It’s a chaplet with an Agnus Dei blessed by our Holy Father, the Pope. Don Pablo: But where is my portrait? And

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PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art – MIT Press

Published: Jan 1, 2008

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