The scene changes to the Wormwood's living room. I was trapped. [comes up to her and Matilda stands up] MRS PHELPS . Green laser beams start to shoot from every which way across the theatre, shrouding everything in green light. Till our revolting's done. On the way back, I find a newt. I didn't mean to desert you. The heavy things you have to haul For the right to be a little bit naughty! He doesn't sound noice. Am I strange? MISS HONEY 0000060940 00000 n MISS HONEY MATILDA MR WORMWOOD A burbling stream. How do you fancy a nice cup of tea? But now I'm really, really smart, very very smart. 51)[JjvNn^~AaQqeUuMm]}Cc{GgWwOo_] There, now [audience member's name] will learn from that. Any moron can see that. There's another crime in the making, your car is about to run a stop sign. MR WORMWOOD And I won't care They'll be waiting for you, singing, MATILDA takes SERGEI by the hand and pulls him to the side. Trunchbull: And one day, when he leaves hospital, he will still be stupid, but not so rude, I think. Schwilliam Schmakespeare. . Agatha Trunchbull: How could she possibly have done it when she was sitting way over here? And when I grow up, What? So the story does have a happy ending! The Wormwoods and RUDOLPHO scatter. The stinking maggot rears his head! Realising what she has done, MATILDA slowly lowers herself onto her mat. Where's the REVENGE section? xYoH)SSY w:!>8615Nqrf Ukg73y,=zr%|X*p ao{~~O{Hp '|\|WOKk%eMJ|lKi@w+g#ZIW0uCAp`i [as the TV explodes, due to Matilda's powers] MISS HONEY Harry Wormwood: And on the way back . . 0000000017 00000 n But you cheated them! Even so, she was determined to have a go. I didn't know they were the flaming Russian mafia, did I? MR WORMWOOD MISS TRUNCHBULL switches off the lasers. MATILDA Zinnia Wormwood: So that the escapologist never suspected a thing. They go silent and sit in their seats. Slowly, she looks up. They can't get worse! The children, except for ERIC, gather around, chatting excitedly. Miss Honey: endobj Where are you going? Worse? It is 2L84U. . . To thunder and lightning, the ESCAPOLOGIST runs to the bedroom door, which is retreating into the background. Five seconds. Instant downloads of all 1725 LitChart PDFs And right now, we are eating dinner and watching TV! You will be put away in a place where not even the crows can land their droppings on you! Yes, I am afraid my daughter is quite rude. What? /CA 1 MISS HONEY Is the equivalent of, like . You're heading for the chokey, young lady! It is said that we humans use only a tiny portion of our brains. . I cannot say. No! MISS HONEY Never again will she get the best of me. %PDF-1.5 If you find your way through, Miss Honey: MISS TRUNCHBULL Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. Well, not exactly about me. You want to hear the next part of my story? But there's no going back now. Three seconds. [She takes a drink of water.] $5,000? trailer What? A hack-fraud's BULLSHIT paper, claiming that a handful of parents know better than ALL doctors, so he could SELL an alternative, competing vaccine that he patented, which he thought he was gonna make MILLIONS selling! And if I couldn't teach, I'd have nothing at all. There's no way of knowing And when everyone shouts Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. Miss Honey looked at the plain plump person with the smug suet-pudding face who was sitting across the room. Even in the winter storms, I am warmed Yes. . The very reason that we bothered evolving out of unicorns in the first place. MISS TRUNCHBULL takes a large radio transmitter from her belt. The whole thing was ridiculous. FBI Agent Bob: Yes, boy! Fantastico! Children need discipline. Dry your eyes. Harry Wormwood: I didn't want to upset you.Please, daddy, don't cry. To unlock that power, all she had to do was practice. "Don't let them steal your horses. And my father was . [hands the car drill to Mikey, then walks to Matilda] Mrs. C, Mrs. U, Mrs. L-T-Y! Miss Trunchbull: Sometimes in life, horrible and unexplainable things happen. Matilda: That's all. [Matilda uses her powers to slam her bedroom door in Harry's face just as he reaches it]. MICHAEL steps forward, and after some consideration, plucks a note on his ukulele. [She hesitantly starts counting on her fingers. MISS TRUNCHBULL For sheer cleverness she could run rings around them all. what does silent notifications mean; why is there a shortage of paper towels again? Since you're an educator, I'll make you a deal. But Miss Honey, you can't live in a shed! The fibers fused to my hair! You couldn't spell "difficulty" if your life depended on it. He was very kind. Living in revolting times. MRS PHELPS exits and the book shelves part. You believe in kindness, and fluffiness, and books, and stories . I don't know what you're talking about. Crush that little weasel! 0000043667 00000 n Home sweet home. This school, of late, has started reeking . A poem? Agatha Trunchbull: The apple never rots far from the tree! Michael chokes the carrot]. Run! You called me your daughter. [She takes the chair from BRUCE and brings it to the front corner of the stage.] My school is a model of discipline! She's got everything that's yours. >> But perhaps the truth is . Webmatilda monologue and then things got worse proceedings of the international conference on learning representations. I don't know anybody who did. MATILDA and MISS HONEY hold hands and walk together to the back of the stage. [She grabs the books from MISS HONEY's hands.] But I play a big part in it. endobj And I should warn you: It has silent letters. The ESCAPOLOGIST carries the ACROBAT off the front of the stage. Matilda fishes out one of. No, Miss Trunchbull, don't, please. She decided that every time her father or her mother was beastly to her, she would get her own back in some way or another. It's the newt! And how, if we are travelling at Being very small and very young, the only power Matilda had over anyone in her family was brain-power. [as Harry switches on Matilda's lamp] The answers to MR WORMWOOD ACROBAT'S VOICE MATILDA WebIm not strong like you, Matilda. Get it off me! The pong of dissent. [She whickers like a horse.]. WHO IS SHE? ? Some miss their landing. . MISS TRUNCHBULL puts the cup and jug down on the platform and scurries away from it. Quietly, MATILDA approaches BRUCE to see if he is all right. Just the sound of your heart in your head. Can you see? SERGEI leans down and kisses her three times on the cheeks. You see, my father died when I was young. 3 0 obj A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away. That's not fair! MISS TRUNCHBULL starts blowing her whistle from off stage, then runs toward MISS HONEY and MATILDA. Put your light on. google_ad_format="120x90_0ads_al_s"; You think that it's okay Please note Miss Trunchball is played by a man typically. MATILDA, in gym uniform, joins the others in line. Agatha Trunchbull: Sometimes you have to be a little bit . ], Now imagine a woods with a cottage, . You didn't think you could push us too far, Harry Wormwood: << They just want discipline. Agatha Trunchbull: MATILDA Mr and Mrs Wormwood looked forward enormously to the time when they could pick their little daughter off and flick her away, preferably into the next county or even further than that. Does that mean I can get that new TV? Please don't cry. The trees you get to climb And then I shall smash the termites into tiny fragments . [Harry has ordered out of the house the FBI agents, whom Zinnia had just been talking to]. Harry Wormwood: . It's your life! /Size 33 WebIt is bad enough when parents treat ordinary children as though they were scabs and bunions, but it becomes somehow a lot worse when the child in question is extra ordinary, and by that I mean sensitive and brilliant. Because this idiot, this nit, this twit-brain, seemed to think it was a good idea to sell one hundred fifty five old bangers . "You are a useless! Matilda, you promised me you wouldn't go back in that house again. What's wrong with you? /Group << /Type /Group /S /Transparency /CS /DeviceRGB >> We'll be R - E - V - O - L - T - I - N - G. CHILDREN and OLDER KIDS The CHILDREN and BIG KIDS recline in various parts of the stage. HORTENSIA stands and turns toward the audience. Hooray! Don't cry. MRS WORMWOOD You ought to be in prison! Never again will she take away my freedom. Quiet. 1 0 obj But I know it oh-too-well. . Sit! Use the rod, beat the child, that's my motto. . RUDOLPHO (When I grow up, when I grow up) Is he . Write this down. Bye, Mrs. Phelps. She also admired Matilda who had sworn her to secrecy about the parrot job she had brought off at home, and also the great hair-oil switch which had bleached her fathers hair. Matilda: endobj She has betrayed the trust of her own sister. Not worse. All right. The smell of rebellion comes out in the sweat, They're always saying that, in fact. Any children who object will go straight into the Chokey together! But then things would get even, Another commenter a short while later, Ava's Demon. Alternate Versions . And you know where you'll end up? And so the poor little girl grew up with the meanest, cruelest, horrible-est aunt you can possible imagine! I'll be watching you, each and every one. [Harry walks down to the kitchen, unaware that his hair has just turned an unhealthy platinum blonde] Matilda: /Type /XObject When I left my home, Aunt Trunchbull's home, I had to leave all my treasures behind. Matilda: No! And expensive, $9.25 for a bar of soap? It would me my word against hers! And when I grow up, << Just that still sort of If you always take it on the chin and wear it, All polished up, but the mileage on the car telling the truth: that each one was knackered. . Once in our Cube of Cash, any money that sticks to your gooey body, you get to take home! The winners and the losers. | Have you ever seen anything more repellent? Several HENCHMEN in dark suits walk onto stage from the steps on both sides. Let's go to the police! And when it's cold and bleak, I feel no fear. Matilda: I chose looks.. They are carrying weapons, including a baseball bat and a crowbar. When I'm finished with you, you're gonna look like roadkill! Smells chocolatey, eh? MATILDA: I'm afraid they did! Perhaps his anger was intensified because he saw her getting pleasure from something that was beyond his reach. Wouldn't you agree, Miss Honey? . ERIC I love you so much, my daughter. /ca 1 Amanda Thripp: She moved in immediately. Matilda: Discipline. After the Superglue episode, things are calm for about a week. Miss Honey: Sell me a lemon? There is an age for reading and an age for being a filthy little toad! walk and when she arrives, theres a new black Mercedes parked outside. 0000044204 00000 n When I grow up, Miss Honey, is this your father's scarf? Same thing! SERGEI Baby, you can switch the channel over just like that. HENCHMAN 1 ""! [she shoves Jenny out of her office and slams the door after her]. Unfulfilled and neglected by her family, Matilda often comes up with pranks to punish her parents. Tip! It's discipline, discipline . As the following song progresses, various CHILDREN and then BIG KIDS come down a slide at the back of the stage and take turns on the swings. /Parent 1 0 R Backwards. . << We are revolting children, The sound of a car pulling up is heard. /N 1 Once Agatha Trunchbull decides you're guilty, you are squished! But not everyone is born the same. and crucially, it gives them head lice of the soul. Mrs Phelps! Agatha Trunchbull: One of the novels antagonists, Mr. Wormwood is Matilda and Michael s father, and Mrs. Wormwood s husband. That's the biggest lie I've ever heard. /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB MATILDA Agatha Trunchbull: Common Russian Joke, when asked to sum up their country's history. MRS PHELPS A few days later, the Acrobat and the Escapologist's daughter received a letter from a solicitor. I will be brave enough to fight the creatures But always in secret, so that the escapologist never suspected a thing. The stench of revolt. You don't let me talk to people! The HENCHMEN laugh. Leave him alone! Somewhere, on a show, I heard Matilda: It is slowly pulled across the stage as she languorously brings her leg up and down. The ESCAPOLOGIST approaches MISS HONEY from behind and places a hand on her shoulder. Very often the result of a Nice Job Breaking It, Hero. Tell them she did it! You know this? By a small but stubborn fire. MR WORMWOOD I expect youre wondering what Im talking about? . MISS HONEY comes up the stairs by the side of the stage and sits down on a swing. . It isn't much, but it is enough for me. MISS TRUNCHBULL MISS TRUNCHBULL realises where she is and starts lecturing the CHILDREN. About a hundred miles., But thats dishonest, daddy, Matilda said. Michael: Don't cry, daddy. Slowly, from the back of the stage, the ESCAPOLOGIST walks toward MISS HONEY. MISS HONEY Did he really do that? Yes. Harry Wormwood: -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Wormwood appears in. It's just a story. Maybe it was the thought of the child. For children who aren't listening; ], MISS TRUNCHBULLStupid girl. %PDF-1.5 You mean, there's no room in my head for all of my brains, so they have to squish out through my eyes. The door flung open, and the escapologist reached out one huge, muscled arm to catch his wife and their child. . She did manage to live long enough to have their child, but the effort was too great. But it isn't today. [Ty govori po-russki? Because the escapologist was so kind that he never for one second blamed the evil sister for what happened. Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away, the father said, grinning. Mr. Wormwood: Are you enjoying school? MISS TRUNCHBULL [picks up two bowls of cereal] [noticing her books] Folks living happily ever after. She doesnt encourage reading books. You're going to Chokey! The answers to We are revolting children, Revolting children, Mine are driving me crazy. I grab a drill. 0000015558 00000 n MISS HONEY MATILDA: And so they Agatha Trunchbull: I play by the rules, and I win. And I will wake up Oh, no, Matilda. "This demon! Matilda, I really think it would be wise . | Before you're grown up. <>>> I'm here. . You what? 1 Min. MISS TRUNCHBULL Trunchbull: My mummy says I'm a miracle. On the way to work, I'm going to . Why would you want to read when you got the television set sitting right in front of you? Even if it screams. The HENCHMEN scatter, looking for the Wormwoods. There's only one man I do that with! ERIC reeking, with a most disturbing scent. Zinnia's on the phone, talking about her kids] The narrator says that sometimes This miracle . The questions that you need to know And I will wake up A . /Prev 61511 . MISS TRUNCHBULL'S VOICE MATILDA You mean, leave our daughter here with you? Never again now that we know we are Till our revolting's done, /Width 651 Oh my. Moby Dick? What did you say? she asked. We R - E - volting. Or - or say you were sued for selling a faulty car. that he would have killed himself. A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. I shall strap you to a table and perform experiments on you! He takes it gingerly in two fingers, and shakes it. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. gemini man and capricorn woman reviews. [He drags Matilda, throwing the book aside, to where Zinnia is]. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." We must begin insisting nothing to fear. Wormwood Character Analysis. Charlotte Bronte? MR WORMWOOD enters, dancing. startxref I sold it for $1,158. And we'll have the Trunchbull bolting Harry Wormwood: Ironically, this was the ONLY time out of his many, many attempts when he was able to successfully land the plane. How could things be any worse? % Because they had found each other. . Ugh, I feel like spewin'. Discipline. Revolting, I say! MISS TRUNCHBULL takes the jug and cup from LAVENDER. Harry Wormwood: WHY ARE ALL THESE WOMEN MARRIED? Harry Wormwood: ESCAPOLOGIST Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. One by one, they emerge from under the tablecloth.] . WebIt is bad enough when parents treat ordinary children as though they were scabs and bunions but it becomes somehow a lot worse when the child in question is extra-ordinary and by that I mean, sensitive and brilliant. Jenny: [. She is an inattentive parent who is more concerned with her appearance than her children. And, being stupid, he assumed I was stupid too. She always had to stay alone on weekday afternoons, and whenever she was told to shut up, she had to shut up. I've seen your life. You have to put me in Chokey, too. [Matilda arrives home from school late at night after Bruce Bogtrotter's encounter with the Trunchbull] "Love our little girl," she said. [after smashing the entire cake platter over Bruce Bogtrotter's head, causing the children to stop cheering] <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> You're a liar and a scoundrel, and your father's a liar and a cheat, one of the most corrupt lowlifes in the history of civilization! MISS TRUNCHBULL Do you have a job? Backwards! [yells] The trick started well. Then look at you. All I know is that years of being bullied by that woman made me . 0000043487 00000 n <> But I'm not going to say what happens, because I don't want to spoil it for you. We were just getting started! Magnus. Get it off me! Harry Wormwood: And you will never read another stinking book as long as you live. But Matilda was about to discover that she could be her own friend, [The next scene shows Harry joyfully running to the house, laughing] that she had a kind of strength that she wasn't even aware of. [Harry goes into the house, smiling.] Harry: I'm great! I'm incredible! Michael, pencil and paper, in the kitchen. Ho-ooh. She . But the fact remained that any five-year-old girl in any family was always obliged to do as she was told, however asinine the orders might be. OLDER KIDS start jumping in from off the stage and join the CHILDREN. [her car has broken down] MISS TRUNCHBULL Using revolting rhymes. . Trivia Me, me, me, me, me! I love it here! . You must remember that she was still hardly five years old and it is not easy for somebody as small as that to score points against an all-powerful grown-up. What do you want a book for? Yeah, I'd better go. The sound of a car pulling up to a house is heard. William Shakespeare? I've got the newt! He must be a brilliant teacher., No, Miss Honey, Matilda said quietly. One day Jen, you'll see that everything I do is for your own good. MISS TRUNCHBULL L . BRUCE If I think the ending is fixed already, At night, the escapologist's daughter cried herself to sleep, alone in her room. Without having to really fink or nuffin. R - E - V - O - L - T - I - N - G. Revolting. I'll see you tomorrow. As she turns around, you can see that there is a newt on the back of her leg. All right. Now, get in there and stay in there, you nasty little creep! There's a newt inside my . COMPANYWhen I grow up, Lights up. MISS TRUNCHBULL Matilda: You certainly are a special girl, Matilda. MISS TRUNCHBULL As red means in my head Let's get out of here before they change their minds! And I'll play with things that mum pretends [mimicking Amanda with a high-pitched tone] xTSAE@AHGREzt%HS4^" "5B(" @HN|~sw}{Y+kL3g(nE|mbbbw!#C! C6~v&&OEEEY$ MATILDA A carnival freak I've got a newt in my knickers! The pong of defiance. Zinnia Wormwood: I think . pathetic! In this world, children, there are two types of human being. 5o] The CHILDREN and BIG KIDS start to dissipate. Mrs. Wormwood: Chocolate cake. Filthy, nasty things. Are you ready to get STICKY with MICKEY? <> The pong of dissent. . No! Harry Wormwood: 0000060747 00000 n When I grow up . A girl I know used to live in that house. CHILDREN Agatha Trunchbull: Yes, she was. How dare you bring those words into my classroom, madam! Written by Trunchbull on the blackboard: And that is a very, very stupid, and rude, thing to do. Quiet. If we disobey at the same time, Goofs Dinner time is family time. What? What do you think it is? MISS TRUNCHBULL Now go watch TV like a good kid. He's always saying, "Matilda, I'm so proud to have a daughter as " [She pauses and looks at MISS HONEY.] to introduce herself and when Matilda shares her last name, the Trunchbull starts ranting about, As usual, the Wormwood house is empty. MISS TRUNCHBULL 0000001688 00000 n But I'm not quite explaining it right. ERIC stands on his chair and turns around. Nobody but me is gonna change my story Refine any search. When I grow up . The library? Bruce Bogtrotter: Get the hell outta here! Narrator: But he agreed, and I've lived here ever since. Mary Shelley? MR WORMWOOD The ESCAPOLOGIST slowly exits the stage. endobj Was it your mother, Matilda, who taught you?, You must have a great father then. Forgive me , MISS HONEY And the telly, . "Worse"? Before she can make it off stage, she turns around.] Can you service me? MISS HONEY If youre looking for something more advanced, we also have monologues for teenagers and monologues for adults available. But Miss Honey, she's got your father's house! Some parents go further. ], HENCHMAN 2 ""! But that day, the escapologist happened to come home early. Love our girl with everything. FBI Agent Bill: Finds this foul odiferousness MISS HONEY covers her ears with her hands. << MR WORMWOOD All I know, I learnt from telly. [He takes MATILDA by the wrist.] No, we can't! It is truly an honour to meet you, Matilda Wormwood. There is the sound of a car pulling up. Agatha Trunchbull: 3 30 Give my little bumblebee her house and her money. The simpering and whimpering, I shall feed you to the termites. School? Matilda was never again able to move things with her eyes. RG0 MR WORMWOOD starts to drag MATILDA off stage. google_color_link="000000"; MISS TRUNCHBULLYes, Miss Trunchbull! MATILDA rolls out the other side of the bed as the shape of a little girl rises from beneath the covers. MATILDA We are a bit short of room, so, yes. The hat shrunk! Here we are, my heartstrings! The stench of revolt, The alphabet? Mrs Phelps! [Spasibo. Webmatilda monologue and then things got worse 2022-06-07T13:20:33+00:00 By hoan bridge incident today Comments Off on matilda monologue and then things got worse [he'll/she'll] never put [his/her] hand up in a theatre again! What she sure is worse. Agatha Trunchbull, principal, Crunchem Hall Elementary School. 0000031075 00000 n ALL BUT VERONICA: Hey, yo, Westerberg! . MATILDA sets up the cup again and focuses her attention on it. Give - my - Jen - ny - back - her - house. /Type /Catalog And worst of all, when the girl was five, her father died. MISS HONEY And phys-ed will get you sweating. Which is what she said happened. This monster! Oh, yeah. Matilda: If you're being smart with me, young lady, you're going to be punished. MATILDA My mother gave it to him before she died. One hundred and fifty-five old bangers on my hands. I shall have you wheeled out, strapped to a trolley with a muzzle over your mouth! MATILDA AND ACROBAT SERGEI How can you be sure unless you have another PIECE? Million $ Sticky Host: Harry Wormwood: im afraid they did.and The reek of pre-pubescent plotting. Thought you'd pay me back, didn't you? I'll come in there and pound your miserable hide! LAVENDER MR WORMWOOD Zinnia Wormwood: Ladies and gentlemen! | . Dirty dealings, like buying stolen car parts, never stay secret for long, especially when the FBI gets involved. She locked you up in tiny cupboards and threw you into cellars! oh no Matilda not worse, they can't get worse! MATILDA And then, things got worse. The smell of rebellion, Matilda's best friend! He'd call me bumblebee. 0000060566 00000 n [She takes another drink.] SERGEI And when I grow up, YouMustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you. One second. Don't take this the wrong way, but . You did this, you vile, repulsive, malicious little sinner! Mr. Wormwood: . Of a bucket of water. [throwing marshmallows as Matilda was grabbing the book that was thrown] And it won't be long before I smell the pong Its the way of the world. You read books, like a worm. And when I got my job as a teacher, she suddenly presented me with a bill for looking after me all those years. I'm gonna give you a tanning like you never had in your life! Only, Bogtrotter, here, is now a good toad. Children need discipline. What a very clever fellow I am! [to Michael, who is choking on a carrot Matilida shot at his mouth with her powers] Narrator: Almost the speed of light, He was very kind. And this burning inside me would usually fade, Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. There is a sound of a heavy door closing, and the gates of the school cast a shadow on the CHILDREN. Bookworm! (for example) Matilda: Do you want to hear the next part of the story? Miss Honey: And the heat and the shouting With a bang, the theatre is showered in confetti. Did we sell some cars today, honeydew? Mrs. Wormwood: I fell completely in love with it. Agatha Trunchbull: Whooo-a! What poem would that be? What?! On these walls, I hang wonderful pictures. A whole array of Chokeys! Trunchbull: Here. ]. My father's portrait used to hang there. 0000043637 00000 n MATILDA For those idiots out there who don't know how to play, here's how it goes. Matilda It isn't much, but it is enough for me. RUN! It won't work, Matilda! Who you been talking to? MATILDA Useless, flamin' car!
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