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Lorraine Hansberry
BENEATHA enters, dressed for the evening in a cocktail dress and
earrings, hair natural.
GEORGE: Well—hey—(crosses BENEATHA; to thoughful, with emphasis,
since this is areversal)
You look great!
WALTER (seeing his sister's hair for the first time): What's the matter
with your head?
BENEATHA (tired of the jokes now): I cut it off, Brother.
WALTER (coming close to inspectit
and walking around her): Well,
I'll be damned. So that's what they mean by African the bush . . .
BENEATHA: Ha ha. Let's go, George.
GEORGE (looking at her): You know something? I like it. It's sharp.
I mean it really is. (helps her into her wrap)
RUTH: Yes—I think so, too. (She goes to the mirror and startsto
clutch at her hair.)
WALTER: Oh no! You leave yours alone, baby. You might turn out
to have a pin-shaped head or something!
BENEATHA: See you all later.
RUTH: Have a nice time.
GEORGE: Thanks. Good night. (Half out the door, he reopens it.
To WALTER.) Good night, Prometheus!
BENEATHA andGEORGE
exit.
WALTER (toRUTH):
Who is Prometheus?
RUTH: I don't know. Don't worry about it.
WALTER (in fury, pointing GEORGE): after See there—they get to a
point where they can't insult you man man—they to got to go
talk about something ain't nobody never heard of!
RUTH: How do you know it was an insult? (to humor him)
Maybe Prometheus is a nice fellow.
WALTER: Prometheus! I bet there ain't evenno
such thing! I bet
that simple-minded clown —
RUTH: Walter—(She stops whatshe
is doingand
looks at him.)
WALTER (yelling): Don't start!
RUTH: Start what?
WALTER: Your nagging! Wherewas
I? Who was I with? How much
money did I spend?
RUTH (plaintively): Walter Lee—why don't we just try to talk
about it...