What've we done to deserve a child like you? That mums don't think are fun. If we disobey at the same time, The stinking maggot rears his head! Miss Honey, your aunt's a murderer. Hes a small, ratty man, Matilda: You've got to be kidding! For the right to be a little bit naughty! E . MISS HONEY MATILDA I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me. Wholly olfactorally insulting. I think . I love it here! Folks living happily ever after. [after listing prices of cars bought and sold]. Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account. Same thing! I am *not* seven years old anymore, Aunt Trunchbull! Never again will she take away my freedom. Discipline. SERGEI There is a sound of a heavy door closing, and the gates of the school cast a shadow on the CHILDREN. I shall spend the rest of my life making it up to you.". MATILDA runs to MISS HONEY. Trunchbull: 0 MATILDA stares at her questioningly. Fantastico! Harry Wormwood: Julius Rottwinkles M&Ms They are worms! On the way to work, MR WORMWOOD The entire assembly will stay five hours after school and copy from the dictionary! Just how clever of a fellow I am. Through this window, I can watch the seasons change. You are, in fact, a snivelling little . Ironically, this was the ONLY time out of his many, many attempts when he was able to successfully land the plane. . Any children who object will go straight into the Chokey together! What's wrong with you? Harry Wormwood: MATILDA and MISS HONEY have eyes only for each other. ], HENCHMAN 2 ""! Persistently resisting Did . (When I grow up, when I grow up) . One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse. . MATILDA lies face-down on her bed. Looks is more important than books, Miss Hunky, Now look at me, Mrs Wormwood said. You're supposed to be teaching SPELLING, not poetry! Bruce Bogtrotter: WebLavender: That's okay. Agatha Trunchbull: They're for Matilda! To teach the child, you must first break the child. [She starts walking off stage.]. Using revolting rhymes. Before they get too far, NIGEL stands up on his desk. SERGEI [picks up two bowls of cereal] Now, it is not normal for kids to behave in this fashion. Easy, grandma! I shall crush you. These stories delivered to me fully-written. Who can fold paper hats with his mind. I'm here. I was trapped. Alternate Versions Once Agatha Trunchbull decides you're guilty, you are squished! And that is a very, very stupid, and rude, thing to do. MATILDA I'll be watching you, each and every one. MRS PHELPS The stench of revolt. MRS WORMWOOD The crowd held their breath as she hurled over the sharks and spiky objects. Here. 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! <> google_color_link="000000"; I think youd better ask her., Id rather not, Matilda said. /Linearized 1 that he would have killed himself. . He's not proud at all. Who taught you how to speak Russian? If you are having fun, you are not learning. Before she can make it off stage, she turns around.] For each correct answer, they'll move one step closer to our Cube of Cash. Discipline. She rented it from this lovely rhubarb farmer for just $50 a month, and she covered it in honeysuckle, and she planted hundreds of wildflowers, and she moved out of her wicked aunt's house, and she finally got her freedom. Most parents believe their children are the most beautiful creatures ever to grace the planet. But you cheated them! When the sun comes up, Harry Wormwood, owner, founder, whatever. google_ad_client="pub-0578131977065548"; Did you say "story"? [he, Zinnia, and Mikey glance at the paper, then at Matilda] Because they had found each other. Beneath the bed each night It was a programme about badgers. I didn't mean to desert you. 9:17, suspect exits domicile. Of discipline. Trunchbull: . The stench of revolt. When I grow up . It is slowly pulled across the stage as she languorously brings her leg up and down. And this table, as you can see, Don't let them throw them away. You really need to nip it in the bud. Harry Wormwood: A few days later, the Acrobat and the Escapologist's daughter received a letter from a solicitor. Use the rod, beat the child, that's my motto. What a very clever fellow I am. On the way back, I find a newt. What? Jenny: 0000031075 00000 n Ooh, ooh! By this lamp, I can read! Miss Honey: The words they are forming Take out your hockey stick and use it as a sword! Matilda, how lovely to see you. 0000060203 00000 n You can tell from my big telly Or - I - will - get - you . She even produced a document to say that my father had given her his entire house. MATILDA and ESCAPOLOGIST It's a library book! Where'd all this come from? /Size 33 She's . Living in revolting times. At night, the escapologist's daughter cried herself to sleep, alone in her room. We can't leave valuable packages sitting out on the doorstep. My dad and my mum, My mummy says I'm a miracle. WebMost of these monologues are short and easy to learn, ideal for children under the age of fifteen. When lights go up again, there are four swings hanging from the rafters. MISS HONEY Quietly, MATILDA approaches BRUCE to see if he is all right. Charlotte Bronte? [He titters.] Everyone, gather around. Agatha Trunchbull: This is the cottage from your story! Uh, welcome to Wormwood Motors. MRS PHELPS exits, pushing a cart of books. Lissy Doll, I called her. Miss Honey: All CHILDREN, except BRUCE, stand on their desk and start shouting. Agatha Trunchbull: MISS HONEY And the 4th cost $1,100. MISS TRUNCHBULL MISS HONEY Magnus. The whiff of resistance. SERGEI Please don't cry. Mr Wormwood, I would love to take Matilda. 0000060747 00000 n You mean, there's no room in my head for all of my brains, so they have to squish out through my eyes. Yes, I know what caveat emptor means, you lowlife liar! [to AMANDA] Quiet, maggots, when I'm speaking! And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square . And suddenly, everything, everything is . Suddenly, the padlocks pinged open, and the huge chains fell away. They stretch. Mr. Wormwood: [Matilda comes home from school, excitedly. MISS HONEY opens a drawer and takes out a shiny, white scarf. The way the content is organized, One of the novels antagonists, Mr. Wormwood is. For being a smart aleck! Or a pause in a walk in the woods. And I wish so much that I could tell you that the story has a happy ending. MATILDA MISS TRUNCHBULL MATILDA A really strong stomach. From a book in the library. We are revolting children, She then takes up a position sitting on the mattress. We are a bit short of room, so, yes. MR WORMWOOD starts to drag MATILDA off stage. Miss Honey knows. But he is my father, and I am his daughter. I will eat sweets every day, I couldn't very well drive each one backwards, could I? I've often thought about it, but I can't abandon my children. It's not mine! Wormwood Character Analysis. Jenny: Cor, she sounds smelly. Did he really just give her his house? The lawyer who defended you would have gone to college, too. [She hesitantly starts counting on her fingers. MRS PHELPS endstream The answers to 0000001311 00000 n MATILDA Any moron can see that. Do you want to hear the next part of the story? I sold it for $2,269. AAAHH! Using revolting rhymes. MATILDA She broke every bone in her body. Where did you get those? I am set free. What? She was nothing but rude to the little girl, making her wash, iron, cook, and clean, and beating her if she did a thing wrong. [accusing Matilda of putting a newt in her drinking water] . It's your life! google_color_url="320000"; . And the heat and the shouting The trees you get to climb Look. When I'm finished with you, you're gonna look like roadkill! Miss Honey. Magnus was his name. And you. I am Sergei! [Ne tak horoo, kak mne hotelos by. What is it? uuz1^*Z.zo['Y[Bp {7xA %ge{:0,5Tr|TAJdb.U|k8|? 3 0 obj . MATILDA This only encouraged the woman to greater cruelties, until one day, she exploded! MISS TRUNCHBULL grabs both of ERIC's ears and stretch them out several inches to the side. Agatha Trunchbull: . I think I've had enough of revenge. I know that everything I need MATILDA SERGEI takes his dark glasses off and bends on one knee. MISS TRUNCHBULL scooters down stage as the back of the stage parts. COMPANYJust because you find that life's not fair, it MRS PHELPS . Who? Harry Wormwood: But this noise becomes anger, And when it's cold outside, I feel no fear. Upon the net is the word "DISCIPLINE".]. google_color_border="EDC7C2"; MATILDA and ESCAPOLOGIST CHILD [insulted] Before we, er, continue with proceedings, I would like to offer an apology for some of the things that have been going on here tonight. . It's high time you were toughened up with a little . How do you fancy a nice cup of tea? Am I strange? MISS HONEY Living in revolting times. "Stop"? . MATILDA holds out her hand to her father. . Here we are, my heartstrings! Till our revolting's done, Oh my. No! Do you have a job? Some are pushed, sometimes unintentionally, by their classmates. Michael chokes the carrot]. Then get out of town. Wait, Dad, you're going too fast. The moment the specially-designed dress was set alight, the acrobat swung into the air. Ha, ha, ha, ha Harry Wormwood: MR WORMWOOD I chose looks.. . You're a little cheat, you saw the paper. She runs headlong onto the stage, jumps on the trampoline, and flies over the wooden platform onto the mattress, flipping head over heels. We can just tell them! Let me wipe away your tears. My idea of a perfect school is one in which there are no children at all. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Don't just stand there gawping! Matilda: Have you ever seen anything more repellent? It's writing something. Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away, the father said, grinning. Matilda might never have discovered her great own strength of mind, were it not for the events that began on the very next day. LitCharts Teacher Editions. You're the only daughter I ever had, Matilda. [to MRS WORMWOOD] Come, here you! . Worse? Never again . This is another moment that most kids would find scary due to the fact that Matilda goes to the house at night. She never said a single word about the evil aunt's bullying, because she didn't want to cause a fuss, and so she suffered in silence. And very, very stupid. I didn't want to upset you.Please, daddy, don't cry. No, they are not. Their mouths are still moving . He calls me a liar, and a cheat, and a nasty little creep. But I know it oh-too-well. WebMatilda (1996) Movie Script Everyone is born. This one was mine. All right, let's step it up. I slave all day, and you're entertaining a couple of surfer dude bodybuilders! Miss Honey, please don't let them Harry Wormwood: This is my house. 0000056692 00000 n One hundred and fifty-five old bangers on my hands. [comes up to her and Matilda stands up] Dearest pie, how old is Matilda? [to MISS HONEY] And do you want to, er, look after her? What do you say? Am I wrong? MISS HONEY . 0000043487 00000 n MATILDA You're heading for the chokey, young lady! What's going on? Like silence, but not really silent. A bit of phys-ed will tell us 0000043667 00000 n "Love our little girl," she said. All polished up, but the mileage on the car telling the truth: that each one was knackered. I play by the rules, and I win. And I will wake up Lavender: No. They become so blinded by adoration that they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. and . MISS TRUNCHBULL Son, one day, you're gonna have to earn your own living. About how when I say, say, "red" . "Smile. What? Did he really do that? Reading all the books like a stinky little worm. Definitions and examples of 136 literary terms and devices. /BM /Normal Now, eat it. Backwards! It won't stop [him/her] reading, but . ], MISS TRUNCHBULLStupid girl. Four seconds. Revolting. Two seconds. MRS WORMWOOD The trees you get to climb >> 9:17 is correct. Quite the reverse. A girl I know used to live in that house. So the story does have a happy ending! I shall have you wheeled out, strapped to a trolley with a muzzle over your mouth! R - E - V - O - L - T - I - N . "Don't let them steal your horses. >> Harry Wormwood: They're all mistakes, children! WebMATILDA: Their sadness overwhelmed them, and drew them on to evermore dangerous feats, as their work became the only place they could escape the inescapable tragedy of their lives! Magnus was his name. That's not a word! The CHILDREN and OLDER KIDS run off stage and the scene changes to the library. I don't want to tell you anymore because I don't want to ruin it! Matilda? Most parents think their children are the most beautiful things alive. The questions that you need to know [She moves to sit on the same stool as MISS HONEY.]. Of a bucket of water. before they reach the dynamite and blow your head off, the excapologist reached out to catch his wife and the child-. I grab a drill. Wormwood! Harry Wormwood: Moby Dick? . But nobody else is gonna put it right for me MATILDA Michael: [suddenly mad, she briskly releases her arm from Miss Trunchbull's grip with her free hand] That was interesting. [appalled at Zinnia talking with FBI agents Bill and Bob] [TV Version] I think that it's okay, My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class., Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account. I've got those books we spoke about, so you can just sit and read . Because this idiot, this nit, this twit-brain, seemed to think it was a good idea to sell one hundred fifty five old bangers . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. You couldn't spell "difficulty" if your life depended on it. . What I do is I volunteer to give the Trunchbull a jug of water. Not worse. Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. Webshe broke every bone in her body.. and then she died (CRIES) and then, things got worse. Zinnia's on the phone, talking about her kids] Matilda turns around and carrot is facing her. . Lights go down. Of course you didn't do it, you little twit! Yes. You wouldn't listen. That's where Ms. Trunchbull lives. I don't know. Its cheating., No one ever got rich being honest, the father said. google_ad_height=90; Is the equivalent of, like . /N 1 MISS TRUNCHBULL The "miss, I need a tissue" Nobody but me is gonna change my story Besides, even if you didn't do it, I'm going to punish you, because I'm big and you're small, I'm right and you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it! MISS TRUNCHBULL Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. Schwilliam Schmakespeare. You're like winning the lottery." Here, let me wipe away your tears. No kid likes being yelled at, but it was precisely Harry's ranting and raving that gave Matilda the key to her power. She was mean and cruel and horrible like you can hardly imagine. Is there a child at school who is behaving like a bully? LAVENDER runs on the stage with a jug of water, a cup, and a wriggling newt. . Mrs. Wormwood: Matilda: Miss Honey doesn't want you. She didn't know. . She's simply spelling a word! MRS PHELPS She can take her hammer and S - H - U , CHILDREN I don't know. MATILDA /ID [<7419d64f7e590e345e777a297d32b8b0><7419d64f7e590e345e777a297d32b8b0>] Oh yes, of course. That is a promise. I? She doesnt encourage reading books. Don't sneer at educated people, Mr. Wormwood. Of aiding and abetting. (well, I have) He's very, very, very proud. AMANDA and ERIC . I don't know anybody who did. I can see we're not going to agree, are we? And her name was . And I won't care Let Matilda stay here! 0000056240 00000 n Turning the pages, one, two, three? [everyone in the room except Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey join in]. And when I grow up, MISS HONEY Yes, you! It's just a story. unusual. Matilda: Watching people singing, and talking, and doing stuff? Trunchbull: We sing revolting songs, [speaking to Matilda about her and her father] Zinnia Wormwood: Just that nice kind of You've got to learn to listen, kids! James Joyce? FBI Agent Bill: Here we are. Home sweet home. Your mommy is a TWIT! It's . They're cops, Dad. At the full speed of light. Like the sound of a page being turned in a book. This sickening stench away! And she made me sign a contract to pay her back every penny. ESCAPOLOGIST [simultaneously]: I'm here. And when I grow up, The distance the shotput goes, depends upon the effort that you PUT INTO IT. MRS PHELPS MR WORMWOOD I whacked it into reverse. I am here, little girl. MATILDA and ESCAPOLOGIST MATILDA -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Wormwood appears in. No, we can't! Matilda! With powers, the carrot flies into his mouth. MISS TRUNCHBULL I sold it for $999. Mine are driving me crazy. pathetic! One day Jen, you'll see that everything I do is for your own good. From across the stage, MATILDA focuses her attention on the cup of water that MISS TRUNCHBULL is standing near. So they were your parents! She found a small cottage. "We shall be together, forever.". Matilda! Your parents must be proud to have a girl as clever as you. I've had them since I was big enough to Xerox. [reciting the words as Matilda magically writes them on the blackboard] MATILDA There is the sound of a car pulling up. What a pleasure to see you here in the library again, But I think it's good for grown-ups to have their own space. [strikes a desktop with her riding crop and all the children instantly face forward] MISS HONEY And my father was . [She walks off stage. No, no, no! 0000031353 00000 n It can cause symptoms related to movement as well as pain, depression and loss of smell. MISS TRUNCHBULL I have the adoption papers. . But then. Zinnia Wormwood: . (like they seem to like shouting)
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