“[Dr. Patrick is heard whistling very softly]” (Stage direction, Act II) through End.
Content Summary for Teachers
[Dr. Patrick is heard whistling very softly] through “I’m not a coward!!”
Dr. Patrick enters, whistling an Irish jig. Lizzie dances to it; he compliments her; she insists she could do anything, even die. He says “it’s only a game” and she insists she never plays games, and he doesn't know her. He suggests they should start again, and they repeat the interchange they had earlier in the play. He takes her for a promenade to look at the birds. When he sees the cage is empty, he thinks she’s playing a game again. He misunderstands the cryptic ways she tries to tell him that the...
