The Tragic Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice
Will: [[w:Orpheus and Eurydice|Orpheus and Eurydice]
Do you know the story of ]? Orpheus is a man of music. He has this exquisite voice. His playing of the kithara, which is a... is-is a harp-like lyre, is so divine, birds, the... the beasts, e-even the stones and the trees, they all moved to the rhythm of his music. Now, Orpheus falls in love with this beautiful nymph, Eurydice. Soon after their marriage, Eurydice's bitten by a viper and poison courses through her body, and she's killed. And Orpheus, filled with grief, journeys to the underworld to take her back. He charms this three-headed dog, Cerberus. He beguiles Hades until finally... he's allowed to take his love back with him to the world of the living but... under one condition.
Agnes:
What is it?
Will:
She must follow behind him, and he must not turn around to look at her. Now, as they begin their ascent, Orpheus can't hear her footsteps, so he listens... and listens and listens and listens. But all he can hear is the sound of his heartbeat. And the rest is silence. And as he approaches the gates of the underworld... he can't contain himself any longer. He turns around to look at her, and she is... trapped in the underworld forever.
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Embracing Openness and Light in Life
Bartholomew:
To live with our hearts open.
Agnes, Bartholomew:
To shut it not in the dark but to turn it to the sun.
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The Limits of Intuitive Connection
Will: [Touches Agnes's hand]
Is it true, you know everything about a person, by touching them here?
Agnes:
Not everything.
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The Fragility of Childhood and Parental Love
Mary Shakespeare:
Your mother's trying to... keep a grip on her child. It won't work. What is given may be taken away at any time. We must never let our guard down. Never take for granted... that our children's hearts beat, that they draw breath, that they walk and speak and... smile, argue, play. Never forget for a moment that they may be gone.
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Existence and the Struggle Against Adversity
Will Shakespeare:
To be... or not to be... that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to... suffer the slings and arrows of... outrageous fortune... or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing... end them.
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Recognizing Inner Depths in a Remarkable Man
Agnes Shakespeare:
He's got more inside of him than any man I've ever met.
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Acceptance of True Self in Love
Agnes Shakespeare:
He loves me for what I am, not what I ought to be.
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