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Warnings Against Proceeding Further
False Alarm 1
Don't go on.
False Alarm 2
Go back while you still can.
False Alarm 3
This is not the way.
False Alarm 4
Take heed, and go no further.
False Alarm 5
Beware, beware.
False Alarm 6
Soon it will be too late.
Hoggle
Don't pay any attention to them. They're just False Alarms. You get a lot of them in the Labyrinth, especially when you're on the right track...
[to Sarah]
False Alarm 7
Oh, no you're not.
Hoggle
Oh, shut up!
False Alarm 7
Sorry, just doing my job.
Hoggle
Well you don't have to do it to us!
False Alarm 8
Beware, for the...
Hoggle
Just forget it!
False Alarm 8
Oh please, I haven't said it for such a long time!
Hoggle
Oh, all right, but don't expect a big reaction!
False Alarm 8
No no no, of course not! "For the path you will take will lead to certain destruction." Thank you very much...
[clears throat]
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Misunderstood Assistance in a Moment of Distress
Sarah
Help! Stop it! Help!
Hands 1
What do you mean help? We are helping!
Hands 2
We're Helping Hands.
Sarah
You're hurting!
Hands 3
Would you like us to let go?
[laughs]
Sarah
No!
Hands 4
Well then, come on, which way?
Sarah
Which way?
Hands 5
Up or down?
Sarah
Oh...
Hands 6
Come on, come on!
Hands 7
We havn't got all day!
Hands 8
Well, it's a big decision for her.
Hands 9
Which way do you want to go? Hmm?
Hands 10
Yes, which way?
Sarah
Well... since I'm pointed that way, I guess I'll go down.
Hands 11
She chose down!
Hands 12
She chose down? HEEEHHH!
Sarah
Wait... was that wrong?
Hands 13
Too late now! HAHAHAHAHA!
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Choosing the Right Door in the Labyrinth
Door Knocker 1
IT'S VERY RUDE TO STARE!
[has his ring in his ears]
Sarah
I'm sorry, I was just wondering which door to choose.
Knocker 1
What?
Knocker 2
It'th no good athking him, he'th deaf ath a...
[his ring is in his mouth, muffling his voice]
Knocker 1
Don't talk with your mouth full!
Knocker 2
I'm not talkin with my mouth full!
[muffled protest]
Sarah
I'm sorry, I can't understand a word you're saying.
Knocker 2
Aaaah. Oooh. Um, mum. Oh, it is so good to get that thing out.
Sarah
What did you say?
Knocker 2
I said, "It's no good asking him. He's deaf as a...
Knocker 1
Mumble, mumble, mumble. You're a wonderful conversational companion.
Knocker 2
YOU CAN TALK! ALL YOU DO IS MOAN!
Knocker 1
No good. Can't hear you.
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Facing Challenges Alone
Sarah
I have to face him alone... because that's the way it's done.
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Labyrinth - Dialogue 20
Sarah
Give me the child.
Jareth
Sarah, beware. I have been generous, up until now. But I can be cruel.
Sarah
Generous? What have you done that's generous?
[disbelieving]
Jareth
Everything! Everything that you wanted, I have done! You asked that the child be taken - I took him. You cowered before me - I was frightening. I have reordered time, I have turned the world upside down, and I have done it all for you! I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?
Sarah
Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered ... I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city ... for my will is as strong as yours... and my kin-
[dreamily]
Jareth
Stop! Wait. Look, Sarah, look what I'm offering. Your dreams!
[he holds out the crystal]
Sarah
And my kingdom as great...
[undeterred]
Jareth
I ask for so little. Just let me rule you, and you can have everything that you want.
Sarah
Kingdom as great ... damn! I can never remember that line...
Jareth
Just fear me - love me - do as I say, and I will be your slave!
Sarah
My kingdom as great ... my kingdom as great ... You have no power over me!
[she looks at him, realization dawning]
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Expectations vs. Reality of Fairies
Sarah
Ow! It bit me!
Hoggle
What'd you expect fairies to do?
Sarah
I thought they did nice things, like granting wishes!
Hoggle
Huh. Shows what you know, don't it?
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Doubts and Loyalty in the Labyrinth
Jareth
Well! If it isn't you. And, uhh... WHERE. ARE YOU. GOING?
Hoggle
Uhh... well...the little lady gave me the slip, but uhh... I just hears her now. So I was just on my way to lead her back to the beginning, like you told me.
Jareth
I see. For one moment, I thought you were running to help her. But no... not after my warnings, that WOULD be stupid!
Hoggle
Oh! You bet it would! Me? Help her? After your warnings?
[laughs nervously]
Jareth
Oh dear, poor Hoghead.
[appearing suddenly in front of him]
Hoggle
Hoggle.
Jareth
I've just noticed that your lovely jewels are missing.
Hoggle
Uh, oh yes! So they are. My lovely jewels. Missing. I'd better find em, but first, I'm off to take the young lady back to the beginning of the Labyrinth, just like we planned!
Jareth
Wait! I've got a much better plan, Hoggle. Give her this.
Hoggle
What is it?
Jareth
It's a present.
Hoggle
It ain't gonna hurt the little lady, is it?
Jareth
Oh, why the concern?
Hoggle
I won't do nothin to harm her.
Jareth
Oh, come, come, come, Hogbrain! I'm surprised at you, losing your head over a girl.
Hoggle
I ain't lost my head!
Jareth
You don't think a young girl could like a repulsive little scab like you, do you?
Hoggle
Well, she did say we was...
Jareth
What? Bosom companions? Friends?
[dangerously]
Hoggle
It don't matter.
Jareth
You'll give her that, Hoggle, or I'll dip you straight into the Bog of Eternal Stench before you can blink! And Hoggle! If she ever kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince.
[points at the peach angrily]
Hoggle
Y-you will?
Jareth
Prince of the Land of Stench!
[laughs]
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Frustration Over Invasion of Personal Space
Sarah
Someone has been in my room again. I hate that. I hate it!
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Frustration in a Challenging Environment
Sarah
What a horrible place this is! It's not fair!
Tim
That's right. It's not fair!
Tim
But that's only half of it!
Sarah
This was a dead end a minute ago.
Jim
No, that's the dead end behind you!
Sarah
It keeps changing! What am I supposed to do?
Tim
The only way out of here is to try one of these doors.
Jim
One of them leads to the castle at the centre of the Labyrinth, and the other one leads to...
Ralph
B-b-b-BOOM!
Jim
Certain death!
All Guards
Ooooooooh!
Sarah
Which one is which?
Tim
Er, we can't tell you.
Sarah
Why not?
Tim
We don't know!
Jim
But they do.
[looks up at top guards]
Sarah
Oh. Then I'll ask them.
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A Wish for Goblins to Take Away
Sarah
I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now.
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Facing Challenges Alone in the Labyrinth
Didymus
Well, come on!
Sarah
No! I have to face him alone.
Didymus
But why?
Sarah
Because... that's the way it's done.
Didymus
Well, if that is the way it is done, then that is the way you must do it. But, should you need us...
Hoggle
Yes, should you need us...
Sarah
I'll call. Thank you.
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Unexpected Encounters in the Labyrinth
Jareth
Ahhh.... what have we here?
[in disguise as a bird-like beggar]
Hoggle
Uhhh, nothing!
Jareth
Nothing? Nothing?! Nothing?! Nothing, tra-la-la?!
[removing his disguise]
Hoggle
Your Majesty! What a NICE surprise.
Jareth
Hello, Hedgewart.
Sarah
Hogwart.
Hoggle
HOG-GLE!
Jareth
Hoggle... can it be that you're helping this girl?
Hoggle
Helping? In what sense?
Jareth
In the sense that you're leading her towards the castle?
Hoggle
No! No! I was taking her back to the beginning your Majesty.
Sarah
What?!
Hoggle
I told her I was gonna help her solve the Labyrinth, a little trickery on my part. But actually--
Jareth
What IS that plastic thing round your wrist?
[the bracelet Sarah has just given Hoggle in exchange for being led through the Labyrinth]
Hoggle
Oh...Oh this? Oh, my goodness, where did THIS come from?
[guiltily]
Jareth
Higgle...
Hoggle
Hoggle!
Jareth
Yes... If I thought for one second that you were betraying me, I'd be forced to suspend you head-first in the Bog of Eternal Stench.
Hoggle
AH NO, YOUR MAJESTY! NOT THE ETERNAL STENCH!
[grabs Jareth's knees]
Jareth
Oh YES, Hoggle! And you, Sarah - how are you enjoying my Labyrinth?
[throws him off]
Sarah
It's a piece of cake!
Jareth
Really? Then how about upping the stakes hmm?
[turns the clock forward to only 8 hours left]
Sarah
That's not fair!
Jareth
You say that so often! I wonder what your basis for comparison is. So the Labyrinth's a piece of cake, is it? Well let's see how you deal with this little slice...
[produces crystal; throws it down the corridor, where it becomes 'The Cleaners']
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Claiming My Power and Destiny
Sarah
Give me the ]. Through ] untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the ] that you have stolen. For my ] is as ] as yours, and my kingdom as ] — You have no ] over ].
[[child; [dangers; [child; [will (philosophy)|will; [strong; [great; [power; [Self|me]
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Misunderstanding in a Conversation with a Worm
Worm
Ello.
Sarah
Did you say... hello?
Worm
No, I said "Ello," but that's close enough.
Sarah
You're a worm aren't you?
Worm
Yeah, s'right.
Sarah
You dont by any chance know the way through this Labyrinth do you?
Worm
Who me? Naahh, I'm just a worm, heh.
Sarah
Oh.
Worm
Come inside and meet the missus.
Sarah
No, thank you, but I have to solve this Labyrinth. But there aren't any turns or any openings or anything, it just goes on and on!
Worm
Well, you ain't lookin right! It's FULL of openings, it's just you ain't seen em !
Sarah
Well, where are they?
Worm
There's one just across there its right in-front of ya.
Sarah
No there isn't.
Worm
Come inside and have a nice cuppa tea.
Sarah
But... there isn't an opening!
Worm
Course there is! You try walking through it, you'll see what I mean!
[laughs]
Sarah
What?
Worm
Go on, go on then!
Sarah
That's just wall! There's no way through.
Worm
Things are not always what they seem in this place. So, you can't take anything for granted.
Sarah
Hey!
[walks through the 'wall']
Worm
Hey, ang on!
Sarah
Thank you! That was incredibly helpful!
[starts to turn left]
Worm
Don't go that way!
Sarah
What was that?
Worm
I said, don't go that way! Never go that way!
Sarah
Oh... thanks!
Worm
If she had kept going down that way, she would've gone straight to that castle!
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Taking Things for Granted in the Labyrinth
Hoggle
You know your problem? You take too many things for granted. Take this Labyrinth: even if you get to the centre, you'll never get out again.
Sarah
That's your opinion.
Hoggle
Well, it's a lot better than yours!
Sarah
Thanks for nothing, Hogwart.
Hoggle
It's HOGGLE, and don't say I didn't warn you!
[growls]
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Understanding Fear and Cowardice in Adversity
Hoggle
You need to understand my position: I'm a coward. And Jareth scares me.
Sarah
What kind of position is that?
Hoggle
NO position! That's my point! And you wouldn't be so brave if you'd ever smelled the Bog of Eternal Stench. It's, it's...
Sarah
Is that all it does, it smells?
Hoggle
Oh, believe me, that's enough. But the worst thing is, if you so much as put a foot in the Bog of Stench, you'll smell bad for the rest of your life. It'll never wash off.
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Knowledge and Ignorance in the Labyrinth
Hoggle
This is an oubliette. Labyrinth's full of em.
Sarah
Really... how did you know that?
Hoggle
Oh, don't sound so smart! You don't even know what an oubliette is.
Sarah
Do you?
Hoggle
Yes. It's a place you put people... to forget about em!
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A Call for Quiet in the Labyrinth
Didymus
Open up! Open the door!
[loudly]
Sarah
Sssh! Sir, Didymus, we must go quietly.
Didymus
Open up! Open up right now!
[knocking on the door]
Sarah
Sir Didymus, you'll wake the guard!
Didymus
Well, let them all wake up! I shall fight you all to the death!
[hammers on the sleeping guard's helmet, almost waking him]
Sarah
Sir Didymus, for my sake, hush!
[restrains him]
Didymus
But of course, for thee, anything! But... I'm not a coward?
Sarah
No.
Didymus
And my sense of smell is keen?
Sarah
Of course--
Didymus
THEN I SHALL FIGHT ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE, ANYTIME!!!
[yelling]
Sarah
We all know! Now hush!
Didymus
I don't see why we're being so quiet. It's only a Goblin City!
[following the others inside]
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Unexpected Consequences of a Kind Gesture
Hoggle
What did you have to go and do a thing like that for?!
Sarah
You mean rescue you?
Hoggle
No! You kissed me!
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A Girl's Dilemma with Goblin Power
Sarah
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. And the baby was a spoiled child, and wanted everything for himself, and the young girl was practically a slave. But what no one knew is that the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the girl, and he had given her certain powers. So one night, when the baby had been particularly cruel to her, she called on the goblins for help! "Say your right words," the goblins said, "and we'll take the baby to the Goblin City. And you will be free." But the girl knew that the king would keep the baby in his castle for ever and ever and ever, and turn it into a goblin.
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A Request to the Goblin King
Sarah
You're him, aren't you? You're the Goblin King! I want my brother back, please, if it's all the same.
Jareth
What's said is said.
Sarah
But... I didn't mean it.
Jareth
Oh, you didn't?
Sarah
Please, where is he?
Jareth
You know very well where he is.
Sarah
Please bring him back. Please!
Jareth
Sarah... go back to your room. Play with your toys and your costumes. Forget about the baby.
Sarah
I can't.
Jareth
I've brought you... a gift.
Sarah
What is it?
Jareth
It's a crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way, and look into it, it'll show you your dreams. But this is no gift for an ordinary girl who takes care of a screaming baby. Do you want it? Then forget the baby!
[silence]
Sarah
I can't. It isn't that I don't appreciate what you're trying to do for me, but I want my brother back. He must be so scared--
Jareth
Sarah... don't defy me! You're no match for me, Sarah!
Sarah
But I have to have my brother back!
Jareth
He's there — in my castle. Do you still want to look for him?
[points]
Sarah
Is that... the castle beyond the Goblin City?
Jareth
Turn back, Sarah. Turn back before it's too late.
Sarah
I can't. Don't you understand that I can't?
Jareth
What a pity.
Sarah
It doesn't look that far.
Jareth
It's further than you think... and time is short. You have thirteen hours in which to solve the Labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes one of us... forever. Such a pity...
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Granting Permission in Unusual Circumstances
Didymus
I have sworn with my lifeblood no one shall pass this way without my permission.
Sarah
Well... May we have your permission?
Didymus
Well I, uh... I... that is, uh... hm... yes?
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Desire for Escape from a Troubling Situation
Sarah
Someone save me, someone take me away from this awful place!
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Naming a Child After Oneself
Jareth the Goblin King
I think I'll call him Jareth. He's got my eyes.
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Desire for Communication in Labyrinth
Sarah
You really wanted to talk to me, didn't you? Practically broke down the door.
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Doubts of Perseverance in a Labyrinth
Jareth
She's in the ]. Shut up! She should not have gotten as far as the oubliette, she should have given up by now.
[looking at Sarah through a crystal; [w:oubliette|oubliette; goblins laugh]
Goblin
She'll never give up.
Jareth
Won't she? The dwarf's about to lead her back to the beginning, she'll soon give up when she realises she has to start all over again.... Well, laugh!
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Discussion About Head Detachment
Fiery 1
Hey! Hey! Her head don't come off!
Sarah
Of course it doesn't!
Fiery 2
Hey! Where you going wit a head like that?!
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Friendship and Strength in Adversity
Sir Didymus
My brother! Canst thou summon up the very rocks?
Ludo
Sure. Rocks friends.
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Desperation in the Face of Adversity
Sarah
I can bear it no longer! Goblin King! Goblin King! Wherever you may be, take this child of mine far away from me!
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A Countdown to Possession by Jareth
Jareth the Goblin King
In nine hours and twenty-three minutes... you'll be mine!
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Conflict and Loyalty in a Fantasy Realm
Stepmother
She treats me like a wicked stepmother in a fairy story, no matter what I say.
Hoggle
The Cleaners, the Bog of Stench—you sure got his attention!
Hoggle
Let's get that rat who calls himself Jareth!
Bird Hat
It is so stimulating being your hat!
Goblin
Your mother is a fraggin aardvark!
Goblin Cannonball
I hit zumzing? Yes? No?
Fiery
It's against the rules to throw other people's heads.
Didymus
You're going the wrong way! The battle's BEHIND us!
Didymus
AMBROSIUS, if you don't turn around this second, I WILL NEVER FEED YOU AGAIN! That's better! Don't worry, Ambrosius, I think we have them surrounded! Now, if you throw down your weapons, I'll see that you're well treated!
[as Ambrosius charges out of the gates; a screeching sound is heard and Ambrosius comes back inside; looks at the goblins surrounding him]
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