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Act One, pages 1-12

• The following version of this play was used to create this Lesson Plan. Tendulkar, Vijay. Silence! The Court Is in Session. Oxford University Press, 1978. English version.

• The play opens on an empty meeting hall with old furniture in it and a broken clock, portraits of national leaders, and the image of the god Ganesha on the wall.

• Samant enters and invites in Benare.

• Samant is carrying a lock and key, a green toy parrot, and a book.

• Benare is sucking her finger, and Samant asks her if she caught it in the lock.

• Benare dismisses his concern, saying that she feels “marvellous” and “wonderful” (1).

• Benare mentions the “others” (1) with whom she arrived at the station and who have fallen behind.

• Benare tells Samant she likes him twice and that he’s “nice” and a “very pure and good person” (2) and inquires about his wife...

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