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Cory tells Troy he quit his job and will not resume it until after football season. Troy is furious.
Act 1, Scene 3Troy talks about his father. Cory is mad at Troy for getting him removed from the football team.
Act 1, Scene 4Troy and Rose fight about his pregnant mistress. Troy grabs Rose, and Cory hits him.
Act 2, Scene 1Alberta dies in childbirth. Troy has Gabriel committed to an institution.
Act 2, Scene 2Troy brings home the baby, Raynell; Rose agrees to raise her but tells Troy he is a "womanless man."
Act 2, Scene 3Cory returns; Rose convinces him to go to Troy's funeral. Gabriel opens the gates of heaven to Troy.
Act 2, Scene 5| Scene | Summary |
|---|---|
| Act 1, Scene 1 | The play opens on a Friday evening as Troy, a powerfully built 53-year-old black man, and Jim Bono, his longtime friend,... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | The next morning while hanging laundry, Rose sings a song about Jesus building a fence around her for protection. Troy c... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | A few hours later Cory returns home, and Rose warns him Troy is angry because he expected Cory to help build the fence. ... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 4 | On a Friday night two weeks later, Cory sneaks off to play football, with Rose's complicity. Troy and Bono come from wor... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | The next morning Cory tells Rose he is not quitting the team no matter what Troy says. As Cory goes into the house, Troy... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | Scene 2 takes place six months later with Rose and Troy on the porch. Rose complains that although Troy comes home each ... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | Three days later Troy brings Raynell to the house. After talking to the baby, Troy addresses Rose and says he cannot den... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 4 | Two months later Lyons stops by hurridly to pay back his father the 20 dollars he owes him. While there, Lyons talks to ... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 5 | Seven years have passed, and it is the day of Troy's funeral. Raynell is in the front yard looking after her little gard... Read More |
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