Questions tagged [david-mamet]
Questions about the works of the American playwright, film director and screenwriter David Mamet (born 1947) or his life as a writer.
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Meaning of "See you at the A and P" in Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet
In Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, what does Fox mean by "See you at A and P
"? Here:
KAREN: I don't belong here.
FOX: Well, I can help you out on that. You
ever come on the lot again, I'm going to ...
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Meaning of "Going back to one's Tribal Caves" in Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet
In Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, what does Gould mean by "go back in their Tribal Caves"?
Here:
“Yes, and you get ready, now: you get ready ’cause they’re going to
plot, they’re going to plot ...
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What does "speed the plow" mean in David Mamet's play?
What does Speed-the-Plow mean in David Mamet's play? I know that it is a traditional song that farmers sang to ask God to bless their crops. But I can't figure out the relationship between the meaning ...
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