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Joel Davis/Papa D
The State is Lyle Britten’s defense attorney when Lyle is tried for the murder of Richard Henry. The State effectively attempts to put Richard’s character on trial to prejudice the white jury in Lyle’s favor, pursuing overtly racist lines of questioning to suggest Richard was a dangerous drug addict, a “pimp,” and a “rapist.”
The State Quotes in Blues for Mister Charlie
The Blues for Mister Charlie quotes below are all either spoken by The State or refer to The State. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 3
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Lorenzo: They been asking me about photographs they say he was carrying and they been asking me about a gun I never saw. No. It wasn’t like that. He was a beautiful cat, and they killed him.
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Juanita: I am not responsible for your imagination.
Meridian: I don’t think that the alleged object was my son’s type at all!
The State: And you are a minister?
Meridian: I think I may be beginning to become one.
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The State Quotes in Blues for Mister Charlie
The Blues for Mister Charlie quotes below are all either spoken by The State or refer to The State. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 3
Quotes
Lorenzo: They been asking me about photographs they say he was carrying and they been asking me about a gun I never saw. No. It wasn’t like that. He was a beautiful cat, and they killed him.
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Juanita: I am not responsible for your imagination.
Meridian: I don’t think that the alleged object was my son’s type at all!
The State: And you are a minister?
Meridian: I think I may be beginning to become one.
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