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One of the most talented and outgoing prisoners in Felix’s acting troupe, Leggs is eventually chosen to play Caliban. A mixed-race veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Leggs is incarcerated because he turned to robbery and theft after the government failed to provide adequate PTSD treatment on his return from war. Leggs composes one of the most memorable parts of the prisoners’ play, a rap from Caliban’s perspective in which the villain triumphantly announces his freedom and identifies himself with marginalized communities of all kinds. Through his backstory and the art that he creates, Leggs suggests that people considered villainous and unacceptable by society—from the character of Caliban to the prisoners at Fletcher Correctional Center – are often pushed into these roles by the oppressive circumstances in which they live.
Leggs Quotes in Hag-Seed
The Hag-Seed quotes below are all either spoken by Leggs or refer to Leggs. 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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Chapter 28
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But my other name’s Hag-Seed, or that’s what he call me
He call me a lotta names, he play me a lotta games
He call me poison, a filth, a slave,
He prison me up to make me behave,
But I’m Hag-Seed!
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Chapter 38
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You called me dirty, you called me a scum,
You called me a criminal, a no-good bum,
But you’re a white-collar crook, you been cookin’ the books,
Rakin’ taxpayer money, we know what you took,
So who’s more monstrous…than you?
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Chapter 46
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Ain’t gonna any more lick your feet
Or walk behind you on the street,
Ain’t gonna get on the back of the bus,
And you can give our land right back to us!
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Leggs Quotes in Hag-Seed
The Hag-Seed quotes below are all either spoken by Leggs or refer to Leggs. 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:
).
Chapter 28
Quotes
But my other name’s Hag-Seed, or that’s what he call me
He call me a lotta names, he play me a lotta games
He call me poison, a filth, a slave,
He prison me up to make me behave,
But I’m Hag-Seed!
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Chapter 38
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You called me dirty, you called me a scum,
You called me a criminal, a no-good bum,
But you’re a white-collar crook, you been cookin’ the books,
Rakin’ taxpayer money, we know what you took,
So who’s more monstrous…than you?
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Chapter 46
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Ain’t gonna any more lick your feet
Or walk behind you on the street,
Ain’t gonna get on the back of the bus,
And you can give our land right back to us!
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