Jerusalem

by

Jez Butterworth

Lee Character Analysis

Lee is one of Johnny’s friends, who is often seen with Davey. After the fair, he plans to leave England for good to live in Australia. Although Lee is generally kind to Johnny and enjoys hanging around him, he admits to saving the video of Frank and Danny urinating on Johnny for his own amusement.

Lee Quotes in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem quotes below are all either spoken by Lee or refer to Lee. 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:
Lies and Myths Theme Icon
).
Act 1 Quotes

DAVEY: They’ve got a point, though, haven’t they? I’m not being funny, right, but if you’re sat in your brand-new house you’ve sweat your bollocks off to buy, and find out four hundred yards away there’s some ogre living in a wood…I bet it never said in the brochure: ‘Detached house, three beds with garden overlooking wood with free troll. Free ogre what loves trance music, deals cheap spliff and whizz, don’t pay no tax, and has probably got AIDS. Guaranteed non-stop aggravation and danger.’ I bet that weren’t in the brochure.

Related Characters: Davey (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Ginger, Parsons, Fawcett, Lee
Page Number: 21
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Act 2 Quotes

LEE: Ley lines is lines of ancient energy, stretching across the landscape. Linking ancient sites. Like this one, the one you’ve got her goes…(Thinks.) Avebury Standing Stones, through Silbury Hill, right down to Stonehenge, and on to Glastonbury. That ley line comes clean through here. We’re standing on it right now. Seriously. If you was a Druid, this wood is holy. This is holy land.

Related Characters: Lee (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Tanya
Page Number: 66
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TROY: And, you know what they done? They undone their flies and they pissed on you too. All overs you. On your face. In your hair. In your mouth. Took photos with their phones. Sent it to everyone. I bet Lee there’s got it on his phone. Pea. Tanya. I know Davey has. He filmed it. Show him, Davey. Show Rooster what you done. They told me all the stories, Rooster. Took me right back. Nothing changes up here.

Related Characters: Troy Whitworth (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Phaedra , Davey, Lee
Page Number: 75
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Lee Quotes in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem quotes below are all either spoken by Lee or refer to Lee. 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:
Lies and Myths Theme Icon
).
Act 1 Quotes

DAVEY: They’ve got a point, though, haven’t they? I’m not being funny, right, but if you’re sat in your brand-new house you’ve sweat your bollocks off to buy, and find out four hundred yards away there’s some ogre living in a wood…I bet it never said in the brochure: ‘Detached house, three beds with garden overlooking wood with free troll. Free ogre what loves trance music, deals cheap spliff and whizz, don’t pay no tax, and has probably got AIDS. Guaranteed non-stop aggravation and danger.’ I bet that weren’t in the brochure.

Related Characters: Davey (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Ginger, Parsons, Fawcett, Lee
Page Number: 21
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 2 Quotes

LEE: Ley lines is lines of ancient energy, stretching across the landscape. Linking ancient sites. Like this one, the one you’ve got her goes…(Thinks.) Avebury Standing Stones, through Silbury Hill, right down to Stonehenge, and on to Glastonbury. That ley line comes clean through here. We’re standing on it right now. Seriously. If you was a Druid, this wood is holy. This is holy land.

Related Characters: Lee (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Tanya
Page Number: 66
Explanation and Analysis:

TROY: And, you know what they done? They undone their flies and they pissed on you too. All overs you. On your face. In your hair. In your mouth. Took photos with their phones. Sent it to everyone. I bet Lee there’s got it on his phone. Pea. Tanya. I know Davey has. He filmed it. Show him, Davey. Show Rooster what you done. They told me all the stories, Rooster. Took me right back. Nothing changes up here.

Related Characters: Troy Whitworth (speaker), Johnny “Rooster” Byron, Phaedra , Davey, Lee
Page Number: 75
Explanation and Analysis: