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The Fat Prince
A foot soldier who is in love with the servant-girl and protagonist, Grusha. After proposing marriage to Grusha early on in the play, before the Fat Prince’s coup, Simon is quickly separated from his beloved when he is called away to war. Grusha promises Simon she will wait for him, but after she adopts Michael Abashwili as her own, she finds herself helpless and needing to secure a husband and a home for herself and her child. When Simon returns from war years later, he finds Grusha living in the Northern mountains, married and caring for a young son (which he assumes is a product of the marriage). Simon is distraught, but later supports Grusha when she is brought to trial in Nuka. In the end, Simon and Grusha are happily reunited, and the judge Azdak divorces Grusha from her husband so that she is free to marry Simon.
Simon Shashava Quotes in The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The The Caucasian Chalk Circle quotes below are all either spoken by Simon Shashava or refer to Simon Shashava. 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
Quotes
“While you fought in the battle, soldier, the bloody battle, the bitter battle, I found a helpless infant. I had not the heart to destroy him. I had to care for a creature that was lost. I had to stoop for breadcrumbs on the floor. I had to break myself for that which was not mine, that which was other people’s. Someone must help! For the little tree needs water. The lamb loses its way when the shepherd is asleep and its cry is unheard!”
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Simon Shashava Quotes in The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The The Caucasian Chalk Circle quotes below are all either spoken by Simon Shashava or refer to Simon Shashava. 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
“While you fought in the battle, soldier, the bloody battle, the bitter battle, I found a helpless infant. I had not the heart to destroy him. I had to care for a creature that was lost. I had to stoop for breadcrumbs on the floor. I had to break myself for that which was not mine, that which was other people’s. Someone must help! For the little tree needs water. The lamb loses its way when the shepherd is asleep and its cry is unheard!”
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