Citizen Kane

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CITIZEN KANE a man who got everything he wanted then lost it


M I S S

T OW NSEND

“This is an announcement– Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Monroe Norton announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Monroe Norton, to Mr. Charles Foster Kane.


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THOMPSO N “Wasn’t he ever in love with her?”

LELAND “He married for love. Love. That’s why he did everything. That’s why he went into politics. It seems we weren’t enough. He wanted all the voters to love him, too. As all he really wanted out of life was love. That’s Charlie’s story, how he lost it. You see, he just didn’t have any to give.”


E M ILY Are you coming, charles?

K A NE No. I’m staying here. I can fight this all alone.

E M ILY Charles. If you don’t listen to reason, it may be too late.


TH O MPS O N How about his second wife?

LELA N D

He said that she was a cross-section of the American public. I guess he couldn’t help it


K ANE

“You really like me, though. Even though you don’t know who I am.”

K ANE

“I’m glad you do.”


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SU SA N

“Oh, I surely do. You’ve been wonderful.” SU SA N


“Whatever I do, I do because I love you.�


You don’t love me. You want me to love you.


Please d


don’t go


NEZITIC ENAK


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