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{{Freudian Excuse}}s in {{Theatre}}.
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-->'''Bozo:''' I was beat as a child!
-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
* Played for laughs in "Gee, Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where gang members sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various traumatic childhoods as "excuses" for their misbehavior. They also impersonate other authority figures who buy these excuses and tell "Krupke" to leave them alone.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,\\
My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",\\
My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,\\
Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
* Played for laughs in "Gee, Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where gang members sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various traumatic childhoods as "excuses" for their misbehavior. They also impersonate other authority figures who buy these excuses and tell "Krupke" to leave them alone.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,\\
My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",\\
My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,\\
Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
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-->'''Bozo:''' I was beat as a child!
-->'''Sluggo:'''child!\\
'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
*Played for laughs in In ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' The Jets playfully make a song, "Gee, Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where gang members sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various traumatic childhoods as "excuses" for their misbehavior. They also impersonate other authority figures who buy these excuses and tell "Krupke" to leave them alone.
--> My Daddyout of this.
-->''My daddy beats myMommy, my Mommy mommy\\
My mommy clobbersme,\\
me\\
MyGrandpa grandpa is a commie, my Grandma commie\\
My grandma pushes"tea",\\
tea\\
My sister wears amustache, my moustache\\
My brother wears adress,\\
Gloriosky! ''That's''dress\\
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm amess!
mess!''
** Or, in the alternate lyric from the stage play:
--->''My father is a bastard\\
My ma's an SOB\\
My grandpa's always plastered\\
My grandma pushes tea\\
My sister wears a moustache\\
My brother wears a dress\\
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess!''
-->'''Sluggo:'''
'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
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--> My Daddy
-->''My daddy beats my
My mommy clobbers
My
My grandma pushes
My sister wears a
My brother wears a
Gloriosky! ''That's''
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a
** Or, in the alternate lyric from the stage play:
--->''My father is a bastard\\
My ma's an SOB\\
My grandpa's always plastered\\
My grandma pushes tea\\
My sister wears a moustache\\
My brother wears a dress\\
Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess!''
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--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",\\
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,\\
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,\\
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
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* Described Played for laughs in "Officer "Gee, Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets gang members sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses traumatic childhoods as "excuses" for their misbehavior.
misbehavior. They also impersonate other authority figures who buy these excuses and tell "Krupke" to leave them alone.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbersme,
me,\\
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes"tea",
"tea",\\
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears adress,dress,\\
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a
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** At a later point the Jets claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
** At a later point the Jets claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
** At a later point the Jets claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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* In ''Theatre/AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
** At a later point
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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* In ''Theatre/AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for the way she acts as mayor.
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-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
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-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!defiled!
* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
** At a later point the Jets claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
** At a later point the Jets claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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* In the musical adaptation of ''Theatre/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
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* In the musical adaptation of ''Theatre/TheToxicAvenger'', ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
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** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine.
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** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine. Of course, the whole point of the song is to show one of the members how to "game" the system by feeding whomever he's talking to at the moment whatever line they want to hear.
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** Ultimately subverted. After being through the entire system, it turns out that, no, the Jets are just work-shy, shifty punks.
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** Ultimately subverted. After being through the entire system, it turns out that, no, At a later point the Jets are claim to just be work-shy, shifty punks.
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--> like be a soda jerker, but then which means I'd be a slob!
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--> Goodnes gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
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--> Goodnes Goodness gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!jerk!
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine.
** Ultimately subverted. At the end of the song, the "authority figures" (actually the Jets themselves) do a quick rundown, before finally concluding that the ''real'' problem is Krupke, and if he'd just leave them alone, everything would be fine.
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** Ultimately subverted. After being through the entire system, it turns out that, no, the Jets are just work-shy, shift-less punks.
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** Ultimately subverted. After being through the entire system, it turns out that, no, the Jets are just work-shy, shift-less shifty punks.
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** Ultimately subverted. After being through the entire system, it turns out that, no, the Jets are just work-shy, shift-less punks.
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, but then I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodnes gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
--> Dear kindly social worker, they tell me get a job
--> like be a soda jerker, but then I'd be a slob!
--> It's not I'm anti-social, I'm only anti-work
--> Goodnes gracious! That's why I'm a jerk!
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* In the musical adaptation of ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
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* In the musical adaptation of ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'', ''Theatre/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
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* In this case it's the hero rather than the villain, but the titular protagonist of the Theatre/{{Mrs Hawking}} play series has harbored bitter resentment towards her father ever since, after ignoring her for most of her life, he forced her to get married whether she wanted to or not. It was a major contributing factor in her present-day inability to trust men.
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* In this case it's the hero rather than the villain, but the titular protagonist of the Theatre/{{Mrs Hawking}} play series has harbored bitter resentment towards her father ever since, after ignoring her for most of her life, he forced her to get married whether she wanted to or not. It was a major contributing factor in her present-day inability to trust men.men.
* In the musical adaptation of ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
-->'''Bozo:''' I was beat as a child!
-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
* In the musical adaptation of ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'', the town bullies Bozo and Sluggo give excuses for their bullying during the song "Get the Geek".
-->'''Bozo:''' I was beat as a child!
-->'''Sluggo:''' I was touched and defiled!
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'''Farquaad's Father:''' ''Abandoned'' you?! You were twenty-eight! ''[[BasementDweller And living in my basement!]]''
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'''Farquaad's Father:''' ''Abandoned'' you?! You were twenty-eight! ''[[BasementDweller And living in my basement!]]''basement!]]''
* In this case it's the hero rather than the villain, but the titular protagonist of the Theatre/{{Mrs Hawking}} play series has harbored bitter resentment towards her father ever since, after ignoring her for most of her life, he forced her to get married whether she wanted to or not. It was a major contributing factor in her present-day inability to trust men.
* In this case it's the hero rather than the villain, but the titular protagonist of the Theatre/{{Mrs Hawking}} play series has harbored bitter resentment towards her father ever since, after ignoring her for most of her life, he forced her to get married whether she wanted to or not. It was a major contributing factor in her present-day inability to trust men.
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* In ''Theatre/PokemonTheMewsical'', Giovanni's mother killed his pet Pikachu, prompting him to capture Ash's, as he wants to believe it's his old Pikachu.
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* In ''Theatre/PokemonTheMewsical'', Giovanni's mother killed his pet Pikachu, prompting him to capture Ash's, as he wants to believe it's his old Pikachu.Pikachu.
* In ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'', Lord Farquaad's backstory is delivered in "The Ballad of Farquaad" about [[MissingMom his mother]] that died when he was young and his [[ParentalNeglect distant father]] that [[ParentalAbandonment left him alone in the woods]] when he was younger. Subverted later when it turns out that his past [[UnreliableNarrator wasn't as hopeless as he made it out to be]].
-->'''Farquaad:''' No father of mine would've abandoned me in the woods as a child!\\
'''Farquaad's Father:''' ''Abandoned'' you?! You were twenty-eight! ''[[BasementDweller And living in my basement!]]''
* In ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'', Lord Farquaad's backstory is delivered in "The Ballad of Farquaad" about [[MissingMom his mother]] that died when he was young and his [[ParentalNeglect distant father]] that [[ParentalAbandonment left him alone in the woods]] when he was younger. Subverted later when it turns out that his past [[UnreliableNarrator wasn't as hopeless as he made it out to be]].
-->'''Farquaad:''' No father of mine would've abandoned me in the woods as a child!\\
'''Farquaad's Father:''' ''Abandoned'' you?! You were twenty-eight! ''[[BasementDweller And living in my basement!]]''
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* Bradley and Tilden were abused by their parents in ''Theatre/BuriedChild'', leading to Bradley's aggressive nature and Tilden's dissociation.
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* Bradley and Tilden were abused by their parents in ''Theatre/BuriedChild'', leading to Bradley's aggressive nature and Tilden's dissociation.dissociation.
* In ''Theatre/PokemonTheMewsical'', Giovanni's mother killed his pet Pikachu, prompting him to capture Ash's, as he wants to believe it's his old Pikachu.
* In ''Theatre/PokemonTheMewsical'', Giovanni's mother killed his pet Pikachu, prompting him to capture Ash's, as he wants to believe it's his old Pikachu.
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* In ''Theatre/HowILearnedToDrive ''Lil Bit comes to the conclusion that her abusive Uncle Peck was abused as well "Now that I'm old enough, there are some questions I would have liked to have asked him. Who did it to you, Uncle Peck? How old were you? Were you eleven?"
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* In ''Theatre/HowILearnedToDrive ''Lil Bit comes to the conclusion that her abusive Uncle Peck was abused as well "Now that I'm old enough, there are some questions I would have liked to have asked him. Who did it to you, Uncle Peck? How old were you? Were you eleven?"eleven?"
* Bradley and Tilden were abused by their parents in ''Theatre/BuriedChild'', leading to Bradley's aggressive nature and Tilden's dissociation.
* Bradley and Tilden were abused by their parents in ''Theatre/BuriedChild'', leading to Bradley's aggressive nature and Tilden's dissociation.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
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* In ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie "Roxie" that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
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--> My Daddy beats my Mommy, my Mommy clobbers me,
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
--> My Grandpa is a commie, my Grandma pushes "tea",
--> My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress,
--> Gloriosky! ''That's'' why I'm a mess!
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** In the Swedish version of the show, Molokov gets "Glöm Mig Om Du Kan" (roughly translated to "Forget Me If You Can"), where his devotion to the Russian Revolution causes his lover Natasha to leave him. As such, his believe in sacrifice for the greater good motivates his manipulations throughout the show.
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** In the Swedish version of the show, Molokov gets "Glöm Mig Om Du Kan" (roughly translated to "Forget Me If You Can"), where it's revealed his devotion to the Russian Revolution causes caused his lover Natasha to leave him. As such, his believe in sacrifice for the greater good motivates his manipulations throughout the show.
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** In the Swedish version of the show, Molokov gets "Glöm Mig Om Du Kan" (roughly translated to "Forget Me If You Can"), where his devotion to the Russian Revolution causes his lover Natasha to leave him. As such, his believe in sacrifice for the greater good motivates his manipulations throughout the show.
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* In ''AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for the way she acts as mayor.
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* In ''AllShookUp'' ''Theatre/AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for the way she acts as mayor.
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* In ''Theatre/HowILearnedToDrive ''Lil Bit comes to the conclusion that her abusive Uncle Peck was abused as well "Now that I'm old enough, there are some questions I would have liked to have asked him. Who did it to you, Uncle Peck? How old were you? Were you eleven?"
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* The trope namer is Freud's essay "Character Types Encountered in Psychoanalytic Work," in which he argues that we sympathize with the Duke of Gloucester in Shakespeare's ''{{Richard III}}'' because, in the play's opening monologue, he explains that he is evil because he is ugly: "What he is saying is: Nature has committed a grave injustice in denying me the comeliness of form that wins the love of others. Life owes me some compensation and I shall have it."
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* The trope namer is Freud's essay "Character Types Encountered in Psychoanalytic Work," in which he argues that we sympathize with the Duke of Gloucester in Shakespeare's ''{{Richard III}}'' ''Theatre/RichardIII'' because, in the play's opening monologue, he explains that he is evil because he is ugly: "What he is saying is: Nature has committed a grave injustice in denying me the comeliness of form that wins the love of others. Life owes me some compensation and I shall have it."
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* The trope namer is Freud's essay "Character Types Encountered in Psychoanalytic Work," in which he argues that we sympathize with the Duke of Gloucester in Shakespeare's Richard III because, in the play's opening monologue, he explains that he is evil because he is ugly: "What he is saying is: Nature has committed a grave injustice in denying me the comeliness of form that wins the love of others. Life owes me some compensation and I shall have it."
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* The trope namer is Freud's essay "Character Types Encountered in Psychoanalytic Work," in which he argues that we sympathize with the Duke of Gloucester in Shakespeare's Richard III ''{{Richard III}}'' because, in the play's opening monologue, he explains that he is evil because he is ugly: "What he is saying is: Nature has committed a grave injustice in denying me the comeliness of form that wins the love of others. Life owes me some compensation and I shall have it."
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* The trope namer is Freud's essay "Character Types Encountered in Psychoanalytic Work," in which he argues that we sympathize with the Duke of Gloucester in Shakespeare's Richard III because, in the play's opening monologue, he explains that he is evil because he is ugly: "What he is saying is: Nature has committed a grave injustice in denying me the comeliness of form that wins the love of others. Life owes me some compensation and I shall have it."
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Dead Little Sister was renamed to Cynicism Catalyst. Misuse and Zero Context Examples are being purged.
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* The actor playing Cox in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead wife and son]]), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
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* The actor playing Cox in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead (dead wife and son]]), son), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''WestSideStory'', ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
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* The actor playing [[CompleteMonster Cox]] in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead wife and son]]), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
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* The actor playing [[CompleteMonster Cox]] Cox in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead wife and son]]), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
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* In ''{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
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* In ''{{Chicago}}'', ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
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* Described in "Officer Krupke" in ''WestSideStory'', where the Jets sing a mocking song to a (not present) police officer describing various excuses for their misbehavior.
* Joseph Pitt from ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' had a rough relationship with his now-gone father. During a phone conversation with his mother, he asks if his father ever loved him. She dodges the question. When he tells her that he's gay, she snaps that he knows damn well his father never loved him, and that's no excuse for him to be acting up like this.
** Later on, discussing her son's homosexuality with his wife, she says "...they think it's mothers who are close to their sons that cause this. Well, guess we disproved that theory, he and I."
* Freddie's song "Pity the Child" in ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'':
-->Pity the child who has ambition\\
Knows what he wants to do\\
Knows that he'll never fit the system\\
Others expect him to\\
Pity the child who knew his parents\\
Saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes\\
Pity a child that wise
* The actor playing [[CompleteMonster Cox]] in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead wife and son]]), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
* In ''AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for the way she acts as mayor.
* In ''{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
* Joseph Pitt from ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' had a rough relationship with his now-gone father. During a phone conversation with his mother, he asks if his father ever loved him. She dodges the question. When he tells her that he's gay, she snaps that he knows damn well his father never loved him, and that's no excuse for him to be acting up like this.
** Later on, discussing her son's homosexuality with his wife, she says "...they think it's mothers who are close to their sons that cause this. Well, guess we disproved that theory, he and I."
* Freddie's song "Pity the Child" in ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'':
-->Pity the child who has ambition\\
Knows what he wants to do\\
Knows that he'll never fit the system\\
Others expect him to\\
Pity the child who knew his parents\\
Saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes\\
Pity a child that wise
* The actor playing [[CompleteMonster Cox]] in the stage version of ''{{Literature/Nation}}'' decided to give his character one of these ([[DeadLittleSister dead wife and son]]), as his [[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ayEcNgkBCeQJ:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/download.php%3Fid%3D6762+%22paul+chahidi%22+cox&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShciac0PNAWpmYcYGcDZUqxybD0K_hlyA67IHGZokbSo0Hl2lJQijH_Ukx8u57HrvtyIn4z_S1CNzBswhe2geAtts3fnY3YcPqZmULNIgvyodRYS5A1HEvAZBhwMXONOuckAwf6&sig=AHIEtbTJ63MjxZjs9eS5gedGCiz8gGrsAA diary exercise]] for the character reveals (on page 22).
* In ''AllShookUp'' Matilda has one for the way she acts as mayor.
* In ''{{Chicago}}'', Roxie Hart sings a line in the song Roxie that goes "And the audience loves me. And I love them. And they love me for loving them, And I love them for loving me. And we love each other. That's because none of us got enough love in our childhoods."
