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** Our first meeting Hades in the story proper, he's come to take Persephone back. When asked why he's there, Hades says "I missed you". The actor playing Hades usually says it with complete sincerity. He does miss his wife and wants to make her happy.

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** Our On first meeting Hades in the story proper, he's come to take Persephone back. When asked why he's there, Hades says "I missed you". The actor playing Hades usually says it with complete sincerity. He does miss his wife and wants to make her happy.
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*** Our first meeting Hades in the story proper, he's come to take Persephone back. When asked why he's there, Hades says "I've missed you". The actor playing Hades usually says it with complete sincerity. He does miss his wife and wants to make her happy.

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*** ** Our first meeting Hades in the story proper, he's come to take Persephone back. When asked why he's there, Hades says "I've "I missed you". The actor playing Hades usually says it with complete sincerity. He does miss his wife and wants to make her happy.
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*** Our first meeting Hades in the story proper, he's come to take Persephone back. When asked why he's there, Hades says "I've missed you". The actor playing Hades usually says it with complete sincerity. He does miss his wife and wants to make her happy.
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* Eurydice leaving for Hadestown. She is really only doing it out of practicality and is torn up about leaving Orpheus for it, but can't ignore that she's starving to death while Orpheus can't provide.

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* Eurydice leaving for Hadestown. She is really only doing it out of practicality and is torn up about leaving Orpheus for it, but can't ignore that she's starving to death while Orpheus can't provide. Her line, almost more of a whimper, of "Orpheus, I'm ''hungry,"'' is heart-breaking.

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* The pre-London versions of "Wait for Me," especially the 2010 concept album, were sadder than later entries for lacking the uplifting bridge and ending, as Orpheus quietly disappeared into the darkness of Hadestown while pleading for Eurydice to wait.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtKPTawlTs Wait For Me II]], as Orpheus and Eurydice leave Hadestown and Persephone and Hades look upon them from afar, clearly recognizing some of themselves in the young couple.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtKPTawlTs Wait For Me II]], as Orpheus and Eurydice leave Hadestown Hadestown, Hermes cautions Orpheus to be careful despite knowing how the tale will end, and Persephone and Hades look upon them from afar, clearly recognizing some of themselves in the young couple.


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** Pre-London versions of the song were more melancholy and felt like they were mourning in anticipation of the tragedy, with the Edmonton version having a unique acoustic guitar intro that underscored the sorrow.
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-->'''Persephone''': Hades, you let them go.\\
'''Hades''': I let them try.\\
'''Persephone''': And how about you and I? Are we going to try again?\\
'''Hades''': It's time for spring. We'll try again next fall.\\
'''Persephone''': [[ArcWords Wait for me?]]\\
'''Hades''': I will.

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-->'''Persephone''': -->'''Persephone:''' Hades, you let them go.\\
'''Hades''': '''Hades:''' I let them try.\\
'''Persephone''': '''Persephone:''' And how about you and I? Are we going to try again?\\
'''Hades''': '''Hades:''' It's time for spring. We'll try again next fall.\\
'''Persephone''': '''Persephone:''' [[ArcWords Wait for me?]]\\
'''Hades''': '''Hades:''' I will.



-->''It's a sad song.''
-->''It's a sad tale...''
-->''From way back when.''
-->''It's a sad song...''
-->''And that is how it ends.''
-->''That's how it goes.''
-->''Don't ask me why, brother.''
-->''Don't ask how...''
-->''He could have come so close.''
-->''The song was written...''
-->''Long ago...''

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-->''It's a sad song.''
-->''It's
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It's
a sad tale...''
-->''From
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From
way back when.''
-->''It's
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It's
a sad song...''
-->''And
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And
that is how it ends.''
-->''That's
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That's
how it goes.''
-->''Don't
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Don't
ask me why, brother.''
-->''Don't
\\
Don't
ask how...''
-->''He
\\
He
could have come so close.''
-->''The
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The
song was written...''
-->''Long
\\
Long
ago...''

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