A Mini-Play: Pugnacity!

3-Act Play in 12 lines

Jill: “What gets you out of bed in the morning?”

Jack: “Pugnacity.”

Jill: “As in, a readiness to quarrel and fight?”

Jack: “Yes.”

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Jill: “Against What?”

Jack: “Being.”

Jill: “As in being alive?”

Jack: “As in its Nemesis.”

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Jill: “Death?”

Jack: “That's the One.”

Jill: “Wouldn’t living to the fullest serve you better?”

Jack: “Yes! With Pugnacity!”

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