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dialogue prompts taken from or inspired by the movie  CINDERELLA  (2015).   please feel free to change the sentences for pronouns and context as you see fit!

‘ do you still believe that they understand you? ’

‘ who looks after us? ’

‘ I believe in everything. ’

‘ when I am king,  you shall be queen. ’

‘ you must love me for I love you. ’

‘ sorrow can come to any kingdom no matter how happy. ’

‘ I want to tell you a secret. ’

‘ have courage and be kind. ’

‘ you have more kindness in your little finger than most people possess in their whole body. ’

‘ I must go very soon, my love.  please forgive me. ’

‘ time passed and pain turned to memory. ’

‘ and if ever there were a man happier in his fortunes,  I know him not. ’

‘ I do love a happy ending,  don’t you? ’

‘ it’s time,  perhaps,  to begin a new chapter. ’

‘ you’re worried about telling me,  but you mustn’t be. ’

‘ do you think I am,  maybe allowed,  one last chance? ’

‘ you have such pretty hair. ’

‘ how charming,  how perfectly charming. ’

‘ and in all that time they never thought to decorate? ’

‘ hush,  they’ll think you are in earnest. ’

‘ fortune favours me again. ’

‘ oh, look who’s having a party of their own. ’

‘ just what—  yes,  what do you think you’re up to? ’

‘ you’re missing the party. ’

‘ I imagine it’s much like all the other ones. ’

‘ I’m leaving first thing. ’

‘ but you’re hardly back from the last trip. ’

‘ do you have to go? ’

‘ it’s just a few months. ’

‘ bring me the first branch your shoulder brushes on your journey. ’

‘ that’s what I really want, for you to come back, no matter what. ’

‘ I always leave a part of me behind. ’

‘ you’re the very heart of this place. ’

‘ sometimes I could scratch your eyes out! ’

‘ perhaps you’d like to share it? ’

‘ so this is where you take refuge? ’

‘ can’t you see?  none of that matters. ’

‘ we’re ruined. ’

‘ it must have been very difficult for you. ’

‘ I thought breakfast was ready. ’

‘ I was only mending the fire. ’

‘ what’s that on your face? ’

‘ do clean yourself up. ’

‘ you are too clever. ’

‘ wouldn’t you prefer to eat when all the work is done? ’

‘ names have power. ’

‘ I’m alright but you’ve nearly frightened the life out of him! ’

‘ what’s he ever done to you that you should chase him about? ’

‘ he is a friend of yours? ’

‘ I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine,  and I just felt he had a great deal left to do with his life. ’

‘ what do they call you? ’

‘ you shouldn’t be this deep in the forest alone. ’

‘ I’m not alone,  I’m with you. ’

‘ you don’t know who I am? ’

‘ you’re an apprentice? ’

‘ do they treat you well? ’

‘ it’s not your doing. ’

‘ it’s not so very bad,  others have it worse I’m sure. ’

‘ just because it’s what’s done doesn’t mean it’s what should be done. ’

‘ then you’ll leave him alone, won’t you? ’

‘ I hope to see you again. ’

‘ you’ve only met her once. ’

‘ your business is my business. ’

‘ I shall endeavour to please, but I can’t work miracles. ’

‘ it’s a dangerous world. ’

‘ the wars have brought sorrow on us all. ’

‘ I wouldn’t mind a bit of a jolly. ’

‘ I’m on the ground. I’m literally on the ground. ’

‘ you don’t look well. not at all.’

‘ why do you stay there when they treat you so? ’

‘ it’s my home. ’

‘ I shall trick him into loving me,  see if I don’t! ’

‘ this is the most hugest news! ’

‘ why are you still here? ’

‘ that’s very thoughtful of you. ’

‘ you’re too ambitious for your own good. ’

‘ I only want to see my friend. ’

‘ every girl in the kingdom will be chasing the prince. ’

‘ you must get there first before the seamstress is drowning in work. ’

‘ wake up, your royal highness. you’re in a daze. ’

‘ it’s that girl, I can’t stop thinking about her. ’

‘ I don’t know anything about her. ’

‘ let it not mean we harbour dark thoughts against each other. ’

‘ I wouldn’t dream of poisoning you before we leave. ’

‘ blood is so much thicker than water. ’

‘ what will he be like, I wonder. ’

‘ what does it matter what he’s like? he’s rich beyond reason. ’

‘ wouldn’t you like to know a bit about him before you marry him? ’

‘ all men are fools. the sooner you learn that, the better. ’

‘ you are every bit as ugly within, as you are fair without. ’

‘ besides,  I did have a little help. ’

‘ I don’t want to ruin anything. ’

‘ this thing is so old-fashioned, it’s practically falling to pieces. ’

‘ it’s a ridiculous, old-fashioned joke! ’

‘ that is what you are, and that is what you’ll always be. ’

‘ now, mark my words!  you shall not go to the ball. ’

‘ I said I’d have courage but I don’t, not anymore. ’

‘ I don’t believe anymore. ’

‘ why are you crying? ’

‘ what is a bowl of milk? nothing. but kindness makes it everything. ’

‘ how do you know me? who are you? ’

‘ I should think you’d have worked that one out. ’

‘ they’re just made up for children. ’

‘ this will be a first for me. always interesting. ’

‘ you’re making me nervous, actually. ’

‘ shall I shut my eyes? ’

‘ oh for heaven’s sake, let’s just go for it! ’

‘ you see the trick is... actually I’ve forgotten what the trick is. ’

‘ is that what you meant to do? ’

‘ do you think that’s what I meant to do? ’

‘ my dress—  can you mend it? ’ 

‘ it’s beautiful. ’

‘ are these the best you have? ’

‘ it’s alright, no one will see them. ’

‘ no no, they’ll ruin the whole look.  take them off.  really quite hideous. ’

‘ you really must go now. ’

‘ off you go, for you shall go to the ball. ’

‘ that’s more than enough time. ’

‘ who are you looking for? ’

‘ I know your head’s been turned. ’

‘ you are as handsome as your picture. ’

‘ your little kingdom is enchanting. ’

‘ I hope you will not find our little kingdom too confining. ’

‘ enjoy it while it lasts. ’

‘ if I may, that is—  it would give me the greatest pleasure if you would do me the honour of letting me lead you through this first dance. ’

‘ they’re all looking at you. ’

‘ so you’re the prince. ’

‘ I thought you might treat me differently if you knew. ’

‘ no more surprises? ’

‘ I hate myself in paintings. ’

‘ no one’s ever painted my portrait. ’

‘ won’t they miss you at the ball? ’

‘ let’s not go back just yet. ’

‘ I’m expected to marry for advantage. ’

‘ surely you have a right to your own heart. ’

‘ your secret is safe with me. ’

‘ I have never shown this place to anyone. ’

‘ won’t you tell me who you really are? ’

‘ I took a walk in the rain to cheer myself up. ’

‘ we did not communicate through mere words. our souls met. ’

‘ it really was like a dream. better than a dream. ’

‘ you needn’t be alone. ’

‘ you must marry for love. ’

‘ did you steal it? ’

‘ nothing is ever given. for everything, we must pay and pay. ’

‘ kindness is free. love is free. ’

‘ love is not free. ’

‘ best to leave it to me. that way we all get what we want. ’

‘ I will protect you no matter what becomes of me. ’

‘ why are you so cruel? ’

‘ I have tried to be kind to you, though no one deserves to be treated as you have treated me. ’

‘ are you threatening me? ’

‘ lose heart and gain wisdom. ’

‘ fate may yet be kind to us. ’

‘ if you love me, I will love you. ’

‘ what sweet singing. makes me want to tarry just a little. ’

‘ I forbid you to do this. ’

‘ are you an empress? a saint? a deity? ’

‘ just remember who you are, you wretch! ’

‘ this is perhaps the greatest risk that any of us will take. to be seen as we truly are. ’

‘ I have no carriage, no parents, no dowry. ’

‘ will you take me as I am? ’

‘ I forgive you. ’

‘ are you ready? ’

dialogue prompts taken from or inspired by the movie  PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005).   please feel free to change the sentences for pronouns and context as you see fit!

‘ do you not want to know who has taken it? ’ 

‘ I doubt I have any choice in the matter. ’

‘ have you no compassion for my poor nerves? ’

‘ so will you come to the ball tomorrow? ’

‘ if every person in this room does not end the evening completely in love with you then I am no judge of beauty. ’

‘ they are not all bad. ’ 

‘ one of these days, someone will catch your eye and then you'll have to watch your tongue. ’

‘ do you dance? ’

‘ so what do you recommend, to encourage affection? ’

‘ only the deepest love will persuade me into matrimony. ’

‘ you're a great deal too apt to like people in general, you know. ’

‘ I still cannot believe what he said about you. ’

‘ I doubt we shall ever speak again. ’

‘ oh,  please! it’s ten in the morning. ’

‘ do not be alarmed. excepting a sore throat, a fever, and a headache there is nothing much wrong with me. ’

‘ good lord, did you walk here? ’

‘ it’s all going according to plan. ’

‘ I never saw such a woman, she would certainly be a fearsome thing to behold. ’

‘ would you consider pride a fault or a virtue? ’

‘ my good opinion, once lost, is lost forever. ’

‘ I don't know how to thank you. ’

‘ he can turn us out of the house as soon as he pleases. ’

‘ how happy for you, to possess the talent for flattering with such delicacy. ’

‘ shall we all look for some ribbon together? ’

‘ how do you like my ribbons for your ball? ’

‘ you may well be surprised, especially given our cold greeting this afternoon. ’

‘ oh no, it is not for me to be driven away. ’

‘ if you wish to avoid seeing me, you must go, not I. ’

‘ I hope never to encounter him. ’

‘ may I have the next dance? ’

‘ it would be most inconvenient since I have sworn to loathe you for all eternity. ’

‘ please advise me of what you would like most to hear. ’

‘ do you talk as a rule while dancing? ’

‘ I prefer to be unsociable and taciturn. ’ 

‘ why do you ask such a question? ’

‘ and what have you discovered? ’

‘ I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly. ’

‘ I hope to afford you more clarity in the future. ’

‘ what interesting relatives you have. ’

‘ almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life. ’

‘ and now nothing remains for me but to assure you in the most animated language of the violence of my affections. ’

‘ you are too hasty!  you forget that I have made no answer. ’

‘ you could not make happy and I'm convinced I'm the last person in the world who could make you happy. ’

‘ go back now and say you've changed your mind! ’

‘ there's no earthly reason why I shouldn't be as happy with him as any other. ’

‘ not all of us can afford to be romantic. ’

‘ I've been offered a comfortable home and protection, there's a lot to be thankful for. ’

‘ I'm plain and I have no money and no prospects. ’

‘ do not make yourself uneasy, about your apparel. ’

‘ your mother must have been quite a slave to your education. ’

‘ upon my word, you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person. ’

‘ no excellence can be acquired without constant practice. ’

‘ you would be in nobody's way, you know, in that part of the house. ’

‘ I am well enough acquainted with you, to know I cannot alarm you even should I wish it. ’

‘ I do not have the talent of conversing easily with people I have never met before. ’

‘ I came to  ___  with the single object of seeing you. l had to see you. ’

‘ I love you. Most ardently. ’

‘ I appreciate the struggle you have been through, and I am very sorry to have caused you pain. ’

‘ I'm sure that the feelings which, as you've told me, have hindered your regard, will help you in overcoming it. ’

‘ might I ask why, with so little endeavour at civility, I am thus repulsed? ’

‘ I suppose you suspect that his fortune had same bearing on the matter? ’

‘ what excuse can you give for your behaviour to him? ’

‘ you take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns! ’

‘ oh yes, your misfortunes have been very great indeed! ’

‘ you have ruined his chances, and yet treat him with sarcasm? ’

‘ so this is your opinion of me! thank you for explaining so fully. ’

‘ and those are the words of a gentleman? ’

‘ from the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, made me realize that you were the last person in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry. ’

‘ I shall not renew the sentiments which were so disgusting to you. ’

‘ what are men, compared to rocks and mountains? ’

‘ believe me, men are either eaten up with arrogance or stupidity, and if they are amiable they're so easily led that they have no minds of their own whatsoever. ’

‘ take care, my love, that savors strongly of bitterness. ’

‘ I'm so sorry to intrude. they said the house was open for visitors. I had no idea... ’

‘ there is something pleasing about his mouth, when he speaks. ’

‘ you don't mind delaying our journey for another day? ’

‘ but I know very well that nothing can be done. we have not the smallest hope. ’

‘ would I could help you. ’

‘ sir, I think it is too late. ’

‘ this is grave indeed. I will leave you. ’ 

‘ I forgot! I shouldn't have said a word! ’

‘ I'm just glad that you come alone, because then I shall see less of you. ’

‘ not that I'm afraid of myself, but I dread other people's remarks. ’

‘ oh my goodness! everybody behave naturally. ’

‘ whatever you do, do not appear overbearing. ’

‘ stop that racket and sit down! find yourself some work! ’

‘ oh lord. I shall have a seizure, I'm sure I shall. ’

‘ I return to town tomorrow. ’

‘ so soon? ’

‘ for when you were in town last winter you promised to take a family dinner with us. I have not forgot you see. at least three courses. ’

‘ well, I'm glad that's over. ’

‘ we can now meet as indifferent acquaintances. ’

‘ you cannot think me so weak as to be in danger now. ’

‘ I think you are in great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever. ’

‘ I know this is all very untoward, but I would like to request the privilege of speaking with you. ’

‘ first, I have to tell you that I have been an unmitigated and comprehensive ass. ’

‘ thank the lord for that! I thought it would never happen. ’

‘ I knew she could not be so beautiful for nothing. ’

‘ can you die of happiness? ’

‘ bravo! that is the most unforgiving speech you've ever made. ’

‘ you can be at no loss to understand why I am here. ’

‘ I warn you, I am not to be trifled with. ’

‘ if you believed it impossible, I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. ’

‘ you may ask the questions, which I may not choose to answer. ’ 

‘ you have insulted me in every possible way and can now have nothing further to say. I must ask you to leave immediately. ’

‘ I have never been thus treated in my entire life. ’

‘ for once in your life,  just leave me alone! ’

‘ I couldn’t sleep. ’

‘ how can I ever make amends for such behaviour? ’

‘ you must know  —  surely you must know, that it was all for you. ’

‘ you are too generous to trifle with me. ’

‘ my affections and wishes have not changed. ’

‘ one word from you will silence me forever. ’

‘ you have bewitched me body and soul and I love and love and love you. ’

‘ I never wish to be parted from you from this day on. ’

‘ your hands are cold. ’

‘ I thought you hated the man. ’

‘ but will that make you happy? ’

‘ I was wrong, entirely wrong about him. ’

‘ you mustn’t tell anyone. he wouldn’t want it. ’

‘ you do love him, don't you? ’

‘ I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you. ’

‘ and how are you today, my dear? ’

‘ I wish you would not call me "my dear". ’

‘ what endearments am I allowed? ’

‘ and what shall I call you when I'm cross? ’