Pore Jud is Daid
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"Pore Jud Is Daid" is a song written by Richard Rodgers
and Oscar Hammerstein II
for the musical Oklahoma!
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In this scene, Curly McLain, is visiting the threatening farmhand Jud Fry, who lives in an outbuilding that was once a smokehouse. He subtly insults Jud throughout, however Jud doesn't pick up on this. The most notable portion is when he imitates the speech and candor of a chanting preacher, expressing to Jud that even though he was misunderstood and called mean names it was really just a shame because Jud never showed anyone how much he cared. In a plot to try to get rid of Jud, Curly suggests how the community would honor Jud, should he commit suicide
, and how his corpse would look clean and respectable while on display (until they run out of ice).
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
and Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
for the musical Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
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In this scene, Curly McLain, is visiting the threatening farmhand Jud Fry, who lives in an outbuilding that was once a smokehouse. He subtly insults Jud throughout, however Jud doesn't pick up on this. The most notable portion is when he imitates the speech and candor of a chanting preacher, expressing to Jud that even though he was misunderstood and called mean names it was really just a shame because Jud never showed anyone how much he cared. In a plot to try to get rid of Jud, Curly suggests how the community would honor Jud, should he commit suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
, and how his corpse would look clean and respectable while on display (until they run out of ice).
He looks like he's asleep, It's a shame that he won't keep- But it's summer and we're running out of ice.