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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus
S3E21
· Posse Comitatus

Boy Ignites Radiant Chorus of Peace

In the Broadway theater's spotlight, a bright young boy dashes center stage, launching into an exuberant song of renewal: invoking England to arise and join a 'new made song' heralding peace fluttering in the skies. Other actors swiftly converge, their voices blending in harmonious uplift about a smiling land of prospering nations. This luminous interlude envelops the audience—including the tormented President Bartlet—in fleeting communal optimism, symbolically counterpointing the Oval Office's moral abyss of assassination and personal grief, a brief utopian breath before encroaching tragedy.

Plot Beats

The narrative micro-steps within this event

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A bright, young boy runs center stage and begins singing a hopeful song about peace and prosperity, drawing the audience into a vision of a better future.

neutral to hope ['center stage']

Other actors join the boy on stage, amplifying the chorus and reinforcing the collective vision of a prosperous and peaceful land.

hope to unity ['stage']

Who Was There

Characters present in this moment

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Bright Young Boy
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Radiant joy infused with triumphant optimism

Dashes energetically center stage in the Broadway theater, launching into a powerful solo song that invokes national awakening and peace, his voice carrying youthful vigor that draws others in and captivates the audience with its radiant call to harmony.

Goals in this moment
  • • To summon collective participation in a song of peace and renewal
  • • To herald a vision of prosperity through innocent, vigorous performance
Active beliefs
  • • Song can unite nations and flutter peace into reality
  • • Youthful energy pierces shadows with light of hope
Character traits
exuberant inspirational youthfully defiant
Follow Bright Young …'s journey
Other Actors
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Joyful unity masking the world's encroaching grief

Walk on stage seamlessly, converging around the boy to amplify his anthem in a unified chorus, their voices blending into a harmonious uplift proclaiming a smiling land of prospering nations, enveloping the theater in communal euphoria.

Goals in this moment
  • • To reinforce the boy's message through collective vocal power
  • • To create a fleeting bubble of utopian optimism for the audience
Active beliefs
  • • Shared song births visions of national wealth and peace
  • • Ensemble performance disarms tension with prosperity's gleam
Character traits
harmonious supportive uplifting
Follow Other Actors's journey

Location Details

Places and their significance in this event

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Broadway Theatre

The Broadway theater's stage and night-time interior frame this pivotal musical interlude, where spotlit center stage becomes a platform for the boy's dash and the actors' convergence, transforming political shadows into a momentary haven of song-driven hope amid Bartlet's distant moral siege.

Atmosphere Electrifying with exuberant voices and rhythmic energy, a fragile bubble of communal uplift against encroaching …
Function Venue for theatrical performance and symbolic renewal
Symbolism Counterpoint to Oval Office despair, embodying fleeting utopian harmony in American power's heart
Night-time interior with implied stage lighting Center stage as focal point for action and song

Narrative Connections

How this event relates to others in the story

What led here 4
Symbolic Parallel medium

"The Shakespearean monologue about royal brutality symbolically contrasts with the hopeful song about peace, reflecting Bartlet's internal conflict between violence and idealism."

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Symbolic Parallel medium

"Bartlet's silhouette behind the theater curtain symbolically contrasts with the hopeful chorus about peace, highlighting the irony of his decision."

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Symbolic Parallel medium

"Bartlet's silhouette behind the theater curtain symbolically contrasts with the hopeful chorus about peace, highlighting the irony of his decision."

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Symbolic Parallel medium

"Bartlet's silhouette behind the theater curtain symbolically contrasts with the hopeful chorus about peace, highlighting the irony of his decision."

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Key Dialogue

"Bright young boy: "England arise. Join in the chorus. This is a new made song, You should be... singing. See in the skies, fluttering before us, What the bright boy of peace is bringing Ah...""
"Other actors (joining): "See upon a smiling land Where the wealth of nations stand.""