Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Rosalind Harris: Tzeitel
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Quotes
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Hodel : We only have one Rabbi, and he only has one son. Why shouldn't I want the best?
Tzeitel : Because you're a girl from a poor family. So whatever Yente brings, you'll take. Right? Of course, right!
[sings, mimicking Yente]
Tzeitel : Hodel! Oh Hodel, have I made a match for you! He's handsome, he's young! All right, he's sixty-two. But he's a nice man, a good catch, true? True! I promise you'll be happy, and even if you're not, there's more to life than that... Don't ask me what.
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[Yente has returned from the post office]
Yente : The postman told me there was a letter for your sister, Hodel.
Tzeitel : Thank you, I'll go and get it.
Yente : I got it. It's, ah, from her intended, Perchik.
Tzeitel : Oh, she'll be so happy, she's been waiting to hear from... but it's open!
Yente : [shrugs] So, it happened to be open...
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Tzeitel : Since when are you interested in a match, Chava? I thought you just had your eyes on your books.
Chava : [storms away with basket]
Hodel : [giggles]
Tzeitel : [to Hodel] And you have your eye on the Rabbi's son.
Hodel : Well, why not? We only have one rabbi, and he only has one son. Why shouldn't I want the best?
Tzeitel : Because you're a girl from a poor family. So, whatever Yente brings, you'll take, right?
[puts black blanket on head]
Tzeitel : Of COURSE right!