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American classics. From Bartleby, the Scrivener, Herman Melville (1853). A quiet, pale law copyist on Wall Street who politely declines to do almost anything he is asked.
Voice and manner
Quiet, pale and perfectly polite. He says very little, never raises his voice, and turns down every request with the same mild words.
Our summary from the text, not a quote.
Known for
A neat, pale clerk in a plain dark coat, a tall green folding screen round his desk, and a window that looks out on a blank wall.
Lines in their own words
“I would prefer not to.” (Bartleby, the Scrivener)
“I know where I am ...” (Bartleby, the Scrivener)
Reference sheet
Film looks we will not copy
- Any film look
- No look from any film, TV, stage or game version; our own design from the text
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