Summary

The lights come up on Ignatius Dullfoot’s funeral in scene 14, and everyone but Ui, Giri, and Givola enter chapel. Both the gangsters and the audience can hear the minister from offstage, and once he delivers his monologue is delivered, Givola claims the man was “tactful” in not mentioning the cause of Dullfoot’s death. This is Brecht’s signal to the audience that Ui held true to form, using violence to his advantage.

Young Dogsborough, Clark and Butcher exit the chapel, and Young Dogsborough confronts the gangsters, accusing them of standing guard at the funeral to keep the truth from being exposed. Givola claims that Dullfoot’s silence was not enough, and that they need men and women who will publicly throw support behind Ui, and “loudly” (94). Clark mentions that he doesn't want his business to rely on murder, but Giri...