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Ubu Roi Study Guide

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by Alfred Jarry
About 52 pages (15,544 words)
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Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4 Summary

Scene 1 - Ma Ubu searches the crypt where the kings of Poland are all buried for the kingdom's treasure. She discovers that the gold is mixed in with the bones of the dead kings and is frightened for a moment, but then shoves all the bones and the gold into a bag. She becomes more frightened when she hears a strange sound, and runs off.

Scene 2 - Buggerless appears followed by several soldiers and peasants. He shouts that the time has come to overthrow Ma and Pa Ubu and reclaim the country. His followers respond enthusiastically. Ma appears, realizes that Buggerless is there and what he's doing, and tries to run away. Buggerless and his allies chase her.

Scene 3 - Pa Ubu leads his army on.....

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