The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Rex Smith: Frederic

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Quotes 

• Mabel : Oh Frederic, can you not in the calm excellence of your wisdom reconcile it with your conscience to say something that will ease my father's sorrow?

  Frederic : What?

  Mabel : Can't you cheer him up?

• [as the maidens are about to roll up their stockings to go wading] 

  Frederic : Stop, ladies, pray!

  Maidens : A man!

• Fredric : You make it a point of never attacking a weaker party than yourselves, and when you attack a stronger one you invariably get thrashed!

  [Pirates approach him with great indignation] 

  Pirate King : [Holding up finger]  There's some truth in that.

• Frederic : OH, HORROR!

  The Pirate King : What's the matter?

  Frederic : Ought I tell you? No, no I cannot! And yet as one of your band...

  The Pirate King : SPEAK OUT! I-CHARGE-YOU-BY-THAT-SENSE-OF-CONSCIENTIOUSNESS-TO-WHICH-WE-HAVE-NEVER-YET-APPEALED-IN-VAIN!

  [All are astonished at this feat, including the Pirate King himself] 

  Pirate King : Yeah.

• Major General Stanley : Frederic here! Oh joy oh rapture! Summon your men and effect their capture

  Mabel : Frederic save us!

  Frederic : Beautiful Mabel, I would if I could but I am not able.