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Danny is a strait-laced worrywart who fears that his involvement in his friends’ actions will derail his future. Danny plans on becoming a dentist and has a very clear plan for his schooling, work experience, and higher education. Though he constantly fears that his future will be knocked off its axis, by the end of the play, he has distanced himself from the group and remained on track to accomplish his goals and fulfill his admittedly average dreams.
Danny Quotes in DNA
The DNA quotes below are all either spoken by Danny or refer to Danny. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Scene 1 Quotes
JOHN TATE: Alright. New rule; that word is banned.
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LOU: You can’t ban a word.
JOHN TATE: and if anyone says it I’m going to have to, you know, bite their face. Or something.
DANNY: How can you ban a word?
JOHN TATE: Well just say it then.
Pause.
Say it and see what happens.
They say nothing.
Look, we have to keep together. We have to trust each other and believe in each other. I’m trying to help. I’m trying to keep things together.
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JOHN TATE: Are you on my side? With Richard and Danny? Are you on our side, Cathy?
CATHY: Yes.
JOHN TATE: Good. Lou?
LOU: Yes.
JOHN TATE: You’re on our side, Lou?
LOU: Yes, John.
JOHN TATE: You sure?
LOU: Yeah, I’m –
JOHN TATE: That just leaves you, Brian. You crying little piece of filth.
Beat. BRIAN stops crying. Looks up.
BRIAN: I think we should tell someone.
JOHN TATE begins to walk towards BRIAN.
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Scene 2 Quotes
Everything’s much better, though. I mean really, it is. Everyone’s working together. They’re a lot happier. Remember last month, Dan threatened to kill Cathy? well yesterday I saw him showing her his phone, like they were old friends. Last week Richard invited Mark to his party, bring a friend, anyone you like, can you believe that? Richard and Mark? Yep. Everyone’s happier. It’s pouring into the school, grief, grief is making them happy.
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PHIL: You’re going in.
BRIAN: No.
PHIL: Yes.
BRIAN: No, Phil –
PHIL: Yes, yes, shhhh, yes. Sorry. You have to go in. Or we’ll take you up the grille. […] We’ll throw you in.
RICHARD: Er, Phil.
DANNY: Is he serious?
LEAH: He’s always serious.
PHIL: We’ll take you up the grille now. Well get you by the arms. By the legs. And we’ll swing you onto the grille. We’ll throw rocks at you until you drop through. You’ll drop through. You’ll fall into the cold. Into the dark. You’ll land on Adam’s corpse and you’ll rot together.
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Danny Character Timeline in DNA
The timeline below shows where the character Danny appears in DNA. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Scene 1
In a small wood, Lou, John Tate, and Danny stand around talking. Lou worries that the three of them are “fucked,” but John Tate...
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Danny says he’s afraid of getting “mixed up” in whatever is going on. He’s got a...
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...at least. Richard and John Tate argue about the use of the word “dead” while Danny urges Cathy to be quiet. John Tate speaks up, warning the others that they’ll lose...
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After securing promises of loyalty and solidarity from Danny, Cathy, Lou, and Richard, John Tate notices that Brian is crying. He demands that Brian,...
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...do. Phil sets down the Coke he’s been drinking and speaks up. He orders Cathy, Danny, and Mark to go to Adam’s house, wait until it’s empty, then go through a...
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The others are shocked by the specificity of Phil’s plan. Phil continues. He tells Lou, Danny, and Jan to take Adam’s shoes and go to the woods. Lou should put the...
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Scene 2
Leah, Lou, Danny, and Phil are back in the woods near school. Danny reports that the authorities have...
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Danny says the authorities are looking for Brian, the one who reported having seen Adam with...
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...frame someone else. Lou, again, states that everyone is “fucked.” Leah agrees that they are. Danny says they can’t let the police think the man they have in custody is responsible.
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Scene 4
Richard tells Phil that John Tate has found God and become an evangelist. Danny is doing an internship at a nearby dentist’s office but hates it. Brian has been...
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