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Marge Murray is the mother of Reggie Fluty, a good friend of Alison Mears, a former bartender, and a lifelong Laramie resident. Marge offers the interviewers context on the culture of Laramie and its attitude towards gay people. Marge also discusses Reggie’s HIV exposure after responding to Aaron Kreifels’ 911 call for Matthew. Marge and Reggie have a jocular, loving mother-daughter relationship. Marge, who becomes close with some of the Laramie interviewers and even tells them she loves them when they leave, helps to show that not only did The Laramie Project change Laramie, but people like Marge affected the lives of members of the Tectonic Theater Company.
Marge Murray Quotes in The Laramie Project
The The Laramie Project quotes below are all either spoken by Marge Murray or refer to Marge Murray. 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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Act 1: Alison and Marge Quotes
As far as the gay issue, I don’t give a damn one way or the other as long as they don’t bother me. And even if they did, I’d just say no thank you. And that’s the attitude of most of the Laramie population. They might poke one, if they were in a bar situation you know, they had been drinking, they might actually smack one in the mouth, but then they’d just walk away…Laramie is live and let live.
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In this quote, Marge describes how she sees the attitude towards LGBT people in Laramie. This quote seems to be drawn from an early interview with Marge, who reappears throughout the play. Marge talks about how the Western philosophy of “live and let live” plays out in regards to LGBT people in Laramie, saying that, personally, she does not “give a damn” if someone is gay “as long as they don’t bother me.” Marge seems to imply that “bothering” someone as an LGBT person is openly expressing sexual or romantic interest in another person—effectively denying LGBT people a large aspect Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accu
Act 2: Seeing Matthew Quotes
And quite frankly I wanted to lash out at somebody. Not at Matthew, please understand that, not one of us was mad at Matthew. But we maybe wanted to squeeze McKinney’s head off. And I think about Henderson. And, you know, two absolutely human beings cause so much grief for so many people.
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In this quote, Marge Murray describes her feelings of anger and grief after learning that, while helping Matthew into the ambulance, her daughter Reggie had been exposed to HIV. Marge’s fury and worry for her daughter are focused on Aaron and Russell rather than on Matthew, indicating that she has a reasonable view of where the blame lies for Reggie’s exposure. Notably, HIV/AIDS is an affliction that plagues the gay community in particular and that historically has been used to fuel homophobic views. Marge’s insistence that she blames Aaron and Russell for hurting Matthew and her daughter rather than Matthew Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetu
Act 3: Departure Quotes
To show it’s not the hellhole of the earth would be nice, but that is up to how you portray us. And that in turn is up to how Laramie behaves.
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Marge Murray speaks this quote as she talks on the phone with Leigh Fondakowski for the last time and says her goodbyes. When Leigh asks how she feels about the fact that Laramie will be portrayed in their play, Marge speaks the quote above. Marge, ever blunt, tells Leigh that “to show it’s not the hellhole of the earth would be nice,” seeming to allude to the media’s extremely negative portrayals of Laramie in the past and hoping that the play will offer a portrait of the town that is at least slightly more positive. However, Marge tells Leigh that Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praese
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Marge Murray Character Timeline in The Laramie Project
The timeline below shows where the character Marge Murray appears in The Laramie Project. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1: Alison and Marge
...consists of an interview that Greg Pierotti conducts with local social workers Alison Mears and Marge Murray . Alison describes how Laramie used to be more rural when Marge was growing up....
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Marge Murray describes what she sees as a class divide in Laramie, noting that well-educated people look...
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Greg Pierotti then asks what Marge Murray and Alison Mears’ responses were to Matthew Shepard’s murder. Marge explains that she was fairly...
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Act 2: Seeing Matthew
...as they helped Matthew Shepard, but the gloves kept breaking and they eventually ran out. Marge Murray then reveals that Reggie is actually her daughter. Reggie goes on to explain how, a...
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As Reggie Fluty started the intense treatment, Marge Murray felt extremely angry. She clarifies that she was not angry at Matthew Shepard, but at...
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Act 3: Angels in America
...said she got tested regularly until the she was finally declared officially negative for HIV. Marge Murray , Reggie’s mother, talks about how happy they both were. Reggie says the first thing...
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Act 3: A Death Penalty Case
...a death penalty case. Various Laramie residents then give their opinions on the death penalty. Marge Murray says that she partially hopes that Aaron gets the death penalty, but she feels conflicted....
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Act 3: Departure
...six visits and two hundred interviews within the span of a year. Leigh Fondakowski asked Marge Murray how she would feel seeing the play, and Marge said she would enjoy it, but...
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