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I'm Queen of the World, so bow! I'm Molly Tobin, Queen of the Lard Pail! Bow! Curtsy! Well, drop my drawers, it's Gladys McGraw! Aren't you going to curtsy? No. I guess you aren't.
— Molly
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker claims grand royal status, demands bows and curtsies, then acknowledges that Gladys will not comply. The title Queen of the Lard Pail undercuts the royal language. The final concession makes the performance read as comic self-importance meeting an unimpressed response.
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