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Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great... You have no power over me.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Sarah has spent the film being offered an escape from growing up. The speech is her refusal: she names what she has done and takes back her power by remembering a line from a childhood book. Jareth's strength comes from her fear, so the last five words end the film's spell. Fans quote them on leaving a bad situation behind.
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In context
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The climax of Labyrinth. Sarah has crossed the maze within her thirteen hours and insists on facing Jareth alone, in a castle room modelled on an Escher drawing. Jareth claims he has been generous; she answers with the speech from her book, The Labyrinth, whose last line she could not remember in the park at the start. He tempts her with her dreams again, she stumbles over "my kingdom as great", and then recalls the final words: "You have no power over me." Jareth is weakened, becomes a barn owl and flies off, and Toby is returned.
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- Labyrinth (film) (Wikiquote)Sarah section and the confrontation dialogueReference checked
- Labyrinth (1986 film) (Wikipedia)PlotReference checked
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