Tristan You were right. I don't know if life is better than death. But love was more than either.
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How many did you love before me?
Tristan None.
And after me?
Tristan None.
Tristan [Tristan and Isolde look out to sea.]
You're promised?
Yes.
Tristan What’s he like?
Dark. Tall. Nearly twice your size. An absolute gentleman.
Tristan I thought... earlier when you spoke of wanting something you can’t have.
I didn’t know what I was talking about.
[They leave the shore and go inside the hut, Isolde is crying.]
Outside, just past that bluff there is a boat. That’s how you should go when you leave. You should go soon.
Tristan [Isolde leaves but Tristan goes after her. They kiss. Inside the hut they make love.]
How do you feel?
I don’t know
[After Isolde's wedding to Marke, as the married couple leave the party, Isolde approaches Tristan]
If things were different. If we lived in a place without duty... would you be with me?
Tristan That place does not exist.
I'll pretend it's you.
