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Lyra confronts her uncle, Lord Asriel, as he prepares to depart for the North, pleading for him to stay or take her with him. Asriel remains emotionally distant and dismissive, prioritizing his scientific mission over their relationship while Lyra struggles to find a connection through a story about kindness.

Carol confesses to an infidelity and a resulting pregnancy through a letter to Philip. She expresses her fear of his reaction while pleading for a chance to reconcile and meet him after her performance.

Barry confides in his co-worker Lance about a vague 'trouble' he's in and his impulsive plan to fly to Hawaii. He obsessively focuses on his frequent flyer mile pudding scheme while pleading with Lance to keep his travel plans a secret from his overbearing sisters.

Barry approaches his brother-in-law Walter in a moment of extreme vulnerability, seeking professional psychological help. He struggles to articulate his emotional instability and loneliness, eventually breaking down in tears while pleading for confidentiality from his overbearing family.

A troubled teenager attempts to explain the terrifying and surreal visions he is experiencing to a school counselor. Billy struggles to articulate his fear of losing his mind while desperately pleading for help before masking his vulnerability with a joke.

A desperate, frustrated, pleading, concerned BARTHOLOMEW & AGNES's duologue from "Hamnet" by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell.

A desperate, self-loathing, pleading JONATHAN's monologue from "Snakebit" by David Marshal Grant. Genre: drama.

A desperate, pleading, emotional, determined Patsy's monologue from "Little Murderers" by Jules Feiffer. Genre: comedy.

Nicky, a drug-addicted young man, delivers a scathing and desperate confrontation to his socialite mother, Florence. He deconstructs her vanity and infidelity before breaking down and pleading for her to finally act as a mother to him.