Anna and the King

King Mongkut:
I have never danced with a schoolteacher before.

Anna Leonowens:
Nor I with a king.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they're over before they start even though they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable.

King Mongkut:
When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening.

Louis Leonowens:
Mother, what's a concubine?

Anna Leonowens:
Life is precious, especially when you're a Christian and only allowed one.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
Son of teacher forgets that I am son of King.

Louis Leonowens:
Son of teacher couldn't care less.

Anna Leonowens:
Louis.

Louis Leonowens:
I'm sorry Mother, but he started it.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
In my country, man never tell a woman he is sorry. If you had father, you would know this.

Louis Leonowens:
You don't have a father, you have a map.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
It is forbidden to touch royalty.

Louis Leonowens:
I didn't touch you- I shoved you. Why don't you get one of your servants to shove me back?

Beebe:
How was the King compared to the other Englishmen?

Anna Leonowens:
He was charming, very charming. I don't think I will ever forget, how he held held his hand out to me, like I was...

Beebe:
One of his 26 wives?

Anna Leonowens [A bit distraught]:
Thank you Beebe, I never thought of it in that way.

Beebe [Knowingly]:
Perhaps you should.

Louis:
Moonshee, why does the king have so many wives?

Moonshee:
That is an excellent question — For your mother.

Anna Leonowens:
Lord Bradley, may I have a moment?

Lord Bradley:
I'm afraid a moment is all we have.

Lady Bradley:
We're leaving on the next boat, and so should you.

Anna Leonowens:
My place is here.

Lord Bradley:
Your question?

Anna Leonowens:
Are the British behind these Burmese attacks?

Mr. Kincaid:
Stick to teaching, Ms. Leonowens. It's clear that you know nothing of pollitics.

Anna Leonowens:
I know that Burma would never make a move without England's blessing.

Lord Bradley:
Precisely. But, if our economy was threatened, then it would be our duty to protect our interests.

Anna Leonowens:
Our economy?! Our interests?!

Lady Bradley:
The ways of England are the ways of the world, my dear.

Anna Leonowens:
Yes, a world that I am ashamed to call my own!

Lord Bradley:
You forget yourself madam. Now if you will excuse us.

[They turn to leave]

Anna Leonowens:
No, I will not. You toasted him! You praised him for his learning! And all the while you were planning to take the throne from him!

Lord Bradley:
Well, you should do well to remember your own self, next time you are cheek to cheek with the king!

King Mongkut:
If Alak crosses the bridge, everything I love will die.

Anna Leonowens:
But they are only children!

King Mongkut:
Yes, and heirs to the royal throne.

Anna Leonowens:
What will you do?

King Mongkut:
We will blow up the bridge.

Anna Leonowens:
Will that work?

King Mongkut:
It will, if he is on it.

Anna Leonowens:
Your Majesty, promise me, promise me I will see you again!

[King turns and looks at Anna]

King Mongkut:
If your Bible is correct, then the world was created in seven days. Who is to say that four men can not stop an army?

[The King puts his hand on Anna's cheek hesitantly, then walks away.]

Louis Leonowens:
Mother, look! The king is standing on the bridge.

Anna Leonowens:
What!?

Louis Leonowens:
And there are thousands of men on the other side!

King Mongkut [Coming back alive]:
Why did you not take everyone to the monastery like king ordered!?

Anna Leonowens:
Because I already lost one man to the jungle, your majesty... I wasn't about to let it happen again.

Anna Leonowens:
(Gazing at the King on a balcony): What?

King Mongkut:
Am wondering, giving circumstances, if it is proper for king to ask Anna to dance.

Anna Leonowens:
I have danced with a king before, Your Majesty.

King Mongkut:
And I with an English woman.

[They start to dance, and he pulls her close]

King Mongkut:
Until now, Madame Leonowens, I did not understand supposition, man can be satisfied with only one woman.

[He kisses her hand, and they dance closer.]

King Mongkut:
You are teacher?

Anna Leonowens:
Yes, Your Majesty, I am.

King Mongkut:
You do not look sufficient of age for scientific teaching. How many years have you?

Anna Leonowens:
Enough to know that age and wisdom do not necessarily go hand in hand, Your Majesty.

Anna Leonowens:
My mind has taken me down many roads of late. All of which lead absolutely nowhere. What would Buddha say of that?

King Mongkut:
That roads are for journeys, ma'am, not destinations.

Anna Leonowens:
You have the power to lead your people...

King Mongkut:
Now is not the time to change the way that things are done!

Anna Leonowens:
Well, if not now, then when? How many more people must die so that you might save face?

King Mongkut:
Why did you come back?

Anna Leonowens:
Because I could not imagine a Siam without you.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
She was the first English woman I had ever met. And it seemed to me she knew more about the world than anyone. But it was a world Siam was afraid would consume them. The monsoon winds had whispered her arrival like a coming storm. Some welcomed the rain, but others feared a raging flood. Still she came, unaware of the suspicion that preceded her. But it wasn't until years later, that I began to appreciate how brave she was, and how alone she must have felt. An English woman. The first I had ever met.

Prince Chulalongkorn:
I was only a boy, but the image of my father holding the woman he loved for the last time has remained with me throughout the years.

Anna Leonowens:
In my letter confirming my employment, Your Majesty, you claimed you wanted Siam to take its place among the nations of the modern world. You spoke of building something greater than yourself. A country where no man is above the law. Which is why I chose to come here.

Anna Leonowens:
Most people do not see the world as it is. They see it as they are.

Anna Leonowens:
Everyone should have legends. It allows us to dream.