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Troy has talked about avoiding and beating Death before in Act I, Scene I. Can he escape it again?

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New Conflict: Troy can't care for the child because he doesn't know how. He asks the angry Rose for help. Prediction: do to her pity for the child, Rose will help raise the baby, yet she will likely never forgive Troy -- and Cory will likely feel similarly.

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Rose recognizes that the baby is innocent and cannot be held guilty for her father's sins, and takes her from Troy. Telling Troy: "this child got a mother. But you a womanless man."

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Rose feels pity for the motherless child and comes back outside, Troy recognizes his inability to care for the baby and asks for Rose's help even though it is not her responsibility

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Troy talks to the baby about him and what he has gone through like being homeless. As Troy wants to protect the child because it is innocent and Troy's actions can't be put upon for being alive.

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New Conflict: Alberta has died, leaving Troy to care for the baby himself. Prediction: Rose will except the new baby, but will still be upset with Troy for his disloyalty.

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Troy sits on the porch and tries to comfort the baby, but he does not know how to take care of an infant

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Troy comes into the yard, but does not enter the house, there is tension between Rose and the baby because the baby is not hers

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3 days later, Troy comes home with the baby girl

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After Rose goes back into the house, Troy addresses Death who took Alberta, telling him that he's going to build a fence around his yard to protect him and everything that belongs to him, and that Death is to stay on the other time until he is ready to come for him directly

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Troy gets a call from the hospital saying that Alberta had a baby girl, but she died having the baby, leaving Troy as the baby's only caretaker

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Rose confronts Troy about Gabe being signed away to a mental hospital in exchange for Troy getting half of his money. Troy denies ever doing that, but it was in the release form that he signed unknowingly because he can't read.

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Rose explains that even though Troy has had the chance over the past months to enjoy life and escape from his stresses, Rose hasn't

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New Conflict: Troy's child with Alberta is about to be born, and Troy wants to visit her in the hospital. Prediction: Troy will put Rose's conversation -- and her feelings -- aside to see Alberta.

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Six months have passed since Troy admitted his other relationship to Rose, and Rose finally wants to discuss if Troy will be faithful to her.

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Troy ends the scene with "Don't strike out," the same line he ended with in Act I, Scene IV.

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Tory tries to stop Rose from leaving him, upsetting Cory. Rose breaks up a tussle between them, angering Troy.

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Troy and Rose continue to fight, and Troy grabs Rose's arm and says "  You say I take and don’t give! ". Which Cory enters to get into a fight with Troy. Although, seeing Troy get knocked down, Rose is still concerned about Troy's state during the argument. Then cuts towards the next scene within the act.

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Tory justifies that she makes him feel different, and allows him to escape from the stresses and pressures of his life, he doesn't plan to stop seeing her

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New Conflict: Cory and Troy get into a fight about Troy's infidelity, which builds more tension with their relationship. Prediction: they may separate by the play's end, especially since Rose is incredibly upset.

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Even though Troy still lives in their house Troy and Rose have not spoken in 6 months. Troy sees Alberta every Friday after work.

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Much like in the last scene (Act I, Scene IV), Gabe brings Rose a flower.

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Just as Troy admits his infidelity to Rose, Gabriel arrives, having been released from jail for "disturbing the peace". Rose leads him to the house so she can speak to Troy. The two get into an argument, with Troy trying to calm Rose.

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Bono leaves, he won't help Troy build the fence for Rose.

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Bono reminds Troy that Rose loves him; Troy explains that he knows that, but the other girl is "stuck onto him" and he's going to work to find a way to deal with the situation without hurting Rose

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Troy has stated earlier in the play (Scene 1) how much he cares for Rose and loves her, yet he is not loyal to her.

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Troy calls Cory out to help work on the fence that Rose wants around the yard.

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Troy and Bono arrive from bailing Gabe out of jail; talking to Bono outside, Troy reveals he is seeing someone else without Rose's knowledge.

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In the last scene, Cory left home despite Troy's wishes because he had football practice. This upset Troy, thinking he is putting football above his commitment to his family and work.

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Cory is still upset with Troy following the events of the last scene. He will not quit the football team, he insists.