Take Me or Leave Me
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"Take Me or Leave Me" is a powerful duet from the musical Rent in which the characters Maureen and Joanne confront the tensions in their tumultuous relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Take Me or Leave Me canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Rent (2005 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development
ⓘ
confrontation song ⓘ relationship turning point ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
defiant
ⓘ
passionate ⓘ |
| fictionalRelationshipDepicted | Maureen Johnson–Joanne Jefferson relationship ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Rent (original stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Take me for what I am"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Take me or leave me" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | duet ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
relationship tension
ⓘ
romantic conflict ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ ultimatum in love ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Rent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerInFiction |
Joanne Jefferson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maureen Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act II ⓘ |
| settingInFiction | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalForces | female duet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Broadway production of Rent