“Which one is me? The medical student? The son of Sisa? The friend of Simoun? The man who saw Maria Clara die in spirit?” (He reaches out to touch a reflection. It shatters. Glass cuts his hand.)

“You planned this.” SIMOUND: “I planned nothing. I only watched. The colony plans its own destruction. I am merely the fuse.” (Blackout.)

A Deep Text Analysis / Script Reconstruction

“Obey, and you shall enter heaven! Disobey, and your carabao dies!” (Children cheer. Simoun watches, face like stone.)

“They laugh because the puppet is wood. But the real show—the real one—has no strings. Only blood.” DEEP TEXT COMMENTARY: The puppet show is the colony’s tolerated “criticism”—so exaggerated it becomes harmless. Simoun rejects this. His revolution will not be a puppet show. It will be a fire. Scene 6: The Ending – A Firecracker in the Dark (Night deepens. A final firecracker explodes—not in celebration, but near the governor’s booth. Shouting. Panic.)