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.

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Take Me or Leave Me canonical 8
"Take me or leave me" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWork Rent (2005 film adaptation)
linked to: Rent (2005 film)
composer Jonathan Larson
dramaticFunction character development
confrontation song
relationship turning point
emotionalTone defiant
passionate
fictionalRelationshipDepicted Maureen Johnson–Joanne Jefferson relationship
firstPerformanceWork Rent (original stage production)
genre musical theatre
hasNotableLyric "Take me for what I am"
"Take me or leave me"
linked to: Take Me or Leave Me
includedIn Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
language English
lyricist Jonathan Larson
musicalNumberType duet
narrativeTheme relationship tension
romantic conflict
self-acceptance
ultimatum in love
originalMedium stage musical
partOf Rent
performerInFiction Joanne Jefferson
Maureen Johnson
positionInShow Act II
settingInFiction New York City
tempo up-tempo
vocalForces female duet

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Rent notableSong Take Me or Leave Me
Broadway production of Rent notableSong Take Me or Leave Me
subject linked to: Broadway production of "Rent"
Rent: Live featuresSong Take Me or Leave Me
Rent (2005 film) hasSong Take Me or Leave Me
Take Me or Leave Me hasNotableLyric "Take me or leave me"
linked to: Take Me or Leave Me
Rent (musical) notableSong Take Me or Leave Me
subject linked to: Rent (stage production)
Maureen Johnson performsSong Take Me or Leave Me
Joanne Jefferson notableSong Take Me or Leave Me