How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Spider-Man.
Quote #1
NORMAN: You can't do this to me. I started this company. You know how much I sacrificed?!
The board just stares at him blankly.
NORMAN: Oh, Max. Please.
FARGAS: Norman, the board is unanimous. We're announcing the sale after the World Unity Festival. I'm sorry.
BALKAN: You're out, Norman.
NORMAN: Am I?
This might just be the spot where Norman Osborn truly breaks. Sure, the toxic performance enhancers he ingested probably played a role (as they're prone to do), but here is where Norman feels utterly betrayed and sees his world begin to crumble. He built Oscorp; now he's o-u-t.
Quote #2
GREEN GOBLIN: Out, am I?
This callback to that fateful board meeting reinforces the idea that Norman's ousting from the company that has his name on it is what caused him to go full Goblin.
Quote #3
GREEN GOBLIN: We killed them.
NORMAN: We?
GREEN GOBLIN: Remember? Your little accident in the laboratory.
NORMAN: The performance enhancers.
GREEN GOBLIN: Bingo. Me! Your greatest creation. Bringing you what you've always wanted: power beyond your wildest dreams. And it's only the beginning. There's only one who can stop us. Or imagine if he joined us.
Unregulated performance enhancers and major workplace trauma are a lethal combination. For Norman, they result in a totally scary, totally split personality. The Green Goblin is like Norman's id personified. He's thirsty for power and hungry for revenge.