Monologue

Absolute Monologue from The Rivals

From The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

male · defiant · 40 sec

Very well, sir; I shall certainly not balk your inclinations.--But I should be glad you would please to explain your motives. Sir LUCIUS Pray, sir, be easy; the quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands; we should only spoil it by trying to explain it. However, your memory is very short, or you could not have forgot an affront you passed on me within this week. So, no more, but name your time and place.

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