Anna Andreyevna Monologue from The Inspector-General

From The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

female · dramatic · 1:20 min

In the most respectful and most delicate manner. He spoke beautifully. He said: "Anna Andreyevna, I have only a feeling of respect for your worth." And such a handsome, cultured man! His manners so genteel! "Believe me, Anna Andreyevna," he says, "life is not worth a penny to me. It is only because I respect your rare qualities." (MARYA: Oh, mamma, it was to me he said that.) Shut up! You don't know anything. And don't meddle in other people's affairs. "Anna Andreyevna," he says, "I am enraptured." That was the flattering way he poured out his soul. And when I was going to say, "We cannot possibly hope for such an honor," he suddenly went down on his knees, and so aristocratically! "Anna Andreyevna," he says, "don't make me the most miserable of men. Consent to respond to my feelings, or else I'll put an end to my life." (MARYA: Really, mamma, it was to me he said that.) Yes, of course--to you, too. I don't deny it.

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