Monologue

Bea Monologue from The Lamp and the Bell: A Drama In Five Acts

From The Lamp and the Bell: A Drama In Five Acts by Edna St. Vincent Millay

female · romantic · 1:03 min

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When we are married! Sir, I'll have you know There's an ogre to be tamed, a gem to be pried From out a dragon's forehead, and three riddles To be solved, each tighter than the last, before A Princess may be wed! (MAR: Even by a King?) For Kings the rules are sterner!--One more riddle, And a mirror that will show her always young. (MAR: And if I do these things, then, will you have me, Rose-Red?) Maybe. And if you do not do them, Maybe. Come--I will race you to the bridge! MAR. (Catching her hand,) Nay, not so fast!--Have you no wish to be Beside me, ever, that you are forever running Ahead?

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20s · anticipation · love · identity · ambition · freedom

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