Monologue

Beggar Monologue from Night

From Night by Sholom Asch

male · defiant · 57 sec

Don't you start anything. I am a Christian, and believe in God. I've no home. That's why I sleep on the street. Every dog finds his hole. But I won't live together with the Devil. And I won't be the neighbor of a harlot either. Nor was a drunkard ever a friend of mine. What are you running after me for? This whole street belongs to the Devil. Why are you trying to stop me? Prostitute. Don't leave us. Let him only warm himself. He'll go away.

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