Monologue

Ber Monologue from The Imaginary Invalid

From The Imaginary Invalid by Molière

male · defiant · 1:05 min

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And what does it signify what he says? Is it an oracle that has spoken? To hear you, anyone would think that Mr. Purgon holds in his hands the thread of your life, and that he has supreme authority to prolong it or to cut it short at his will. Remember that the springs of your life are in yourself, and that all the wrath of Mr. Purgon can do as little towards making you die, as his remedies can do to make you live. This is an opportunity, if you like to take it, of getting rid of your doctors; and if you are so constituted that you cannot do without them, it is easy for you, brother, to have another with whom you run less risk.

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The character challenges the authority of a doctor, asserting that true control over life lies within oneself rather than in the hands of medical professionals.

30s · determination · power · identity · freedom · health

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