Bosola Monologue from The Duchess of Malfi

From The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster

male · sarcastic · 1:01 min

You say you would fain be taken for an eminent courtier? (CASTRUCCIO: 'Tis the very main of my ambition.) Let me see: you have a reasonable good face for 't already, and your night-cap expresses your ears sufficient largely. I would have you learn to twirl the strings of your band with a good grace, and in a set speech, at th' end of every sentence, to hum three or four times, or blow your nose till it smart again, to recover your memory. When you come to be a president in criminal causes, if you smile upon a prisoner, hang him; but if you frown upon him and threaten him, let him be sure to scape the gallows. (CASTRUCCIO: I would be a very merry president.) Do not sup o' nights; 'twill beget you an admirable wit.

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