Monologue

Busy Monologue from Bartholomew Fair

From Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson

male · dark · 1:01 min

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Only pig was not comprehended in my admonition, the rest were: for long hair, it is an ensign of pride, a banner; and the world is full of those banners, very full of banners. And bottle-ale is a drink of Satan's, a diet-drink of Satan's, devised to puff us up, and make us swell in this latter age of vanity; as the smoke of tobacco, to keep us in mist and error: but the fleshly woman, which you call Ursla, is above all to be avoided, having the marks upon her of the three enemies of man; the world, as being in the Fair; the devil, as being in the fire; and the flesh, as being herself. (Enter DAME PURECRAFT.)

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Busy expresses his disdain for societal vices and temptations, warning against the dangers of pride and indulgence, while preparing for the arrival of Dame Purecraft.

30s · disgust · vanity · temptation · morality · judgment

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