Monologue

Cotton Monologue from THE DIABOLICAL CIRCLE

From THE DIABOLICAL CIRCLE by BEULAH BORNSTEAD

male · defiant · 1:05 min

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It pleaseth me not! I know the ilk; his father before him a devoted servant of the devil and King Charles. With others of his kind he hath brought dissension among the young men of Harvard, many of whom are dedicated to the service of the Lord, with his wicked apparel and ungodly fashion of wearing long hair after the manner of Russians and barbarous Indians. Many there be with him brought up in such pride as doth in no ways become the service of the Lord. The devil himself hath laid hold on our young men, so that they do evaporate senseless, useless, noisy impertinency wherever they may be; and now it has e'en got out in the pulpits of the land, to the great grief and fear of many godly hearts.

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Cotton expresses his outrage over the influence of a young man who embodies rebellion against traditional values, lamenting the impact on the youth of Harvard and the broader community.

30s · anger · identity · power · rebellion · faith

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