Monologue

Eudemus Monologue from Sejanus His Fall

From Sejanus His Fall by Ben Jonson

male · romantic · 52 sec

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I like this study to preserve the love Of such a man, that comes not every hour To greet the world.-’Tis now well, lady, you should Use of the dentifrice I prescribed you too, To clear your teeth, and the prepared pomatum, To smooth the skin:—A lady cannot be Too curious of her form, that still would hold The heart of such a person, made her captive, As you have his: who, to endear him more In your clear eye, hath put away his wife, The trouble of his bed, and your delights, Fair Apicata, and made spacious room To your new pleasures.

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Eudemus expresses his admiration for a woman's beauty and the lengths a man has gone to win her affection, highlighting the complexities of love and desire.

30s · longing · love · betrayal · identity · desire

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