Monologue

Gerald Monologue from A Woman of No Importance

From A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde

male · defiant · 1:18 min

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No, Lady Caroline, he is not on the terrace. (LADY CAROLINE: It is very curious. It is time for him to retire.) Dear mother, I am afraid I kept you waiting. I forgot all about it. I am so happy to-night, mother; I have never been so happy. (MRS. ARBUTHNOT: At the prospect of going away?) Don’t put it like that, mother. Of course I am sorry to leave you. Why, you are the best mother in the whole world. But after all, as Lord Illingworth says, it is impossible to live in such a place as Wrockley. You don’t mind it. But I’m ambitious; I want something more than that. I want to have a career. I want to do something that will make you proud of me, and Lord Illingworth is going to help me. He is going to do everything for me.

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Gerald expresses his desire to leave his home and pursue a career, indicating a conflict between his ambitions and his love for his mother.

20s · determination · ambition · family · identity · power

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