Monologue

Lit Monologue from Bartholomew Fair

From Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson

male · comedic · 1:22 min

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Yes, and has been at Bedlam twice since every day, to inquire if any gentleman be there, or to come there mad. (WINW: Why, this is a confederacy, a mere piece of practice upon her by these impostors.) I tell her so; or else, say I, that they mean some young madcap gentleman; for the devil can equivocate as well as a shop keeper: and therefore would I advise you to be a little madder than master Quarlous hereafter. (WINW: Where is she, stirring yet?) Stirring! yes, and studying an old elder come from Banbury, a suitor that puts in here at meal tide, to praise the painful brethren, or pray that the sweet singers may be restored; says a grace as long as his breath lasts him! Some time the spirit is so strong with him, it gets quite out of him, and then my mother, or Win, are fain to fetch it again with malmsey or aqua coelestis.

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Lit reflects on the peculiarities of a suitor who comes to praise the brethren during mealtime, revealing a mix of humor and familial dynamics in the context of their interactions.

30s · joy · family · identity · humor · ritual

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