Monologue

Lit Monologue from Bartholomew Fair

From Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson

male · comedic · 1:26 min

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No, but half a one, Win, you are the t'other half: man and wife make one fool, Win. Good! Is there the proctor, or doctor indeed, in the diocese, that ever had the fortune to win him such a Win! There I am again! I do feel conceits coming upon me, more than I am able to turn tongue to. A pox o' these pretenders to wit! your Three Cranes, Mitre and Mermaid men! not a corn of true salt, not a grain of right mustard amongst them all. They may stand for places, or so, again the next wit-fall, and pay two-pence in a quart more for their canary than other men. But give me the man can start up a justice of wit out of six shillings beer, and give the law to all the poets and poet-suckers in town:--because they are the player's gossips! 'Slid! other men have wives as fine as the players, and as well drest. Come hither, Win!

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Lit expresses his humorous frustrations with pretentiousness in society while interacting playfully with Win, highlighting the dynamics of their relationship.

40s · joy · identity · power · love · comedy

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