Margaret Monologue from Fanny's First Play

From Fanny's First Play by Bernard Shaw

female · defiant · 1:13 min

It's no use, mother. I dont care for you and Papa any the less; but I shall never get back to the old way of talking again. Ive made a sort of descent into hell-- (MRS KNOX: Margaret! Such a word!) You should have heard all the words that were flying round that night. You should mix a little with people who dont know any other words. But when I said that about a descent into hell I was not swearing. I was in earnest, like a preacher. (MRS KNOX: A preacher utters them in a reverent tone of voice.) I know: the tone that shews they dont mean anything real to him. They usent to mean anything real to me. Now hell is as real to me as a turnip; and I suppose I shall always speak of it like that. Anyhow, Ive been there; and it seems to me now that nothing is worth doing but redeeming people from it.

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