Monologue

Mirabell Monologue from The Way of the World

From The Way of the World by William Congreve

male · sarcastic · 1:17 min

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Yes, and Mrs. Marwood and three or four more, whom I never saw before; seeing me, they all put on their grave faces, whispered one another, then complained aloud of the vapours, and after fell into a profound silence. (FAIN: They had a mind to be rid of you.) For which reason I resolved not to stir. At last the good old lady broke through her painful taciturnity with an invective against long visits. I would not have understood her, but Millamant joining in the argument, I rose and with a constrained smile told her, I thought nothing was so easy as to know when a visit began to be troublesome; she reddened and I withdrew, without expecting her reply. (FAIN: You were to blame to resent what she spoke only in compliance with her aunt.) She is more mistress of herself than to be under the necessity of such a resignation.

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30s · confusion · social dynamics · identity · power · isolation

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