Monologue

Mrs Dubedat Monologue from The Doctor's Dilemma

From The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw

female · defiant · 52 sec

Oh, do you think I dont know? do you think it has never happened before? Why does everybody turn against him? Can you not forgive him for being superior to you? for being cleverer? for being braver? for being a great artist? (RIDGEON: Yes: I can forgive him for all that.) Well, have you anything to say against him? I have challenged everyone who has turned against him--challenged them face to face to tell me any wrong thing he has done, any ignoble thought he has uttered. They have always confessed that they could not tell me one. I challenge you now. What do you accuse him of?

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