The very hour that he went away, and seven days are gone! Seven days--and he stood here and took me in his arms! Oh!-- (turning) --you who cry after me that Rafael has deserted his Christian mistress; it is because you never knew the love of anything but money! You look down--always down! But the same clear sky was over our heads when he kissed me here, and we looked up to it and thanked God, who made us dare to lead our life in open truth before the world! Let God punish us for loving each other, if that be a crime! Oh, does He punish us? Where is my Rafael, you star that watched over us then! I love him, I love him; I cannot live without him--sweet star, tell me where he is to-night! Oh, it is from pity that you will not tell! And he lies cold and dead! Rafael, Rafael, I'm all alone--all alone! (Weeps.) No, no; it can't be that! Dear God, who sees me here among these aliens, you could not be so cruel to your own! Not so cruel as that! Not so cruel as that! [ (She sobs; exit.) (Enter AARON and SACHEL.)

Rosa Monologue from The Ghetto: A Drama in Four Acts

Rehearse Rosa's monologue