Soames Monologue from Getting Married

From Getting Married by Bernard Shaw

male · defiant · 55 sec

Very well, then: go to your doom, both of you. There is only one religion for me: that which my soul knows to be true; but even irreligion has one tenet; and that is the sacredness of marriage. You two are on the verge of deadly sin. Do you deny that? (HOTCHKISS: You forget, Anthony: the marriage itself is the deadly sin according to you.) The question is not now what I believe, but what you believe. Take the vows with me; and give up that woman if you have the strength and the light. But if you are still in the grip of this world, at least respect its institutions. Do you believe in marriage or do you not?

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