Monologue

Tarleton Monologue from Misalliance

From Misalliance by Bernard Shaw

male · romantic · 1:48 min

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(going to her) Listen to me. (She turns quickly). What you said just now was beautiful. You touch chords. You appeal to the poetry in a man. You inspire him. Come now! Youre a woman of the world: youre independent: you must have driven lots of men crazy. You know the sort of man I am, dont you? See through me at a glance, eh? (LINA: Yes..) Good. Well, do you like me? Dont misunderstand me: I'm perfectly aware that youre not going to fall in love at first sight with a ridiculous old shopkeeper. I cant help that ridiculous old shopkeeper. I have to carry him about with me whether I like it or not. I have to pay for his clothes, though I hate the cut of them: especially the waistcoat. I have to look at him in the glass while I'm shaving. I loathe him because hes a living lie. My soul's not like that: it's like yours. I want to make a fool of myself. About you. Will you let me? (LINA: How much will you pay?) Nothing. But I'll throw as many sovereigns as you like into the sea to shew you that I'm in earnest.

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30s · longing · love · identity · desire · self-acceptance

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