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Iolanthe

Much good! My dear aunt! It’s the curse...

Overview

Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 1
Time & Place
The monologue takes place in an idyllic, pastoral English glade during the mid-1800s.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Operetta
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

Context

Text

Much good! My dear aunt! It’s the curse of my existence! What’s the use of being half a fairy? My body can creep through a keyhole, but what’s the good of that when my legs are left kicking behind? I can make myself invisible down to the waist, but that’s of no use when my legs remain exposed to view! My brain is a fairy brain, but from the waist downwards I’m a gibbering idiot. My upper half is immortal, but my lower half grows older every day, and some day or other must die of old age. What’s to become of my upper half when I’ve buried my lower half I really don’t know!

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