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Nell Gwynn

START: No, no, no, no, no! You miss the...

Overview

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Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 3
Time & Place
London, England, 1660s
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

Context

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START: No, no, no, no, no! You miss the point entirely. Theatre is artifice. It’s make-believe. Pretend. The blood is not real blood. Othello’s not a real Moor.
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END: And these women – what training have they had, eh? I want nothing to do with it. The whole thing stinks! He leaves in a huff and meets HART in the doorway. Oh, Charles, darling, have you heard the news? Everything’s going to change.

For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here:
Jessica Swale, Nell Gwynn, NHB Modern Plays, electronic edition, pp.32-33.

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