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

Nell Gwynn

Edward Kynaston

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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.

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Jessica Swale, Nell Gwynn, NHB Modern Plays, electronic edition, pp.32-33.

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