Overview
Show
Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Late Teen, Young Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act 2, Scene 1
Time & Place
The monologue takes place in a grand drawing room at the Oak Hall country estate during an afternoon in 1841.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Context
Grace Harkaway is speaking to Charles Courtly at
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Love! why, the very word is a breathing satire upon a man's reason - a mania, indigenous to humanity - nature's jester, who plays off tricks upon the world, and trips up common sense. When I'm in love, I'll write an almanac, for very lack of wit - prognosticate the sighing season - when to beware of tears - about this time, expect matrimony to be prevalent! Ha! ha! Why should I lay out my life in love's bonds upon the bare security of a man's word?]
Performance Tips
- Treat this cynical lecture as a protective
Emotional Beat Breakdown
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