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Virginia, a quirky housewife in her late 50s,
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Start: People who give up the privilege of cleaning their own houses—they’re insane people. If you do not clean: how do you know if you’ve made any progress in life? I love dust.
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End: I know when there is dust on the mirror. Don’t misunderstand me—I’m an educated woman. But if I were to die at any moment during the day, no one would have to clean my kitchen.
For full extended monologue, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Sarah Ruhl, The Clean House and Other Plays, Theatre Communications Group, 2006, pp. 10-11.
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