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Wit

I can't believe my life has become so......

Vivian Bearing, Ph.D

Wit
Margaret Edson

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Wit
Character
Vivian Bearing, Ph.D
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act One, Scene 1 (It is one continuous play)
Time & Place
University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Present Day
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)

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I can't believe my life has become so... corny. But it can't be helped. I don't see any other way.

[... ... ...]

I apologize in advance for what this palliative treatment modality does to the dramatic coherence of my play's last scene. It can't be helped. They have to do something. I'm in terrible pain. Say it, Vivian. It hurts like hell. It really does.

For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Margaret Edson, Wit, Faber & Faber, 1999, pp. 69-70.

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