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| Character | Dogface | |
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| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Angry, Scolding, Crying, Flips out, Persuasive, Neurotic, Depressed, Lamenting, Complaining, Frustrated, Insecure, Afraid, Mocking, Apologetic, Pondering/Pensive, Flirting, Confessing | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 2009 | |
| Period | Contemporary | |
| Genre | Drama, Biography | |
| Description | A week after losing her virginity to Ethan, Dogface confronts him to ask why he has been avoiding her ever since | |
| Details | ACT 1 Scene 5 One Act Play | |
Summary
Dogface is a play about growing up ugly. The title character is attacked by a dog when she is seven, which causes the other children at school to provide her derogatory nickname - an identity she never fully escapes from. In this monologue, Dogface, now 23, confronts her friend, Ethan. They recently slept together, which she thought implied that their relationship was moving to a new level, but Ethan has instead been ignoring her and pretending that nothing happened.
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| I don't want to get all Hallmark card on you, but you're my best friend. We've been through so much together. You know me better than I have ever let anyone know me. You're the first person I've ever met who understands me, who thinks the way I do, who gets me. Am I crazy? Am I wrong? Because... you're important to me. If you just aren't attracted to me... I could understand that. I know you can't choose who you want, you can't control those feelings. The heart wants what the heart wants. If we could choose... then I could stop wanting you. I know it doesn't work like that. So, if you just don't like me that way... but, you do, don't you? You must. I mean, at least a little? You can't find me too repulsive, you're the one who kissed me... Did I do something wrong? I mean, was I not... good? Was I too easy? Was I supposed to play hard to get? I don't know how to be coy and play games. No one ever explained the rules to me. All I know how to do is be honest. And you said that was something you loved about me. Is it... are you ashamed? Is that why you're pretending like it didn't happen? That's it, isn't it. You're ashamed. Right. I mean, who wouldn't be ashamed to be with me? I'm Dogface. You can fuck Dogface behind closed doors, but you can't introduce her to your friends. You can't bring her home to meet your mom. You said... you're not ready. Is anyone ever ready for their life to change? How do you expect to learn anything? We'll make all kinds of stupid mistakes and feel like idiots and - welcome to the human condition! Trial and error, it's the only way to learn. No one's ever ready. You said... you don't want to get serious. But how am I supposed to act casual about something this intense, this rare? You're the first person to see me - how can that not be a big deal? Look at me. How many chances am I going to have in life? I think I could love you. I think you could have loved me. And if I'm crazy, then I'm crazy. If I'm wrong, then, okay, I'm wrong. But if I'm right, and you're just too chickenshit to deal with the possibility of something real and rare and dangerous and life-altering, then... then I'm not even sure I would want to love someone so stupid! |
