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| Character | Wendoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Depressed, Lamenting, Frustrated, Talking to the audience | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 1603 | |
| Period | 17th Century | |
| Genre | Romance, Tragedy, Drama | |
| Description | Wendoll laments the fact that he is in love with his friend's wife | |
| Location | ACT II, Scene 3 | |
Summary
The play is a "domestic tragedy" and has two main storylines. The main story line is about a married couple, Master John Frankford and his wife Anne Frankford. John Frankford is described as a kind gentleman and Anne as a beautiful and graceful woman. Wendoll is a gentleman who has lost his fortune and Master Frankford is helping out by letting him stay in his house. Wendoll is very attracted to Anne and the two have an affair.
In this monologue Wendoll is in conflict with himself for being in love with Anne. He tries to control his passion and prays to God to help him forget about her. He says he considers Master John, her husband, to be a gentleman and a friend. He laments that he is a villain and a traitor and that his passion will destroy him.
In this monologue Wendoll is in conflict with himself for being in love with Anne. He tries to control his passion and prays to God to help him forget about her. He says he considers Master John, her husband, to be a gentleman and a friend. He laments that he is a villain and a traitor and that his passion will destroy him.
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| WENDOLL I am a villain, if I apprehend But such a thought! Then, to attempt the deed-- Slave, thou art damned without redemption! I'll drive away this passion with a song. A song! Ha, ha! A song! As if, fond man, Thy eyes could swim in laughter when thy soul Lies drenched and drownéd in red tears of blood! I'll pray, and see if God within my heart Plant better thoughts. Why, prayers are meditations, And when I meditate (O, God forgive me!) It is on her divine perfections. I will forget her; I will arm myself Not t' entertain a thought of love to her; And, when I come by chance into her presence, I'll hale these balls until my eyestrings crack From being pulled and drawn to look that way. [Enter, over the Stage, FRANKFORD, his Wife, and NICHOLAS and exit] O God, O God! With what a violence I'm hurried to my own destruction! There goest thou, the most perfect'st man That ever England bred a gentleman, And shall I wrong his bed?--Thou God of Thunder, Stay, in thy thoughts of vengeance and of wrath, Thy great, almighty, and all-judging hand From speedy execution on a villain, A villain and a traitor to his friend! |
