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Enigma

By Floyd Dell - Stage play

Stage playStageOne Act play

Roles

  • She - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female

About this piece

She explains to He why she hurt him

Summary

This one act play has only two characters, He and She. Right at the beginning of the play He tells She his desire to end their relationship. In this monologue She explains to He why she acted the way she did with him, hurting him. She felt she was the only one that truly fell in love with the other and was cruel to him in order to shatter his strength and self-confidence. The monologue is intercut with He's dialogue.

Tone

In loveDepressedLamentingFrustrated

Use cases

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