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The Serpent's Tale
By Leonid Andreyev - Stage play
Stage playStageOne act play
Roles
- Woman - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
The Woman seduces a man only to kill him at the end with poison
Summary
In this one act play adapted for the stage by Walter Wykes, the Woman slowly seduces a man in a long speech only to reveal that she has poisoned him in order to seek revenge for the oppression she has felt her whole life.
Tone
In lovePersuasiveDescriptiveReminiscing life story/Telling a storyMalicious/schemingFlirting
Use cases
classaudition
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