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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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