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| Character | Jack Gurney???? | |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Persuasive, Neurotic, Insane, Delusional | |
| Type | Serio-comic | |
| Year | 1968 | |
| Period | 20th Century | |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical | |
| Description | Jack Gurney's schizophrenic stream of consciousness | |
| Location | ACT I, Scene 4 | |
Summary
Jack Gurney is a paranoid/schizophrenic British nobleman. His father, the Earl of Gurney, dies and Jack Gurney inherits his fortune as well as becoming the new Earl of Gurney even if he has been committed to a mental institution. His main fixation is that he actually thinks he is Jesus Christ...
In this monologue Jack Gurney gives us a sample of what's going on in his schizophrenic mind in a psychotic stream of consciousness.
In this monologue Jack Gurney gives us a sample of what's going on in his schizophrenic mind in a psychotic stream of consciousness.
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| Excerpt |
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| JACK GURNEY: "Qed, if I saw a man eating grass I'd say he was hungry. They'd have him certified. They claim snow is only precipitation and not candied dew, and the single heart-beat only the contraction and dilation of the central organ of the vascular system. Whroom......" |
