Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Commedia Dell'arte

The manservant and the soldier are making their way through the villa. The soldier is the son of the villa’s owner and has finally returned from the war.

Capitano: Thank you manservant, I wish to be alone now. Please do not disturb me further. I will see you again tomorrow.

Arlequino: Of course, sir, and it’s so nice to have you back after all these long years.

Capitano: Thank you but now I wish to be alone.

The manservant leaves the room and then enters again

Arlequino: Do you have need of anything, sir?

Capitano: You idiotic swine, did you not hear I wished to be alone?

Arlequino: My apologies, sir, I’ll leave

Capitano: No, stay so I can tell you how stupid you are for not leaving me alone

Arlequino: errr…

Capitano: I have just returned from a war, you know. I lost my arm, my leg, both of my eyes, my spine, my stomach and my sense of humour.

Arlequino: But sir, you are physically fine.

Capitano: I found them again, you swine-hair dressed son of a backwards mule riding wood gatherer. All except for my sense of humour.

Arlequino: My mother does not…

Capitano: I’m rich so I’m always right. Why are you still here?

Arlequino: You told me to stay.

Capitano: No, I didn’t. Don’t start spreading vile rumours, you monkey-washing oddhaired son of an Arctic Baboon

Arlequino: Why is my hair odd?

Capitano: It does not have an even number of hairs in it. Everyone knows having 120 hairs on their head is a sign of godlike perfection. Now why I am not alone yet?

Arlequino: I…

Capitano: Stay, I must insult you more, you table-fucking, bucketpraising, cow-worshipping, spaghettisniffing, airbreathing, rat-dressed spawn of a Wi-Fi-stealing, hay-sniffing, well-pissing, scissor-breaking, tooth-licking, spider-eating, sun-staring, wig-wearing Bulgarian ice cream vendor.

Arlequino: My lord, now you are offending me and my poor mother with these lies. She’s Hungarian.

Capitano: Just go, so I can be alone and contemplate being alone in a philosophical sense

Arlequino: I’m going and I will not disturb you anymore… When should I wake you?


Capitano: Out

- Ruben Dewulf

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