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Pastiche of Shylock's Monologue

February 18, 2021
By Not_Glodi BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
Not_Glodi BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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You have forsaken us by neglecting the disease that invaded our body7. It was the worst performance, yet the best you could do 1. The approach was rushed, but the effects were quite slow. For had you been faster, our body might not have grown cold 4. Perhaps doing so was your intent 2? Perhaps you revel in your own evil tendencies2? Perhaps you do not regret your act of murder2? Perhaps you wanted to mistreat our body? This would be expected of those who have fallen to the status of scum. For in nature, a man who fails their job is still a man, but a man who purposefully fails their job is like a beast 5. And so like any other man I shall hunt the beast 5. I shall corrupt the beast that mauled our body6. And devour your flesh with all my heart. Perhaps then you might acquire a small taste of the pain you gave me when you destroyed our body3.


The author's comments:

It is based on the Covid-19 outbreak that occurred over the past year and the government's response to it.


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