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Truffaldino's Hunger Pains

from The Servant of Two Masters

Written by Carlo Goldoni, Bonnie J. Monte

A frustrated, hungry, self-pitying, humorous Truffaldino's monologue from "The Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni (translated/adapted by Bonnie J. Monte). Genre: comedy.

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Hanging around street corners, waiting for your master, is the most boring task in the world. Not only am I bored stiff, I’m faint with hunger. We pulled into town at noon – meal time! A half hour went by, then another, then another and then my stomach started to talk to me. He’s not happy. The firs

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CharactersTruffaldino
Duration1-2 minutes
Age Range20s-40s
Gendermale
Genrecomedy
PeriodClassical
Formatmonologue
SourceThe Servant of Two Masters
Tonefrustrated, hungry, self-pitying, humorous
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