SHAKESPEARE not dead! You’re Kit, my dear. [starts to embraces him, stops] You are something in my head. MARLOWE here, my boy, and, yes, quite alive. I’m I’m When hungover, a process to revive Was a hearty dose of that which FELLED one. Where do you keep your a pun. spirits—there’s [SHAKESPEARE MARLOWE tries to check himself won’t touch him. for body odor] SHAKESPEARE What art thou? MARLOWE Marlowe. SHAKESPEARE I feel a sudden cold. heard that when they come— spirits, I’ve MARLOWE old That’s from deep country where Wives’ tale stuff you’re from. from Canterbury, not some village scum! I’m as if that helped “Stratford-upon-Avon,” Supply an address when your mother whelped, Dropped her litter in the bush. Where am I? This cannot tell a lie. isn’t awesome--I SHAKESPEARE If I am very still and just pretend This isn’t happening, t’will end.
SHAKESPEARE You’re not dead! Kit, my dear. [starts to embraces him, stops] You are something in my head. MARLOWE I’m here, my boy, and, yes, I’m quite alive. When hungover, a process to revive Was a hearty dose of that which FELLED one. Where do you keep your spirits—there’s a pun. [SHAKESPEARE won’t touch him. MARLOWE tries to check himself for body odor] SHAKESPEARE What art thou? MARLOWE Marlowe. SHAKESPEARE I feel a sudden cold. I’ve heard that spirits, when they come— MARLOWE That’s old Wives’ tale stuff from deep country where you’re from. I’m from Canterbury, not some village scum! “Stratford-upon-Avon,” as if that helped Supply an address when your mother whelped, Dropped her litter in the bush. Where am I? This isn’t awesome--I cannot tell a lie. SHAKESPEARE If I am very still and just pretend This isn’t happening, t’will end.