I ate the Divorce papers, by Gabriel Davis - Monologue

I ate them. That's right. I ate the divorce papers, Charles. I ate them with ketchup. And they were good... goooood. You probably want me to get serious about our divorce. The thing is, you always called our marriage a joke. So let's use logic here: If A: we never had a serious marriage, then B: we can't have a serious divorce. No. We can't. The whole thing's a farce, Charles - a farce that tastes good with ketchup...

The extract from this monologue is a good example to show the comedy behind the very obvious anger that is made clear by the short sentences that create a demanding and livid tone. The simple use of ‘No. We can’t.’ helps us to see how difficult and upset our character is, the negative connotations are entertaining and will help the audience to understand the characters feelings more but also add a comical tone to it also, there is a clear forceful feeling behind this.

The fact that the register is colloquial with ‘Charles’ and is such an angry piece makes the audience more informed and the purpose even more entertaining as there are more people to be aware of. Though there are no stage directions through the dialogue it is almost as if you can see how angry the character is. ‘You always called our marriage a joke,’ shows how there is more to the relationship than just what is in the monologue and they really do know each other. This also would most likely relate to the target audience which is married women who probably find enjoyment in reading this in a lighthearted and friendly manner. The whole piece is very relevant to many people, the repetition of certain words infers just how angry the speaker is and that one of those words is 'good' and is in great contrast with the rest of the monologue's negative lexis makes it much more interesting and eye catching, especially how it is emphasized when repeated.

The discourse marker, 'the thing is,' keeps the audience and other character interested while also staying informal. It makes those listening/reading aware that a point is to be made and therefore encourages their concentration to listen further. 

The metaphor carried throughout the monologue of eating the divorce papers 'with ketchup' keeps a comical theme to a very serious subject and would humour the audience and, as a scripted monologue with its purpose to entertain it does this well by being all through the piece. Eating paper makes the character sound very peculiar and the bizarre sentence infers she is not to be argued with as she is so angry she is ready to do anything.