170 Epilogue In the original print version of the play, the epilogue is spoken by the actress who played Cordelia, Elizabeth Barry (1658-1713). Mrs. Barry, as she was known, was one of the most popular actresses of the Restoration period, renowned for her tragic roles. 172 You hardly . . . dispense, Meaning "it is hard to find representations of faithful lovers even on the stage." 173 And poets . . . defense. Representations of true love are so unpopular that playwrights kill those characters off to ensure audience approval. 175 That I . . . outlive. That her character would survive at least three hours on the stage, despite being virtuous. 177-178 but our virtue . . . weigh. The actresses' virtue is as lasting as the good behavior of the gallants in the audience (pit), meaning "it exists only temporarily for the duration of the play." 185 May hope . . . Tangier. The audience is as likely to see an actress enter a nunnery as it is to go Tangier, a dangerous outpost at the time and recently besieged by the Moors. 186-187 For shame, . . . Alcade. Stop harassing playwrights and go bother someone else. The Alcade is a Spanish word for a local magistrate.