Monologue

Amiens Monologue from As You Like It

From As You Like It by William Shakespeare

any · philosophical · 59 sec

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Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude. Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho, sing heigh-ho, unto the green holly. Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then, heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot. Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. Heigh-ho, sing heigh-ho, unto the green holly. Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then, heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly.

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Amiens reflects on the harshness of winter and the nature of human relationships, contrasting the cruelty of man with the coldness of nature.

any · melancholy · friendship · ingratitude · nature · the human condition

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