Monologue

Antonio Monologue from The Merchant of Venice

From The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

male · anguished · 1:01 min

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I pray you, think you question with the Jew. You may as well go stand upon the beach And bid the main flood bate his usual height; You may as well use question with the wolf, Why he hath made the ewe bleat for the lamb; You may as well forbid the mountain pines To wag their high tops and to make no noise When they are fretten with the gusts of heaven; You may as well do anything most hard As seek to soften that—than which what’s harder?— His Jewish heart. Therefore, I do beseech you, Make no moe offers, use no farther means, But with all brief and plain conveniency. Let me have judgment, and the Jew his will.

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Antonio expresses his deep frustration and resignation regarding Shylock's unyielding nature, pleading for a straightforward resolution to their conflict.

30s · despair · power · betrayal · justice · identity

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