Monologue

Camillo Monologue from The Winter's Tale

From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

male · anguished · 56 sec

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O miserable lady! But, for me, What case stand I in? I must be the poisoner Of good Polixenes, and my ground to do’t Is the obedience to a master; one Who, in rebellion with himself, will have All that are his so too. To do this deed, Promotion follows. If I could find example Of thousands that had struck anointed kings And flourish’d after, I’d not do’t. But since Nor brass, nor stone, nor parchment, bears not one, Let villainy itself forswear’t. I must Forsake the court: to do’t, or no, is certain To me a break-neck. Happy star reign now! Here comes Bohemia.

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Camillo grapples with the moral implications of betraying his friend Polixenes under the command of a tyrannical master, revealing his inner turmoil and fear of the consequences.

30s · fear · betrayal · power · fate · honor

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