Monologue

Diana Monologue from All's Well That Ends Well

From All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

female · philosophical · 1:06 min

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Ay, so you serve us Till we serve you; but when you have our roses, You barely leave our thorns to prick ourselves, And mock us with our bareness. (BERTRAM: How have I sworn?) ’Tis not the many oaths that makes the truth, But the plain single vow that is vow’d true. What is not holy, that we swear not by, But take the highest to witness: then, pray you, tell me, If I should swear by Jove’s great attributes I lov’d you dearly, would you believe my oaths When I did love you ill? This has no holding, To swear by him whom I protest to love That I will work against him. Therefore your oaths Are words and poor conditions; but unseal’d,— At least in my opinion.

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Diana grapples with the complexities of love and oaths, questioning the sincerity of promises made in relationships.

20s · confusion · love · betrayal · trust · identity

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