Monologue

Eleanor Monologue from Henry VI

From Henry VI by William Shakespeare

female · defiant · 45 sec

Yes, my good lord, I’ll follow presently. Follow I must; I cannot go before While Gloucester bears this base and humble mind. Were I a man, a duke, and next of blood, I would remove these tedious stumbling-blocks And smooth my way upon their headless necks; And, being a woman, I will not be slack To play my part in Fortune’s pageant.— Where are you there? Sir John! Nay, fear not, man, We are alone; here’s none but thee and I. Enter Hume.

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