Monologue

First Lord Monologue from All's Well That Ends Well

From All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

male · dark · 55 sec

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I with a troop of Florentines will suddenly surprise him; such I will have whom I am sure he knows not from the enemy; we will bind and hoodwink him so that he shall suppose no other but that he is carried into the leaguer of the adversaries when we bring him to our own tents. Be but your lordship present at his examination; if he do not for the promise of his life, and in the highest compulsion of base fear, offer to betray you, and deliver all the intelligence in his power against you, and that with the divine forfeit of his soul upon oath, never trust my judgment in anything.

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The First Lord is plotting a scheme to capture an enemy by deceiving him into believing he is being taken to a safe location, highlighting themes of betrayal and manipulation.

30s · anticipation · betrayal · power · deception · fear

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