Monologue

France Monologue from King Lear

From King Lear by William Shakespeare

male · anguished · 41 sec

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This is most strange, That she, who even but now was your best object, The argument of your praise, balm of your age, The best, the dearest, should in this trice of time Commit a thing so monstrous, to dismantle So many folds of favour. Sure her offence Must be of such unnatural degree That monsters it, or your fore-vouch’d affection Fall into taint; which to believe of her Must be a faith that reason without miracle Should never plant in me.

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France expresses disbelief and confusion over a sudden betrayal by a character he once held in high regard, reflecting on the unnaturalness of the situation.

30s · confusion · betrayal · love · trust · identity

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