Monologue

Friar Monologue from Much Ado About Nothing

From Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

male · dramatic · 55 sec

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Hear me a little; For I have only been silent so long, And given way unto this course of fortune, By noting of the lady: I have mark’d A thousand blushing apparitions To start into her face; a thousand innocent shames In angel whiteness bear away those blushes; And in her eye there hath appear’d a fire, To burn the errors that these princes hold Against her maiden truth. Call me a fool; Trust not my reading nor my observations, Which with experimental seal doth warrant The tenure of my book; trust not my age, My reverence, calling, nor divinity, If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here Under some biting error.

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The Friar addresses the situation surrounding a woman's honor, expressing his observations and feelings about her innocence amidst accusations, urging others to reconsider their judgments.

40s · trust · truth · innocence · judgment · redemption

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