Gardener Monologue from Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Oxford 1911)/Volume 4/The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

From Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Oxford 1911)/Volume 4/The Tragedy of King Richard the Second by Oxford 1911

male · contemplative · 57 sec

:They are; and Bolingbroke :Hath seiz'd the wasteful King. O! what pity is it :That he had not so trimm'd and dress'd his land :As we this garden! We at time of year :Do wound the bark, the skin of our fruit trees, :Lest, being over-proud in sap and blood, :With too much riches it confound itself: :Had he done so to great and growing men, :They might have liv'd to bear, and he to taste :Their fruits of duty: superfluous branches :We lop away, that bearing boughs may live: :Had he done so, himself had home the crown, :Which waste of idle hours hath quite thrown down.

Rehearse Gardener's monologue

Run it out loud with a spotlight that follows your voice, line by line, until it's off the page. Free to start, no credit card.

Rehearse free Get started free