Monologue

Gremio Monologue from The Taming of the Shrew

From The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

male · contemplative · 1:03 min

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First, as you know, my house within the city Is richly furnished with plate and gold: Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands; My hangings all of Tyrian tapestry; In ivory coffers I have stuff’d my crowns; In cypress chests my arras counterpoints, Costly apparel, tents, and canopies, Fine linen, Turkey cushions boss’d with pearl, Valance of Venice gold in needlework; Pewter and brass, and all things that belong To house or housekeeping: then, at my farm I have a hundred milch-kine to the pail, Six score fat oxen standing in my stalls, And all things answerable to this portion. Myself am struck in years, I must confess; And if I die tomorrow this is hers, If whilst I live she will be only mine.

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Gremio expresses his wealth and possessions in a bid to win the affection of a woman, revealing his deep desire for love and the fear of losing it.

60 and up · longing · love · wealth · possession · mortality

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