Monologue

Grumio Monologue from The Taming of the Shrew

From The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

male · dramatic · 55 sec

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Tell thou the tale: but hadst thou not crossed me, thou shouldst have heard how her horse fell, and she under her horse; thou shouldst have heard in how miry a place, how she was bemoiled; how he left her with the horse upon her; how he beat me because her horse stumbled; how she waded through the dirt to pluck him off me: how he swore; how she prayed, that never prayed before; how I cried; how the horses ran away; how her bridle was burst; how I lost my crupper; with many things of worthy memory, which now shall die in oblivion, and thou return unexperienced to thy grave.

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Grumio recounts a series of unfortunate events involving a horse and a woman, highlighting the chaos and humiliation he faced, while lamenting the loss of the story's significance.

30s · sadness · suffering · misfortune · humiliation · memory

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