Monologue

King Henry Monologue from Henry VI

From Henry VI by William Shakespeare

male · dramatic · 54 sec

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Stand forth, Dame Eleanor Cobham, Gloucester’s wife. In sight of God and us, your guilt is great; Receive the sentence of the law for sins Such as by God’s book are adjudged to death. You four, from hence to prison back again; From thence unto the place of execution. The witch in Smithfield shall be burnt to ashes, And you three shall be strangled on the gallows. You, madam, for you are more nobly born, Despoiled of your honour in your life, Shall, after three days’ open penance done, Live in your country here in banishment, With Sir John Stanley in the Isle of Man.

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King Henry stands in judgment over Dame Eleanor Cobham, condemning her and others for their alleged sins, reflecting the tension between law, morality, and power in a time of political strife.

40s · anger · justice · power · betrayal · honor

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