Monologue

Leontes Monologue from The Winter's Tale

From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

male · dramatic · 58 sec

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How could that be? Either thou art most ignorant by age, Or thou wert born a fool. Camillo’s flight, Added to their familiarity, (Which was as gross as ever touch’d conjecture, That lack’d sight only, nought for approbation But only seeing, all other circumstances Made up to th’ deed) doth push on this proceeding. Yet, for a greater confirmation (For in an act of this importance, ’twere Most piteous to be wild), I have dispatch’d in post To sacred Delphos, to Apollo’s temple, Cleomenes and Dion, whom you know Of stuff’d sufficiency: now from the oracle They will bring all, whose spiritual counsel had, Shall stop or spur me. Have I done well?

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Leontes expresses his deep suspicion and anger towards his wife and friend, grappling with feelings of betrayal and the need for validation from the oracle.

30s · anger · jealousy · betrayal · power · fate

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