Monologue

Leontes Monologue from The Winter's Tale

From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

male · defiant · 53 sec

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Thou, traitor, hast set on thy wife to this. My child? Away with’t. Even thou, that hast A heart so tender o’er it, take it hence, And see it instantly consum’d with fire; Even thou, and none but thou. Take it up straight: Within this hour bring me word ’tis done, And by good testimony, or I’ll seize thy life, With that thou else call’st thine. If thou refuse And wilt encounter with my wrath, say so; The bastard brains with these my proper hands Shall I dash out. Go, take it to the fire; For thou set’st on thy wife.

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Leontes, consumed by jealousy and rage, confronts a servant about his suspicions regarding his wife and child, demanding the destruction of his own offspring in a fit of fury.

30s · anger · betrayal · family · power · revenge

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