Monologue

Leontes Monologue from The Winter's Tale

From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

male · inspirational · 1:29 min

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O peace, Paulina! Thou shouldst a husband take by my consent, As I by thine a wife: this is a match, And made between ’s by vows. Thou hast found mine; But how, is to be question’d; for I saw her, As I thought, dead; and have in vain said many A prayer upon her grave. I’ll not seek far— For him, I partly know his mind—to find thee An honourable husband. Come, Camillo, And take her by the hand, whose worth and honesty Is richly noted, and here justified By us, a pair of kings. Let’s from this place. What! look upon my brother: both your pardons, That e’er I put between your holy looks My ill suspicion. This your son-in-law, And son unto the king, whom heavens directing, Is troth-plight to your daughter. Good Paulina, Lead us from hence; where we may leisurely Each one demand, and answer to his part Perform’d in this wide gap of time, since first We were dissever’d. Hastily lead away! (Exeunt.)

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Leontes expresses his desire to reconcile and honor the bonds of marriage and family, seeking to find a suitable husband for Paulina's daughter while reflecting on past mistakes and the passage of time.

30s · hope · love · redemption · family · honor

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