Monologue

Marina Monologue from Pericles

From Pericles by William Shakespeare

female · anguished · 1:25 min

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Why will you kill me? (LEONINE: To satisfy my lady.) Why would she have me kill’d now? As I can remember, by my troth, I never did her hurt in all my life: I never spake bad word, nor did ill turn To any living creature: believe me, la, I never kill’d a mouse, nor hurt a fly: I trod upon a worm against my will, But I wept for it. How have I offended, Wherein my death might yield her any profit, Or my life imply her any danger? (LEONINE: My commission Is not to reason of the deed, but do it.) You will not do’t for all the world, I hope. You are well favour’d, and your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart. I saw you lately, When you caught hurt in parting two that fought: Good sooth, it show’d well in you: do so now: Your lady seeks my life; come you between, And save poor me, the weaker.

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Marina expresses her bewilderment and fear over the possibility of being harmed despite her innocence, questioning why anyone would wish her ill.

teens · fear · identity · death · betrayal · isolation

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