Monologue

Marina Monologue from Pericles

From Pericles by William Shakespeare

female · anguished · 1:10 min

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Do anything but this thou doest. Empty Old receptacles, or common shores, of filth; Serve by indenture to the common hangman: Any of these ways are yet better than this; For what thou professest, a baboon, could he speak, Would own a name too dear. O, that the gods Would safely deliver me from this place! Here, here’s gold for thee. If that thy master would gain by me, Proclaim that I can sing, weave, sew, and dance, With other virtues, which I’ll keep from boast; And I will undertake all these to teach. I doubt not but this populous city will Yield many scholars. (BOULT: But can you teach all this you speak of?) Prove that I cannot, take me home again, And prostitute me to the basest groom That doth frequent your house.

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Marina finds herself in a dire situation, expressing her desperation to escape a degrading fate while highlighting her own talents and worth.

20s · despair · freedom · identity · hope

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