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Mistress Quickly Monologue from The Merry Wives of Windsor

From The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

female · comedic · 1:47 min

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Marry, she hath received your letter, for the which she thanks you a thousand times; and she gives you to notify that her husband will be absence from his house between ten and eleven. (FALSTAFF.: Ten and eleven?) Ay, forsooth; and then you may come and see the picture, she says, that you wot of. Master Ford, her husband, will be from home. Alas, the sweet woman leads an ill life with him. He’s a very jealousy man; she leads a very frampold life with him, good heart. (FALSTAFF.: Ten and eleven. Woman, commend me to her; I will not fail her.) Why, you say well. But I have another messenger to your worship. Mistress Page hath her hearty commendations to you too; and let me tell you in your ear, she’s as fartuous a civil modest wife, and one, I tell you, that will not miss you morning nor evening prayer, as any is in Windsor, whoe’er be the other; and she bade me tell your worship that her husband is seldom from home, but she hopes there will come a time. I never knew a woman so dote upon a man. Surely I think you have charms, la! Yes, in truth.

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30s · joy · love · trust · desire · community

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