Monologue

Nurse Monologue from Hippolytus

From Hippolytus by Euripides

female · anguished · 1:00 min

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I veil thy face, Child.--Would that so Mine own were veiled for evermore, So sore I love thee! ... Though the lore Of long life mocks me, and I know How love should be a lightsome thing Not rooted in the deep o' the heart; With gentle ties, to twine apart If need so call, or closer cling.-- Why do I love thee so? O fool, O fool, the heart that bleeds for twain, And builds, men tell us, walls of pain, To walk by love's unswerving rule The same for ever, stern and true! For "Thorough" is no word of peace: 'Tis "Naught-too-much" makes trouble cease. And many a wise man bows thereto.

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The Nurse expresses her deep and conflicting emotions towards the child she cares for, reflecting on the nature of love and the pain it can bring.

30s · longing · love · pain · identity · sacrifice

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