Monologue

Paulina Monologue from The Winter's Tale

From The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

female · defiant · 55 sec

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I dare be sworn. These dangerous unsafe lunes i’ th’ king, beshrew them! He must be told on’t, and he shall: the office Becomes a woman best. I’ll take’t upon me. If I prove honey-mouth’d, let my tongue blister, And never to my red-look’d anger be The trumpet any more. Pray you, Emilia, Commend my best obedience to the queen. If she dares trust me with her little babe, I’ll show’t the king, and undertake to be Her advocate to th’ loud’st. We do not know How he may soften at the sight o’ th’ child: The silence often of pure innocence Persuades, when speaking fails.

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Paulina expresses her resolve to advocate for the queen and her child, confronting the king's dangerous behavior with a mix of determination and hope for reconciliation.

30s · determination · family · power · trust · innocence

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