Monologue

Queen Margaret Monologue from Richard III

From Richard III by William Shakespeare

female · defiant · 50 sec

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And leave out thee? Stay, dog, for thou shalt hear me. If heaven have any grievous plague in store Exceeding those that I can wish upon thee, O, let them keep it till thy sins be ripe, And then hurl down their indignation On thee, the troubler of the poor world’s peace. The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul; Thy friends suspect for traitors while thou liv’st, And take deep traitors for thy dearest friends; No sleep close up that deadly eye of thine, Unless it be while some tormenting dream Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils.

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Queen Margaret confronts an enemy, expressing her deep-seated rage and desire for vengeance through a powerful and scathing monologue.

40s · anger · revenge · betrayal · power · identity

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