Monologue

Romeo Monologue from Romeo and Juliet

From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

male · romantic · 1:09 min

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If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And all this day an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts. I dreamt my lady came and found me dead,— Strange dream, that gives a dead man leave to think!— And breath’d such life with kisses in my lips, That I reviv’d, and was an emperor. Ah me, how sweet is love itself possess’d, When but love’s shadows are so rich in joy. News from Verona! How now, Balthasar? Dost thou not bring me letters from the Friar? How doth my lady? Is my father well? How fares my Juliet? That I ask again; For nothing can be ill if she be well.

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Romeo reflects on a dream that brings him hope and joy about his love for Juliet, while anxiously awaiting news from Balthasar regarding her well-being.

teens · hope · love · death · fate · longing

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