Monologue

Rosalind Monologue from As You Like It

From As You Like It by William Shakespeare

female · comedic · 53 sec

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Say “a day” without the “ever.” No, no, Orlando, men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives. I will be more jealous of thee than a Barbary cock-pigeon over his hen, more clamorous than a parrot against rain, more new-fangled than an ape, more giddy in my desires than a monkey. I will weep for nothing, like Diana in the fountain, and I will do that when you are disposed to be merry. I will laugh like a hyena, and that when thou are inclined to sleep.

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Rosalind expresses her feelings about love and jealousy in a playful yet intense manner, using vivid metaphors to illustrate her emotional state towards Orlando.

20s · jealousy · love · identity · desire

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