Monologue

Surrey Monologue from Henry VIII

From Henry VIII by William Shakespeare

male · defiant · 54 sec

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Yes, that goodness Of gleaning all the land’s wealth into one, Into your own hands, Cardinal, by extortion; The goodness of your intercepted packets You writ to the Pope against the King. Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. My Lord of Norfolk, as you are truly noble, As you respect the common good, the state Of our despised nobility, our issues, Who, if he live, will scarce be gentlemen, Produce the grand sum of his sins, the articles Collected from his life. I’ll startle you Worse than the sacring bell when the brown wench Lay kissing in your arms, Lord Cardinal.

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Surrey confronts Cardinal Wolsey, accusing him of greed and corruption while defending the nobility's honor in a tense political atmosphere.

30s · anger · power · betrayal · ambition · honor

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