Monologue

York Monologue from Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Oxford 1911)/Volume 4/The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

From Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Oxford 1911)/Volume 4/The Tragedy of King Richard the Second by Oxford 1911

male · dramatic · 1:01 min

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:Then, as I said, the Duke, great Bolingbroke, :Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed :Which his aspiring rider seem'd to know, :With slow but stately pace kept on his course, :Whilst all tongues cried 'God save thee, Bolingbroke!' :You would have thought the very windows spake, :So many greedy looks of young and old :Through casements darted their desiring eyes :Upon his visage; and that all the walls :With painted imagery had said at once :'Jesu preserve thee! Welcome, Bolingbroke!' :Whilst he, from the one side to the other turning, :Bareheaded, lower than his proud steed's neck, :Bespake them thus, 'I thank you, countrymen:' :And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along.

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York describes the triumphant return of Bolingbroke, highlighting the admiration and hope of the people as he rides through the streets, embodying power and leadership.

40s · anticipation · power · honor · identity · ambition

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