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| Character | Suffolk, English lord | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Persuasive | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Historical | |
| Description | Suffolk woos Margaret (monologue) | |
| Location | ACT V, Scene 3 | |
Summary
The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The English, led by Talbot, are fighting the French, led by Joan of Arc and King Charles.
At this point of the story Talbot has been killed and the French army has been defeated by the English army led by York. Suffolk, an English lord, enters the scene with a prisoner, the beautiful Margaret, daughter of the king of Naples.
Suffolk is captivated by her beauty and woos her. In this monologue Suffolk tells her who he is and that he took her prisoner because he wanted to take care of her. He tells her she is free to go if she wants to but then changes his mind and begs her to stay. His heart tells him not to let her go. He wants her to stay so he can woo her.
At this point of the story Talbot has been killed and the French army has been defeated by the English army led by York. Suffolk, an English lord, enters the scene with a prisoner, the beautiful Margaret, daughter of the king of Naples.
Suffolk is captivated by her beauty and woos her. In this monologue Suffolk tells her who he is and that he took her prisoner because he wanted to take care of her. He tells her she is free to go if she wants to but then changes his mind and begs her to stay. His heart tells him not to let her go. He wants her to stay so he can woo her.
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| SUFFOLK An earl I am, and Suffolk am I call'd. Be not offended, nature's miracle, Thou art allotted to be ta'en by me: So doth the swan her downy cygnets save, Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings. Yet, if this servile usage once offend. Go, and be free again, as Suffolk's friend. [She is going] O, stay! I have no power to let her pass; My hand would free her, but my heart says no As plays the sun upon the glassy streams, Twinkling another counterfeited beam, So seems this gorgeous beauty to mine eyes. Fain would I woo her, yet I dare not speak: I'll call for pen and ink, and write my mind. Fie, de la Pole! disable not thyself; Hast not a tongue? is she not here? Wilt thou be daunted at a woman's sight? Ay, beauty's princely majesty is such, Confounds the tongue and makes the senses rough. |
Comments
The second half of the monologue should be performed talking straight to the audience to express the character's thoughts.
