The Classics, Shakespeare, Imogen, soliloquy, Cymbeline, Act 111 Sc 4

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Shakespearean heroine, Imogen from ‘Cymbeline’ gives a moving monologue about betrayal, revenge, and truth. ‘False To His Bed’ - Act 111 Scene 4. She has just read a letter from her husband, describing her as a ‘strumpet’ and calling for her to be killed.

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Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Young Adult (18-35)

Accents

British (General) British (Received Pronunciation - RP, BBC)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
false to his bed. What is it? To be false? To lie and watch there and to think on him to weep Twix, clock and clock. If sleep charge nature to break it with a fearful dream of him and cry myself awake. That's false to his bed. Is it? Oh, yeah. Chemo. Thou doest accuse him of incontinence. See thou then Looks like a villain now. Methinks thy favours good enough. Some J of Italy had betrayed him. Poor I am stale. A garment out of fashion. I must be ripped to pieces with me. Oh, men's vows are women's traitors. Come, fellow, do the master's bidding. And when thou seest him a little witness, my obedience Look, I draw the sword myself. Take it and hit the innocent mansion of my love My heart Fear not. It is empty now of all things but grief.