Boyet
from Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
Under the cool shade of a sycamore
I thought to close mine eyes some half an hour;
When, lo! to interrupt my purposed rest,
Toward that shade I might behold addrest
The king and his companions: warily
I stole into a neighbour thicket by,
And overheard what you shall overhear,…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
NONE
Author(s)
Character Name
Boyet
Source Title
Love's Labour's Lost
Source Type
Act / Scene
Act V, scene 2
Setting
outside
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
COMIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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title update
Posted on: 2007-05-14 19:55:29 By: Robinson |
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Title updated from 'an old one', most assuredly Shakespeare working title to 'Love's Labour's Lost'. |
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