Juliet
from Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?
Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name
When I, thy three-hours wife, have mangled it?
But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin?
That villain cousin would have killed my husband.
Back, foolish tears, back to your…
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The Oxford Shakespeare
Edited by W. J. Craig
LONDON: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1914
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000
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Copyright Status
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Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
The Oxford Shakespeare. 1914. Edited by W. J. Craig
The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of Western civilization.
Author(s)
Character Name
Juliet
Source Title
Romeo and Juliet
Source Type
Act / Scene
Act III / Scene 2
Setting
Capulet's orchard
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
RENAISSANCE
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
TEEN
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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