Helena
from A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
O spite! O hell! I see you all are bent
To set against me for your merriment.
If you were civil and knew courtesy,
You would not do me thus much injury.
Can you not hate me, as I know you do,
But you must join in souls to mock…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Author(s)
Character Name
Helena
Source Title
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act 3, Scene 2
Setting
The Woods
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
COMIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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