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| Character | Queen Margaret | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Crying, Lamenting | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Historical, Drama | |
| Description | Margaret expresses her love for Suffolk | |
| Location | ACT III, Scene 2 | |
Summary
The Duke of Gloucester, the Protector of England, has just been killed in his jail cell by two murderers hired by Suffolk, a lord, with the support of other noblemen and Cardinal Beaufort. He was put in jail because he was accused of treason. They all wanted to get rid of him to gain more power.
They are getting ready for Gloucester's trial but Suffolk enters the room and informs the king that Gloucester is dead. The king faints and when he regains consciousness he accuses Suffolk for being responsible for Gloucester's death.
Queen Margaret defends Suffolk and expresses her concern that everybody will think she was somehow involved in the murder.
Warwick and Salisbury, two lords, enter with a crowd of commoners. Warwick accuses Suffolk and they argue and fight. The commoners, however, support Warwick and want Suffolk dead or banished from England and the king agrees to banish him.
In this monologue Margaret expresses her grief over Suffolks banishment and asks him to leave so that she can fully understand her grief. She promises she will have him back in England or she will leave the country to be with him again.
They are getting ready for Gloucester's trial but Suffolk enters the room and informs the king that Gloucester is dead. The king faints and when he regains consciousness he accuses Suffolk for being responsible for Gloucester's death.
Queen Margaret defends Suffolk and expresses her concern that everybody will think she was somehow involved in the murder.
Warwick and Salisbury, two lords, enter with a crowd of commoners. Warwick accuses Suffolk and they argue and fight. The commoners, however, support Warwick and want Suffolk dead or banished from England and the king agrees to banish him.
In this monologue Margaret expresses her grief over Suffolks banishment and asks him to leave so that she can fully understand her grief. She promises she will have him back in England or she will leave the country to be with him again.
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| QUEEN MARGARET O, let me entreat thee cease. Give me thy hand, That I may dew it with my mournful tears; Nor let the rain of heaven wet this place, To wash away my woful monuments. O, could this kiss be printed in thy hand, That thou mightst think upon these by the seal, Through whom a thousand sighs are breathed for thee! So, get thee gone, that I may know my grief; 'Tis but surmised whiles thou art standing by, As one that surfeits thinking on a want. I will repeal thee, or, be well assured, Adventure to be banished myself: And banished I am, if but from thee. Go; speak not to me; even now be gone. O, go not yet! Even thus two friends condemn'd Embrace and kiss and take ten thousand leaves, Loather a hundred times to part than die. Yet now farewell; and farewell life with thee! |
Comments
Margaret kisses Suffolk's hand and cries because of his banishment. She expresses her sadness and at the same time her love for him.
