{"id":4389,"date":"2015-02-12T06:36:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T11:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4389"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:35:27","slug":"the-winters-tale-act-3-scene-2-first-folio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4389","title":{"rendered":"The Winter’s Tale: Act 3, Scene 2: First Folio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Winter’s Tale.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 3, Scene 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hermione\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This text is featured in our\u00a0interview with Jolly Abraham<\/a>)\u00a0 (and Miriam Laube<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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1196 \u00a0Since what I am to say, must be but that
\n1197 \u00a0Which contradicts my Accusation, and
\n1198 \u00a0The testimonie on my part, no other
\n1199 \u00a0But what comes from my selfe, it shall scarce boot me
\n1200 \u00a0To say, Not guiltie: mine Integritie
\n1201 \u00a0Being counted Falsehood, shall (as I expresse it)
\n1202 \u00a0Be so receiu’d. But thus, if Powres Diuine
\n1203 \u00a0Behold our humane Actions (as they doe)
\n1204 \u00a0I doubt not then, but Innocence shall make
\n1205 \u00a0False Accusation blush, and Tyrannie
\n1206 \u00a0Tremble at Patience. You (my Lord) best know
\n1207 \u00a0(Whom least will seeme to doe so) my past life
\n1208 \u00a0Hath beene as continent, as chaste, as true,
\n1209 \u00a0As I am now vnhappy; which is more
\n1210 \u00a0Then Historie can patterne, though deuis’d,
\n1211 \u00a0 And play’d, to take Spectators. For behold me,
\n1212 \u00a0 A Fellow of the Royall Bed, which owe
\n1213 \u00a0 A Moitie of the Throne: a great Kings Daughter,
\n1214 \u00a0The Mother to a hopefull Prince, here standing
\n1215 \u00a0To prate and talke for Life, and Honor, fore
\n1216 \u00a0Who please to come, and heare. For Life, I prize it
\n1217 \u00a0As I weigh Griefe (which I would spare:) For Honor,
\n1218 \u00a0‘Tis a deriuatiue from me to mine,
\n1219 \u00a0And onely that I stand for. I appeale
\n1220 \u00a0To your owne Conscience (Sir) before Polixenes<\/i>
\n1221 \u00a0Came to your Court, how I was in your grace,
\n1222 \u00a0How merited to be so: Since he came,
\n1223 \u00a0With what encounter so vncurrant, I
\n1224 \u00a0Haue strayn’d t’ appeare thus; if one iot beyond
\n1225 \u00a0The bound of Honor, or in act, or will
\n1226 \u00a0That way enclining, hardned be the hearts
\n1227 \u00a0Of all that heare me, and my neer’st of Kin
\n1228 \u00a0Cry fie vpon my Graue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Winter’s Tale.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 3, Scene 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hermione\u00a0 (This text is featured in our\u00a0interview with Jolly Abraham)\u00a0 (and Miriam Laube.) Click here to open a scanned version. 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