“ There is no creature loves me; And if I die no soul will pity me ”
William Shakespeare, Richard III (1597). copy citation
Author | William Shakespeare |
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Source | Richard III |
Topic | pity love |
Date | 1597 |
Language | English |
Reference | |
Note | Written between 1591 and 1592 |
Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1503/1503-h/1503-h.htm |
Context
“And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree;
Murder, stern murder, in the dir'st degree;
All several sins, all us'd in each degree,
Throng to the bar, crying all "Guilty! Guilty!"
I shall despair. There is no creature loves me;
And if I die no soul will pity me:
And wherefore should they,—since that I myself
Find in myself no pity to myself?
Methought the souls of all that I had murder'd
Came to my tent; and every one did threat
To-morrow's vengeance on the head of Richard.”
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