“ Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must speak. ”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | As You Like It |
| Topic | women speech woman thought |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | As You Like It, Act III, Scene 2 |
| Note | Written between 1598 and 1599 Rosalind line |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1523/1523-h/1523-h.htm |
Context
“to thy tongue, I pr'ythee; it curvets unseasonably. He was furnished like a hunter.
ROSALIND O, ominous! he comes to kill my heart.
CELIA I would sing my song without a burden: thou bring'st me out of tune. ROSALIND Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I must speak. Sweet, say on.
CELIA You bring me out.—Soft! comes he not here?
ROSALIND 'Tis he: slink by, and note him. [CELIA and ROSALIND retire.] [Enter ORLANDO and JAQUES.]” source
ROSALIND O, ominous! he comes to kill my heart.
CELIA I would sing my song without a burden: thou bring'st me out of tune. ROSALIND Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I must speak. Sweet, say on.
CELIA You bring me out.—Soft! comes he not here?
ROSALIND 'Tis he: slink by, and note him. [CELIA and ROSALIND retire.] [Enter ORLANDO and JAQUES.]” source
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