Beatrice Monologue

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I had a strange but not unpleasant change of thought recently. During the evening, I did not believe Beatrice could cross me anymore than a child, but at the masquerade, she had told me all of her malicious feelings towards me, not knowing that I was myself. She had called me ‘the prince’s jester’, and a dull fool. I could not believe my ears, for her words always cut as deep as a knife. I was sure that no one could ever live, or accompany a woman such as Beatrice, with her sharp tongue. Then, while I was in Leonato’s garden contemplating how all good traits could never exist in one woman, the Prince, Leonato and Claudio had entered, forcing myself to hide. I overheard them talking, and while later found out that Beatrice was in love with