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Shakespeare's Richard III conscience quote circulates online
Original: "My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me fo
A passage from Shakespeare's Richard III is being shared widely: 'My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.' The line comes from Act 5, Scene 3, spoken by Richard before the Battle of Bosworth as guilt overtakes him. Readers are quoting it as part of a recurring Sunday tradition of sharing Shakespeare passages.
Why now: It is part of the weekly Shakespeare Sunday sharing ritual, which is circulating this Richard III passage on guilt and conscience.
William ShakespeareRichard III
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