The Cenci (Act I, Scene III), by Percy Bysshe Shelley

<p>When the monstrous Cenci forced his daughter Beatrice into a horrible situation, she revolted and boldly struck for freedom. Shelley tells her pitiful story in one of his best works. (Volume 18, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned, July 8, 1822.</p>