Monologue

Aaron Monologue from Titus Andronicus

From Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

male · defiant · 58 sec

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Ay, just; a verse in Horace; right, you have it. (Aside.) Now, what a thing it is to be an ass! Here’s no sound jest! The old man hath found their guilt, And sends them weapons wrapped about with lines, That wound, beyond their feeling, to the quick. But were our witty empress well afoot, She would applaud Andronicus’ conceit. But let her rest in her unrest awhile.— And now, young lords, was’t not a happy star Led us to Rome, strangers, and more than so, Captives, to be advanced to this height? It did me good before the palace gate To brave the tribune in his brother’s hearing.

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Aaron reflects on the manipulation of power and the irony of their situation as captives in Rome, showcasing his cunning and defiance against the tribune.

30s · anticipation · power · betrayal · revenge · identity

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