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Antistrophe Monologue from Philoctetes

From Philoctetes by Sophocles

any · anguished · 1:03 min

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I was determin’d long before To fix my Eyes on thine, Whatever Object they explore To view the same is mine. But tell me where this wretched Creature lives, Or in what Field he lies, Such Information much Advantage gives; For much I dread Surprize. What Place? what Path? what Seat? Is it an open or a close Retreat? Where is the friendless Creature then? The most unfortunate of Men! Much I lament his dismal Case, Without the Sight of human Face; Unhappy, and alone! Whole Nights and Days Rack’d with Disease! To sigh, to grieve, to groan! How can he bear the dreadful Shock of Fate? What num’rous Woes Encompass those, Who live not in a middle State.

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The Chorus expresses deep concern for Philoctetes, a man suffering in isolation, lamenting his unfortunate fate and the pain of his existence without human contact.

any · sadness · isolation · fate · suffering · despair

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