Monologue

Antony Monologue from Antony and Cleopatra

From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

male · anguished · 1:28 min

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I have fled myself, and have instructed cowards To run and show their shoulders. Friends, be gone. I have myself resolved upon a course Which has no need of you. Be gone. My treasure’s in the harbour. Take it. O, I followed that I blush to look upon. My very hairs do mutiny, for the white Reprove the brown for rashness, and they them For fear and doting. Friends, be gone. You shall Have letters from me to some friends that will Sweep your way for you. Pray you, look not sad, Nor make replies of loathness. Take the hint Which my despair proclaims. Let that be left Which leaves itself. To the sea-side straightway. I will possess you of that ship and treasure. Leave me, I pray, a little—pray you, now, Nay, do so; for indeed I have lost command. Therefore I pray you. I’ll see you by and by. (Sits down.) Enter Cleopatra led by Charmian, Iras and Eros.

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Antony is grappling with his sense of failure and loss, urging his friends to leave as he contemplates a desperate course of action, revealing his inner turmoil and isolation.

40s · despair · identity · power · isolation

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