Apollodorus Monologue from Caesar and Cleopatra

From Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw

male · dramatic · 56 sec

Not yet. He is still in the market place. I could not stand any more of the roaring of the soldiers! After half an hour of the enthusiasm of an army, one feels the need of a little sea air. (PERSIAN: Tell us the news. Hath he slain the priests?) Not he. They met him in the market place with ashes on their heads and their gods in their hands. They placed the gods at his feet. The only one that was worth looking at was Apis: a miracle of gold and ivory work. By my advice he offered the chief priest two talents for it. BELZANOR (appalled). Apis the all-knowing for two talents! What said the chief priest?

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