Appleby Monologue from Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts

From Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

male · philosophical · 1:02 min

It must be a great satisfaction to you to see the country becoming every year more prosperous and contented. (ARTHUR: What was the second conclusion you came to?) I'm coming to that. Most of us are torn asunder as it were by a conflict of duties. This and that urgently needs to be done, and if you put one thing right you put something else wrong. We all want to do for the best, but we don't exactly know what the best is. Now, you've got your duty clearly marked out before you, if you take my meaning; you're young. (ARTHUR: Youngish.) You've made a success of your job and of your life. It's not all of us who can say that. My second conclusion is that you must be the happiest man alive.

Rehearse Appleby's monologue

Run it out loud with a spotlight that follows your voice, line by line, until it's off the page. Free to start, no credit card.

Rehearse free Get started free