Monologue

Brutus Monologue from Julius Caesar

From Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

male · dark · 1:30 min

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It was well done, and thou shalt sleep again; I will not hold thee long. If I do live, I will be good to thee. (Lucius plays and sings till he falls asleep.) This is a sleepy tune. O murd’rous slumber, Layest thou thy leaden mace upon my boy, That plays thee music? Gentle knave, good night; I will not do thee so much wrong to wake thee. If thou dost nod, thou break’st thy instrument; I’ll take it from thee; and, good boy, good night. Let me see, let me see; is not the leaf turn’d down Where I left reading? Here it is, I think. Enter the Ghost of Caesar. How ill this taper burns! Ha! who comes here? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition. It comes upon me. Art thou anything? Art thou some god, some angel, or some devil, That mak’st my blood cold and my hair to stare? Speak to me what thou art.

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Brutus is in a moment of vulnerability, grappling with his guilt and fear as he encounters the ghost of Caesar, reflecting on his actions and their consequences.

30s · fear · death · betrayal · fate · madness

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