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Caesar Monologue from Julius Caesar

From Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

male · defiant · 52 sec

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I must prevent thee, Cimber. These couchings and these lowly courtesies Might fire the blood of ordinary men, And turn pre-ordinance and first decree Into the law of children. Be not fond, To think that Caesar bears such rebel blood That will be thaw’d from the true quality With that which melteth fools; I mean sweet words, Low-crooked curtsies, and base spaniel fawning. Thy brother by decree is banished: If thou dost bend, and pray, and fawn for him, I spurn thee like a cur out of my way. Know, Caesar dost not wrong, nor without cause Will he be satisfied.

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Caesar confronts Cimber, rejecting his pleas for mercy regarding his banished brother, asserting his authority and disdain for weakness.

40s · anger · power · betrayal · honor · defiance

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