Monologue

Cassius Monologue from Julius Caesar

From Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

male · anguished · 1:00 min

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Come down; behold no more. O, coward that I am, to live so long, To see my best friend ta’en before my face! (Pindarus descends.) Come hither, sirrah. In Parthia did I take thee prisoner; And then I swore thee, saving of thy life, That whatsoever I did bid thee do, Thou shouldst attempt it. Come now, keep thine oath. Now be a freeman; and with this good sword, That ran through Caesar’s bowels, search this bosom. Stand not to answer. Here, take thou the hilts; And when my face is cover’d, as ’tis now, Guide thou the sword.—Caesar, thou art reveng’d, Even with the sword that kill’d thee. (Dies.)

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Cassius grapples with the emotional weight of his friend's death and contemplates his own actions, seeking revenge through a dramatic act of self-inflicted violence.

30s · despair · revenge · death · betrayal · friendship

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