Monologue

Ferrovius Monologue from Androcles and the Lion

From Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw

male · philosophical · 53 sec

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(with the calm of a steam hammer) I have not always been faithful. The first man who struck me as you have just struck me was a stronger man than you: he hit me harder than I expected. I was tempted and fell; and it was then that I first tasted bitter shame. I never had a happy moment after that until I had knelt and asked his forgiveness by his bedside in the hospital. (Putting his hands on Lentulus’s shoulders with paternal weight). But now I have learnt to resist with a strength that is not my own. I am not ashamed now, nor angry.

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Ferrovius reflects on a past moment of weakness and shame, expressing his growth and newfound strength in the face of adversity.

20s · determination · redemption · shame · forgiveness · strength

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