Monologue

Ferrovius Monologue from Androcles and the Lion

From Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw

male · contemplative · 50 sec

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How I wish I were weak like our brother here! for then I should perhaps be meek and gentle like him. And yet there seems to be a special providence that makes my trials less than his. I hear tales of the crowd scoffing and casting stones and reviling the brethren; but when I come, all this stops: my influence calms the passions of the mob: they listen to me in silence; and infidels are often converted by a straight heart-to-heart talk with me. Every day I feel happier, more confident. Every day lightens the load of the great terror.

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Ferrovius reflects on his strength and influence over the crowd, expressing a desire for gentleness while acknowledging his unique role in calming tensions among the brethren.

30s · hope · identity · power · redemption · faith

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