Lucius Monologue from Caesar and Cleopatra

From Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw

male · defiant · 41 sec

It is so. With this hand, that slew Pompey, I placed his head at the feet of Caesar. (CAESAR: Murderer! So would you have slain Caesar, had Pompey been victorious at Pharsalia.) Woe to the vanquished, Caesar! When I served Pompey, I slew as good men as he, only because he conquered them. His turn came at last. THEODOTUS (flatteringly). The deed was not yours, Caesar, but ours--nay, mine; for it was done by my counsel. Thanks to us, you keep your reputation for clemency, and have your vengeance too.

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