Monologue

Mes Monologue from Prometheus Bound

From Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

male · defiant · 2:07 min

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May such be the issue! But, farthermore, I mention the fifth, marshaled at the fifth gate, that of Boreas, by the very tomb of Jove-born Amphion. And he makes oath by the spear (138) which he grasps, daring to revere it more than a god, and more dearly than his eyes, (139) that verily he will make havoc of the city of the Cadmaeans in spite of Jove: thus says the fair-faced scion of a mountain-dwelling mother, a stripling hero, and the down is just making its way through his cheeks, in the spring of his prime, thick sprouting hair. And he takes his post, having a ruthless spirit, not answering to his maidenly name, (140) and a savage aspect. Yet not without his vaunt does he take stand against our gates, for on his brazen-forged shield the rounded bulwark of his body, he was wielding the reproach of our city, the Sphinx of ruthless maw affixed by means of studs, a gleaming embossed form; and under her she holds a man, one of the Cadmaeans, so that against this man (141) most shafts are hurled. And he, a youth, Parthenopaeus an Arcadian, seems to have come to fight in no short measure, (142) and not to disgrace the length of way that he has traversed; for this man, such as he is, is a sojourner, and, by way of fully repaying Argos for the goodly nurture she has given him, he utters against these towers menaces, which may the deity not fulfill.

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The character Mes describes a young hero preparing to attack the city of Cadmaeans, showcasing his fierce determination and the impending threat he poses despite the divine authority of Jove.

teens · anger · power · fate · revenge · identity

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