Monologue

Neoptolemus Monologue from Philoctetes

From Philoctetes by Sophocles

male · defiant · 52 sec

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I abhor acting on advice, son of Laertes, which causes pain in the hearing. It is not in my nature to achieve anything by means of evil cunning, nor was it, as I hear, in my father’s. But I am ready to take the man by force and without treachery, since with the use of one foot only, he will not overcome so many of us in a struggle. And yet I was sent to assist you and am reluctant to be called traitor. Still I prefer, my king, to fail when doing what is honorable than to be victorious in a dishonorable manner.

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20s · determination · honor · betrayal · power · identity

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