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Ptolemy Monologue from Caesar and Cleopatra

From Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw

male · defiant · 57 sec

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Oh yes--will not maintain such iniquity, they will give her head to the axe even as her sister's. But with the help of the witch Ftatateeta she hath cast a spell on the Roman Julius Caesar to make him uphold her false pretence to rule in Egypt. Take notice then that I will not suffer--that I will not suffer--(pettishly, to Pothinus) What is it that I will not suffer? POTHINUS (suddenly exploding with all the force and emphasis of political passion). The King will not suffer a foreigner to take from him the throne of our Egypt. ((A shout of applause.)) Tell the King, Achillas, how many soldiers and horsemen follow the Roman?

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30s · anger · power · betrayal · ambition · identity

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