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Pylades Monologue from Iphigenia in Tauris

From Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides

male · defiant · 1:02 min

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To fly we dare not, brother. 'Twere a thing Not of our custom; and ill work, to bring God's word to such reviling.--Let us leave The temple now, and gather in some cave Where glooms the cool sea ripple. But not where The ship lies; men might chance to see her there And tell some chief; then certain were our doom. But when the fringed eye of Night be come Then we must dare, by all ways foul or fine, To thieve that wondrous Image from its shrine. Ah, see; far up, between each pair of beams A hollow one might creep through! Danger gleams Like sunshine to a brave man's eyes, and fear Of what may be is no help anywhere.

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Pylades expresses his fear and determination as he contemplates the dangerous task of stealing a sacred image, emphasizing the risks involved and the need for bravery in the face of potential doom.

20s · fear · fate · freedom · danger · honor

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