Monologue

Soldan Monologue from Tamburlaine

From Tamburlaine by Christopher Marlowe

male · defiant · 1:17 min

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Methinks we march as Meleager did, Environed with brave Argolian knights, To chase the savage Calydonian boar, Or Cephalus, with lusty Theban youths, Against the wolf that angry Themis sent To waste and spoil the sweet Aonian fields. A monster of five hundred thousand heads, Compact of rapine, piracy, and spoil, The scum of men, the hate and scourge of God, Raves in Aegyptia, and annoyeth us: My lord, it is the bloody Tamburlaine, A sturdy felon, and a base-bred thief, By murder raised to the Persian crown, That dare control us in our territories. To tame the pride of this presumptuous beast, Join your Arabians with the Soldan's power; Let us unite our royal bands in one, And hasten to remove Damascus' siege. It is a blemish to the majesty And high estate of mighty emperors, That such a base usurping vagabond Should brave a king, or wear a princely crown.

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The Soldan expresses his outrage and determination to unite forces against the threat posed by Tamburlaine, whom he views as a usurper challenging the authority of emperors.

40s · anger · power · ambition · honor · betrayal

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