The Countess Terzky Monologue from The Death of Wallenstein

From The Death of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller

female · anguished · 1:01 min

You will not understand me. Well, hear then: Your father has fallen off from the emperor, And is about to join the enemy With the whole soldiery---- (THEKLA: Alas, my mother!) There needs a great example to draw on The army after him. The Piccolomini Possess the love and reverence of the troops; They govern all opinions, and wherever They lead the way, none hesitate to follow. The son secures the father to our interests-- You've much in your hands at this moment. (THEKLA: Ah, My miserable mother! what a death-stroke Awaits thee! No! she never will survive it.) She will accommodate her soul to that Which is and must be. I do know your mother: The far-off future weighs upon her heart With torture of anxiety; but is it Unalterably, actually present, She soon resigns herself, and bears it calmly.

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