Monologue

The Editor Monologue from Androcles and the Lion

From Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw

male · dark · 43 sec

Sickening work, this. Why can’t they all be thrown to the lions? It’s not a man’s job. . The remaining gladiators go back to their former places indifferently. The Call Boy shrugs his shoulders and squats down at the entrance to the passage, near the Editor. Lavinia and the Christian women sit down again, wrung with grief, some weeping silently, some praying, some calm and steadfast. Androcles sits down at Lavinia’s feet. The Captain stands on the stairs, watching her curiously.

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