1883 2. My third comfortStarrd most unluckily, is from my breast,The innocent milk in its most innocent mouth,Haled out to murder: myself on every postProclaimed a strumpet: with immodest hatredThe child-bed privilege denied, which longsTo women of all fashion; lastly, hurriedHere to this place, i the open air, beforeI have got strength of limit. I drank without thinking. Be then no longer surprised if my troubled soul with impatience awaits their bridal; thou seest that my happiness [lit. (Pause) In my village at home it is the exceptional man who can even read a newspaper or who ever sees a book at all. At the law firm, I wore heels, makeup, and a wig. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. I cant tell if youre coming or going. A list of Shakespearean monologues categorized alphabetically by comedy, history and tragedy. But to be honest I feel like the real opportunities are the ones that fall into your lap. A monologue from the play by Tristine Skyler. He prodded me, forcing me to turn around, mixing your blood with mine. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. What are the chances of that really? Id known death since I was a child. So, some of us try to regain unconsciousness. . Um, these, uh A preoccupation with my own mortality. I had to keep breathing. ) You dont realize how lucky you are. THE BELLES OF THE MILL 20 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Tv-Shows 1. Now, by my life,Old fools are babes again; and must be usedWith cheques as flatteries,when they are seen abused.Remember what I tell you. A monologue from the screenplay by Frank Darabont and Stephen King. You dont need but five dollars to get in the crap game. What that felt like. Is it sinful to think of such things, Mother? %PDF-1.5 The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. Rats were the cause of the bubonic plague, but thats some time ago. Ay, that I had not done a thousand more.Even now I curse the day and yet I thinkFew come within the compass of my curse Wherein I did not some notorious ill,As kill a man or else devise his death,Ravish a maid or plot the way to do it,Accuse some innocent and forswear myself,Set deadly enmity between two friends,Make poor mens cattle break their necks,Set fire on barns and haystacks in the nightAnd bid the owners quench them with their tears.Oft have I digged up dead men from their gravesAnd set them upright at their dear friends door,Even when their sorrows almost was forgot,And on their skins, as on the bark of trees,Have with my knife carved in Roman letters,Let not your sorrow die though I am dead.Tut , I have done a thousand dreadful thingsAs willingly as one would kill a flyAnd nothing grieves me heartily indeedBut that I cannot do ten thousand more. But none could describe this place. It was a girl. Yes, I killed them. And it was the algae, right? Racism is built into the DNA of America. CAPTAIN VON TRAPP: (to Maria, first meeting) I'm Captain von Trapp. These feelings of futility in relation to my work. (Beat.). Everything shorts out right there in my cockpit. Kelly added it all up and knew she had to let me go. sighs] must my heart prepare itself, if, after such a long, painful struggle. The black student would have been arrested and we wouldnt be here. I dont feel anything. A monologue from the screenplay by Lily and Lana Wachowski. I turned back to look at your little body, a naked scrap of promise lying in the dust. I try to find ways to make myself feel something more and more and more it doesnt make any difference. He wasnt a partner, he was an employee. Go on. I flunked that part, and if a person isnt right before my eyes, I dont necessarily believe they exist. A monologue from the screenplay by Robert Harling. Your horrors effaced. Drum couldnt take it. Now do you understand the perfidy of this girl? The rules are different here. cos I was never gonna get off that island. I had power over nothing. Perhaps peace? What you will find here are a small group of dramatic monologues we like that are handpicked for you. But you have a great excuse, because the rainforest isnt wired for cell service. But I cant. Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool?By day and night he wrongs me; every hourHe flashes into one gross crime or other,That sets us all at odds: Ill not endure it:His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids usOn every trifle. daily preach solitude and retirement while they themselves live at Court; who know how to reconcile their zeal with their vices; who are passionate, revengeful, faithless, full of deceit, and who, to work the destruction of a fellow-man. All I know is the more we look back wondering what might have been, the less were living for today. Yes, freedom has fangs. I say he could have did something with that quarter. There are too many such mean hypocrites in the world; but from them the truly pious are easy to distinguish. And I have seen boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But here? That first morning she was there, I was eating breakfast with a few of my siblings when my new stepmom walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Im not a judge or jury. Why, Mr. Anderson? Are you getting a divorce? We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. I like the way I feel. You know, I want to kill them! Oh Mother, a girl doesnt get diphtheria in the back of her knees, why so fainthearted? You dont like them. In my fantasy world, had my mother lived, I would be extremely well-dressed. It wakes me up. . (Pause. (Ellaria starts gagging) Im sorry, I cant understand you, that gag makes it impossible to understand what youre saying, it must be frustrating. You turn that twenty-five cents into five dollars and you come and see me and Ill give you a job. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than youll ever be. The FIRE took that from me. The feature that makes me such an effective hunter of the Jews is, as opposed to most German soldiers, I can think like a Jew where they can only think like a German. This refusal of the child catalyzes her recollection of what happened to her own baby when she was a child soldier. and which in this insult has served me for show, and not for defence, go, abandon henceforth the most dishonored [lit. Pray you, look not sad,Nor make replies of loathness: take the hintWhich my despair proclaims; let that be leftWhich leaves itself: to the sea-side straightway:I will possess you of that ship and treasure.Leave me, I pray, a little: pray you now:Nay, do so; for, indeed, I have lost command,Therefore I pray you: Ill see you by and by. You know, like, leave me. (He half-laughs, a little embarrassed.) That neighbors might look at him funny. At home that night he never mentioned the game or being there. Its the fact that youre never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you. I see with sorrow that love compels me to utter sighs for that [object] which [as a princess] I must disdain. Some one has to be kind, girl some one has to pity people! I fed her at my own breast even though they told me to give her to the wet nurse. Its life, boiling up inside of you. And later they call me to thank me for teaching them what love is, and, and that I taught them to care and respect women!. I knew it then. No more walking over bridges. from my mother?My courage fails, now know I what to speak,Pouring libations on my fathers tomb.Or shall I pray, as holy wont enjoins,That to the senders of these chaplets, heRequital may accord, ay! The monologue database serves the singular purpose of organizing monologues on the web and . Boy On Black Top Road 5. But for thisI feel no penitence; my life is love:If I must shed blood, it shall be by force.Till now, no drop from an Assyrian veinHath flowd for me, nor hath the smallest coinOf Ninevehs vast treasures oer been lavishdOn objects which could cost her Sons a tear:If then they hate me, tis because I hate not:If they rebel, tis because I oppress not.Oh, men! Ive never heard anyone say Im happy and actually feel it. What am I gonna do without you? And yet, Ive seen it. Then it is as if something cried way down in the earth and up there in the sky as if it cried treason against the primal force, against the source of all good, against love And do you know, when reams of paper have been filled with mutual accusations. Dent & Sons, 1922. Merciful Heaven,Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous boltSplitst the unwedgeable and gnarled oakThan the soft myrtle: but man, proud man,Drest in a little brief authority,Most ignorant of what hes most assured,His glassy essence, like an angry ape,Plays such fantastic tricks before high heavenAs make the angels weep; who, with our spleens,Would all themselves laugh mortal. Thats what they all say. 47 children were rescued, I was one of them. A monologue from the screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert. I saw you looking at him, and I could see you seeing in your eye that youd rather be with him. Most of the time, most days, I feel ..nothing. Dont you understand? I think you think Im weak. No teachers. Just a minute just a minute. I hadn't seen him since we split up, not once. Just kind of messed up. I dont understand the concept actually. Ah, you say that isnt true. Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? Watch the movie 1979 (Kate Nelligan)|2019 (Royal Shakespeare Company), 19 Dramatic Shakespeare Monologues For Men, 20 Comedic Shakespeare Monologues For Men, Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. But Alex felt strongly it was a bad idea. Your purpose, right? Australian Monologues for Women Things I Know To Be True (Andrew Bovell) The Call (Patricia Cornelius) Blackrock (Nick Enright) Europe (Michael Gow) The Black Sequin Dress (Jenny Kemp) Who's Afraid of the Working Class Anna Robi and the House of Dogs (Maxine Mellor) The Seed (Kate Mulvany) The Female of the Species (Joanna Murray-Smith) Go anywhere you want. (Pause. O despair! I remember the first time I saw it. new dignity fatal to my happiness! What rests?Try what repentance can. I do what I like, I dont like it. You do a thing long enough, your whole life, I guess . . Thy tyrannyTogether working with thy jealousies,Fancies too weak for boys, too green and idleFor girls of nine, O, think what they have doneAnd then run mad indeed, stark mad! The cup was passed around for all of us to drink. This penitential robe will keep. But I never took it. Would you agree? They give me balls to squeeze, and fine motor tasks to practice. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. by William Shakespeare. Why? Youll own it and the land forever. Thats my life now. Bowling, playing poker, art . Trans. This bridal is fatal to me, I fear it, and [yet] I desire it; I dare to hope from it only an incomplete joy; my honor and my love have for me such attractions. But slowly, your brain begins to erase every memory that ever brought you joy. The little girl-dress suits me better than that old sack. Then I rose back up again with a full heart and buried him in his own blood He was the only man I ever killed worth remembering. tis an unweeded garden,That grows to seed; things rank and gross in naturePossess it merely. At least you get letters. He looks in the barn, he looks in the attic, he looks in the cellar, he looks everywhere he would hide. I could never understand what was so attractive about that place, why he chose to spend so much of his days there and not at home. and at last a sympathetic person takes one of the two apart and asks, with a pinch of the ear or a smile, the simple question: what have you really got against your husband?or your wife?then he, or she, stands perplexed and cannot give the cause. My eyes were only on you, as you slowly stopped crying and wiggling and breathing, the last drops of blood dripping out your chubby little neck like water from a leaky tap. No, know Soranzo,I have a spirit doth as much distasteThe slavery of fearing thee, as thouDost loathe the memory of what hath passed. We must never let them take it from us. . and the other, Yakoff, was ill most of the time he coughed a lot . I have real trouble telling the truth. You put me on that stupid Weight Watchers Diet. I know, I know, were not supposed to have favorites, but still were only human. The same speech Ive been hearing since he left. You do whatever you want. people make all these fucking promises. 1 0 obj . Yesterday, my life was headed in one direction. Electric blue. I have no spurTo prick the sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which oerleaps itselfAnd falls on the other. Come, Gaveston,And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.Ah! nay, gave noticeHe was from thence discharged. Like it was all some elaborate scheme I thought up. . Retrogression even. A monologue from the play by Pierre Corneille. And eventually, all you can think about is how life has always been this way. Today my eyes died. Choose a monologue that can showcase your acting and storytelling skills best. You know why? The game was tied; it was the last of the ninth, with no one on base. (Shouting over her) I LIVE THE ANSWER! I knew that I must die,Een hadst thou not proclaimed it; and if deathIs thereby hastened, I shall count it gain.For death is gain to him whose life, like mine,Is full of misery. Dont destroy it! Youre sheltering enemies of the state, are you not? Ah babe, Im not doing so good. I cant even keep you out of my bed. Devilish MacbethBy many of these trains hath sought to win meInto his power, and modest wisdom plucks meFrom over-credulous haste: but God aboveDeal between thee and me! Audition Monologues The monologues below cover a wide range of styles, ages, and genders. A monologue from the tv series written by David Benioff & D.B. There is no alternative to justice in this case. There are also several of the most popular American plays in the history of stage represented on this list of female monologues. We all make our choices. My siblings left the kitchen. Do you think anybody dares to be friendly with me, who has to collect all the debts, all the money obligations, of the whole city? It is a misery to be a man! Yet Ill hammer it out.My brain Ill prove the female to my soul,My soul the father, and these two begetA generation of still-breeding thoughts,And these same thoughts people this little world,In humours like the people of this world;For no thought is contented. He gave his life to that store. To this day that bathrobe is the only piece of clothing I can actually see in my mind. not we.Antony. Her I indeed adore;And keep her grateful image in my house,Sometimes belonging to a Roman king,But now called mine, as by the better style.To her I care not if, for satisfyingYour scrupulous fancies, I go offer. Ill to my brother:Though he hath fallen by prompture of the blood,Yet hath he in him such a mind of honour.That, had he twenty heads to tender downOn twenty bloody blocks, held yield them up,Before his sister should her body stoopTo such abhorrd pollution.Then, Isabel, live chaste, and, brother, die:More than our brother is our chastity.Ill tell him yet of Angelos request,And fit his mind to death, for his souls rest. and how invoke my Sire?Shall I declare that from a loving wifeTo her dear lord I bear them? Because I do. We perceive this when, tragically perhaps, in something we do, we are as it were, suspended, caught up in the air on a kind of hook. And it just started, like, this avalanche of sh*t, about maybe I deserve it. Until today. So I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I know movings a big deal. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Just to see which fingers twitch a little and which ones remain lifeless. I know! The Long Goodbye, was that it? I know! Michael, you are blind. They couldnt keep the game going any longer. where she struggles to navigate the battlefield of an inner-city high school while keeping her past a secret and striving for an education. A monologue from the screenplay by Joe Penhall. Khaki pants. But it also gave her anxiety because it meant that in the good times, there would be bad times. Your daughter will die here in this cell and youll be here watching as she does, youll be here the rest of your days. What can it not?Yet what can it when one cannot repent?O wretched state! Bethink thee, sister, of our fathers fate,Abhorred, dishonored, self-convinced of sin,Blinded, himself his executioner.Think of his mother-wife (ill sorted names)Done by a noose herself had twined to deathAnd last, our hapless brethren in one day,Both in a mutual destiny involved,Self-slaughtered, both the slayer and the slain.Bethink thee, sister, we are left alone;Shall we not perish wretchedest of all,If in defiance of the law we crossA monarchs will?weak women, think of that,Not framed by nature to contend with men.Remember this too that the stronger rules;We must obey his orders, these or worse.Therefore I plead compulsion and entreatThe dead to pardon. If an entirely innocent individual leaves this room for the outside world, theyre not gonna contemplate even raising their voice to a little kid again, just in case I hear em and drag em in here for another load of excessive f***ing force. That these feelings were fixed and constant and would never end for the rest of my life. Sir, call to mindThat I have been your wife, in this obedience,Upward of twenty years, and have been blestWith many children by you: if, in the courseAnd process of this time, you can report,And prove it too, against mine honour aught,My bond to wedlock, or my love and duty,Against your sacred person, in Gods name,Turn me away; and let the foulst contemptShut door upon me, and so give me up. Soon, millions of people will see me and theyll all like me. He was only a few feet away now, my father. Actually, why he would hate the name the Hangman is baffling to me. Oh, this one has three bedrooms. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, F*** YOU, too! Outta order? Men fall in love so quickly, until they basically go mad, and then, bit by bit, take their distance and fall out of love again. Tommy really does nothing but propose to me. Im not even allowed to have friends over because theyll interfere with her depression. Now I, on the other hand, love my unofficial title precisely because Ive earned it. Im your wife, and I wanna stand beside you. . We were no longer under the cloud of civilization. I didnt want your son, Michael! Oh, Michael. Rehabilitated? Theres no point in fighting. Two wrongs do not make a right. All you know is you find them repulsive. I would have gladly given my life for you, but it wouldnt have helped. And sometimes I use excessive force on an entirely innocent individual. I think I embarrass you. And so it was it was leading me away from where I was supposed to be. '42nd STREET' (Julian Marsh): "By tomorrow night I'll either have a live leading lady or a dead chorus girl" '42nd STREET' (Julian Marsh): "Sawyer, think of Broadway" '42nd STREET' (Julian Marsh): "All right, everybody gather around and listen to me" '42nd Street' (Dorothy Brock): "So you're going to take my place" 1 2 3 Here, she starts out talking to Guy, an addict in the group, but expands her confessional to include everyone, finishing up with Guy, who might be the only person who can redeem her. Hold on. Says he doesnt want to be a skeleton, that her ideas are lazy, lazy ideaswho knows where he . Oh, really? We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Youre good at it. . And I know you love me. (Pause) Jake wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. What am I supposed to do? And will only continue to be this way. What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?What wheels? . I sleep near by, and I dream of nothing but crimes Just now I have a murder case in court oh, I can stand that, but do you know what is worse than anything else? We love whom we love. It was the Shrangri-La, and we were in the Sea of Japan and my radar had jammed, and my homing signal was gone because somebody in Japan was actually using the same frequency. Just because something is not perfect does not make it any less worthy of love. If one of Tims black students was angry with him, the black student would have shot Tim right there in the moment. But am I the criminal mastermind who pulled off a series of violent murders? Therefore proceed. He sees another soul to eat. Why get up? But I will not follow thesewhere my honor is concerned, the captivation of my feelings does not abate my courage. Meanwhile, I endure an incredible torture; even up to this bridal. It will be just like all the other times youve left, only this time, youre already packed. Am I bothering you? Each day is more gray than the one before. Did I feel that? No. Can I move this?. That is to separate married people! Where criminality is confused with mental health? (She turns and looks upon the palace door. Find Your Monologue Below! I killed the last honorable man fifteen years ago. . Thats what preserves the order of things. It was true for years. And that reward will be, your family will cease to be harassed in any way by the German military during the rest of our occupation of your country. Im trying to move beyond it, sometimes I even think I have, but mostly Im not a very good human being. She was always one step ahead of the landlord. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you. Go to a hotel, go live with her, but dont come back! The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. (Beat.) Im tired of pretending that I cannot continue acting as as if I do not love you. It would appear he has done everything in his power to earn it. Baird men, ya hurt this boy, youre going to be Baird Bums, the lot of ya. Which means I married someone who lives in a world where, when a man comes to the edge of things, he has to commit to staying there and living there. I knew about Michelle. I dont know. Ed. And I find that reassuring. But she doesnt listen. But it isnt true. Bide my time. But already such a bright little girl! . I havent come here on any but equal terms. Alex thinks maybe we give in too much. I think its October but I cant be sure. remarkable] insult, in spite of the choice of the king, has contrived [lit. Dramatic Monologues for Women ONE by Terrence Mosley Age Range: 35 - 60 A single black mother tells her adult son about his absent father and their heritage. I added it up, and knew that I had lost her. They were incredibly proud, and why not? 12 2019 tony n tina s wedding come join this delicious dinner theatre experience when you purchase your ticket by clicking the link below you will be prompted to add on your . Thus let us hope for no advantage, either from his transgression or from my grief, since, to punish me. Thats the only good option. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Moscow Art Theatre Series of Plays. fires] in order to extinguish my own. Today, it is headed in another. . She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. How to destroy Ellaria Sand, the woman who murdered my only daughter. I feel completely safe with you. Can we start over? . View And Turning, Stay by Kellie Powell Age Range: 16 - 20 Amy is in high school. They must be contrasting pieces: one dramatic and one comedic, or one classical and one contemporary, totaling up to five minutes. But if one were to determine what attributes the Jews share with a beast, it would be that of the rat. His fingers were cold where they touched-no, prodded-me. But thats all a dream, because my mother did not live. The Jew Hunter. . Post navigation. (Bill gets painfully up from his chair, kisses his hand and places it on Amsterdams forehead) God bless you. Because of this thing tomorrow. A monologue from the play by Tennessee Williams. There was a long shear of bright light, then a series of low concussions. LUKA. My own flesh was on fire. To know it, you must walk. what flaying? film also had a synchronized musical score performed by, louise miriam dillie keane born 23 may 1952 is an olivier award nominated . I can hardly look at you standing by your bags. Besides, this DuncanHath borne his faculties so meek, hath beenSo clear in his great office, that his virtuesWill plead like angels, trumpet-tongud, againstThe deep damnation of his taking-off;And pity, like a naked new-born babe,Striding the blast, or heavens Cherubins, horsdUpon the sightless couriers of the air,Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,That tears shall drown the wind. Every single thing I ever made Painted All of it just torched to high hell. They hook me up to a machine and take turns running electrical currents through my stumps. And she doesnt want to wash her hair. Sir, I desire you do me right and justice;And to bestow your pity on me: forI am a most poor woman, and a stranger,Born out of your dominions; having hereNo judge indifferent, nor no more assuranceOf equal friendship and proceeding. I know Im running out of fuel, so Im thinking about ditching in the ocean. No books. Could it be for love? Its gonna make ya proud one day I promise you. Protagonist - Tommy Her trying to get me to run away with her, even though I was, um, scared, and . And I say to them, You should have asked for bread straight away!, And they say: We got tired of asking you beg and beg and nobody gives you a crumb it hurts! So they stayed with me all that winter one of them, Stepan, would take my gun and go shooting in the forest . Who I am is a 53-year-old woman from Memphis, Tennessee, named Anna Mae Harkness. Hes here in double trust:First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,Who should against his murderer shut the door,Not bear the knife myself. But I chose to find out.. Out here, you turn towards the pain as it tears into you. THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. He picked you up. And I guess that works, Mary, I guess so. If he could see that far hed look up and find twenty-five dollars in his pocket. Some one has to be kind, girl some one has to pity people! And except for the tail, they even rather look alike, dont they? I was there when this wonderful person drifted into this world, and I was there when she drifted out. Gone. Woody Harrelson made a rare red carpet appearance with his family at the premiere of his new movie, "Champions," in New York City. Actually, it started happening last winter. Lets talk about what youre feeling. Suddenly, you find your whole days blending together to create one endless and suffocating loop. Believe me. Lets finally guarantee its rights to all of our citizens. made me think about how everyone lies. I have cardigans. Now I wish you would tell mewhy didnt it happen between us? O, I have sufferedWith those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel,Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her,Dashd all to pieces. But he did help a few people get outta your slums, Mr. Potter. He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. Step into the streets without looking and the carriage merely stops or swerves; the only consequence an angry driver. Rehabilitated? And the stamina; the capacity for staying up late, to read or watch a movie, never mind sex. The sound of your scream. Imagining a life without her doesnt excite me, it just makes me anxious. The time when we went out and had dinner, and I saw you looking at the guy at the bar wearing a leather jacket. This is the best I could come up with, okay? God!How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable,Seem to me all the uses of this world!Fie ont! It was the first time Id got one over on them. And shes right that hes observant. You could come home tomorrow and its fine. Consequently, a German soldier conducts a search of a house suspected of hiding Jews. Because I cant. Wait? Charles Heron Wall. Most of all, his lunch pail, that symbol of the working man. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I , I couldnt even kill myself the way I wanted to. I chose to love him. this affliction of love, and has never let go of me since, but kept on growing. 1 Min. admits] no man without honor, and thy jealous pride, by this foul [lit. Most of my life I havent even been able to call you, and forget visiting. Because Im a good policeman. I gotta live with that. It said: This is the New World and in this world you can be whoever the f*** you want. Such ideas come to me in the evening when I cant go to sleep. No, I am not a revered doctor, brother; no, all the knowledge of this world has not found its abode in me. Bid them all fly! The shpritz of Aramis, the bu of the Oxfords, the tying of the perfect Windsor knot. You must have felt powerful after you made that choice. Grandfather, they say, for Gods sake give us some bread! . In Memphis, talking to you. How did I f*** up babe? I turned to face the pitcher. intimacy of it embarrasses me. Watching for any kind of reaction. Could great men thunderAs Jove himself does, Jove would neer be quiet,For every pelting, petty officerWould use his heaven for thunder;Nothing but thunder! Once the owner of a successful P.R. And what I really dont understand is how come everybody else isnt screaming with boredom too. A monologue from the play by Tracey Scott Wilson. After having conquered two kings, couldst thou fail in obtaining a crown?