{"id":702,"date":"2013-07-13T01:29:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=702"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:29:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:29:49","slug":"58-rodogune-act-five-scene-2-vol-06-collected-plays-part-i-volume-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/01-sabcl\/06-collected-plays-part-i-volume-06\/58-rodogune-act-five-scene-2-vol-06-collected-plays-part-i-volume-06","title":{"rendered":"-58_Rodogune-Act Five-Scene-2.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nSCENE II<\/b><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\n <\/div>\n

\n

\n <\/div>\n

\nAntiochus’ chamber.
\nCleopatra, Antiochus, Eunice, Rodogune.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nEunice, cruel, heartless, sweet Eunice,
\nHow could you leave me?<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tE<\/font>UNICE
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nPardon me, dear lady.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMine was the error, mother.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nO my son,
\nIf you had said that "mother" to me then,
\nAll this had never happened.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nI have been hard
\nTo you my mother, you to me your son.
\nWe have both erred and it may be the gods
\nWill punish our offences even yet.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA<\/font><\/p>\n

\nO, say not that, my child. We must be happy;<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nI will have just a little happiness.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tR<\/font>ODOGUNE<\/font><\/p>\n

\nO, answer her with kisses, dear Antiochus.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA<\/font><\/p>\n

\nDo you too plead for me, sweet Parthian ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 448<\/font><\/p>\n

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\n\tE<\/font>UNICE
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nCousin<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAntiochus.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nMy hearths chastened and I love,
\nMother, though even now I will not lie
\nAnd say I love you as a child might love
\nWho from his infancy had felt your clasp.
\nBut, mother, give me time and if the gods
\nWill give it too, who knows ? we may be happy.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPhiloctetes enters.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HILOCTETES
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nPardon me. Madam, but my soul is harried
\nWith fierce anxieties. You do not well
\nTo linger with your son Antiochus.
\nA jealous anger works in Timocles
\nWhen he hears of it.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nIs’t possible?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HILOCTETES<\/font><\/p>\n

\nFear it!<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nBelieve it!<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n\tC<\/font>LEOPATRA
\n\t<\/font>(shuddering)<\/i><\/font>
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nI will not give the gods a handle.
\nBut I may take Eunice and your wife
\nTo comfort me a little ?<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nGo with her,
\nEunice. Leave me for an hour, my Rodogune.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAll go from the chamber except Antiochus.
\n<\/i>When, when will the gods strike ? I feel the steps<\/font>
\n<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 449<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nOf Doom about me. Open thy barriers. Death;<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nI would not linger underneath the stroke.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPhayllus enters with soldiers.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HAYLLUS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nSeize him! This is the prince Antiochus.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nSo soon! I said not farewell to my love.
\nWell, Syrian, dost thou carry only warrants
\nOr keeps the death-doom pace with thy arrest ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HAYLLUS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nThy plots have been discovered, plotter..<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tA<\/font>NTIOCHUS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nPlots!
\nVain subtle fool, I will not answer thee.
\nWhat matters the poor pretext? Guards, conduct me.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nHe goes out guarded.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HAYLLUS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMust thou be royal even in thy fall ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 450<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCENE II     Antiochus’ chamber. Cleopatra, Antiochus, Eunice, Rodogune. CLEOPATRA Eunice, cruel, heartless, sweet Eunice, How could you leave me? EUNICE Pardon me, dear…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-06-collected-plays-part-i-volume-06","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}