{"id":708,"date":"2013-07-13T01:29:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=708"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:29:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:29:52","slug":"56-rodogune-act-four-scene-5-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\/56-rodogune-act-four-scene-5-vol-06-collected-plays-part-i-volume-06","title":{"rendered":"-56_Rodogune-Act Four-Scene-5.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nSCENE V <\/font><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\n <\/div>\n

\n

\n <\/div>\n

\nThe same.
\nPhiloctetes, Thoas, Leosthenes, Eunice.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tL<\/font>EOSTHENES
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nSurely this is the change that comes on men
\nWho are to die.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nO me, it is, it is.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tT<\/font>HOAS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPrincess Eunice, what think you of it ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nThoas, what matters what we think ? We follow
\nOur king; it is his to choose our paths for us.
\nLead they to death ? Then we can die with him.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tT<\/font>HOAS<\/font><\/p>\n

\nThat’s nobly spoken.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nBut too like a woman.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAntiochus enters with Rodogune.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nTo Antioch! Is all ready for our march ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nAntiochus, my king, I think in Egypt
\nWe loved each other.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nLess here, my Philoctetes ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 435<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

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

\nThen by that love, dear friend, go not to Antioch.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nLet us await the Parthian in his march.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nWhat do you seek at Antioch? A mother angry?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nA jealous brother at whose ear a fatal knave<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nSits always whispering ? lords inimical ?<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nWhat can you hope from these? Go not to Antioch.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nI see Death smiling, waving you to go,<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nBut do not.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nDearest comrade Philoctetes,
\nFate calls to me and shall I shrink from her ?
\nI know my little brother Timocles,
\nI feel his clasp already, see his smile.
\nBut there’s Phayllus! Shall I fall so low
\nAs to fear him ? Forgive me, friend; I go to Antioch.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nIt was decreed!<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nBut you, my friends, who have no love
\nTo shield you and perhaps great enemies,
\nWill you fall back until I make your peace
\nTo Egypt or Phraates ?<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tT<\/font>HOAS
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nNot a man
\nWill leave your side who followed your victorious sword.
\nWe follow always.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

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

\nBeat then the drums and march.
\nBut let an envoy ride in front to Timocles
\nAnd tell him that Antiochus comes to lay
\nHis victor sword between a brother’s knees<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 436<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nAnd fight for him with Parthia. Let us march.<\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nAll go except Philoctetes.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\tP<\/font>HILOCTETES
\n\t<\/font>(looking after him)<\/i><\/font>
\n\t<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nO sun, thou goest rushing to the night
\nWhich shall engulf thee.<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\nCurtain<\/font><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 437<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCENE V     The same. Philoctetes, Thoas, Leosthenes, Eunice. LEOSTHENES Surely this is the change that comes on men Who are to die. PHILOCTETES…<\/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-708","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\/708","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=708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}