O Pardon Me

Marc Antony is alone with the body of the slain Caesar. These are his words just before delivers his more famous "friends, Romans, countrymen" speech to the crowd assembled outside.

"O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,
--- Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips,
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue ---
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy;
Blood and destruction shall be so in use
And dreadful objects so familiar
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quarter'd with the hands of war;
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds:
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial."

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• Pardon
• Me
• Marc
• Antony
• Julius
• Caeser
• Shakespeare

[ceesayssorry]

I can tell that you have listened to Brando do this... :\

I wish you would have put yourself into this more.

[Largo64]

@ceesayssorry I really should take this down. It's a little embarrassing. My other Shakespeare readings (except the sonnett) are also too selfconscious. On the other hand, over 3000 people have witnessed my same already and few are likely to follow. Guess I'll leave it a while longer.

[Largo64]

@Largo64 That's "my shame." ;^)

[Israelpwn]

Epic text, but I don't like your read. Not to say I can do better - it's just that your attitude seems to be completely unfitting to the text.

Maybe I'm wrong though man - you definitely show definite skill, just not sure if it fits this particular soliloquy (its a soliloquy right?)

[Largo64]

@Israelpwn It IS a soliloquy. I can't say I'm completely happy with it either, but Shakespeare is a lot harder to read than, say, Dr. Seuss. Perhaps you'd like my Hamlet better (probably not). I think I was not too bad on Sonnet 18 (the second time). Try my most recent video, Casey At The Bat. I think I pretty much nailed that one. ::Sigh!:: You just can't please everyone, though I keep trying. ;^)

[sarah1ooo1]

Ahh.. the cursed truth. To embrace freedom only then to be shot down by others who do not know of it...yet.I liked your 'mini' theatre piece..bravo!

[Largo64]

Thanks, Sarah! That's one for and one against. I have a feeling Nick Gisburne's voice is a lot better, but I think mine is not horrible. It's nice to get a little encouragement to balance "meandering and faggish."

I'm sitting here giggling like an idiot over that one!

[eljayz101]

I have to memorize this whole thing by Monday and so far, I'm using this video to help me, and it has alot thank you =)

[RyuElle472]

Wow. I'm in the EXACT same position rnKSAPPrn.

[rnKSAPPrn]

Thank you. I am a freshman and I have to memorize this soliloquy and recite it in front of my class. This definitely helps me to know how to say it instead of rapping it lol. Thanks again!

[christmasturtles]

yea it kinda sucked but i wuz the 1st in my class to say it

[christmasturtles]

im a sophmore and i just had 2 memorize this and i thought it would be stupid but i kinda liked it