Monologue for the greek god aeneas??

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Monologue about the greek god aeneas??

Looking for suggestions for a short monologue about the greek god Aeneas. I am going to present for the class and as part of the requirement I need to do a "short monologue."

I have to find a 3 minute Aeneas monologue for drama ... any suggestions?

Answer 1

Among other things, I don't remember Aeneas being a god.  He does feature prominently in the Aeneid, but as a mortal - and besides, that's a Roman work.

Answer 2

"In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (Greek: Αἰνείας, Aineías; pronounced /ɪˈniːəs/ in English) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman sources). His father was also the cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, (led by Aphrodite, his mother) which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. He is considered an important figure in Greek and Roman legend and history. Aeneas is a character in Homer's Iliad, Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica, and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida."

TROILUS & CRESSIDA by Shakespeare

A I, sc iii

"Trumpet, blow loud,

Send thy brass voice through all these lazy tents;

And every Greek of mettle, let him know,

What Troy means fairly shall be spoke aloud.

Trumpet sounds

We have, great Agamemnon, here in Troy

A prince call'd Hector,--Priam is his father,--

Who in this dull and long-continued truce

Is rusty grown: he bade me take a trumpet,

And to this purpose speak. Kings, princes, lords!

If there be one among the fair'st of Greece

That holds his honour higher than his ease,

That seeks his praise more than he fears his peril,

That knows his valour, and knows not his fear,

That loves his mistress more than in confession,

With truant vows to her own lips he loves,

And dare avow her beauty and her worth

In other arms than hers,--to him this challenge.

Hector, in view of Trojans and of Greeks,

Shall make it good, or do his best to do it,

He hath a lady, wiser, fairer, truer,

Than ever Greek did compass in his arms,

And will to-morrow with his trumpet call

Midway between your tents and walls of Troy,

To rouse a Grecian that is true in love:

If any come, Hector shall honour him;

If none, he'll say in Troy when he retires,

The Grecian dames are sunburnt and not worth

The splinter of a lance. Even so much."