Play on Words

full length · drama

The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy

by Thomas Godfrey

10 roles (0M / 0F / 10 any) · approx 69–95 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Arsaces lead 82 speeches
King lead 49 speeches
Vardanes supporting 39 speeches
Queen supporting 33 speeches
Evanthe supporting 31 speeches
Bethas supporting 22 speeches
Lysias supporting 15 speeches
Gotarzes minor 12 speeches
Barzaphernes minor 10 speeches
Cleone minor 3 speeches

Read the play

_VARDANES and LYSIAS._

Lysias. Let us observe with care, something we, yet, May gather, to give to us the vantage; No matter what's the intent.

Vardanes. How easy 'tis To cheat this busy, tattling, censuring world! For fame still names our actions, good or bad, As introduc'd by chance, which ofttimes throws Wrong lights on objects; vice she dresses up-- In the bright form, and goodliness, of virtue, While virtue languishes, and pines neglected, Rob'd of her lustre--But, let's forward, Lysias-- Thou know'st each turn in this thy dreary rule, Then lead me to some secret stand, from whence, Unnotic'd, all their actions we may view.

Lysias. Here, take your stand behind--See, Bethas comes.

[_They retire._

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