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 [_alone_].

Ha! my rival! How knew she that?--yet stay--she's gone--my rival, What then? he is Arsaces' rival too. Ha!--this may aid and ripen my designs-- Could I but fire the King with jealousy, And then accuse my Brother of Intrigues Against the state--ha!--join'd with Bethas, and Confed'rate with th' Arabians--'tis most likely That jealousy would urge him to belief. I'll sink my claim until some fitter time, 'Til opportunity smiles on my purpose. Lysias already has receiv'd the mandate For Bethas' freedom: Let them still proceed, This harmony shall change to discord soon. Fortune methinks of late grows wond'rous kind, She scarcely leaves me to employ myself.

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