Achilles:
Apparently you won some great victory.
Agamemnon:
Ah, Perhaps you didn't notice. The Trojan beach belonged to Priam in the morning. It belongs to Agamemnon in the afternoon.
Achilles:
You can have the beach. I didn't come here for sand.
Agamemnon:
No. You came here because you want your name to last through the ages. A great victory was won today, but that victory is not yours. Kings did not kneel to Achilles. Kings did not pay homage to Achilles.
Achilles:
Perhaps the kings were too far behind to see, the soldiers won the battle.
Agamemnon:
History remembers kings! Not soldiers! Tomorrow we'll batter down the gates of Troy! I'll build monuments to victory on every island of Greece. I'll carve "Agamemnon" in the stone.
Achilles:
Be careful, king of kings. First you need the victory.
Agamemnon:
Your men sacked the temple of Apollo, yes?
Achilles:
You want gold? Take it. It's my gift to honour your courage. Take what you wish.
Agamemnon:
I already have. Aphareus! Haemon!
[Aphareus and Haemon appear dragging Briseis]
Agamemnon:
The spoils of war.
Achilles:
No argument with you, brothers. But if you don't release her, you'll never see home again. Decide!
Agamemnon:
Guards!
[Achilles draws his sword]
Briseis:
[breaking free from guards]
Stop! Too many men have died today. If killing is your only talent, that's your curse. I don't want anyone dying for me.
[Achilles groans, then sheathes his sword]
Agamemnon:
Mighty Achilles, silenced by a slave girl. Tonight I'll have her give me a bath, and then, who knows?
Achilles:
You sack of wine! Before my time is done, I will look down on your corpse and smile.
Riportata da il
05/03/2025 alle ore 09:08