“The Gods themselves cannot gainsay his might;
And how can I, a man, think to gainsay it?
So then, albeit I’ve lived twice thirty years
Free from all taint of blame, I left my house
At morn a Roman knight and shall return
At eve a sorry player. ’Faith, my life
Is one day longer than it should have been.”
In the course of the dialogue he expressed himself with freedom against the arbitrary power of the great dictator:
“And then, good people, we’ve outlived our freedom.”
And in another line almost ventured to threaten: