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The Man of Destiny

Written by: George Bernard Shaw
Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday, David Shears, Graham Scott, Anna Grace
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The Man of Destiny

by George Bernard Shaw

Presented by The Online Stage

Fresh off his victory at The Battle of Lodi, Napoleon is planning to enjoy his lunch when a lieutenant arrives with the bad news that the dispatches he had been carrying were stolen. Infuriated, Napoleon threatens him with being court-martialed unless he can recover them. A woman appears who claims to know about the theft. Unconvinced of her story, Napoleon and the woman enter into a battle of wits in true Shaw style. Will the conqueror of worlds end up conquered by a woman?

Cast:

Napoleon: Rob Goll

The Strange Lady: Amanda Friday

Lieutenant: David Shears

Giuseppe: Graham Scott

Narrator: Anna Grace

Audio edited by Amanda Friday

Public Domain (P)2019 The Online Stage Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Drama Linguistics Social Sciences
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Extremely witty especially the innkeeper Giuseppe. I laughed out loud when he says of the lieutenant to Napoleon, ‘Make him a General and everything he says will be right!’. He’s witty like William Shakespeare’s Fool in King Lear— Give me an egg and I will give you true crowns!
I loved listening to the play.

Not only a battle of wits, but also a true show of valour

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