Comment on In what medium be it print music movies or other was the first villain monologue delivered? What was it about?

makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Cave fire speech is not a medium in the strict sense, though.
  That means at least writing would have to have been available.
  Gilgamesh epic might be a good candidate, I think.

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  • Rhaedas@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Not a real monologue, but Humbaba mocks Gilgamesh and Enkidu for their hubris and lack of wisdom. He specifically attacks Enkidu, questioning his origins and his betrayal of the wild. He vows to slaughter them both and feed their flesh to the birds and beasts of the forest.

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