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Cain
By Lord Byron - Stage play
Roles
- Cain - Young Adult (20-35), Male
About this piece
Cain curses God for making him mortal. Then he spots Lucifer approaching him
Summary
The play is a dramatization of the legend of Cain and Abel. This monologue is in the first scene of the play. Cain's parents, Adam and Eve, are praying and praising God together with Abel, Zillah and Adah. Cain refuses to praise God. He made him mortal because of a sin he didn't even commit. When his family leaves, Cain laments his mortality and the fact that the sin that God punished by making man mortal was committed before he was even born. Lucifer, who in the play acts as Cain's guide and mentor, appears for the first time. Cain describes his vision of Lucifer right before he approaches him.
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