Callapine is Bajazeth’s son, who like his father is caged by Tamburlaine at the start of Part 2. He bribes his guard Almeda to free him and returns to the Turks, who welcome him as the rightful heir to the emperor’s throne. With them, he raises an army to revenge himself on Tamburlaine. Tamburlaine deeply regrets his inability to defeat Callapine before dying.
Callapine Quotes in Tamburlaine
The Tamburlaine quotes below are all either spoken by Callapine or refer to Callapine . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2
Quotes
We shall not need to nourish any doubt
But that proud Fortune who hath followed long
The martial sword of mighty Tamburlaine,
Will now retain her old inconstancy,
And raise our honours to as a high a pitch
In this our strong and fortunate encounter.
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Callapine Quotes in Tamburlaine
The Tamburlaine quotes below are all either spoken by Callapine or refer to Callapine . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2
Quotes
We shall not need to nourish any doubt
But that proud Fortune who hath followed long
The martial sword of mighty Tamburlaine,
Will now retain her old inconstancy,
And raise our honours to as a high a pitch
In this our strong and fortunate encounter.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
