Sigismund is the Christian king of Hungary. At the persuasion of his allies Frederick and Baldwin, he is persuaded to renege on the oath of alliance with Orcanes that he swore in Christ’s name. His instant defeat and death upon doing this foreshadows Tamburlaine’s immediate falling ill when he burns the Koran.
Sigismund Quotes in Tamburlaine
The Tamburlaine quotes below are all either spoken by Sigismund or refer to Sigismund . 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:
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Can there be such deceit in Christians,
Or treason in the fleshly heart of man,
Whose shape is figure of the highest God?
Then if there be a Christ, as Christians say,
But in their deeds deny him for their Christ,
[…] Take here these papers as our sacrifice
And witness of thy servant’s perjury.
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Sigismund Quotes in Tamburlaine
The Tamburlaine quotes below are all either spoken by Sigismund or refer to Sigismund . 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
Can there be such deceit in Christians,
Or treason in the fleshly heart of man,
Whose shape is figure of the highest God?
Then if there be a Christ, as Christians say,
But in their deeds deny him for their Christ,
[…] Take here these papers as our sacrifice
And witness of thy servant’s perjury.
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
