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The Soldan of Egypt is Zenocrate’s father. Incensed over his daughter’s kidnapping and assuming that she’s being held against her will, he and the King of Arabia (Zenocrate’s arranged fiancé) gather an army to rescue her and take revenge on Tamburlaine. Though his rage over his daughter is understandable, the Soldan does not otherwise differ from the rest of the pigheaded rulers who are enraged by the audacity of a Scythian shepherd. As with the others, Tamburlaine destroys him easily, but he has promised beforehand to spare his life for Zenocrate’s sake, in a rare moment of mercy.
Soldan of Egypt Quotes in Tamburlaine
The Tamburlaine quotes below are all either spoken by Soldan of Egypt or refer to Soldan of Egypt . 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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Zenocrate: Yet would you have some pity for my sake,
Because it is my country’s, and my father’s.
Tamburlaine: Not for the world, Zenocrate, if I have sworn.
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As Tamburlaine’s warpath continues unabated, it has brought him to the city of Damascus, which is home to Zenocrate’s kinsmen. After falling for Tamburlaine early on in her captivity, Zenocrate has been apparently unbothered by his brutal conquests, even reinforcing him in a proxy war of words with Zabina. Now that he has arrived at a city to which she feels a personal attachment, she changes her tune, presuming that Tamburlaine won’t follow through on his genocidal siege tactics out of pity for her. Clearly, she has misunderstood the man she loves: his commitment to honor is so absolute that Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus c
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Soldan of Egypt Character Timeline in Tamburlaine
The timeline below shows where the character Soldan of Egypt appears in Tamburlaine. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1
Act 4, Scene 1. In Memphis, the Soldan of Egypt gets word of the terror of Tamburlaine’s advancing horde. His advisers warn him...
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Act 4, Scene 3. Nearby, the Soldan and the King of Arabia prepare for war with Tamburlaine, whom they equally detest. They...
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Techelles returns with word that Damascus has fallen to them, and that the Soldan and King of Arabia are approaching. Upon Theridamas’s recommendation, Tamburlaine agrees to spare the Soldan...
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...Zenocrate and he share a sorrowful, tender moment as he dies. Tamburlaine returns with the Soldan alive, overjoying Zenocrate.
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Tamburlaine proudly takes stock of his brutal accomplishments up to this point. The Soldan acknowledges that Tamburlaine has some kind of divine favor and concedes Zenocrate to him in...
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