Solomon and Sheba (1959)
Jean Anderson: Takyan
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Quotes
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Sheba : This Solomon the Almighty... Almighty what? Twenty men surrounding him, and he calls it a private audience.
Takyan : He has entertained you royally...
Sheba : And those state banquets! I at one end, he at the other. And in between us, a lot of sour-faced old men. Not once have I been with him alone. Not once.
Takyan : But we have only been here five days.
Sheba : This Solomon is more difficult to approach than the Pharaoh of Egypt. This great king has time for everything, except the time for being a man.
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Baltor : I have come to ask your permission to arrange your immediate departure.
Sheba : Yes. Let us go, quickly. There is no reason for us to remain now that I have accomplished my purpose.
Baltor : Your Majesty should not reproach herself. It was nothing more than a sudden storm. It is not the first time lightning has dealt death, nor will it be the last.
Sheba : Was it nothing more than a coincidence?
Baltor : Surely, Your Majesty cannot believe the Israelites, that it was a sign of the anger and revenge of their god?
Sheba : I no longer know what I do believe.
Takyan : Majesty, you're overwrought.
Baltor : Yes, the strain of the last few days has affected us all. But this is your hour of triumph. The Pharaoh will rejoice in your victory. Sheba can be proud of her queen.
Sheba : I am very proud of myself. I have earned my reward from Egypt. We will have our port on the Red Sea. We will have more gold, more power, more everything. Because I have betrayed a great man who trusted me, who loved me beyond all else.
