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But how can I do otherwise?

1 seconds sound clip from the Ulysses (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:01.966 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Just now as the sun descended into the sea, a veil of clouds surrounded it.

- And all of a sudden a black shadow shaped like a billowing sail covered it completely.

- What can this mean, Euryclea?

- For years now you have been desperately seeking

- Do not torment yourself like this any longer, Penelope.

- But how can I do otherwise?

- When the daylight starts to fade slowly in the sky, and the night and the stars spread their curtain of silence, and my torment and my sorrow increase 1000 fold, sometimes it seems I can bear it no longer.

- Do you hear them? Those bullies, my so called suitors, using their strength to enter here, taking advantage of a lonely and frightened woman, and her young son, forcing her into a promise of a hideous wedding. Do you hear them?

- Hear now my song of the siege of Troy.

- Is that the storyteller? Yes, he is telling the siege of Troy.

- For ten years the Greek army laid siege to Troy, and the city seemed impregnable.

- And so, as if despairing that they could ever take it, the Greeks departed from Troy, and left behind in memory of their dead a giant wooden horse.

[...]

Ulysses (1954) Sound Clip

Ulysses (1954) Poster

Voice quotes from the 1954 movie Ulysses, based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey, in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Kirk Douglas (Ulysses), Silvana Mangano (Penelope / Circe), Anthony Quinn (Antinous)

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