Soul of the Sword (short theatre play)

Scene One
The setting is 300 A.D. in Rome. The Coliseum is at its peak showing Gladiators. Inside the Coliseum, a room is present with chairs, made for the senators and the Caesar. The beautiful moonlight is shining through the windows hitting the marble floor. No Senators are present nor the Caesar. The only man that is present is a Slave owner by the name of Decimus. He is strolling back and forth throughout the room speaking out loud to himself. A slight echo is heard throughout.
Decimus: Why do I do this? It is not moral, it is not righteous. I have enslaved gladiators for all my lif…