Key Arguments

• Immediate resolve: 'well then! I shall seek him at once in that forest– came his cry.'
• Protective claim of territory and guardianship: 'He is in domain: here shall he not come to harm! And verily, there are many evil beasts about me!'
• He reframes action not as pity but as sovereign responsibility within his sphere of power.

Source Quotes

But this is court. ‘But as far as your superior human is concerned: well then! I shall seek him at once in that forest– came his cry. Perhaps an evil beast is pursuing him there. ‘He is in domain: here shall he not come to harm!

Perhaps an evil beast is pursuing him there. ‘He is in domain: here shall he not come to harm! And verily, there are many evil beasts about me!’– With these words Zarathustra turned to go. Then the soothsayer spoke: ‘O Zarathustra, you are a rogue!

Key Concepts

• ‘But as far as your superior human is concerned: well then! I shall seek him at once in that forest– came his cry. Perhaps an evil beast is pursuing him there.
• ‘He is in domain: here shall he not come to harm! And verily, there are many evil beasts about me!’–

Context

After repudiating nihilism, Zarathustra turns to practical action, interpreting the call as within his mission while maintaining his anti-pity stance.

Perspectives

Nietzsche

Action as rearing and protection aligns with the educator-legislator’s task; it opposes pity by exercising strength and selective care.

Zarathustra

He answers the call as guardian and raiser, not as a pitying savior; the forest search continues his pedagogical 'fishing' in another metaphor.