I have ey'd with best regard; and many a time Mira. I do not know One of my sex; no woman's face remember, Save, from my glass, mine own; nor have I seen More that I may call men, than you, good friend, And my dear father. How features are abroad, I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty, (The jewel in my dower) I would not wish Any companion in the world but you; Nor can imagination form a shape, Besides yourself, to like of. But I prattle Something too wildly, and my father's precepts I therein do forget. Fer. I am, in my condition, A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; (I would, not so!) and would no more endure The flesh-fly blow my mouth.-Hear my soul speak: My heart fly to your service; there resides, To make me slave to it; and for your sake, Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heaven! O earth! bear witness to this sound, To weep at what I am glad of. I am a fool, Pro. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace On that which breeds between them! [Aside. Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give; and much less take, What I shall die to want. But this is trifling; And all the more it seeks to hide itself, The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence! I am your wife, if you will marry me; If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow Fer. And I thus humble ever. Mira. My mistress, dearest, [Kneels. [Rises. My husband then? Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. Mira. And mine, with my heart in't: and now farewell, Till half an hour hence. SCENE II-Another part of the Island. Enter STEPHANO and TRINCULO; CALIBAN following with a bottle. Ste. Tell not me :-when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and board 'em.-Servant-monster, drink to me. Trin. Servant-monster? the folly of this island! They say, there's but five upon this isle: we are three of them; if the other two be brained like us, the state totters. Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes are almost set in thy head. Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail. Ste. My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack for my part, the sea cannot drown me: I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five-and-thirty leagues, off and on, by this light.-Thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard. Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lie, like dogs, and yet say nothing neither. Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good moon-calf. Cal. How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe. I'll not serve him, he is not valiant. Trin. Thou liest, most ignorant monster: I am in case to justle a constable. Why, thou debauched fish thou, was there ever man a coward, that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster? Cal. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. Lord, quoth he!-that a monster should be such a natural! Cal. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I pr'ythee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if you prove a mutineer, the next tree-The poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity. Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee? Ste. Marry will I; kneel and repeat it: I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. [CALIBAN kneels. Enter ARIEL, invisible. Cal. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant; a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island. Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee. Ste. How, now, shall this be compassed? Canst Fer. A thousand thousand! [Exeunt FER. and MIR. thou bring me to the party? Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are surpris'd with all; but my rejoicing Cal. Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep, Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest; thou canst not. Cal. What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!— [Exit. I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, Cal Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. Trin. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and Ste. Now, forward with your tale.-Pr'ythee stand after do our work. farther off. Cal. Beat him enough: after a little time, I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand farther.-Come, proceed. Cal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him I' the afternoon to sleep: then thou may'st brain him, As great'st does least. Ste. Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but, while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep; Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Ay, on mine honour. Ari. This will I tell my master. Cal. Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure. Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Flout 'em, and scout 'em; and scout 'em, and flout 'em ; Thought is free. Cal. That's not the tune. [ARIEL plays the tune on a Tabor and Pipe. Ste. What is this same? Trin. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of No-body. Ste. If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness: if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list. Trin. O, forgive me my sins! Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow.—I would, I could see this taborer: he lays it on. Trin. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. [Exeunt. SCENE III.-Another part of the Island. Gon. By'r la'kin, I can go no farther, sir; Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, Who am myself attach'd with weariness, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down, and rest. Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my flatterer: he is drown'd, Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks Our frustrate search on land. Well, let him go. Ant. I am right glad that he's so out of hope. [Aside to SEBASTIAN, Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose Will we take thoroughly. Ant. The next advantage Seb. I I say, to-night: no more. [Solemn and strange music; and PROSPERO above, invisible. Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet: they dance about it with gentle actions of salutations; and, inviting the King, &c. to eat, they depart.] Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! Gon. Marvellous sweet music! Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? Ant. Seb. A living drollery. Now I will believe I should report this now, would they believe me? ACT IV. Our human generation you shall find Many, nay, almost any. Pro. THE TEMPEST. [Aside.] Honest lord, Thou hast said well; for some of you there present, Are worse than devils. Alon. I cannot too much muse, Pro. [Aside.] Praise in departing. Fran. They vanish'd strangely. Seb. No matter, since They have left their viands behind, for we have sto Gon. Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we were boys, (For that's my business to you) that you three He vanishes in thunder: then, to soft music, enter the Shapes again, and dance with mocks and mowes, and carry out the table. Pro. [Above.] Bravely the figure of this harpy hast thou Who would believe that there were mountaineers them Of my instruction hast thou nothing 'bated, In what thou hadst to say: so, with good life Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men, Alon. I will stand to, and feed, Thunder and lightning. Enter ARIEL like a harpy, claps his wings upon the table, and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. You are three men of sin, whom destiny (That hath to instrument this lower world, And what is in't) the never-surfeited sea Hath caused to belch up, and on this island Where man doth not inhabit; you 'mongst men Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad; And even with such like valour men hang and drown Their proper selves. You fools! I and my fellows Are ministers of fate: the elements, Their several kinds have done. My high charms work, In their distractions: they now are in my power; Alon. I'll fight their legions o'er. Ant. Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, [Exit. But one fiend at a time, I'll be thy second. [Exeunt SEB. and ANT. Gon. All three of them are desperate: their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Now 'gins to bite the spirits.-I do beseech you, That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly, And hinder them from what this ecstasy May now provoke them to. Adr. Follow, I pray you. ACT IV. SCENE I.-Before PROSPERO'S Cell. Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA. Pro. If I have too austerely punish'd you, Your compensation makes amends; for Í Have given you here a thread of mine own life, Or that for which I live; whom once again I tender to thy hand. All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test: here, afore Heaven, I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand! Do not smile at me that I boast her off, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, [Exeunt. Pro. Ay, with a twink. Presently? Ari. Before you can say, "Come," and "go," And breathe twice; and cry, "6 so so;" Each one, tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and mow. Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel. Do not approach, Till thou dost hear me call. Ari. Well I conceive. [Exit. Pro. Look, thou be true. Do not give dalliance Too much the rein: the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood. Be more abstemious, Or else, good night, your vow. Fer. I warrant you, sir; The white-cold virgin snow upon my heart Abates the ardour of my liver. Pro. Well. Now come, my Ariel! bring a corollary, [Soft music. A Masque. Enter IRIS. Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and peas; Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; Thy banks with pioned and tilled brims, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims, To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy brown groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, The means that dusky Dis my daughter got, [Juno descends slowly. To come and sport. Her peacocks fly amain: Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain. Enter CERES, Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter; Who with thy saffron wings upon my flowers Diffusest honey-drops, refreshing showers; And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown My bosky acres, and my unshrubb'd down, Rich scarf to my proud earth; why hath thy queen Summon'd me hither, to this short-graz'd green? Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate, And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know, Do now attend the queen? since they did plot Juno. Honour, riches, marriage, blessing, Juno sings her blessings on you. Barns, and garners never empty; Vines, with clust ring bunches growing; Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call d to enact Fer. Let me live here ever: So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, [JUNO and CERES whisper, and send IRIS on employment. Pro. Sweet now, silence! Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; There's something else to do. Hush, and be mute, Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wandering brooks, With your sedge crowns, and ever harmless looks, You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they join with Fer. This is strange your father's in some passion That works him strongly. Mira. If you be pleas'd retire into my cell, And there repose: a turn or two I'll walk, Fer. Mira. Enter ARIEL. Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to. What's thy pleasure? We must prepare to meet with Caliban. Ari. Ay, my commander: when I presented Ceres, Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets? Which enter'd their frail skins: at last I left them Pro. This was well done, my bird. [Exit. Ari. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, all wet. Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you say, is a harmless fairy, has done little better than played the Jack with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss, at which my nose is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine. should take a displeasure against you; Do you hear, monster? look you, If I Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster. 15 Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still. Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,- Trin. That's more to me than my wetting: yet this is your harmless fairy, monster. Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet. Seest thou here? For aye thy foot-licker. Ste. Give me thy hand. I do begin to have bloody thoughts. Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Stephano! look, what a wardrobe here is for thee! Cal. Let it alone, thou fool: it is but trash. [Seeing the apparel. Trin. O, ho, monster! we know what belongs to a frippery.-O king Stephano! Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo: by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do you mean, Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the line: now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do we steal by line and level, and't like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, Ste. Monster, lay-to your fingers: help to bear this away, where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom. Go to; carry this. Trin. And this. Ste. Ay, and this. [A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers Spirits, in shape of hounds, and hunt them about; PROSPERO and ARIEL setting them on.] Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey! Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, hark! Ari. Lie at my mercy all mine enemies: [Exeunt. |