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the two noble kinsmen-第10部分
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He that faints now; shame take him: put thy selfe
Vpon thy present guard
ARCITE。
You are not mad?
PALAMON。
Or I will make th'advantage of this howre
Mine owne; and what to come shall threaten me;
I feare lesse then my fortune: know; weake Cosen;
I love Emilia; and in that ile bury
Thee; and all crosses else。
ARCITE。
Then; come what can come;
Thou shalt know; Palamon; I dare as well
Die; as discourse; or sleepe: Onely this feares me;
The law will have the honour of our ends。
Have at thy life。
PALAMON。
Looke to thine owne well; Arcite。 'Fight againe。 Hornes。'
'Enter Theseus; Hipolita; Emilia; Perithous and traine。'
THESEUS。
What ignorant and mad malicious Traitors;
Are you; That gainst the tenor of my Lawes
Are making Battaile; thus like Knights appointed;
Without my leave; and Officers of Armes?
By Castor; both shall dye。
PALAMON。
Hold thy word; Theseus。
We are certainly both Traitors; both despisers
Of thee and of thy goodnesse: I am Palamon;
That cannot love thee; he that broke thy Prison;
Thinke well what that deserves: and this is Arcite;
A bolder Traytor never trod thy ground;
A Falser neu'r seem'd friend: This is the man
Was begd and banish'd; this is he contemnes thee
And what thou dar'st doe; and in this disguise
Against thy owne Edict followes thy Sister;
That fortunate bright Star; the faire Emilia;
Whose servant; (if there be a right in seeing;
And first bequeathing of the soule to) justly
I am; and; which is more; dares thinke her his。
This treacherie; like a most trusty Lover;
I call'd him now to answer; if thou bee'st;
As thou art spoken; great and vertuous;
The true descider of all injuries;
Say; 'Fight againe;' and thou shalt see me; Theseus;
Doe such a Iustice; thou thy selfe wilt envie。
Then take my life; Ile wooe thee too't。
PERITHOUS。
O heaven;
What more then man is this!
THESEUS。
I have sworne。
ARCITE。
We seeke not
Thy breath of mercy; Theseus。 Tis to me
A thing as soone to dye; as thee to say it;
And no more mov'd: where this man calls me Traitor;
Let me say thus much: if in love be Treason;
In service of so excellent a Beutie;
As I love most; and in that faith will perish;
As I have brought my life here to confirme it;
As I have serv'd her truest; worthiest;
As I dare kill this Cosen; that denies it;
So let me be most Traitor; and ye please me。
For scorning thy Edict; Duke; aske that Lady
Why she is faire; and why her eyes command me
Stay here to love her; and if she say 'Traytor;'
I am a villaine fit to lye unburied。
PALAMON。
Thou shalt have pitty of us both; o Theseus;
If unto neither thou shew mercy; stop
(As thou art just) thy noble eare against us。
As thou art valiant; for thy Cosens soule
Whose 12。 strong labours crowne his memory;
Lets die together; at one instant; Duke;
Onely a little let him fall before me;
That I may tell my Soule he shall not have her。
THESEUS。
I grant your wish; for; to say true; your Cosen
Has ten times more offended; for I gave him
More mercy then you found; Sir; your offenses
Being no more then his。 None here speake for 'em;
For; ere the Sun set; both shall sleepe for ever。
HIPPOLITA。
Alas the pitty! now or never; Sister;
Speake; not to be denide; That face of yours
Will beare the curses else of after ages
For these lost Cosens。
EMILIA。
In my face; deare Sister;
I finde no anger to 'em; nor no ruyn;
The misadventure of their owne eyes kill 'em;
Yet that I will be woman; and have pitty;
My knees shall grow to'th ground but Ile get mercie。
Helpe me; deare Sister; in a deede so vertuous
The powers of all women will be with us。
Most royall Brother
HIPPOLITA。
Sir; by our tye of Marriage
EMILIA。
By your owne spotlesse honour
HIPPOLITA。
By that faith;
That faire hand; and that honest heart you gave me。
EMILIA。
By that you would have pitty in another;
By your owne vertues infinite。
HIPPOLITA。
By valour;
By all the chaste nights I have ever pleasd you。
THESEUS。
These are strange Conjurings。
PERITHOUS。
Nay; then; Ile in too:
By all our friendship; Sir; by all our dangers;
By all you love most: warres and this sweet Lady。
EMILIA。
By that you would have trembled to deny;
A blushing Maide。
HIPPOLITA。
By your owne eyes: By strength;
In which you swore I went beyond all women;
Almost all men; and yet I yeelded; Theseus。
PERITHOUS。
To crowne all this: By your most noble soule;
Which cannot want due mercie; I beg first。
HIPPOLITA。
Next; heare my prayers。
EMILIA。
Last; let me intreate; Sir。
PERITHOUS。
For mercy。
HIPPOLITA。
Mercy。
EMILIA。
Mercy on these Princes。
THESEUS。
Ye make my faith reele: Say I felt
Compassion to'em both; how would you place it?
EMILIA。
Vpon their lives: But with their banishments。
THESEUS。
You are a right woman; Sister; you have pitty;
But want the vnderstanding where to use it。
If you desire their lives; invent a way
Safer then banishment: Can these two live
And have the agony of love about 'em;
And not kill one another? Every day
They'ld fight about you; howrely bring your honour
In publique question with their Swords。 Be wise; then;
And here forget 'em; it concernes your credit
And my oth equally: I have said they die;
Better they fall by'th law; then one another。
Bow not my honor。
EMILIA。
O my noble Brother;
That oth was rashly made; and in your anger;
Your reason will not hold it; if such vowes
Stand for expresse will; all the world must perish。
Beside; I have another oth gainst yours;
Of more authority; I am sure more love;
Not made in passion neither; but good heede。
THESEUS。
What is it; Sister?
PERITHOUS。
Vrge it home; brave Lady。
EMILIA。
That you would nev'r deny me any thing
Fit for my modest suit; and your free granting:
I tye you to your word now; if ye fall in't;
Thinke how you maime your honour;
(For now I am set a begging; Sir; I am deafe
To all but your compassion。) How; their lives
Might breed the ruine of my name; Opinion!
Shall any thing that loves me perish for me?
That were a cruell wisedome; doe men proyne
The straight yong Bowes that blush with thousand Blossoms;
Because they may be rotten? O Duke Theseus;
The goodly Mothers that have groand for these;
And all the longing Maides that ever lov'd;
If your vow stand; shall curse me and my Beauty;
And in their funerall songs for these two Cosens
Despise my crueltie; and cry woe worth me;
Till I am nothing but the scorne of women;
For heavens sake save their lives; and banish 'em。
THESEUS。
On what conditions?
EMILIA。
Sweare'em never more
To make me their Contention; or to know me;
To tread upon thy Dukedome; and to be;
Where ever they shall travel; ever strangers
To one another。
PALAMON。
Ile be cut a peeces
Before I take this oth: forget I love her?
O all ye gods dispise me; then! Thy Banishment
I not mislike; so we may fairely carry
Our Swords and cause along: else; never trifle;
But take our lives; Duke: I must love and will;
And for that love must and dare kill this Cosen
On any peece the earth has。
THESEUS。
Will you; Arcite;
Take these conditions?
PALAMON。
He's a villaine; then。
PERITHOUS。
These are men。
ARCITE。
No; never; Duke: Tis worse to me than begging
To take my life so basely; though I thinke
I never shall enjoy her; yet ile preserve
The honour of affection; and dye for her;
Make death a Devill。
THESEUS。
What may be done? for now I feele compassion。
PERITHOUS。
Let it not fall agen; Sir。
THESEUS。
Say; Emilia;
If one of them were dead; as one must; are you
Content to take th'other to your husband?
They cannot both enjoy you; They are Princes
As goodly as your owne eyes; and as noble
As ever fame yet spoke of; looke upon 'em;
And if you can love; end this difference。
I give consent; are you content too; Princes?
BOTH。
With all our soules。
THESEUS。
He that she refuses
Must dye; then。
BOTH。
Any death thou canst invent; Duke。
PALAMON。
If I fall from that mouth; I fall with favour;
And Lovers yet unborne shall blesse my ashes。
ARCITE。
If she refuse me; yet my grave will wed me;
And Souldiers sing my Epitaph。
THESEUS。
Make choice; then。
EMILIA。
I cannot; Sir; they are both too excellent:
For me; a hayre shall never fall of these men。
HIPPOLITA。
What will become of 'em?
THESEUS。
Thus I ordaine it;
And by mine honor; once againe; it stands;
Or both shall dye:You shall both to your Countrey;
And each within this moneth; accompanied
With three faire Knights; appeare againe in this place;
In which Ile plant a Pyramid; and whether;
Before us that are here; can force his Cosen
By fayre and knightly strength to touch the Pillar;
He shall enjoy her: the other loose his head;
And all his friends; Nor shall he grudge to fall;
Nor thinke he dies with interest in this Lady:
Will this content yee?
PALAMON。
Yes: here; Cosen Arcite;
I am friends againe; till that howre。
ARCITE。
I embrace ye。
THESEUS。
Are you content; Sister?
EMILIA。
Yes; I must; Sir;
Els both miscarry。
THESEUS。
Come; shake hands againe; then;
And take heede; as you are Gentlemen; this Quarrell
Sleepe till the howre prefixt; and hold your course。
PALAMON。
We dare not faile thee; Theseus。
THESEUS。
Come; Ile give ye
Now usage like to Princes; and to
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