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king lear(李尔王)-第4部分

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to   fight   when   I   cannot   choose;   and   to   eat   no   fish。   Lear。  What   art   thou? 

Kent。 A very honest…hearted fellow; and as poor as the King。 Lear。 If thou 

be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king; thou art poor enough。 What 

wouldst thou? Kent。 Service。 Lear。 Who wouldst thou serve? Kent。 You。 

Lear。 Dost thou know me; fellow? Kent。 No; sir; but you have that in your 

countenance   which   I   would   fain   call   master。   Lear。   What's   that?           Kent。 

Authority。   Lear。   What   services   canst   thou   do?   Kent。   I   can   keep   honest 

counsel;   ride;   run;   mar   a   curious   tale   in   telling   it   and   deliver   a   plain 

message   bluntly。 That   which   ordinary  men   are   fit   for;  I   am  qualified   in; 

and   the   best   of   me   is   diligence。   Lear。   How   old   art   thou?   Kent。   Not   so 

young;   sir;   to   love   a   woman   for   singing;   nor   so   old   to   dote   on   her   for 

anything。 I have years on my back forty…eight。 Lear。 Follow me; thou shalt 

serve me。 If I like thee no worse after dinner; I will not part from thee yet。 

Dinner; ho; dinner! Where's my knave? my fool? Go you and call my fool 

hither。 

        'Exit an attendant。' 

        Enter 'Oswald the' Steward。 

       You;   you;   sirrah;   where's   my   daughter?   Osw。   So   please   you…   Exit。 

Lear。 What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back。 'Exit a Knight。' 

Where's my fool; ho? I think the world's asleep。 


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       'Enter Knight' 

       How   now?   Where's   that   mongrel?   Knight。   He   says;   my   lord;   your 

daughter   is   not   well。   Lear。   Why   came   not   the   slave   back   to   me   when   I 

call'd him? Knight。 Sir; he answered me in the roundest manner; he would 

not。 Lear。 He would not? Knight。 My lord; I know not what the matter is; 

but to my judgment your Highness is not entertain'd with that ceremonious 

affection as you were wont。 There's a great abatement of kindness appears 

as   well   in   the  general   dependants   as   in   the   Duke   himself   also   and   your 

daughter。 Lear。 Ha! say'st thou so? Knight。 I beseech you pardon me; my 

lord;   if   I   be   mistaken;   for   my   duty   cannot   be   silent   when   I   think   your 

Highness       wrong'd。     Lear。    Thou    but    rememb'rest      me    of   mine    own 

conception。   I   have   perceived   a   most   faint   neglect   of   late;   which   I   have 

rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a very pretence and 

purpose of unkindness。 I  will look further into't。  But where's my fool?   I 

have not seen him this two days。 Knight。 Since my young lady's going into 

France; sir; the fool hath much pined away。 Lear。 No more of that; I have 

noted it well。 Go you and tell my daughter I would speak with her。 'Exit 

Knight。' Go you; call hither my fool。 'Exit an Attendant。' 

       Enter 'Oswald the' Steward。 

       O; you; sir; you! Come you hither; sir。 Who am I; sir? Osw。 My lady's 

father。 Lear。 'My lady's father'? My lord's knave! You whoreson dog! you 

slave! you cur! Osw。 I am none of these; my lord; I beseech your pardon。 

Lear。 Do you bandy looks with me; you rascal? 'Strikes him。' Osw。 I'll not 

be strucken; my lord。 Kent。 Nor tripp'd neither; you base football player? 

'Trips up his heels。 Lear。 I thank thee; fellow。 Thou serv'st me; and I'll love 

thee。 Kent。 Come; sir; arise; away! I'll teach you differences。 Away; away! 

If   you   will   measure   your   lubber's   length   again;   tarry;   but   away!   Go   to! 

Have you wisdom? So。 'Pushes him out。' Lear。 Now; my friendly knave; I 

thank thee。 There's earnest of thy service。 'Gives money。' 

       Enter Fool。 

       Fool。 Let me hire him too。 Here's my coxcomb。 'Offers Kent his cap。' 

Lear。 How now; my pretty knave? How dost thou? Fool。 Sirrah; you were 

best take my coxcomb。 Kent。 Why; fool? Fool。 Why? For taking one's part 

that's out of favour。 Nay; an thou canst not smile as the wind sits; thou'lt 


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catch     cold   shortly。   There;    take   my   coxcomb!       Why;    this  fellow    hath 

banish'd two on's daughters; and did the third a blessing against his will。 If 

thou follow him; thou must needs wear my coxcomb。… How now; nuncle? 

Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters! Lear。 Why; my boy? Fool。 

If I gave them all my living; I'ld keep my coxcombs myself。 There's mine! 

beg   another   of   thy   daughters。   Lear。   Take   heed;   sirrah…   the   whip。   Fool。 

Truth's   a   dog   must   to   kennel;   he   must   be   whipp'd   out;   when   Lady   the 

brach may stand by th' fire and stink。 Lear。 A pestilent gall to me! Fool。 

Sirrah; I'll teach thee a speech。 Lear。 Do。 Fool。 Mark it; nuncle。 Have more 

than   thou   showest;   Speak   less   than   thou   knowest;   Lend   less   than   thou 

owest; Ride more than thou goest; Learn more than thou trowest; Set less 

than thou throwest; Leave thy drink and thy whore; And keep in…a…door; 

And thou shalt have more Than two tens to a score。 Kent。 This is nothing; 

fool。   Fool。   Then   'tis   like   the   breath   of   an   unfeed   lawyer…   you   gave   me 

nothing for't。 Can you make no use of nothing; nuncle? Lear。 Why; no; boy。 

Nothing can be made out of nothing。 Fool。 'to Kent' Prithee tell him; so 

much   the   rent   of   his   land   comes   to。   He   will   not   believe   a   fool。   Lear。 A 

bitter fool! Fool。 Dost thou know the difference; my boy; between a bitter 

fool   and   a   sweet   fool?   Lear。   No;   lad;   teach   me。   Fool。   That   lord   that 

counsell'd thee To give away thy land; Come place him here by me… Do 

thou for him stand。 The sweet and bitter fool Will presently appear; The 

one in motley here; The other found out there。 Lear。 Dost thou call me fool; 

boy? Fool。 All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born 

with。 Kent。 This is not altogether fool; my lord。 Fool。 No; faith; lords and 

great men will not let me。 If I had a monopoly out; they would have part 

on't。 And ladies too; they will not let me have all the fool to myself; they'll 

be snatching。 Give me an egg; nuncle; and I'll give thee two crowns。 Lear。 

What two crowns shall they be? Fool。 Why; after I have cut the egg i' th' 

middle and eat up the meat; the two crowns of the egg。 When thou clovest 

thy crown i' th' middle and gav'st away both parts; thou bor'st thine ass on 

thy back o'er the dirt。 Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou 

gav'st   thy   golden   one   away。   If   I   speak   like   myself   in   this;   let   him   be 

whipp'd that first finds it so。 

       'Sings' Fools had ne'er less grace in a year; For wise men are grown 


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foppish;   They   know   not   how   their   wits   to   wear;   Their   manners   are   so 

apish。 

       Lear。 When were you wont to be so full of songs; sirrah? Fool。 I have 

us'd it; nuncle; ever since thou mad'st thy daughters thy mother; for when 

thou gav'st them the rod; and put'st down thine own breeches; 

       'Sings' Then they for sudden joy did weep; And I for sorrow sung; 

That such a king should play bo…peep And go the fools among。 

       Prithee; nuncle; keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie。 I 

would fain learn to lie。 Lear。 An you lie; sirrah; we'll have you whipp'd。 

Fool。   I   marvel   what   kin   thou   and   thy   daughters   are。   They'll   have   me 

whipp'd      for   speaking     true;  thou'lt   have    me    whipp'd     for  lying;   and 

sometimes I am whipp'd for holding my peace。 I had rather be any kind o' 

thing than a fool! And yet I would not be thee; nuncle。 Thou hast pared thy 

wit   o'   both   sides   and   left   nothing   i'   th'   middle。   Here   comes   one   o'   the 

parings。 

       Enter Goneril。 

       Lear。   How   now;   daughter?   What   makes   that   frontlet   on?   Methinks 

you are too much o' late i' th' frown。 Fool。 Thou wast a pretty fellow when 

thou hadst no need to care for her frowning。 Now thou art an O without a 

figure。 I am  better than thou   art now: I  am a fool;  thou art nothing。  'To 

Goneril'   Yes;   forsooth;   I   will   hold   my   tongue。   So   your   face   bids   me; 

though you say nothing。 Mum; mum! 

       He that keeps nor crust nor crum; Weary of all; shall want some。… 

       'Points at Lear' That's a sheal'd peascod。 Gon。 Not only; sir; this your 

all…licens'd   fool;   But   other   of   your   insolent   retinue   Do   hourly   carp   and 

quarrel;   breaking      forth   In  rank  and   not…to…be…endured       riots。   Sir;   I  had 

thought;   by   making   this   well   known   unto   you;   To   have   found   a   safe 

redress; but now grow fearful; By what yourself; too; late have spoke and 

done; That you protect this course; and put it on By your allowance; which 

if you should; the fault Would not scape censure; nor the redresses sleep; 

Which; in the tender of a wholesome weal; Might in their working do you 

that offence Which else were shame; that then necessity Must call discreet 

proceeding。 Fool。 For you know; nuncle; 

       The hedge…sparrow fed the cuckoo so long That it had it head bit off 


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by it young。 

       So out went the candle; and we were left darkling。 Lear。 Are you our 

daughter?   Gon。   Come;   sir;   I   would   you   would   make   use   of   that   good 

wisdom Whereof I know you are fraught; and put away These dispositions 

that of late transform you From what you rightly are。 Fool。 May not an ass 

know when the cart draws the horse? Whoop; Jug; I love thee! Lear。 Doth 

any  here  know  me? This is not   Lear。  Doth   Lear  walk   thus? speak  
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