Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish; 'Ban 'Ban, Ca-Caliban, Has a new master-Get a new man. Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! hey, freedom! Ste. O brave monster! lead the way! 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, freedom, I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty, (The jewel in my dower,) I would not wish [Exeunt. 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 Therein forget. Before Prospero's Cell. Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log. Fer. There be some sports are painful; and their labour Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness baseness Had ne'er like éxecutor. I forget: Fer. I am, in my condition, A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; (I would, not so!) and would no more endure Fer. O heaven, o earth, bear witness to this sound, But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labours; Mira. I am a fool, Enter MIRANDA; and PROSPERO at a distance. Work not so hard! I would, the lightning had Fer. O most dear mistress, The sun will set, before I shall discharge What I must strive to do. Mira. If you'll sit down, To weep at what I am glad of Pro. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer The bigger bulk it shews. Hence, bashful cunning! I am your wife, if you will marry me; If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow I'll bear your logs the while. Pray, give me that; You may deny me; but I'll be your servant, I'll carry it to the pile. Fer. No, precious creature: I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, Than you should such dishonour undergo, Mira. It would become me As well as it does you: and I should do it With much more case; for my good will is to it, Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected; This visitation shews it. Mira. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with me, Mira. Miranda: - O my father, I have broke your hest to say so! Indeed, the top of admiration; worth Whether you will or no. Mira. My husband then? Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. Till half an hour hence. 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 drown'd 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. Ste. We'll not run, monsieur monster. 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 deboshed 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 the suit I made thee? Ste. Marry will I: kneel and repeat it! I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee. Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Can'st thou bring me tho the party? 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!I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink nought but brime; for I'll not shew him Where the quick freshes are. Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger! Interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out of doors, and make a stock-fish of thee. Cal. Ha, ha, ha! Ste. Now, forward with your tale.-Pr'ythee, stand further off! Cal. Beat him enough! after a little time, I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand further! Come, proceed! Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log Ste. Is it so brave a lass? Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood. Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen; (save our graces!) and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys: - Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. Ste. Give me thy hand! I am sorry I beat thee; but, Ste. Ay, on mine honour. Cal. Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason: Come on, Trinculo, let us sing! [Sings. Flout'em, and skout'em; and skout'em, and flout'em; Thought is free. Cal. That's not the tune. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing: I'll go fur-Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds, methought, would open, and shew riches 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 after do our work. Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would, I could Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men, 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 lakin, I can go no further, sir; My old bones ache: here's a maze trod, indeed, Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find Good warrant of. Alon. I will stand to, and feed, Thunder and lightning. Enter ARIEL, like a harpy, Through forth-rights, and meanders! by your pa- claps his wings upon the table, and, with a quaint tience, I needs must rest me. Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down and rest! [Aside to Sebastian. Ant. Let it be to-night; For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they Seb. I say, to-night: no more. Solemn and strange musick; and PROSPERO above, Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were Seb. A living drollery: Now I will believe, There is onetree, the phoenix' throne; one phoenix Ant. I'll believe both; And what does else want credit, come to me, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, Gon. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? If I should I saw say, such islanders, (For, certes, these are people of the island,) device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. You are three men of sin, whom destiny [Seeing Alon. Seb. etc. draw their swords. Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well He vanishes in thunder: then, to soft musick, enter Pro.Aside.] Bravely the figure of this harpy hast thou In what thou hadst to say: so, with good life, Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet, note, And these, mine enemies, are all knit up In their distractions: they now are in my power; [Exit Prospero from above. Gon.I'the name of something holy,sir,why stand you In this strange stare? Alon. O, it is monstrous! monstrous! Methought, the billows spoke, and told me of it; The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder, That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd The name of Prosper; it did bass my trespass. Therefore my son i' the ooze is bedded; and They have left their viands behind; for we have sto- I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, machs. Will't please you taste of what is here? Alon. Not I. Gon.Faith, sir, you need not fear: When we were boys, And with him there lie mudded. Seb. But one fiend at a time, [Exit. [Exeunt Seb. and Ant. SCENEI.- Before Prospero's Cell. Hast strangely stood the test: here, afore Heaven, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, For quiet days, fair issue, and long life, With such love as 'tis now; the murkiest den, The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestion The edge of that day's celebration, Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, A Masque. Enter IRIS. Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease; Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads, thatch'd with stover, them to keep; Thy banks with peonied and lilied brims, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims, To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er Who with thy saffron wings upon my flowers When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are founder'd, Be not afraid; I met her deity Or night kept chain'd below. Pro. Fairly spoke! Sit then, aud talk with her, she is thine own. - Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Ari. Presently? Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go, And breathe twice; and cry, so, so ; Each one, tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and mowe: Do you love me, master? no? Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows, Cer. Highest queen of state, Great Juno comes; I know her by her gait. Enter JUNO. Jun. How does my bounteous sister? Go with me, To bless this twain, that they may prosperous be, And honour'd in their issue. SONG. Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Ceres. Earth's increase, and foison plenty, Vings, with clust' ring bunches growing; Scarcity, and want, shall shun you; Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Fer. Let me live here ever! So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, Make this place Paradise. At which, like unback'd colts, they prick'd their ears, [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send Iris Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left them 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 wand'ring With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Enter certain Nymphs. You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they join Pro. [Aside. I had forgot that fonl conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come.-[To the Spirits.]Well done;-avoid; -no more! Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some passion That works him strongly. Mira. Never till this day, Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd. Bear with my weakness! my old brain is troubled. Be not disturb'd with my infirmity: If you be pleas'd, retire into my cell, And there repose; a turn or two I'll walk, To still my beating mind. Fer. Mira. We wish your peace. [Exeunt. Pro. Come with a thought: -I thank you:-Ariel, come! Enter ARIEL. I' the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, There dancing up to the chins, that the foul lake Pro. This was well done, my bird; Thy shape invisible retain thou still: The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, [Exit. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature not Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. Ste. Monster, your fiy, 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. Do you hear, monster? If I should Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still! All's hush'd as midnight yet. Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, monster, but an infinite loss. Trin. That's more to me than my wetting yet this is your harmless fairy, monster. Šte. 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. 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, Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to: What's thy pleasure? To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, We must prepare to meet with Caliban. Ari. Ay, my commander: when I presented Ceres, Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets? And do the murder first: if he awake, From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ; 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: Westeal by line and level, and't like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this |