You did supplant your brother Prospero. Ant. For my poor son. True: Gon. Heavens keep him from these beasts! And look, how well my garments sit upon me; Seb. But, for your conscience 'Twould put me to my slipper; but I feel not We say befits the hour. Seb. thus, Thy case, dear friend, Shall be my precedent; as thou got'st Milan, Ant. Draw together: And when I rear my hand, do you the like, To fall it on Gonzalo. What's the matter? Seb. Whiles we stood here securing your repose, Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bellowing Like bulls, or rather lions; did it not wake you? It struck mine ear most terribly. Alon. I heard nothing. Ant. O, 'twas a din to fright a monster's ear; To make an earthquake! sure it was the roar Of a whole herd of lions. Alon. Heard you this, Gonzalo? Gon. Upon mine honour, sír, I heard a humming, And that a strange one too, which did awake me: I shak'd you, sir, and cry'd; as mine eyes open'd, I saw their weapons drawn:-there was a noise, That's verity: 'best stand upon our guard; Or that we quit this place : let's draw our weapons. Alon. Lead off this ground; and let's make fur ther search For he is, sure, i' the island. Alon. done: Lead away. Art. Prospero my lord shall know what I have [Aside. So, king, go safely on to seek thy son. [Exeunt. SCENE II. Another part of the Island. Enter Caliban, with a burden of wood. A noise of thunder heard. him Cal. All the infections that the sun sucks up From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall, and make By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me, And yet I needs must curse. But they'll nor pinch, Fright me with urchin shows, pitch me i' the mire, Nor lead me, like a fire-brand, in the dark, Out of my way, unless he bid them; but For every trifle are they set upon me: Sometimes like apes, that moe and chatter at me, And after, bite me; then like hedge-hogs, which Lie tumbling in my bare-foot way, and mount Their pricks at my foot-fall; sometime am I All wound with adders, who, with cloven tongues, Do hiss me into madness: -Lo! now! lo! Enter Trinculo. Here comes a spirit of his; and to torment me, Trin. Here's neither bush nor shrub, to bear off any weather at all, and another storm brewing; I hear it sing i' the wind: yond' same black cloud, yond' huge one, looks like a foul bumbard that would shed his liquor. IC it should thunder, as it did before, I know not where to hide my head: yond' same cloud cannot choose but fall by pail fuls. What have we here? a man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish: he smells like a fish; a very ancient and fish-like smell; a kind of, not of the newest, Poor John. A strange fish! Were I in England now, (as once I was,) and had this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver: there would this monster make a man; any strange beast there makes a man: when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. Legg'd like a man! and his fins like arms! Warm, o' my troth! I do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer; this is no fish, but an islander, that hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt. [Thunder.] Alas! islander, the storm is come again: my best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there is no other shelter hereabout: misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows. I will here shroud, till the dregs of the storm be past. Enter Stephano, singing; a bottle in his hand. Ste. I shall no more to sea, to sea, Here shall I die ashore ; This is a very scurvy tune to sing at a man's funeral: Lov'd (4) A black jack of leather, to hold beer, (5) The frock of a peasant, She lov'd not the savour of tar nor of pitch, Cal. Do not torment me: O! Ste. What's the matter? Have we devils here? Do you put tricks upon us with savages, and men of Inde? Ha! I have not 'scap'd drowning, to be afcard now of your four legs; for it hath been said, As proper a man as ever went on four legs, cannot make him give ground: and it shall be said so again, while Stephano breathes at nostrils. Cal. The spirit torments me: 0! Ste. This is some monster of the isle, with four legs; who hath got, as I take it, an ague: where the devil should he learn our language? I will give him some relief, if it be but for that: if I can recover him, and keep him tame, and get to Naples with him, he's a present for any emperor that ever trod on neat's leather. Cal. Do not torment me, pr'ythce; I'll bring my wood home faster. I escap'd upon a butt of sack, which the sailors heav'd over-board, by this bottle! which I made of the bark of a tree, with mine own hands, since 1 was cast a-shore. Cal. I'll swear, upon that bottle, to be thy True subject; for the liquor is not earthly. Ste. Here; swear then how thou escap'dst. Trin. Swam a-shore, man, like a duck; I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn. Ste. Here, kiss the book: though thou canst swim like a duck, that art made like a goose. Trin. O Stephano, hast any more of this? Ste. The whole butt, man; my cellar is in a rock by the sea-side, where my wine is hid. How now, moon-calf? How does thine ague? Cal. Hast thou not dropped from heaven? Ste, Out o' the moon, I do assure thee: I was the man in the moon, when time was. Cal. I have seen thee in her, and I do adore thee; My mistress showed me thee, thy dog, and bush. Ste. Come, swear to that; kiss the book: I will furnish it anon with new contents: swear. Trin. By this good light, this is a very shallow Ste. He's in his fit now; and does not talk after monster: -I afeard of him?-a very weak monster: the wisest. He shall taste of iny bottle: if he have -The man i' the moon?- a most poor credulous never drunk wine afore, it will go near to remove Cal. Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt Ste. Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that which will give language to you, cat; open your mouth: this will shake your shaking, I can tell you, and that soundly: you cannot tell who's your friend: open your chaps again. monster:--well drawn, monster, in good sooth. Cal. I'll show thee every fertile inch o' the island. And kiss thy foot: I pr'ythee, be my god. Trin. By this light, a most perfidious and drunken monster; when his god's asleep, he'll rob his bottle. Cal. I'll kiss thy foot: I'll swear myself thy sub ject. Ste. Come on then; down, and swear. Trin. I shall laugh myself to death at this puppyheaded monster: a most scurvy monster! I could find in my heart to beat him,Ste. Come, kiss. Trin. -but that the poor monster's in drink: an Trin. I should know that voice: it should bebut he is drowned; and these are devils: O! de-abominable monster! fend me! Cal. I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; Ste. Four legs, and two voices; a most delicate monster! His forward voice now is to speak well I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! speeches, and to detract. If all the wine in my bot tle will recover him, I will help his ague: come,Amen! I will pour some in thy other mouth. Trin. Stephano, Ste. Doth thy other mouth call me? Mercy! mercy! this is a devil, and no monster: I will leave nım; I have no long spoon. I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, Thou wondrous man. Trin. A most ridiculous monster; to make a wonder of a poor drunkard. Cal. I pr'ythee, let me bring thee where crabs grow; And I, with my long nails, will dig thee pig-nuts; Trin. Stephano! - if thou beest Stephano, touch Show thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how me, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo; -be not To snare the nimble marmozet; I'll bring thee afeard, thy good friend Trinculo. To clust'ring filberds, and sometimes I'll get thee me? Ste. If thou beest Trinculo, come forth; I'll pull thee by the lesser legs: if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trinculo, indeed: Ste. I pr'ythee now, lead the way, without any how cam'st thou to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos? Trin. I took him to be kill'd with a thunderstroke:-But art thou not drowned, Stephano? I hope now, thou art not drowned. Is the storm over-blown! I hid me under the dead moon-calf's gaberdine, for fear of the storm: and art thou living, Stephano? O Stephano, two Neapolitans 'scap'd! Ste. Pr'ythee, do not turn ine about; my stomach is not constant. Cal. These be fine things, an if they be not sprites. That's a brave god, and bears celestial liquor: I will kneel to him. Ste. How didst thou 'scape? How cam'st thou hither? swear by this bottle, how thou cam'st hither. (1) India, (2) Stool. (3) Sea-gulls, more talking.-Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here.Here; bear my bottle: Fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. Cal. Farewell master; farewell, farewell. [Sings drunkenly. Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster. Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish; Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom: freedom, hey-day, freedom! Ste. O brave monster! lead the way. [Exeunt, 17 ACT III. SCENE I.-Before Prospero's cell. Enter dinand, bearing a log. More that I may call men, than you, good friend, Fer-am skill-less of; but by my modesty Fer. There be some sports are painful; but Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness The mistress, which I serve, quickens what's dead, Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed; Weeps when she sees me work; and says, such Had ne'er like executor. I forget: But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labours; Most busy-less, when I do it. Enter Miranda; and Prospero at a distance. Work not so hard: I would, the lightning had He's safe for these three hours. Fer. O most dear mistress, Mira. If you'll sit down, I'll bear your logs the while: pray give me that; Fer. I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, While I sit lazy by. It would become me Poor worm! thou art infected; Pro. This visitation shows it. You look wearily. Fer. I am, in my condition, (I would, not so!) and would no more endure This wooden slavery, than I would suffer A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my soul speak; The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides, Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound, And crown what I profess with kind event, Mira. To weep at what I am glad of. I am a fool, Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace Fer. Wherefore weep you? What I desire to give; and much less take, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence! If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow Whether you will or no. Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with Fer. me, When you are by at night. I do beseech you (Chiefly, that I might set it in my prayers,) What is your name? Mira. Miranda:-O my father, I have broke your hest1 to say so! Admir'd Miranda! lady Indeed, the top of admiration; worth With so full soul, but some defect in her A thousand! thousand! [Exit. SCENE II.-Another part of the Island. Ente Stephano and Trinculo; Caliban following with a bollle. 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. a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail, Trin. Where should they be set else? he were C She lov'd not the savour of tar nor of pitch, Cal. Do not torment me: O! Ste. What's the matter? Have we devils here? Do you put tricks upon us with savages, and men of Inde? Ha! I have not 'scap'd drowning, to be atcard now of your four legs; for it hath been said, I escap'd upon a butt of sack, which the sailors Cal. I'll swear, upon that bottle, to be thy Ste. Here, kiss the book: though thou canst swim As proper a man as ever went on four legs, cannot like a duck, that art made like a goose. make him give ground: and it shall be said so again, while Stephano breathes at nostrils. Cal. The spirit torments me: O! Trin. O Stephano, hast any more of this? Ste. The whole butt, man; my cellar is in a rock by the sea-side, where my wine is hid. How now, moon-calf? How does thine ague? Ste. This is some monster of the isle, with four Cal. Hast thou not dropped from heaven? ver him, and keep him tame, and get to Naples with Cal. Do not torment me, pr'ythee; I'll bring my wood home faster. Ste. He's in his fit now; and does not talk after the wisest. He shall taste of my bottle: if he have never drunk wine afore, it will go near to remove his fit: if 1 can recover him, and keep him tame, I will not take too much for him: he shall pay for him that hath him, and that soundly. Cal. Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt Ste. Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that which will give language to you, cat; open your mouth: this will shake your shaking, I can tell you, and that soundly: you cannot tell who's your friend: open your chaps again. Trin. I should know that voice: it should bebut he is drowned; and these are devils: O! defend me! Cal. I have seen thee in her, and I do adore thee; My mistress showed me thee, thy dog, and bush. Ste. Come, swear to that; kiss the book: I will furnish it anon with new contents: swear. Trin. By this good light, this is a very shallow monster:-1 afeard of him?-a very weak monster: -The man i' the moon?- a most poor credulous monster: -well drawn, monster, in good sooth. Cal. I'll show thee every fertile inch o' the island. And kiss thy foot: I pr'ythee, be my god. Trin. By this light, a most perfidious and drunken monster; when his god's asleep, he'll rob his bottle, Cal. I'll kiss thy foot: I'll swear myself thy sub ject. Ste. Come on then; down, and swear. Trin. I shall laugh myself to death at this puppyheaded monster: a most scurvy monster! I could find in my heart to beat him, Ste. Come, kiss. Trin. -but that the poor monster's in drink: an abominable monster! Cal. I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; Ste. Four legs, and two voices; a most delicate monster! His forward voice now is to speak well I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! speeches, and to detract. If all the wine in my bot tle will recover him, I will help his ague: come, Amen! I will pour some in thy other mouth. Trin. Stephano, Ste. Doth thy other mouth call me? Mercy! mercy! this is a devil, and no monster: I will leave nım; I have no long spoon. I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, Trin. A most ridiculous monster; to make a wonder of a poor drunkard. Cal. I pr'ythee, let me bring thee where crabs grow; And I, with my long nails, will dig thee pig-nuts; Trin. Stephano! - if thou beest Stephano, touch Show thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how me, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo;-be not To snare the nimble marmozet; I'll bring thee afeard, thy good friend Trineulo. me? To clust'ring filberds, and sometimes I'll get thee Ste. If thou beest Trinculo, come forth; I'll pull Young sea-mells from the rock. Wilt thou go with thee by the lesser legs: if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trinculo, indeed: Ste. I pr'ythee now, lead the way, without any how cam'st thou to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos? more talking.-Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here.Here; bear my bottle: Fellow Trinculo, we'll fill Cal. Farewell master; farewell, farewell. [Sings drunkenly. Trin. I took him to be kill'd with a thunder- Cal. These be fine things, an if they be not sprites. Ste. How didst thou 'scape? How cam'st thou hither? swear by this bottle, how thou cam'st hither. (1) India, (2) Stool. (3) Sea-gulls, Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster. Nor serape trenchering, nor wash dish; Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom: freedom, Ste. O brave monster! Icad the way. [Exeunt, |