уильям шекспир - King Lear

Some blood drawn on me would beget opinion 34

Of my more fierce 35endeavour: I have seen drunkards

Do more than this in sport.— Father, father!

Stop, stop! No help?

Enter Gloucester and Servants with torches

GLOUCESTER Now, Edmund, where’s the villain?

EDMUND Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out,

Mumbling of wicked charms, conjuring the moon 40

To stand auspicious mistress 41—

GLOUCESTER But where is he?

EDMUND Look, sir, I bleed.

GLOUCESTER Where is the villain, Edmund?

EDMUND Fled this way, sir. When by no means he could—

GLOUCESTER Pursue him, ho! Go after.

[Exeunt Servants]

By no means what?

EDMUND Persuade me to the murder of your lordship,

But that I told him the revenging gods

Gainst parricides did all the thunder bend 50,

Spoke with how manifold and strong a bond

The child was bound to th’father; sir, in fine 52,

Seeing how loathly opposite 53I stood

To his unnatural purpose, in fell 54motion

With his preparèd sword, he charges home 55

My unprovided body, latched 56mine arm;

And when he saw my best alarumed 57spirits,

Bold in the quarrel’s right, roused to th’encounter 58,

Or whether ghasted 59by the noise I made,

Full 60suddenly he fled.

GLOUCESTER Let him fly far:

Not in this land shall he remain uncaught,

And found — dispatch 63. The noble duke my master,

My worthy arch and patron 64, comes tonight:

By his authority I will proclaim it,

That he which finds him shall deserve our thanks,

Bringing the murderous coward to the stake 67:

He that conceals him, death.

EDMUND When I dissuaded him from his intent

And found him pight to do it, with curst 70speech

I threatened to discover 71him: he replied,

’Thou unpossessing 72bastard, dost thou think,

If I would stand against thee, would the reposal 73

Of any trust, virtue, or worth in thee

Make thy words faithed 75? No: what should I deny —

As this I would, though thou didst produce

My very character 77— I’d turn it all

To thy suggestion, plot, and damnèd practice 78,

And thou must make a dullard of the world 79,

If they not thought the profits 80of my death

Were very pregnant and potential spirits 81

Tucket within

To make thee seek it.’

GLOUCESTER O, strange and fastened 83villain!

Would he deny his letter, said he?

Hark, the duke’s trumpets! I know not where 85he comes.

All ports 86I’ll bar: the villain shall not scape:

The duke must grant me that. Besides, his picture 87

I will send far and near, that all the kingdom

May have due note of him, and of my land,

Loyal and natural boy, I’ll work the means 90

To make thee capable 91.

Enter Cornwall, Regan and Attendants

CORNWALL How now, my noble friend? Since I came hither —

Which I can call but now — I have heard strangeness.

REGAN If it be true, all vengeance comes too short

Which can pursue th’offender. How dost, my lord?

GLOUCESTER O, madam, my old heart is cracked, it’s cracked!

REGAN What, did my father’s godson seek your life?

He whom my father named? Your Edgar?

GLOUCESTER O, lady, lady, shame would have it hid!

REGAN Was he not companion with the riotous knights

That tended upon 101my father?

GLOUCESTER I know not, madam: ’tis too bad, too bad.

EDMUND Yes, madam, he was of that consort 103.

REGAN No marvel, then, though he were ill affected 104:

’Tis they have put him on 105the old man’s death,

To have th’expense 106and waste of his revenues.

I have this present evening from my sister

Been well informed of them, and with such cautions

That if they come to sojourn at my house,

I’ll not be there.

CORNWALL Nor I, assure thee, Regan.—

Edmund, I hear that you have shown your father

A child-like office 113.

EDMUND It was my duty, sir.

To Cornwall

GLOUCESTER He did bewray his practice 115and received

This hurt you see striving to apprehend him.

CORNWALL Is he pursued?

GLOUCESTER Ay, my good lord.

CORNWALL If he be taken, he shall never more

Be feared of doing harm: make your own purpose, 120

How in my strength you please. For 121you, Edmund,

Whose virtue and obedience doth this instant

So much commend itself, you shall be ours 123:

Natures of such deep trust we shall much need:

You we first seize on 125.

EDMUND I shall serve you, sir, truly, however else.

GLOUCESTER For him I thank your grace.

CORNWALL You know not why we came to visit you?

REGAN Thus out of season, threading dark-eyed 129night:

Occasions, noble Gloucester, of some prize 130,

Wherein we must have use of your advice:

Our father he hath writ, so hath our sister,

Of differences 133, which I best thought it fit

To answer from 134our home: the several messengers

From hence attend dispatch 135. Our good old friend,

Lay comforts to your bosom, and bestow

Your needful counsel to our businesses,

Which craves the instant use 138

GLOUCESTER I serve you, madam:

Your graces are right welcome.

Exeunt. Flourish

Act 2 Scene 2

running scene 5

Enter Kent and Steward [Oswald], severally

Kent disguised as Caius

OSWALD Good dawning 1to thee, friend: art of this house?

KENT Ay 2.

OSWALD Where may we set 3our horses?

KENT I’th’mire 4.

OSWALD Prithee, if thou lov’st me, tell me 5.

KENT I love thee not.

OSWALD Why then, I care not for thee.

KENT If I had thee in Lipsbury pinfold 8, I would make thee

care for me.

OSWALD Why dost thou use 10me thus? I know thee not.

KENT Fellow, I know thee.

OSWALD What dost thou know me for 12?

KENT A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats 13, a base,

proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound 14,

filthy, worsted-stocking knave, a lily-livered, action-taking 15,

whoreson, glass-gazing, super-serviceable finical 16rogue:

one-trunk-inheriting slave: one that wouldst be a bawd 17in

way of good service, and art nothing but the composition 18of

a knave, beggar, coward, pander 19, and the son and heir of a

mongrel bitch: one whom I will beat into clamorous

whining if thou deny’st the least syllable of thy addition 21.

OSWALD Why, what a monstrous fellow art thou thus to rail 22

on one that is neither known of thee nor knows thee!

KENT What a brazen-faced varlet 24art thou to deny thou

knowest me! Is it two days since I tripped up thy heels and beat

thee before the king? Draw 26, you rogue, for though it be night,

yet the moon shines: I’ll make a sop o’th’moonshine 27of you,

you whoreson cullionly barber-monger 28. Draw.

Draws his sword

OSWALD Away! I have nothing to do with thee.

KENT Draw, you rascal: you come with letters against the

king, and take vanity the puppet 31’s part against the royalty of

her father: draw, you rogue, or I’ll so carbonado 32your

shanks: draw, you rascal, come your ways 33.

OSWALD Help, ho! Murder! Help!

KENT Strike, you slave! Stand, rogue, stand, you neat 35

slave, strike!

Beats him

OSWALD Help, ho! Murder! Murder!

Enter Bastard [Edmund], Cornwall, Regan, Gloucester, Servants

EDMUND How now, what’s the matter? Part!

KENT With you, Goodman boy 39, if you please: come, I’ll

flesh ye 40: come on, young master.