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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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