Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

No Fear Act 4 Scene 2

No Fear Act 4 Scene 2 Page 3

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PROVOST You, sirrah, provide your block and your axe to-morrow four o’clock.	PROVOST You, fellow, have your block and your axe ready tomorrow at four o’clock.
ABHORSON 50Come on, bawd; I will instruct thee in my trade; follow.	ABHORSON Come on, pimp, I’ll show you the ropes. Follow me.
POMPEY I do desire to learn, sir: and I hope, if you have occasion to use me for your own turn, you shall find me yare; for truly, sir, for your kindness I owe you a good turn.	POMPEY I want to learn, sir. And I hope, if you ever get the chance to use me for your own execution, you’ll find me ready. Because, really, I owe you a good turn for your kindness.
POMPEY and ABHORSON exit.	POMPEY and ABHORSON exit.
PROVOST 55Call hither Barnardine and Claudio: The one has my pity; not a jot the other, Being a murderer, though he were my brother.	PROVOST Call Barnardine and Claudio here. I pity one, but not the other, even if he were my brother, as he’s a murderer.
Enter CLAUDIO	CLAUDIO enters.
Look, here’s the warrant, Claudio, for thy death: ’Tis now dead midnight, and by eight to-morrow 60Thou must be made immortal. Where’s Barnardine?	Look, Claudio, here’s your death warrant. It’s now dead midnight, and by 8 a.m. tomorrow you must be laid to eternal rest. Where’s Barnardine?
CLAUDIO As fast lock’d up in sleep as guiltless labour When it lies starkly in the traveller’s bones: He will not wake.	CLAUDIO As fast asleep as the most innocent of exhausted laborers. He won’t wake up.
PROVOST Who can do good on him? 65Well, go, prepare yourself.	PROVOST Who could do him any good, anyway? Well, go, prepare yourself. (knocking is heard offstage)
Knocking within
But, hark, what noise? Heaven give your spirits comfort!	What’s that noise? (to Claudio) Heaven give your spirits comfort!

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