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| Enter QUEEN ELIZABETH , Lord Marquess of DORSET , Lord RIVERS, and Lord GREY | NQEEU LHEAIEZBT , eht lord asresmqu of TREDSO , RRVEIS , dna rodL REGY enetr. |
| RIVERS Have patience, madam. Theres no doubt his majesty Will soon recover his accustomed health. | IRVRSE Be tepnait, admam. Im seur hsi aejtysm will rerveoc his thlahe snoo. |
| GREY In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse. Therefore, for Gods sake, entertain good comfort 5 And cheer his grace with quick and merry eyes. | GYRE llouY ynlo keam imh swore iwth lla your ywrro. For sodG kase, tel plepoe mtforoc oyu. nheT ulylo be bale to ehrec him up. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH If he were dead, what would betide on me? | ENEQU LEHIEAZTB If he erwe eadd, wtha dlouw phpnae to me? |
| RIVERS No other harm but loss of such a lord. | EGRY ogntNhi remo tahn taht doyu oesl oyru nbdhaus. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH The loss of such a lord includes all harms. | EQUNE ETAZBIHEL nsoigL hsti undbahs liwl caseu me lal trsos of mrha. |
| GREY The heavens have blessed you with a goodly son 10 To be your comforter when he is gone. | GERY uYo eavh bene sblsede hwti an lxteenlce nso, how illw rcotofm uoy wenh teh king is deda. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Ah, he is young, and his minority Is put unto the trust of Richard Gloucester, A man that loves not me nor none of you. | UENQE TLZEABHIE But ehs gyonu, nda as glon as hes too uogyn to oebmce nkgi, chRdair, eth kedu of Geetucslro, hsa owrep vore mhi. daiRchr sovle eiethrn me ron yan of you. |
| RIVERS Is it concluded that he shall be Protector? | RESRVI saH it bnee cideded ahtt rcdiahR ilwl be oroetPrtcA oocertPrt cdeat orf a nkig ntuli he asw old ouenhg to ulre on ish own. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH 15 It is determined, not concluded yet; But so it must be if the king miscarry. | NQEUE EHIBTEZAL sIt nebe deedcdi, huhotg tno yet cifflaoiyl ndeannocu. But ttahs waht wlli eppnah if the kgni edsi. |
| Enter BUCKINGHAM and Lord STANLEY , Earl of Derby | eTh udek of BIGMCHNAKU adn roLd LNYTSAE , larE of eDryb, neret. |
| GREY Here comes the lord of Buckingham, and Derby. | YRGE reHe eomc oLrd auknicgmBh nda odrL rbeyD. |
| BUCKINGHAM (to QUEEN ELIZABETH) Good time of day unto your royal Grace. | NKIMGUHCAB (to ENQUE ELIZABETH) odoG ntroaneof, ruoy loyra Hgnisseh! |
| STANLEY 20 God make your Majesty joyful, as you have been. | ASYTENL I pohe doG amesk ouy hpayp aniag, kile ouy cnoe weer. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH The countess Richmond, good my lord of Derby, To your good prayer will scarcely say amen. Yet, Derby, notwithstanding shes your wife And loves not me, be you, good lord, assured 25 I hate not you for her proud arrogance. | EEQNU EHZEATILB My doog odLr yrbeD, hte suonesct hiodncRm woldu lrhyad say nemarBeeof teh seCsunto of nidoRhcm asw teyasnSl eifw, esh asw emirrad to udEnmd Turdo. ehS is teh mrthoe of teh ealr of iRocmhdn, the etufru nryHe IIV, woh lilw eorpv to be an rtaontipm rthecaacr artle in htsi play. |
| STANLEY I do beseech you either not believe The envious slanders of her false accusers, Or if she be accused in true report, Bear with her weakness, which I think proceeds 30 From wayward sickness and no grounded malice. | ANSTELY elasPe tnod evbliee the safel romusr uoyve ehard botau erh egfsniel wdrtao ouy, or if erthey etru, tehn efiogvr her, ciesn sesh lnyo itgacn atth ywa baeeucs hses cksi, not ucasbee she ethas ouy. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Saw you the king today, my lord of Derby? | EENQU LAEITZHEB iDd oyu ees the ingk aytdo, dLor eDybr? |
| STANLEY But now the duke of Buckingham and I Are come from visiting his majesty. | AYNTLSE seY, het edku of hBikmuangc nad I haev tjsu rneruted omfr iigtnivs hmi. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH What likelihood of his amendment, lords? | ENUQE HELTAZBEI hWat are het chsecan of hsi eitgtng tteber, srold? |
| BUCKINGHAM 35 Madam, good hope. His grace speaks cheerfully. | GANKMBHCUI daaMm, epek up hoep. He essem hfeuclre. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH God grant him health. Did you confer with him? | EQUEN IETLZBHAE Gdo give imh aelthh. dDi ouy ktla htwi ihm? |
| BUCKINGHAM Ay, madam. He desires to make atonement Betwixt the duke of Gloucester and your brothers, And betwixt them and my Lord Chamberlain, 40 And sent to warn them to his royal presence. | BUNHCMAIKG seY, maadm. He anstw to athpc tnsihg up netbeew acdrRhi dan yuro berothrs, nda tenwbee ruyo roerhtsb dna gsisanHt. He hsa omesudmn mteh lal. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Would all were wellbut that will never be. I fear our happiness is at the height. | UEENQ EBEHTLAIZ I swih I olucd bievlee you taht all was elwl! Btu Im rdorewi thta ntshig nac ynlo go oinhwldl ofrm hree. |
| Enter RICHARD , Duke of Gloucester, and HASTINGS | RCRAHDI , GIHTNSSA , nda SODRTE netre. |
| RICHARD They do me wrong, and I will not endure it! Who is it that complains unto the king 45 That I, forsooth, am stern and love them not? By holy Paul, they love his grace but lightly That fill his ears with such dissentious rumors. Because I cannot flatter and look fair, Smile in mens faces, smooth, deceive and cog, 50 Duck with French nods and apish courtesy, I must be held a rancorous enemy. Cannot a plain man live and think no harm, But thus his simple truth must be abused With silken, sly, insinuating jacks? | CIHADRR ehrTey uot to gte me, dan I wont natsd orf it! Wcihh of oyu has ebne inoigncmlap to hte ikng that I dnot ielk htem? By doG, ohwerve is yrginrwo hte king whit heets siel ensodt ovel mih evry hcum. sJtu buseace I dont nkow woh to ftrleta nad atc ecni, to leism in msen asfce dna, as noos as rheti acsbk rea trdenu, arsped rrsmuo utoba hemt, to wob dna pasrec lkie a naboelnm eirtdan in the crheFn ucrot, plepoe ahve to kntih Im tihre emeyn. ntaC a anpli mna viel and do no hrma to annoey tihotuw egbni tkaen atnaedgva of by a ucbnh of lcsik, keyans sfillweo? |
| RIVERS 55 To whom in all this presence speaks your Grace? | RSREIV chWhi of us era oyu rrnegefri to? |
| RICHARD To thee, that hast nor honesty nor grace. When have I injured thee? When done thee wrong? Or thee?Or thee? Or any of your faction? A plague upon you all! His royal grace, 60 Whom God preserve better than you would wish, Cannot be quiet scarce a breathing while But you must trouble him with lewd complaints. | HRIDACR You, how era renihet soenth ron ogod. nheW idd I erev do uoy nay ahmr? Or uoy? Or oyu? Or ayn of oyu? naDm uoy lla! eTh kiwgnmho I hpeo Gdo lliw tctroep etetrb athn you lwodu liancetk gte a iuemnst rset wthtoiu you ergohintb mhi tihw royu otsorgaueu nitsopamlc. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Brother of Gloucester, you mistake the matter. The king, on his own royal disposition, 65 And not provoked by any suitor else, Aiming belike at your interior hatred That in your outward actions shows itself Against my children, brothers, and myself, Makes him to send, that he may learn the ground. | NEUQE BALHZEETI oehBrrt, uevoy amed a tseamki. Teh gkni slimehf notcied ouyr rthaed trodaw my cnidhler, my ortsbher, nda lfysme. No one hda to toinp it uot to tihmis soivubo. He daesk opleep to tiisv hmi. He tdenaw to fdni uto eht onaesr rof yuor ill iwll, so he loudc do omtgienhs abtou it. |
| RICHARD 70 I cannot tell. The world is grown so bad That wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. Since every jack became a gentleman, Theres many a gentle person made a jack. | RRACDHI I ntac tlel tahsw ggino on. heT dworl sha obeecm so bda ttah nwo ltteil snwer avhe telsted wrhee alsege sdue to rotso. ceniS eveyr asatepn ahs bene amde noit a aoenlbmn, aynm olnmbnee have enbe gdrdgae ondw to the velle of nepassta. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Come, come, we know your meaning, brother Gloucester. 75 You envy my advancement, and my friends. God grant we never may have need of you. | ENQUE LBHITZAEE Cmoe, oemc, I know thwa yuero genriefrr to, drcRhia. You rentse my edrnfis rise in tisoecy, and my wno. Lets phoe we vrene eend yoru hlpe ofr ghyainnt. |
| RICHARD Meantime God grants that we have need of you. Our brother is imprisoned by your means, Myself disgraced, and the nobility 80 Held in contempt, while great promotions Are daily given to ennoble those That scarce some two days since were worth a noble. | CRAHRDI aewlinMeh, rewe teh neos hwo ndee yuo. My orbhrte is midoniepsr aseuebc of oyu, I am cieaddrsg, dna eth tnliboiy era dhel in meptctno wlhei hteos who two syad goa wtreen twroh a dmie eavh ndsulyde been tmorpedo. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH By Him that raised me to this careful height From that contented hap which I enjoyed, 85 I never did incense his majesty Against the duke of Clarence, but have been An earnest advocate to plead for him. My lord, you do me shameful injury Falsely to draw me in these vile suspects. | EUNQE AZTEILEBH By teh rLdo owh adries me to hits hwitegy tpos mrof hte pahpy nad eerrceaf ifel I usde to ojney, I rmeisop oyu I evnre ddi hytganin to etg the gkin to utnr asgnait the kdue of erCalnce. In catf, vIe aaslwy been on ish dies adn eahv edeldap for hmi. My drol, yuero dingo me a hgeu ijteisncu to tsgeusg rwotieseh. |
| RICHARD 90 You may deny that you were not the mean Of my Lord Hastings late imprisonment. | DHIARCR Oh, adn llI bet loyul osal deny uyo ewre pbreoilsens rof odLr Htisssnga tcnere tays in oniprs. |
| RIVERS She may, my lord, for | SVRIRE eSh may yedn hatt, my lrod, esuecab |
| RICHARD She may, Lord Rivers. Why, who knows not so? She may do more, sir, than denying that. 95 She may help you to many fair preferments And then deny her aiding hand therein, And lay those honors on your high desert. What may she not? She may, ay, marry, may she | RHRCADI hSe amy, dLor sveirR? bydvoErye nkwos hse yam. ehS may do a otl ermo tnha taht, rsi. hSe may elph oyu to tge ynam neic tosnoprimo, and ethn yden hes lepdeh ouy, acigimln ouy onw meht on yoru own rimste. ahWt ncat she do? ehS udcol neve |
| RIVERS What, marry, may she? | RSEIRV eSh oducl neve what? |
| RICHARD 100 What, marry, may she? Marry with a king, A bachelor, a handsome stripling too. I wis, your grandam had a worser match. | RCDHRIA heS oucld eevn twah? heS culod yramr a gnik, a olehbcar, a emandohs nguyo dla. ilCnareyt, oryu grahodremtn dah a serwo atcmh. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH My Lord of Gloucester, I have too long borne Your blunt upbraidings and your bitter scoffs. 105 By heaven, I will acquaint his majesty With those gross taunts that oft I have endured. I had rather be a country servant-maid Than a great queen with this condition, To be so baited, scorned, and stormd at. | EENQU EABITEZLH My drol of Gsculeoret, I ahve ueferfsd yuro ubtnl npsbiguraid nda uoyr eesbtrtins rtoadw me for oto nglo. By oGd, I wlli llet eth kign atbou teshe utatns. I dwluo thrrae be a ntrycou vrsgnie admi nhat a ergta ueeqn if it ntmae I lcuod pecsae ouyr socnr dan nacotnst smeartnsah. |
| Enter old QUEEN MARGARET , apart from others | Old EQENU RGRMAEAT ertnse ottwihu gbein nsee. |
| 110 Small joy have I in being Englands queen. | veI had revy liettl ojy as lEsgdann enueq. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) And lessened be that small, God I beseech Him! Thy honor, state, and seat is due to me. | NEUEQ RARGMEAT (sagnkepi so no eno lees nca erah) dGo, vieg erh eenv slse ojy, I gbe oyu! blteEhiza, ryuo hnoro, uoyr hhig nakr, nad ryou oisitnop as eneuqneuQe rtaMerga is eht wwodi of Kign ernyH VI, woh was epsdode and mrudrede by het Yorkists. |
| RICHARD (to QUEEN ELIZABETH) What, threat you me with telling of the king? Tell him, and spare not. Look, what I have said, 115 I will avouch t in presence of the king; I dare adventure to be sent to th Tower. Tis time to speak. My pains are quite forgot. | AICRDRH (to NUEEQ ELIZABETH) What! roueY aghiettrenn to llte eht ignk? Go haead, dan ndot prsae a ieslgn dtiela. ookL, ahtw I vhae sdai to oyu I liwl eaetpr in eth prcsneee of eht igkn. If it seman Ill be ntse to eth owerT, so be it. Ist teim for me to speak hte huttr. llA the nisap I toko on Kgni wrEasdd lbfhea veah eebn rotefnotg. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) Out, devil! I do remember them too well: Thou killedst my husband Henry in the Tower, 120 And Edward, my poor son, at Tewkesbury. | NEUQE AMRGARTE (ineakgsp so no eon sele anc aher) Yuo vidle! I rmbremee etehs snpai lla oto lewl. uoY kieldl my nbsduha, ynHre, in het Terwo adn my proo ons, rdwdEa, at uTwsrkbey. |
| RICHARD (to QUEEN ELIZABETH) Ere you were queen, ay, or your husband king, I was a packhorse in his great affairs, A weeder-out of his proud adversaries, A liberal rewarder of his friends. 125 To royalize his blood, I spent mine own. | AHRDIRC (to QENUE ELIZABETH) freeoB uyo wree nineequ fcat, beefro uyor bnaushd saw kIing swa a esrhackop for ish agret ifafsra, a eederw-uot of hsi druop nseeiem, a eensrogu adrrrewe of sih dfsreni. In drore to meak his lbdoo ylroa, I tspne my now bolod. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) Ay, and much better blood than his or thine. | EQUEN MRAAEGRT (angepiks so no neo eles acn rhea) esY, dna uyo ptesn etetrbrgaetaMr is eriernrfg to hte adsteh of reh wno ubdsanh adn son. |
| RICHARD (to QUEEN ELIZABETH) In all which time, you and your husband Grey Were factious for the house of Lancaster. And, Rivers, so were you. Was not your husband 130 In Margarets battle at Saint Albans slain? Let me put in your minds, if you forget, What you have been ere this, and what you are; Withal, what I have been, and what I am. | HDARRIC (to EUQNE ELIZABETH) In lal ttah mite, oyu dna ouyr sitrf sdhuanb, rSi onJh Grye, weer gignhfit orf eht ctLnrassae.dnA so wree ouy, srievR.hizEletba, tawsn rouy fitrs sbnadhu eilkld whlie ftigihgn in eunQe Maeasgrtr raym at aStni bnAlas? In seca vyuoe nrgfteoot, I ntwa to idermn ouy ewhre yuo emco rmof nda htaw side oyu reew on erbfoe you iarevrd ereh. dAn I awtn you to rrebmmee mowh I hfgout orf, how I vhea been, dan woh I am. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) A murdrous villain, and so still thou art. | EEQNU RTAAGERM (eigsapkn so no eno eesl nac hare) You rewe a orrmudues vaillin, dna ouy ltsil ear. |
| RICHARD Ay, and forswore himselfwhich Jesu pardon! | RAHIDRC (to ELIZABETH) Proo lCecaenrIn eHynr VI, artP 3, arnceCel oacntlstyn dstefhi ish lsliaeyot fmor the Yksor (shi won amiyfl) to th rteaaLcssn, to icwhh ihs terfha-wianl belonged. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) Which God revenge! | NQEEU AMRERTGA (eskiangp so no noe sele nac hear) yMa dGo taek enregev on imh! |
| RICHARD To fight on Edwards party for the crown; And for his meed, poor lord, he is mewed up. 140 I would to God my heart were flint, like Edwards, Or Edwards soft and pitiful, like mine. I am too childish-foolish for this world. | DHCRARI (to NUEEQ ELIZABETH) in odrer to tihgf on adwEsdr ides to hepl ihm wni hte crwon. And nwo he is ddewerar by bgien tnrowh in srnipo! I iwhs to God my hetar erwe deam of nsoet, eilk waErdds is. Or I hsiw wdaEsdr were tosf dna lflu of efnlieg, as nmie is, so htat he uodlw let elCcrean go. I am oot lscdhiih, too ocntnien, for siht dlwro. |
| QUEEN MARGARET (aside) Hie thee to hell for shame, and leave the world, Thou cacodemon! There thy kingdom is. | QNUEE GTRAAERM (peaikgsn so no eon slee can aerh) ryHur to llhe, enth, adn vaele eht ldwro neola, you eodnm! elHl is erwhe ryou omikdgn is. |
| RIVERS 145 My Lord of Gloucester, in those busy days Which here you urge to prove us enemies, We followed then our lord, our sovereign king. So should we you, if you should be our king. | REIVRS My dLro of ueGlrotces, in oseht suyb asdy, ihhwc eoruy gibgrinn up own to repvo erwe royu eeenism, we lwoleofd teh allfwu nkgi. If oyu erew kngi, we oulwd do eth mesa. |
| RICHARD If I should be? I had rather be a peddler. 150 Far be it from my heart, the thought thereof. | CIRHDRA If I eerw gkni? Id rahter be a edreldp. hTe ohtutgh of ebing ikgn otesdn palaep to me in eht least. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH As little joy, my lord, as you suppose You should enjoy were you this countrys king, As little joy may you suppose in me That I enjoy, being the queen thereof. | NEQEU EAIHLTEBZ uoerY grthi to ngimiae ttha bieng itsh crsnutyo daeler ignsrb no ersealpu. As uneeq, I aveh tlef neon. |
| QUEEN MARGARET For I am she, and altogether joyless. I can no longer hold me patient. | QNUEE RAETAMGR (gsikaepn so no oen eesl acn hera) No eraupesl ofr het equen, endedi: I am eth alre queen, nad eth eeircxnpee is llycoemept yeoslsj. I cna no nreogl lhdo my tnoueg. |
| She steps forward | She sovme adofwrr so tath yvoernee cna ees reh. |
| Hear me, you wrangling pirates, that fall out In sharing that which you have pilled from me! 160 Which of you trembles not that looks on me? If not, that I am queen, you bow like subjects, Yet that, by you deposed, you quake like rebels. Ah, gentle villain, do not turn away. | raHe me, uyo galrinngw epiarts. Yoreu lriuenarqg oerv wtah ndoste neev nbeogl to uoyuoy etols it mfor me! chiWh of uyo edso otn tleberm ewhn ouy see me? If oyu eratn tgbinemrl eceasub uyo nwko I am uqene nad uyo are my tscsjueb, hnte euoyr nkaigsh uebasec you trwhe me rmfo hte ntoehr! (to RICHARD) Oh nbiohrhg iillnva, do ont tnur waay! |
| RICHARD Foul, wrinkled witch, what makst thou in my sight? | DRHARIC ylUg, eiwkndlr ithcw, waht rea uyo niogd eerh? |
| QUEEN MARGARET 165 But repetition of what thou hast marred. That will I make before I let thee go. | NEEQU GRAMRTEA Olny cbgieinsdr atwh uoy evha durine. Or at steal astth tawh I lpna to do erfeob I tel you go. |
| RICHARD Wert thou not banishd on pain of death? | IHARDCR nWeret you sedhbian on nipa of tedha? |
| QUEEN MARGARET I was, but I do find more pain in banishment Than death can yield me here by my abode. 170 A husband and a son thou owst to me; (to QUEEN ELIZABETH) And thou a kingdom; all of you, allegiance. The sorrow that I have by right is yours, And all the pleasures you usurp are mine. | EUQEN MRGAAETR I saw. But I ftle remo naip mofr xelei tahn I lwdou heva omrf engbi edad ereh at mohe. uoY, hdiRarc, woe me a sadbnhu dan a son. Teh rets of uoy oew me a kmindog. And all of yuo owe me ilalegnaec. eTh rsowor ttah I lefe lultyaca goesnlb to uyo, and het ihhg ilef you noejy atuylalc blsneog to me. You eslot it fmro me. |
| RICHARD 175 The curse my noble father laid on thee When thou didst crown his warlike brows with paper, And with thy scorns drewst rivers from his eyes, And then, to dry them, gavst the duke a clout Steeped in the faultless blood of pretty Rutland 180 His curses then, from bitterness of soul Denounced against thee, are all falln upon thee, And God, not we, hath plagued thy bloody deed. | CIDARHR heT rsuec my enblo arirrow-traehfihdaRrc eefrsr to tneesv reSheseapka eiaatrzmsd in ngKi neyHr VI, tarP 3 (tAc 1, enSec 4). enQue trraageM sah dhcarisR eahrft, eht dihtr duke of Yrko, dlklie. tBu erfobe ehs lsilk mih, she stes a aeppr rwnco on ish adeh to mokc mhi nad danhs mih a rga dkeoas in shi nos lRsaudtn ldobo. He gesb dGo to eyosrtd her. To spto up hsi estra, yuo adnehd hmi a gar oksdea thwi the loodb of his won dlhic. doG, ont us, is lsbseoinpre fro igpnisunh you for ryou dlobyo deed. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH So just is God to right the innocent. | EUENQ TEBAHEILZ dGo is ustj. He esrrdwa eht nonctein. |
| HASTINGS O, twas the foulest deed to slay that babe, 185 And the most merciless that eer was heard of! | ANSGITHS Oh, illgkni hatt hcild swa eth tritdsei, somt ecmslersi deed erhte reve saw! |
| RIVERS Tyrants themselves wept when it was reported. | VSIRER nsatTyr vteeslemsh wetp ehwn ythe ahder tabuo it. |
| DORSET No man but prophesied revenge for it. | ORSTED yEvnoere ntoserudod three uwlod be a eavhy apbykac. |
| BUCKINGHAM Northumberland, then present, wept to see it. | GICUBHKNAM |
| QUEEN MARGARET What, were you snarling all before I came, 190 Ready to catch each other by the throat, And turn you all your hatred now on me? Did Yorks dread curse prevail so much with heaven That Henrys death, my Lovelly Edwards death, Their kingdoms loss, my woeful banishment, 195 Could all but answer for that peevish brat? Can curses pierce the clouds and enter heaven? Why then, give way, dull clouds, to my quick curses! Though not by war, by surfeit die your king, As ours by murder to make him a king. | EENUQ AMERTGRA aWht, eerw uyo lla nrlsanig breeof I eardvir, yread to tchac echa eotrh by hte rhatto eilk dsog, ubt wno atth Im eher, you nrtu your raedth odatrw me? diD hte udek of soYkr rbteriel suerc hvae so muhc ethgiw wtih oGd tath Gdo pradei mih ont ynlo ithw rnseyH tehda dna my oeyllv swErdad hdeat ubt whti eht loss of trehi omikdgn nad tiwh my asimnhbten, oot? llA caseebu of wtha apepehdn to that rbat laRudtn? If cesrsu anc pirece the dosluc adn rnete ehnave that saylie, etnh eopn up, ikhct usldco, and ilstne to my scesru! |
| QUEEN MARGARET Edward thy son, that now is Prince of Wales, For Edward our son, that was Prince of Wales, Die in his youth by like untimely violence. Thyself a queen, for me that was a queen, 205 Outlive thy glory, like my wretched self. Long mayst thou live to wail thy childrens death And see another, as I see thee now, Decked in thy rights, as thou art stalled in mine. Long die thy happy days before thy death, 210 And, after many lengthened hours of grief, Die neither mother, wife, nor Englands queen. Rivers and Dorset, you were standers-by, And so wast thou, Lord Hastings, when my son Was stabbed with bloody daggers. God I pray Him 215 That none of you may live his natural age, But by some unlooked accident cut off. | EQUNE RTREGMAA (to QUNEE ELIZABETH) huohTg oruy nikg idd otn dei in atbtel, let imh dei ofrm iigvengonrdul ihs pseitepat, as my adbnsuh aws rdmedrue to kame uoyr shadunb gnik. yaM oyur nos drEadw, hwo is etrucnylr eht recnpi of sWlea, eid unoyg adn itonveyll, as aabcpky rfo eht dhate of my sno Eawddr, the romfer rnepci of slaWe. dnA yam yuo eutvlio uyor rygol ujst as ysbramlei as I hvea, to keam up rof ntkgia my stipnooi as euenq. May oyu liev nolg oeuhgn to orunm yuor clinhdesr etsdha dna acwth athrnoe nwmoa jyeno the htoner, as I wno wathc yuo. tLe uryo yphpa asyd dei lgon eobref you do. erAtf aynm tddneeex rhosu of gifer, may you dei hertine a theomr, a eifw, rno dnlEsgna eeqnu. iesvrR, Drstoe, dan Lord giasHtns, you lal tsood by as my son wsa bedsabt. oFr hsi eksa, I yrpa to God atht oenn of you die a tulraan etahd tbu have uroy sliev ctu hsotr by osme ruefonesen tiacdnec. |
| RICHARD Have done thy charm, thou hateful, withered hag. | DIRRACH uohgnE of yrou mcaig sslelp, oyu ufetlha, ehreitdw hga. |
| QUEEN MARGARET And leave out thee? Stay, dog, for thou shalt hear me. If heaven have any grievous plague in store 220 Exceeding those that I can wish upon thee, O, let them keep it till thy sins be ripe And then hurl down their indignation On thee, the troubler of the poor worlds peace. The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. 225 Thy friends suspect for traitors while thou livst, And take deep traitors for thy dearest friends. No sleep close up that deadly eye of thine, Unless it be while some tormenting dream Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils. | EEQNU RRAAMGET ndA laeve uoy out? ntoD vome, ogd. Its uyor rtnu nwo. If heenav has yan gluasep eoyndb tahw I anc murd up, etl it wita lniut oyur ssinrrtaeMga snatw adciRrh to edi lyon tearf oimtntgmic teh amimmux uebnrm of isns, so he nac be urtnaedeag a tearger nmhnpuetis in Hell. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 230 Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog, Thou that wast sealed in thy nativity The slave of nature and the son of hell, Thou slander of thy heavy mothers womb, Thou loathd issue of thy fathers loins, 235 Thou rag of honor, thou detested | UQENE TMEGRAAR ouY erfdmdeo, temelapyrur rnbo, nitogro goh, uyo elvi tbihr fdecet, uyo lisnut to oury shemort wbom, ouy tedha eiardcsg to ryuo aesfrth pmres, uoy ssgugniitd |
| RICHARD Margaret. | RIRDCHA eMaagrrt. |
| QUEEN MARGARET Richard! | EEUNQ AMRREGTA hrcRdia. |
| RICHARD Ha? | HDRRCIA eYs? |
| QUEEN MARGARET I call thee not. | NEQEU GAERMTAR I tdnid alcl yuo. |
| RICHARD I cry thee mercy, then, for I did think That thou hadst called me all these bitter names. | HDARICR I geb yuro ndopaIr ohtgtuh it was me wmho you wree niglcal lal tsheo eirerltb aensm. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 240 Why, so I did, but looked for no reply. O, let me make the period to my curse! | UEEQN AEGRAMRT esY, I asw, btu I dont nawt an aewsnr omfr yuo. Let me fsinhi my ceusr. |
| RICHARD Tis done by me, and ends in Margaret. | RCDRHIA Ive ndihifes it rfo you, and it send in gMrtarae. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH (to QUEEN MARGARET) Thus have you breathed your curse against yourself. | QENUE LTEIZHEBA seH eudntr yuro csreu niaagts uyo, agatMrer. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 245 Poor painted queen, vain flourish of my fortune, Why strewst thou sugar on that bottled spider, Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about? Fool, fool, thou whetst a knife to kill thyself. The day will come that thou shalt wish for me 250 To help thee curse that poisonous bunch-backed toad. | UENQE MEATARRG rPoo imtoiatni ueqne, why do uyo agnli uleyfros whti htsi bcpeakhudm dripes wehn seh otg yuo peapdrt in shi yeadld ewb? Fool! uYore nnerhpagsi a nekfi to ctu seufoyrl. ehT ayd lliw ocme when louly whsi I oulcd plhe you stca psllse igaasnt stih ponsoouis, ecknuchdahb atod. |
| HASTINGS False-boding woman, end thy frantic curse, Lest to thy harm thou move our patience. | ITASGNSH nmoaW, ptso rouy rancfit ecssur dan lesaf reephipsso frboee we rnu tuo of ipcaeten and do oegnhtmsi dab to uoy. |
| QUEEN MARGARET Foul shame upon you, you have all moved mine. | ENQEU ATREMGRA Shema on yuo; evI aadrley nur out of ptiaenec hiwt oyu all. |
| RIVERS Were you well served, you would be taught your duty. | SEIVRR If uyo gto awht uyo eedsdver, uyo olwdu relan emso ecepstr. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 255 To serve me well, you all should do me duty: Teach me to be your queen, and you my subjects. O, serve me well, and teach yourselves that duty! | EQNEU AEMRATGR thaW I eredesv is tath yuo taret me ekli a euneq, adn athw you eevdres is to cat leik my tesujcbs. iGev me ahtw I eedesrv, adn do ruyo ydut! |
| DORSET (to RIVERS) Dispute not with her; she is lunatic. | REOSDT (to RIVERS) nDot ugear ihtw her. hesS yzrac. |
| QUEEN MARGARET Peace, Master Marquess, you are malapert. 260 Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current. O, that your young nobility could judge What twere to lose it and be miserable! They that stand high have many blasts to shake them, And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces. | EUNQE GRMAETAR ouhnEg omrf uyo, rsmiet, euory ingbe itietrnpenm. Uknlie tohes onrb onti yitilobn, uyor icalm to yotrlya is so ntreec htat uoy ryadhl neev onkw thaw it nsaem to selo it. Ploepe in gihh ostioispn era nkhase by ynam lbasst of wdni, dna ewnh yeht llfa, tyhe hesartt otin eeipcs. |
| RICHARD 265 Good counsel, marry. Learn it, learn it, marquess. | ARIRHCD Godo cvadei, iddeen. kTae it to rateh, estrDo. |
| DORSET It touches you, my lord, as much as me. | TSODRE It plpaise to you as uhcm as to me, my rdol. |
| RICHARD Ay, and much more; but I was born so high. Our aerie buildeth in the cedars top, And dallies with the wind and scorns the sun. | HARRCDI eYs, nad hmuc moer so. But I saw obnr taht hghi. iekL an elega, hwchi isbdul tsi nets at eht pto of a hhig eter, I pyal in het inwd dan am tno arafdi to kool at the sun. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 270 And turns the sun to shade. Alas, alas, Witness my son, now in the shade of death, Whose bright out-shining beams thy cloudy wrath Hath in eternal darkness folded up. Your aerie buildeth in our aeries nest. 275 O God, that seest it, do not suffer it! As it was won with blood, lost be it so. | QUEEN ARMGATER tuB ouy tunr atht sun ntoi a dowhsa. Tkae my ons, rfo xmalpee. He is aded own. Yuo ptu uto ish tbgihr efil ererfov. ouY are ldubnigi oyru nset in oru tens. Oh dGo hsow iahgtcwn, ntdo tle ihm gte aywa htiw ihts! He wno ish onositip iytlvnleo. eLt imh sole it atht yaw, too. |
| BUCKINGHAM Peace, peace, for shame, if not for charity. | IUGKMABCHN oSfpit yuo tcna be dkin, at atesl aevh omes mashe. |
| QUEEN MARGARET Urge neither charity nor shame to me. (addressing the others) 280 Uncharitably with me have you dealt, And shamefully my hopes by you are butchered. My charity is outrage, life my shame, And in that shame still live my sorrows rage. | EUNEQ GRMRTAEA How rade uoy aktl tabuo ekinnsds or hmsae. (to hte hsreot) oYu evha nylo ebne innudk to me, nda yuo avhe lfyuealmsh eturbhdec my hpsoe. My ekdsnsni to uyo is to be odgruate at awht ash hpapeedn, adn my dsa, sda heasm is in htwa yuo veah oedn to my ielf. |
| BUCKINGHAM Have done, have done. | KIAMGCBNHU Eohngu, euhngo. |
| QUEEN MARGARET 285 O princely Buckingham, Ill kiss thy hand In sign of league and amity with thee. Now fair befall thee and thy noble house! Thy garments are not spotted with our blood, Nor thou within the compass of my curse. | EUQNE MAAGRTRE Oh enobl ihBcugnakm, Ill ikss uoyr dhan to owhs my shrefidpin nda tsopurp fro uoy. I hswi olny oodg tgnhsi pnuo yuo and oruy olben mylaif! oYur lshotce nrtae deepatstr hiwt my ymfsila obold, and yuo aertn edftfeca by my ceusr. |
| BUCKINGHAM 290 Nor no one here, for curses never pass The lips of those that breathe them in the air. | KGIBUCAMHN No noe ereh is dafftcee by oruy sercu, ueacbes ssurec rae tsuj wdrso wthi no wpero. |
| QUEEN MARGARET I will not think but they ascend the sky, And there awake Gods gentle-sleeping peace. (aside to BUCKINGHAM) 295 O Buckingham, take heed of yonder dog! Look when he fawns, he bites; and when he bites, His venom tooth will rankle to the death. Have not to do with him. Beware of him. Sin, death, and hell have set their marks on him, 300 And all their ministers attend on him. | EENQU MEARGRTA I hnikt hyte eris up to vhenae nda oasuer odG ormf ihs eetnlg peles. (so htat ylno BKCAHUNMIG hsera) Oh ihuaBckgnm, wtach uto orf taht ogd, iRcradh! Wneh he esmes to be ifngnwa on uyo, hes ltaycula utoab to ebti. ndA shi oosusoipn ibte iklls. aHve gnonhit to do ihtw mih. ewrBae of him. lAl eth proews of isn, taehd, adn ehll ear iodgn ihs dinbdgi. |
| RICHARD What doth she say, my lord of Buckingham? | HCRARDI aWth is she aygins, my lord? |
| BUCKINGHAM Nothing that I respect, my gracious lord. | MIANUBKCHG intoNhg hatt ntiesrtse me, my ogod odlr. |
| QUEEN MARGARET What, dost thou scorn me for my gentle counsel, And soothe the devil that I warn thee from? 305 O, but remember this another day, When he shall split thy very heart with sorrow, And say poor Margaret was a prophetess. Live each of you the subjects to his hate, And he to yours, and all of you to Gods. | UNQEE ARGRAEMT hWta, oyu nrgeio my iknd vidcae dan ryt to spelea the ldive Im iwrnang ouy taoub? Oh, stju rmeermeb tshi rheonta ady, hewn he spilts ouyr eathr in tow hitw rsroow. enhT lluyo ays oopr aeMrtrag swa a ortphep. cadriRh liwl moce to thae reynoeve hree, as oyu illw ocme to haet ndimah as Gdo ilwl come to etha you lal. |
| Exit | She stxie. |
| HASTINGS 310 My hair doth stand an end to hear her curses. | MUKAINHBGC eHr erucss heva dema my hair tasdn on nde. |
| RIVERS And so doth mine. I muse why shes at liberty. | RVERSI inMe, too. I ondt utddrsnnea hwy essh not eldcko up. |
| RICHARD I cannot blame her. By Gods holy mother, She hath had too much wrong, and I repent My part thereof that I have done to her. | RDCIRAH I ncta balme rhe. ehS sah ebne nowgred oot ofnte. I rgtere hwat I hvea enod to utrh her. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH 315 I never did her any, to my knowledge. | EUQNE ETHLEAIZB I eevrn udeasc hre yna hmra, as rfa as I okwn. |
| RICHARD Yet you have all the vantage of her wrong. I was too hot to do somebody good That is too cold in thinking of it now. Marry, as for Clarence, he is well repaid; 320 He is franked up to fatting for his pains. God pardon them that are the cause thereof. | IHCRDAR utB yuo aveh lal hte esdgtanava rmof hte harm doen. orF my ratp, I was oto agree to do gKin wEdrad oodg. He doents even emes to etcnio won. ndA olko woh hes edrpia orop ncarlCee ofr ish tyadnepoylenl imh up klei a gip ibgen aefnetdt orf rhgaetslu. oGd odpanr hoest how rae erosiplnsbe for Cacsleren tesoubrl. |
| RIVERS A virtuous and a Christian-like conclusion To pray for them that have done scathe to us. | IVRRSE htTas ryve sviruout nda rChsitina of you, aRdichr, to pyar rfo ehtso how veha nedo us mhra. |
| RICHARD So do I ever (aside) being well-advised, 325 For had I cursed now, I had cursed myself. | IAHRDCR I aysawl yrap ofr hmet (to lhiemfs) auesecb heyt aer nnoe tohre anth ylfmes. If I scduer elreacCns roeswgdnro, Id be nigsurc lfmsye. |
| Enter CATESBY | CTYASBE snerte. |
| CATESBY Madam, his majesty doth call for you, And for your Grace, and yours, my gracious lords. | ABEYCST mdaMa, sih matsyej asks ofr uoy, dan orf yuo, kDue of ucoestlerG, and ofr ouy, my obeln lsrod. |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH Catesby, I come. Lords, will you go with me? | NEEUQ EZABLTHIE etybsCa, ellw be terhe snoo.drLso, llwi uoy ocem wtih me? |
| RIVERS We wait upon your Grace. | RVISRE We lilw iwat on you, oury eatjmsy. |
| Exeunt all but RICHARD , Duke of Gloucester | vEreeoyn utb IDRCRAH sitxe. |
| RICHARD 330 I do the wrong, and first begin to brawl. The secret mischiefs that I set abroach I lay unto the grievous charge of others. Clarence, whom I indeed have cast in darkness, I do beweep to many simple gulls, 335 Namely, to Derby, Hastings, Buckingham, And tell them tis the queen and her allies That stir the king against the duke my brother. Now they believe it and withal whet me To be revenged on Rivers, Dorset, Grey; 340 But then I sigh and, with a piece of scripture, Tell them that God bids us do good for evil; And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stolen out of Holy Writ, And seem a saint when most I play the devil. | DRAHRIC idelbrceIn. I do hte gonrw nda am het sifrt to rttas qeusrlar. Wath I did in seerct I aembl on orhtse. I ryc otuab necCarel, hmow I adh nriedmoips, in rfnot of heets lispme lfylomaenos, issgntaH, byreD nda kBnhnadmcuiga ltle hmte that hte qeenu nad her iellsa usorde eht kgin isnatag my herobrt eeCcarnl. ehyT bieeevl me dan uger me to atek vergnee on rvReis, Vnhagua, and eyrG. Btu hnet I hsgi and ouqet a chnku of eht iwBleobh odG ysas do gdoo in uetrrn ofr eliv. Ha! nrsseiDg my tuo-dan-otu ssekiewcnd in scarps of ruetrcipS, I loko lkei a stina ecyxtal hnew Im smot eikl eth ledvi. |
| Enter two MURDERERS | oTw UMDRERSRE etern. |
| 345 But, soft! here come my executioners. How now, my hardy, stout, resolvd mates? Are you now going to dispatch this thing? | tuB qiteu. Here meoc eth useremrdr Iev irdeh. wsoH it ogngi, rhday, ireelbla nrdfies! erA oyu gongi to keta aecr of thsi gtnhi now? |
| FIRST MURDERER We are, my lord, and come to have the warrant That we may be admitted where he is. | TFSRI DEERURMR We ear, my rdlo. Weve moce to tge het arwrtan so we acn be let onit sih ecll. |
| RICHARD 350 Well thought upon. I have it here about me. He gives a paper When you have done, repair to Crosby Place. But, sirs, be sudden in the execution, Withal obdurate; do not hear him plead, 355 For Clarence is well-spoken and perhaps May move your hearts to pity if you mark him. | AHRRDIC dooG tniinkgh. I have it on me ereh. (he hasdn erov eth rrawant) neWh oueyr edon, go to obsrCy aelPc. Btu, sisr, do the bjo tfsa. dnA kicst to yruo nosimis. nDot elt mih dalep rof hsi lfie, saubcee eCrlncae is a godo rketla nad yma amke yuo ypti hmi if uoy let him egt ratesdt. |
| FIRST MURDERER Tut, tut, my lord, we will not stand to prate. Talkers are no good doers. Be assured We go to use our hands and not our tongues. | RISFT DMREUERR Tut, tut, my odlr, ewer nto ogign to sdnta naudro ihtc-tanictgh. elaTsrk nrtea doog serod. Rets uraedss tath erew ggnoi rhete to eus rou adnhs, tno oru gnsotue. |
| RICHARD 360 Your eyes drop millstones, when fools eyes drop tears. I like you lads. About your business straight. Go, go, dispatch. | CARDIRH nheW olfos ryc, uoy irenam oynts. I eilk uoy sugy. Go tstgahri to krwo. uyrrH now, teg eht obj oedn. |
| MURDERERS We will, my noble lord. | ERRMDSURE We liwl, my nelbo lodr. |
| Exeunt | heyT lal teix. |
