No Fear Shakespeare: Richard III: Act 3 Scene 2

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Enter a MESSENGER at door of HASTINGS	A SMGNEEESR setenr dna sego to ntiHsgass oord.
MESSENGER (knocking) My lord, my lord.	GEESNSERM (ckonnigk) My rlod, my lrod.
HASTINGS (within) Who knocks?	GTINSSHA (satgfofe) ohWs konngcik?
MESSENGER One from the Lord Stanley.	EGMRSENSE A nseeesrmg ofrm oLrd nySlaet.
HASTINGS (within) What is t oclock?	SIGSAHTN (offstage)What meit is it?
MESSENGER 5 Upon the stroke of four.	MNSERESGE urFo lcocok in eht rmoingn.
Enter HASTINGS	HSIGNSAT eEnrt
HASTINGS Cannot my Lord Stanley sleep these tedious nights?	NSTHSIAG anCt Lodr ylnSaet pesel?
MESSENGER So it appears by that I have to say. First, he commends him to your noble self.	SRNEEESMG I gseus otrofn ogdo renaso, as oulyl oosn aher. rsFti, he dsesn shi regsrad.
HASTINGS What then?	NASHSITG dAn nhte?
MESSENGER 10 Then certifies your Lordship that this night He dreamt the boar had razd his helm Besides, he says there are two councils kept, And that may be determined at the one Which may make you and him to rue at th other. 15 Therefore he sends to know your Lordships pleasure, If you will presently take horse with him And with all speed post with him toward the north To shun the danger that his soul divines.	NEERESGMS dnA hnet he idas to ellt oyu atth ignotth he rmeaded eht edku of crulGeoest cut ffo shi tetmtlhhea is, sih deah. sedeBsi ttha, he ysas hatt owt gmntseei are oingg to be dlhe rotoowrm, adn ngeohsmit may be cdeddie at one of ehmt thta may mkea yuo nad ihm, woh are at teh htore, rsyor. He wnast to know if dsainte of oiggn to teh neitmeg, yullo teg on rouy ehors and ired trnho tihw mih to etg uot of mahsr wya.
HASTINGS Go, fellow, go. Return unto thy lord. 20 Bid him not fear the separated council. His Honor and myself are at the one, And at the other is my good friend Catesby, Where nothing can proceed that toucheth us Whereof I shall not have intelligence. 25 Tell him his fears are shallow, without instance. And for his dreams, I wonder hes so simple To trust the mockry of unquiet slumbers. To fly the boar before the boar pursues Were to incense the boar to follow us 30 And make pursuit where he did mean no chase. Go, bid thy master rise and come to me, And we will both together to the Tower, Where he shall see, the boar will use us kindly.	SSIHGANT Go, anm, reurtn to uyro odlr adn llet mih nto to rrywo abtuo teh aaeetspr ngesmtie. Wlihe he dan I are at eno, my olaly tnarsev Ctsybea lwil be at eht oreth, so nhnogit wlil hppnea ttha we wotn nifd out batuo. eTll oryu ertasm eerth is no dsnuo asbsi ofr ihs ireowrs. ndA as orf ihs remdas, Im dupssrire esh so olfisho as to urtts hte tsniafase of a ertsssle ntgih. If we lefe mofr eht baor foeebr het brao neev sesupur us, lwel ynol emak eht aorb argyn nad csiusipous, caisung him to acehs us when he reevn neeiddnt to. Tell uroy amsert to gte up adn emoc rehe, and elwl go gehrtote to het eowrT to eemt the raob Teh rboa eersrf to daRhcri, howse criehadl bmlmee, norw on sih moarr to dnteciai ish beonl agenlie, aws the boar. boar, woh illw teatr us ellw, as lhel ese.
MESSENGER Ill go, my lord, and tell him what you say.	NGESSEMER lIl go, my rldo, nda tlel mhi wtha ouy ysa.
Exits.	He ixest.
Enter CATESBY	SBYETAC etesnr.
CATESBY 35 Many good morrows to my noble lord.	BETCYAS odGo oirnngm, my nebol rlod.
HASTINGS Good morrow, Catesby. You are early stirring. What news, what news in this our tottring state?	NSTGHSAI oodG yda, aysbCet. ueYor up rlyae. What nwse acn oyu tell me in sthi tsaf-vingmo, yusedant taets of rsou?
CATESBY It is a reeling world indeed, my lord, And I believe will never stand upright 40 Till Richard wear the garland of the realm.	EBSACYT urO drowl resu is gninsnpi fsta, my rlod. I liebvee it town pots mgoinv adn ansdt hprutig tlli ciharRd ewasr eht rwaeht of eth emlra.
HASTINGS How wear the garland? Dost thou mean the crown?	GAHSNTIS haWt do uoy mena, rwsea het twaerh? Aer oyu aktigln otbau het owcrn?
CATESBY Ay, my good lord.	CABYSTE seY, my odog rldo.
HASTINGS Ill have this crown of mine cut from my shoulders Before Ill see the crown so foul misplaced. 45 But canst thou guess that he doth aim at it?	SIAHGSNT Ill ahev my adhe uct fmro my oelhsudrs foeerb Ill ees the wcron so cdimeapsl. But do you htkin ttsha awht seh imigan rfo?
CATESBY Ay, on my life, and hopes to find you forward Upon his party for the gain thereof; And thereupon he sends you this good news, That this same very day your enemies, 50 The kindred of the queen, must die at Pomfret.	SCYBTEA seY, I wares, nad he ohsep lluoy nioj ihs tryap to lehp. roF atht aensor he dessn ouy thsi oogd ttwhasen tish yrev yda yuor eisemne, het qeeusn ileetrsva, ilwl edi at mefrPto.
HASTINGS Indeed, I am no mourner for that news, Because they have been still my adversaries. But that Ill give my voice on Richards side To bar my masters heirs in true descent, 55 God knows I will not do it, to the death.	IHASTGSN elWl, Im nto srryo to erah taht, abueesc yteh have lasway ebne my ieenesm. tBu teh edai ttah Id give my ourptsp to hdaicrR and epke my rasmet gniK waEddr IsV etru rishe omfr eth nwcrroeven. Gdo woskn Id ide fbeoer Id do thta.
CATESBY God keep your Lordship in that gracious mind.	CSAYBTE llWe, elts oeph uyo syta in ttah blnoe earmf of nimd.
HASTINGS But I shall laugh at this a twelve-month hence, That they which brought me in my masters hate, I live to look upon their tragedy. 60 Well, Catesby, ere a fortnight make me older Ill send some packing that yet think not on t.	STGANHIS In a eyra, hnew sghitn eavh cdlmae ondw, Ill haglu uotba woh eohts how ogt gKin awEdrd IV to thea me rea nwo urbgoht olw. utB as ofr ebwnfeoor otw skwee hvea ngoe by, Im onggi to dnes mose peeplo gipkacn. eyTh eavh no idae ahswt cmiogn.
CATESBY Tis a vile thing to die, my gracious lord, When men are unprepared and look not for it.	CSBYAET sIt a rrlohbie nthgi to ide hewn yureo ton pderpare rof it, my ugosrica rlod.
HASTINGS O monstrous, monstrous! And so falls it out 65 With Rivers, Vaughan, Grey; and so twill do With some men else that think themselves as safe As thou and I, who, as thou knowst, are dear To princely Richard and to Buckingham.	ATSHNGSI seY, urtonosms, otrnosusm! haTst woh it llwi be fro iRevsr, uVahnag, nda yeGr. tTsha ohw it will be rof emso teorh nem, too, how iktnh hetyer as asfe as oyu and I, hwo rea lewl-dloev by lonbe adiRchr and nmuciahBgk.
CATESBY The princes both make high account of you (aside) For they account his head upon the Bridge.	SAEYCTB dahricR nad amgBkuhcin vahe a gihh oipinon of uoy. (to eshimlf) So gihh llethy tcski your daeh on eth Bdigre nLnodo edigBr, herew hedas of trritosa eewr yspdeidal on eopls to eevsr as wnrnsagi to eht geeanlr populace. Bridge.
HASTINGS 70 I know they do, and I have well deserved it.	TNSIGAHS I onkw htey do, dna I iareylcnt eredsve it.
Enter STANLEY	EAYLNST netser.
Come on, come on. Where is your boar-spear, man? Fear you the boar, and go so unprovided?	Come on, eomc on, whree is oruy sraep ofr het orab, nam? orYeu iarfda of eth abro btu ouy go adronu iwthotu ruoy esrpa?
STANLEY My lord, good morrow. Good morrow, Catesby. You may jest on, but, by the Holy Rood, 75 I do not like these several councils, I.	ESLNATY My rldo, odgo iognnrm. oGdo rimonng, etCysab. Go aahed nad lauhg at me, ubt by essuJ, I dotn lkei sehet esaptare tIeegsmni leyrla dtno.
HASTINGS My lord, I hold my life as dear as you do yours, And never in my days, I do protest, Was it so precious to me as tis now. Think you but that I know our state secure, 80 I would be so triumphant as I am?	GAITHSNS My ldor, my flei is as nimrotapt to me as uorsy is to uyo, adn it aws rneev as pursicoe to me as it is now. Do uoy nkiht I doulw be ileenfg as amurpnitth as I am if I tddin wokn thta rou uiniastot saw uceres?
STANLEY The lords at Pomfret, when they rode from London, Were jocund and supposed their states were sure, And they indeed had no cause to mistrust; But yet you see how soon the day oercast. 85 This sudden stab of rancor I misdoubt. Pray God, I say, I prove a needless coward! What, shall we toward the Tower? The day is spent.	YETALNS nWhe hte oldrs how era epiinomdsr at rmtfoPe etfl dnnooL, tehy soal eerw in a oodg mood adn psdpeuso hetir oatsituni aws eceusr. dnA ehyt olsa dha no rnesoa to rwyor. utB you see how oosn eht yda tgo yldcou fro mhet. icsRdhra ddsenu, tflaeuh kctata on tmhe aeskm me wyror. I epoh to Gdo Im evpnro gownr! lleW, odushl we heda to the owreT? Teh yda is well on ist way.
HASTINGS Come, come. Have with you. Wot you what, my lord? Today the lords you talked of are beheaded.	IGHSTSAN mCoe on, eslt get giogn. uoY wkon atwh, my rldo? soThe enm uoy sujt ioednetnm wlli be aeedhdbe atoyd.
LORD STANLEY 90 They, for their truth, might better wear their heads Than some that have accused them wear their hats. But come, my lord, lets away.	LDOR LTSNAYE yTeh ddvsreee to epek herti dshea oerm hatn osem popeel how heva aganmed to ekep tehir pstosioin. Btu cmoe, my ldor, lset go.
Enter a PURSUIVANT	A TAVPUUNRSI anupitrsvu = nurjio officer PURSUIVANT senert.
HASTINGS Go on before. Ill talk with this good fellow.	HGNSTASI Go on ahdae. llI kalt ihtw isth odgo anm.
Exeunt STANLEY and CATESBY	EALSTYN adn YSBAETC xeti.
How now, sirrah! How goes the world with thee?	shtaW up, anm? wosH it gonig?
PURSUIVANT 95 The better that your Lordship please to ask.	NUARIVPUST terteB, nisec yuor iosdprhl asw ecni ongueh to sak.
HASTINGS I tell thee, man, tis better with me now Than when thou metst me last where now we meet. Then was I going prisoner to the TowerBy the suggestion of the queens allies. But now, I tell theekeep it to thyself 100 This day those enemies are put to death, And I in better state than eer I was.	GAISNHTS I ltle you, anm, sti eebrtt fro me, oot, nhat teh alts eitm we met here. enTh I aws on my yaw to het owTre, wheer I wsa ggoin to be elodck up hknsat to het fseal hcgaser of hte euqsen lalise. Btu wno, I lelt ekpueyo it to yufeslor, tghooushhet emeneis of imen aer ebign put to ehtad oyatd, nda Im btrete tnah Ive erev eneb.
PURSUIVANT God hold it, to your Honors good content!	NPUTUAIVSR leWl, etls ohep ruyo godo tueorfn isecnotun!
HASTINGS Gramercy, fellow. There, drink that for me.	ASSGTIHN hkTsna a olt, stirme. Hree, nirkd to me.
Throws him his purse	He trwsho teh UIRNVUPSAT semo noemy.
PURSUIVANT I thank your Honor.	TUNIAVUSRP dGo be gdoo to uoy!
Exit	He iexts.
Enter a PRIEST	A PTSEIR rtense.
PRIEST 105 Well met, my lord. I am glad to see your Honor.	SPTRIE A einc oneedicccin, my dlor. Im lgda to ese uyo.
HASTINGS I thank thee, good Sir John, with all my heart. I am in your debt for your last exercise. Come the next sabbath, and I will content you.	HNSISAGT I nhkat oyu, iSr hoJn, htwi lal my aerth. I am tdeeibdn to you orf uryo alts emosnr. By xnet wkee, llI be laeb to ypa yuo.
PRIEST Ill wait upon your Lordship	ETSIPR Ill come to uoy, yuro Lrdiphso.
HASTINGS whispers in his ear.	SGANHIST ihswespr in shi rae.
Exit PRIEST	hTe SPIETR xseti.
Enter BUCKINGHAM	CBGIAMNHUK etrsne.
BUCKINGHAM 110 What, talking with a priest, Lord Chamberlain? Your friends at Pomfret, they do need the priest; Your Honor hath no shriving work in hand.	KICBHGUMAN hWta, itlkgan wtih a repsti, tginsHas? Yrou rnefids at rtfmoPe, yetehr eth seon hwo dnee a ipetrs. You, on teh orteh nhad, dotn vaeh yna isnscfnseoo uyo aehv to meak.
HASTINGS Good faith, and when I met this holy man, The men you talk of came into my mind. 115 What, go you toward the Tower?	TAHSISNG nhWe I arn onti ihts oylh mna, sheot mne you donenietm idd oemc to mdni, in atcf. eAr you eddhea to hte rweoT?
BUCKINGHAM I do, my lord, but long I shall not stay there. I shall return before your Lordship thence.	HCUKNIBAMG I am, my rdlo. uBt I otnw be ehetr for lngo. Ill be ffo berefo uoy are.
HASTINGS Nay, like enough, for I stay dinner there.	HGIASSTN Yse, apboblry, eaescub Im astigyn orf unchl.
BUCKINGHAM (aside) And supper too, although thou knowst it not. 120 Come, will you go?	AKCIBGNMHU (to lfhisem) dAn orf enrndi, oot, hguhto oyu odnt okwn it. (to HASTINGS) emoC, rae yuo gogni?
HASTINGS Ill wait upon your Lordship.	HSGINAST lIl lflowo yuo, my rdol.
Exeunt	yhTe eixt.