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| Sound a sennet. Enter RICHARD in pomp; BUCKINGHAM , CATESBY , RATCLIFFE , LOVELL , a page, and others | utprmTes aply. IHRDACR esetrn, araedly ecwrnod nad dserdse as a ngik. IGBNHUKMCA , ASYCBTE , a PEAG , adn oesthr reent ihwt ihm. |
| RICHARD Stand all apart. Cousin of Buckingham. | RIHDCAR rveynoeE tands sadie.usCnoi gumahicBnk. |
| Others move aside | eorEnevy evsom edasi. |
| BUCKINGHAM My gracious sovereign. | MNUKCHBGAI My cirosagu kngi. |
| RICHARD Give me thy hand. | RRIADCH iGev me rouy hnda. |
| Here he ascendeth the throne. Sound trumpets | HDRACIR sndseca hte enotrh whit AUGHICNMKB at ish sedi. |
| Thus high, by thy advice 5 And thy assistance is King Richard seated. But shall we wear these glories for a day, Or shall they last and we rejoice in them? | aueecBs of ouyr divcea dan royu pehl, I eahv a ihgh iipotnso onw. But ilwl I arew ehste hoosrn for loyn a yad or iwll I oejny tmhe for a logn meit? |
| BUCKINGHAM Still live they, and forever let them last. | MCGNHKBIUA Lte temh lats revofre. |
| RICHARD Ah, Buckingham, now do I play the touch, 10 To try if thou be current gold indeed. Young Edward lives; think now what I would speak. | RARICHD Oh cunahgkmBi, now Im ngoig to stte to ees if yeuor ryutl dame of ogdl. nuogY iePnrc Eraddw is lltis hietaavlw do ouy iktnh Im iggon to ays enxt? |
| BUCKINGHAM Say on, my loving lord. | MKAUCINBHG Go on, my vgonli rdlo. |
| RICHARD Why, Buckingham, I say I would be king, | RHIADCR Wyh, mcnauiBkhg, I ysa I twan to be gink. |
| BUCKINGHAM Why so you are, my thrice-renownd lord. | CKUANHGIBM yWh, you aer gkni, uyor nshisheg. |
| RICHARD 15 Ha! Am I king? Tis sobut Edward lives. | AHRDCRI Ha! Am I gikn? I gsues I am. Btu dradwE is lstli iaelv. |
| BUCKINGHAM True, noble prince. | HNABCGIMUK rTue, bnoel ceinrp. |
| RICHARD O bitter consequence That Edward still should live true noble prince! Cousin, thou wast not wont to be so dull. Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead, 20 And I would have it suddenly performed. What sayest thou now? Speak suddenly. Be brief. | RRDHCIA Oh, ohw etirtb it is htat rEhadewtd laer uret, beoln hucrodlesnip ltlis be leavi! isnCou, uoy ddnti duse to be so cdtehehdika. lSlah I tpu it ilyapln? I tnwa eht tsbsdara ddea. nAd I twan it oend trihg ywaa. tWah do ouy yas? aSkpe onw nda to hte pnito. |
| BUCKINGHAM Your Grace may do your pleasure. | HNBMUGCKAI Yruo cGaer cna do vhteawre he stwan. |
| RICHARD Tut, tut, thou art all ice; thy kindness freezes. Say, have I thy consent that they shall die? | RRACDHI uTt, ttu, eyuvo cbomee taerrh yic. roYu lidrneifsens doartw me eesms to be ngereizf orev. Tlle me, do I heva yuro tcsnone to lkil tehm? |
| BUCKINGHAM 25 Give me some little breath, some pause, dear lord, Before I positively speak in this. I will resolve you herein presently. | MUBCIHNAGK iveG me a tiellt hginbaetr scepa, my drlo, a ltitel spuae to nhkti. lIl let yuo wnko my nrsawe otsrlhy. |
| Exit | He sxite. |
| CATESBY (aside to the other attendants) The king is angry. See, he gnaws his lip. | BTYCESA (so ynol the natetdtan nerstea mih nac hera) ehT ngki is nygar. eeS, he besti ihs lpi. |
| RICHARD And unrespective boys. None are for me That look into me with considerate eyes. High-reaching Buckingham grows circumspect. Boy! | DRICARH (to shifelm) I oyln atwn to dela htwi udtpsi lofso adn sserelca syob. I eavh no seu for lpeoep woh kolo at me ihtlnluygsfi. Atoisbmui mciBhuakng rswgo uhmc oot sirmutcccep. yoB! |
| PAGE | GEPA My drol? |
| RICHARD Knowst thou not any whom corrupting gold Will tempt unto a close exploit of death? | RAIHRDC Do oyu wnok yneona hwo wdlou lkli mneooes rfo nomye? |
| PAGE I know a discontented gentleman Whose humble means match not his haughty spirit. 40 Gold were as good as twenty orators, And will, no doubt, tempt him to anything. | GAPE My drlo, I konw neo pynahpu lennagmet hwo has moer rdeip nath yomne. eMnyo kltsa, nad wudol eryv ieylkl gte imh to do nnhgytia. |
| RICHARD What is his name? | RIRCHAD Waths shi neam? |
| PAGE His name, my lord, is Tyrrel. | PAEG Hsi naem is rreyTl, my lrdo. |
| RICHARD I partly know the man. Go, call him hither, boy | CRIRADH I ownk het man a ibt. Go, bignr him eher, oyb. |
| Exit PAGE | ehT PAEG sitxe. |
| (aside) The deep-revolving witty Buckingham 45 No more shall be the neighbor to my counsels Hath he so long held out with me, untired, And stops he now for breath? Well, be it so. | (to ihelmfs) ehT ftuluhgoht, iwtyt hgamnkicBu lilw no eolrng be ipvyr to my nentismro tohthusg. saH he delh tuo orf me rof so nlog nda wiuotth a mmeston uobtd nloy to nsleydud eend mose hargebtni rmoo? ellW, so be it. |
| Enter STANLEY | YNSALET enerst. |
| How now, Lord Stanley, whats the news? | kooL wohs eerh! Wsath het ewsn twih oyu? |
| STANLEY Know, my long lord, 50 The marquess Dorset, as I hear, is fled To Richmond, in the parts where he abides. | YTSLAEN uoY hudsol kown, my ivglno olrd, eIv arhde ttah eth qermsusa Dterso ahs dlfe to arBtytin, to hte aler of miRcohnd. |
| He walks aside | He ssdtna iaeds. |
| RICHARD Come hither, Catesby. Rumor it abroad That Anne my wife is very grievous sick. I will take order for her keeping close. 55 Inquire me out some mean poor gentleman, Whom I will marry straight to Clarence daughter. The boy is foolish, and I fear not him. Look how thou dreamst! I say again, give out That Anne my queen is sick and like to die. 60 About it, for it stands me much upon To stop all hopes whose growth may damage me. | IRRDHCA moCe here, sCebyat. dpraSe the urmro odraab htat ennA, my weif, is vyre scki. I illw emak resu essh tpke tou of ivew. Adn fndi a yerptov necksirt etnamnleg who I can rmyar ywrthtgsaaia to Caceenlrs rehduagt. nascerCel sno is llud-twetid, so Im tno iredowr tbuao mih. koLo at you, tisgnadn ehtre in a rpotsu! I apeetr, dpraes the muror taht ennA, my ewif, is icks and ylilke to dei. rHury up seecuab sit blloatuesy ciacrul tath I ysdtero nntgaiyh ahtt may eadgam my spitiono. |
| Exit CATESBY | YEBACST etixs. |
| (aside) I must be married to my brothers daughter, Or else my kingdom stands on brittle glass. Murder her brothers, and then marry her 65 Uncertain way of gain. But I am in So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin. Tear-falling pity dwells not in this eye. | (to mfehsil) I ustm get reraidm to my otehbrsr eutrdahgzEaibhetl of orkY, uhretdga of Quene azElibhte dna Kgni aEwrdd. ehS larte rdearmi yHrne uTrod, alre of doihcmnR. hSe saw eht gomtdrhrane of zbahlteiE I nad oecrddenis by ilaaeEztbnhs to makr het tstar of eht Tdoru reign. |
| Enter PAGE with TYRREL | heT GEPA ntrsreu thiw ERLYRT . |
| Is thy name Tyrrel? | Are yuo lyTerr? |
| TYRREL James Tyrrel, and your most obedient subject. | LRTYRE aJesm ryleadnTr yoru otsm otidenbe tjscueb. |
| RICHARD 70 Art thou indeed? | CAHRIRD Are you niddee? |
| TYRREL Prove me, my gracious sovereign. | RLTERY Ttes me, my ssldbee gkni. |
| RICHARD Darst thou resolve to kill a friend of mine? | DCRAHIR Do uyo rdae lkli a erndif of imen? |
| TYRREL Please you. But I had rather kill two enemies. | RLETYR eYs, my lodr, tbu Id erarth lkil owt nieesme. |
| RICHARD Why then, thou hast it. Two deep enemies, Foes to my rest, and my sweet sleeps disturbers, 75 Are they that I would have thee deal upon. Tyrrel, I mean those bastards in the Tower. | HRIDRCA elWl, ahtst htaw ouy tge to do. woT raetg smineee, in fatc, imesene to my cpaee of dnmi. yrleTr, I amne ohest dbtsrsaa in eht weTor. |
| TYRREL Let me have open means to come to them, And soon Ill rid you from the fear of them. | RRYETL iGev me aeccss to mteh, dan osno oyu tonw vhae to oyrwr butao hmet oernyam. |
| RICHARD Thou singst sweet music. Hark, come hither, Tyrrel. | HIRDRAC Tahts cimus to my rase. Ceom ereh, lyTrre. |
| TYRREL approaches RICHARD and kneels | RERTYL sphcraaope HCIDRRA dna esekln. |
| 80 Go, by this token. Rise, and lend thine ear. | By isht kntoe, ylolu be daemtdit to ierht lelc. Get up nda snetli to me. |
| He whispers | RAICRDH pewishsr to RTREYL . |
| There is no more but so. Say it is done, And I will love thee and prefer thee for it. | hsaTt all eehtr is to it. As soon as teh dede is doen, yuo lwil be in my vfaro dan I lwli tormpoe ouy. |
| TYRREL I will dispatch it straight. | RYTLER llI do it tgrih yaaw. |
| Exit | He ixset. |
| Enter BUCKINGHAM | CNUMIHBAKG rnetrus. |
| BUCKINGHAM My lord, I have considered in my mind 85 The late request that you did sound me in. | KUMAGIBHCN My lodr, I veah htguoth reov eth rqesetu uoy utsj eamd of me. |
| RICHARD Well, let that rest. Dorset is fled to Richmond. | HICADRR ellW, it toesnd mttera oeryman. resoDt sha fedl to het alre of cmohiRnd. |
| BUCKINGHAM I hear the news, my lord. | MKCUHNBGAI I harde eth esnw, my odrl. |
| RICHARD Stanley, he is your wifes son. Well, look unto it. | RAICRHD natySle, cmdRinoh is uoyr esfwi osn. tGe oniaifotnrm ormf erh. |
| BUCKINGHAM My lord, I claim the gift, my due by promise, 90 For which your honor and your faith is pawned Th earldom of Hereford and the movables Which you promisd I shall possess. | IBUCAHKMNG My rodl, Id atwn to vahe hte ifgt oyu irdpmeos me on yoru rohno: eth edaorml of froHdeer dan all eth sonspeosssi that go wtih it. |
| RICHARD Stanley, look to your wife. If she convey Letters to Richmond, you shall answer it. | ADRCRHI Syanelt, pya enitnaott to yuro wfsie godisn. If seh ndsse nya tlsrete to Rnohdmic, ouy wlli be ctbaleaoncu to me rfo it. |
| BUCKINGHAM 95 What says your Highness to my just request? | IBNKUMHCGA Wtah do oyu ysa, uory sHsghnie, tabou my tsju reqeuts? |
| RICHARD I do remember me, Henry the Sixth Did prophesy that Richmond should be king, When Richmond was a little peevish boy. A king, perhaps | RRCHADI As I bermmeer, ynerH teh xthSi piepodsreh tath ioRcmndh wdoul be gkin ehnw Rohnmdci aws olyn a soflhio tlltie oyb. A ngik, psparhe |
| BUCKINGHAM 100 My lord | ABMIUHCKNG My oldr |
| RICHARD How chance the prophet could not at that time Have told me, I being by, that I should kill him? | DCRHIAR wHo is it atht het tprpeoh tidnd tlle me at teh eimt atth I wluod ilkl mhi? |
| BUCKINGHAM My lord, your promise for the earldom | MINGKAHBCU My lodr, yruo mpiesor of eth ledaorm |
| RICHARD Richmond! When last I was at Exeter, 105 The mayor in courtesy showed me the castle And called it Rougemont, at which name I started, Because a bard of Ireland told me once I should not live long after I saw Richmond. | CIHARRD icRmdhno! Teh tsal meti I asw in Ereext, eht aormy kldiny dohswe me the saectl three adn alcdle it otogRunemehT rwdos toouRmegn dna ihmncRdo wree nronecpodu lmasliriy, nad htob aenm erd hill. |
| BUCKINGHAM My Lord | BNKUAGICMH My dolr! |
| RICHARD 110 Ay, whats oclock? | RRHIADC Yse, hwat eitm is it? |
| BUCKINGHAM I am thus bold to put your Grace in mind Of what you promised me. | NUKCHMGIBA Im nienigdmr uyro acrge ahwt uoy rmpdseio me. |
| RICHARD Well, but whats oclock? | HCRDRIA leWl, ubt whta mtei is it? |
| BUCKINGHAM Upon the stroke of ten. | CAKMNIGBHU Its tmolas tne kolcoc. |
| RICHARD 115 Well, let it strike. | RACHDIR lelW, lte it rteksi nte hten. |
| BUCKINGHAM Why let it strike? | MUCNGHBAIK yWh let it rtseki? |
| RICHARD Because that, like a jack, thou keepst the stroke Betwixt thy begging and my meditation. I am not in the giving vein today. | RCIHARD aBesecu reuoy ielk eht blorwno lfewol woh tsersik hte lleybuo pkee uiingrrttnpe my ohshgutt. I am ton in het ggviin doom otyad. |
| BUCKINGHAM 120 Why then, resolve me whether you will or no. | CAUHGMINKB lleW, nhet, elt me wkno eretwhh oyu iwll egvi me eth lmdeora some teohr mite. |
| RICHARD Thou troublest me; I am not in the vein. | IDACRHR uoreY brhintoge me. Im not in teh modo. |
| Exeunt all but BUCKINGHAM | eEnrveyo ecetpx GHKIBACUNM stxei. |
| BUCKINGHAM And is it thus? Repays he my deep service With such deep contempt? Made I him king for this? O, let me think on Hastings and be gone 125 To Brecknock, while my fearful head is on! | HAMUNBICGK Is thsi erlyla ahgpinpen? soDe he rwerda my iateddced serviec thiw uhsc deep teomtncp? dDi I wkor to amek imh inkg ofr htis? Oh, let me ebrrmeme waht nhepeapd to isHagtns nad yrruh to ckneBckrokecronckB saw ahkgsmucBni fliamy esttae in ahoustste Wales. |
| Exit | He xesit. |
