Richard III

William Shakespeare

No Fear Act 3 Scene 5

No Fear Act 3 Scene 5 Page 1

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Enter RICHARD and BUCKINGHAM, in rotten armor, marvelous ill-favored	RICHARD and BUCKINGHAM enter wearing rusty, hideous-looking armor.
RICHARD Come, cousin, canst thou quake and change thy color, Murder thy breath in the middle of a word, And then begin again, and stop again, As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror?	RICHARD Tell me, cousin, I need to know if you can shake like you’ve got a fever, turn pale all of a sudden, and stop speaking in the middle of a word—as if you were driven crazy with fear.
BUCKINGHAM 5Tut, I can counterfeit the deep tragedian, Speak, and look back, and pry on every side, Tremble and start at wagging of a straw, Intending deep suspicion. Ghastly looks Are at my service, like enforcèd smiles, 10And both are ready in their offices, At any time to grace my stratagems. But what, is Catesby gone?	BUCKINGHAM Oh please, I can imitate the best tragic actor around. I can speak and then look all around, and tremble, and start at a mere piece of straw as if I were paranoid. Frightening looks are also at my service, as are fake smiles. Anytime I need them, they’re waiting to do my bidding. But has Catesby gone?
RICHARD He is; and see, he brings the mayor along.	RICHARD He has. But here he is, back with the mayor.
Enter the LORD MAYOR and CATESBY	The LORD MAYOR and CATESBY enter.
BUCKINGHAM Lord Mayor—	BUCKINGHAM Lord Mayor—
RICHARD 15Look to the drawbridge there!	RICHARD Watch out for the drawbridge Richard and Buckingham are pretending they are under attack. drawbridge over there!
BUCKINGHAM Hark, a drum!	BUCKINGHAM Listen! A drum!
RICHARD Catesby, o'erlook the walls.	RICHARD Catesby, look over the top of these walls to see if anyone’s there.
Exit CATESBY	CATESBY exits.

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