The clouds, methought, would open, and show Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd, Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. Cal. When Prospero is destroyed. Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. Trin. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and after, do our work. Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow.-I would, [Exeunt. SCENE III-Another part of the island. Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, Ant. Let it be to-night; For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they Seb. I say, to-night: no more. Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expressing (Although they want the use of tongue,) a kind [Aside. They have left their viands behind; for we have Will't please you taste of what is here? Gon. Faith, Sir, you need not fear: When [eers, Who would believe that there were mountainDew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at them Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now Each putter-out on five for one, will bring us Alon. I will stand to, and feed, [Seeing ALON. SEB. &c. draw their swords. Are ministers of fate; the elements Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at Are like invulnerable: if you could hurt, Alon. What harmony is this? my good Your swords are now too massy for your friends, hark! strengths, And will not be uplifted: But, remember, The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have Against your peace: Thee, of thy son, Alonso, (Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls He vanishes in thunder: then, to soft music, en- * Down In what thou hadst to say: so, with good life, And these, mine enemies, are all knit up And his and my loved darling. [Exit PROSPERO from above. Gon. I' the name of something holy, Sir, why stand you In this strange stare? Alon. O, it is monstrous! monstrous ! Methought the billows spoke, and told me of it; The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder, That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd The name of Prosper: it did bass my trespass. Therefore my son i' the ooze is bedded; and I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, And with him there lie mudded. Seb. But one fiend at a time, [Exit. [Exeunt SEB. and ANT. Gon. All three of them are desperate; their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Adr. Follow, I pray you. ACT IV. [Exeunt. SCENE I.-Before PROSPERO's cell. Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter: But Fer. As I hope [heed, For quiet days, fair issue, and long life, Our worser Genius can, shall never melt The edge of that day's celebration, Pro. Fairly spoke: Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own.→→ Ari. What would my potent master? here am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last Did worthily perform; and I must use you Incite them to quick motion; for I must Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go, Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: do not apTill thou dost hear me call. Ari. Well I conceive. [proach, [Exil. Pro. Look, thou be true; do not give dal liance [straw Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are Fer. I warrant you, Sir; The white-cold virgin snow upon my heart Pro. Well. Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,* Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady,thy rich lees keep; Thy banks with peonied and lillied brims, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor love sky, Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I, Here on this grass-plot, in this very place, Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are And some donation freely to estate Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know, Iris. Of her society Be not afraid I met her deity Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son Dove-drawn with her: here thought they to Some wanton charm upon this man and maid, Cer. Highest queen of state, Juno. How does my bounteous sister? Go To bless this twain, that they may prosperous SONG. Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Fer. Let me live here ever; So rare a wonder'd‡ father, and a wife, Make this place Paradise. wards the end whereof PROSPERO starts suddenly, and speaks; after which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise, they heavily vanish. Pro. Aside.] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come.-[To the spirits.] Well done ;avoid; no more. Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some passion That works him strongly. Mira. Never till this day, Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd. As dreams are made of, and our little life Be not disturb'd with my infirmity: If you be pleas'd, retire into my cell, And there repose; a turn or two I'll walk, Fer. Mira. We wish you peace. [Exeunt. I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these Ari. I told you, Sir, they were red-hot with drinking; So full of valour, that they smote the air [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send IRIS on For breathing in their faces; beat the ground employment. Pro Sweet now, silence: Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; There's something else to do: hush, and be For kissing of their feet: yet always bending Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses, Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, [them Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left Answer your summons; Juno does command: brate A contract of true love; be not too late. You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they * Pluto. † Abundance. Able to produce such wonders. Their dancing up to the chins, that the foul [lake Pro. This was well done, my bird: Ari. I go, I go. [Exit. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Nurtures can never stick; on whom my pains, Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost; Even to roaring:-Come, hang them on this PROSPERO, and ARIEL remain invisible. Enter wet. Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may not Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. Ste. Monster, your fairy, which you say, a harmless fairy, has done little better than played the jack* with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I should take a displeasure against you; look you, Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to Shall hood-wink this mischance therefore, speak softly, All's hush'd as midnight yet. Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, monster, but an infinite loss. Trin. That's more to me than my wetting yet this is your harmless fairy, monster. Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, This is the mouth of the cell: no noise, and [enter : Do that good mischief, which may make this island you mean, ; To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, and't like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's another garment for't. Trin. Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, *Jack with a lantern. A shop for the sale of old clothes. † Ever. Bird-lime. in shape of hounds, and hunt them about; Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, hark! Go, [CAL. STE. and TRIN. are driven out. charge my goblins that they grind their joints With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews Than pard. or cat o' mountain. Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this [Exeunt. ACT V. Goes upright with his carriage. How's the day? Pro. I did say so, [lord, When first I rais'd the tempest. Say, my spirit, Ari. Confin'd together In the same fashion as you gave in charge; They cannot budge, till you release. The king, And the remainder mourning over them, From eavest of reeds: your charm so strongly works them, That if you now beheld them, your affections Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Tri. Mine would, Sir, were I human. Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling art? Though with their high wrongs I am struck to Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury In virtue than in vengeance: they being peni- *Leopard. †Defends from bad weather. Thatch. and groves; And ye, that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back; you demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green-sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites; and you, whose pastime Is to make midnight-mushrooms; that rejoice To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid (Weak masters though you be,) I have bedimm'd [winds, The noon-tide sun, call'd forth the mutinous And twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt: the strong-bas'd promontory Have I made shake; and by the spurs pluck'd By my so potent art: But this rough magic I here abjure: and, when I have requir'd Some heavenly music, (which even now I do,) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book. [Solemn Music. Re-enter ARIEL: after him, ALONSO, with a frantic gesture, attended by GONZALO; SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO in like manner, attended by ADRIAN and FRANCISCO: They all enter the circle which PROSPERO had made, and there stand charmed; which PROSPERO observing, speaks. A solemn air, and the best comforter [stand, Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, apace; And as the morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness, so their rising senses Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle Their clearer reason.-O my good Gonzalo, My true preserver, and a loyal sir To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces Home, both in word and deed. Most cruelly. Didst thou, Alonso, use me and my daughter: Thy brother was a furtherer in the act ;Thou'rt pinch'd for't now, Sebastian.-Flesh and blood, You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Expell'd remorse* and nature; who, with Se I will dis-case me, and myself present, ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire Ar. Where the bee sucks, there suck I; Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Pro. Why, that's my dainty Ariel: I shall miss thee; But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so so.To the king's ship, invisible as thou art: There shalt thou find the mariners asleep Under the hatches; the master, and the boatswain, Being awake, enforce them to this place; Ari. I drink the air before me, and return Or e'er your pulse twice beat. [Exit ARIEL. All torment, trouble, wonder, and Gon. amazement Th' affliction of my mind amends, with which, Be living, and be here? Pro. First, noble friend, Let me embrace thine age; whose honour canBe measur'd, or confin'd. [not Gon. Whether this be, Or be not, I'll not swear. Pro. You do yet taste Seb. The devil speaks in him. For [Aside. Would even infect my mouth, I do forgive Alon. If thou beest Prospero, since [lost, Were wreck'd upon this shore; where I have How sharp the point of this remembrance is! My dear son Ferdinand. * Whether. |