第 19 节
作者:希望之舟      更新:2021-02-18 23:53      字数:8441
  got。 CADE。 Iden; farewell; and be proud of thy victory。 Tell Kent from me
  she hath lost her best man; and exhort all the world to be cowards; for I;
  that   never   feared   any;   am   vanquished   by   famine;   not   by   valour。   'Dies'
  IDEN。 How   much   thou   wrong'st   me; heaven be   my  judge。   Die;   damned
  wretch; the curse of her that bare thee! And as I thrust thy body in with my
  sword; So wish I; I might thrust thy soul to hell。 Hence will I drag thee
  headlong by the heels Unto a dunghill; which shall be thy grave; And there
  cut off thy most ungracious head; Which I will bear in triumph to the King;
  Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon。 Exit
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  ACT V。
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  SCENE I。 Fields between Dartford and Blackheath
  Enter YORK; and his army of Irish; with drum and colours
  YORK。 From Ireland thus comes York to claim his right And pluck
  the crown from feeble Henry's head: Ring bells aloud; burn bonfires clear
  and bright; To entertain great England's lawful king。 Ah; sancta majestas!
  who would not buy thee dear? Let them obey that knows not how to rule;
  This hand was made to handle nought but gold。 I cannot give due action to
  my   words   Except   a   sword   or   sceptre   balance   it。 A  sceptre   shall   it   have;
  have I a soul On which I'll toss the flower…de…luce of France。
  Enter BUCKINGHAM
  'Aside' Whom have we here? Buckingham; to disturb me? The King
  hath   sent   him;   sure:   I   must   dissemble。   BUCKINGHAM。   York;   if   thou
  meanest     well   I  greet  thee   well。  YORK。      Humphrey      of  Buckingham;       I
  accept     thy   greeting。    Art   thou   a   messenger;     or  come     of   pleasure?
  BUCKINGHAM。 A messenger from Henry; our dread liege; To know the
  reason   of   these   arms   in   peace;   Or   why   thou;   being   a   subject   as   I   am;
  Against thy oath and true allegiance sworn; Should raise so great a power
  without   his   leave;   Or   dare   to   bring   thy   force   so   near   the   court。 YORK。
  'Aside' Scarce can I speak; my choler is so great。 O; I could hew up rocks
  and   fight   with   flint;   I   am   so   angry  at   these   abject   terms; And   now;   like
  Ajax Telamonius; On sheep or oxen could I spend my fury。 I am far better
  born than is the King; More like a king; more kingly in my thoughts; But I
  must make fair weather yet awhile; Till Henry be more weak and I more
  strong。… Buckingham; I prithee; pardon me That I have given no answer all
  this while; My mind was troubled with deep melancholy。 The cause why I
  have brought this army hither Is to remove proud Somerset from the King;
  Seditious to his Grace and to the state。 BUCKINGHAM。 That is too much
  presumption on thy part; But if thy arms be to no other end; The King hath
  yielded unto thy demand: The Duke of Somerset is in the Tower。 YORK。
  Upon thine honour; is he prisoner? BUCKINGHAM。 Upon mine honour;
  he    is  prisoner。  YORK。      Then;    Buckingham;       I  do  dismiss    my   pow'rs。
  Soldiers; I thank you all; disperse yourselves; Meet me to…morrow in Saint
  George's field; You shall have pay and everything you wish。 And let my
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  sovereign; virtuous Henry; Command my eldest son; nay; all my sons; As
  pledges of my fealty and love。 I'll send them all as willing as I live: Lands;
  goods; horse; armour; anything I have; Is his to use; so Somerset may die。
  BUCKINGHAM。 York; I  commend this   kind submission。 We twain   will
  go into his Highness' tent。
  Enter the KING; and attendants
  KING HENRY。 Buckingham; doth York intend no harm to us; That
  thus   he   marcheth   with   thee   arm   in   arm?   YORK。   In   all   submission   and
  humility York   doth   present   himself   unto   your   Highness。  KING   HENRY。
  Then   what   intends   these   forces   thou   dost   bring?   YORK。   To   heave   the
  traitor Somerset from hence; And fight against that monstrous rebel Cade;
  Who since I heard to be discomfited。
  Enter IDEN; with CADE's head
  IDEN。   If   one   so   rude   and   of   so   mean   condition   May   pass   into   the
  presence of a king; Lo; I present your Grace a traitor's head; The head of
  Cade; whom I in combat slew。 KING HENRY。 The head of Cade! Great
  God; how just art Thou! O; let me view his visage; being dead; That living
  wrought me such exceeding trouble。 Tell me; my friend; art thou the man
  that slew him? IDEN。 I was; an't like your Majesty。 KING HENRY。 How
  art thou call'd? And what is thy degree? IDEN。 Alexander Iden; that's my
  name; A  poor   esquire   of   Kent   that   loves   his   king。   BUCKINGHAM。   So
  please   it   you;   my   lord;   'twere   not   amiss   He   were   created   knight   for   his
  good   service。   KING   HENRY。   Iden;   kneel   down。   'He   kneels'   Rise   up   a
  knight。   We   give   thee   for   reward   a   thousand   marks;   And   will   that   thou
  thenceforth attend on us。 IDEN。 May Iden live to merit such a bounty; And
  never live but true unto his liege!
  Enter the QUEEN and SOMERSET
  KING HENRY。 See; Buckingham! Somerset comes with th' Queen:
  Go; bid her hide him quickly from the Duke。 QUEEN。 For thousand Yorks
  he   shall   not   hide   his   head;   But   boldly   stand   and   front   him   to   his   face。
  YORK。 How now! Is Somerset at liberty? Then; York; unloose thy long…
  imprisoned   thoughts And   let thy  tongue   be   equal   with   thy  heart。  Shall   I
  endure the sight of Somerset? False king; why hast thou broken faith with
  me;   Knowing   how   hardly  I   can   brook   abuse?   King   did   I   call   thee?   No;
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  thou art not king; Not fit to govern and rule multitudes; Which dar'st not;
  no; nor canst not rule a traitor。 That head of thine doth not become a crown;
  Thy   hand   is   made   to   grasp   a   palmer's   staff; And   not   to   grace   an   awful
  princely sceptre。 That gold must round engirt these brows of mine; Whose
  smile and frown; like to Achilles' spear; Is able with the change to kill and
  cure。   Here   is   a   hand   to   hold   a   sceptre   up;   And   with   the   same   to   act
  controlling laws。 Give place。 By heaven; thou shalt rule no more O'er him
  whom  heaven   created   for   thy  ruler。   SOMERSET。  O   monstrous   traitor!   I
  arrest   thee;   York;   Of   capital   treason   'gainst   the   King   and   crown。   Obey;
  audacious traitor; kneel for grace。 YORK。 Wouldst have me kneel? First
  let me ask of these; If they can brook I bow a knee to man。 Sirrah; call in
  my sons to be my bail: Exit attendant I know; ere thy will have me go to
  ward; They'll   pawn   their   swords   for   my  enfranchisement。   QUEEN。   Call
  hither   Clifford;   bid   him   come   amain;  To   say   if   that   the   bastard   boys   of
  York   Shall   be   the   surety   for   their   traitor   father。   Exit   BUCKINGHAM
  YORK。       O    blood…bespotted       Neapolitan;     Outcast    of   Naples;    England's
  bloody scourge! The sons of York; thy betters in their birth; Shall be their
  father's bail; and bane to those That for my surety will refuse the boys!
  Enter   EDWARD   and   RICHARD   PLANTAGENET   See   where   they
  come: I'll warrant they'll make it good。
  Enter CLIFFORD and his SON
  QUEEN。 And   here   comes   Clifford   to   deny   their   bail。   CLIFFORD。
  Health   and   all   happiness   to   my  lord   the   King!   'Kneels' YORK。   I   thank
  thee;   Clifford。   Say;   what   news   with   thee?   Nay;   do   not   fright   us   with   an
  angry look。 We are thy sovereign; Cli