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TITUS ANDRONICUS
TITUS ANDRONICUS
William Shakespeare
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ACT I。
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SCENE I。 Rome。 Before the Capitol
Flourish。 Enter the TRIBUNES and SENATORS aloft; and then enter
below SATURNINUS and his followers at one door; and BASSIANUS
and his followers at the other; with drums and trumpets
SATURNINUS。 Noble patricians; patrons of my right; Defend the
justice of my cause with arms; And; countrymen; my loving followers;
Plead my successive title with your swords。 I am his first born son that
was the last That ware the imperial diadem of Rome; Then let my father's
honours live in me; Nor wrong mine age with this indignity。 BASSIANUS。
Romans; friends; followers; favourers of my right; If ever Bassianus;
Caesar's son; Were gracious in the eyes of royal Rome; Keep then this
passage to the Capitol; And suffer not dishonour to approach The imperial
seat; to virtue consecrate; To justice; continence; and nobility; But let
desert in pure election shine; And; Romans; fight for freedom in your
choice。
Enter MARCUS ANDRONICUS aloft; with the crown
MARCUS。 Princes; that strive by factions and by friends Ambitiously
for rule and empery; Know that the people of Rome; for whom we stand A
special party; have by common voice In election for the Roman empery
Chosen Andronicus; surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to
Rome。 A nobler man; a braver warrior; Lives not this day within the city
walls。 He by the Senate is accited home; From weary wars against the
barbarous Goths; That with his sons; a terror to our foes; Hath yok'd a
nation strong; train'd up in arms。 Ten years are spent since first he
undertook This cause of Rome; and chastised with arms Our enemies'
pride; five times he hath return'd Bleeding to Rome; bearing his valiant
sons In coffins from the field; and at this day To the monument of that
Andronici Done sacrifice of expiation; And slain the noblest prisoner of
the Goths。 And now at last; laden with honour's spoils; Returns the good
Andronicus to Rome; Renowned Titus; flourishing in arms。 Let us entreat;
by honour of his name Whom worthily you would have now succeed; And
in the Capitol and Senate's right; Whom you pretend to honour and adore;
That you withdraw you and abate your strength; Dismiss your followers;
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and; as suitors should; Plead your deserts in peace and humbleness。
SATURNINUS。 How fair the Tribune speaks to calm my thoughts。
BASSIANUS。 Marcus Andronicus; so I do affy In thy uprightness and
integrity; And so I love and honour thee and thine; Thy noble brother Titus
and his sons; And her to whom my thoughts are humbled all; Gracious
Lavinia; Rome's rich ornament; That I will here dismiss my loving friends;
And to my fortunes and the people's favour Commit my cause in balance
to be weigh'd。 Exeunt the soldiers of BASSIANUS SATURNINUS。
Friends; that have been thus forward in my right; I thank you all and here
dismiss you all; And to the love and favour of my country Commit myself;
my person; and the cause。 Exeunt the soldiers of SATURNINUS Rome; be
as just and gracious unto me As I am confident and kind to thee。 Open the
gates and let me in。 BASSIANUS。 Tribunes; and me; a poor competitor。
'Flourish。 They go up into the Senate House'
Enter a CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN。 Romans; make way。 The good Andronicus; Patron of
virtue; Rome's best champion; Successful in the battles that he fights; With
honour and with fortune is return'd From where he circumscribed with his
sword And brought to yoke the enemies of Rome。
Sound drums and trumpets; and then enter MARTIUS and MUTIUS;
two of TITUS' sons; and then two men bearing a coffin covered with black;
then LUCIUS and QUINTUS; two other sons; then TITUS
ANDRONICUS; and then TAMORA the Queen of Goths; with her three
sons; ALARBUS; DEMETRIUS; and CHIRON; with AARON the Moor;
and others; as many as can be。 Then set down the coffin and TITUS speaks
TITUS。 Hail; Rome; victorious in thy mourning weeds! Lo; as the
bark that hath discharg'd her fraught Returns with precious lading to the
bay From whence at first she weigh'd her anchorage; Cometh Andronicus;
bound with laurel boughs; To re…salute his country with his tears; Tears of
true joy for his return to Rome。 Thou great defender of this Capitol; Stand
gracious to the rites that we intend! Romans; of five and twenty valiant
sons; Half of the number that King Priam had; Behold the poor remains;
alive and dead! These that survive let Rome reward with love; These that I
bring unto their latest home; With burial amongst their ancestors。 Here
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Goths have given me leave to sheathe my sword。 Titus; unkind; and
careless of thine own; Why suffer'st thou thy sons; unburied yet; To hover
on the dreadful shore of Styx? Make way to lay them by their brethren。
'They open the tomb' There greet in silence; as the dead are wont; And
sleep in peace; slain in your country's wars。 O sacred receptacle of my joys;
Sweet cell of virtue and nobility; How many sons hast thou of mine in
store That thou wilt never render to me more! LUCIUS。 Give us the
proudest prisoner of the Goths; That we may hew his limbs; and on a pile
Ad manes fratrum sacrifice his flesh Before this earthy prison of their
bones; That so the shadows be not unappeas'd; Nor we disturb'd with
prodigies on earth。 TITUS。 I give him you… the noblest that survives; The
eldest son of this distressed queen。 TAMORA。 Stay; Roman brethen!
Gracious conqueror; Victorious Titus; rue the tears I shed; A mother's tears
in passion for her son; And if thy sons were ever dear to thee; O; think my
son to be as dear to me! Sufficeth not that we are brought to Rome To
beautify thy triumphs; and return Captive to thee and to thy Roman yoke;
But must my sons be slaughtered in the streets For valiant doings in their
country's cause? O; if to fight for king and commonweal Were piety in
thine; it is in these。 Andronicus; stain not thy tomb with blood。 Wilt thou
draw near the nature of the gods? Draw near them then in being merciful。
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge。 Thrice…noble Titus; spare my first…
born son。 TITUS。 Patient yourself; madam; and pardon me。 These are their
brethren; whom your Goths beheld Alive and dead; and for their brethren
slain Religiously they ask a sacrifice。 To this your son is mark'd; and die
he must T' appease their groaning shadows that are gone。 LUCIUS。 Away
with him; and make a fire straight; And with our swords; upon a pile of
wood; Let's hew his limbs till they be clean consum'd。 Exeunt TITUS'
SONS; with ALARBUS TAMORA。 O cruel; irreligious piety! CHIRON。
Was never Scythia half so barbarous! DEMETRIUS。 Oppose not Scythia
to ambitious Rome。 Alarbus goes to rest; and we survive To tremble under
Titus' threat'ning look。 Then; madam; stand resolv'd; but hope withal The
self…same gods that arm'd the Queen of Troy With opportunity of sharp
revenge Upon the Thracian tyrant in his tent May favour Tamora; the
Queen of Goths… When Goths were Goths and Tamora was queen… To quit
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the bloody wrongs upon her foes。
Re…enter LUCIUS; QUINTUS; MARTIUS; and MUTIUS; the sons
of ANDRONICUS; with their swords bloody
LUCIUS。 See; lord and father; how we have perform'd Our Roman
rites: Alarbus' limbs are lopp'd; And entrails feed the sacrificing fire;
Whose smoke like