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作者:双曲线      更新:2021-02-27 03:07      字数:9322
  Massacre at Paris
  Massacre at Paris
  by Christopher Marlowe
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  'DRAMATIS PERSONAE'
  CHARLES THE NINTHKing of France Duke of Anjouhis brother;
  afterwards   KNIG   HENRY   THE   THIRD   King   of   Navarre   PRINCE   OF
  CONDEhis brother
  brothers   DUKE     OF  GUISE    CARDINAL       OF   LORRAINE       DUKE
  DUMAINE
  SON     TO   THE    DUKE     OF    GUISEa    boy   THE    LORD     HIGH
  ADMIRAL DUKE OF JOYEUX EPERNOUN PLESHE BARTUS TWO
  LORDS       OF    POLAND        GONZAGO        RETES      MOUNTSORRELL
  COSSINS;Captain of the King's Guard MUGEROUN THE CUTPURSE
  LOREINE;a        preacher    SEROUNE        RAMUS       TALEUS       FRIAR
  SURGEONENGLISH            AGENT   APOTHECARY   Captain          of  the  Guard;
  Protestants;   Schoolmasters;   Soldiers;      Murderers;    Attendants;   &c。
  CATHERINE;the Queen Mother of France MARGARET;her daughter;
  wife   to   the   KING   OF   NAVARRE   THE   OLD   QUEEN   OF   NAVARRE
  DUCHESS   OF   GUISE   WIFE   TO   SEROUNE   Maid   to   the   Duchess   of
  Guise
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  'Scene I'
  Enter Charles the French   King;   'Catherine'  the   Queene   Mother;
  the King of Navarre; the Prince of Condye; the Lord high Admirall; and
  'Margaret' the Queene of Navarre; with others。
  CHARLES。 Prince of Navarre my honourable brother; Prince Condy;
  and my good Lord Admirall; wishe this union and religious league; Knit in
  these    hands;   thus   joyn'd  in  nuptiall   rites;  May   not   desolve;   till  death
  desolve     our  lives;  And    that  the  native   sparkes   of  princely   love;   That
  kindled first this motion in our hearts; May still be feweld in our progenye。
  NAVAREE。   The   many   favours   which   your   grace   has   showne;   From
  time to time; but specially in this; Shall binde me ever to your highnes will;
  In what Queen Mother or your grace commands。
  QUEENE   MOTHER。   Thanks   sonne   Navarre;   you   see   we   love   you
  well; That linke you in mariage with our daughter heer: And as you know;
  our difference in Religion Might be a meanes to crosse you in your love。
  CHARLES。 Well Madam; let that rest: And now my Lords the mariage
  rites   perfourm'd;   We   think   it   good   to   goe   and   consumate  The   rest;   with
  hearing of an holy Masse: Sister; I think your selfe will beare us company。
  QUEENE MARGARET。 I will my good Lord。
  CHARLES。   The   rest   that   will   not   goe   (my   Lords)   may   stay:   Come
  Mother; Let us goe to honor this solemnitie。
  QUEENE MOTHER。 Which Ile desolve with bloud and crueltie。
  'Aside。'
  Exit 'Charles' the King; Queene Mother; and 'Margaret' the Queene of
  Navar 'with others'; and manet Navar; the Prince of Condy; and the Lord
  high Admirall。
  NAVARRE。   Prince   Condy   and   my   good   Lord   Admiral;   Now   Guise
  may storme but does us little hurt: Having the King; Queene Mother on
  our side; To stop the mallice of his envious heart; That seekes to murder
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  all the Protestants: Have you not heard of late how he decreed; If that the
  King had given consent thereto; That all the protestants that are in Paris;
  Should have been murdered the other night?
  ADMIRALL。   My   Lord   I   mervaile   that   th'aspiring   Guise   Dares   once
  adventure without the Kings assent; To meddle or attempt such dangerous
  things。
  CONDY。 My  Lord you   need not   mervaile at the Guise;  For what   he
  doth the Pope will ratifie: In murder; mischeefe; or in tiranny。
  NAVARRE。 But he that sits and rules above the clowdes; Doth heare
  and see the praiers of the just: And will revenge the bloud of innocents;
  That Guise hath slaine by treason of his heart; And brought by murder to
  their timeles ends。
  ADMIRALL。   My   Lord;   but   did   you   mark   the   Cardinall   The   Guises
  brother; and the Duke Dumain: How they did storme at these your nuptiall
  rites; Because the house of Burbon now comes in; And joynes your lineage
  to the crowne ofFrance?
  NAVARRE。 And thats the cause that Guise so frowns at us; And beates
  his braines to catch us in his trap; Which he hath pitcht within his deadly
  toyle。 Come my Lords lets go to the Church and pray; That God may still
  defend the right of France: And make his Gospel flourish in this land。
  Exeunt。
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  'Scene II'
  Enter the Duke of Guise。       GUISE。 If ever Hymen lowr'd at marriage
  rites; And had his alters decks with duskie lightes: If ever sunne stainde
  heaven with bloudy clowdes; And made it look with terrour on the worlde:
  If ever day were turnde to ugly night; And night made semblance of the
  hue of hell; This day; this houre; this fatall night; Shall fully shew the fury
  of them all。 Apothecarie。
  Enter the Pothecarie。
  POTHECARIE。 My Lord。
  GUISE。   Now   shall   I   prove   and   guerdon   to   the   ful;   The   love   thou
  bear'st unto the house of Guise: Where are those perfumed gloves which
  late   I   sent   To   be   poysoned;   hast   thou   done   them?   speake;   Will   every
  savour breed a pangue of death?
  POTHECARIE。 See where they be my Lord; and he that smelles but to
  them; dyes。
  GUISE。 Then thou remainest resolute。
  POTHECARIE。   I   am   my   Lord;   in   what   your   grace   commaundes   till
  death。
  GUISE。   Thankes   my   good   freend;   I   wil   requite   thy   love。   Goe   then;
  present them to the Queene Navarre: For she is that huge blemish in our
  eye;   That   makes   these   upstart   heresies   in   Fraunce:   Be   gone   my   freend;
  present them to her straite。 Souldyer。
  Exit Pothecaier。
  Enter a Souldier。
  SOULDIER。 My Lord。
  GUISE。 Now come thou forth and play thy tragick part; Stand in some
  window opening neere the street; And when thou seest the Admirall ride
  by; Discharge thy musket and perfourme his death: And then Ile guerdon
  thee with store of crownes。
  SOULDIER。 I will my Lord。
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  Exit Souldier。
  GUISE。   Now   Guise;   begin   those   deepe   ingendred   thoughts   To   burst
  abroad;   those   never   dying   flames;   Which   cannot   be   extinguisht   but   by
  bloud。 Oft have I leveld; and at last have learnd; That perill is the cheefest
  way to happines; And resolution honors fairest aime。 What glory is there
  in a common good; That hanges for every peasant to atchive? That like I
  best that flyes beyond my reach。 Set me to scale the high Peramides; And
  thereon   set   the   Diadem   of   Fraunce;   Ile   either   rend   it   with   my   nayles   to
  naught; Or mount the top with my aspiring winges; Although my downfall
  be the deepest hell。 For this; I wake; when others think I sleepe; For this; I
  waite; that scorn attendance else: For this; my quenchles thirst whereon I
  builde;   Hath   often   pleaded   kindred   to   the   King。   For   this;   this   head;   this
  heart; this hand and sworde; Contrive; imagine and fully execute Matters
  of   importe;   aimed   at   by   many;   Yet   understoode   by   none。   For   this;   hath
  heaven   engendred   me   of   earth;   For   this;   the   earth   sustaines   my   bodies
  weight; And with this wait Ile counterpoise a Crowne; Or with seditions
  weary   all   the   worlde:   For   this;   from   Spaine   the   stately   Catholic   Sends
  Indian golde to coyne me French ecues: For this have I a largesse from the
  Pope; A pension and a dispensation too: And by that priviledge to worke
  upon;   My   policye   hath   framde   religion。   Religion:   O   Diabole。   Fye;   I   am
  ashamde; how ever that I seeme; To think a word of such a simple sound;
  Of   so   great   matter   should   be   made   the   ground。   The   gentle   King   whose
  pleasure uncontrolde; Weakneth his body; and will waste his Realme; If I
  repaire not what he ruinates: Him as a childe I dayly winne with words; So
  that for proofe; he barely beares the name: I execute; and he sustaines the
  blame。 The Mother Queene workes wonders for my sake; And in my love
  entombes   the   hope   of   Fraunce:   Rifling   the   bowels   of   her   treasurie;   To
  supply my want