第 16 节
作者:上访不如上网      更新:2021-04-30 16:09      字数:8458
  know;   and   you   may   partly   see;   How   far   I   am   from   the   desire   of   this。
  MAYOR。         God     bless    your    Grace!    We     see   it;  and    will   say    it。
  GLOUCESTER。              In   saying     so;    you    shall    but    say    the    truth。
  BUCKINGHAM。 Then I salute you with this royal title… Long live King
  Richard;     England's     worthy    King!    ALL。    Amen。     BUCKINGHAM。            To…
  morrow   may   it   please   you   to   be   crown'd?   GLOUCESTER。   Even   when
  you please; for you will have it so。 BUCKINGHAM。 To…morrow; then; we
  will    attend   your   Grace;    And    so;  most    joyfully;   we   take   our   leave。
  GLOUCESTER。 'To the BISHOPS' Come; let us to our holy work again。
  Farewell; my cousin; farewell; gentle friends。 Exeunt
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  ACT IV。
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  SCENE 1。
  London。 Before the Tower
  Enter  QUEEN   ELIZABETH;   DUCHESS   of YORK;   and   MARQUIS
  of DORSET; at one door; ANNE; DUCHESS of GLOUCESTER; leading
  LADY MARGARET PLANTAGENET; CLARENCE's young daughter; at
  another door
  DUCHESS。   Who   meets   us   here?   My  niece   Plantagenet;   Led   in   the
  hand of her kind aunt of Gloucester? Now; for my life; she's wand'ring to
  the Tower; On pure heart's love; to greet the tender Princes。 Daughter; well
  met。 ANNE。 God give your Graces both A happy and a joyful time of day!
  QUEEN        ELIZABETH。        As   much     to  you;  good    sister!  Whither    away?
  ANNE。 No farther than the Tower; and; as I guess; Upon the like devotion
  as yourselves; To gratulate the gentle Princes there。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。
  Kind sister; thanks; we'll enter all together。
  Enter BRAKENBURY
  And in good time; here the lieutenant comes。 Master Lieutenant; pray
  you;   by   your   leave;   How   doth   the   Prince;   and   my   young   son   of   York?
  BRAKENBURY。   Right   well;   dear   madam。   By   your   patience;   I   may   not
  suffer    you   to  visit  them。  The    King   hath   strictly  charg'd   the  contrary。
  QUEEN   ELIZABETH。  The   King! Who's   that?   BRAKENBURY。   I   mean
  the Lord Protector。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 The Lord protect him from that
  kingly   title!   Hath   he   set   bounds   between   their   love   and   me?   I   am   their
  mother;   who   shall   bar   me   from   them?   DUCHESS。   I   am   their   father's
  mother;   I   will   see   them。   ANNE。   Their   aunt   I   am   in   law;   in   love   their
  mother。 Then   bring   me   to   their   sights;   I'll   bear  thy  blame; And   take   thy
  office from thee on my peril。 BRAKENBURY。 No; madam; no。 I may not
  leave it so; I am bound by oath; and therefore pardon me。 Exit
  Enter STANLEY
  STANLEY。   Let   me   but   meet   you;   ladies;   one   hour   hence; And   I'll
  salute your Grace of York as mother And reverend looker…on of two fair
  queens。   'To   ANNE'   Come;   madam;   you   must   straight   to   Westminster;
  There   to   be   crowned   Richard's   royal   queen。   QUEEN   ELIZABETH。 Ah;
  cut my lace asunder That my pent heart may have some scope to beat; Or
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  else   I   swoon   with   this   dead…killing   news! ANNE。   Despiteful   tidings!   O
  unpleasing   news!   DORSET。   Be   of   good   cheer;   mother;   how   fares   your
  Grace? QUEEN ELIZABETH。 O Dorset; speak not to me; get thee gone!
  Death     and   destruction     dogs    thee   at  thy  heels;   Thy    mother's    name     is
  ominous to children。 If thou wilt outstrip death; go cross the seas; And live
  with   Richmond;   from  the   reach   of hell。   Go;  hie   thee;   hie   thee   from  this
  slaughter…house; Lest thou increase the number of the dead; And make me
  die the thrall of Margaret's curse; Nor mother; wife; nor England's counted
  queen。 STANLEY。 Full of wise care is this your counsel; madam。 Take all
  the swift advantage of the hours; You shall have letters from me to my son
  In your behalf; to meet you on the way。 Be not ta'en tardy by unwise delay。
  DUCHESS。   O   ill…dispersing   wind   of   misery!   O   my   accursed   womb;   the
  bed    of   death!    A   cockatrice     hast   thou   hatch'd    to  the   world;    Whose
  unavoided   eye   is   murderous。   STANLEY。   Come;   madam;   come;   I   in   all
  haste was sent。 ANNE。 And I with all unwillingness will go。 O; would to
  God   that   the   inclusive   verge   Of   golden   metal   that   must   round   my  brow
  Were   red…hot   steel;   to   sear   me   to   the   brains!   Anointed   let   me   be   with
  deadly venom; And die ere men can say 'God save the Queen!' QUEEN
  ELIZABETH。 Go; go; poor soul; I envy not thy glory。 To feed my humour;
  wish thyself no harm。 ANNE。 No; why? When he that is my husband now
  Came to me; as I follow'd Henry's corse; When scarce the blood was well
  wash'd from his hands Which issued from my other angel husband; And
  that dear saint which then I weeping follow'd… O; when; I say; I look'd on
  Richard's face; This was my wish: 'Be thou' quoth I 'accurs'd For making
  me; so young; so old a widow; And when thou wed'st; let sorrow haunt thy
  bed; And be thy wife; if any be so mad; More miserable by the life of thee
  Than thou hast made me by my dear lord's death。' Lo; ere I can repeat this
  curse   again;   Within   so   small   a   time;   my   woman's   heart   Grossly   grew
  captive   to   his   honey   words   And   prov'd   the   subject   of   mine   own   soul's
  curse; Which hitherto hath held my eyes from rest; For never yet one hour
  in   his   bed   Did   I   enjoy   the   golden   dew   of   sleep;   But   with   his   timorous
  dreams was still awak'd。 Besides; he hates me for my father Warwick; And
  will; no   doubt;  shortly  be   rid   of   me。   QUEEN   ELIZABETH。   Poor   heart;
  adieu! I pity thy complaining。 ANNE。 No more than with my soul I mourn
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  for   yours。   DORSET。   Farewell;   thou   woeful   welcomer   of   glory!   ANNE。
  Adieu; poor soul; that tak'st thy leave of it! DUCHESS。 'To DORSET' Go
  thou to Richmond; and good fortune guide thee! 'To ANNE' Go thou to
  Richard; and good angels tend thee! 'To QUEEN ELIZABETH' Go thou
  to sanctuary; and good thoughts possess thee! I to my grave; where peace
  and rest lie with me! Eighty odd years of sorrow have I seen; And each
  hour's joy wreck'd with a week of teen。 QUEEN ELIZABETH。 Stay; yet
  look back with me unto the Tower。 Pity; you ancient stones; those tender
  babes Whom envy hath immur'd within your walls; Rough cradle for such
  little   pretty   ones。   Rude   ragged   nurse;   old   sullen   playfellow   For   tender
  princes; use my babies well。 So foolish sorrows bids your stones farewell。
  Exeunt
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  SCENE 2。
  London。 The palace
  Sound      a    sennet。    Enter     RICHARD;         in   pomp;      as    KING;
  BUCKINGHAM; CATESBY; RATCLIFF; LOVEL; a PAGE; and others
  KING      RICHARD。        Stand    all   apart。   Cousin     of   Buckingham!
  BUCKINGHAM。 My gracious sovereign? KING RICHARD。 Give me thy
  hand。 'Here he ascendeth the throne。 Sound' Thus high; by thy advice And
  thy assistance; is King Richard seated。 But shall we wear these glories for
  a day; Or shall they last; and we rejoice in them? BUCKINGHAM。 Still
  live they; and for ever let them last! KING RICHARD。 Ah; Buckingham;
  now   do   I   play   the   touch;   To   try   if   thou   be   current   gold   indeed。   Young
  Edward   lives…think