Cer. SONG. Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Fer. [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send Iris on Pro. Sweet now, silence; Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; Enter certain Nymphs. You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certam Reapers, properly habited; they join with the Nymphs in a graceful dance; towards 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. Pro. You do look, my son, in a mov'd sort, As if you were dismay'd be cheerful, sir: Our revels now are ended; these our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve; And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,5 Leave not a rack behind: We are such stuff As dreams are made of, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.-Sir, I am vex'd; Bear with my weakness; my old brain is troubled. 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, To still my beating mind. Fer. Mira. We wish your peace. [Exeunt. Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank you :Ariel, come. TEMPEST. Ari. will plague them all, Re-enter Ariel loaden with glistering apparel, &c. 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, is a harmless fairy, has done little better than played the Jack3 with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation. Act V. To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the line: now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, an't like your grace. ment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a gar king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's another garment for't. Trin. Monster, core, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, Ste. Monster, lay-to your fingers help to bear this away, where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom; go to, carry this. Trin. And this. Ste. Ay, and this. A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers Spirits, Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey! [Cal. Ste. and Trin. are driven out. Than pard, or cat o' mountain. Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: 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. Prythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, Ste. Give me thy hand : I do begin to have bloody thoughts. Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou ACT V. [Exeunt. SCENE I-Before the cell of Prospero. Enter Ari. On the sixth hour; at which time, my lord, I did say so, Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do you His tears run down his beard, like winter's drops mean, (1) Bait. (2) Education. (3) Jack with a lantern. (4) Ever. (5) A shop for sale of old clothes. From eaves of reeds: your charm so strongly works || Didst thou, Alonso, use me and my daughter: them, That if you now beheld them, your affections Would become tender. Dost thou think so, spirit? Yet with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, I'll fetch them, sir. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes,| Is to make midnight-mushrooms; that rejoice You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, [Exit Ariel. Ariel re-enters, singing, and helps to attire Ari. 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.. Ari. I drink the air before me, and return [Exit Ariel. Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amaze ment Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us By my so potent art: But this rough magic A solemn air, and the best comforter Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! There stand, Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces (1) Thatch. (2) Pity, or tenderness of heart. Pro. Behold, sir king, The wronged duke of Milan, Prospero; Alon. As late I have been, I not know thy pulse Pro. First, noble friend, Gon. Or be not, I'll not swear. Pro. Whether this be, You do yet taste that will not let you Some subtilties o' the isle, all But you, my brace of lords, were I so minded, The devil speaks in him. [Aside. Arise, and say how thou cam'st here. Mira. O! wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! No;-How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't! Pro. Seb. Pro. For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother Would even infect my mouth, I do forgive Thy rankest fault; all of them; and require My dukedom of thee, which, perforce, I know, Thou must restore. Alon. If thou beest Prospero, Give us particulars of thy preservation; How thou hast met us here, who three hours since Were wreck'd upon this shore; where I have lost, How sharp the point of this remembrance is! My dear son Ferdinand. Pro. I am wol for't, sir. Alon. Irreparable is the loss; and Patience Says, it is past her cure. 'Tis new to thee. Alon. What is this maid, with whom thou wast Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Fer. Pro. I rather think You have not sought her help; of whose soft For the like loss, I have her sovereign aid, And rest myself content. Alon. You the like loss? Pro. As great to me, as late; and, portable2 To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you; for I Have lost my daughter. Alon. A daughter? O heavens! that they were living both in Naples, Pro. In this last tempest. I perceive, these lords To be the lord on't. No more yet of this; The entrance of the cell opens, and discovers Fer- I would not for the world. Mira. Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, And I would call it fair play. Alon. If this prove Seb. A most high miracle! Fer. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful; I have curs'd them without cause. [Ferd. kneels to Alcn. Now all the blessings Alon. Of a glad father compass thee about! (2) Bearable. (1) Sorry. Pro. There, sir, stop: Let us not burden our remembrances With a heaviness that's gone. I have inly wept, Gon. Or should have spoke ere this. Look down, you gods, And on this couple drop a blessed crown; For it is you, that have chalk'd forth the way Which brought us hither! Alon. I say, Amen, Gonzalo ! Gon. Was Milan thrust from Milan, that his issue Should become king of Naples? O, rejoice Beyond a common joy; and set it down With gold on lasting pillars: In one voyage Did Claribel her husband find at Tunis; And Ferdinand, her brother, found a wife, Where he himself was lost; Prospero his dukedom, In a poor isle; and all of us, ourselves, When no man was his own.3 Alon. Give me your hands: [To Fer. and Mira. Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart, That doth not wish you joy! Re-enter Ariel, with the Master and Boatswain amazedly following. O look, sir, look, sir; here are more of us! Ari. Alon. This is as strange a maze as e'er men trod: And there is in this business more than nature Was ever conduct of: some oracle Must rectify our knowledge. Pro. Sir, my liege, Do not infest your mind with beating on The strangeness of this business; at pick'd leisure, Which shall be shortly, single I'll resolve you (Which to you shall seem probable,) of every These happen'd accidents; till when, be cheerful, And think of each thing well.-Come hither, spirit; [Aside. Set Caliban and his companions free : There are yet missing of your company Re-enter Ariel, driving in Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, in their stolen apparel. Ste. Every man shift for all the rest, and let no man take care for himself; for all is but fortune :Coragio, bully-monster, Coragio! Trin. If these be true spies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly sight. Cal. O Setebos, these be brave spirits, indeed! How fine my master is! I am afraid What things are these, my lord Antonio? Will money buy them? Ant. Very like; one of them Is a plain fish, and, no doubt, marketable. Pro. Mark but the badges of these men, my lords, Then say, if they be true:2-This mis-shapen knave, His mother was a witch; and one so strong That could control the moon, make flows and ebbs, And deal in her command, without her power: These three have robb'd me; and this demi-devil (For he's a bastard one,) had plotted with them (2) Honest. (1) Conductor. To take my life: two of these fellows you Find this grand liquor that hath gilded them?— Trin. I have been in such a pickle, since I saw you last, that, I fear me, will never out of my bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing. Seb. Why, how now, Stephano? Ste. O, touch me not; I am not Stephano, but a cramp. Pro. You'd be king of the isle, sirrah? Ste. I should have been a sore one then. Alon. This is as strange a thing as e'er I look'd on. [Pointing to Caliban. Pro. He is as disproportion'd in his manners, As in his shape :-Go, sirrah, to my cell; Take with you your companions; as you look To have my pardon, trim it handsomely. Cal. Ay, that I will; and I'll be wise hereafter, Pro. [Exeunt Cal. Ste. and Trin. I long Pro. D |