Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go, Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: do not approach, Till thou dost hear me call. Ari. Well I conceive. [Exit. Pro. Look, thou be true; do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood: be more abstemious, Or else, good night, your vow! Fer. I warrant you, sir; The white-cold virgin snow upon my heart Abates the ardor of my liver. Pro. Well. Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Juno. Honor, riches, marriage-blessing, Cer. Earth's increase, and foison* plenty; Scarcity and want shall shun you; Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art Fer. [JUNO and CERES whisper, and send IRIS Pro. Sweet now, silence: Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; There's something else to do: hush, and be mute, Or else our spell is marr'd. Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand'ring brooks, With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Enter certain Nymphs. You sunburn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certain 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. Able to produce such wonders. 4 Abundance. 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, 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. If you be pleas'd, retire into my cell, Fer. Mira. We wish you peace. [Exeunt. Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank you:Ariel, come. I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd, Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets? Ari. I told you, sir, they were red hot with drinking: So full of valor, that they smote the air Which enter'd their frail shins; at last I left them Pro. This was well done, my bird. Thy shape invisible retain thou still: The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, For stale to catch these thieves. Ari. I go, I go. [Exit. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost; And as, with age, his body uglier grows, So his mind cankers: I will plague them all, Re-enter ARIEL, loaden with glistering apparel, &c. Even to roaring:-Come, hang them on this line. PROSPERO and ARIEL remain invisible. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, all wet. 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 Jack with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss, at which my nose is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I should take a displeasure against you; look you, Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favor still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to Shall hood-wink this mischance: therefore, speak softly, All's hush'd as midnight yet. Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There's not only disgrace and dishonor 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 labor. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, This is the mouth of the cell: no noise, and enter: Do that good mischief, which may make this island Thine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, For aye thy foot-licker. Ste. Give me thy hand: I do begin to have bloody thoughts. Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Stephano! look, what a wardrobe here is for thee! Cal. Let it alone, thou fool; it is but trash. to a frippery:-O king Stephano! Trin. O, ho, monster; we know what belongs Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do you To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches; Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is line: now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, a'nt like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment of this country: Steal by line and level, is an exfor't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king cellent pass of pate; there's another garment for't. Trin. Monster, come, put some lime' upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, And all be turn'd to barnacles, or to apes With foreheads villainous low. Ste. Monster, lay-to your fingers; help to bear this where away, 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, Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! [CAL, STE., and TRIN. are driven out. Go, charge my goblins that they grind their joints With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted make them, Than pard, or cat o' mountain. A shop for sale of old clothes. 1 Bird-lime. Ari. Hark, they roar. Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: at this hour Lie at my mercy all mine enemies: Shortly shall all my labors end, and thou Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little, Follow, and do me service. [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I.—Before the Cell of Prospero. Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes, and ARIEL. Pro. Now does my project gather to a head: My charms crack not; my spirits obey; and time Goes upright with his carriage. How's the day? Ari. On the sixth hour; at which time, my lord, You said our work should cease. Pro. I did say so, When first I rais'd the tempest. Say, my spirit, How fares the king and his? Ari. Confin'd together In the same fashion as you gave in charge; Just as you left them, sir; all prisoners In the lime-grove which weather-fends3 your cell; They cannot budge, till you release. The king, His brother, and yours, abide all three distracted; And the remainder mourning over them, Brim-full of sorrow and dismay; but chiefly Him you term'd, sir, The good old lord, Gonzalo; His tears run down his beard, like winter's drops From eaves of reeds: your charm so strongly works them, That if you now beheld them, your affections Would become tender. Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury I'll fetch them, sir. [Exit. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves; And ye, that on the sands with printless foot * Defends from bad weather. Some heavenly music, (which even now I do,) A solemn air, and the best comforter Holy Gonzalo, honorable man, Mine eyes, even sociable to the shew of thine, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, That now lie foul and muddy. Not one of them, [Exit ARIEL. I will dis-case me, and my self present, As I was sometime Milan:-quickly, spirit: Thou shalt ere long be free. ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire PROSPERO. Ari. Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. After summer merrily: 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.- Pity or tenderness of heart. Ari. I drink the air before me, and return Or e'er your pulse twice beat. [Exit ARIEL. Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amaze ment Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us Pro. Behold, sir king, Are natural breath; but howsoe'er you have Upon this shore, where you were wreck'd, was To be the lord on't. No more yet of this; Not a relation for a breakfast, nor Befitting this first meeting. Welcome, sir; Whe'r thou beest he, or no, And subjects none abroad: pray you look in. Or some enchanted trifle to abuse me, Be living and be here? Pro. First, noble friend, Let me embrace thine age; whose honor cannot Gon. Or be not, I'll not swear. Whether this be, You do yet taste Some subtilties o' the isle, that will not let you But you, my brace of lords, were I so minded, Seb. The devil speaks in him. [Aside. My dukedom since you have given me again, The entrance of the cell opens, and discovers FER- Fer. I would not for the world. No, my dearest love, How many goodly creatures are there here! Pro. Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Fer. Sir, she's mortal; Alon. Pro. There, sir, stop: Let us not burden our remembrances Gon. I have inly wept, Or should have spoke ere this. Look down, you And on this couple drop a blessed crown; Alon. [To FER. and MIR. Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart, That doth not wish you joy! Gon. O look, sir, look, sir; here are more of us! Ari. Sir, all this service Have I done since I went. Aside. not natural events; they From strange to stranger:-Say, how came you hither? 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: Untie the spell. [Exit ARIEL.] How fares my gracious sir? There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads, that you remember not. 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. Clever, adroit. 'Ready. • Conductor. Cal. O Setebos, these be brave spirits, indeed! How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me. Seb. Ha, ha; 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:'-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 To take my life: two of these fellows you Must know, and own; this thing of darkness I Acknowledge mine. Cal. I shall be pinch'd to death. Alon. Is not this Stephano, my drunken butler? Seb. He is drunk now: Where had he wine? Alon. And Trinculo is reeling ripe: Where should they Find this grand liquor that hath gilded them?How cam'st thou in this pickle? Trin. I have been in such a pickle, since I saw bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing. you last, that, I fear me, will never out of my Seb. Why, how now, Stephano? Ste. O, touch me not; I am not Stephano, but a cramp. on. 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 [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. . Ay, that I will; and I'll be wise hereafter, And seek for grace: What a thrice-double ass Was I, to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull fool? Pro. Go to; away! Alon. Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it. Seb. Or stole it, rather. [Exeunt CAL, STE., and TRIN. I'll bring you to your ship, and so to Naples, Pro. 1 Honest. |