Flout 'em and scout 'em And scout 'em and flout 'em ; Thought is free. Cal. That's not the tune. [Ariel plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Ste. What is this same? 130 Trin. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of Nobody. Ste. If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness; if thou beest a devil, take 't as thou list. Trin. O, forgive me my sins! Ste. He that dies pays all debts: I defy thee. Mercy upon us! Cal. Art thou afeard? Ste. No, monster, not I. Cal. Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, I cried to dream again. 141 150 Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. Cal. When Prospero is destroyed. Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. Trin. The sound is going away let's follow it, and after do our work. Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would I could see this taborer; he lays it on. Trin. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. SCENE III. Another part of the island. 160 [Exeunt. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others. Gon. By 'r lakin I can go no further, sir; My old bones ache: here's a maze trod indeed Through forth-rights and meanders! By your patience, Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thes, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down and rest. Whom thus we stray to find, and the sea mocks 10 Ant. [Aside to Seb.] I am right glad that he's so out of hope. Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose That you resolved to effect. Seb. [Aside to Ant.] Will we take throughly. The next advantage Ant. [Aside to Seb.] Let it be to-night; For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they Will not, nor cannot, use such vigilance As when they are fresh. Seb. [Aside to Ant.] I say, to night; no more. [Solemn and strange music. Alon. What harmony is this? My good friends, hark! Gon. Marvellous sweet music! Enter PROSPERO above, invisible. Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of salutation; and, inviting the King, &c., to eat, they depart. Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? Seb. A living drollery. Now I will believe That there are unicorns, that in Arabia There is one tree, the phoenix' throne, one phoenix Ant. I'll believe both; And what does else want credit, come to me, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: travellers ne'er did lie, Gon. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? For, certes, these are people of the island Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet note, Our human generation you shall find Many, nay, almost any. Pros. [Aside] Honest lord, Thou hast said well; for some of you there present Alon. I cannot too much muse Such shapes, such gesture and such sound, expressing, Of excellent dumb discourse. Pros. [Aside] Praise in departing. Fran. They vanish'd strangely. 30 Seb. No matter, since 40 They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs. Will't please you taste of what is here? Alon. Not I. When we were boys, Gon. Faith, sir, you need not fear. Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find Good warrant of. Enter ARIEL, like a harpy; claps Thunder and lightning. his wings upon the table; and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. You are three men of sin, whom Destiny, That hath to instrument this lower world And what is in't, the never-surfeited sea Hath caused to belch up you; and on this island I have made you mad ; And even with such-like valour men hang and drown [Alon., Seb., &c., draw their swords. Are ministers of Fate the elements, Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well 60 One dowle that's in my plume: my fellow-ministers Your swords are now too massy for your strengths For that's my business to you—that you thrée From Milan did supplant good Prospero; 70 Him and his innocent child for which foul deed The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have Incensed the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures, You and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from- And a clear life ensuing. 80 He vanishes in thunder; then, to soft music, enter the Shapes again, and dance, with mocks and mors, and carrying out the table. Pros Bravely the figures of this harpy hast thou In what thou hadst to say so, with good life Their several kinds have done. My high charms work In their distractions: they now are in my power; Young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drown'd, 90 [Exit above. Gon. I' the name of something holy, sir, why stand you In this strange stare? Alon. Seb. I'll fight their legions o'er. Ant. But one fiend at a time, 100 [Erit. I'll be thy second. [Exeunt Seb. and Ant. Gon. All three of them are desperate: their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Adr, Follow, I pray you. [Exeunt ACT IV. SCENE I. Before PROSPERO'S cell. Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA. Pros. If I have too austerely punish'd you, Your compensation makes amends, for I Have given you here a third of mine own life, I tender to thy hand: all thy vexations Hast strangely stood the test: here, afore Heaven, I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand, For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise Fer. Against an oracle. I do believe it Pros. Then, as my gift and thine own acquisition If thou dost break her virgin-knot before No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall Fer. As I hope For quiet days, fair issue and long life, With such love as 'tis now, the murkiest den, The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestion Our worser genius can, shall never melt Mine honour into lust, to take away The edge of that day's celebration When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are founder'd, 30 Or Night kept chain'd below. Pros. Fairly spoke. Sit then and talk with her; she is thine own. What, Ariel! my industrious servant, Ariel! Enter ARIEL. Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Pros. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service Did worthily perform; and I must use you In such another trick. Go bring the rabble, O'er whom I give the power, here to this place : 40 |