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the swan's black legs to white; Although she lave them hourly in the flood。 

Tell the Empress from me I am of age To keep mine own… excuse it how 

she can。 DEMETRIUS。 Wilt thou betray thy noble mistress thus? AARON。 

My mistress is my mistress: this my self; The vigour and the picture of my 

youth。 This before all the world do I prefer; This maugre all the world will 

I keep safe; Or some of you shall smoke for it in Rome。 DEMETRIUS。 By 

this our mother is for ever sham'd。 CHIRON。 Rome will despise her for 

this foul escape。 NURSE。 The Emperor in his rage will doom her death。 

CHIRON。  I   blush   to   think   upon   this   ignomy。 AARON。  Why;   there's   the 

privilege   your   beauty   bears:   Fie;   treacherous   hue;   that   will   betray   with 

blushing The close enacts and counsels of thy heart! Here's a young lad 

fram'd of another leer。 Look how the black slave smiles upon the father; As 

who   should   say   'Old   lad;   I   am   thine   own。'   He   is   your   brother;   lords; 

sensibly fed Of that self…blood that first gave life to you; And from your 

womb where you imprisoned were He is enfranchised and come to light。 

Nay; he is your brother by the surer side; Although my seal be stamped in 

his    face。   NURSE。        Aaron;     what    shall   I   say    unto    the   Empress? 

DEMETRIUS。 Advise   thee; Aaron;   what   is   to   be   done; And   we   will   all 

subscribe   to    thy   advice。   Save   thou   the   child;   so  we   may   all   be  safe。 

AARON。 Then sit we down and let us all consult。 My son and I will have 

the wind of you: Keep there; now talk at pleasure of your safety。 'They sit' 

DEMETRIUS。 How many women saw this child of his? AARON。 Why; 

so; brave lords! When we join in league I am a lamb; but if you brave the 

Moor; The chafed boar; the mountain lioness; The ocean swells not so as 

Aaron storms。 But say; again; how many saw the child? NURSE。 Cornelia 

the   midwife   and   myself;   And   no   one   else   but   the   delivered   Empress。 

AARON。        The    Emperess;     the   midwife;     and   yourself。    Two    may    keep 

counsel when the third's away: Go to the Empress; tell her this I said。 'He 

kills her' Weeke weeke! So cries a pig prepared to the spit。 DEMETRIUS。 



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What mean'st thou; Aaron? Wherefore didst thou this? AARON。 O Lord; 

sir; 'tis a deed of policy。 Shall she live to betray this guilt of ours… A long… 

tongu'd babbling gossip? No; lords; no。 And now be it known to you my 

full    intent:  Not    far;  one    Muliteus;     my   countryman…       His   wife    but 

yesternight was brought to bed; His child is like to her; fair as you are。 Go 

pack     with   him;   and   give   the   mother    gold;   And    tell  them    both   the 

circumstance of all; And how by this their child shall be advanc'd; And be 

received for the Emperor's heir And substituted in the place of mine; To 

calm this tempest whirling in the court; And let the Emperor dandle him 

for his own。 Hark ye; lords。 You see I have given her physic; 'Pointing to 

the NURSE' And you must needs bestow her funeral; The fields are near; 

and you are gallant grooms。 This done; see that you take no longer days; 

But   send   the   midwife   presently   to   me。   The   midwife   and   the   nurse   well 

made away; Then let the ladies tattle what they please。 CHIRON。 Aaron; I 

see thou wilt not trust the air With secrets。 DEMETRIUS。 For this care of 

Tamora; Herself and hers are highly bound to thee。 

       Exeunt DEMETRIUS and CHIRON; bearing off the dead NURSE 

       AARON。   Now        to  the   Goths;   as  swift   as   swallow   flies;  There   to 

dispose   this   treasure   in   mine   arms;   And   secretly   to   greet   the   Empress' 

friends。 Come on; you thick…lipp'd slave; I'll bear you hence; For it is you 

that puts us to our shifts。 I'll make you feed on berries and on roots; And 

feed on curds and whey; and suck the goat; And cabin in a cave; and bring 

you up To be a warrior and command a camp。 Exit with the CHILD 



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                    SCENE III。 Rome。 A public place 



     Enter   TITUS;   bearing   arrows   with   letters   on   the   ends   of   them;   with 

him     MARCUS;        YOUNG        LUCIUS;      and   other   gentlemen;     PUBLIUS; 

SEMPRONIUS; and CAIUS; with bows 

       TITUS。 Come; Marcus; come; kinsmen; this is the way。 Sir boy; let 

me see your archery; Look ye draw home enough; and 'tis there straight。 

Terras Astrea reliquit; Be you rememb'red; Marcus; she's gone; she's fled。 

Sirs; take you to your tools。 You; cousins; shall Go sound the ocean and 

cast your nets; Happily you may catch her in the sea; Yet there's as little 

justice as at land。 No; Publius and Sempronius; you must do it; 'Tis you 

must dig with mattock and with spade; And pierce the inmost centre of the 

earth; Then; when you come to Pluto's region; I pray you deliver him this 

petition。 Tell him it is for justice and for aid; And that it comes from old 

Andronicus;  Shaken   with sorrows   in   ungrateful   Rome。 Ah;  Rome!  Well; 

well; I made thee miserable What time I threw the people's suffrages On 

him that thus doth tyrannize o'er me。 Go get you gone; and pray be careful 

all;   And   leave   you   not   a   man…of…war   unsearch'd。   This   wicked   Emperor 

may   have   shipp'd   her   hence;   And;   kinsmen;   then   we   may   go   pipe   for 

justice。 MARCUS。 O Publius; is not this a heavy case; To see thy noble 

uncle thus distract? PUBLIUS。 Therefore; my lords; it highly us concerns 

By day and night t' attend him carefully; And feed his humour kindly as 

we   may   Till   time   beget   some   careful   remedy。   MARCUS。   Kinsmen;   his 

sorrows   are   past   remedy。   Join   with   the   Goths;   and   with   revengeful   war 

Take   wreak   on   Rome   for   this   ingratitude; And   vengeance   on   the   traitor 

Saturnine。 TITUS。 Publius; how now? How now; my masters? What; have 

you met with her? PUBLIUS。 No; my good lord; but Pluto sends you word; 

If you will have Revenge from hell; you shall。 Marry; for Justice; she is so 

employ'd;   He   thinks;   with   Jove   in   heaven;   or   somewhere   else;   So   that 

perforce you must needs stay a time。 TITUS。 He doth me wrong to feed 

me with delays。 I'll dive into the burning lake below And pull her out of 

Acheron by the heels。 Marcus; we are but shrubs; no cedars we; No big… 

bon'd men fram'd of the Cyclops' size; But metal; Marcus; steel to the very 

back;   Yet   wrung   with   wrongs   more   than   our   backs   can   bear;   And;   sith 



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there's no justice in earth nor hell; We will solicit heaven; and move the 

gods To send down justice for to wreak our wrongs。 Come; to this gear。 

You   are   a   good   archer;   Marcus。   'He   gives   them   the   arrows'   'Ad   Jovem' 

that's for you; here 'Ad Apollinem。' 'Ad Martem' that's for myself。 Here; 

boy;   'To   Pallas';   here   'To   Mercury。'   'To   Saturn;'   Caius…   not   to   Saturnine: 

You   were   as   good   to   shoot   against   the   wind。   To   it;   boy。   Marcus;   loose 

when I bid。 Of my word; I have written to effect; There's not a god left 

unsolicited。 MARCUS。 Kinsmen; shoot all your shafts into the court; We 

will afflict the Emperor in his pride。 TITUS。 Now; masters; draw。 'They 

shoot'   O;   well   said;   Lucius!   Good   boy;   in   Virgo's   lap!   Give   it   Pallas。 

MARCUS。   My  lord;   I   aim  a   mile   beyond   the   moon; Your   letter   is   with 

Jupiter by this。 TITUS。 Ha! ha! Publius; Publius; hast thou done? See; see; 

thou hast shot off one of Ta

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