titus andronicus(泰特斯·安特洛尼克斯)-第18章
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Flourish within The trumpets show the Emperor is at hand。
Sound trumpets。 Enter SATURNINUS and TAMORA; with
AEMILIUS; TRIBUNES; SENATORS; and others
SATURNINUS。 What; hath the firmament more suns than one?
LUCIUS。 What boots it thee to can thyself a sun? MARCUS。 Rome's
Emperor; and nephew; break the parle; These quarrels must be quietly
debated。 The feast is ready which the careful Titus Hath ordain'd to an
honourable end; For peace; for love; for league; and good to Rome。 Please
you; therefore; draw nigh and take your places。 SATURNINUS。 Marcus;
we will。 'A table brought in。 The company sit down'
Trumpets sounding; enter TITUS like a cook; placing the dishes; and
LAVINIA with a veil over her face; also YOUNG LUCIUS; and others
TITUS。 Welcome; my lord; welcome; dread Queen; Welcome; ye
warlike Goths; welcome; Lucius; And welcome all。 Although the cheer be
poor; 'Twill fill your stomachs; please you eat of it。 SATURNINUS。 Why
art thou thus attir'd; Andronicus? TITUS。 Because I would be sure to have
all well To entertain your Highness and your Empress。 TAMORA。 We are
beholding to you; good Andronicus。 TITUS。 An if your Highness knew my
heart; you were。 My lord the Emperor; resolve me this: Was it well done of
rash Virginius To slay his daughter with his own right hand; Because she
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was enforc'd; stain'd; and deflower'd? SATURNINUS。 It was; Andronicus。
TITUS。 Your reason; mighty lord。 SATURNINUS。 Because the girl should
not survive her shame; And by her presence still renew his sorrows。
TITUS。 A reason mighty; strong; and effectual; A pattern; precedent; and
lively warrant For me; most wretched; to perform the like。 Die; die;
Lavinia; and thy shame with thee; 'He kills her' And with thy shame thy
father's sorrow die! SATURNINUS。 What hast thou done; unnatural and
unkind? TITUS。 Kill'd her for whom my tears have made me blind。 I am
as woeful as Virginius was; And have a thousand times more cause than he
To do this outrage; and it now is done。 SATURNINUS。 What; was she
ravish'd? Tell who did the deed。 TITUS。 Will't please you eat? Will't please
your Highness feed? TAMORA。 Why hast thou slain thine only daughter
thus? TITUS。 Not I; 'twas Chiron and Demetrius。 They ravish'd her; and
cut away her tongue; And they; 'twas they; that did her all this wrong。
SATURNINUS。 Go; fetch them hither to us presently。 TITUS。 Why; there
they are; both baked in this pie; Whereof their mother daintily hath fed;
Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred。 'Tis true; 'tis true: witness my
knife's sharp point。 'He stabs the EMPRESS' SATURNINUS。 Die; frantic
wretch; for this accursed deed! 'He stabs TITUS' LUCIUS。 Can the son's
eye behold his father bleed? There's meed for meed; death for a deadly
deed。 'He stabs SATURNINUS。 A great tumult。 LUCIUS; MARCUS; and
their friends go up into the balcony' MARCUS。 You sad…fac'd men; people
and sons of Rome; By uproars sever'd; as a flight of fowl Scatter'd by
winds and high tempestuous gusts? O; let me teach you how to knit again
This scattered corn into one mutual sheaf; These broken limbs again into
one body; Lest Rome herself be bane unto herself; And she whom mighty
kingdoms curtsy to; Like a forlorn and desperate castaway; Do shameful
execution on herself。 But if my frosty signs and chaps of age; Grave
witnesses of true experience; Cannot induce you to attend my words; 'To
Lucius' Speak; Rome's dear friend; as erst our ancestor;
When with his solemn tongue he did discourse To love…sick Dido's
sad attending ear The story of that baleful burning night; When subtle
Greeks surpris'd King Priam's Troy。 Tell us what Sinon hath bewitch'd our
ears; Or who hath brought the fatal engine in That gives our Troy; our
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Rome; the civil wound。 My heart is not compact of flint nor steel; Nor can
I utter all our bitter grief; But floods of tears will drown my oratory And
break my utt'rance; even in the time When it should move ye to attend me
most; And force you to commiseration。 Here's Rome's young Captain; let
him tell the tale; While I stand by and weep to hear him speak。 LUCIUS。
Then; gracious auditory; be it known to you That Chiron and the damn'd
Demetrius Were they that murd'red our Emperor's brother; And they it
were that ravished our sister。 For their fell faults our brothers were
beheaded; Our father's tears despis'd; and basely cozen'd Of that true hand
that fought Rome's quarrel out And sent her enemies unto the grave。 Lastly;
myself unkindly banished; The gates shut on me; and turn'd weeping out;
To beg relief among Rome's enemies; Who drown'd their enmity in my
true tears; And op'd their arms to embrace me as a friend。 I am the turned
forth; be it known to you; That have preserv'd her welfare in my blood
And from her bosom took the enemy's point; Sheathing the steel in my
advent'rous body。 Alas! you know I am no vaunter; I; My scars can witness;
dumb although they are; That my report is just and full of truth。 But; soft!
methinks I do digress too much; Citing my worthless praise。 O; pardon me!
For when no friends are by; men praise themselves。 MARCUS。 Now is my
turn to speak。 Behold the child。 'Pointing to the CHILD in an attendant's
arms' Of this was Tamora delivered; The issue of an irreligious Moor;
Chief architect and plotter of these woes。 The villain is alive in Titus'
house; Damn'd as he is; to witness this is true。 Now judge what cause had
Titus to revenge These wrongs unspeakable; past patience; Or more than
any living man could bear。 Now have you heard the truth: what say you;
Romans? Have we done aught amiss; show us wherein; And; from the
place where you behold us pleading; The poor remainder of Andronici
Will; hand in hand; all headlong hurl ourselves; And on the ragged stones
beat forth our souls; And make a mutual closure of our house。 Speak;
Romans; speak; and if you say we shall; Lo; hand in hand; Lucius and I
will fall。 AEMILIUS。 Come; come; thou reverend man of Rome; And
bring our Emperor gently in thy hand; Lucius our Emperor; for well I
know The common voice do cry it shall be so。 ALL。 Lucius; all hail;
Rome's royal Emperor! MARCUS。 Go; go into old Titus' sorrowful house;
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And hither hale that misbelieving Moor To be adjudg'd some direful
slaught'ring death; As punishment for his most wicked life。 Exeunt some
attendants。 LUCIUS; MARCUS; and the others descend ALL。 Lucius; all
hail; Rome's gracious governor! LUCIUS。 Thanks; gentle Romans! May I
govern so To heal Rome's harms and wipe away her woe! But; gentle
people; give me aim awhile; For nature puts me to a heavy task。 Stand all
aloof; but; uncle; draw you near To shed obsequious tears upon this trunk。
O; take this warm kiss on thy pale cold lips。 'Kisses TITUS' These
sorrowful drops upon thy blood…stain'd fac