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1、KING RICHARD III 1 KING RICHARD III William Shakespeare KING RICHARD III 2 ACT I. KING RICHARD III 3 SCENE 1. London. A street Enter RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, solus GLOUCESTER. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lourd upon our hou
2、se In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums changd to merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures. Grim-visagd war hath smoothd his wrinkled front, And now, instead of mounting ba
3、rbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a ladys chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. But I-that am not shapd for sportive tricks, Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass- I-that am rudely stampd, and want loves majesty To strut before a wanton ambling
4、nymph- I-that am curtaild of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deformd, unfinishd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them- Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace,
5、Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity. And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover To entertain these fair well- spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inducti
6、ons dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other; And if King Edward be as true and just As I am subtle, false, and treacherous, This day should Clarence closely be mewd up- About a prophecy which says that G O
7、f Edwards heirs the murderer shall be. Dive, thoughts, down to my soul. Here Clarence comes. Enter CLARENCE, guarded, and BRAKENBURY Brother, good day. What means this armed guard That waits upon your Grace? CLARENCE. His Majesty, Tendring my persons safety, hath appointed This conduct to convey me
8、to th Tower. GLOUCESTER. Upon what cause? CLARENCE. Because my name is George. GLOUCESTER. KING RICHARD III 4 Alack, my lord, that fault is none of yours: He should, for that, commit your godfathers. O, belike his Majesty hath some intent That you should be new-christned in the Tower. But whats the
9、matter, Clarence? May I know? CLARENCE. Yea, Richard, when I know; for I protest As yet I do not; but, as I can learn, He hearkens after prophecies and dreams, And from the cross-row plucks the letter G, And says a wizard told him that by G His issue disinherited should be; And, for my name of Georg
10、e begins with G, It follows in his thought that I am he. These, as I learn, and such like toys as these Hath movd his Highness to commit me now. GLOUCESTER. Why, this it is when men are ruld by women: Tis not the King that sends you to the Tower; My Lady Grey his wife, Clarence, tis she That tempers
11、 him to this extremity. Was it not she and that good man of worship, Antony Woodville, her brother there, That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower, From whence this present day he is delivered? We are not safe, Clarence; we are not safe. CLARENCE. By heaven, I think there is no man is secure Bu
12、t the Queens kindred, and night-walking heralds That trudge betwixt the King and Mistress Shore. Heard you not what an humble suppliant Lord Hastings was, for her delivery? GLOUCESTER. Humbly complaining to her deity Got my Lord Chamberlain his liberty. Ill tell you what-I think it is our way, If we
13、 will keep in favour with the King, To be her men and wear her livery: The jealous oer-worn widow, and herself, Since that our brother dubbd them gentlewomen, Are mighty gossips in our monarchy. BRAKENBURY. I beseech your Graces both to pardon me: His Majesty hath straitly given in charge That no ma
14、n shall have private conference, Of what degree soever, with your brother. GLOUCESTER. Even so; ant please your worship, Brakenbury, You may partake of any thing we say: We speak no treason, man; we say the King Is wise and virtuous, and his noble queen Well struck in years, fair, and not jealous; W
15、e say that Shores wife hath a pretty foot, A cherry lip, a bonny eye, a passing pleasing tongue; And that the Queens kindred are made gentlefolks. How say you, sir? Can you deny all this? BRAKENBURY. With this, my lord, myself have naught to do. GLOUCESTER. Naught to do with Mistress Shore! I tell t
16、hee, fellow, He that doth naught with her, excepting one, Were best to do it secretly alone. KING RICHARD III 5 BRAKENBURY. What one, my lord? GLOUCESTER. Her husband, knave! Wouldst thou betray me? BRAKENBURY. I do beseech your Grace to pardon me, and withal Forbear your conference with the noble Duke. CLARENCE. We know thy charge, Brakenbury, and will obey. GLOUCESTER. We are the Queens abjects and must obey. Brother, farewell; I will unto the King; And whatsoeer
