No Fear Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 1
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Act 5, Scene 2, Page 2
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Enter
HOTSPUR and
DOUGLAS
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HOTSPUR and DOUGLAS enter. |
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Here comes your cousin.
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Here comes your nephew.
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HOTSPUR
My uncle is returned.
Deliver up my Lord of Westmoreland.—
Uncle, what news?
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HOTSPUR
My uncle’s back. Free Westmoreland, his hostage. Uncle, what’s happening?
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WORCESTER
The King will bid you battle presently.
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WORCESTER
The King will beckon you to battle shortly.
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DOUGLAS
Defy him by the Lord of Westmoreland.
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DOUGLAS
Have Westmoreland deliver your message of defiance.
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HOTSPUR
Lord Douglas, go you and tell him so.
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HOTSPUR
Douglas, go tell him to do that.
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DOUGLAS
Marry, and shall, and very willingly.
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DOUGLAS
Indeed, I will, and gladly.
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Exit
DOUGLAS
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DOUGLAS exits. |
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WORCESTER
There is no seeming mercy in the King.
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WORCESTER
The King doesn’t appear willing to forgive us.
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HOTSPUR
Did you beg any? God forbid!
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HOTSPUR
Did you ask him to? God forbid!
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WORCESTER
I told him gently of our grievances,
Of his oath-breaking, which he mended thus
By now forswearing that he is forsworn.
He calls us “rebels,” “traitors,” and will scourge
With haughty arms this hateful name in us.
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WORCESTER
I politely told him what our issues were. I accused him of breaking his promise to us, and here’s how he answered: he lied about the fact that he lied. He called us rebels, traitors, and said he’d punish us with his mighty army.
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Enter
DOUGLAS
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DOUGLAS enters. |
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DOUGLAS
Arm, gentlemen, to arms. For I have thrown
A brave defiance in King Henry’s teeth,
And Westmoreland, that was engaged, did bear it,
Which cannot choose but bring him quickly on.
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DOUGLAS
Get your weapons, gentlemen, get your weapons! I sent King Henry a brave and defiant message, and Westmoreland, who was our hostage, will deliver it. This will surely bring the battle on immediately.
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WORCESTER
The Prince of Wales stepped forth before the King,
And, nephew, challenged you to single fight.
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WORCESTER
The Prince of Wales stepped forward, nephew, and challenged you to a one-on-one fight.
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