No Fear Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 5, Scene 1, Page 3
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STEPHANO
None but a holy hermit and her maid.
I pray you, is my master yet returned?
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STEPHANO
No one except her maid and a holy hermit. Has my master returned yet?
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LORENZO
He is not, nor we have not heard from him.—
But go we in, I pray thee, Jessica,
And ceremoniously let us prepare
Some welcome for the mistress of the house.
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LORENZO
No, he hasn’t, and we haven’t heard from him.—But
let’s go in, Jessica. We’ll get ready to welcome the mistress of the house
back home.
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Enter LAUNCELOT the clown |
LAUNCELOT enters. |
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LAUNCELOT
Sola, sola! Wo, ha, ho! Sola, sola!
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LAUNCELOT
Hey, hey! Hey! Yoo-hoo!
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LORENZO
Who calls?
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LORENZO
Who’s shouting?
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LAUNCELOT
Sola! Did you see Master Lorenzo? Master Lorenzo, sola, sola!
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LAUNCELOT
Hey! Have you seen Master Lorenzo! Master Lorenzo, hey! Hey!
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LORENZO
Leave holloaing, man. Here.
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LORENZO
Stop hollering, man! I’m here.
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LAUNCELOT
Sola! Where, where?
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LAUNCELOT
Hey! Where, where?
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LORENZO
Here.
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LORENZO
Here.
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LAUNCELOT
Tell him there’s a post come from my master with his horn
full of good news. My master will be here ere morning.
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LAUNCELOT
Tell him a messenger has arrived from my master with good news. My master will be here
in the morning.
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Exit LAUNCELOT
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LAUNCELOT exits. |
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LORENZO
Sweet soul, let’s in, and there expect their coming.
And yet no matter. Why should we go in?—
My friend Stephano, signify, I pray you,
Within the house, your mistress is at hand.
And bring your music forth into the air.
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LORENZO
My dear, let’s go inside and wait for them to arrive. But I guess it
doesn’t matter. Why should we go in?—Stephano, tell the household staff
that your mistress is about to arrive, and bring some musicians outside here.
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Exit STEPHANO
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STEPHANO exits. |
