No Fear Shakespeare
Richard III
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Act 4, Scene 2, Page 6
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RICHARD
I do remember me, Henry the Sixth
Did prophesy that Richmond should be king,
When Richmond was a little peevish boy.
A king, perhaps—
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RICHARD
As I remember, Henry the Sixth prophesied that Richmond would be king when Richmond was only a foolish little boy. A king, perhaps—
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BUCKINGHAM
My lord—
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BUCKINGHAM
My lord—
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RICHARD
How chance the prophet could not at that time
Have told me, I being by, that I should kill him?
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RICHARD
How is it that the prophet didn’t tell me at the time that I would kill him?
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BUCKINGHAM
My lord, your promise for the earldom—
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BUCKINGHAM
My lord, your promise of the earldom—
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RICHARD
Richmond! When last I was at Exeter,
The mayor in courtesy showed me the castle
And called it Rougemont, at which name I started,
Because a bard of Ireland told me once
I should not live long after I saw Richmond.
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RICHARD
Richmond! The last time I was in Exeter, the mayor kindly showed me the castle there and called it “Rougemont.” The name startled me because an Irish poet once told me that I would die soon after seeing “Richmond.”
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BUCKINGHAM
My Lord—
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BUCKINGHAM
My lord!
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RICHARD
Ay, what’s o'clock?
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RICHARD
Yes, what time is it?
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BUCKINGHAM
I am thus bold to put your Grace in mind
Of what you promised me.
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BUCKINGHAM
I’m reminding your grace what you promised me.
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RICHARD
Well, but what’s o'clock?
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RICHARD
Well, but what time is it?
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BUCKINGHAM
Upon the stroke of ten.
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BUCKINGHAM
It’s almost ten o'clock.
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RICHARD
Well, let it strike.
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RICHARD
Well, let it strike ten then.
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BUCKINGHAM
Why let it strike?
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BUCKINGHAM
Why “let it strike”?
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