No Fear Shakespeare
Richard III
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 1, Scene 3
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Enter QUEEN ELIZABETH, Lord Marquess of DORSET, Lord RIVERS, and Lord GREY
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QUEEN ELIZABETH, the lord marquess of DORSET, RIVERS, and Lord GREY enter. |
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RIVERS
Have patience, madam. There’s no doubt his majesty
Will soon recover his accustomed health.
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RIVERS
Be patient, madam. I’m sure his majesty will recover his health soon.
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GREY
In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse.
Therefore, for God’s sake, entertain good comfort
And cheer his grace with quick and merry eyes.
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GREY
You’ll only make him worse with all your worry. For God’s sake, let people comfort you. Then you’ll be able to cheer him up.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
If he were dead, what would betide on me?
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
If he were dead, what would happen to me?
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RIVERS
No other harm but loss of such a lord.
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GREY
Nothing more than that you’d lose your husband.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
The loss of such a lord includes all harms.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
Losing this husband will cause me all sorts of harm.
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GREY
The heavens have blessed you with a goodly son
To be your comforter when he is gone.
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GREY
You have been blessed with an excellent son, who will comfort you when the king is dead.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
Ah, he is young, and his minority
Is put unto the trust of Richard Gloucester,
A man that loves not me nor none of you.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
But he’s young, and as long as he’s too young to become king, Richard, the duke of Gloucester, has power over him. Richard loves neither me nor any of you.
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RIVERS
Is it concluded that he shall be Protector?
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RIVERS
Has it been decided that Richard will be Protector?
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
It is determined, not concluded yet;
But so it must be if the king miscarry.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
It’s been decided, though not yet officially announced. But that’s what will happen if the king dies.
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