No Fear Shakespeare
Richard III
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Act 1, Scene 4, Page 12
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CLARENCE
Not to relent is beastly, savage, devilish.
(to SECOND MURDERER)
My friend, I spy some pity in thy looks.
O, if thine eye be not a flatterer,
Come thou on my side and entreat for me.
A begging prince what beggar pities not?
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CLARENCE
No, sticking to your plan is beastly, savage, devilish. (to SECOND MURDERER) My friend, I detect some pity in your eyes. Please, please take my side and argue for my life. What beggar wouldn’t have sympathy for a prince reduced to begging?
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SECOND MURDERER
Look behind you, my lord.
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SECOND MURDERER
Look behind you, my lord.
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FIRST MURDERER
Take that, and that. (stabs CLARENCE)
If all this will not do,
I’ll drown you in the malmsey butt within.
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FIRST MURDERER
Take that, and that. (he stabs CLARENCE) If this won’t do the job, I’ll drown you in the wine barrel in the next room.
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He exits with the body. |
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SECOND MURDERER
A bloody deed, and desperately dispatched.
How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands
Of this most grievous murder.
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SECOND MURDERER
A bloody deed, and desperately executed. I wish I could wash my hands of this terrible murder, like Pilate.
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Enter FIRST MURDERER
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FIRST MURDERER
How now? What mean’st thou, that thou help’st me not?
By heavens, the duke shall know how slack you have been.
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FIRST MURDERER
What’s going on? What did you mean by not helping me? By God, I’m going to tell the duke how slack you’ve been.
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SECOND MURDERER
I would he knew that I had saved his brother.
Take thou the fee, and tell him what I say,
For I repent me that the duke is slain.
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SECOND MURDERER
I wish you could tell him I saved his brother. Take the money yourself and tell him what I said. I’m sorry this duke was killed.
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