No Fear Shakespeare
The Tempest
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Act 3, Scene 2, Page 3
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CALIBAN
(kneeling) As I told thee before, I
am subject to a tyrant, a
sorcerer that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.
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CALIBAN
(kneeling) As I told you before,
I’m enslaved to a tyrant, a magician who tricked me with
magic spells and took my island from me.
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ARIEL
Thou liest.
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ARIEL
You lie.
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CALIBAN
(to
TRINCULO)
Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou! I would my valiant
master would destroy thee. I do not lie.
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CALIBAN
(to
TRINCULO) You’re the liar,
you big fat monkey. I wish my courageous master would kill you.
I’m not lying.
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STEPHANO
Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in ’s tale, by
this
hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.
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STEPHANO
Trinculo, if you interrupt him any more, I swear I’ll
knock some teeth out of your head.
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TRINCULO
Why, I said nothing.
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TRINCULO
I didn’t say anything.
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STEPHANO
Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.
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STEPHANO
Okay, just stay quiet. Go on.
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CALIBAN
I say, by sorcery he got this isle.
From me he got it. If thy greatness will
Revenge it on him—for I know thou darest,
But this thing dare not—
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CALIBAN
I was telling you he used witchcraft to take this island. He stole
it from me. If your highness is willing, take revenge on him for
that—because I know you’re brave enough, I
don’t dare to—
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STEPHANO
That’s most certain.
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STEPHANO
That’s for sure.
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CALIBAN
Thou shalt be lord of it and I’ll serve thee.
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CALIBAN
You’ll be lord of the island then, and I’ll
be your servant.
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STEPHANO
How now shall this be compassed?
Canst thou bring me to th' party?
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STEPHANO
And how would we go about doing that? Can you bring me to
him?
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CALIBAN
Yea, yea, my lord. I’ll yield him thee asleep,
Where thou mayst knock a nail into his head.
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CALIBAN
Yes, yes, my lord. I’ll take you to where he sleeps,
and you can pound a nail into his head.
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ARIEL
Thou liest. Thou canst not.
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ARIEL
You lie. You can’t do that.
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