No Fear Shakespeare
The Tempest
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Act 5, Scene 1, Page 14
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STEPHANO
O, touch me not. I am not Stephano, but a cramp.
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STEPHANO
Oh, don’t touch me. I’m not Stephano,
I’m a walking cramp.
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PROSPERO
You’d be king o' th' isle,
sirrah?
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PROSPERO
You wanted to be king of the island, sir?
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STEPHANO
I should have been a sore one then.
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STEPHANO
I would’ve been a sore king then.
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ALONSO
(indicating
CALIBAN)
This is a strange thing as e'er I looked on.
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ALONSO
(pointing at
CALIBAN) This is the strangest thing
I ever saw in my life.
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PROSPERO
He is as disproportioned in his manners
As in his shape.—(to
CALIBAN) Go, sirrah, to my cell.
Take with you your companions. As you look
To have my pardon, trim it handsomely.
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PROSPERO
He’s as ugly in his manners as he is in
appearance.—(to
CALIBAN) Go, sir, to my room, and
take your companions with you. If you want me to forgive you, make
it neat and tidy.
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CALIBAN
Ay, that I will. And I’ll be wise hereafter
And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god
And worship this dull fool!
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CALIBAN
I will indeed. And after this I’ll be good and hope you
forgive me. What an idiot I was to think this drunkard was a god and
to worship such a stupid fool!
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PROSPERO
Go to,
away.
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PROSPERO
Go away, now.
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ALONSO
(to STEPHANO
and
TRINCULO)
Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it.
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ALONSO
(to STEPHANO
and
TRINCULO) Go, and put your garbage
back where you found it.
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SEBASTIAN
Or stole it, rather.
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SEBASTIAN
Or stole it, rather.
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Exeunt CALIBAN,
STEPHANO, and TRINCULO
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CALIBAN, STEPHANO,
and TRINCULO exit. |
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PROSPERO
Sir, I invite your highness and your train
To my poor cell, where you shall take your rest
For this one night, which—part of
it—I’ll waste
With such discourse as, I not doubt, shall make it
Go quick away: the story of my life
And the particular accidents gone by
Since I came to this isle. And in the morn
I’ll bring you to your ship and so to Naples,
Where I have hope to see the nuptial
Of these our dear-belovèd solemnized,
And thence retire me to my Milan, where
Every third thought shall be my grave.
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PROSPERO
Sir, I invite your highness and your entourage to my little room,
where you can sleep tonight. But for this evening—part of
it, at least—I’ll tell you tales to make the
time pass quickly. I’ll narrate the story of my life, and
give you all the details of what happened to me since I first came
to this island. And in the morning I’ll take you to your
ship and we’ll sail to Naples, where I hope to see this
loving couple married. After that I’ll retire to Milan,
where I’ll contemplate my death, which is soon to
come.
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