No Fear Shakespeare
The Tempest
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Act 1, Scene 2, Page 23
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MIRANDA
Sir,
have pity,
I’ll be his surety.
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MIRANDA
Father, take pity on him. I’ll guarantee his goodness
myself.
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PROSPERO
Silence! One word more
Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What,
An advocate for an imposter? Hush,
Thou think’st there is no more such shapes as he,
Having seen but him and Caliban. Foolish wench,
To th' most of men this is a Caliban
And they to him are angels.
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PROSPERO
Quiet! If you say one more word, I’ll punish you, maybe
even hate you. You’re defending an impostor? Be quiet.
You think he’s special, since you’ve only ever
seen him and Caliban. Foolish girl, in the eyes of most people this
man’s a Caliban, and compared to him, they’re
angels.
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MIRANDA
My affections
Are then most humble. I have no ambition
To see a goodlier man.
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MIRANDA
Then my love is humble. I don’t feel any urge to see a
more handsome man than this one.
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PROSPERO
(to
FERDINAND) Come
on. Obey.
Thy nerves are in their infancy again
And have no vigor in them.
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PROSPERO
(to
FERDINAND) Come on. Obey my orders.
Your muscles are all limp and lifeless.
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FERDINAND
So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father’s loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man’s threats,
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o' th'
earth
Let liberty make use of. Space enough
Have I in such a prison.
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FERDINAND
That’s true, they are. My strength is all gone, as if
in a dream. The death of my father, my physical weakness, the loss
of all my friends, the threats of this man who’s taken me
prisoner—all that would be easy for me to take, if only I
could look through my prison windows once a day and see this girl. I
don’t need any more freedom than that. A prison like that
would give me enough liberty.
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PROSPERO
(aside) It
works!
(to
FERDINAND) Come
on.
(aside) Thou hast done well, fine
Ariel!
(to
FERDINAND) Follow
me.
(to
ARIEL) Hark what thou else shalt do
me.
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PROSPERO
(to himself) It’s
working! (to
FERDINAND) Come on.
(to
himself)
You’ve done well,
Ariel. (to
FERDINAND) Follow me.
(to
ARIEL) Listen to what
you’ll do for me next.
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