No Fear Shakespeare
The Tempest
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 2, Scene 1, Page 16
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ANTONIO
Then let us both be sudden.
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ANTONIO
Let’s act quickly.
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GONZALO
(waking and seeing them)
Now, good angels preserve the king!
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GONZALO
(waking and seeing them) God help
the king! Save him!
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ALONSO
(waking) Why, how now? Ho,
awake!
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ALONSO
(waking up) Hey, what’s
this, what’s going on? Wake up!
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All wake |
Everyone wakes up. |
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Why are you drawn?
Wherefore this ghastly looking?
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Why are your swords out? Why do you look like that?
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GONZALO
What’s the matter?
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GONZALO
What’s this all about?
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SEBASTIAN
Whiles we stood here securing your repose,
Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bellowing
Like bulls, or rather lions. Did ’t not wake you?
It struck mine ear most terribly.
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SEBASTIAN
While we were here guarding you as you slept, we heard a loud roar
that sounded like bulls, or lions. Didn’t you hear it? We
heard it very clearly.
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ALONSO
I heard
nothing.
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ALONSO
I didn’t hear anything.
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ANTONIO
Oh, ’twas a din to fright a monster’s ear,
To make an earthquake! Sure, it was the roar
Of a whole herd of lions.
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ANTONIO
Oh, it was a monstrous roar, to make the earth tremble!
I’m sure there was a herd of lions nearby.
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ALONSO
Heard you this,
Gonzalo?
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ALONSO
Did you hear this, Gonzalo?
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GONZALO
Upon mine honor, sir, I heard a humming,
And that a strange one too, which did awake me.
I shaked you, sir, and cried. As mine eyes opened,
I saw their weapons drawn. There was a noise,
That’s verily. 'Tis best we stand upon our
guard,
Or that we quit this place. Let’s draw our
weapons.
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GONZALO
It’s true I heard a humming sound, a strange one, which
woke me up. I shook you and shouted at you, sir. When I opened my
eyes, I saw their swords out. There was a noise, that’s
certainly true. We should either be on guard here constantly or move
to a different camp. Let’s draw our own swords
too.
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