Chapter 2 first act

First London.royal palace Enter KING HENRY, WESTMOLAND, and others. When King Henry was in turmoil and the country was full of troubles, we were startled and breathless, and we would use our staccato voice to announce that a new battle would begin in the distant overseas.Never shall our country paint her lips with the blood of her own children; nor shall we let trenches lay waste to her fields, nor let the iron hooves of war-horses trample her flowers.Those hostile eyes, like shooting stars that disturb the heavens, are originally of the same species. Although the recent catastrophe has turned into a catastrophe, in the future, the enemies will be united in hatred, and the steps will be the same, and we will never repeat the same mistakes; Let the edge of war, like a knife in a broken sheath, wound its own master.Therefore, my friends, I will immediately raise an army of pure native England, and march to the shrine of Christ; under his holy cross, I am a soldier sworn to fight for him, and we Englishmen are born to fight Drive out with arms those heathens from that holy place that was trodden down by the feet of the Patriarch, who, fourteen hundred years ago, was crucified for our sakes in agony.But this is a plan that was made a year ago, and there is no need to tell you about my determination to go to war, so this is not the purpose of our gathering today.Please report, my lord of Westmoreland, what was decided at last night's meeting regarding our conduct of this momentous campaign.

Westmoreland, We were in the midst of lively discussions last night on this subject, and all directions were arranged, when an urgent messenger from Wales came unexpectedly, with many unfortunate tidings; the worst of which was The news is that the noble Mortimer, who led the people of Herefordshire to fight against the lawless Glendower, has been captured by the cruel Welsh, and his thousand soldiers, all They had been slaughtered, and their bodies were abused by those Welsh women in such inhuman ways that it was impossible to describe the bestiality. From King Henry's point of view, our expedition to the Holy Land will again be delayed by disturbances in this direction.

Westmoreland Not only so, sire, but more serious news from the north: On the Day of the Holy Cross, young and gallant Harry Pansy Hotspur and gallant Archibald, The Scots, who are well-known for their combat skills, met in Homerton and had a very tragic bloody battle; the person who reported the news flew south when they were fighting the most tense, and did not know who would win and who would lose. King Henry has here a faithful friend, Sir Walter Brent, Newly come all the way from Homerton, saddled, His coat still stained with the dust of every place; he has brought us joy news.Lord Douglas was defeated; Sir Walter saw ten thousand brave Scotsmen and twenty-two knights fall on the field of Homerton, their bodies heaped in pools of their own blood.Among the prisoners captured by Hotspur were Mordec, Earl of Faff, who was the eldest son of the defeated Douglas, and Earls of Athor, Murray, Angus, and Mantis.Isn't this a glorious result?Ha, Xianqing, what do you think?

WESTMOLAND Verily, a victory worthy of a king. KING HENRY Well, the mention of it makes me sad and envious that my Earl of Northumberland should have such a good son, whose reputation is as many trees as many bushes One of the tallest and most outstanding trees in the tree, he is the pride and favorite of fate.When I heard his admiration, I saw the stamp of debauchery and disgrace on the brow of my little Harry.what!If it could be proved which night-walking fairy swapped our babies in swaddling arms, calling my son Pansy and his son Plantagenet, then I could have his Harry, let He took my son there.But let me stop thinking about him.Sir, do you think this young Pansy is too proud?He took all the captives taken in this battle with him, and wrote to me that he was not going to deliver them to me except Mordec, Earl of Farfell.

WESTMOLAND His uncle Wurster is in every way malicious to you, and he must have been instigated this time to take his youthful spirit and offend your Majesty's majesty. KING HENRY But I have summoned him to explain his purpose this time; and for this we must suspend our expedition to Jerusalem.My lord, next Wednesday I will hold a meeting in Windsor. You go and inform the ministers, and then come back to see me quickly, because in a moment of anger, I have not said many things that should be said, and have not done things that should be done. Westmoreland I come as I go, my lord. (Exit each.)

The second game is the same as before.Prince's room Enter the Prince and Falstaff. Falstaff Hall, what time is it, boy? Prince, you only know how to drink good wine, unbutton your supper when you are full, and snore on your bench after noon; you let your heart be covered with grease, so that you forget what you should ask.What the hell are you asking about the time?Unless every o'clock is a glass of white wine, and every minute a capon, and the clock is the tongue of a bustard, and the sun-dial is a sign before a whorehouse, and the bright sun herself is a flirtatious girl in flame-coloured damask, I don't know why you're so fussy, asking what time it is.

Falstaff True, you hit my heart, Hal; for we who live by stealing, are always seen under the moon and the seven stars, and never at Phoebus, the fair Show your face under the majesty of the knights in procession.Good boy, when you become a king—God bless your highness—no, I should say your majesty—in fact, it’s not worth praying for you— Prince what!Worth not praying for me? Isn't it Falstaff?Not even that little prayer before eating egg butter is worth spending on you. How are you, Prince?Come, speak, speak. Falstaff Well, I say, good boy, when you're king, don't let us gentlemen of the night be called thieves who rob the beauties of the day; let us be Diana's hunters, moon's favorites ;Let it be said that we are temperate men, for like the sea we are tempered by our noble and pure Queen Moon, and we steal with her sanction.

You are right, my lord, because we believers of the moon are governed by the moon like the sea, and our destiny is like the sea.For example, if a bag of money that was snatched up with all one's strength was out on Monday night, it would be spent indiscriminately on Tuesday morning; It cost nothing.Sometimes it's down and out, but maybe one day it's time to turn your feet up and raise the gallows. Falstaff God, you're right, boy.Isn't our proprietress in the hotel the sweetest woman? The prince is as good as honey, old fellow in my castle.Isn't getting a soft leather jacket the most comfortable prison attire?

Falstaff How, what, mad boy!Hey, another one of your wisecracks?What does a soft leather coat have to do with me? Prince Hey, what does the proprietress in the hotel have to do with me? Falstaff Oh, don't you often call her to settle accounts? Prince Did I make you pay your own bills? Falstaff No, but to be honest, you paid my bills for me. Prince Well, if I have money, I will pay for you; when I have no money, I have used my credit to guarantee you. Falstaff Well, you abuse your credit everywhere, if everyone knows that you are the present prince--But, good boy, when you are king, will there be gallows in England, and the old law will not Will he still make things difficult for the brave hero?If you be king, don't hang a thief.

Prince No, I let you go. Falstaff let me go, that's so rare, I'm sure to be a judge. Prince, you have now judged wrongly.I mean let you hang those thieves, be a rare executioner. Falstaff Well, Hal, well; I'd rather be an executioner than be a servant at court. What is the prince running about?Waiting for the imperial reward? Falstaff No, wait for the clothes, as soon as the executioner, the bag will be fat.God damn it, I'm as sullen as an old tomcat or a bear being dragged along. The prince is like an old lion, a lover's harp. Falstaff Well, like a bagpipe pipe again.

Prince, do you say your melancholy is like a hare, or a ditch in the wilderness? Falstaff You are a very bad and sweet young prince for making such idle comparisons; but, Hal, please stop talking nonsense to me.May God show us where there is a good name to betray.An old minister in the government scolded you in front of me in the street the day before yesterday, but I didn't listen to him; but what he said was very reasonable, and I just ignored him; although what he said was very reasonable, and it was Speaking on the street. Prince You are well to ignore him, for wisdom cries out in the streets, and no one will heed its voice. Falstaff Ouch!You're full of damned aphorisms, and really, a saint could be seduced and ruined by you.You have done me no harm, Hal; may God forgive you!Before I knew you, Hal, I knew nothing; and now, to tell the truth, I'm not much better than a bad man.I must give up this life, I must give up this life; and by God, if I don't repent, I'm a villain, a Christian sinner, and no king's son can absolve me from the wrath. Prince Jack, where shall we grab some money tomorrow? Falstaff fuck!Do as you like, boy, I'll be there; if not, call me a bad man, and shame me on the spot. What a repentant prince!Just pray, and plan to be a thief again. Poins enters from a distance. Falstaff Hey, Hal, it's my calling, Hal; is it a crime for a man to work for his calling?Poins!Now we'll know if Gateshill has gotten a deal.what!If men must be saved by doing good works, there isn't a hot enough hole in hell for a fellow like him to set his soul in.Of all the highway robbers, he was the greatest villain. Good morning Prince, Ned. Good morning Poins, dear Hal.What does Mr. Confession say?What about rum Sir John?Jack!How did you settle last Good Friday when you sold your soul to the devil for a glass of Madeira and a cold drumstick? Sir John, Prince, kept his word and would never deceive the devil.The old saying goes well, that which is of the devil, belongs to the devil, and he took this old adage to heart. POYNES Then you must go to hell for keeping your covenant with the devil. Prince If he deceives the devil, he will go to hell too. Poins is my boys, my boys, To-morrow morning at four o'clock there's a company of pilgrims on Gats Hill with rich offerings going to Canterbury, and London on horseback with full purses merchant.I have prepared masks for each of you; you have horses for yourselves.Gateshill spends the night in Rochester tonight.I've already made a reservation for tomorrow's dinner at East Creek.We can let go and do it, just like sleeping.If you will go, I will fill your pockets with shining money; if you will not go, then hide at home and hang yourself. FALSTAFF Listen to me, Edward, if I stay at home I shall hang you. Do you dare Poins, fat pig? Falstaff Hall, would you like to take part? Prince, what, I'm going to be a robber?No, that can't be done. Falstaff You have no faith, no guts, no friendship; What kind of royal son are you, if you have no courage? Good prince, then I will do something absurd for a while. Falstaff was right, that was the word. Prince Uh, anyway, I'd better stay at home. Falstaff By God, I'll rebel when you're king. Prince I don't care. Sir Poynnesjohn, please let the prince speak to me, and I will give him good reasons why he must go. Well, Falstaff, may God give you a tongue that is persuasive, and ears that are good; that what you say may touch his heart, and that he hear what you say, that he may believe it; and that a noble prince Just play around and be a thief for a while.Because rats and dogs need someone with status to be their guardian.Good-bye; you will find me at East Creek. Farewell, prince, you late spring!Goodbye, cold summer with fallen leaves! (Exit Falstaff.) Poins, listen to me, my dear lord, mount with us to-morrow.I was going to make a joke, but I can't do it alone.We've laid an ambush for the merchants, let Falstaff, Bardolph, Pidot, and Gadshill intercept them, but you and I don't want to be with them; If the two of you don't take it off, you can take this head off my shoulders. Prince, but we set off together, how can we break up with them halfway? It's easy for Poins, we just need to start one step ahead of them or one step later, and arrange a meeting place with them, but we can't go there; ; as soon as we saw that their purpose had been achieved, we went up and attacked them. Prince Well, but they'll probably know us by our horses, our costumes, and other garments. Poins Hey!They won't see our horses, I can tie them in the woods; and when we parted from them, we changed our masks again, and I've got two sackcloth suits that I'll throw on and cover us Original attire. Prince Well, but I'm afraid they are too many and we won't be able to resist them. Poins, well, I know two of them are a couple of cowards; and one who puts his life's safety above everything else, and if he'll risk his life, I'd rather never use a knife again sword.The best part of this joke was when we all got together at dinner and heard what big lies the fat rascal would tell us; The least amount—to fight, how to parry, how to charge, how to be surrounded by the enemy, how to be trapped in the heart; Prince, I would like to go with you.Get everything ready, and tomorrow night we will meet at East Creek, where I will dine.goodbye. Goodbye Poins, Your Highness. (Down.) Prince, I know you all well. Although I am fooling around with you now, I am imitating the sun. It tolerates the filthy floating clouds to cover its solemn treasure, but once it breaks through the ugly fog barrier and shines brightly At that time, people will be amazed at it because they have been looking up to it for a long time.If the seasons of the year were full of game holidays, games would be as tiresome as work; but because they are rare, people look forward to them; It has the power to seduce the interest of the world.So when I cast off this debauchery, And pay a debt I never allowed to pay, I'll overthrow men's false preconceptions, And prove my worth far above my words and deeds; As if placed on a dark background, my changes will be particularly dazzling because they are set off by my past mistakes, and it will be particularly easy to win the favor of the people of the country.I'm going to use my licentiousness as a means of going out of my way when people don't expect it. (Down.) The third game is the same as before.royal palace Enter King Henry, Northumberland, Worcester, Hotspur, Walter Brent, and others. King Henry My nature is too calm and gentle, and I always bear these insults silently; when you see me like this, you think I can be bullied by you, which is why I am so presumptuous.But, let me tell you, from now on, I will unleash the majesty of my monarch, and make people fear me when they see me, because my gentle and weak temperament has already made me lose the respect of my subjects; only pride can subdue me pride. Your Majesty Worster, I don't know what felony crimes of disrespect have been committed by our family members, and we should bear the majesty of His Majesty's condemnation; Your Majesty can have such a lofty position today, speaking of which we have contributed a lot. Your Majesty Northumberland— Go, Henry King Worster, for I see treachery and defiance gleaming fiercely in your eyes.You are so bold and tyrannical in my presence, a dignified monarch cannot bear the wrath of his subjects.Go ahead; I'll come back to you when I need your help and advice. (Exit Worster. To Northumberland) You were about to speak. Northumberland is, my lord.His Majesty had listened to the unfounded rumors that Harry Pansy had disobeyed His Majesty's orders by refusing to hand over his prisoners of war at Homerton, which, in his own words, did not correspond to the truth.It was either malicious slander or a momentary misunderstanding. My son cannot be held responsible for this mistake. Your Majesty Hotspur, I did not refuse to hand over the prisoners, but I remember that right after the battle, I was panting and exhausted due to the long hours of hard work, and I was resting on my sword when a well-dressed minister came, He was neatly dressed, as if he were a bridegroom; his beard was so young that it looked like stumps left over from a harvest field; his body was like that of a cosmetics dealer. Sprinkled with perfume; he held a snuffbox between his fingers and sniffed it from time to time to his nose, laughing and chattering; seeing a troop of soldiers passing by looking at the corpses, he cursed They are uneducated and unruly guys who dare to insult his dignity with ugly and dirty bones.He asked me this and that in many polite and feminine phrases, and on behalf of His Majesty asked me to hand over the prisoners of war.At that time, I was just starting a new life, and I was in pain all over my body, but this talking parrot kept pestering me. Because of his anger, he answered him a few words inadvertently, and he couldn't remember what he said.He simply drove me crazy, looking at his beautiful clothes, oily hair and powder face, with the scent of powder, he spoke like a maid's tone, and he wanted to talk about guns, drums, and bloodshed— —God forgive me for saying so!He also told me that whale brain is a special and effective remedy for internal wounds; people should not dig out the saltpeter for making gunpowder from the belly of the good earth, so that countless good athletes were plotted and killed; I hate these evil artillery fires, and I have long been a soldier.My lord, I answered him with sneering and scolding to his trifling nonsense; I beseech you not, my lord, take his word for it, and doubt my sincerity. Your Majesty Brent, to be fair, Harry Pansy can ignore whatever he said to such a person at such a place, at such a time, as long as he declares to cancel the foreword now, then what All gone. King Henry Why, yet he refuses to deliver his captives to me, Unless I agree to the terms he threatens, To redeem his brother-in-law, foolish Mortimer, at once, from royal money, to liberty.I swear on my soul that the soldiers who followed Mortimer this time to fight against that wicked witch Glendower were all betrayed by him and sacrificed their lives; Landauer's daughter is married.Must we spend the means of our treasury to ransom a traitor?Must we buy with a price a man who has lost his body, and keep it as a curse to our own henchmen?Nay, let him starve among the desolate valleys; whoever asks me for a penny to redeem rebellious Mortimer, I shall never call him my friend. Hotspur rebellious Mortimer!He has never hidden his heart, my lord, it is not his fault that this battle is lost; his bruises are the only proof of his loyalty, These are his gentle Severn under the reeds By the river, alone, the traces left by fighting the great Glendower for more than half an hour.Three times they stopped to catch their breath, and three times by mutual consent they laid down their arms, and drank from the rolling waters of the Severn; The ripples of the river retreated one after another, hiding below the bank stained with the blood of these two brave fighters.A vile and vicious scheme would never conceal its action with such fatal wounds; nor would faithful Mortimer, if he had a will, willingly let his body suffer so many wounds; so let us not Slander him with unwarranted treason. King Henry, Percy, you're trying to defend him with utter nonsense.He never fought Glendower once; I tell you, he would rather face the devil face to face than fight Alwin Glendower.Don't you feel ashamed of lying so blatantly?But, boy, from now on, let me never hear you mention Mortimer's name.Deliver your captive to me as soon as possible, or you shall hear from me some unpleasant things.Earl of Northumberland, I allow you to go with your son.Give me your captive, lest you regret it. (Exeunt KING HENRY, Brent, and entourage.) Hotspur I would not give these captives even if the devil came to howl at me to claim them; I'll run after him and tell him so, for I must vent my heart's wrath to lose this head . Northumberland what!Are you mad?Don't go, make up your mind.Your uncle is here. Re-enter Huaster. Hotspur must not mention Mortimer's name!damn it!I just want to mention him!I want to cooperate with him, otherwise my soul will not be forgiven by heaven.All the blood in my veins is pouring out for him, dripping drop by drop on the earth, and I will lift up this downtrodden Mortimer, and let him be the one with this heartless king, this ungrateful king. And villainous Bolingbroke is an equally noble figure. Brother Northumberland, the king has driven your nephew mad. Worster Who fanned this fire after I was gone? Hotspur hum, he wants me to give all my captives; and when I plead my brother-in-law's ransom once more, his countenance changes color, and casts me a desperate look; at the sound of Mortimer's name , he trembled. Worster I can't blame him; didn't the late Richard say that Mortimer was his next of blood? Northumberland is, I heard him say.In saying that, the unfortunate king--God forgive us the crimes we have committed against him! --was on his way to Ireland, but he was intercepted on the way back, deposed, and soon after he died at the hands of the mob. Because of Huaster's untimely death, we will always be relentlessly slandered and reviled in the mouths of the world. Hotspur, wait a minute!Pray, did King Richard declare my brother-in-law Edmund Mortimer heir to his crown? Northumberland He declared so; I heard it myself. Then, Hotspur, no wonder his uncle the king would have let Mortimer starve among the desolate valleys.But you crown this forgetful man, and for his sake accuse you of atrocities to murder, are you so willing to be the vile accomplices of a usurper, the executioner of a regicide, Endless curse?what!Forgive me for being so blunt, and bluntly point out what a role you have played in the hands of this treacherous king.Are you willing to let the public opinion of the present and the history of the future bring up this shameful fact that two people of position and power like you would do such an injustice-God forgive your sins ! --Pull down Richard, the sweet-smelling rose, and set up Bolingbroke, the thorny thorn?Will you let them bring up the more shameful fact that you have suffered such disgrace for that man, only to be fooled, cast aside, and abandoned by him?Nay, it is time yet to redeem your banished honors, and to restore the world's favor; to avenge the insult that this proud king has inflicted on you, who spends every day and night thinking how to reward your labors, who is I will not hesitate to put you to death with bloodshed.So, I say- Hurst be quiet, nephew!Say no more.Now I will open a forbidden volume, and read to your angry ears a secret and dangerous passage, as thrilling as a gun across a raging torrent. Hotspur If he falls in the water, it's all over, whether he sinks or floats.Let danger run from east to west, but honor crosses it from north to south, and let them fight each other!what!It is more exciting to provoke a lion than to chase a hare. Northumberland, imagining a grand action, lost all patience. Hotspur, by heaven, I don't think it's a thing to pluck the bright honor from the pale moon, or plunge into the unfathomable depths, and grab the drowned honor by the hair, and pull him out of the water. It's a difficult thing; it's just: whoever takes the honor back in this way should enjoy all its dignity alone, and no one can share it with him.But who cares about this hypocritical cooperation! Warster is indulging in his imagination, that's why he is so carried away.Good nephew, listen to me a few words. Hotspur, please forgive me. Those noble Scotsmen Wurster captured by you-- Hotspur I'll keep them both; by God he can't have one of these Scotsmen.No, if his soul had to depend on a Scot for salvation, he couldn't have him.I put my hand up, I'm going to keep them. Worcester, you went on talking again, refusing to listen to what I had to say.You can keep these captives. Hotspur hum, I want to keep them, it goes without saying.He says he won't redeem Mortimer; he won't let me mention Mortimer's name, but I'll cry in his ear when he's fast asleep, "Mortimer!" The talking bird only taught it the word "Mortimer," and gave him the bird to stir his wrath all day long. Nephew Worster, listen to me. Hotspur I hereby solemnly declare I'll lay aside all learning, And with all my mind think some way of mocking this Bolingbroke; And his foolish Prince, If I hadn't believed his father loved him not , may some misfortune come upon him, I must poison him with a jug of ale. Goodbye, Nephew, Wurster; I'll talk to you again when you're calmer. Northumberland Oh, what a wasp has stung thee, and made thee such a surly fool, To babble like an old woman, and only speak thy own words! Hotspur Why, you see, when I hear this wicked politician Bolingbroke mentioned, it's like I've been whipped, and I feel like I've been bitten by an ant.In King Richard's time—damn it!What do you call that place?It was in Gloucestershire, where the impudent duke, his uncle York, stood; where I first bowed my knee to this smiling king, this Bolingbroke ,damn it!You and him had just come back from Ravensboro. Northumberland is at Castle Berkeley. Hotspur, you are right.Why, then, with what sweetness the begging hound courted me!Look, "In case I ever get my way", what "Dear Harry Pansy", what "good brother".what!The devil has caught these liars!God forgive me!Good uncle, speak your words, I have finished. No, if you have anything to say, please go on; we'll just wait for you. Hotspur Really, I've said it all. Worster Then to your Scottish captives.Set them free at once, and demand no ransom, but keep Douglas's sons only, as a condition for sending troops to Scotland; and I can guarantee that they will be willing to do so, for various reasons, which I will write to you some day. of. (To Northumberland) You, my earl, While your son was on his errands in Scotland, You quietly managed to gain the confidence of the noble archbishop, beloved and loved by all. Is Hotspur the Archbishop of York? Worster was exactly; he had a great grudge for his brother Sir Scroop being killed at Brestol.This is not my arbitrary speculation. I know that he has already planned and plotted revenge there, so he has not sent it for a long time, but he is just waiting for the right opportunity. Hotspur I can already smell the blood of war.I swear on my life that this time, the sun and the moon will be darkened and the situation will change color. The Northumberland affair has not yet been dealt with, and you are always so rash in giving away secrets. Hotzboha, there is nothing to say, it must be a brilliant strategy.So Scotland and York must muster their forces for Mortimer, huh? Worster is exactly. Hotspur is terrific, terrific! Frost For the sake of our own heads, We have good reason to urge us to haste; for however prudent we may be, the king thinks he owes us, and suspects us of our merits, dissatisfied.You see he's not being nice to us now. Hotspur that's what he is, that's what he is!We must take revenge on him. Good-bye, Nephew Worster.Don't act rashly, everything must be done according to what I told you in the letter.When the time comes--the day is not far off--I will quietly go to Glendower and Lord Mortimer; and you and Douglas, and our army, will assemble there at the same time, as I order; Our present uncertain destiny will be stabilized by our strong wrists. Farewell, Northumberland, brother, I believe we shall succeed. Farewell, Uncle Hotspur!what!I hope that time will pass quickly, and let us immediately hear the clash of swords and guns, and the hissing of men and horses, cheering and cheering for us! (same below.)