Chapter 6 act five

King's Camp near Solusbury Enter King Henry, the Prince, John Lancaster, Walter Brent, and John Falstaff. KING HENRY How the sun began to rise over yonder wooded hills, and how red it looked!Bai Tian was so frightened that his face was ashen. The Prince of the South Wind made the trumpet of his will, and he blew a hollow howl through the leaves, heralding storms and bitter cold days. KING HENRY Then let it sympathize with the vanquished, For in the victor's eye all is good. (Horn sound.) Enter Worster and Fanon. King Henry, Earl of Worcester!It is a misfortune that you and I meet today under such circumstances.You have betrayed my trust, made me take off the light belt of peace, and put a heavy armor on my old muscles and bones.It's not very good, count; it's not very good.what do you say?You are willing to untie the knot of this hateful war disaster again, return to the righteous way of the courtiers, be a column guarding the lord, shoot your gentle and natural brilliance, and no longer be a meteor out of orbit, so that Is the world apprehensive when they see you, fearing the imminent catastrophe?

His Majesty Worster, please listen to me.As far as I am concerned, I am quite willing to let the remaining years of my life pass in quiet time; and I declare that it was not my intention to have such an antagonism between the two parties this time. King Henry is not what you meant!So how did it happen? Falstaff's rebellion lay in his way, and it was found for him. Prince Silence, crow, silence! It is His Majesty's own business that His Majesty Worster does not want to look at me and my family with favor; but I must remind Your Majesty that we are your first and closest friends.In Richard's day I gave up my staff for your sake, and went day and night to meet you and kiss your hands in tribute, when I was far more powerful and powerful than you.It was myself, my brother, and his son who supported your return, boldly despite the dangers of the time.You swear to us, at Doncaster, you swore that oath, that you had no designs against the state, and that you demanded only your new rights, Duke of Lancaster, bequeathed by Gaunt. titles and territories.For this purpose of yours, we are sworn to assist you to the best of our ability.But in a short period of time, luck will rain down on you like a shower, and you will be surrounded by infinite honor. For the bruises of a licentious age, those apparent humiliations yourselves suffered, and the head wind that hath long locked the king in his ill-fated Irish wars, have made the people of England say he was dead.Thou hast seized the power of so many good occasions, Forgot what thou swore to us at Doncaster; We brought up Thou, as the fierce cuckoo's chick To its rearing sparrow treat us.You have occupied our nest, and your body has been fed to such a large size by us. Although we have a lot of love, we dare not approach you, because we are afraid of being swallowed by you; for our own safety, we have to be forced Fly high and far away on our swift wings, Raise this self-defense army.It is your own ruthlessness, insidiousness and ruthlessness, which destroyed all the vows you made to us without regard to faith, which aroused our helpless resistance.

You, King Henry, have used words like these to stir up the crowds in the market place and in the churches plausibly, and to paint the cloak of rebellion with some beautiful colors, to please the frivolous little children and the frustrated people who are dissatisfied with the status quo. Hearing that there has been a riotous change, they will stare and rub their elbows.A rebellion will never lack such watercolors to paint its purpose, and will never lack the help of scoundrels and pariahs who fear the world's peace. Prince There are many in our armies on both sides that will pay dearly in this engagement, if they ever take part in the match.Tell my nephew that the Prince of Wales admires Henry Percy, as all men do; and by my hope, if this mutiny does not count against him, I don't think there is one in the world Braver, more vigorous, more daring and unrestrained young warriors, with noble deeds to decorate this declining end of the world.As for myself, I must confess with shame that I was once an unprogressive wretch among knights; and I've heard he thinks so, too, but in the presence of my father's majesty, I'll tell He: For the sake of his great reputation, I am willing to hold a decisive battle with him alone, to test our fate, and at the same time save some manpower for each other.

KING HENRY Prince of Wales, I dare you to make this attempt, though great scruples are against your venture.No, good Worster, no, I love my people dearly; even those who go astray and help your nephew's troubles, I love them as much; if they will accept my lenient On condition that he, they, you and everyone can be my friend again, and I shall be his friend too.So go back and tell your nephew, and when he's decided what to do, give me an answer; but if he won't surrender, reprimand and dreadful punishment shall do their work for me.Well, go; now I'll hear no more answer, I've done all you can, so don't be obsessed. (Exit Worster and Fannon.)

On my life, Prince, they will not accept our terms.When Douglas and Hotspur were together, they would be convinced that no one in the world could be their enemy. KING HENRY So go, every general, and mount his troops; As soon as we get their answer, Assault upon them; God guard us, For we fight for justice! (Exit King Henry, Brent, and John Lancaster.) Falstaff Hall, if you see me lying wounded in battle, straddling me to protect me, and fighting hard, it's nothing to say, as friendship should be. The prince can only show you such a friendship with a large stone statue with his feet across the harbour.Say your prayers and see you later.

Falstaff I hope it's bedtime now, Hal, and all is well, that's all right. Prince, you can only pay your debts to God if you die. (Down.) Falstaff is not yet due; and I will not pay him before it is due.Since he didn't call me, why should I be so anxious?Well, that's okay, it's honor that encouraged me to go forward.Um, but what if Honor writes me off when I step forward?So what?Can Honor rebuild a leg for me?No.Rearm an arm?No.To relieve the pain of a wound?No.Doesn't Honor know anything about surgery?don't know.What is honor?two words.What is the word honor?A gust of air.What a clever calculation!Who gets the honor?who died on Wednesday.Did he feel honored?No.Did he hear honor?No.So honor cannot be felt?Well, you can't feel the dead.But wouldn't it live with the living?No.Why?Ridicule and slander will not allow it to exist.In this way, I don't want any honor; honor is but a plaque; my question and answer, and thus the end. (Down).

Scene 2 Rebel camp near Solusbury Enter Worster and Fanon. Worcester, no!Sir Richard, we must not let my nephew know of this lenient and gentle condition of the king. Vannon better let him know. Worster, then we're all done together.It is impossible that the king will not keep his covenant to treat us well; he will always doubt us, and find an opportunity to punish us for this guilt by other faults.For all our lives we shall be gazed upon with suspicion; for a rebellious man is to be trusted no more than a fox, no matter how tame it is, how accustomed it is to be fed, how locked it is in a cage, it will always remain. A bit of ancestral wildness.Whether sad or happy, our faces will be misinterpreted; we will be like cows in a stable, the fatter we are fed, the closer we are to death.My nephew's faults may perhaps be forgotten, for he is forgiven for his youth; and he was notoriously impudent Hotspur, who did everything capriciously, and with this privilege he was not Will be too fussy with him.All his faults should be attributed to my head and his father's head, because his actions were instigated by us; since he was induced by us to break, we are the chief culprits and should bear everything responsibility.So, nephew, at all costs don't let Harry know the king's conditions.

Whatever you say, Fannon, I will do as you say.Your nephew is here. Enter Hotz to Douglas; Officers and men follow. Hotspur My uncle is back; let Lord Westmoreland go.Uncle, what news? King Worcester wants to fight you immediately. Douglas told the Earl of Westmoreland to go back and fight for us. General Hotspur Douglas, please go and tell him so. Douglas is fine, I'll go and talk to him. (Down.) King Worster had not even the slightest semblance of mercy. Hotspur Do you ask him for mercy?God forbid such a thing! Worster I gently told him our grievances and his breach of oath, but he sneered; he called us traitors and traitors, and said he would punish our hateful name with grand force.

Douglas re-enters. Douglas takes up arms, my friends!Take up arms!For I have made a daring challenge to King Henry, and Westmoreland, who has pledged to us, has taken it; and he has received our challenge, and will soon come to us. Nephew of Worcester, the Prince of Wales once stood before the king and demanded a single duel with you. Hotspur!Let's hope this quarrel is between the two of us, and everybody's on the sidelines today except me and Harry Monmouth.Tell me, tell me, what was his attitude when he challenged?Was it contemptuous? Fanon nay, on my soul; I never heard such a humble challenge in my life, Unless it was a younger brother asking his elder brother to hold a tourney.He expresses his sincere admiration to you like a man, flatters you with his noble tongue, repeatedly praises your extraordinary talents, and says that no praise can fully express your value; especially rare He admits his shortcomings with shame, and blames his own youthful debauchery so frankly and sincerely, as if he has a double spirit in him. student.Besides, he said nothing more.But let me tell the world that, if he survives this war, he is the best hope that England has ever had, and the most misunderstood young prince because of his prodigal profligacy.

I think you are fascinated by his absurdity, my brother Hotspur; I never heard a prince so wild as he was.But whoever he may be, I'll wrap him in a soldier's arms and let him shrivel and wither under my courtesies before the sun goes down.Take up arms, take up arms, hurry up!My countrymen, soldiers, and friends, I am a man without eloquence, and cannot stir up your blood with eloquent words. You should think about what you should do. Enter an envoy. General Messenger, this letter is for you. Hotspur I have no time to read them now.Ah, friends!The time of life is short; but even if life flies by with the hands of the clock, and ends in an hour, it is too long to be humbled to pass the short time.If we are alive, we should live to trample the kings of the world under our feet; if we are dead, let the princes die with us, that is a brave death!We raise our weapons and ask ourselves our conscience. As long as our purpose is just, we are not afraid that our weapons will not be sharp.Enter another messenger.

Messenger general, get ready; the king's army is about to attack. Hotspur I thank him for interrupting me, as I declared I could not speak.There is only this sentence: Everyone does their best.Here I draw this sword, and prepare it to be stained with the noblest blood that I have encountered in this day's fierce battle.OK, Pansy!go ahead.Blow all the military music aloud, and in the midst of it, let us all embrace, for there are some of us who will never have a second chance at such affections. (Horns sound in unison; everyone embraces, the same.) Scene 3 Between the camps of the two armies The two sides clash and engage; the battle signal is blown; enter Douglas and Walter Brent, meet. Brent, what's your name, dare to bar my way like this on the battlefield?What honor do you seek on my head? Douglas I tell you, my name is Douglas; I follow you like this in the field, because I'm told you're a king. Brent They've said quite a bit about you. Lord Douglas Stafford Paid dearly today for looking like you; for, King Harry, this sword did not kill you, it did him.You will inevitably die under my sword, unless you surrender and become my prisoner. BRENT I am not made to yield, you proud Scotchman, and behold, a king shall avenge Lord Stafford's death. (The two fight, and Brent is killed by the sword.) Enter Hotspur. Hotspur, Douglas!If you played as hard as that at Homertown, I'd never beat a Scot again. There's nothing wrong with Douglas, we've won all over; here lies the king, lifeless. Where is Hotspur? Douglas here. Hotspur this one, Douglas!No; I knew that face well; he was a gallant knight, and his name was Brent, and he was dressed in appearance like the king himself. Douglas Let stupidity follow your soul everywhere!You have bought a borrowed name at too great a price; why do you tell me you are a king? Many of King Hotspur's men went to battle in his clothes. Douglas swears by my sword, I'll kill all his clothes, and keep nothing in his royal wardrobe, Till I meet the king. Hotspur rise up and go!Our soldiers are fighting very hard today. (same below.) Trumpet sound.Enter Falstaff. Falstaff Though I never pay my bills for drinks in London, it's not like paying bills here in war, and everything goes to your head.wait!who are you?Sir Walter Brent!You have honor!This is not vanity!I'm as hot as lead melted in a furnace, and as heavy as lead is my body; God don't let the lead be hammered into my breast!My own stomach is already heavy enough.I led my group of calligraphers into battle, and every one of them was shot down; among the 150 people, less than three survived, and they would spend their lives begging for food on the streets.But who is coming? enter the prince. Prince what!are you hereLend me your sword.How many nobles died under the iron hooves of arrogant enemies, and no one has avenged them yet.Please lend me your sword. Falstaff, Hal!I beg you, let me catch my breath.No one has made such great military exploits as I have today.I've given Pansy a lesson and sent him to hell. The prince is true; he did not kill you, and he died before he wanted to.Please lend me your sword. Falstaff No, by God, Hal, if Pansy ain't dead, you can't take my sword; if you will, take my pistol. Prince give it to me.Hey!Is it in a box? Falstaff Well, Hal; it's hot, hot; it could sweep a city. (The Prince takes out a wine bottle.) Prince hey!Is this the time to joke? (Throws bottle at Falstaff. Exit.) Falstaff Well, if Percy is not dead, I'll strike him in the heart.If he catches me, all right; if he can't, and I'm sending myself to my door, let him chop me up into a pile of meat.I don't like Sir Walter's grinning honor.give me life.If I can save my life, fine; if not, the honor comes unexpectedly, so be it. (Down.) Another part of the field in Game 4 Trumpets sound; armies clash.Enter KING HENRY, THE PRINCE, JOHN LANCASTER, and WESTMOLAND. KING HENRY Harry, stand down; you bleed too much.John Lancaster, you go with him. Lancaster I will not, my lord, Till I shed as much blood. Your Majesty, beg your majesty to go to the front quickly, and don't let your friends be dismayed at seeing your retreat. KING HENRY I'm coming.Lord Westmoreland, take him back to camp. Come Westmoreland, my lord, and let me take you back to your tent. Prince take me back, count?I have no need of your help; bloody lords lie trampled upon the ground, traitor's weapons are slaying, and God forbid the Prince of Wales is driven out of battle for a little scrape! Lancaster We have rested too long.Come, my lord of Westmoreland, this is the way we ought to go; for God's sake, come. (Exit John Lancaster and Westmoreland.) Prince By God, Lancaster, I've been wrong about you; I never thought you had such courage.I loved you because you were my brother, John, and now I respect you as my soul. Although King Henry is only a fledgling warrior, I saw him and General Pencey fight each other bravely, and that kind of perseverance far exceeded my expectations. Prince!This child adds courage to each of us. (Down.) The trumpet sounds; enter Douglas. Douglas is a king again!They are like the heads of a thousand-headed snake, and they are endless.I am Douglas, and any man who wears a garb like yours shall die at my hand.Who are you, pretending to be a king? KING HENRY I am the king himself; and I am sorry from the bottom of my heart, Douglas, that you have met so many shadows of kings, but have not met the real king.I have two boys, and I'm on the battlefield looking for Pansy and you; but since you happen to meet me, I'll fight you, and you'll have to defend yourself. Douglas I'm afraid you're another imposter; but tell the truth, you look like a king; whoever you are, you're my man, see how I beat you. (The two engage; King Henry is in peril, the Prince re-enters.) Prince, lift up your head, wicked Scotchman, or you will never be able to lift your head up again!On my arms are the spirits of brave Surrey, Stafford, and Brent; and before you is the Prince of Wales, Who always promises what he promises. (The two engage; Douglas flees) Take courage, Your Majesty; are you all right?Sir Nicholas Gawsey had sent for help, and Clifton had sent for help.I will help Clifton at once. King Henry wait a moment, rest a while.You have redeemed your lost reputation, and this time you rescued me from danger, which shows that you still have some concern for my life. Prince God!Those who say I wish you dead are deceitful.If so, I should let Douglas' poison kill you, He'll kill you as quickly as all poisons in the world, and save your son from doing that treason himself. King Henry is on his way to Clifton; and I will meet Sir Nicholas Gauthy. (Down.) Enter Hotspur. Hotspur, if I am not mistaken, you are Harry Moonmouth. Prince You speak as if I would deny my name. Hotspur My name is Harry Pansy. Prince, then I see a very heroic traitor named Harry Pansy.I am the Prince of Wales; Pansy, don't you try to divide my glory equally: no two planets can move in one orbit at the same time; nor can one England contain Harry Pansy and the Prince of Wales side by side. No such thing will happen to Hotspur, Harry; for the end of one of us is at hand; and I wish you were now as great a name as I am! Prince Before I leave you, I'll make my name greater than yours; I'll cut the flower of honor from your head, And weave myself a crown of victory. Hotspur I can't stand your arrogant boasting any longer. (The two fight.) Enter Falstaff. Well said Falstaff, Hal!Work hard, Hal!Well, there's no child's play here, I can tell you. Douglas re-enters, engages Falstaff, Falstaff falls feigning death, Douglas re-enters.Hotspur fell to the ground injured. Hotspur, Harry!You have taken away my youth.I would rather lose this frail life than the reputation you have wrought from me; it wounds my mind more than thy sword wounds my body.But thought is the slave of life, and life is the teaser of time; time overlooking the whole world will always have its pause.what!If the cold hand of death had not been on my tongue, I could have predicted--no, Pansy, you're dirt now, you're--(Death.) Food for the Prince's maggots, brave Pansy.Farewell, great mind!False ambition, how small you seem now!When the body contained a soul, a kingdom was too small a domain for it; but now a few feet of filthy earth are enough for its shelter.On this earth that bears your dead body, there is no one stronger than you.If you could still feel the homage that is paid to you, I would not pour out my feelings so vehemently; but let me cover your blood-stained cheeks with a souvenir, and thank myself for you , to be able to express such warm respect to you.Farewell, take your reputation to heaven!Your shame will sleep with you in the grave, but it will not be engraved on your tombstone! (sees Falstaff lying on the ground) Ah!old friend!Can't there be a tiny bit of life in this mass of flesh?Good-bye, poor Jack!The death of a better man than you wouldn't bother me as much as your death.what!What a loss your death would be to me, if I were such a merry-go-round!In today's bloody battle, although death killed many good warriors, he never shot a stag fatter than you.Soon your guts will be gutted by birds and beasts; now you lie in a pool of blood with noble Pansy. (Down.) Falstaff (rising) Empty my guts!If you emptied my internal organs today, I will let you pickle me up and eat me tomorrow.damn it!It's a good thing I pretended well, or the murderous Scottish villain would have wiped out my life long ago.Pretend?I lie, I am not pretending; dead is pretending, for though he looks like a man, he has no human life; and a living man pretending to be dead is not pretending, for he is indeed the true and complete form of life.Prudence is the greatest ingredient of bravery, by which I have saved my life.damn it!Although this gunpowder-like Pansy is dead, I am still a little scared when I see him; what if he also faked his death and stood up suddenly?In good conscience, I'm afraid he's the better man than I am between the two of us who play dead.So I'll stab him again to avoid accidents; by the way, I'll swear that I killed him.Why doesn't he stand up like me?Only those who have seen it can refute my hypocrisy, and there is none here; so, boy, (stab Hotspur) Let me add a fresh wound to your thigh, and follow me. (With Hotspur on the back.) Re-enter The Prince and John Lancaster. Come, my prince, my brother John; Your valor has been well shown in your first battle. Lancaster is waiting!Who is this?Didn't you tell me that the fat man is dead? Prince Yes, I saw him dead, lifeless, bleeding on the ground.Are you alive?Or a phantom playing tricks on our eyes?Speak a word; we must hear your voice before we can trust our eyes.You are not what we see. Falstaff needless to say?I'm not a two-headed man; but if I'm not Jack Falstaff, I'm a bastard.Here is Pansy; (throws the body down) If your father will give me some reward, that's fine; if not, when he meets a second Pansy, kill him himself.To tell you the truth, I hope I am either an earl or a duke this time. Why, Prince, I killed Pansy myself, and I saw you dead with my own eyes. Falstaff for real?Lord, Lord!How good the world is at lying!I confess that I fell out of breath, and so did he; but then we both stood up at the same time, and fought hard for a good hour.If you take my word for it, well; if not, let those who pay for their merits bear their own guilt.I'll say to my death that I gave him this thigh wound; if he lives to deny it, damn it!I must make him eat my sword. Lancaster This is the strangest story I have ever heard. Prince This is the strangest fellow, Brother John.Come, take that thing of yours bravely on your back; and for my own part, if a lie could do you honor, I'd gladly dress you with the smartest words. (Blowing the Horn of Homecoming) The trumpet is blowing the horn of Homecoming; the victory is already ours.Come, brother, let us go to the highest place in the field, and see which of our friends are alive and which are dead. (Exeunt Prince and John Lancaster.) Falstaff I'll follow, as they say, for rewards.Whoever rewards me, may God reward him also!If I ever be a big man, I'm going to grow a little thinner; for I'm going to change my ways, stop drinking, and live a clean life like a gentleman. (Down.) another part of the fifth field Horns blared.Enter KING HENRY, THE PRINCE, JOHN LANCASTER, WESTMOLAND, and others; with Worster and Fannon, taken prisoner. King Henry's rebellion was always thus punished by it.Mischievous Worcester!Have I not offered merciful terms to all of you, and very generously granted pardon for your transgressions?How dare you falsely preach my will, lie about it with empty words, and betray your nephew's trust in you?On our side three knights, a noble earl, and many defenders of the country were killed today; if you had communicated the true meaning of our two sides early like a Christian, they would still be alive and well. Worster All I do, I do for my own safety; I bear this fate in peace, because it has inevitably befallen me. King Henry took both Worcester and Fannon out and slew them; the rest are at my discretion. (The guard bets on Worster and Fannon) What's the situation on the battlefield? Douglas, the prince's noble Scot, saw that the battle was going badly, and that the gallant Pansy was dead, and his soldiers, one by one, had no desire to fight, and had to flee with the rest; He was seriously injured and was captured by pursuers.Douglas is now in my tent, Your Majesty, please allow me to dispose of him at will. King Henry can. Prince Then, brother John Lancaster, go to this honorable mission of generosity.Go and free Douglas, and no ransom; the courage he has shown us this day, has taught us that even from our enemies such gallantry is worthy of our admiration. Lancaster thanks Your Highness for giving me this honor, and I will carry out your will. KING HENRY Then it remains for us to divide our armies.You, my son John, hasten to York with the lord of Westmoreland, and slay Northumberland and that Bishop Scroup, where, as we hear, they are preparing for battle.Myself and you, Harry my son, go to Wales and fight against Glendower and Lord March.Rebellion needs one more blow, as it is today, to lose its momentum in this country; let us ride on the victorious victories, and go on with all our victories. (same below.) Notes: Holy Cross Day (Holy-roodday), September 14th, is the day of sacrifice for Roman Catholics. Highway robbers. Michaelmas (Michaelmas), September 29th, commemorates the festival of Saint Michaelmas. Amaimon, a demon in the legends of the Middle Ages. Maid Marian is a slut played by a man in a farce.