Chapter 23 second act

The first French.front of orleans The French Sergeant Cao and two sentinels arrived at the gate of the city together. Sergeant brothers, stand on your posts and be careful.If you hear any noise at the foot of the city, or if you see enemy soldiers, immediately inform us in the guardhouse with clear signals. Sentinel A captain, must report to you at any time. (Exit Sergeant Cao) It's a disaster for us errands, we have to stand guard in the dark regardless of the wind and rain while everyone else is sleeping in the bed. Enter Talbot, Beverly, and Burgundy with all the soldiers.They carried the ladder and beat the snare drum in a low voice.

Monsieur Talbot, and you, valiant Burgundy, with whom Adoia, Wallonia, and Picardy have established friendship with us.The French have feasted and drank all day, and they are sleeping boldly to-night, and this is an excellent opportunity for us to pay them back for what they have done us by tricks and witchcraft. O coward of Bedford-France!He has lost faith in his own strength, and he has to befriend witches and ask hell for help. What a disrespect! What friends could a treacherous man in Burgundy have but witches and ghosts?But that Joan of Arc, they described her as pure, what kind of character is she?

Talbot She's a girl, they say. Peifu a girl!How brave! God knows Burgundy, if she continues to serve under the banner of the French, as she has begun to do, her manliness will not last long. Talbot Well, let them play tricks.God is our fortress, in the name of God, let us make up our minds to climb that stone city. Bedford Climb up to the city, brave Talbot, we follow you. Talbot, everyone, don't go up from one place, I think it's better to attack separately.If one way fails, the other way can succeed. That's what Buff does.I'm going to attack a corner over there. Burgundy I served on this side.

Talbot, I, Talbot, went to the city here, and I was buried here if I didn't go up.Hey, Salisbury, for your sake, and for King Henry's right, to-night I show how loyal I am to you both! (The British army climbed the top of the city, shouting at the same time: "St. George!" "Captain Talbot!" All entered the city.) Come on Sentinel A!Come on!The enemy is attacking the city! French soldiers in underwear jumped to the city.The Bastard of Orléans, Alençon, and Regnier were all disheveled and their heads were separate. What's the matter with Alençon, my lords!Look, why are all the clothes in such a mess?

The bastard is in a mess!Hey, I was lucky to escape with my life. Rainier, I heard the sound of drums and horns at the door of the room, and I thought it was time to wake up and get up. Alençon has also experienced many risks since I joined the army, but I have never heard of such a situation as this hasty battle. Bastard I think this Talbot is a devil from hell. Rainier If he is not from Hell, it must be that Heaven has a special favor for him. Here comes Charles Alençon.I wonder how he escaped. Bastard, what's so strange, he has Goddess Joan of Arc as his bodyguard! Enter Charles and Joan of Arc.

Charlie Is this your trick, you liar?You try to coax us first, let us taste a little sweetness first, and then make us suffer a lot, isn't that what you do? Why did Prince Joan of Arc get angry so easily with his friends?Do you want me to use all my skills day and night?Do you want me to be asleep or awake, and I have to be responsible at any time, otherwise you will lose your temper with me?You careless soldiers, if you had kept your vigil well, this disaster would never have happened. Duke Charles-Alençon, this is your fault.You are the foreman of the guard tonight, and you have not shouldered the burden.

We would not have been so shamefully attacked if the positions at Alençon had been guarded with the same care as the section I was in charge of. Bastard my position is firm. Rainier My position is not in trouble, my lord. As for Charlie myself, I spent most of the night between hers and my own, pacing back and forth, watching the changing of the sentries.In this way, where and how did the enemy come in? My lords, I don't think there is any need to ponder this question any longer.No matter where they came from or how they came, anyway, the enemy found a weakly guarded place and attacked.There is no other way now, we have to regroup our scattered soldiers, and then make a plan to severely injure the enemy.

Drums and horns.Enter an English soldier, shouting: "Commander Talbot! Talbot!" The French Dauphin and others fled, throwing his clothes on the ground. These things left by the soldiers, I accepted them bluntly.I called out Talbot, and Saiguo used a steel knife.See, I only use his name as a weapon, and nothing else, and yet I'm covered with so much spoil. (Down.) The second game is the same as before.Orleans Enter Talbot, Beverly, Burgundy, First Captain, and others. The dawn of Peifu is about to break, and the dark night that covers the earth with a black robe is about to leave.Now sound the call-in call, and stop our pursuit. (Blowing the retreat horn.)

Talbot carried the body of old General Salisbury to the central market of the damned city.The oath I made to his heroic soul has now been fulfilled.For every drop of blood he shed, at least five Frenchmen paid for it tonight with their lives.I will build a tomb for him in the largest temple in this city, and bury his body, so that future generations can see what I have ruined this city in order to avenge him.On the tombstone, I want to record how he conquered France, how he was assassinated and died tragically, and the fact that we conquered Orleans, all of which will be recorded for everyone to read.But, my lords, in our bloody carnage we do not seem to have met the Dauphin himself, nor his new escort, the virtuous Joan of Arc, nor his treacherous henchmen.

Lord Beverly Talbot, it was probably at the beginning of the battle that they suddenly woke up from their sleep, mixed with the soldiers, and fled across the city into the wild. Burgundy I believe, if I am not mistaken in the night smog, it was I who aroused the French Dauphin and his concubine, and they fled hand in hand, like a pair of loving couples, Can't bear to separate for a moment.When things settle down here, we'll try our best to catch up with them. Enter an envoy. Messenger salute, my lords!Which of these lords is General Talbot?The deeds of this general have been praised everywhere in France.

Talbot I am Talbot, who wants to talk to me? Messenger A virtuous lady, Countess of Auvergne, who has long admired your reputation, has sent me to invite you, great general, to grant you a visit to her palace, so that she may be proud to behold the splendor of a great man who is so powerful. There is such a thing in Burgundy?Well, I think our war is about to become a thing of peace, and even the ladies are asking to see the general.My general, you can't take advantage of other people's kindness! Talbot How can I be so unreasonable?When men cannot be persuaded by words, women have the upper hand when they express their kindness.Please convey my thanks to her, and I will definitely pay her a visit.My lords, would you please come with me? Peifu forgives me for not being able to accompany me, because it would be out of courtesy.I've often heard it said that unexpected guests are only welcome after they say goodbye. Talbot Well, there is no other way, but I must go alone, to receive the kindness of this lady.Captain, come here. (whispers) Do you know what I mean? Captain, I understand, my lord, I must follow orders. (same below.) The third Auvergne.countess mansion Enter the Countess and the Porter. Countess doorkeeper, remember the task I entrusted to you, and when you are done, hand over the key to me. Mrs. Gatekeeper, please. (Down.) The Countess' plan has been arranged.If all goes well, I'll be as famous as Don Milly who killed Cyrus.There are rumors outside that this general is very powerful, saying that he has done many earth-shattering things.Seeing is worse than hearing, and I want to confirm these legends for myself. Enter the Messenger and Talbot. Madam Messenger, here comes General Talbot whom you have invited and wished to meet. The Countess welcomes him.how!Is this him? Madam Messenger, this is him. Is this the one whom the countess calls the mourner of France?Is this the Talbot whom everyone fears, whose name mothers use to silence their children?I think the legends outside are exaggerated.I had expected him to be an indomitable, burly and majestic man, but this man is a little baby, a dwarf with no striking appearance!It would be hard to believe that such a feeble and withdrawn dwarf could intimidate his enemies. Mrs. Talbot, I venture to call too abruptly.Since Madam has no time today, I will come back another day. COUNTESS What did he say?You go and ask him where he is going. Messenger Please pause, General Talbot, our lady would like to know the reason for your sudden departure. Talbot Well, since your lady won't hear, I'll prove to her that Talbot is here. The porter re-enters with the key. COUNTESS Since you are him, you are a prisoner. Talbot a prisoner?To be whose captive? The countess is my captive, murderous lord, and it is for this purpose that I have brought you here.Your shadow has long been my slave, because your portrait has long hung in my gallery, but now your body will be treated the same.For many years you have brutally ravaged our country, murdered our people, and enslaved our sons and husbands. I will now bind your hands and feet with chains. Talboha, ha, ha! COUNTESS Do you still laugh, wretch?I'm afraid you will cry when you can't laugh. Talbot I can't help laughing when I see Ma'am thinks your majesty can be applied to something other than Talbot's shadow. Countess, what, aren't you Talbot? Talbot I am indeed him. COUNTESS Then your body is within my grasp. Not so Talbot, for I am but my own shadow.You have been fooled, my body is not here.What you see is but a tiny part of me, the least important part.Let me tell you, ma'am, if I were here with my whole body, it would be too high and too big for your palace to contain it. The countess is a real charismatic person, and it is impossible to figure it out.He is here, but he is not here, how can this contradiction be resolved? Talbot I'll do it for you right now. (Talbot takes out his trumpet and plays.) Drums and cannons are fired inside.All the soldiers broke through the door. Talbot What do you think, ma'am?Do you believe me now that Talbot is but his own shadow?These people are his body, his tendons, his arms, and his brawn.He uses this body to tie the necks of your attempts to resist, level your cities, destroy your counties, and turn them into a wasteland within a few acres. Countess Victorious General Talbot!Please forgive me for offending Huwei just now.I now understand that you really deserve your reputation, and you cannot be judged by your appearance alone.I have offended so much, please forgive me.I am very sorry that I did not receive you with due courtesy. Fair lady Talbot, you need not worry.Just now you misunderstood Talbot's appearance, please don't misunderstand his heart again.I am not surprised by your actions just now.I don't ask of you anything else, but that you, if you are kind enough, let us taste your fine wines, for the appetite of soldiers is always ready for these things. Countess I welcome you wholeheartedly.It is a great honor for me to entertain you, a great general, in my humble home. (same below.) Fourth London.parliament garden Enter Somerset, Suffolk, Warwick, Richard Plantagenet, Fannon, and a lawyer. Plantagenet My lords, gentlemen, why are you silent?Does no one dare to say a word of justice? Suffolk We fought so hard in the halls of Parliament that it would be more convenient to talk here. Plantagenet Then please just say, am I not on the side of the truth, or is this disputing Somerset wrong. Suffolk. To tell the truth, I am a novice in legal matters. I can never make my will be governed by the law. I prefer to let the law obey my will. Somerset Then please, Lord Warwick, judge for us. Warwick wants me to judge of two eagles, which one flies higher; of two dogs, which barks louder; of two swords, which is sharper; of two horses, which one Run more steadily; judge which of two girls has the better eyes, man; I know a thing or two; but as to the finer points of law, to tell the truth, I don't know any more than a fool. Plantagenet Alas, these are all vain words and excuses.The truth clearly belongs to me, and the blind can see it. Somerset On my part, the truth is so clear, so clear, so bright, so obvious, that even in the eyes of the blind it shines. Plantagenet Since all of you are tight-lipped and unwilling to speak, please express your opinions in a wordless symbol.Whoever is a gentleman of high birth, who will maintain the dignity of his family, if he thinks my proposition is true, let him pluck me a white rose from this bush. Somerset Whoever is not a coward, not a flatterer, but dares to stand up for the truth, let him pluck a red rose for me. Warwick I don't like colorful things, I don't like flattery, I pluck this white rose for Plantagenet. Suffolk I pluck this red rose for young Somerset, And I say, I think his reason is just. Fannon, please stop, adults and gentlemen, don't pick them for the time being, let us reach a consensus first, the party that gets fewer roses should admit defeat to the other party. Somerset Fannon, my good sir, that is a very good idea.If I get less flowers, I throw in the towel. Plantagenet so do I. Fanon Then, To show where the truth evidently belongs in this case, I take the colorless virgin flower, And my verdict is on the side of the white rose. Take care, Somerset, lest the thorns prick your hand, or your blood will redden the white flowers, and you will come to my side involuntarily. Fanon, my lord, if I bleed to maintain my cause, my claim will heal my wounds like a doctor, and keep me on my side. Somerset Yes, yes, come on, who will pick again? Lawyer (to Somerset) Unless I'm not well educated in the law, your reasons are wrong.To show my opinion, I also plucked a white rose. Plantagenet Look, Somerset, where's your point? Somerset My thesis is in my scabbard, which intends to make blood red your white roses. Plantagenet, but your cheeks are as good as our white roses, and you must have turned white with fright at seeing the truth on my side. Somerset is wrong, Plantagenet, white with fear or wrath, your cheeks flushed with shame, as well as our roses, yet your tongue won't admit you mistake. Plantagenet Somerset, is there not a sore on your rose-bush? Haven't you got thorns on your rose tree, Somerset Plantagenet? Plantagenet Ay, sharp and sharp thorns, To defend the truth more; Your sores have rotted out your hypocrisy. Somerset Well, I've got friends to wear this blood-red rose for me, And they'll prove to me where the false Plantagenet dares not show his face. Unreasonable child of Plantagenet, with this virgin flower in my hand I show my contempt for you and your henchmen. Suffolk Don't involve me in contempt, Plantagenet. Plantagenet Proud Poller, I will; I despise him, and I despise you. Suffolk I'll stuff your disdain for me back down your throat. Somerset Go, go, my good William de la Pole!When we talk to civilians, we raise his status. Warwick Well, in the will of God, you wronged him, Somerset.He is the third son of His Majesty King Edward III and the great-grandson of the Duke of Clarence. He is a well-established man. How can he be said to be a commoner without status? Plantagenet, he has the honor of this place, otherwise a coward like him would not dare to say such a thing. Somerset By God, wherever I am in Christendom, I stand by what I have said.Can you say that when the old king was alive, your father, the Earl of Cambridge, committed treason and was executed?Since your father was a rebel, are you not a sinful, depraved, excommunicated man from the old line?His sin remains in your blood.Unless you are reinstated, you are just a commoner. Plantagenet My father was arrested, but not convicted. He was charged with treason and sentenced to death, but he was by no means a traitor.When things are better and I am more content, I will explain the facts of the year to those more worthy than Somerset.As for your henchman Bole and yourself, I will keep you in mind for slandering my father and son like this, and I will deal with you in the future.Be careful and don't say I didn't warn you. Somerset Well, we'll be ready and waiting for you.My friends will wear red roses against you, so you will have no trouble recognizing your enemies. Plantagenet I swear by my soul, that I and my brethren shall forever wear this colorless, wrathful rose, as a token of my vendetta.If I die, it will wither with me; if I rise through the ranks, it will flourish with me. Suffolk Do as you please, be careful not to choke on your own ambition!Farewell now, we will meet later. (Down.) Somerset Poehler, I go with you.Farewell, ambitious Richard. (Down.) Plantagenet They spoil me like this, and I can only bear it! Warwick The stain of your family that they accuse you, will be washed away when the next Parliament meets to mediate between Winchester and Gloucester.At that time, if you still don't have the title of Duke of York, I don't even want my title of Warwick.In token of my love for you, and my enmity for proud Somerset and William Poehler, I wear your party's white rose.Here is a prophecy I say: The dissension that splits this day in the gardens of Parliament into red and white roses will soon cost thousands their lives. Plantagenet Fanon My dear sir, you have sponsored me to pick a white rose, for which I am very grateful. Fannon, in order to help you, I will also wear a white rose on my body. Lawyers I also wear white roses. Plantagenet Thank you, my good sir.Come on, let me be the host today, and the four of us will have dinner together.I dare say that for this dispute, blood will be shed afterwards. (same below.) The fifth game is the same as before.A room in the Tower of London Enter the two jailers' chairs and Mortimer. Mortimer Good men who watch over my feeble old man, Let dying Mortimer rest here.Due to my long-term imprisonment, my limbs were in great pain, as if I had just been dragged off the rack.My gray hair, brought on by times of misery, foreshadows the near death of Mortimer.My eyes, like an oil lamp that has run out of oil, are getting more and more blurry, and they are coming to an end.My weary shoulders were weighed down by the weight of sorrow; my feeble arms were like a dead vine, whose dry branches and leaves were already drooping to the ground.My feet are paralyzed, and I cannot support my body; yet I long to hasten to the grave, for I can expect no comfort but death.But tell me, watchman, will my nephew come? First Jailer, Richard Plantagenet says yes.We sent a letter to Parliament, to his office, and said he would definitely come. Mortimer is all right, and I am content.Poor good man, he has been wronged just as much as I have.I used to be a man of great military exploits, but since Henry Monmouth came to power, my house has been ransacked. Since then, Richard has also lost his power, and his honor and world position have been deprived.Now, the god of death, who rescues the despair of mankind and eliminates people's pain, is about to free me from this miserable world.I hope his misfortune ends, too, and that what he lost is returned to its rightful owner. Enter Richard Plantagenet. First Jailer, Your filial nephew has arrived. Mortimer My friend, do you say Richard has come? Plantagenet, dear uncle, you are wronged.Your nephew, the newly humiliated Richard, is here before you. Mortimer put my arms around his neck so I could hug him and breathe my last breath in his arms.Ah, tell me if my lips touch his cheek, I'll kiss him softly and lovingly.Tell me now, young shoot of the great Yorkian blood, why do you say you are lately disgraced? Plantagenet first lay your old shoulder on my arm, and when you are more comfortable, I will tell you my grievances.Somerset and I got into an argument today over an argument.He insulted me with a vicious tongue, saying that my father died unseemly.The insult blocked my mouth so I couldn't say the same thing back at him.Therefore, my good uncle, for my father's sake, and for the honor and unity of our House of Plantagenate, please tell me to what occasion my father, the Earl of Cambridge, lost his head. Nephew Mortimer, I was murdered in the same case as your father, and I was thrown into this hateful prison, where my youth was wasted, to languish and die, while your father sent life. Plantagenet Please tell me more about that case, because I don't know anything, and I can't guess. Mortimer I'll speak, if I've got the breath to finish the case.The king's grandfather Henry IV abolished his nephew Richard, son of Edward III's eldest son and legal heir Edward, and took the throne himself.When he was in power, the Panxi family in the north refused to accept his illegal usurpation of the throne, so they raised troops to support me to inherit the throne.The reason these northern soldiers hold is: since the young king Richard has been deposed, he has no biological heir, and I am his closest relative in blood.On the maternal side, I am descended from the Duke of Clarence, the third son of Edward III, and Henry IV is descended from the Duke of Gaunt, the fourth son of King Edward III.According to the order of the housing shares, I was before him.You see, in this struggle for the rightful heir to the throne, I lost my liberty and they gave their lives.Then, long afterward, when Henry V succeeded his father Bolingbroke to the throne, when your father, the Earl of Cambridge--son of the famous Edmund Langley, Duke of York--married my sister-- ―That is your mother.He sympathized with my misfortune, and recruited another team, trying to rescue me from prison and put me on the throne, but like his predecessors, he failed again and finally went to the guillotine.We, the Mortimer family, who were supposed to have the right of inheritance, were forcibly squeezed out in this way. Plantagenet So say, my uncle, you are the last of the Mortimers. Mortimer Yes, you know I have no heir, I'm out of breath, and I'm about to die, I want you to be my heir, and the rest you see.But when you plan, be careful everywhere. Plantagenet, I have already understood your solemn instruction, but I always think in my heart that my father was killed, and the other party was too vicious. My nephew Mortimer, talk less and show more.The Lancaster family is already deeply entrenched, like a mountain that cannot be overthrown.Now that your uncle is about to pass away, it seems that the princes have lived in one place for too long and feel bored, so they move the court to another place. Plantagenet, uncle, I wish I could give years of my life to prolong your life. Mortimer, you are doing that, but you have harmed me. My executioner used this method to deal with me. He could kill me with one knife, but he made me suffer zero crime.Don't be sad, your sadness won't do me any good, I just want you to arrange the funeral for me.Goodbye, I wish you all the best and prosperity in peace and war. (die.) Plantagenet wishes your departed soul well.You have walked your pilgrimage in prison, and lived your life like a pious hermit.Alright, I will keep his instruction deep in my heart, and all my schemes will be temporarily borne in my heart.Keeper, carry him out, and I will arrange his funeral myself, so that he will be more honored than he was in life. (The jailers carry Mortimer's body down.) Thus the dim torch of Mortimer's family was extinguished, crushed by some lesser than he.As for the slander and injury that Somerset has done to my family, I will be able to wash it clean.I go now to the Parliament to demand my restoration, and to turn my disadvantage to my advantage. (Down.)