Chapter 30 third act

Scene 1 St Edmund Burley Great Abbey The sound of the trumpet.King Henry, Queen Margaret, Cardinal Beaufort, Suffolk, York, Buckingham, and others came to Parliament. King Henry didn't know why Lord Gloucester hadn't arrived yet. He was never late. What happened to him? Queen Margaret Can't you see?His demeanor has been a little out of order recently, maybe you don't care much?He had become defiant, domineering, so haughty, so self-righteous, a different man of late.We remember that he was always pleasant and approachable in the past. As long as we looked at him from a distance, he would immediately kneel down. Who in the court would not praise his humility?But now if you meet him, for example, when you see him in the morning, when others always want to say good morning, he frowns, stares, and walks over without bending his legs, expressing what is due to us. I don't care about etiquette at all.As the saying goes, if a puppy barks at you, you can ignore it, but when you hear a lion roaring, even a big man will be terrified.Humphrey is not a small person in England.First of all, you should think about it, he is your closest clan, once you collapse, it will be his turn to take power.In my opinion, since he has bad intentions and can inherit the throne after your death, you still treat him as a confidant, keep him by your side, and discuss everything with him. This is absolutely not the way.His sweet talk usually won the favor of the common people. If he launched a rebellion, the common people would definitely follow him.It's still spring, and the roots of the bad weeds don't grow deep yet. If we don't hoe them out early, they will grow and grow everywhere, killing all the fragrant flowers.My heart is set on my lord, and I can't help thinking more about the harm the duke may do to you; if I'm too narrow-minded, take my words for a woman's nervousness.If someone can give a better reason to overcome my scruples, I will give up and admit that I have wronged the Duke.Suffolk, Buckingham, York, if you can refute these words of mine, do so, and if not, you must agree that I am right.

Lady Suffolk analyzed the duke's mind very clearly.If I were appointed to be the first to express my opinion, then what I would say would be exactly the same as what the empress said.I'll bet my life that the Duchess did those tricks with his connivance.Even if he is not a collaborator, but he claims to be of noble birth, except for the king, he is considered the heir to the throne. All kinds of boastful words are enough to inspire that arrogant duchess to use vicious means to frame our king.The deeper the river bed, the calmer the water.You can see that he looks like an honest man, but the tricks hidden in his heart are vicious.If a fox wants to steal a lamb, it will never bark.No, no, my lord, the mind of Gloucester is beyond the reach of men, and his plots are many.

Didn't the cardinal often disregard the law and use his own ideas to execute people by torture for small and irrelevant offenses? Didn't York, during his regency, use the pretext of raising military expenses to be stationed in France, extortionate and extortionate, and collected a lot of money, but in the end he gave nothing?As a result of his perversion, towns rebelled every day. Buckingham, tsk, tsk, Duke of Humphrey with a grinning face, there are still many crimes that people don't know about him, and they will be exposed after a long time. If compared with those crimes, what you say is insignificant little thing.

King Henry, gentlemen, in a word, it is admirable that you take such care for me, and prick the thorns from my feet.But, speaking from my conscience, our ancestral Gloucester has absolutely no rebellious heart against me, he is as pure as a suckling lamb or a tame dove.The duke is upright and kind-hearted, he has absolutely no evil thoughts, and will never subvert me. QUEEN MARGARET Oh, how dangerous it is to be so trusting!Does he look like a dove?His feathers must have been borrowed from elsewhere, for his intentions were a nasty old raven.Is he a lamb?His fur must have been borrowed elsewhere, for his heart is nothing short of a ravenous jackal.Who wouldn't cover up a painted skin to deceive others?Take care, my lord, that the happiness of all of us depends on our timely exposure of the hypocrite.

Enter Somerset. Somerset bless my king! King Henry welcomes you, Mr Somerset.What news from France? All His Majesty Somerset's rights in France are lost, all done. KING HENRY This is chilling news, my lord Somerset.But the will of God is inviolable! York (narrator) This is really chilling news for me.I have always regarded France as much in my pocket as fertile England.As a result, my flowers were destroyed as soon as they sprouted, and my green branches were eaten up by caterpillars.I must save this situation as soon as possible. If I fail, I will not hesitate to exchange my inheritance for the glory after death.

Enter Gloucester. Gloucester May my king be blessed without bounds!My lord, I am too late, please forgive me. Suffolk says it's too late, Gloucester, to let you know you're too early, unless you're a more faithful man.I am now arresting you for treason. Gloucester, Suffolk, don't you think that arresting me will make my cheeks blush and my face pale.A man with a clear conscience fears nothing.The cleanest springs are bound to contain mud, but there is nothing rebellious in my frank heart.Who can accuse me?Where is my guilt? Lord York, it is said that when you were in the country, you accepted bribes from France, and you withheld military pay. Your behavior caused Your Majesty to lose the land of France.

Is Gloucester but rumor?Who is saying that?I have never withheld my military pay, nor have I accepted a penny in bribes from France.God help me, don't I sit around until midnight trying to improve our welfare in Britain?If I take the slightest advantage from the king, if I have a penny in my pocket, let me be punished on the day of judgment!Absolutely nothing, as a matter of fact, I have paid for the garrison in gold pounds out of my private property, and have never demanded repayment, because I did not wish to burden the poor. My lord cardinal, you have done a good job of explaining yourself with all this rambling.

Gloucester I tell the truth, God sees! York During your regency, you devised so many hideous tortures to punish criminals that our England was looked upon as a tyrannical country. What did Gloucester say?Who doesn't know that when I was in the country, my only fault was being soft-faced and kind-hearted?As long as sinners shed tears to me, my heart softens. As long as sinners are willing to say a few words of confession, they will be forgiven.Unless it is a bloody murderer, or an extremely cunning thief who robs money, I will punish what I deserve.For murderers who committed bloody crimes, I am merciless and must be sentenced to death.

It is true, my lord Suffolk, that you have no difficulty in defending these faults, but there are more serious charges, which I am afraid you will not be able to defend.I arrest you by order of His Majesty.You are now handed over to the care of His Excellency the Cardinal, awaiting the trial. Gloucester, King Henry, I very much hope that you will be cleared of all suspicions, and my conscience tells me that you are innocent. O Gloucester, wise lord, these times are too dangerous.Gentlemen of integrity were strangled by ambitious people, and those with good intentions were driven away by those who were cruel.False oaths and false testimony are prevalent everywhere, and justice and justice cannot stand on your land.I know their plot is to take my life.If after my death, our island country can enjoy peace and their perverse behavior can be exposed, then I will die without complaint.I'm afraid that my death is only the prologue to the drama they want to perform, and they still have endless tricks, which have not yet revealed their traces, and the tragedy they planned will not end until they are acted out one by one.Look at Beaufort's fierce red eyes, revealing the evil thoughts in his heart; Suffolk's dark brow revealing the stormy hatred; the cunning Buckingham has revealed the hidden jealousy in his heart in his words; and That obstinate York, who is full of desires, because I have punished him for his indiscretions, now set me up with false charges.As for you, my queen, you, with them, have discredited me out of thin air, and have done everything possible to deceive my wisest lord and make him my enemy.Hmph, you guys are all in collusion - I've seen you get together many times to discuss with my own eyes - your purpose is nothing but to kill me.It is not difficult for you to find perjured witnesses to incriminate me, and to produce many treasonous materials to aggravate my charges.There has been an idiom since ancient times: "If you want to beat a dog, it will not be difficult for you to find a stick." This sentence will come true.

Cardinal, Your Majesty the King, it is intolerable for him to spout such blood.If he is allowed to talk nonsense and wantonly slander and curse those who are loyal and defend the holy bow from assassination, I am afraid that loyal ministers and righteous men will be disheartened. Suffolk Did he not speak ill of our queen?Although he was evasive, he meant that the queen had bought perjury to overthrow his power. Queen Margaret's loser ramblings, I can ignore him. Gloucester Whatever you think, you are right.I did fail, the victors used tricks to trap me, may they all suffer!Are those who have suffered are not allowed to speak?

If Buckingham had allowed him to argue, he would have quarreled with us all day long.My lord cardinal, he is in your charge. Come, cardinal, take the duke down, and keep him under strict watch. Gloucester!King Henry threw away his stick before his legs were firm.The shepherds around you are driven away, and the wolves are about to scramble to bite you.Alas, I wish I was wrong to worry!Ah, if only so!Henry My good lord, I'm afraid you're in danger. (Press down.) King Henry's ministers, state affairs, you can do whatever you see, as if the king were here. What about Queen Margaret, is Your Majesty leaving Parliament? King Henry O, Margaret, my heart is overwhelmed with grief, my eyes are filled with bitter tears, I am entangled with trouble, and what could be more painful than a conflict within?O Uncle Humphrey!I know by your face how upright, true, and faithful you are, but, good Humphrey, there comes a day when I shall call you a hypocrite, and doubt your devotion.What kind of evil star are you, so that the princes of the whole court, and even my queen, must put you to death?You never offended them, and you never offended anyone.Just as a butcher takes a calf, binds it, drives it with a whip, and leads it to a bloody slaughterhouse, so cruelly they lead him away.Myself, like an old heifer that meows here and there, and sees the innocent calf being led away, and can do nothing but whine, so I was with Uncle Gloucester, and could only cry Look at him barking, there is no way to save him, because his enemy is too strong.I can only mourn for his fate, and in my choked up voice, I want to ask: Who is the traitor?Gloucester he is absolutely not. (Down.) Queen Margaret, my lords, the cold snowflakes melt in the hot sun.My lord Henry, always cold in great matters, was too honest and soft-hearted to be charmed by Gloucester's feigned hypocrisy.The Duke is like a weeping crocodile, pretending to be pitiful, and tricking the kind passer-by into his mouth; and like a colorful snake, curled up among the flowers, the child, seeing its bright color, regards it as a good thing, It stings him suddenly.Gentlemen, take my word for it, and if no one has a better opinion--and in this matter I think mine is right--I see that this Gloucester must be hastened out of the world. It is impossible to clear it up. Only after clearing him can we sit back and relax. The cardinal's strategy of killing him is indeed worth a try, but we haven't found an excuse to kill him, it is best to go through legal procedures and sentence him to death. Suffolk, in my opinion, that's not a good idea.Now the king still has to try to save him, and the common people may riot to save his life, but we have to prove his capital crime, except for some suspected crimes, the evidence is still very insufficient. York said so, you do not advocate killing him. Suffolk Hey, York, there's no one like me to kill him! York York had more reason to want him dead than anyone else.But, my lord cardinal, and you, my lord of Suffolk, please tell me, is it not like putting the Duke of Gloucester at the king's side, and presiding over the administration, like putting a hungry eagle Next to the chick, relying on it to defend against vultures? Queen Margaret's poor chicken will never escape. Not bad at all, Suffolk lady.Isn't it foolish to ask a fox to guard the sheepfold?Is it okay for a murderer who is accused of murder to let him go lightly if he is said to have attempted murder?No, he must be killed.Even though the fox didn't bite the sheep's blood, it is by nature the enemy of the sheep. Similarly, Humphrey is the enemy of our king.If you want to kill him, you can kill him, regardless of the letter of the law.It doesn't matter what traps, what tricks, whether he's awake or asleep, as long as he's dead.He uses tricks on others, and we treat him in the same way as others, and there is nothing unreasonable. Queen Margaret, the best Suffolk, speaks emphatically. If Suffolk wants to do what it says, it is categorical.Often someone can only say, can't do it.But I mean what I say.I consider this to be a service to the community, and in defense of our king, I will be his death-chaplain, at your bidding. Cardinal But my lord of Suffolk, I can't wait till you take the priesthood, I'll kill him.As long as you agree to this matter, I will find the executioner. I am really worried about the safety of the king. Suffolk I shake hands with you, it's the right thing to do. Queen Margaret I agree too. York I agree too.Now that the three of us have expressed our opinions, it doesn't matter whoever objects. On a mission. My lords, I have come hastily from Ireland to tell you that the people there have rebelled and slaughtered the English everywhere.My lords, please send reinforcements as soon as possible to suppress those rebels as soon as possible.Now that the rebellion has just begun, it is easy to save it, but it will be difficult to deal with it when the situation expands. Cardinal This is a rebellion that must be stopped at once!What are your opinions on this serious incident? York I think it would be best to send Somerset to be governor of Ireland, for that kind of thing needs a lucky officer to deal with, as you see how lucky he was in France. Somerset If the steward of France were not I, but our handsome Lord York, I'm afraid he won't last as long as I do, and he'll be back long ago. York may not, never will lose all of France as you did.I'd rather lose my life sooner than stay there so long till it's all gone and bring a disgrace back to England.Can you show us the scars on your body?A person who doesn't even have a scar on his body will win a battle. Queen Margaret, don't quarrel, as soon as the sparks come out, blown by the wind, and the coals are added, they will become a blazing fire.Say no more, good York; and you too, good Somerset.You see, York, if you had been steward of France, you might have had worse luck than he. What about York, can it be worse than losing light?Well, then embarrass everyone! Somerset you would like everyone to be disgraced, including you! Cardinal My lord of York, try your luck.Now the half-civilized chieftains of Ireland have rebelled, and are spilling English blood on the land.Will you go to Ireland with a troop?Your soldiers and horses can be selected by each state and county, and each county sends out some people. How about you go and compete with the Irish? My lord York, if the king approves, I will go. Hi Suffolk, His Majesty has authorized us, and if we make a decision, he will approve it.Then, my lord York, this task is yours to undertake. York I am most willing to serve.My lords, I'm going to take care of my private affairs, and within this time, please send me the soldiers and horses. Lord York of Suffolk, I will be in charge of dispatching troops and horses.Now let us return to the question of what to do with the treacherous Duke Humphrey. The Cardinal needn't talk anymore.I'll deal with him, and keep him so that he won't cause us any more trouble in the future.Let's go, it's getting late.Lord Suffolk, let us discuss that matter again. York My lord of Suffolk, send your troops to Brestol within fourteen days, and I shall wait there.From there I intend to ship troops to Ireland. Suffolk I will see to it, my lord of York. (All except York.) York, York, if you don't take this opportunity to harden your heart, and turn your doubts into resolutions, you will never have a chance again.You have to be the person you want to be, and it doesn't matter if you lose your current status, it's not worth nostalgia for.The fear of paleness belongs only to men of low birth, and fear must never be concealed in the breast of a nobleman.My thoughts now flowed more quickly than a spring shower, and my every thought was of earthly honor.My mind is busier than a spider spinning a web, and I will weave a web to catch my enemies.Very well, gentlemen, very well, it is well done that you have sent me a great army.I'm afraid that after you put a hungry snake in your arms to warm it, it will sting your atrium.What I lack is soldiers and horses, and you just gave me soldiers and horses.I thank you, but please believe that you are putting sharp weapons into the hands of madmen.When I raise a mighty army in Ireland, I'll raise a black tempest in England that will blow ten thousand souls to heaven, or to hell.The tempest that overwhelms the river will intensify, until the golden crown falls on my head, and then it will be calmed like a bright and dazzling sun.I have stirred up Jack Cade, a rough-and-tumbler in Kent, to use him as an instrument for my ambitions.He will raise an army in the name of John Mortimer.When I was in Ireland before, I saw Cade the Rough.When he fought against a group of chieftains, he was hit by countless arrows in his legs, like a hedgehog, and he refused to retreat. Later, I rescued him from the siege, and saw that he was desperate and brave, with many eagle feathers on his body , but swinging back and forth, as if wearing bells all over the body.He often disguised himself as a shaggy-haired native and sneaked into the enemy's ranks to spy on the military situation. He was never noticed by the enemy until he came back to report to me.This guy I will use as my puppet.Anyway, John Mortimer was dead long ago, and no one could tell, and Cade looked, acted, and talked very much like him.Through this, I can also observe how the people's feelings and love for the York family are.If this Cade fails to be captured, even under severe torture, he will definitely not confess that I instigated him to riot.If he wins--and I think he has a good chance of success--then I'll go straight from Ireland to England with an army, and take advantage of the fisherman.Seeing that Humphrey is about to be killed, as long as Henry is driven away, the throne will belong to me. (Down.) Second game at St Edmundbury.a room in the palace Several assassins hurried on. First Assassin Go to Lord Suffolk at once, and tell him that we have obeyed his orders and killed the duke. Second Assassin I hope I don't!What are we doing?Have you ever seen a man as penitent as he was? Enter Suffolk. Lord Assassin 1 is here. Suffolk Hey, everyone, are you done? First Assassin Yes, my lord, he is dead. Suffolk Oh well said.Go, go to my house, I will reward you for your meritorious service.The king and court ministers will be here soon.Have you made his bed smooth?Is everything arranged according to my order? First Assassin Yes, my lord. Go Suffolk!go away! (Exit the assassins.) Blow the trumpet.Enter KING HENRY, QUEEN MARGARET, THE CARDINAL OF BEAUFORT, SOMERSET, THE CHILDREN, and the rest. King Henry went and sent our uncle to present at once, and told him that the trial was to-day to find him guilty of what he was charged with. Suffolk I will call him, my lord. (Down.) King Henry, gentlemen, sit down.I beg you to deal with Uncle Gloucester's case only on the basis of solid evidence, according to the crime he has committed, and not to be too harsh on him. Queen Margaret God will not forgive anyone who is wicked.How can a noble person be punished out of thin air!I beg God to bless him to wash away the suspicions on him! KING HENRY Thank you very much, Meg, I am satisfied with your words. Re-enter Suffolk. What is the matter with King Henry!Why are you turning blue?why are you shakingWhere is our uncle?What's the matter, Suffolk? Suffolk He is dead in his bed, my lord; Gloucester is dead. Queen Margaret O God, there is such a thing! Cardinal This is God's secret judgment.I dreamed at night that the Duke was mute and unable to speak a word. (King Henry faints.) Queen Margaret What has become of my lord?Come quickly, gentlemen!The king is dead! Somerset picked him up and quickly twisted his nose. Queen Margaret Come quickly, help me, hurry, hurry!Oh, Henry, open your eyes! Suffolk is well, the king is back, the empress need not worry. KING HENRY Oh, my God! How does Her Majesty Queen Margaret feel now? Suffolk take heart, my lord!Good Henry, take heart! King Henry, is it my lord of Suffolk that comforts me?He first called to me with a crow's tune, and made me deprived of all my vitality by hearing his ugly voice; does he think he can comfort with a few false calls like a wren now? , to get rid of the previously felt sound?Don't cover your malice with sweet words.Don't touch me with your hands.Don't touch me, I said; when your hand touches me, it surprises me like a snake's tongue.Don't stand in front of me, you beggar!Your eyes are full of murderous intent, and the world is afraid when they see it.Don't look at me, your eyes can hurt.But go not thou; come to me, lord of serpents, and slay me innocent who beholds thee with the fire of thy eyes; I would rather die than find pleasure, and now Gloucester is dead , I live more uncomfortable than dead. Queen Margaret Why do you scold the Duke of Suffolk so bitterly?Though he had an enmity with the Duke of Gloucester, he mourned Gloucester's death like a Christian.For my own sake, though Gloucester is my enemy, I'd rather weep blind and groan sickly, if tears of tears, moans of sorrow, or sighs of corrupted blood, would bring him back to life, Sighing until my face is as pale as a primrose, as long as it can revive the noble duke, I am willing to suffer anything.How can I know what the world will think of me?Everyone knows that I don't get on well with him, and some people may think that I killed the duke.Perhaps my reputation shall be marred by rumors, and accusations against me shall be circulated in the courts of all nations.This is all caused by his death, alas, alas, I am in so much pain!I occupy the position of queen, but I am ashamed! KING HENRY Oh, Gloucester is dead to grieve me, poor man! Queen Margaret, grieve for me, I am more pitiful than he.What, did you turn your face away and ignore me?I'm not a nasty leper, look at me.how!Are you deaf like a adder?Unleash your venom, then, upon your forsaken queen.Is all thy consolation closed to Gloucester's grave?So Margaret never made you happy.Then you build a statue for him and enshrine him, and take my portrait and hang it at the entrance of the small hotel as a signboard.When I sailed to England, didn't I almost be capsized, and when I was about to reach the coast of England, I was blown back to my native land again and again by the headwind?What kind of omen is this? Isn't this headwind clearly warning me: "Don't get into the scorpion's nest, don't get involved in this cruel and ruthless country"?I didn't know it, and I cursed the good wind, and the wind god who sent the wind out of the cave; I asked him to turn the wind and blow me to the happy shore of England, or he would simply send us The boats blow to the rocks, let us run aground and die.At that time, Fengshen refused to be the executioner, but left the murder to you.The white-capped sea refuses to drown me, because it knows that your vicious heart will drown me on land with tears as salty as sea water.Those reefs are all bowing their heads and lurking under the heavy sand, and they will not touch my ships with their jagged stalagmites, because your heart of stone is harder than the reefs, and will grind me Margaret to death in your palace.When I had just seen from a distance the chalk rocks of your shores, and was blown back from your shores by storm, I stood on deck in wind and rain, when the overcast sky hid my earnest sight, and made me see Not seeing your land, I took a priceless jewel from my neck--a heart set with diamonds, and threw it over your land, and the sea accepted it, as I wished my heart could do the same. The same is accepted by you.I could not then see the fair country of England, and wished my eyes could see as far as I wished, and I call them dim eyes, as they do not see the English coast which I long for.You, Suffolk, representative of the fickle lover, sit by my side as frequently as Ascenius, the son of Aeneas, seduces the infatuated Dido on behalf of his father.Am I not tempted like Dido?Are you not as unlucky as Aeneas?Alas, I can't live anymore!Die, Margaret!You've lived so long that Henry can't stand it and weeps. There was noise in the background.Enter Warwick and Salisbury.The citizens approached the door. The mighty King of Warwick, the good Duke of Humphrey was reported to have been murdered by the two Cardinals of Suffolk and Beaufort.Crowds of townspeople, like a hive of bees that have lost their queen, rush about and sting everyone in order to avenge him.I endeavored to restrain their fury, and persuaded them to wait till they had ascertained the cause of the Duke's death. King Henry Warwick loves you, and the duke is dead, there is no doubt about it.How he died, only God knows, not me, Henry.You go to his bedroom and examine his body to see if you can find out the cause of his sudden death. Warwick I'll go right away, Your Majesty.Salisbury, please stay here to appease these raging crowds till I return. (Warric goes into the chamber, Salisbury withdraws.) King Henry O Lord of all things, I cannot but think in my heart that Humfrey has been murdered, please stop me from these thoughts, let me not go on!God forgive me if I'm wrong, because only you can judge.I would gladly have gone to Humphrey's side, kissed his pale lips twenty thousand times, flooded his cheeks with a sea of ​​tears, professed my love to his insensible body, He lost feeling in his hands, but these frivolous gestures were of no avail.Going to see his remains will only increase my grief. Warwick and the others reloaded Gloucester's body on the bed. Merciful King Warwick, come here and see this body. KING HENRY It's like seeing how deep my grave is.With his soul gone, my earthly comforts are gone; and I see him as a living dead myself. Warwick If I wish my soul to live in the side of the mighty Savior who redeemed the world, I can't but believe that this famous duke was murdered. Suffolk A dreadful oath indeed, made in solemn tones!But what proof can Lord Warwick make of this oath? Warwick, you just have to look at how his blood pools on his face.I have often seen men at the end of their days, always gray, thin, and bloodless in the face, because the blood has gone down to the hard-working heart.When the heart fights against death, it draws in all the blood from the whole body to strengthen itself, and finally the blood cools in the atrium, no longer rises up, and no longer makes the cheeks rosy.But look at this corpse, the face is purple and full of blood; the eyeballs are popping out, staring horribly like a hanged man; His hands were stretched out, obviously fighting to the death, and then subdued by force.You see, his hair is still stuck to this sheet; his usually trimmed beard has become messy, like millet stalks blown down by the autumn wind.There can be no doubt that he was murdered here, any one of these many indications would suffice. Suffolk Why, Warwick, who could kill the duke?Beaufort and I are in charge of the duke, my lord, we are not necessarily murderers. Warwick, but both of you happen to be Duke Humphrey's public opponents, and you are indeed responsible for him. It seems that you may not treat him as a friend. It's on the right track. Queen Margaret said so, you suspect that these two nobles are suspected of murdering the Duke of Humphrey. Warwick If anyone saw a bloody heifer lying dead by the roadside, and a butcher with an ax nearby, wouldn't anyone think that he killed the cow?If someone finds a dead quail in the hawk's nest, although there is no blood on the hawk's beak, and it is still flying high in the sky, will people not guess the cause of the quail's death?The tragedy before us was obviously just as suspicious. Queen Margaret Are you a butcher, Suffolk?where is your knifeDo you call Beaufort a hawk?Where are his claws? Suffolk's knife for killing a sleeping man I never carried; but a knife for vengeance I carry one.It has rusted from long use, and just scrubbed it clean with the chest of the bloody rumour-monger who falsely accused me of being a murderer.Proud Lord Warwick, if you dare, say that Duke Humphrey was killed by me. (Exit Cardinal Beaufort, Somerset, and others.) If the hypocritical Suffolk challenged him, why wouldn't Wallek dare? Queen Margaret Even if Suffolk provoked him twenty thousand times, he dared not restrain his arrogance and stop his unscrupulous slander. Madam Warwick, please be quiet, for I can say with all sincerity that every word you say in his defense hurts your own dignity. Suffolk, you foolish and vile lord!Your mother was a thieving woman who brought an ignorant countryman to her dirty bed to give birth to you bastard, you are not of the noble blood of the Neville family at all. If Warwick hadn't committed the capital crime of murder, I would have robbed the executioner of his business by killing you, and would have saved you from making a fool of yourself. I want to push you to the ground, make you kneel in front of me, beg me for mercy, admit that the dirty words you said were all about your own mother, admit that you are a little bastard, and humiliate you like this After a meal, I will tell you to eat me again, and send your soul to the underworld hell!You vicious vampire who murders people in their sleep. Suffolk, if you go out with me from here, I'll make you bleed while you're awake. Warwick is leaving now, or I'll drag you out.虽然你不配和我交手，我不妨迁就一次，也算对亨弗雷公爵的英灵尽我一点儿心。 （萨福克与华列克同下。） 亨利王一个问心无愧的人，赛如穿着护胸甲，是绝对安全的，他理直气壮，好比是披着三重盔甲；那种理不直、气不壮、丧失天良的人，即便穿上钢盔钢甲，也如同赤身裸体一般。（后台发出喧声。） 玛格莱特王后这是什么喧哗？ 萨福克与华列克已各拔出佩剑，二人重上。 亨利王怎么啦，两位贤卿！你们在本王面前竟敢拔剑相向吗？你们怎敢这般无礼？嗨，外边吵吵嚷嚷是什么事？ 萨福克英明的主公，叛国贼华列克带领着柏雷的老百姓大伙儿向我进攻啦。 后台发出群众喧声。萨立斯伯雷重上。 萨立斯伯雷（向后台的市民们）众位，大家站住，你们有话可以向王上奏明。神武的主公，百姓们要我代表，除非您立即将萨福克公爵处死，或将他逐出美好的英格兰国境，他们就要用暴力把他拖出宫廷，把他凌迟碎剐。百姓们都说善良的亨弗雷公爵是他害死的，他们还担心他要暗害陛下的圣躬。他们直率地要求把萨福克逐出国土，只是出于爱戴主上的本性，丝毫没有桀骜不驯的意图，决不是犯上作乱。百姓们都说，为了保护圣躬，即便陛下要想安眠，不准有人惊扰，即便您传下一道严旨，对惊扰者定行重责不贷，甚至处以死刑，但是如果他们看到一条伸着叉形舌头的毒蛇向着陛下悄悄地游过来，他们就不得不将您惊醒，以免您在睡梦之中遭到毒蛇的暗害，从此长眠不醒。因此，尽管您严令禁止，他们也要大声疾呼，不管您愿不愿意，他们一定要护持您，不让您受到像虚伪的萨福克那样的毒蛇的暗害。他们说，您所挚爱的叔父，那位比萨福克的价值高出二十倍的人，已被那条毒蛇鬼鬼祟祟地咬死了。 众市民（在后台）萨立斯伯雷爵爷，我们要求王上答复我们！ 萨福克要说那些老百姓，那些没有教养的黄泥腿子们向王上提出这种无理的要求，倒还罢了；可是您，我的爵爷，居然高兴替他们当差，还要趁此表演一下您的口才，那真有意思。不过萨立斯伯雷卖了一阵子气力，所能得到的荣誉，只是替一帮子补锅钉碗的小手艺人当了一回钦差大臣罢了。 众市民（在后台）我们要求王上答复，不然我们就要冲进来了！ 亨利王萨立斯伯雷，你去告诉他们，就说我感谢他们对我的爱戴；即使他们不来向我请愿，我本就立意要执行他们求我做的事情。我心里早就时时刻刻地料到，萨福克耍弄手腕，一定会把灾祸带给我的国家。因此，我向天主发誓，我作为他在尘世上一个很不称职的代表，决不容许萨福克再在我们的周围散布毒素，我限他三天以内离开，否则处死。 (Exit Salisbury.) 玛格莱特王后哎呀，亨利，请允许我替善良的萨福克讲个人情吧！ 亨利王不善不良的王后，你把萨福克叫作善良的人吗！不用讲下去了，我说。你如果替他讲情，你只能在我的怒火上添油。我如果说出了我的意见，我就要实行我的意见；我如果是发了誓，那就更加不能收回成命。萨福克，告诉你，如果三天以后，你还敢逗留在我统治的土地之上，你就是用整个世界作为赎金，也赎不了你的命。来，华列克，来，好华列克，跟我来，我有要紧的事情和你商量。（亨利王、华列克、群臣同下。） 玛格莱特王后叫灾殃和悲惨跟随着你们！叫烦恼和痛苦做你们的伴侣！你们两个呆在一起，叫魔鬼来和你们凑成三个！叫你们走到哪里就在哪里遭到三倍的报复！ 萨福克仁慈的王后，请您不要再咒骂吧，请您允许您的萨福克以沉重的心情向您告别吧。 玛格莱特王后呸，胆小的女人，软弱的可怜虫！你连咒骂敌人的勇气都没有了吗？ 萨福克这两个遭瘟的！我为什么要咒骂他们？如果咒骂能像曼陀罗草发出的呻吟一样④把人吓死，那我就一定想出一些恶毒、刺耳、叫人听了毛骨悚然的词句，从我咬紧了的牙齿缝里迸出去，并且要像瘦削的妒神在她那阴森森的洞窟里所做的那样，表现出一切仇恨的表情：我的舌头在说出剧烈的言词时在口中上下翻腾；我的眼睛像受到撞击的火石一样冒出火花；我的头发像狂人一样根根直竖；我的周身关节都像在发出诅咒的声音。就在这一时刻，我如果不把他们咒骂一顿，我这受到重压的心马上要碎裂了。叫他们的饮料都变成毒药！叫他们吃的美味都变成比胆汁更苦的苦水！叫他们最舒适的住处都变成墓道旁的扁柏林！叫他们看到的全是吃人的毒蛇！叫他们摸到的全是整人的蝎子的毒刺！叫毒蛇的嘶声和枭鸟的叫唤组成他们可怕的音乐！叫阴森森的地狱里的一切恐怖―― 玛格莱特王后够了够了，亲爱的萨福克，你这样痛骂只能叫自己吃苦。这种恶毒的诅咒，好比照在镜子里的阳光，好比多装了火药的大炮，有一股倒坐的劲头，会回击到你自己身上的。 萨福克您刚才叫我咒骂，现在您又叫我别骂了吗？凭着我即将被迫离开的国土，即便让我赤身露体站在冰天雪地、寸草不生的山巅，我也可以在一个冬天的深夜咒骂通宵，只把它当作片刻的消遣。 玛格莱特王后唉，我请求你别再咒骂吧。把手伸给我，让我用悲痛的泪水像露水一样滴在你的手上，作为我赠送给你的悲痛纪念物，望你加以珍惜，别让天上降下的雨水将它冲去。唉，但愿我的吻痕深深印在你的手上，（吻萨福克手）使你常常想到吻你的樱唇，正在为你发出千百次的叹息！离开我吧，你走了以后我才更能体会我的悲伤，此刻你站在我的身旁，我对自己的苦痛还有些惝恍迷离，正如一个过饱的人，一时还不能体验饥饿的滋味。我一有机会一定召你回国，否则你放心，我自己也情愿遭受放逐。事实上我跟你分离，也就等于是被放逐了。去吧，不必再对我说什么，此刻就去吧。呀，还不能走！让我们这一双遭难的朋友互相拥抱，深深亲吻，再作一万次的告别。生离比死别更是百倍地叫人难受呵！可是，只得再见了；愿你一切安好！ 萨福克这样，不幸的萨福克是遭受到十次的放逐了；一次是王上的命令，三倍的三次是出于您的意旨。我对于故土倒并无留恋，如果您离开了那里。我萨福克只要能够常和你在一起，那么即便住在穷乡僻壤，也如同住在繁华的城市一般，因为你在哪里，哪里就是整个的世界，世间的一切快乐也都齐备；你所不在的地方，就是一片荒凉。我是什么都不指望了。祝你好好保重，生活幸福，我自己已无幸福可言，唯一的安慰就寄托于你的生命之中。 浮士上。 玛格莱特王后浮士往哪里去，为什么这般匆忙？请问你带来了什么消息？ 浮士我去报告王上陛下，波福红衣主教已经垂危。他突然身染重病，上气不接下气，翻着白眼，双手在空中乱抓，口里还在亵渎着上帝，咒骂着世上的人。他一会儿嘟嘟囔囔地说话，好像是和亨弗雷公爵的鬼魂交谈；一会儿又叫唤着王上，把枕头当作王上，对着它嘀嘀咕咕地耳语，好像要把压在他灵魂上的秘密说给他听。我被派来向陛下呈报，他此刻正在呼唤着王上呢。 玛格莱特王后你去把这沉重的信息报告王上吧。（浮士下）唉，唉！这还成个什么世界！这都是些什么糟糕的事情！可我怎能把我心上的人儿萨福克遭受放逐的事丢下不管，倒去为那些不相干的事情伤心？萨福克哟，我怎能单单不为你而伤心？我的泪水比夏天的雨水更多，夏雨可以滋养禾苗，我的泪水只能倾泻我的悲伤。你快点离开这里吧，你知道王上马上就要来了，他如果发现你挨在我的身边，你就活不成了。 萨福克我离开了你，也就活不下去了。倘若我死在你的面前，那就如同依傍在你的怀中做了一场美梦。在你面前，我可以通过我的呼吸将灵魂散发到空中，好像襁褓中的婴儿衔着母亲的乳头平静而柔和地死去。要是离开了你，那我就会如醉如痴地呼唤着你，要你来合上我的眼睛，要你将嘴唇对准我的嘴，或者堵住我的魂灵儿不让它逃跑，或者将它吸进你的身体，让它居住在这座甜蜜的仙宫里。在你的身旁死去，好比谈笑一样地轻松；和你分离以后再死，那就像千刀万剐一般难受。唉，让我留下吧，不论遭受什么灾殃，也顾不得了！ 玛格莱特王后快走吧！分离即便是一服苦药，为了医治痼疾，也不能不使用它。快到法国去，亲爱的萨福克；望你时常写信来；不论你去到世界上哪一个角落，我总会差人找到你。 萨福克我去了。 玛格莱特王后我把心交给你带着走。 萨福克那就如同将一件珠宝锁进一个最最不幸的首饰匣一样。我们现在简直像一条被风涛掀翻的船只，只好分离了。我从这边去把命送。 玛格莱特王后我从这边断送残生。 (Exit each.) Third London.波福红衣主教寝室 红衣主教卧床上，仆从侍立左右，亨利王、萨立斯伯雷及华列克来至床前。 亨利王贤卿身体如何？波福，对你的君王说说吧。 红衣主教假如你就是死神，那么我请求你让我活下去，不要叫我受罪，我情愿把财宝献给你，足够你买一个和英格兰一般大小的岛国。 亨利王唉，见到死的来临就恐怖到这样地步，足见他一生的罪孽是多么深重！ 华列克波福，你明白吗？是你的君王对你说话呀。 红衣主教要是你们要审问我，就带我去受审吧。他不是死在床上的吗？他不死在床上，该死在哪里？不管人家愿意不愿意活，我能叫他们活下去吗？嗳哟，不要拷打我，我情愿招认。他又活了吗？快告诉我他在哪里，我情愿拿出一千镑，只要能看到他。他的眼睛没有了，尘土把他封住了。把他的头发梳梳好，瞧，瞧呀，他头发根根直竖，好似捕鸟的樊笼一样要捕捉我起飞的灵魂呢。给我一点什么喝喝，叫药剂师把我向他买的毒药拿给我。 亨利王哦，天体的永恒运转者呵，请您用仁慈的眼睛看看这个可怜的人吧！呀，把那捣鬼的、捉弄他的灵魂的恶魔赶走吧！把这阴暗的绝望从他的胸头解除吧！ 华列克看哪！垂死的痛楚弄得他呲牙裂嘴的，多难看呀！ 萨立斯伯雷不要惊扰他，让他安安静静地死去吧。 亨利王愿他灵魂平安，如果这是合乎上帝意旨的话！红衣主教，如果你希望获得天堂的幸福，就把手举起来，表示你的愿望。他死了，毫无表示。哦，主呵，饶恕他吧！ 华列克他死得这样惨，足以证明他一生不干好事。 亨利王不要对别人下断语，我们全都是罪人。把他的眼睛合上，把帷幕拉拢，让我们都反省吧。 (same below.)