Chapter 6 act five

British camp near Dover Enter Edmund, Reagan, Officers, Soldiers, and Attendants. EDMOND (to an officer) Ask the duke if he still maintains his original resolution, or has he changed his course for other reasons; he's vacillating and timid; What kind of claim do you have. (Exit officer.) Something must have happened on the way my sister sent Reagan. Edmund: That may not be so, madam. Reagan Good lord, you are not unaware of my kindness to you; tell me now, tell me honestly, don't you love my sister? Edmund I adore her only according to my name. Reagan But you never go deep into my brother-in-law's forbidden place?

Such thoughts as Edmond's are disrespectful to your own. Reagan, I'm afraid you've become one, you're the only one in her heart. Edmund On my honor, madam, there is no such thing. Reagan I will not promise her; my dear lord, do not make love to her. Edmond, don't worry. -- Here she comes with her duke husband! Enter Albany, Goneril, and the Soldier, with a full-fledged lead. GONERIL (Aside) I'd rather lose this battle than let that girl of mine take him from me. Sister Albany is long gone.Earl, I hear that the king has taken to his daughter's place a people who cannot bear the tyranny of our country and who cry out.If what we're raising is an unjust war, I'll never take my courage again; but the question now is not that our King and his men, under the instigation of France, It is unbearable for us to use upright reasons to question our troops, but France invades our territory with troops. This is something we cannot tolerate.

Edmond You are right, admire, admire. What did Reagan say about it? Goneril We only need to work together to repel the enemy. These internal disputes are not the issue to be discussed now. Albany Then let's discuss with the veterans what strategy we should adopt. Edmund is very well, and I will come to your account to discuss the last part. Sister Reagan, are you going with us too? Goneril does not. Reagan, why don't you go?Come, please. GONERIL (narrator) Humph!I understand what you mean. (loudly) All right, I'll go. Enter Edgar in disguise. If His Royal Highness Edgar doesn't think I'm humble, please listen to me.

Albany, please take a step first, and I will come. --Say. (Exeunt Edmund, Reagan, Goneril, Officers, Soldiers, and Attendants.) Edgar Before you start fighting, take this letter open and have a look.If you are victorious, blow the trumpet to signal me to come out; though I am such a wretch as you see, I can call a witness to what is written in this letter.If you fail, then your mission in this world is over, and all plots are powerless.May fate favor you! Albany, wait until I read the letter before you go. Edgar I cannot.When the time comes, you only have to call the herald to summon me, and I will come out.

Goodbye, Albany; I'll take your letter back and read it. (Exit Edgar.) Edmund re-enters. Edmond The enemy is in sight; muster your forces.Here is an estimate of the enemy's strength based on close reconnaissance; but now you must hurry. Well Albany, we're ready to meet the enemy. (Down.) Edmond I have sworn my love to both sisters; They are jealous of each other, As one who has been bitten by a snake can't see the shadow of the snake.Which one should I choose?Want both?just need one?Or none?If both remain in the world, I can't get one; marrying the widow would surely irritate her sister Goneril; but how can I be paired with her when her husband is alive?Now we'll use him as a pretense to rally the troops; and when the war is over, if she wants to get rid of him, let her try to kill him herself.As he wishes, Lear and Cordelia, when we catch them, can do no harm: but if they should fall into our hands, we shall never give them his pardon; for I keep myself His position is important, and he has no choice but to ignore the principles of heaven and conscience. (Down.)

Scene 2 Field between the camps of the two armies The inner horn sounded.Go ahead, Lear and Cordelia, with their troops; enter below.Enter Edgar and Gloucester. Come Edgar, old man, sit in the shade of this tree; may justice prevail!If I can come back to see you again, I will give you good news. Gloucester God take care of you, sir! (Exit Edgar.) The horn sounded; after a while, the bugle was blown back.Edgar re-enters. Edgar Go, old man!Give me your hand; go!King Lear had failed, he and his daughter were taken by them.Give me your hand; come. Gloucester No, sir, I don't want to go anywhere; let me die here.

What about Edgar!Are you having that bad idea again?People's life and death cannot be obtained by force, you should patiently endure the arrangement of destiny.Come. Gloucester had a point, too. (same below.) Scene 3 British camp near Dover Enter Edmund triumphantly; Lear, and Cordelia captive; enter officers, soldiers, etc. Edmund came to detain them, so that they could be guarded, and they would make sense after the order from the higher authorities was resolved. There are many examples of Cordelia's good intentions being rewarded with evil.Only for thee, persecuted king, do I grieve; otherwise, though deceitful fate beckons me, I will not mind her reproach.Are we going to meet these two daughters and these two sisters?

Lear No, no, no, no!Come, let us go to the prison.We two shall sing like birds in a cage; and when you beg me to bless you, I shall kneel and beg your forgiveness; and we shall live, pray, sing, tell old stories, and laugh at Gold-winged courtiers, hear the news of the court from those poor people; We will talk with them too, who is defeated and who is victorious, who is in court and who is in opposition, and explains everything with our opinion As we are the eyes and ears of God; within the walls of our prison, we shall watch the partisans rise and fall as the moon waxes and wanes. Edmund took them down.

Lear To such a sacrifice, my Cordelia, the gods burn incense.Did I really catch you?Whoever wants to separate us must take a torch from the sky and drive us away like foxes.Wipe your eyes dry; let the sores rot all over their bodies, and they can't make us weep, we'll see them starve to death.Come. (The soldier escorts Lear and Cordelia out.) Edmund come here, captain.Listen, take this secret order; (give a piece of paper to the officer) Follow them to the prison.I have promoted you to one level, if you can follow this secret order, it must be of great benefit.You have to know that a man who knows the current affairs is a good man; a man who is too soft-hearted is not worthy of wearing a sword.I ordered you to do this important errand, you don't have to ask, just do it if you want, or find another way out if you don't want to.

Officer I do, my lord. Edmond Go then; you're a lucky man to do this.Listen, without further ado, it must be done as quickly as I have written. Officer I don't know how to tow a cart or eat dry rye; if it's a man's job, I'll do it. (Down.) Trumpets play coloratura.Enter Albany, Goneril, Reagan, Officers, and Attendants. Earl of Albany, you have shown yourself today that you are a general's son; fate has favored you, and made you successful, and all who are against us have been captured.Please hand over your captives to us, and let us decide a proper disposition according to their status and our own safety.

My lord, Edmond, I have the poor old king under arrest, and have my soldiers under watch; I think so; his old age and title have a power to draw hearts to him, if not guarded. , I am afraid that our subordinates will be incited by him to turn against us.For the same reason, the queen, I also put her in prison; they will be judged by you to-morrow or a day or two later.Now that the brothers have just shed blood and sweat and lost many friends and relatives, they feel the cruelty of war, and their hearts are unavoidably angry. No matter how righteous the reason for this dispute is, it seems to them to be cursed; therefore The interrogation of Cordelia and her father must come at a more opportune time. Earl of Albany, I don't fear you may be offended, but you are only a conscript general, and I don't regard you as an equal. Reagan If I want to, why can't he compete with you?I think you should ask me what I mean before you say something like that.He led our army and was entrusted by me with carte blanche. With this level of intimacy, he is qualified to call you brother and brother. Be gentle, Goneril; his position is what he made of his own, not your grace. Reagan I entrust my authority to him, and he can rival the most noble. GONERIL If he be your husband, he is no more than that. Reagan jokes often turn into prophecies. Goneril hehe!Seeing you winking, you are indeed a bit evil. Mrs. Reagan, I'm not feeling well right now, so I don't want to argue with you.General, accept my army, captives, and property; all these I myself are at your disposal; I am your surrendered servant; let the whole world prove to me that I now make you my husband and monarch. Goneril Do you wish to use him? Albany that's not something you can stop. Edmund is not something you can stop either. Albany bastards, I can stop you. Reagan (to Edmund) Call the drummer to beat the drum, and fight him to prove that I have given you the honor. Albany, wait a minute, I have something to say.Edmond, you are guilty of high treason, and I arrest you; I also arrest this snake with golden scales. (pointing to Goneril) My sister, for my wife's sake, I must ask you to renounce your rights; she has an engagement with this lord, so I, her husband, have to express to your marriage objection.If you wish to marry, spend your love on me, for my wife has belonged to another. Goneril This interlude is so funny! Albany Gloucester, thou art now in armor; let the trumpet blow; and if no man shall come out to prove thy innumerable heinous crimes, and treasonous treason so well known, here is my pledge; (throws down the gloves) at I will not let some food touch my lips until I slit open your breast to prove what I declare now. Reagan ouch!I am sick!I am sick! GONERIL (Aside) If you ain't sick, I don't believe in poisons anymore. Edmond Here's my barter for you; (throws down the glove) Whoever calls me a traitor is a liar.Blow your trumpet; whoever has the guts, come out, and I may prove to him, to you, and to every man my unshakable loyalty and honor. Albany come, herald! Herald Edmund!Herald! Albany Trust in thy personal courage; for thy armies were raised in my name, and I sent them in my name. Reagan, my illness is getting worse and worse! Albany She's not well; take her to my tent. (The attendant helps Reagan to exit) Come here, Herald. Enter the Herald. Albany called the trumpet to blow.Read this order. The officer blows the horn! (Trumpet blows.) Herald (reads) "Any officer of high standing in our army, who will prove that Edmund, the undetermined Earl of Gloucester, is a wicked traitor, to have him at the third The trumpets come out. Edmund is determined to defend himself." Edmund blows! (The trumpet sounds first) The herald blows again! (The horn sounds again.) The herald blows again! (The horn sounds three times. The inner horn sounds accordingly.) The trumpeter leads, Edgar enters arms. Albany asked him what he had come for, and why he had come here at the call of the trumpet. Herald Who are you?May I have your name?What is your rank in the military?Why are you called here? EDGAR My name has been gnawed and gnawed by the fangs of conspiracy; yet my birth is as noble as the foe I now meet. Albany Who's your rival? Who is Edgar representing Edmund, Earl of Gloucester? Edmond himself; what have you to say to him? Edgar Draw your sword, for if my words irritate a good heart, your weapons will defend you; here is my sword.Listen, though you have boldness, courage, power, and honor, though you wield the sword of victory and seize new fortune, but with what my honor, my oath, and my knighthood gave me Privilege, I declare you a traitor, unfaithful to your gods, your brother, and your father, plotting to overthrow this sublime king, the dust from your head to your feet is a most abominable the rebel.If you say "No," this sword, this arm, and all my courage will prove to your heart that you are lying. Edmund I ought to ask your name; but since your appearance is so heroic, your speech may also show that you are not a humble person. Although according to the rules of chivalry, I may refuse your challenge, I do not Spit these rules, throw back on your head the crime you speak of, and let that hell-like lie swallow your heart; with this sword I will break in your heart A hole, stuff your sins together.Blow it up, trumpet! (Horns sound. Two duel. Edmund falls.) Albany keep him alive, keep him alive! Goneril This is a trick, Gloucester; By the law of duels Thou shalt not challenge an unknown opponent; Thou art not beaten, Thou hast been tricked. Albany Shut your mouth, woman, or I'll gag it with this piece of paper.Hold on, knight.You villain worse than all infamy, read your own sins.Don't tear it up, ma'am; I think you know this letter too. (To Edmund by credit.) Goneril What does it matter if I know the letter!The law is in my hands, not yours; who can sue me? (Down.) How could Albany do that!do you know this letter Edmund Don't ask me if I know. Albany ran after her; she was in a hurry now, and could do anything; keep an eye on her. (Exit an officer.) Edmond I admit all the crimes you accuse me of; and I have done more than this, and it will all be exposed one day.Now these things are in the past, and I will die forever. ——But who are you, I will fail in your hands?If you are a nobleman, I would like to bear no grudge against you. Edgar Let us forgive each other.I am not inferior to you in blood, Edmond; and if I were of nobler birth than you, you should not have set me up like that.My name is Edgar, your father's son.The just God made our love affairs the instrument of our punishment; he begot thee in a dark and lewd place, and made him lose his eyes. You are right, Edmond; the wheels of heaven have come round. Albany I don't think you're a common man when I see your manner.I must embrace you; let regret break my heart, if I ever hated you and your father. My lord Edgar, I have always known your mercy. Albany Where do you hide yourself?How do you know about your father's disaster? My lord Edgar, I know his calamity, For I am near him to nurse him, and hear me tell a short story; and when I have finished, O, would my heart burst!Greed for life and fear of death is our human nature. We would rather endure the pain of death every hour than end our own life all at once. shabby clothes, dressed in a look that even the dogs would look down on.In this disguise I met my father, with blood streaming from both eye sockets, the precious eyeballs gone; I acted as his guide, walked him, begged for him, He delivered from despair; ah!Never, never, never, I shouldn't have kept my truth from him!Until about half an hour ago, when I had put on my armor, and though I hoped God would do what I wanted, I didn't know what the result of my trip would be, so I asked him to bless me, and told him the whole story from beginning to end; but alas. !His broken heart was too fragile to bear such great joy and sorrow, and he died smiling under the violent conflict of these two extreme emotions. Edmond I am touched by what you say, and it may do me good; but go on, you seem to have something to say. Albany, if there's anything more sad than this, please don't go on; for I can't hold back the tears when I hear such things. Edgar To those who don't like sorrow, this seems to be the culmination of sorrow; but above the extreme sorrow, there is still a greater sorrow.While I was crying loudly, a man came, he knew me as the crazy beggar he had seen, and dared not approach me; but later he knew who I was and what misfortune I had, he took me by the neck, and uttered a cry that seemed to shatter the sky; he fell upon my father's body; The more he spoke, the more the strings of his life began to vibrate; by that time the trumpet had sounded twice, and I had to leave him alone in that ecstasy. Albany, but who is this? Edgar Kent, my lord, exiled Kent; he disguised himself all the way, and followed the King, who made him his enemy, and worked him a slave than a slave. A courtier came up with a bloody knife. Courtier help!Help!help! What a life Edgar saved! Say Albany, what's the matter? What does Edgar's bloody knife mean? Courtier It's still steaming hot; it was plucked out of her heart--ah!she died! Albany who died?Say it. Your Lady, Your Highness, Your Lady; Her sister was also poisoned by her, by her own admission. Edmund: I have an engagement with them both, and now the three of us can be married together. Here comes Edgar Kent. Albany brought out their bodies, dead or not.This heavenly judgment makes us tremble, but does not arouse our pity. (Exit the courtier.) Enter Kent. Albany!Is this him?Present events prevent me from paying him the respect I owe him. Kent I come to say good night to my king forever, is he not here? Albany We forgot one important thing!Edmund, where is the king?Where is Cordelia?Kent, do you see such a scene? (Passed from the dead bodies of Naril and Reagan.) Kent Ouch!What is this for? Edmond Edmund was loved; this one poisoned the other for my sake, and she killed herself afterward. Albany is exactly that.Cover their faces. Edmond I'm dying, and I'd like to do a good thing against my nature.Send to the castle quickly, for I have ordered that Lear and Cordelia be put to death.Don't talk nonsense, it will be too late. Albany run!run!run! To whom did Edgar run, my lord? —Who was ordered to do this?You have to give me something as a token of pardon. Edmund thinks well; take my sword to the captain. Albany go, go. (Exit Edgar.) Edmund He got a secret order from both my wife and me to hang Cordelia in prison, saying that she herself committed suicide in despair. Albany gods bless her!Take him out for a while. (A servant carries Edmund down.) Lear holds Cordelia's body, Edgar, the officer and others enter. Howl, Lear, howl, howl, howl!what!You are men of stone; if I had those tongues and eyes of yours, I would shake the heavens with my tears and cries.She is gone forever.A person is dead or alive, I know; she is dead as clay.Lend me a mirror; if her breath can still mist the mirror, then she is not dead. Kent Is this the end of the world? Edgar or a harbinger of doomsday horrors? Albany, the sky is falling, and all shall perish? This feather moves Lear; she's not dead!Had she lived, all my sorrows would have been relieved. Kent (kneeling) Oh, my good master! Lear go away! Edgar This is noble Kent, your friend. Lear A plague befalls you, murderers, traitors!I could have brought her back; now she's never coming back!Cordelia, Cordelia!wait a minute.Hey!What did you say?Her voice is always so soft and gentle, which is how a daughter's family should be.I killed the slave who hanged you with my own hands. Your Highness, he really killed him. Lear Didn't I kill him, man?In the past, when I raised my precious sword, I could make them run away in fright; now that I am old and have suffered so much, it is becoming more and more useless every day.who are you?I'll tell in a minute; my eyes aren't very good. Kent If Fortune brags Of two that were once her favourites, And then she despises, One of them stands before our eyes. Lear My eyes are so clouded.aren't you kent Kent is, your servant Kent.Where is your servant Caius? Lear he's a good man, I can tell you; he'll hit when he gets angry.He is now dead to the point of rotting bones. Kent No, my lord; I am the man-- Lear I could have recognized you at once, hadn't I. Kent has followed in your unfortunate footsteps since your misfortune began. Lear welcome, welcome. Kent No, everything is miserable, dark, and gloomy, and your two eldest daughters have killed themselves in despair. Lear Well, I think so too. Albany He doesn't know what he's talking about, and it's vain for us to see him. Edgar was all in vain. Enter an officer. The officer informs your lord that Edmund is dead. Albany, his death was now a trifle of insignificance.My lords and honored friends, hear me declare to you my will: To this old and feeble king, we will give him all possible comfort; while he lives, I still return the highest power give him. (To Edgar and Kent) You two are still restored to your original titles, and I will add extra honor to you, and praise your extraordinary integrity.All friends shall be rewarded for their fidelity, and all enemies shall taste the cup of their sins. --what!Look, look! Lear My poor fool They hanged!No, no, no life!Why does a dog, a horse, and a mouse all have their lives, but you don't have a breath?You're never coming back, never, never, never, never, never!Please undo this button for me; thank you, sir.did you see thatLook at her, look at her lips, look there, look there! (die.) Edgar has fainted! ——Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Break Kent, heart!Break it! Edgar looked up, my lord. Kent don't trouble his soul.what!Let him die in peace; he will hate him who would spare him a moment of torture in this pitiless world. Edgar He really went. Kent It was a wonder he had endured so long; his life was not his own. Albany carried them out.We are now ordering a national mourning. (To Kent, Edgar) Two friends, help me preside over the great affairs, Cultivate the country that has been hurt. Kent By day I'll be on my way; I have heard the Lord's call. The burden of Albany's misfortune must be borne; Feelings are our only words. The old man has endured all, Later generations can only caress the old traces and sigh. (The same below. Play the funeral march.) Notes: Meaning not Catholic.Catholics eat fish as a rule every Friday. Playing football was only the entertainment of the lower classes at that time. That is to say, Ajax, who is good at talking big, is not as good at bragging as they are. Flowing fire refers to the disease of willows and flowers. Merlin, the sorcerer and prophet in the story of King Arthur, is many years after the legendary King Lear, here is the author's intentional joke. Saint Vidur (St. Withold), the legendary guardian god who sleeps peacefully. It is said that the Nightmare haunts and rides on the chest of the sleeping one.The following "sworn" means that the nightmare will swear that it will no longer ride on people. King Lear compares Edgar to an ancient Greek philosopher. Knight Roland, a famous hero in European medieval knight literature. Flatletdo, the name of the little devil. At that time, beggars were begging madly, and they used the big horns hanging around their necks to hold the leftovers from begging. It means to have the wisdom of the old man. King Lear here emulates the cry of an army charging.