Chapter 24 act five

First race.a street Enter HELENA, THE WIDDOW, DIANA, AND THE SECONDS. Helena must have exhausted both of them with such haste and bustle day and night; there was nothing to be done.But since you have endured so much hard work day and night for my sake, I will definitely repay you and never forget it.Just in time. Once on the soldiers. If Helena is willing to help us, she may be able to carry a letter to the king for me.God bless you, sir! Pilgrims God bless you! Her Majesty Helena seems to have seen it in the court before. I have lived there for some time. Helena I have always heard people say that you are a warm-hearted and good person. Today, because of a very urgent matter, I am not presumptuous and want to make use of it. If you see help, I will always be grateful.

What do you want me to do? HELENA I would like you to send this plea to your majesty, and then you will try to bring me to see him in person. The courtier king is no longer here. Helena is not here anymore! The courtier will not lie to you, he left this place last night, and he left in a hurry, which is not how he usually is. Lord widows, we have wasted our labors! As long as Helena can get a satisfactory result, why worry about the immediate setbacks.Where did he go? The pilgrim is probably going to Rothion; I am going there too. Mr. Helena, you will probably see the King one step earlier than I do. Could you please pass this paper of complaint into his hands?I believe that you have done this to me, and not only will you not be blamed, but it will be of great benefit to you.Although we lack high chariots and horses, we will definitely do our best to follow you there.

I am willing to serve you. HELENA Whatever happens in the future, your kindness will never go unrewarded.Let's get on the road quickly, go, go, get the horses and chariots ready. (same below.) The second Rossion.The inner hall of the countess' palace Enter Joker and Palo. Palo, Mr. Lavage, please deliver this letter to Lord Lafeu.You also knew me when I was in silk and satin; now because of fate, I am stained with this dirty smell. Hey clown, if you say it like that, falling out of love with fate stinks.From now on, I will not eat any fish caught from the mud pit of fate.Please stand over there.

Palo No, you don't have to plug your nose, I'm just saying that. Whether it's your analogy or someone else's, the clown smells so bad that I always have to block my nose.Please stand farther away. Palo, please, brother, send me this letter. clown hey!Excuse me, stand aside; send a letter to a nobleman from the toilet of fate!Look, here he is. Enter Laffer. My lord, here is a cat, not a musk-scented cat, who, he says, fell into his mire and got filthy all over because he lost his love to his fate.I looked at him like a poor, poor, stupid, bad guy. I felt sorry for his poor appearance, so I praised him with those words. Now please let him go. (Down.)

Lord Palo, I am a person who was unfortunately seriously injured under the claws of fate. Laffer, then what do you want me to do?It is too late to cut off the claws of fate now.Destiny is a very good goddess. She doesn't want to let the villain succeed forever. You must have done something bad yourself, so she will harm you.You can take the money.Let Baojiachang find some work for you, and make peace with fate for you.I have other things, please stay with me. Palo asked my lord to listen to me again. Laffer, do you think the money is too little?Well, I'll give you one more, without further ado.

Good sir Palo, my name is Palo. Laffer is more than just a sentence.Ouch, sorry, sorry!How's that baby drum of yours? Palo, my good lord, you were the first to expose me. Is Laffer real?I was also the first to dump you. Palo You can help me, my lord, because I am here because of you. Laffer go away, bastard!Do you want me to be a bad person and a good person at the same time, push you down, and then pull you up again? (Inner trumpet sound) The king is coming up, this is the sound of his trumpet.You wait a few days and come to me again.I was talking about you last night; you're a fool and a villain, but I don't want to see you starve.Go ahead.

Palo thank you sir. (Exit each.) The third game is the same as before.A Room in the Countess' Mansion Trumpets play coloratura.Enter the King, Countess, Laffer, Courtiers, Courtiers, Guards, etc. King Her death is to me the loss of a precious treasure, But I can't imagine your son is so foolish, and doesn't know her true value. Your Majesty the Countess, the matter is over now, it was always him who was young and ignorant, took advantage of the momentary blood, and couldn't bear the restraint of reason, so he would have such perverted actions, please don't worry too much, Your Majesty.

The king's venerable wife, I was very angry with him, and I wanted to punish him severely when I found a chance, but now I have forgiven and forgotten everything. Lafeu begs your majesty to forgive me, I say, this little lord is too sorry for your majesty, too sorry for his mother, and too sorry for his wife, but he is especially sorry for himself; the wife he lost, she Her beauty is enough to eclipse all the fairies in the world, her words are enough to fascinate everyone's ears, her perfection is enough to make the proudest people bow their heads. The king praises what has been lost, making it all the more lovable in memory.Well, call him here; we've made up our peace, and shall never speak of the past again.He need not ask me for forgiveness; his great transgression is a thing of the past, buried in eternal oblivion.Let him come to me, he is a stranger now, not a sinner, tell him this is my will.

My valet is, Your Majesty. (Down.) King What does he say to your daughter?Did you tell him about it? Lafo said that everything should follow His Majesty's will. King Then we can make this marriage.I have received several letters, all of which are very flattering to him. Enter Bertram. Laffer is really handsome today. King My mood is a fickle weather, You may see in me both the sun and the relentless hail; But when the sun shines brightly, the cloud will sweep away.Come closer, it's sunny again. Minister Bertram deserves to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty. The king has forgotten the past, and there is no need to mention all the past, let us seize the moment in front of us.I am old, and the silent footsteps of time often slip away before I finish the most urgent business.Do you remember the minister's daughter?

Your Majesty Bertram, she has made a wonderful impression on my mind.I loved her from the first moment I saw her; yet my sensual tongue dared not dare to speak of my inner admiration; Fendai in the world can only use contemptuous and distorted eyes, thinking that no woman's face is as neat and beautiful as hers, no woman's complexion is as natural and well-proportioned as hers, and no woman's figure is as short and well-proportioned as hers.Because of this, my dead wife, who was admired by the world but I didn't find her lovely until after she died, was like dust that blinded my eyes and prevented me from looking at her.

King, you have defended yourself very well, and you still have such friendship with her, which can slightly offset your bad debt.But love that comes too late is like a pardon sent after the execution of the death sentence, no matter how much you regret it, there is no way to redeem it.Our careless mistakes often fail to value our own precious things until we have lost them before realizing their true value.Our unreasonable hatred often wounds our friends, and then weeps over their graves.We let the day sleep in hatred, and when we wake, let our love weep because it sees the wrong done.So dead was tender Helen that we forget her now.Take your promise of love to the fair Maudline; the parents of both families have agreed, and we are now waiting to attend the remarriage of our widowed lord. Countess God, please bless this marriage better than the last one!Otherwise, call me dead before they meet! Rafeel, good son-in-law.From now on, my family's name will also be merged into yours. Please come up with something quickly to make my daughter happy, so that she can come quickly. (Bertram takes the ring and Laffer] Oh! The late Helen was a lovely girl, and I remember seeing such a ring on her finger the last time I said goodbye to her at court. . Bertram It's not hers. King, please show me; I have noticed this ring, while I was speaking. ——This is mine; when I gave it to Helen, I told her that if she has any troubles, with this ring, I can help her.Would you actually use tricks to snatch this treasure from her? Your Majesty Bertram, you must be mistaken, this ring has never been in her hand. Countess, I swear by my life, I did see her wear this ring, and she valued it as much as her life. Laffer: And I can literally say I saw her wear it. You are mistaken, Lord Bertram, she has never seen the ring.It was thrown to me through the window of the Florentines' house, and the name of the person who threw the ring was written on a piece of paper wrapped around it.She is a lady from a famous family, and she thought that by accepting this ring, I acquiesced to her marriage contract; but I thought that I was a married man, and I dared not ask for anything, so I told her frankly that I could not accept it. Her kindness; she knew that things were hopeless, so she gave up her mind, but she would never take back the ring. King Mammon, who can discern and smelt all metals, could not have recognized this ring more clearly than myself.Whoever you get it from, it's mine and Helen's too.So you have to be more understanding, and confess to me quickly, what kind of violence you used to snatch it from her.She once swore by the sacred name that it would never leave her fingers, and she gave it to me only when she was in great misfortune, or when you were in bed with her, She can give it to you, but you've never slept with her. Bertram She never saw the ring. King, are you still talking nonsense?On my honor, you have aroused in me a dreadful surmise that I dare not think of.If you'd be so cruel--it's unlikely that such a thing would happen, but I'm not sure; she was someone you hated, and now she's dead; unless I'm by her side to see her die, that's the only way. The ring is what makes me believe she is dead.Put him up. (Guard catches Bertram) There is enough evidence to show that my suspicion is not unfounded, on the contrary, I have been too careless in the past.Catch him down!We have to find out the whole thing. Bertram If you can prove that this ring was hers, you can also prove that I slept with her in Florence, but she never came to Florence. (The guard steps down.) King My mind is filled with dreadful thoughts. In the first game, the courtiers. The courtier asks your majesty to forgive me for taking the liberty. I met a Florentine woman on the road and wanted to present a piece of paper to your majesty. Because I couldn't keep up with your majesty, I asked me to accept it on her behalf and forward it to the imperial court.The young minister boldly agreed to her because he saw that the complaining woman had a gentle demeanor and elegant words, and from what she said, it seemed that her affairs were very important, and she also had some relationship with His Majesty.She would probably be there herself. The king's plaintiff, Diana Capilet, pleaded for revenge for being seduced and lost her body: Before stealing the plaintiff, he was seduced by the accused Count Rothion in Florence, and agreed to marry the plaintiff after his wife died. , the plaintiff didn't notice for a while, and was deceived by him by mistake, so he lost his integrity. Now the defendant has become a widower, and he should fulfill the previous agreement, and the plaintiff has a lifetime trust; Someone came to your country with a follower, knocking at the gates and appealing for grievances, His Majesty King Fuxi looked down on the situation, upheld justice, rescued the weak and dangerous, and showed adultery and viciousness to guard against, it is really a virtue." Laffer I'd rather buy a son-in-law in the market and sell this one ringing the bell. King Laffer, it is because God cared for you that you made this discovery.Get these accusers, and go and bring the count again. (Exit the courtier and some attendants) Ma'am, I'm afraid Helen died unexpectedly. Countess, I hope that no one who does such a thing can escape the punishment of the law of the country! Enter the guard bet Bertram. Count King, I don't understand, since in your opinion, a wife is as terrible as a monster, and because you don't want to be a husband, you just promised to go to a foreign country, so why do you want to marry someone else? Re-enter the courtier leading the widow and Diana. Who is the king's woman? Diana informs your majesty that I am an unfortunate Florentine woman, a descendant of my old family of Cabrette; I think your majesty already knows the purpose of my coming here to sue, and I beg your majesty to judge according to my situation. Your Majesty the Widow, I am her mother.I have lived to this age, but I never expected to show my face and suffer all kinds of humiliation. If Your Majesty does not let us make decisions, then my reputation will certainly be ruined from now on, and I am afraid that I will lose my life in my dying years. King come, count, do you know these two women? My lord Bertram, I cannot deny, nor will I deny that I knew them; what more do they charge me? Diana Don't you know your wife? Her Majesty Bertram, she is no wife of mine. Diana If you marry, you must show your sincerity with this hand, and this hand is mine; you must swear to heaven, and those oaths are mine.I have become one with you by our deep bond, and whoever marries you must marry me at the same time, because I am also a part of you. Laffer (to Bertram) Your reputation is too bad for my daughter, and you are not worthy of her husband. Your Majesty Bertram, this is a crazy woman, I have only played a few jokes with her before; I beg your majesty to believe my character, I will not be so depraved. King Unless you can win back my confidence by your actions, I can only speak very poorly of your character.May your character prove to be a little better than I thought it would be! Your Majesty Diana, ask him to answer on oath, did he destroy my virginity? King, how do you answer her? Her Majesty Bertram, she is shameless, she is a whore in the barracks. His Majesty Diana, he has wronged me; if I were such a man, he would have bought my body at ordinary prices.Don't trust him.Look at this ring!This is a rare and precious treasure, but he would not care about throwing it to a whore with all the men in the army camp! COUNTESS He is blushing, sure enough; this ring is a treasure of our family for six generations.This woman is indeed his wife, and this ring is a thousand proofs. King, you said you saw a man here, can you testify for you? Diana Yes, my lord, but he's a villain, and I hate to suggest one; his name is Paolo. Laffer: I saw the man today, if he can be called a man. The king went and fetched the man. (Exit a page.) What had Bertram called him for?Everyone knows that he is a shameless villain, he can do all kinds of bad things, and he will feel uncomfortable if he tells the truth.Is it possible to judge my character just by following his nonsense? Your ring, king, is on her hand, that cannot be denied. Bertram I think it's true, I did like her once, and I had an affair with her, and young people like flirting, and these flirting facts are inevitable.Knowing that she is very different from me, she deliberately lured me into the bait, and deliberately pretended to be icy to stir me up.Because all obstacles in the love process are enough to provoke greater passion.With her endless tricks and charming coquettishness, she finally conquered me.She got my ring, but what I got from her was something that can be bought at ordinary market prices. Diana I must hold back my anger.You will abandon your former noble lady. Of course, a woman like me is not worthy of your attention. If you have enough fun, you can throw it away.But I have one more thing to ask of you. Since you are such a heartless man, I would rather lose a husband like you. Ask someone to bring your ring back to me, and let me take it home; I can give you back the ring you gave me. Bertram I have no ring. What does your ring look like, king? Sire Diana, just like the one on your finger. King, do you know this ring?It was his just now. Diana This is the one I gave him when he was in my bed. What the king said about you throwing it to him through the window is a complete lie. Diana Everything I say is true. Re-enter Palo led by Page. My lord Bertram, I admit that this ring is hers. You are so good at dodging, king, that you would startle at the shadow of a feather.Is this the man you were talking about? Diana is, Your Majesty. Come, king, tell me honestly, do you know what your master has to do with this woman?Though as far as you know, don't be afraid of your master, I won't let him touch you. Palo told Your Majesty, my master is a well-behaved gentleman, and sometimes he is a little dishonest, but that is what gentlemen cannot avoid. King come, come, don't talk nonsense, does he love this woman? Parlow told His Majesty that he loved her; but— What is a king? His Majesty Parrot, he loved her as gentlemen love women. What did the king say? His Majesty Palo, he loves her, but he doesn't love her either. King you are a bastard, but you are not a bastard either.Why is this guy talking so inexplicably? Palo, I am a poor man, and I will obey His Majesty's orders. His Majesty Laffer, he can only play drums, but he can't speak. Diana, do you know that he promised to marry me? Palo doesn't tell lies. I know many things in my heart, but I can't say them out of my mouth. King, won't you tell all you know? Your Majesty Parrot wants me to say, so I say, I did match them both; and he loves her so much, he loves her madly, what the devil, hell, what's what He said it all; at that time they treated me like a confidant, so I know they slept together, and other tricks, such as promising to marry her, and what, I'm too embarrassed to say Come out, so I figured I'd better not tell what I know. King, you have told all, unless you can also say that they are married.But you, the witness, are too circumspect.stand aside. ――Are you saying this ring is yours? Diana is, Your Majesty. King, where did you buy it?Or who gave it to you? Diana It wasn't given to me, nor was it bought by me. King Who then lent it to you? Diana was not lent to me either. King Then where did you pick it up? I didn't pick up Diana anywhere either. The king did not buy it, nor was it given to you, nor was it lent to you, nor was it picked up from the ground, so how did it come into your hands, and how did you give it to him? Diana I never gave it to him. Your Majesty Laffer, this woman has a tongue that tosses and turns like a wide glove that can be slipped on and off. The king's ring is mine, I gave it to his ex-wife. Diana It may be His Majesty's, it may be hers, I don't know. The king took her down, I don't like this woman.Put her in prison; take him down with her.If you don't tell me where you got this ring, I'll have you dead at once. Diana I will never tell you. The king took her down. Your Majesty Diana, please let me bail. King, I know now that you are not a good thing either. Diana For God’s sake, if I’ve ever met a man, it’s not you. King Then why do you accuse him? Diana was guilty because of him, but he was not.He knows I'm no longer a virgin, and he'll swear I'm not; but I can swear I'm a virgin, which he doesn't know.Your Majesty, I am willing to swear with my life that I am not a whore and my body is innocent, otherwise I would be worthy of this old man as a wife. King She grows more and more shameful; take her to prison. Mother Diana, go find that guarantor for me. (Exit the widow) Wait, my lord, I have sent her to find the owner of the ring, who may be my surety.As for this noble man, although he never harmed me, he knows in his heart that he has done something wrong to me, so let me let him go now.He knew he had defiled my pillow when his wife conceived with him, and though she was dead she could feel her child throbbing in her womb.If you do not understand this riddle of life and death, behold, here comes the solver. Re-enter the widow with HELENA. King Are my eyes dazzled?Is what I see real or fake? Helena No, my lord, what you see is only the shadow of a wife, but in name and without reality. Bertram has both his name and his reality.Ah, forgive me! Helena, my good husband!When I pretended to be this girl, I felt that you were really gentle and considerate.Here is your ring; look, here is your letter, which says: "If you can get a ring that I will never leave your hand, and you can conceive a son, who is really my flesh and blood, you can call me your husband. "Now that I have done these two things, would you like to be my husband?" My lord Bertram, if she could explain this to me, I would love her forever and ever. HELENA If I can't explain this time, if my words don't match the truth, we'll be separated from each other forever!Ah, my dear mother, I never expected to see you again in this life! Laffer, my eyes are sour, I really want to cry. (to Palo) My friend, lend me a handkerchief, thank you.Come back with me later, and you can relieve my boredom.Forget it, stop bowing, I hate your ghostly tone. The King let us hear the whole story, from beginning to end, to please us all. (To Diana) If you are a flower unbroken, choose a husband yourself, and I will send you a dowry; for I can guess that thanks to your kind help, this pair Only when you resent your spouse will you become a good spouse, and you will also preserve your innocence.Let us talk about the details of all this in detail.Exactly— Reunion happy Jinxi, hard work is willing to pay off in the end, It does not experience a bitter and sour taste, but the teeth and cheeks are fragrant. (Trumpets play coloratura. Exit.) Closing Poetry (the king addressing the audience) The appearance of Pao Wat is false, and the princes, princes, and ministers are always scoffed at, But to win the audience's joy is when the success is complete. (Down.) Notes: The "she" in the lyrics refers to Hecuba, the queen of Priam, king of Troy.Hecuba lamented that his son Paris abducted Helen to Troy, which caused the war.The original lyrics should be: "There are nine good ones, one bad one, and one bad guy." It means: the other nine sons are all good, only Paris is bad. Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday before Lent, for example, is the day of repentance in order to start the fast. May-day, a festival held on May 1st. Galen (Galen), a famous Greek physician in the second century AD.Paracelsus (Paracelsus, 1493-1541), alchemy soil, doctor; born in Switzerland, practiced in Switzerland and Germany; contributed a lot to the progress of medicine. Nebuchadnezzar.For the king of Babylon, see the story of eating grass in the Bible: Chapter Four of Daniel. For the parable of the narrow gate and the wide gate, see the Bible: Chapter 7, Section 13 of Matthew.