Chapter 23 act four

The first Rome.Titus House Gardens Enter Titus and Max.Little Lucius enters, followed by Lavinia. Little Lucius, help, grandpa, help!My aunt Lavinia was chasing me around, for some reason.Good Grandpa Max, look how fast she runs.well!Good aunt, I don't know what you mean. Max stands by my side, Lucius; don't be afraid of your aunt. Titus She loves you very much, child, and would never hurt you. Little Lucius Well, when my father was in Rome, she loved me very much. Max What does my niece Lavinia mean by doing this? Titus Don't be afraid of her, Lucius.She always has something to say.Look, Lucius, how she loves you; she wants you to go somewhere with her.well!Child, she once read to you those beautiful poems and famous speeches more attentively than a mother teaches her son.

Max, can't you guess why she's chasing you like this? Little Grandpa Lucius, I don't know, I can't guess, Unless she's mad; for I've often heard grandpa say that too much sorrow makes a man mad; Queen Bo is mad with grief; so I am a little frightened, though I know my good aunt loves me like my own mother, and if she hadn't gone mad, she would never have scared me so much that I dropped my book and ran away .But good aunt, don't be offended; if Grandpa Max would accompany me, I would go with you. Max Lucius, I am with you. (Lavinia kicks Lucius' Fallen Book with her foot.)

What about Titus, Lavinia!Max, what does this mean?She wants to read a book here.Daughter, which one do you want to read?Child, you can open it for her.But these are books for children, you want to read more advanced books; come, come to my study and choose.Reading can help you forget your sorrows and wait patiently for the day when Heaven will reveal the schemes of the wicked.Why did she raise her arms several times in succession? Max I think she means that more than one person was involved in this atrocity; well, there must be more than one; otherwise she's begging Heaven to avenge her.

Titus Lucius, what book is she kicking around? Little Grandpa Lucius, that belonged to Ovid, and my mother gave it to me. Max Maybe she chose it on purpose in memory of the deceased. Wait a minute, Titus!Look how busy she is turning the pages! (helps Lavinia turn the pages) What is she looking for?Lavinia, would you like me to read this passage?Here is the sad tale of Philomela, How Teres raped her treacherously; and I fear it happened to you as well. Max look, brother, look!She is pointing to the words in the book. Tetravinia, my dear child, have you, like Philomela, in the cold, wide, and dark woods, been raped by the strong, and defiled your body by him?Look, look!Well, in the place where we hunt, there is such a place - ah!If only we had never hunted there! ——Just like what the poet described, this place is a natural place for villains to kill and commit murder.

Oh Max!Why did nature set such a sinful trap?Do the gods also like tragedy? Titus, good boy, here are all our own people, tell us with signs which Roman nobleman dared to do such a thing; did Saturninus follow the example of Tarquin in the past, and ran out of his camp secretly , doing that crime on Lucrece's bed? Max sit down, good niece; brother, you sit down too.Apollo, Pallas, Jovo, Mercury, enlighten my heart, let me discover the truth of this treachery!Look here, brother; look here, Lavinia: here's a flat sand, see how I write on it. (Holding the stick in his mouth, moving it with his foot to write on the sand) I have already written down my name without the help of my hands.Damned villains, that we have to convey our thoughts in this way!Good niece, write the name of the guy who hurt you as I did, and we will avenge you.May heaven guide your pen, let it express your grievances, and let us know who the real murderer is! (Lavinia holds the staff in her mouth, and uses the broken arm to move the staff to form words.)

O Titus!Dude, did you see what she wrote? "Chiron, Demetrius". Max what, what!Were the licentious sons of Tamora guilty of this inhuman act? Titus, great god of all peoples, have you heard such a tragedy, seen such atrocities? Max!Be still, brother; though I know that these words written on this earth may stir up a rebellion in the tameest of hearts, and make feeble babes cry out.Brother, let us kneel together; Lavinia, you kneel too; my boy, future warrior of Rome, kneel too; you all follow me and swear to God that we will be like Brutus for Lucre Just as we vowed to take revenge for the victim of silk, we must use our resourcefulness and strength to avenge our personal hatred against these treacherous Goths, otherwise we will not rest in peace until we die.

Titus If you know how to get our way, it's all right; but watch out when you're after the cubs, for the she-bear will wake if she catches your breath.She was now very much in league with the Lion, and was showing him all kinds of charms, and when he was asleep she could do as she pleased.You are an inexperienced hunter, Max, so mind your own business.Come, I'm going to take a piece of copper foil, and engrave these two names on it with a sharp point of steel to hide them; when a howling north wind blows, and these sands will fly all over the sky, where will you find them then? ?What do you say, boy?

Little Lucius I said, Grandfather, if I had not been so young, I would never have spared these wicked slaves, even if they hid in their mother's room. Max Well, that's my boy!Your father, too, often risked his life and risked everything for his ungrateful country. Little Grandpa Lucius, if I grow up, I will do the same. Titus, come with me to my arsenal; Lucius, I'll get you a pair of arms, and I'll send my boy some presents to the queen's sons.Come, come, will you do this errand for me? Little Lucius Well, grandpa, I'd like to put my knife in their hearts. Titus No, boy, not so; I'll teach you another way.Lavinia, come on.Max, you keep watch at my house; Lucius and I will fight him at court.Well, yes, we're going to fight him. (Exit Titus, Lavinia, and Lucius.)

Oh my God Max!Can you hear a good man's groans, and feel no pity for him?Sorrow carves more scars on his heart than swords on a warrior's shield; look him mad, what he's going to do, Max, you've got to watch him.O God, avenge old Andronicus! (Down.) The second game is the same as before.a room in the palace Alan, Demetrius, and Chiron came on one side; Lucius the Younger and an attendant came on the other side with a sheaf of weapons and a scroll of poetry. Chiron Demetrius, this is the son of Lucius, and he comes with a message for us. Alan Well, his crazy grandpa must have asked him to send some crazy letter.

Little Lucius, two princes, Andronicus has called me to salute you. (Narrator) May the gods of Rome destroy you! Demetrius Thank you, sweet Lucius; what news have you brought us? LITTLE LUCIUS (Aside) You two have been determined to be the two men who raped their wives, and that's the news. (Loudly) My grandfather asked me to pay homage to the two princes. He said that you are all handsome young men, Gancheng of Rome, and asked me to give you some of the best weapons in his arsenal in case of emergency. Please accept it both of you.And now I bid you farewell; (Aside) You damned villains! (Exeunt Lucius Jr. and Attendant.)

Demetrius What is this?A scroll with verses written on it?Let's see: -- (read) Gong Shentian begged for swords to kill thieves, Choose to do your best to treacherous your heart. Chiron Oh!These are two lines of Horace, which I have read long ago in my grammar-book. Ellen Well, yes, two lines of Horace; you are right. (Aside) Hey, what can a man do if he's an ass!This is no joke!The old man had already discovered their crimes, gave them these weapons, and wrote such a sentence, obviously revealing their secret, but they still didn't feel it at all.Had our wise queen been here, she would have admired Andronicus's wit; but now she's in trouble, so don't disturb her. (To Demetrius, Chiron) Little princes, was it not a lucky star that led us to Rome?We were only captives of foreign lands, but now we enjoy such honors, even I dare to insult the tribune in front of the palace gate, not afraid of being heard by his brother, so happy. Demetrius But it pleases me especially that such a great man will now grovel and flatter us with gifts. Alan Has he no reason, Prince Demetrius?Don't you think highly of his daughter? Demetrius I wish there were a thousand Roman women to play with us, and to take turns as the instruments of our desires. Qi Lun is such a passionate and ambitious wish to save all sentient beings! Alan It's a pity that your mother is not here, and there is one less person to say "Amen". Of course Chiron would say it, and she wouldn't object if there were 20,000 other women. Come, Demetrius, let us go and pray to the gods for our dear mother in labor. Alan (narrator) Better go and pray to the devil; the gods have forsaken us long ago. (Horn sound.) Demetrius Why does the emperor's trumpet blow so loudly? Qi Lun was probably celebrating the addition of a new crown prince to the emperor. Demetrius wait!Who's coming? Enter the nurse carrying the black baby. Good morning nurses, gentlemen.what!Tell me, did you see Alan the Moor? Alan Uh, far away in the sky, close in sight, Alan is me.What is your business with Allen? Nurse, good Ellen!We are all over!Think of a way quickly, otherwise your life will be lost! Ellen Oh, what are you arguing about!What are you holding in your hand? Nurse!I would hide it out of sight; shame on our queen, shame on majestic Rome!She gave birth, gentlemen, she gave birth. Ellen Was she mad at anyone? Nurse I mean she gave birth. Well Ellen, God rest her in peace!What is she giving birth to? Nurse is a devil. Ellen, then she's the devil's wife; congratulations! Nurse, a dark, ugly child who discourages anyone to see her.You see, he's like a toad among all the fat white boys in our country.My lady told me to give him to you, for he bears your seal; she bids you baptize him with the point of your knife. Alan nonsense, you whore!Is it so bad to be a little darker?Good baby, you are a beautiful flower. Demetrius bastard, what have you done? Allen's work has been done, what can I do? Demetrius Damned dog!You have ruined our mother.It's also because she has blind eyes that she will fall in love with you, an ugly bastard, and give birth to this cursed monster! A scoundrel like Qi Lun couldn't let him stay in this world. Allen can't die. Nurse Ellen, he must die; that's what his mother said. Ellen what!Must he die, nurse?Then no one but myself can kill my own flesh and blood. Demetrius I'll put this tadpole on my sword head.Nurse, give him to me; my sword will finish him in one blow. Alan, if you dare to touch him, this sword will pick out your stomach together. (takes the child from the nurse's arms, draws the sword) Stop, murderers!Are you going to kill your brothers?Your mother conceived and conceived in broad daylight and gave birth to this child. Now I swear by the fire wheel shining in the sky, whoever dares to touch my newborn son, I will make him die by the edge of my sword .I tell you, buddies, no god or general with three heads and six arms can snatch my child from his father's hand.Hey, hey, you ignorant kids with pink faces and red lips!You chalked mud walls!You white painted signs in hotels!Black charcoal is the best color, which disdains to be painted with other colors; all the water in the ocean cannot make white the black legs of the swan, though it washes every moment in the waves.You go and reply to the queen for me, saying that I am not a child anymore, and my own children should be raised by myself, please ask her to think of any way to cover up this matter. Demetrius Will you betray your mistress thus? Ellen My housewife is only my housewife, this child is myself, he is the life and shadow of my youth, I value him more than the whole world; Bloodshed in Rome. Demetrius Then our mother will be disgraced. Chironoma will despise her for such an infamy. If the Emperor Nurse gets angry, she may be sentenced to death. Chiron I blush at the thought of such scandal. Hey Alan, that's the benefit of your good looks.Humph, untrustworthy colours!It will reveal the secrets of your heart.Here's a boy of a different color than yours; look how charming the little nigger smiles at his father; he seems to say, "Old man, I'm your own son." He's your brother; your mother Your flesh and blood have nourished you, and he has nourished him, all from one mother's womb; though his face bears my seal, he is always your brother. Nurse Alan, how should I reply to my mother? Demetrius Allen, you want a safe solution, we are willing to accept your opinion; as long as everyone is safe, you can save your child. Alan Then we sit down and discuss; my son and I sit here, and you can't escape our eyes; you sit there still; and now you discuss your best plans. (All sit down.) Demetrius How many women saw his child? Ellen is well, two brave princes!When we all stand in a line, I am a lamb; but if you provoke me, the Moor, neither the angry boar, nor the lioness of the mountains, nor the raging sea, can compare with Ellen.But tell me, how many people have seen the child? The nurse was seen only by the old lady Cornelia and me, besides the concubine herself. Queen Ellen, Wen Po and you; two people can keep a secret, as long as the third person is removed.You go tell the queen, say I say this: (strikes the nurse with the sword) "Keck!" a sow with a stab on a fork screams. Demetrius What do you mean, Alan?Why kill her? Ellen Well, my lord, it is a necessity of strategy; shall we let her stay in the world, And let her telltale gossip, And reveal our crimes?No, princes, no.Now I tell you exactly what I think.Not far off lives a man called Moor, who is also a Moor; his wife gave birth last night, and gave birth to a child as white as you.We can go and exchange things with him now, give the woman some money, tell them all about the situation, and tell them that once their child enters the palace, everyone will only know him as the emperor's little prince, who is guaranteed to enjoy glory and great fortune .In this way, my child was replaced without anyone noticing it, and let the emperor hold a wild species as his own flesh and blood. Wouldn't a storm be eliminated without a trace?Hear me, princes; you see I've given her the elixir of sleep, (pointing to the nurse) and now I'll beg you to take care of her funeral; there's a clearing around, and you're two brave men .After this matter is done, don't waste time, go and ask that Wen Po to come to see me immediately.Let's get the old woman and the wet nurse out of here, and let the girls gossip. Chiron Allen, I think if you have a secret, you really won't let a breeze let it out. Demetrius Stamora must be very grateful for your love. (Demetrius and Chiron carry out the nurse's corpse.) Alan Now I'll fly like a swallow to the land of the Goths, And find a place for my precious in arms; And I'll meet secretly with the Queen's friends.Come on, you thick-lipped slave, I'm going to carry you out of here, because you made me a desperado.I will feed you wild fruits and roots, drink milk from the milk, let the goats feed you milk, live in caves with you, and raise you up to be a warrior who commands an army. (Hold the baby down.) The third game is the same as before.square Titus held several arrows, each with a letter on the end of the arrow, and led Max, Lucius, Popery, Simplonius, Caius and other officers to each hold their bows. Titus Come, Max; come, nieces, come here.Now, brother, let me see how you shoot; aim carefully, and shoot straight there.Remember, Max, Justice is gone, she has fled.Come, everyone, take your bows.All of you go to the ocean for me and cast your net down, maybe you can find her at the bottom of the sea, but there is no justice in the sea as in the land.No, Poplius and Simplonius, I must trouble you; you must dig with picks and shovels to the core of the earth, and when you have reached Pluton, give him this petition , asking him to do justice and aid the innocent, and told him that it was written to him by the old Andronicus, who was wronged and wronged in ungrateful Rome.Ah, Rome!It was I who caused you to suffer. I shouldn't have encouraged the people to support a tyrant and let him humiliate me like this.Go, you go, everyone be careful, every warship has to be carefully searched, maybe the evil emperor transported her out; then, dear nephews, where shall we go to appeal for grievances? Max, Poplius!You see your uncle is crazy like this, how miserable! Poplius So, father, we must take care sooner or later, never leave his side for a moment, let everything follow his will, and wait for time to slowly heal his wounds. Nephews and nephews of Max, his grief is incurable.Let us unite with the Goths, conquer ungrateful Rome by force, and avenge the traitor Saturninus. How, Titus Pobleus!What, my friends!Have you met her yet? Poplius No, my good uncle; but Pluto has written to you, saying that if you need to send Furies, he will send her from hell to be at your service; but Justice is busy, Maybe she has some business to discuss with Qiao Wu in the sky, maybe she is somewhere else, if you must rely on her, you have to wait until later. Titus He should not be so always delaying time and delaying my affairs.I will jump into the lake of fire in the depths of hell, grab her by the feet and pull her out.Max, we are just small shrubs, not towering pines; we are not huge giants, Max, but we have brass and iron bones, but the grievances on our shoulders have weighed us down. It's almost unbearable.Since there is no justice in the world or hell, we have no choice but to pray to the gods in the sky to bring justice down to the world as soon as possible to avenge our grievances.Come, everyone, take your bows.You are a good archer, Max. (Divide arrows to all.) Shoot this one to Jovu; this one is for Apollo; I myself shoot this one for Mars; this one for Pallas, boy; This is for Mercury; this is for Sarten, Caius, don't make the mistake of shooting at Saturninus, and it will become an arrow to the wind, which is of no use at all.Do it, boy!Max, shoot the arrow when I tell you.This time I wrote unambiguously, and I have asked every god from him. Max, my nephews, shoot all your arrows into the palace, and arouse the emperor's conscience. Titus Now draw your bows, everybody. (Crowd shooting) Ah!Very well, Lucius!My dear boy, this arrow will go into the bosom of the goddess Pallas. Brother Max, my arrow has gone a mile past the moon!At this time, Qiao Wu will definitely receive your letter. Titus Ha!Popery, Popery, what have you done?Look, look!One of the horns of Taurus has also been shot off by you. Max is very funny, brother, when Poplius shot the arrow, the Taurus lost his temper, and hit the Aries so hard that both horns fell off, and it happened to land in the palace. The Moor, whom the Empress was so fond of, found it; she smiled and said to him that he ought to make a gift of the two horns to the Emperor. Look, Titus, it's growing on his head; God has blessed the emperor so much! A villager carried a basket with two pigeons in it. O Titus!News from heaven!Max, here comes the messenger from heaven.Hello, what news do you bring?Do you have any letter?Did they promise to do justice for me?What did Qiao Wu say? Country people!You mean the gallows guy?He said he had taken the gallows down because the man wasn't going to be executed until next week. Titus But let me ask you, what did Qiao Wu say? Country folks!Sir, I don't know Jovu; I never drank with him. Titus Hi, fool, aren't you a messenger then? Villagers, sir, I am sending pigeons, not letters. Titus Did you not come from heaven? Country people come from heaven!Alas, sir, I have never been in heaven.God bless me, I'm too young to go to heaven yet.Now I'm taking the pigeons, and I'm going to the civilian court; my uncle quarreled with one of the emperor's guards, and I'm going to help him with the lawsuit. Brother Max, it is very proper to ask him to send your letter; these two pigeons are your tribute, let him take them to the emperor. Tell me, Titus, Will you pray a petition to the Emperor? No countryman, my lord, I have never thanked God well before a meal in my life. Hi Titus, come here.You don't have to bother to go to some court; take these two pigeons to the emperor, and he will help you win this case in my honor.Wait a minute, wait a minute, I still want to reward you with some money.Bring me the pen and ink.Hello, will you send a letter of courtesy? The countryman is, sir. Titus Then here's a paper, send it to me.When you walk in front of him, kneel down to him, then kiss his feet, and then send your pigeon up, and then you can wait for him to reward you.I want to watch you not far away, but you have to work hard. Don't worry, countryman, sir; just watch me. Titus, do you have a knife?Come, let me see.Max, you sandwiched it in the brief.When this letter is delivered to the Emperor, knock on my door and tell me what he said. Countryman God be with you, sir; I'll send you. Come Titus, Max, let's go.Poplius, come with me. (same below.) The fourth game is the same as before.in front of the palace Enter Saturninus, Tamora, Demetrius, Chiron, the courtiers, and others; Saturninus holds in his hand the arrow shot by Titus. Saturninus Hey, gentlemen, look, it's all grievances!What Roman emperor was ever so harassed and insulted out of thin air?You will understand that, though these thieves of our tranquility spread rumors to the people, our judgment on the two unruly sons of old Andronicus was entirely just and based on the law.Must I be subject to his mad insults and curses, even if his grief has clouded his mind?Now he writes to heaven to plead: Behold, this is for Jovo, this is for Mercury, this is for Apollo, this is for Mars; The streets are flying, that's enough for people to see!Is this not a blatant slander of the Senate, and a publicity to the nation of our injustice?Isn't this a big joke?Gentlemen, let it be said that there is no justice in Rome?But I'm not dead yet, and I won't bear him to cover up his arrogance with such madness; I want him and his company to know that Saturninus never dies as long as he lives. When his righteous rage is kindled, the proudest conspirators cannot escape the majesty of his axe. Tamora My gracious emperor, my dear Saturninus, master of my life, commander of my thoughts, do not be angry; Titus is old, what is wrong with you, take care Take care of him; it's all because he lost his two good sons and broke his heart, so he became like this; you should comfort him in his unfortunate situation, and you don't have to worry about this kind of behavior that is arrogant up. (Aside.) It is Tamora's clever stratagem to flatter; but, Titus, I have stabbed you in the heart, and your life's blood is drained.I hope Allen won't be ignorant for a while and ruin my business, that's thankful. Enter Countryman. Tamora, dear friend, would you like to see us speak? The countryman is right, may I ask if this gentleman is the emperor? Tamora I am the queen, and the one sitting there is the emperor. The countryman is exactly him.God and St. Stephen bless you!I send you a letter and a pair of doves. (Saturninus reads the letter.) Saturninus came, took him down, and hanged him at once. Villager, how much reward can I get? Come Tamora, boy, we'll hang you. The villagers hang me!Oh, I never imagined that I would end up like this after having a long neck! (The guard escorts the countryman off.) Saturninus hateful intolerable insult!Should I condone such a grand conspiracy?I know whose trick it is; is that bearable, too?His two treacherous sons assassinated my brother, and they should die according to the law, but according to his tone, it seems that I killed them unjustly!Go, and grab that old thief by the hair; he's too old and too old to get him any favors.For this impertinent jeer, I'll be your executioner, cunning mad old man; You set me on the throne because you wanted to hold me and Rome together. Enter Elis. Saturninus What news do you have, Emilis? Emilis Arms, Arms, Sire!Rome has come to the most critical moment, and the Goths have assembled a large force, one by one with strong determination, to attack us; led by Lucius, the son of old Andronicus, who threateningly Sworn vengeance, to trample Rome to the ground like Coriolanus. Saturninus Was Lucius the warlike commander of the Goths?These news frightened me for the most part, and made me hang down like a frost-beaten flower or a wind-blown grass.Well, now misfortune has begun to hit us.He was a favorite of the common people; and I often heard them say that Lucius' banishment was unjust, and that they desired Lucius to be their emperor, when I myself went about my life in a humble way. Tamora Why should you be afraid?Isn't the city of Rome well guarded? Saturninus Well, but the hearts of the people are with Lucius, and they will surely rebel against me, and help him overthrow me. Tamora you are an emperor, may your thoughts be as noble as your name.Shall the sun's light be dimmed by the flight of gnats?The hawk lets the little birds sing, and pays no heed to what they sing, for he knows the shadow of his mighty wings can stop their music at any time; so you can do with the capricious Romans.So take your spirits and come, you emperor; you know I'm going to charm old Andronicus with words that are better than sweet bait that lures fish or fat clover that poisons sheep Sweeter and more dangerous. Saturninus But he will never plead with his son for us. Tamora If Tamora begged him, he would not refuse; for I could fill his old ears with generous promises; and if his heart were impregnable, and his ears utterly deaf, I would make him ears and his heart are directed by my tongue. (To Emilius) Go and convey our will first, say that the emperor will make peace with brave Lucius, and ask him to meet us at his father's old Andronicus' house. Saturninus Emilis, I hope you will do your duty; if he insists that we must give him some guarantee for his personal safety, tell him that we will do whatever he asks . Emilis, I will do my best to carry out His Majesty's orders. (Down.) Tamora Now I'll go to old Andronicus, and with all my powers coax him to let proud Lucius out of the ranks of the Goths.Be quick, dear Emperor, and bury all your worries in my artifice. Saturninus Then go and beg him. (same below.)