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Chapter 26 first act

The first scene of Nava King's Palace Enter the King, Berowne, Longaville, and Doman. The king puts upon our tombstones the fame which all seek Forever, and makes us immortal in the shame of death; though gluttonous time eats all, we shall strive to gain our fame while this breath lasts, Let the scythe of time not hurt us; our life may end, but our honor shall last forever.Therefore, brave warriors - for you are all heroes fighting against your own feelings and all earthly desires - we must strictly enforce our latest decree: Nava shall be the wonder of the world; our court It will become a small college, concentrating on academic studies that are beneficial to life.You three, Berowne, Duman, and Longaville, have sworn to live with me and be my schoolmates during these three years, and to strictly abide by all the provisions stipulated in this paper; you Your oaths are sworn, and now you sign your names; so that whoever breaks the slightest detail of this covenant, may let his own handwriting cancel his honor.If you have made the greatest determination, I hope you will sign your name, and there will be no Yushimeng.

Longaville I have decided.The left and right are just three years of long fast; although the body is haggard, the spirit is enjoying the feast.The belly is full, but the mind is hungry; gourmet delicacies can enrich the skin, but close the heart. Your Majesty Duman, Duman has suppressed his lust and left all the vulgar material pleasures in the world to the common people to enjoy.Love, wealth and glory secretly age people; I want to find the mystery of life in philosophy. Berowne What I can say, they both have said.I have sworn, my lord, to study here for three years; but other strict precepts, such as not to see a woman during that period, I hope do not include this one; Food, in ordinary days, there is only one meal a day, and I hope this is not included; and I am only allowed to sleep for three hours at night, and I am not allowed to doze off during the day, I also hope this is not included, because I always I always sleep from dark to dawn, and I have to treat half of the day as night.what!These topics are too difficult, how can people solve them?Don't look at the women to read, don't eat and don't sleep!

King, when you took your oath, you declared to abide by these conditions. Berowne Your Majesty, forgive me, I did not swear.I only swear to study with Your Majesty and live in your court for three years. Longaville: Berowne, you swear to obey all the conditions except this. Berowne Then, sir, I was only joking.I would like to ask, what is the purpose of reading? The king knows things we don't. Berowne Do you mean those things that our common sense cannot see? The king is, and that is the great reward of reading. Well, Berowne, then I will swear to study hard, and search the mysteries of heaven and earth: When the bright prohibition prevents me from feasting, I will know where my hunger can be filled; when our naked eyes can't see When I was a woman, I wanted to know where to meet celestial girls; if I made a vow that was difficult to keep, I wanted to know how to break it and keep my reputation.If reading is really of such a use, that you can know things that you don't know yet, you can make me swear that I will be willing to obey, and I will say nothing.

King These are the obstacles in the way of learning, and lead our wisdom to pursue idle pleasures. Berowne All pleasure is boredom; the greatest boredom is toil for boredom.You hold a book and study hard in order to seek the light of truth; the truth falsely blinds your eyes.This is called: I wanted to find the light, but lost the light; because the light in the darkness has not yet been discovered, and the light of your eyes has turned into darkness.I would rather enjoy the offerings on my eyelids, and appreciate the beauty's beautiful eyes. The radiant brilliance can sweep away the fog in my eyes.Learning is like a sun wheel hanging high in the sky, its depth cannot be measured by the stupid naked eyes; don't the diligent rotten scholars pick up some claws and scales from the books of the predecessors?Those pretentious literati and bachelors have given each planet a name; but in the starry night, the brilliant starlight will also shine on the ignorant common people.Excessive erudition is empty talk; every godfather names his children.

How good is the king's objection to reading! Duman, he used ingenious words to stop good and help evil! Longevity let the weeds grow and mow the fine grains! Berowne Spring has come, and the goslings have hatched their eggshells! How did Duman continue with this sentence? Berowne has its own time, and each has its own share. Duman didn't mean anything. Bilong chatted to make up the rhyme. King Berowne, like a merciless hail of frost, killed the spring-born babe with his sharp jaws. Well Berowne, if I am; If the bird hasn't uttered its new tongue, why let midsummer boast of its glory?Why should I love aborted babies?I don't want ice and snow to cover the splendor of flowers in May, and I don't want roses to be coquettish at Christmas; everything has its own season of growth, and it is too late to be too early.You have only now immersed yourself in your homework, which is equivalent to climbing over the wall to pull out the key lock on the door.

Good king, then you quit.Go home, Berowne, and goodbye! Berowne No, my lord; I have sworn to be with you; and though I have said so much to magnify the folly of ignorance, and leave you at a loss for defense of holy knowledge, yet believe me, I will Keep my oath and endure these three years of hard work with peace of mind.Give me the paper, and let me read it one by one, and sign my name under these strict rules. King, you have changed your mind like this, and spared you a lifetime of disgrace! Berowne "First, no woman shall come within a mile of my court." Has this rule been published?

Longevity has been announced for four days. Berowne Let us see what the penalties are for those who violate the law. "If there is a reason to violate it, cut off the woman's tongue as a warning." Who determined this punishment? Longevity didn't dare, it was me. My lord Berowne, may I ask your reason? When Longevue and the others saw such a terrible punishment, they would be too frightened to come. Berowne what a barbaric law against good manners! "The second article, if a person is found talking to any woman within three years, the other courtiers should jointly agree on the most severe measures to be publicly humiliated." This article, Your Majesty, you will destroy it yourself; you Knowing that the daughter of the king of France, a fair maiden, is ordered to come here, to negotiate with you the return of Aquitaine to her old, feeble, and bedridden father; We had no choice but to let this princess, whom everyone admired, travel this trip in vain.

King, what say you, my lords?I totally forgot about this one thing. A Bilong scholar always seeks far away in this way. When he concentrates on studying how to achieve his aspirations, he forgets what he should do in front of him. Waiting for the aspirations to be fulfilled is like capturing a city with fire. All you get is a pile of ashes. King For factual necessity, we must repeal this decree; she must lodge at our court. The factual necessity of Berowne will cause us to break our oath three thousand times in these three years, because every man is born with his own inclinations, which can only be magnanimously suppressed, not suppressed by force.If I break my oath, the word may be used as a shield to say that my breach was of factual necessity.So here I sign my name, accepting all these laws; (signature) Whoever violates the smallest detail of the precepts, let him be forever disgraced.If others are tempted, I will be tempted in the same way; but I believe, with all the reluctance you see me today, I must be the last to break my vows.But does the commandment allow us to find some interesting pastimes?

The king has, has.You know that a refined Spanish visitor has come to our court, who has all the tongues of the world in his person, and whose brain has an inexhaustible collection of strange phrases; from his vain tongue The ravings that spewed out of his mouth sounded as intoxicating to himself as enchanting music; he was a man of talent and eclecticism.This imaginary child, whose name is Armado, will tell us, in some exaggerated words, during our reading breaks, the deeds of the Spanish knights who died in the war in the tropical country.I don't know if you like him or not; but I love to hear him lie, and I'll call him my troubadour.

Beron Amado is a most splendid fellow, a very fashionable knight with a new word. That countryman at Langewijkstad and him are a good pair, and we can make endless jokes for us; so three years of study will not seem too long. Delchesh and Costard idem. Del Which is the king himself? Berowne is this one, man.What's your business? Del I represent the King myself, For I am His Majesty's scout; But I want to see the King himself. Berowne This is him. Mr. Lauder Yama - Yama - greets His Majesty well.Someone out there is up to something; this letter will tell you all. Your Majesty Costard, the matter mentioned in this letter concerns me.

Letter from King Armado the Great! Berowne No matter how rosy the content is, I want it to be full of exaggerated words. Longevity's problem is not big, hope is full of big ones, may God give us patience! Berowne listened patiently, or suppressed a laugh? Longovie listened casually, and smiled softly, or else, neither listened nor laughed. Well, sir, let the article itself decide how we should be happy. The Costard matter, sir, is about me and Jacquenetta.As for love, I do know. What does Berowne know? Costard What it is and what it's like I'll see afterward, sir; I've got all three, and I've got nothing: They saw me sitting with her in the estate, and acting a little rashly; When she came to the park, I He followed and was caught.Isn't this "the situation will be known later"?When it comes to love, sir, it’s just the love between a man and a woman; when it comes to shape—well, it’s just a strange shape. What's next for Berowne, man? Costard will then see what to do with me; God bless the good man! King, will you listen attentively to me reading this letter? Berowne We would listen as if it were the oracle of the gods. Costard's foolish world is equally deaf to the needs of the flesh. King "Great Vicar of Heaven, Sole Ruler of Nava, God of Earth for my soul, Benefactor of my flesh—" Costard hasn't said a word about Costard yet. King "The thing is--" Costard may be so; but if he says so, he is, truth be told, nothing more than that. King shut up! Costard, who, like the rest of us, kept our own place and dared not fight, had to keep his mouth shut. The king speaks less! Costard, I beseech you too, that it is better to say little about other people's private affairs. King "The thing is, because I am surrounded by black melancholy, and want to dispel it by the most effective medicine of your wholesome air, so by my Being a gentleman makes me go for a walk by myself. What time is it? About six o'clock, when the animals are grazing, the birds are pecking, and the people are sitting down to enjoy a nourishment of what is called supper: The above explained the time. Now as to the place: I mean the place where I walk; that is called your garden. So to the place: I mean where I met This most obscene and absurd incident has caused me to draw black ink from my white pen to this letter you now see, read, read or read. But where, what On the west corner of your meandering garden, north-northeast and a little nearer to the east; and there I saw that mean countryman, that laughable, mean little man--" Costard me. King "that uneducated ignorant soul—" Costard me. King "That shallow thing—" Costard is still me. KING "As far as I remember, Costard was his name—" Costard, me. King "in flagrant violation of your edicts of edicts and codes against evil, with a--with a--ah! with a man whose very indignation it is to speak of--" Costard with a woman. King "with a babe of our grandmother Eve, a wretch; or to make you more clear, a woman. Driven by a sense of duty, I hand him over to His Majesty's watchman, Antony Dell, a man of honor, manner A man of good manners, good manners, and credit, brought before you to receive the punishment he deserved.—” Del, Your Majesty, I am Anthony Dell. King "As for Jaquenetta--for that is the name of the frail thing that was captured by me at the same time as the said villager--I leave her awaiting the majesty of your law; at the slightest word from you, I will bring her to stand trial. Your servant Don Adriano de Armado, with respectful and burning devotion." Berowne's letter is not quite what I expected, but it is one of the most interesting letters I have ever heard. King Yes, this is a masterpiece of ancient and modern evil.Hello, do you have anything to say about this letter? Your Majesty Costard, I admit that there is such a woman. King, did you hear the decree? Costard I did hear it, but didn't pay much attention to it. The king's edict said that if he was caught with a woman, he was punished with a year's imprisonment. Costard I am not with a woman, my lord, I am with a girl. King, the edict says the girl is included. Costard Nor is it a girl, my lord; she is a virgin. King Virgin is also included. Costard Then I deny that she is a virgin.I am with a girl. King girls are not girls, it doesn't matter what you say. The girl Costard is very useful to me, Your Majesty. The king listened to my sentence: You must fast for a week, eat chaff and drink water every day. Costard I'd rather pray for a month and have some mutton and porridge every day. King Don Armado will be your caretaker.Mr. Belong, you watched him and escorted him there.Gentlemen, let us now do what we have sworn to each other. (Exeunt King, Longoville, and Durman.) Berowne I would wager my head with any man's hat that these oaths and precepts are but a vain joke.hello, come on. Costard I suffer for the truth, sir; it is a true fact that I was caught by them because I was with Jacquenetta, and Jacquenetta was a real girl.So welcome, bitter cup of luck!Pain may one day smile; now rest, sorrow! (same below.) The second game is the same as before Enter Armado and Maozi. Son of Armado, what are the signs when a man of great spirit becomes melancholy? Maozi, he will show a sad look, master, this is a great sign. Armado Are melancholy and sorrow the same thing, my dear boy? Maozi no, no, Lord!No, master. Armado How can you separate sorrow from melancholy, my tender youth? Maozi, I can give a very common proof from the role, my rough elder. Why is Armado such a rough elder?Why rough elders? Why is Mao Zi a tender youth?Why tender youth? Armado I say you tender youth, for that is a proper name for your feeble age. Maozi, I say you are a rough elder, because this is a suitable title for your old age. Armado is beyond words, beyond words! What do you say, Maozi, master?Do you say I am beautiful and my words are beautiful, or do you say that I am beautiful and my words are beautiful? Armado I mean you are beautiful because of your petite stature. Is the Maozi villain still beautiful?So where does the magic come from? Amado is wonderful, and he is called agile. Maozi, you said this, master, are you flattering me? Armado is indeed famous. Maozi, I would like to give your reputation to eel. What about Armado, how clever is an eel? Maozi eel is agile enough. Armado I mean you're quick; you're going to make me hot. Mao Zide, master, I have nothing to say. Armado What I hate most is poverty. Maozi (narrator) really made him talk, he didn't have a penny in his pocket. Armado, I have agreed to study with the king for three years. Master Maozi, you can research it in less than an hour. The Impossible for Armado. How much is three times that of Mao Ziyi? Armado I can't count; that's what waiters and bartenders do. Master Maozi, you are a gentleman and a gambler. Armado I recognize both names; they are the marks of a manly man. Maozi, then I believe you must know the total number of two points plus one point. Armado is a little more than two. Mao Zina is called three points in the mouths of vulgar laymen. Amado is good. Look, master, isn't this an easy research?You haven’t blinked your eyes three times, we’ve already figured out the three characters; if you add the word “year” after the word “three”, there are two characters in total, it’s not that you don’t need that dancing horse① Can you figure it out? Armado understands this very well. Maozi, this means that you have no idea. Armado I admit that I am in love; a soldier's love is a dirty thing, so I am in love with a dirty woman.If I would draw my sword against love to save me from this corrupt mind, I'd make lust my captive, and let any courtier of any French court redeem it with some new courtesy go.I don't bother to sigh, but when it comes to cursing and swearing, Cupid has to bow down when he sees me.Comfort me, boy; what great men were ever in love? Hairy Hercules, master. Armado dearest Hercules!A few more examples, my dear boy, give me some more; my dear boy, you must give me some names and responsibilities. Maozi Samson ②, the master; when it comes to shouldering important responsibilities, no one can compare with him.He once carried the city gate on his back like a porter; he too was in love. Armado, strong Samson!Strong Samson!You are not as good as me in swordsmanship, and I am not as good as you in carrying the city gate.I am also in love.Who is Samson's love, my sweet boy? Maozi is a woman, master. What skin color is Armado? Maozi has a total of four skin colors, maybe she has all four, maybe she has three, two, or one of the four colors. Armado, tell me what color is her skin? Maozi is as emerald green as sea water, master. Is Amadona also one of the four skin tones? That's what I read, my lord, in books; the best-looking women are of this color. Armado Green is indeed the color of lovers; but I think it is inconceivable that Samson should love a green woman.He must have thought she had brains. Well done, master.If your mind is green, your hat will be green too. Armado The woman I love is born very clean, red is red, white is white. Maozi's most filthy thoughts, the master, are all hidden under this color. Armado Tell your reason, sensible child. Maozi my father's wisdom, my mother's tongue, help me! The lovely prayer of a child in Armado, very beautiful and touching! Maozi If her face were red and white, You'll never find her sinning, For white signifies panic, The crimson win expresses shame and shame; But if she makes a mistake, You can't tell from her face, For the shame of red and the horror of white, All her natural colors. These few lines, master, can prove that white and red are two dangerous colors. Child of Armado, isn't there a ballad about a king's love for a beggar? About three generations ago Mao Tzu had such a bad ballad; but I think it is lost now; even if someone still remembers it, it can't be written, and it can't be sung. Armado I'll reform that title into a poem, and make it a strong precedent of my obsession.My boy, I'm really in love with that country girl I caught in the park with the villager Costard; she ought to have someone to take good care of her. Maozi (narrator) Give me a good whip; But she should have a better lover than my master. Sing Armado, boy; my heart is heavy with love. That's a great miracle, Maozi, because you love a frivolous woman. Armado I say, sing. Maozi, let's sing after this group of people pass by. Enter Del, Costard, and Jacquenetta. Mr. Dale, by the king's will, keep Costard under guard from pleasure and penance, and fast three days a week.As for this girl, I must let her stay in the palace to milk the cows.Goodbye! Armado I blushed with shame.girl! Jaquenetta man? Armado I will come and see you where you live. Jaquenetta is nearby. Armado I know where it is. Lord Jacquenetta, how wise you are! Armado, I'll tell you anecdotes from overseas. Jacquenetta with your face? Armado I love you. Jacquenetta I've heard you say it. Goodbye, Armado! Jacquenetta may you be safe! Come on Del, Jaquenetta, go! (Exit Del and Jacqueneta.) Armado bastard, you have done such a bad thing, you must be fasted. Costard Well, sir, I wish you would let me have my fill before fasting. Armado I will punish you severely. Costard I thank you for your kindness, but these servants are sent away with ease by the king. Armado took the rascal down and locked him up. Come on, you wretched slave; go! Costard don't lock me up, sir.Let me go, I must fast. Now that Mao Zi has been released, can he still be banned?Go to jail! Well, Costard, if I ever get my freedom back, I'll show some people to see-- What did Maozi ask some people to look at? Costard No, nothing, sir; they watch what they like.As a prisoner, you can't keep silent, so I'd better not say anything.Thank God I'm an impatient person, so I'll live quietly in jail. (Exit Maozi and Costard.) Armado I love the basest ground trodden by her baser feet in her base shoes.If I'm in love, I'm going to break the vow, and that's a false lie.How can hypocritical lies be exchanged for true love?Love is a devil, a sinful angel alone.But Samson was also seduced by it, he was a man of great strength; Solomon was also bewitched by it, he was a man of great wisdom.The club of Hercules was no match for Cupid's arrows, so how could a Spaniard's sword stand against it?In just one or two rounds, my swordsmanship will be completely messed up.What straight stabs, what horizontal chops, in his opinion, are not worth laughing at.His disgrace is to be called a child; his glory is to conquer men.Farewell, courage!Rusty, sword!Be still, drums of war!For your master is in love; yes, he is in love.God of poetry, who is born with emotion, help me!Because I believe I'm going to write sonnets.Think, wisdom; write, pen!I have enough poetry to fill several folios. (Down.)
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