Chapter 16 second act

First London.a room in the palace Enter King Edward sick, Queen Elizabeth, Dorset, Rivers, Hastings, Buckingham, Gray, and others. King Edward, well, I have done something today.My lords, continue to be united and friendly: I wait day by day for my lord to redeem me from the world with the Gospel;Rivers and Hastings take hands; let's not hate, let's swear to love. Rivers By heaven, hatred has cleared my heart; I stretch out this hand to pledge my sincerity. Hastings Blessed be I, and I swear with all my heart! Beware, King Edward, of deceit before your king; beware that the King of Kings will slay you and thwart your schemes.

Hastings wish me success, I swear to be sincere! Rivers I do the same, and I love Hastings with all my heart! Lady King Edward, you yourself are no exception, and you, Prince Dorset, and you, Buckingham;Queen, love Hastings, and let him kiss your hand; and whatever you do, do not fake it. Queen Elizabeth is here, Hastings; I will never grieve, I and my kinsmen will prosper! King Edward, Dorset, embrace him; Hastings, love the Marquis. Dorset's exchange of friendship, I swear, I will keep it to the end. Hastings I do the same. (They hug.) King Edward Now, noble Buckingham, may you also embrace the queen's kin, As a pledge of your unity with them, And please me to see.

Buckingham (to the queen) If I, Buckingham, sometimes hate the queen, or don't support you and your relatives and friends wholeheartedly, I will be punished by God, so that all my relatives will be betrayed, and love will turn into hatred!Even when I most need a very reliable friend, I would rather he treat me mean, treacherous, and sinister!If I have ever been unfeeling to you or your kindred, may God deal with me all these adversities. King Edward This vow of yours, my lord Buckingham, is a cure for my sick body and mind.Now, it would be a pity that the Gloucester Brothers were not present, or the reconciliation would have been more complete.

Buckingham It so happened that the noble duke came.Enter Gloucester. Gloucester My Lord and Queen, I wish you a good day; Lords, a happy day! KING EDWARD We have a happy day indeed.Gloucester, we have done many good things; Between these bitter lords, wars are turned to treasures, and hates turned to love. Gloucester, my sovereign king, this is indeed a feat worthy of congratulations.Among these many princes, if anyone misunderstands slander, or guesses wrong, and treats me as an enemy; if I do any unbearable things unintentionally or in a fit of anger, I am willing to make amends with him Resentment, reconciliation.What I hate most is that people cause discord; I would like everyone to love me.First of all, my queen, I ask you and me to clear the rift, and I will strive to reconcile it; and to you, my lord Buckingham, if there was any quarrel between you and me; and you too, Rivers and Dow My lords Seth, though you once glared at me for no reason; and you, Woodville, Lord Scales, and dukes and earls, princes and nobles, you too.I can't think of a single Englishman who wasn't as babe-born tonight as I've ever felt against him.Thank God I can treat people with humility.

Queen Elizabeth will always remember this holy day from now on, and I pray that all the rifts in the world will be mended.My lord, I also ask your majesty to show mercy to my brother Clarence. What, Gloucester, queen, did my love pay you so lightly before the king?Who does not know that the noble duke is dead? (The audience turns pale with shock.) It's a shame of you to make fun of his body like that. King Edward who doesn't know he's dead!Who knew he was dead? Queen Elizabeth, God has eyes, what a world this is! Lord Buckingham Dorset, every face is pale, what about mine? Dorset, my lord; there is no man here who is not out of his wits, and looks ashen.

Is King Edward Clarence dead?Chengming has already withdrawn it. Gloucester has pity that he served his sentence as soon as your original order came, and that king's order came like an angel from heaven; your revocation order came so late, and his body was stiff and buried in the loess.Goodness me, those less noble and less faithful men, with bloody minds, and no kinship, may they not suffer the same fate as Clarence, and let them get away with it. . Enter Stanley. Lord Stanley, I have done my duty, and I am here to ask for a reward! KING EDWARD Please be quiet, I am very troubled. His Majesty Stanley refused to listen, so the minister had no choice but to fall to the ground.

KING EDWARD Then speak quickly, and speak your request. The Duke of Norfolk, Stanley, had a servant who got drunk and made trouble after his dismissal, and was killed by my servant today, so I came here to plead for my servant and beg Your Majesty to forgive me. KING EDWARD How can I double-talk my brother and pardon your servant?My younger brother didn't kill anyone, it was just a mistake in his mind that caused him to be murdered.Has anyone begged for his life?When I was angry for a while, who came to kneel and ask for advice?Has anyone mentioned brotherhood?Who told me that the sad man deserted the brave Warwick to fight for me?Has anyone ever told me that when the Earl of Oxford threw me down on the field of Tewkesbury, he rescued me, and said, "My brother, you live and be king"?Has anyone ever said that when we were lying on the battlefield in the cold, he took off his war robe to protect me from the cold; he didn't care that he was wearing only thin trousers, but he listened to the cold night air numb his hands and feet?I hate that my wild beast-like anger actually made me forget so many kindnesses and wiped out my humanity, but none of you has a kind heart to prompt me to think.But when your porters and servants, drinking and killing people, ruined the image created by our dear leader, you hurriedly came to kneel and beg for forgiveness, nagging endlessly; As for my brother's unjust death, no one came to remind me, and I myself had no heart, and I didn't think about it a little bit, oh, poor wronged soul.The proudest of you have all owed him support, but no one is willing to plead for his life.O God!I am afraid that the way of heaven is selfless, you and I, or our relatives and friends, will inevitably suffer disaster.Come, Hastings, help me into the chamber.O sad Clarence! (Exit King Edward, Queen, Hastings, Rivers, Dorset, Gray.)

Gloucester This is what happens to a rash man.Did you see that?The queen's friends, with their bad consciences, turned pale when they heard that Clarence was dead.Ah!They won't give up in the king's ears; God will avenge them.Well, my lords; we will go with Edward, and give him some comfort. Buckingham We obey your highness. (same below.) The second game is the same as before.a room in the palace Enter the Duchess of York, leading Clarence's son and daughter. Son of Clarence Good grandmother, is our papa dead? The Duchess does not, child. Daughter of Clarence Why do you wring your hands, beat your breast, and cry--"O Clarence, my unfortunate son"?

Son of Clarence If our venerable papa is not dead, why do you look at us, shake your head, and call us both poor, orphans, outcasts? You have misunderstood me, lovely grandchildren of the Duchess; in fact I lamented that the King was ill, and dreaded to lose him, which had nothing to do with your father's life or death; it is useless to mourn him when he is dead. Son of Clarence Then, grandmother, you still say he's dead.Our uncle the king is responsible.God enforces the law, and revenge will be vengeful; I will sincerely pray day and night, may God not let him go. Daughter of Clarence I will do the same.

Duchess Don't talk nonsense, children, don't talk nonsense!The king takes pity on you.Innocent children, you are ignorant, how can you guess who killed your father. Grandmother, son of Clarence, we know; our good uncle Gloucester told me, That the queen, at the king's instigation, False charges, and put father in prison.Uncle cried while talking, sympathized with me, and kissed my face affectionately; he told me to trust him as a father, and he would love me like my own son. Duchess!A deceitful person can be so hypocritical as to hide a grimace behind a mask.He is my son, alas, it is a disgrace to me. Could it be that I also nurtured this deceptive trick?

Son of Clarence Do you think uncle is a fake, grandmother? Duchess Uh, boy. Son of Clarence I can't figure it out.Yo!What is this sound? Queen Elizabeth behaves madly; Rivers and Dorset follow. Queen Elizabeth!Who can prevent me from howling and weeping, or scolding fate, who can prevent me from torturing myself?I will join hands with dark despair, against my heart, I will be my own enemy. What was the Duchess's reason for such an over-impatience farce? Queen Elizabeth is going to perform a full-scale martial arts scene of blood and tears. My husband, your son King Edward is dead!Why do the branches grow when the roots are withered?When the sap dries up, why don't the leaves wither?If you want to live another day, you might as well cry for another day; if you don’t want to live any longer, you should die immediately, so that your soul can take wings and catch up with the former king; Enjoy peace. Duchess!You have your noble husband, and I also have some status. You have your sorrow, which is also closely related to me.I also mourned for my good husband who died, and since then I have guarded his heirs to continue my life; now the two shadows of his face have been ruthlessly destroyed by death, and Cheng Huan in my later years has only one Deceitful phantom, it has lost all my ugliness, and it makes me sad.You are now widowed and widowed; but you should still do your duty as a mother, you still have children to comfort your heart; I am different, death not only snatched my husband from my hand, but also snatched it from my aging body. took my two walking sticks, Clarence and Edward.Ah!How unfortunate I am--your grief is only half as good as mine--I should cry more bitterly and cry more desolately than you! Son of Clarence, aunt, you do not weep for our dead father, how shall we weep with you? Daughter of Clarence We have none to mourn for a father's bereavement; You mourn for bereavement and hear no voice to weep. QUEEN ELIZABETH I need no help in mourning; My stomach is full of sorrows.Let all the springs of the world use my eyes to shed tears. Since the moon that draws the tide controls my life, I will flood the earth with boundless tears of bitterness!ah!For my husband, my dear Edward! Two children!For our dear father Clarence! The Duchess is sad!For them both, both belong to me, Edward and Clarence! Queen Elizabeth On whom shall I depend but Edward?But he is gone. Besides Clarence, who else can we rely on for the two children?But he is gone. Duchess On whom shall I depend but these two?But they are all gone. Queen Elizabeth has never been a widow in ancient times who has suffered such a heavy blow. No orphan has suffered such a heavy blow since ancient times. The Duchess has never had a mother who has suffered such a heavy blow since ancient times.Ah!I am the mother of so many sorrows, whose sorrows I share and I alone bear.She cried for Edward, and I cried for him; I cried for Clarence, but she did not have to cry for him; these two children cried for Clarence, and I cried for him; I cried for Edward, and they cried Don't cry for him.Ah!All three of you cast tears on me, and I have three times as much sorrow as you; I alone nurtured your sorrow, and I have to weep, and let sorrow be full of sorrow. Dorset dear mother, settle down, God is very angry to see you unthankful.In worldly dealings, if someone borrows money generously, but we procrastinate in repaying it, this is called ingratitude; if we fail to live up to the gift of heaven, the sin is even more serious, because the debt owed to heaven must be repaid. Queen Rivers, as a loving mother, forget not the little prince you have borne and brought up; fetch him at once, and crown him; on him all your comfort is.Bury all your hopeless sorrows in Edward's tomb, and plant your joys on the living throne of little Edward. Enter Gloucester, Buckingham, Stanley, Hastings, Ratcliffe, and others. Lady Gloucester, be still, We should all weep for the death of the morning star; but such mourning is in vain.Old lady, my mother, I beg your pardon; I have not seen your queen.Now I will be careful, kneel down and ask for blessings. Duchess God bless you!I also wish you to be gentle, warm, generous, loyal, sincere and responsible. Amen to Gloucester;This should be the focus of the mother's congratulations; I am surprised that she pressed this point and did not mention it. Lords of Buckingham, I beseech you, all of you, saddened like a dark cloud, and weighed down with a common grief, to each other's hearts, and cheer up; We have spent the autumn treasures of our late kings, and yet we must reap them. Successor to the crops of the young king.You have been aggressive, you have torn your face, you have only recently bound up the wound, waiting to heal, you must guard it carefully.It seems to me that a small party should be sent to Ludlow to bring the baby prince to London, to be crowned our king. Why did Rivers send a squad, my lord Buckingham? Buckingham, my lord, gather a large army, I'm afraid the old hatred will be aroused, and the tender wound will burst again; it will be more difficult to deal with, especially at present The country is undecided, and the law is not clear; like every horse Wearing its own reins, it is bound to gallop east and west, and it is difficult to control. In my opinion, it is necessary to prevent trouble before it happens, and don't wait for the disaster to happen and start a disturbance. Gloucester I thought the king had made peace between us all; The covenant, at least, was rooted in my heart. The same is true of Rivers in my heart, and I think it is the same with all; but since the foundation is not firm, it cannot be tempted to see the danger of breaking, and too many people may cause trouble.Therefore, I agree with Buckingham's high opinion that it is better to send a small number of people to meet the prince. Hastings I agree with you. Gloucester So do it, and let us decide who shall go to Ludlow.Queen and my mother, will you also express your opinion on this matter? (Exit all but Buckingham and Gloucester.) Buckingham, my lord, no matter who goes to fetch the prince, we must not be left behind; and one more point, I must make a little arrangement, first separate the queen's defiant relatives and friends from the young gentleman, so that Make a way for the itinerary you and I have recently planned. Gloucester my avatar, my counsellor, my altar seer!My good brother, I am like a child at your direction.To Ludlow, we will never be left behind. (same below.) The third game is the same as before.street The two citizens went up and met. First citizen, good day, neighbor, where are you going in a hurry? Second Citizen To tell you the truth, I am a little confused myself; what news have I heard? First Citizen, I hear the king is dead. Bad news, second citizen, by God; good things don't happen often.I'm afraid, I'm afraid, the world is going to be in chaos. Enter another citizen. Citizen C Street Neighbors, good luck! First Citizen Good day, man. Third Citizen Is the news of King Edward's death reliable? Second Citizen Ay, man, nothing could be more reliable; God bless! Citizen C This time, my fellows, just wait and see, the world will not be peaceful. First Citizen No, no; God bless, there is a prince to succeed. Citizen C It would be bad if the country were governed by a child! Citizen B, a king, when he was young, relied on his courtiers to discuss politics, and enlightened politics should be guaranteed. When he is old and mature, he will naturally rule by himself. First Citizen When Henry VI was crowned at Paris, when he was nine months old, the affairs of state were as they are now. Citizen C is the same situation?No, no, good friend, God knows. At that time, everyone celebrated with their foreheads, thinking that the country's government was prosperous and the court was strict; First citizen But today's dynasty is also like this, there are princes and princes from the father's and mother's families. For Citizen C, it would be better if they were all from the patriarchal clan, or else there would be no patriarchal clan; let's see, they are fighting for power and favor. If God doesn't take care of them, I'm afraid we will all suffer.Ah!The Duke of Gloucester is a very dangerous man!The queen's brothers and sons are also proud and arrogant; only when they are ruled and not ruled can the troubled country be saved. First Citizen Come on, come on, we're overthinking; things will get better after all. Citizen C When the clouds rise in the sky, smart people need to add clothes; yellow leaves fall from the trees, and they see that winter is coming; the sun is setting, and who knows that night is coming?The storm is out of season, and people predict that the harvest will be poor in the coming year.Everything will get better, so unless God intends to arrange it this way, we don't have such blessings. As for me personally, I may not even dare to think about it. Second Citizen Fear is in their hearts, indeed; and there is scarcely a man who speaks without expressing a heavy heart and fear. Citizen III It is always so on the eve of the turning of times, that the natural mind of men makes them apprehensive of future dangers;Leave it all to God.Where are you going? Second Citizen is right, we were called to the hearing. Third Citizen I, too; I go with you. (same below.) The fourth game is the same as before.a room in the palace Enter the Archbishop of York, Little York, Queen Elizabeth, and Duchess of York. Archbishop I hear they spent the night at Northampton yesterday; they lodge at Stratford to-night, and may be here to-morrow or the day after tomorrow. Duchess I long to see the Prince.Hopefully he's grown taller than the last time I saw him. QUEEN ELIZABETH I hear he hath not grown much taller; They say my young York has caught up with his brother. Little York Yes, mother, but I would not. How is the Duchess, my little grandson, how tall he is. Grandmother Yorke, one evening, while we were at supper, Uncle Rivers was talking about me growing faster than my brother: "Ha ha," said Uncle Gloucester, "rue is pretty, and weeds are everywhere." I heard I thought to myself, I don't want to grow fast, because the fragrant flowers are delayed, and the weeds grow day and night. Duchess My goodness, that idiom he quotes to you doesn't apply to himself; Reasonable, he should be extraordinary today. The Archbishop and Queen Mother, no doubt, he can be counted as one. The Duchess wishes so; but a mother can't rest easy. Little York is right, seriously, if I had thought of it earlier, I could have joked with my uncle and talked about his upbringing more to the point. What does the Duchess say, my little York?You just tell me. Little Yorkie, it is said that my uncle grows so fast that he can chew bread crusts when he was only two hours old; but I only got a tooth when I was two years old.Grandma, isn't this a funny anecdote? Duchess I ask you, my dear boy, who told you? Little York's grandmother, was his nurse. Duchess and his nurse!You weren't born when she died. Little York isn't her, so I can't tell who it is. Queen Elizabeth's Talkative Child: Hey, you're too clever. Dear Madam Archbishop, don't be serious with children. Queen Elizabeth's jug has two ears too, let alone children. Enter the Messenger. The Archbishop has a messenger.What's the news? Messenger, my lord, I am also very sad to hear this news. How about Queen Elizabeth? The messenger is well, and the queen is in good health. Duchess what is your news? Messenger Rivers and Lord Gray were taken to Bonfret, and Sir Thomas Vulcan. Duchess who put them in prison? Messenger of the two Grand Dukes, Gloucester and Buckingham. What is the crime of the archbishop? Messenger I have told all that I can understand; As for what these nobles have committed, and why they have been imprisoned, I do not know, my good lord. Queen Elizabeth my goodness!To see my family ruined!The tiger has seized the reindeer, and brutal tyranny begins to overthrow the impotent royal throne; come, destruction, death, and murderous carnage!What lies ahead is a desolate endgame. How many accursed and tumultuous years of the Duchess have passed with a clamor in my eyes!My husband died fighting for the crown, and my sons and daughters rose and fell from time to time, rejoicing when they were happy, and crying when they were frustrated.The turmoil of the Xiaoqiang was blown away, and the throne was stabilized, but the victors fought each other, fought against each other, and killed each other.Destroying the principles of heaven, inhumanity, and crazy atrocities, heh, the overwhelming atmosphere of resentment should be stopped; otherwise, I would rather die than see death again. Queen Elizabeth comes, come, my child; we take refuge in the sept.Farewell, old lady. Duchess Wait a minute, I will go with you. Queen Elizabeth you need not. Archbishop (to queen) My good queen, go; take your treasures with you.For my part, I'll deliver the Great Seal into your custody, queen; and as I stand, I'll do my best to take such care of you and your things!Come, I will lead you into the sanctuary. (same below.)