Chapter 27 second act

Scene 1 at the home of little Antipholus Enter Adriana and Luciana. Adriana My husband hasn't come back yet. I sent the servant to look for him, but I don't know where.Luciana, it's two o'clock! Luciana He may have met some merchant in the market, been invited to dinner somewhere.Good sister, let's eat, don't be angry.Men have their freedom, they are governed only by time; when the time comes, they will come.Sister, please be patient. Adriana Why do they have more freedom than us? Luciana always has to run around because of her husband's family. Adriana If I treat him like this, he will be very unhappy.

Luciana A wife should obey her husband's orders. Adrianna is not a donkey, who is willing to be at the mercy of others? The results of Luciana's rebellion must have been dire. Look on the ground, in the ocean, in the vast sky, What is free from the cage of restraint? beasts, fishes, and birds with wings, I saw the female bowing her head, where is the male lying down? Man is the master of land and sea, Gifted wisdom surpasses all beasts and birds, It is a matter of course that women must obey men, You should serve His will with meekness and humility. Adrienne It is because you are afraid of this obedience that you do not marry.

Luciana was not afraid of this, but of other disputes. Adrienne, if you are married, you must want to be the master of the house. Luciana, I don't understand style, I have to learn to marry and obey my husband first. Adriana What if your husband changes his mind and loves someone else? Luciana will change his mind, I can only endure with peace of mind. What a temper Adriana!But no wonder she said so, No one encounters bad luck, everyone will be calm. Hearing of other wretches under torment of misfortune, Shouting mournfully, we said, "Forget it, be quiet!" But it's our turn to suffer the same bullying,

Our hustle and bustle are more fierce than theirs; You don't have a cruel husband who abuses you, You think you can endure anything with peace of mind, If one day someone usurps your rights, See if you can bear the resentment in your heart? Well, Luciana, I'll try it when I'm married.Your husband's valet is here, and he probably will be too. Enter Little Dromio. Adriana, your uncle is really skilled, so slowly.Should he come back this time? What is little Dromio capable of?His hands are strong, as my ears can attest. Adriana Did you say anything to him?Do you know what he's thinking?

Little Dromio Yes, yes, he has told my ear what he thinks, and mine is still burning.I really don't understand what he means. Luciana He doesn't speak very clearly, so don't you understand? No, little Dromio, he slapped me with a sharp slap on the ear, I understand it or not, it hurts a lot. Adrienne But is he going home soon?He is such a good husband who cares about his wife! Little Dromio Alas, madam, my lord must be mad at the corner of his chair. Adrianna is a dog, what are you talking about! Little Dromio is not horn-crazy, I mean he must be horn-crazy.I invited him home to dinner, but he asked me for a thousand gold marks.I said, "It's time to eat;" He said, "Where is my money?" I said, "The meat is already cooked;" He said, "Where is my money?" go home;" he said, "where is my money? Goucai, where is the thousand gold marks I gave you?" I said, "the pork is roasted;" he said, "where is my money? "I said, "My lord, my wife told you to go back;" he said, "Go to your mother's wife! What a wife! I don't know your wife!"

Who said that, Luciana? Master Dromio said.He said, "I don't know what home, what wife, what wife." So I thanked him, and came back with his answer on my shoulder, because his fist landed on mine. Adriana is a useless dog, go out and call him back. Little Dromio go out to him again, and let him beat me back?For the sake of God, please ask another master! Adriana is a dog!If you don't go, I'll break your head off. Little Dromio, one more blow from him, and I'm sure I'll have a bloody head.Based on the treatment of the two of you, my head should be a broken gong.

Adriana, go, you only know nagging bastards!Get your master back! Little Dromio Am I just a round ball for you to kick around?You kicked me out, and he kicked me back. If you want my ball to not break, you have to replace me with a thick piece of skin. (Down.) Luciana Oh, look at your wrath! Adriana, he and those whores and maidservants are in the company, I can't look forward to his smiling face at home. Could it be that the passing years have faded my color? The limited youth is broken by him with his own hands. Does he think my language is tasteless and my mind is stupid? It is his ruthlessness that wears down my intelligence.

Could it be that the heavy makeup has taken away his soul? Who taught him not to cut me a fashionable dress? Although my haggard beauty can't be pitied, There are traces of his fickleness left in the powder and fat. As long as he throws me a glimpse of the genial spring, And this withered flower will breathe again; But he is a wild deer unleashed, He loves picnics and picnics, how can I be sad and lonely! Sister Luciana, why do you do this, jealousy is in vain! Adriana is not a stone, who can endure such bullying? I know he must have fallen in love with Langliu, Only when you are greedy for tenderness will you forget to go home.

He once promised me to give me a necklace, Let's see if he's sure what he's talking to the person next to the bed! Gemstones coated with glaze tend to lose their luster, The best gold is not worn by human hands, Although he is a man of good reputation, Once you fall, you will still be shameless. Since my hideous appearance is hard to invite him to care for, I will mourn my late spring and die crying. Luciana, what a fool is willing to be a prisoner of jealousy! (same below.) second field plaza Enter Antipholus the Great. Great Antipholus The money I gave Dromio is well in the centaur's inn, and the prudent servant has gone out to find me.From what the shopkeeper said, and from time to time, it seemed impossible for me to see Dromio again after I had dismissed him from the market.Lo and behold, here he is again.

Enter Grand Dromio. Sergeant Antipholus Well, man, have you changed your poor temper?If you still want to be beaten, you might as well joke with me again.You don't know which centaur inn?What money did you not receive?Your wife asked you to invite me back for dinner?Is there a Phoenix store in my house?You just said all these crazy things to me, are you crazy? Great Dromio What did I say, my lord?When did I ever say something like that? Antipholus the Great was just now, here, not half an hour ago. Sergeant Dromio I haven't seen you since you gave me the money and sent me back to the Centaur Inn.

Great Antipholus, you just said that I didn't give you any money, and you said that my wife is eating; now you probably know that I am angry, right? Great Dromio I am glad to see you so fond of jesting, but what is the meaning of this jest?Sir, please tell me. Great Antipholus, do you still want to pretend to be demented and act presumptuously in front of me?Do you think I'm joking with you?I will hit you! (Hit Big Dromio.) Great Dromio Hold on, my lord, for God's sake!You are now serious about telling jokes.What did I do wrong and you want to hit me? Great Antipholus, because I often talk and laugh with you regardless of status, you are so bold, and you dare to make trouble when people have business.Even though the ignorant gnats fly and play in the sunshine, they will sneak into their cracks in the walls and wood at sunset.If you want to make a joke, you have to pay attention to my face and see if I am in that mood.If you still don't understand, let me drive this rule into your head. Big Dromio Do you call it a skull?Please don't move your hands, I just need a head; if you keep beating, I really need to find a shell to put on my head; It's on the shoulders.But may I ask you, sir, why on earth was I beaten? Don't you know Antipholus the Great? Great Dromeo does not know, my lord, I only know that I was beaten. Antipholus the Great wants me to reason? Great Dromeo Yes, my lord, there is a reason; for as the saying goes, there is a reason for what is right. Great Antipholus, let’s talk about the truth first—you dare to contradict me presumptuously; then let’s talk about the reason—you still talk nonsense the second time you see me. Unlucky for the great Dromio, this blow was in vain, The reason and reason are still inexplicable. Okay, thank you, sir. Great Antipholus Thank me, man, thank me for what? Great Dromio I thank you for being rewarded for nothing. Great Antipholus, I will not reward you for your meritorious deeds in the future, so it can be evened out.Is it time to eat now? Grand DeLoreo did not.I think there are still shortcomings in the meat. Is Antipholus the Great real?What is missing? Big Delomio green peppers. Add green peppers to the big Antipholus, and the meat will be burnt. If the big Dromeo is burnt, please don't eat it, my lord. Why Antipholus the Great? Big Dromeo, if you eat it, you will be anxious again, and I will have another good meal. Forget it, Antipholus, you have to watch your jokes in the future; no matter what you do, you should have a certain time. Sergeant Dromio If you hadn't been so angry just now, I would dare to disagree with this statement of yours. Is there any basis for the Great Antipholus, sir? Great Dromio Of course, my lord; my proof is as unassailable as old man Time's bald head. Great Antipholus Tell me. Dromio Grande, a man born bald, had no time to get his hair back. Great Antipholus, can't he get it back by indemnity? Big Dromeo would do well, pay for a wig; but get back someone else's hair. Why is Great Antipholus Old Man Time so stingy with hair?Doesn't it grow a lot and quickly? Dromio the Great For he gave the beasts a great deal of his hair; but he made men wiser, though he did not have much hair, and that was more than enough to pay for it. Not so with Antipholus the Great, there are many people who have much hair but little brains. However small Dromio the Great was, it was enough to get mottled and lose all his hair. Major Antipholus According to you, people with a lot of hair are fools. The more foolish Dromio is, the quicker he loses; but the hairless man has his plans. What reason does Antipholus the Great have? Grand Dromio has two reasons, and they are top-notch reasons. Big Antipholus cough, don't mention the top. Grand Dromio Then call them solid reasons. The great Antipholus lost everything, so how reliable is it? Grand Dromio's believable reason, it's done. Great Antipholus, tell me. Big Dromeo first: the hair is less, so you don’t need to spend money on grooming; second: when you eat, it won’t fall into the porridge bowl one by one. Antipholus the Great talked about it for a long time. You want to prove that not everything needs a certain amount of time. Grand Dromio is good, isn't that proof?He who loses his hair by nature has no time to get it back. Antipholus the Great But you don't have enough reason why you haven't time to take it back. Grand Dromeo Listen to my explanation, and you will understand: Old Man Time himself is bald, so there will be a lot of bald disciples and grandchildren until the end of the world. Great Antipholus I have long known that your reasons are also bare.Wait a minute, who is waving at us over there? Enter Adriana and Luciana. Well, Adriana, well, Antipholus, frown and pretend not to know me; you'll be happy in the presence of your lover; I'm not Adriana, nor your wife .When you think about the old days, you automatically swear to me that only my words are the music to your ears, that only I am the loveliest thing in your eyes, that you are only happy when I hold your hand, only me You only feel delicious when you cut the meat with your own hands.Ah, my husband, why are you so absent-minded now, forgetting yourself?We are one, inseparable, and you abandon me in this way, and you abandon yourself.O my love, don't leave me!You throw a drop of water into the ocean, and you can't take it back, no more, no less, because it's mingled with the rest of the water, and can't be separated; , how can you force me to separate you without taking a part of me with you?How wrathful you would be if you heard that I had done wrong, that this body, which I consecrate to you, has been defiled with immorality!Won't you spit on me, humiliate me, deny me your wife, strip off my filthy whore's face, tear from my unfaithful finger our wedding ring, and chop it to pieces?I know you will do this, so please do it, because the stain of adultery has been left in my body, and the sin of adultery is mixed in my blood. Since we are one, then you Won't my sins infect me?In this case, you should guard your body like a jade, so as to preserve your reputation and my innocence. Major Antipholus Are you saying these things to me, sister?I don't know you; I have only been in Ephesus for two hours, and I am a complete stranger to the city, and I don't understand what you say; although I think over every word you say, I still can't make sense of it. Luciana Oh, brother-in-law, how have you changed so much?When have you ever treated my sister like this?She just sent Dromio to invite you home to dinner. Great Antipholus Call Dromio to invite me? Grand Dromio told me to invite him? Adriana asked you to invite him, and you came back and said he beat you, and that he didn't know any family or wife. Great Antipholus Have you ever talked to this lady?What are you talking about? Grand Dromio Me, sir?I never met her. Big Antipholus dog, you lied!What you said to me at the market was exactly what she said. Great Dromio I never spoke a word to her. Great Antipholus Then how could she know our names?Does she have the ability to predict the prophet? Adriana, you master and servant, playing foolishly and deceitfully, how unworthy of your noble dignity!Even if I made a mistake and you avoided me, you should give me a three-point break and give me a chance to rehabilitate.Come, I want to hold your sleeves and lean on you tightly, you are a towering pine and cypress, I am a slender vine, a pine and cypress supporting a vine, trust that its branches are strong, don't let wild vines and moss steal your rain, dew and sunshine! Great Antipholus she begged me so tenderly, with bitter words, Could it be that I married her in my dream? Did I get it wrong, or am I just lethargic? Is there something wrong with my eyes and ears? I will make mistakes and make mistakes, obeying her will, Replace the ready-made husband's nominal right. Luciana Dromio, go and tell the servants to get the meal ready. Great Dromio Oh, God forgive me a sinner! (makes the sign of the cross with his hand.) Here's where the goblins live, and we're talking to some goblins, who'll suck our blood, or wring us all black and blue, if we don't obey them. Luciana told you not to agree, but what are you talking about over there?Dromio, you snail and slut! Master Dromio, have I changed? Great Antipholus I think our minds have changed a little. Great Dromeo No, sir, not only the mind, but the appearance too. Great Antipholus You are still what you are. Grand Dromio No, I have become a monkey. If you change, Luciana, you must become a donkey. Great Dromeo is good, she rides me and I want to eat grass.I am a donkey, otherwise how would she know me, but I don't know her. Adriana, come, come, you master and servant, see me sad, and make fun of me so freely, I don't want to weep like a fool looking for trouble.Come, let's go eat!Dromio, watch the door well.Husband, I'm going to eat with you upstairs today and listen to your confession of all the things you've done wrong.Dromio, if anyone comes to see my master, say he is eating out, and no one will let him in.Come, sister.Dromio, watch the door carefully. Is Antipholus the Great (narrator) on earth, in heaven, or underground?Is it a dream or is it waking up?Crazy, or sane?They know me, but I don't know myself!Well, I will say what they say, and seek a new world in this fog. Monsieur Dromio, shall I be a porter? Adrienne is, if you let anyone in, keep your head on. Luciana come, come, Antipholus, it is getting late. (same below.)