Беспокойное бессмертие: 450 лет со дня рождения Уильяма Шекспира

Шекспир Уильям

Second Murderer

What shall we do?

Clarence

Relent, and save your souls, Which of you, if you were a prince’s son, Being pent from liberty, as am I now, If two such murderers as yourself came to you, Would not entreat for life as you would beg, Were you in my distress?

First Murderer

Relent? No. ’Tis cowardly and womanish.

Clarence

Not to relent is beastly, savage, devilish. My friend, I spy some pity in thy looks. Oh, if thine eye be not a flatterer, Come thou on my side and entreat for me; A begging prince what beggar pities not?

Second Murderer

Look behind you, my lord.

First Murderer

Take that, and that. ( Stabs him.) If all this will not do, I’ll drown you in the malmsey butt within.

^{Exit [with Clarence’s body].}

Second Murderer

A bloody deed, and desperately dispatched. How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands Of this most grievous murder.

^{Enter First Murderer.}

First Murderer

How now? what mean’st thou, that thou help’st me not? By heavens, the duke shall know how slack you have been.

Second Murderer

I would he knew that I had saved his brother. Take thou the fee, and tell him what I say, For I repent me that the duke is slain.

^Exit.

First Murderer

So do not I. Go, coward as thou art. Well, I’ll go hide the body in some hole Till that the duke take order for his burial; And when I have my meed, I must away, For this will out, and then I must not stay.

Act II

Scene 1

^{Flourish. Enter the King [Edward] (sick), the Queen [Elizabeth], lord marquess Dorset, Rivers, Hastings, Catesby, Buckingham and others.}

King Edward

Why, so. Now have I done a good day’s work. You peers, continue this united league. I every day expect an embassage From my redeemer to redeem me hence. And more to peace my soul shall part to heaven, Since I have made my friends at peace on earth. Rivers and Hastings, take each other’s hand. Dissemble not your hatred; swear your love.

Rivers

By heaven, my soul is purged from grudging hate, And with my hand I seal my true heart’s love.

Hastings

So thrive I, as I truly swear the like.

King Edward

Take heed you dally not before your king, Lest he that is the supreme King of kings Confound your hidden falsehood and award Either of you to be the other’s end.

Hastings

So prosper I, as I swear perfect love.

Rivers

And I, as I love Hastings with my heart.

King Edward

Madam, yourself are not exempt from this, Nor you, son Dorset, Buckingham, nor you; You have been factious one against the other, Wife, love Lord Hastings, let him kiss your hand, And what you do, do it unfeignedly.

Elizabeth

Here, Hastings, I will never more remember Our former hatred, so thrive I and mine.

King Edward

Dorset, embrace him. Hastings, love lord marquess.

Dorset

This interchange of love, I here protest, Upon my part shall be unviolable.

Hastings

And so swear I.

King Edward

Now, princely Buckingham, seal thou this league With thy embracements to my wife’s allies, And make me happy in your unity.

Buckingham

Whenever Buckingham doth turn his hate Upon your grace, but with all duteous love Doth cherish you and yours, God punish me With hate in those where I expect most love. When I have most need to employ a friend, And most assur`ed that he is a friend, Deep, hollow, treacherous, and full of guile Be he unto me. This do I beg of heaven, When I am cold in love to you or yours.