Titus Andronicus

 

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Elizabethan English			Modern English
Dramatis Personae			characters
SATURNINUS, son to the late Emperor of Rome, afterwards Emperor			Saturninus, son of the late Emperor Rome, then emperor
BASSIANUS, brother to Saturninus			Bassianus, Bruder von Satuminus
TITUS ANDRONICUS, a noble Roman			Titus Andronicus, a noble novel
MARCUS ANDRONICUS, Tribune of the People, and brother to Titus			Marcus Andronicus, tribune of the people and brother of Titus
Sons to Titus Andronicus:			Sons for Titus Andronicus:
LUCIUS			Lucius
QUINTUS			Quintus
MARTIUS			Martius
MUTIUS			Thoroughly
YOUNG LUCIUS, a boy, son to Lucius			Young Lucius, a boy, son of Lucius
PUBLIUS, son to Marcus Andronicus			Publius, Sohn By Marcus Andronicus
Kinsmen to Titus:			Relatives to Titus:
SEMPRONIUS			Sempronius
CAIUS			Caius
VALENTINE			Valentine's Day
AEMILIUS, a noble Roman			Aemilius a noble Roman
Sons to Tamora:			Sons of Tamora:
ALARBUS			Alarbus
DEMETRIUS			Demetrius
CHIRON			Chiron
AARON, a Moor, beloved by Tamora			Aaron, a moor, loved by Tamora
A CAPTAIN			A captain
A MESSENGER			A messenger
A CLOWN			A CLOWN
TAMORA, Queen of the Goths			Tamora, Queen of the Goths
LAVINIA, daughter to Titus Andronicus			Lavinia, daughter of Titus Andronicus
A NURSE, and a black CHILD			A nurse and a black child
Romans and Goths, Senators, Tribunes, Officers, Soldiers, and			Romans and Goths, senators, stands, officers, soldiers and
Attendants			companion
SCENE:			SCENE:
Rome and the neighbourhood			Rome and the neighborhood
ACT 1. SCENE I.			Nude 1. Sente I.
Rome. Before the Capitol			Rom. VOR dem chapter
Flourish. Enter the TRIBUNES and SENATORS aloft; and then enter			Bloom. Enter the stands and senators in the air; and then enter
below			under
SATURNINUS and his followers at one door, and BASSIANUS and his			Saturninus and his supporters on a door and Bassianus and his
followers			follower
at the other, with drums and trumpets			On the other side with drums and trumpets
SATURNINUS. Noble patricians, patrons of my right,			Saturninus. Noble patrician, patron of my right,
Defend the justice of my cause with arms;			Defend the justice of my cause with weapons;
And, countrymen, my loving followers,			And compatriots, my loving supporters,
Plead my successive title with your swords.			Ask my consecutive title with your swords.
I am his first born son that was the last			I am his first born son who was the last one
That ware the imperial diadem of Rome;			That was the Imperial Diadem Rome;
Then let my father's honours live in me,			Then let my father's honor live in me
Nor wrong mine age with this indignity.			Still wrong mine age with this outrage.
BASSIANUS. Romans, friends, followers, favourers of my right,			Bassianus. Romans, friends, supporters, favorites of my right,
If ever Bassianus, Caesar's son,			When Bassianus, Caesar's son,
Were gracious in the eyes of royal Rome,			Were gracious in the eyes of the royal Rome,
Keep then this passage to the Capitol;			Then hold this passage to the Capitol;
And suffer not dishonour to approach			And do not stop to approach
The imperial seat, to virtue consecrate,			The imperial seat to consecrate virtue,
To justice, continence, and nobility;			To justice, continence and nobility;
But let desert in pure election shine;			But let the desert shine in pure elections;
And, Romans, fight for freedom in your choice.			And, Romans, fight for freedom in your choice.
Enter MARCUS ANDRONICUS aloft, with the crown			Enter Marcus Andronicus into the air with the crown
MARCUS. Princes, that strive by factions and by friends			Marcus. Princes striving for parliamentary groups and friends
Ambitiously for rule and empery,			Ambitious for rule and emperor,
Know that the people of Rome, for whom we stand			Know that the people in Rome we stand for
A special party, have by common voice			A special party that has a common voice
In election for the Roman empery			To choose for the Roman emperor
Chosen Andronicus, surnamed Pius			Chosen Andronicus, surname Pius
For many good and great deserts to Rome.			For many good and great deserts to Rome.
A nobler man, a braver warrior,			A noble man, a brave warrior,
Lives not this day within the city walls.			Do not live on this day within the city walls.
He by the Senate is accited home,			He is called at home from the Senate,
From weary wars against the barbarous Goths,			Out of tired get against the barbaric Goths,
That with his sons, a terror to our foes,			That with his sons, a horror for our enemies,
Hath yok'd a nation strong, train'd up in arms.			I had a nation strong, trained in my arms.
Ten years are spent since first he undertook			Ten years have been spent since the first time
This cause of Rome, and chastised with arms			This cause of Rome and with poor tasty
Our enemies' pride; five times he hath return'd			The pride of our enemies; He has returned five times
Bleeding to Rome, bearing his valiant sons			Bleeding to Rome and wore his brave sons
In coffins from the field; and at this day			In coffins from the field; And on this day
To the monument of that Andronici			To the monument of this Andronici
Done sacrifice of expiation,			Victim of exposure,
And slain the noblest prisoner of the Goths.			And murdered the finest prisoners of the Goths.
And now at last, laden with honour's spoils,			And now finally loaded with honor,
Returns the good Andronicus to Rome,			Gives the good Andronicus back to Rome,
Renowned Titus, flourishing in arms.			Renowned Titus, blooming in the arms.
Let us entreat, by honour of his name			Let's ask us in honor of his name
Whom worthily you would have now succeed,			Who would have been successful now
And in the Capitol and Senate's right,			And in Capitol and the Senate right,
Whom you pretend to honour and adore,			Who you pretend to honor and worship,
That you withdraw you and abate your strength,			That they withdraw them and let their strength decrease,
Dismiss your followers, and, as suitors should,			Display your followers and how the applicants should,
Plead your deserts in peace and humbleness.			Ask your deserts in peace and humility.
SATURNINUS. How fair the Tribune speaks to calm my thoughts.			Saturninus. How fair the tribune speaks to calm my thoughts.
BASSIANUS. Marcus Andronicus, so I do affy			Bassianus. Marcus Andronicus, also Mache Ich Affy
In thy uprightness and integrity,			In your sincerity and integrity,
And so I love and honour thee and thine,			And so I love and honor you and yours, yours,
Thy noble brother Titus and his sons,			Your noble brother Titus and his sons,
And her to whom my thoughts are humbled all,			And you, to whom my thoughts are all humiliated,
Gracious Lavinia, Rome's rich ornament,			Gracious Lavinia, Rome's rich ornament,
That I will here dismiss my loving friends,			That I will be released here my loving friends,
And to my fortunes and the people's favour			And for my assets and in the favor of the people
Commit my cause in balance to be weigh'd.			Main my thing in balance to weigh.
Exeunt the soldiers of BASSIANUS			Exit On Soldaten von Bassanus
SATURNINUS. Friends, that have been thus forward in my right,			Saturninus. Friends who went forward in my right,
I thank you all and here dismiss you all,			I thank everyone and here they all relieve
And to the love and favour of my country			And for the love and favor of my country
Commit myself, my person, and the cause.			Commit me, my person and the matter.
Exeunt the soldiers of SATURNINUS			Leave the Satuminus soldiers
Rome, be as just and gracious unto me			Rome, be so fair and gracious to me
As I am confident and kind to thee.			How I am confident and friendly to you.
Open the gates and let me in.			Open the gates and let me in.
BASSIANUS. Tribunes, and me, a poor competitor.			Bassianus. Tribunes and I, a poor competitor.
[Flourish. They go up into the Senate House]			[Bloom. You go to the Senate House.
Enter a CAPTAIN			Enter a captain
CAPTAIN. Romans, make way. The good Andronicus,			CAPTAIN. Romans, make away. The good Andronicus,
Patron of virtue, Rome's best champion,			Patron of Virtue, Rome's best champion,
Successful in the battles that he fights,			Successful in the battles he fights
With honour and with fortune is return'd			With honor and happiness is returned
From where he circumscribed with his sword			From where he described with his sword
And brought to yoke the enemies of Rome.			And brought Rome's enemies to yoke.
Sound drums and trumpets, and then enter MARTIUS			Sound drums and trumpets and then enter Martius
and MUTIUS, two of TITUS' sons; and then two men			and Mutius, two of the sons of Titus; And then two men
bearing a coffin covered with black; then LUCIUS			wear a coffin covered with black; Then Lucius
and QUINTUS, two other sons; then TITUS ANDRONICUS;			and Quintus, two other sons; Then Titus Andronicus;
and then TAMORA the Queen of Goths, with her three			And then Tamora the Queen of the Goths with her three
sons, ALARBUS, DEMETRIUS, and CHIRON, with AARON the			Sons, Alarbus, Demetrius and Chiron, with Aaron der
Moor, and others, as many as can be. Then set down			Moor and others, as many as possible. Then sit down
the coffin and TITUS speaks			The coffin and the titus speak
TITUS. Hail, Rome, victorious in thy mourning weeds!			Titus. Hail, Rome, victorious in your grief weeds!
Lo, as the bark that hath discharg'd her fraught			Lo, as the bark that she relaxed
Returns with precious lading to the bay			Return to the bay with a precious freight
From whence at first she weigh'd her anchorage,			From where she weighs her anchorage first,
Cometh Andronicus, bound with laurel boughs,			Cometh Andronicus, bound with laurelagen,
To re-salute his country with his tears,			To re -salute its country with its tears,
Tears of true joy for his return to Rome.			Tears of true joy for his return to Rome.
Thou great defender of this Capitol,			You big defender of this captain,
Stand gracious to the rites that we intend!			Mercilously stand by the rites we intend!
Romans, of five and twenty valiant sons,			Romans of five and twenty brave sons,
Half of the number that King Priam had,			Half of the number that King Priam had,
Behold the poor remains, alive and dead!			See the poor remains, alive and dead!
These that survive let Rome reward with love;			These that survived let Rome rewarded with love;
These that I bring unto their latest home,			These that I bring to your latest home,
With burial amongst their ancestors.			With funeral under your ancestors.
Here Goths have given me leave to sheathe my sword.			Here Goths left me to alleviate my sword.
Titus, unkind, and careless of thine own,			Titus, unbreakable and negligent from your own,
Why suffer'st thou thy sons, unburied yet,			Why do you suffer your sons, still incredulously,
To hover on the dreadful shore of Styx?			To float on the terrible bank of Styx?
Make way to lay them by their brethren.			Make a seat to put them on your brothers.
[They open the tomb]			[You open the grave]
There greet in silence, as the dead are wont,			There silence because the dead are used to
And sleep in peace, slain in your country's wars.			And sleep in peace, killed in your country's wars.
O sacred receptacle of my joys,			O Sacred containers of my joys,
Sweet cell of virtue and nobility,			Sweet cell of virtue and nobility,
How many sons hast thou of mine in store			How many sons do you have in stock?
That thou wilt never render to me more!			You will never render that again!
LUCIUS. Give us the proudest prisoner of the Goths,			Lucius. Give us the proudest prisoner of the Goths,
That we may hew his limbs, and on a pile			So that we can hit his members and on a stack
Ad manes fratrum sacrifice his flesh			The spirits of the victim's brotherhood his meat
Before this earthy prison of their bones,			In front of this earthy prison of her bones,
That so the shadows be not unappeas'd,			So that the shadows are not unsolicited
Nor we disturb'd with prodigies on earth.			We also didn't bother washers on earth.
TITUS. I give him you- the noblest that survives,			Titus. I give him the noblest thing that survives
The eldest son of this distressed queen.			The eldest son of this desperate queen.
TAMORA. Stay, Roman brethen! Gracious conqueror,			Tamora. Stay, Roman Brethen! Gracious conqueror,
Victorious Titus, rue the tears I shed,			Victorious Titus, rue the tears that I bought,
A mother's tears in passion for her son;			The tears of a mother in passion for her son;
And if thy sons were ever dear to thee,			And if your sons were always nice to you
O, think my son to be as dear to me!			Oh, think my son is so nice to me!
Sufficeth not that we are brought to Rome			It is not enough that we are brought to Rome
To beautify thy triumphs, and return			To beautify and return your triumph
Captive to thee and to thy Roman yoke;			Caught for you and your Roman yoke;
But must my sons be slaughtered in the streets			But my sons have to be slaughtered on the streets
For valiant doings in their country's cause?			For brave deeds in the cause of your country?
O, if to fight for king and commonweal			Oh, if you fight for King and Commonweal
Were piety in thine, it is in these.			Were piety in yours, it is in these.
Andronicus, stain not thy tomb with blood.			Andronicus, do not color your grave with blood.
Wilt thou draw near the nature of the gods?			Do you want to approach the nature of the gods?
Draw near them then in being merciful.			Pull yourself close to be merciful.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.			Sweet mercy is the true badge of the nobility.
Thrice-noble Titus, spare my first-born son.			Three times a titus, save my first -born son.
TITUS. Patient yourself, madam, and pardon me.			Titus. Patients themselves, Madam, and forgive me.
These are their brethren, whom your Goths beheld			These are their brothers who saw their Goths
Alive and dead; and for their brethren slain			Lively and dead; And murdered for their brothers
Religiously they ask a sacrifice.			They ask a victim religiously.
To this your son is mark'd, and die he must			Your son is marked and dies that he has to
T' appease their groaning shadows that are gone.			Conseclect your triggered shadows.
LUCIUS. Away with him, and make a fire straight;			Lucius. With him and make a fire straight;
And with our swords, upon a pile of wood,			And with our swords on a stack of wood,
Let's hew his limbs till they be clean consum'd.			Let's punch his limbs until they are consumed properly.
Exeunt TITUS' SONS, with ALARBUS			End Titus' sons with Alararbus
TAMORA. O cruel, irreligious piety!			Tamora. Oh cruel, irreligious piety!
CHIRON. Was never Scythia half so barbarous!			Chiron. Was never so barbaric so barbaric!
DEMETRIUS. Oppose not Scythia to ambitious Rome.			Demetrius. Do not oppose Skythia against ambitious Rome.
Alarbus goes to rest, and we survive			Alarbus goes to rest and we survive
To tremble under Titus' threat'ning look.			Look under Titus' threat.
Then, madam, stand resolv'd, but hope withal			Then, Madam, Stand solved, but hope width
The self-same gods that arm'd the Queen of Troy			The self -suffering gods who armed the Queen of Troy
With opportunity of sharp revenge			With the possibility of sharp revenge
Upon the Thracian tyrant in his tent			On the Thracian tyrant in his tent
May favour Tamora, the Queen of Goths-			Can prefer Tamora, the Queen of Goths
When Goths were Goths and Tamora was queen-			When Goths were and Tamora was queen
To quit the bloody wrongs upon her foes.			To end the bloody wrong on their enemies.
Re-enter LUCIUS, QUINTUS, MARTIUS, and			Back in Lucius, Quintus, March and enter
MUTIUS, the sons of ANDRONICUS, with their swords bloody			Mutius, the sons of Andronicus, bloody with their swords
LUCIUS. See, lord and father, how we have perform'd			Lucius. See, Lord and Father, how we played
Our Roman rites: Alarbus' limbs are lopp'd,			Our Roman rites: Alarbus' members are Lopp'd,
And entrails feed the sacrificing fire,			And guts feed the sacrificial fire,
Whose smoke like incense doth perfume the sky.			Whose smoke like incense can perfume the sky.
Remaineth nought but to inter our brethren,			Don't stay, but to interfere with our brothers,
And with loud 'larums welcome them to Rome.			And with loud larums you greet them in Rome.
TITUS. Let it be so, and let Andronicus			Titus. Let it be and let Andronicus
Make this his latest farewell to their souls.			Make this to his last farewell to your souls.
[Sound trumpets and lay the coffin in the tomb]			[Sound trumpets and put the coffin into the grave]
In peace and honour rest you here, my sons;			In peace and honor you rest here, my sons;
Rome's readiest champions, repose you here in rest,			Rome's most possible champions, they rest in peace here,
Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!			Certainly of secular opportunities and breakdowns!
Here lurks no treason, here no envy swells,			No betrayal lurks here, no envy is swelled here,
Here grow no damned drugs, here are no storms,			There are no damned drugs here, there are no storms here,
No noise, but silence and eternal sleep.			No noise, but silent and eternal sleep.
In peace and honour rest you here, my sons!			In peace and honor you rest here, my sons!
Enter LAVINIA			Enter Lavinia
LAVINIA. In peace and honour live Lord Titus long;			Lavinia. Lord Titus Lang live in peace and honor;
My noble lord and father, live in fame!			My noble gentleman and father live in fame!
Lo, at this tomb my tributary tears			Lo, my supporting cracks at this grave
I render for my brethren's obsequies;			I render for the examinations of my brothers;
And at thy feet I kneel, with tears of joy			And at your feet I kneel with joy with tears of joy
Shed on this earth for thy return to Rome.			Dandruff on this earth for your return to Rome.
O, bless me here with thy victorious hand,			Oh, bless me here with your victorious hand,
Whose fortunes Rome's best citizens applaud!			Whose assets applaud Rome's best citizens!
TITUS. Kind Rome, that hast thus lovingly reserv'd			Titus. Friendly Rome, so they have lovingly reserved
The cordial of mine age to glad my heart!			The warm age of me to look forward to my heart!
Lavinia, live; outlive thy father's days,			Lavinia, life; survive your father's days
And fame's eternal date, for virtue's praise!			And the eternal date of fame, for the praise of virtue!
Enter, above, MARCUS ANDRONICUS and TRIBUNES;			Enter Marcus Andronicus and Tribunes above;
re-enter SATURNINUS, BASSIANUS, and attendants			Enter Saturninus, Bassianus and companion again
MARCUS. Long live Lord Titus, my beloved brother,			Marcus. Live Lord Titus, my beloved brother,
Gracious triumpher in the eyes of Rome!			Grace triumphs in the eyes of Rome!
TITUS. Thanks, gentle Tribune, noble brother Marcus.			Titus. Thank you, gentle tribune, noble brother Marcus.
MARCUS. And welcome, nephews, from successful wars,			Marcus. And welcome, nephew, from successful wars,
You that survive and you that sleep in fame.			They survive them and they tempt them in fame.
Fair lords, your fortunes are alike in all			Fair Lords, your assets are the same overall
That in your country's service drew your swords;			That in the service of her country attracted her swords.
But safer triumph is this funeral pomp			But this funeral home is a safe triumph
That hath aspir'd to Solon's happiness			That was suitable for Solon's luck
And triumphs over chance in honour's bed.			And triumphs over the chance to go to honor.
Titus Andronicus, the people of Rome,			Titus Andronicus, the people in Rome,
Whose friend in justice thou hast ever been,			Whose friend in justice you have ever been,
Send thee by me, their Tribune and their trust,			Send yourself from me, your tribune and your trust,
This par]iament of white and spotless hue;			This par] idiot made of white and flawless color;
And name thee in election for the empire			And call you in the choice for the empire
With these our late-deceased Emperor's sons:			With these sons of our late dead emperors:
Be candidatus then, and put it on,			Then be a candidate and put it on
And help to set a head on headless Rome.			And help to put a head on the head without Rome.
TITUS. A better head her glorious body fits			Titus. A better head that your wonderful body fits
Than his that shakes for age and feebleness.			When he shakes for age and weakness.
What should I don this robe and trouble you?			What should I put on this robe and worry you?
Be chosen with proclamations to-day,			Can be selected today with proclamations,
To-morrow yield up rule, resign my life,			Tomorrow deliver the rule, brings my life,
And set abroad new business for you all?			And hire new shops for all of all of all of all of all of any?
Rome, I have been thy soldier forty years,			Rome, I was your soldier forty years
And led my country's strength successfully,			And conducted the strength of my country successfully,
And buried one and twenty valiant sons,			And bury one and twenty brave sons,
Knighted in field, slain manfully in arms,			In the field chivalrous, male killed in the arms,
In right and service of their noble country.			In the right and service of her noble country.
Give me a staff of honour for mine age,			Give me an honorary employee for my age,
But not a sceptre to control the world.			But not a scepter to control the world.
Upright he held it, lords, that held it last.			He held it upright, Lords, that lasted.
MARCUS. Titus, thou shalt obtain and ask the empery.			Marcus. Titus, you should get the emperor and ask.
SATURNINUS. Proud and ambitious Tribune, canst thou tell?			Saturninus. Proud and ambitious stands, can you tell it?
TITUS. Patience, Prince Saturninus.			Titus. Geduld, Prinz Satuminus.
SATURNINUS. Romans, do me right.			Saturninus. Romans, do me right.
Patricians, draw your swords, and sheathe them not			Patrizier, draw your swords and do not have to pay them
Till Saturninus be Rome's Emperor.			Twice Saturninus roms Kaiser sein.
Andronicus, would thou were shipp'd to hell			Andronicus, would you be sent to hell?
Rather than rob me of the people's hearts!			Instead of robs me from the heart of the people!
LUCIUS. Proud Saturnine, interrupter of the good			Lucius. Proud Saturnine, breaker of the good
That noble-minded Titus means to thee!			This noble -minded Titus means to you!
TITUS. Content thee, Prince; I will restore to thee			Titus. Content you, prince; I will restore you
The people's hearts, and wean them from themselves.			The hearts of the people and wean you from yourself.
BASSIANUS. Andronicus, I do not flatter thee,			Bassianus. Andronicus, 1 don't flatter;
But honour thee, and will do till I die.			But honor you and will do it until I die.
My faction if thou strengthen with thy friends,			My faction when you strengthen yourself with your friends
I will most thankful be; and thanks to men			I will be the most grateful; And thanks to men
Of noble minds is honourable meed.			Honorable MEED is of noble heads.
TITUS. People of Rome, and people's Tribunes here,			Titus. People in Rome and the grandstands of the people here,
I ask your voices and your suffrages:			I ask your voices and your Soborages:
Will ye bestow them friendly on Andronicus?			Will you give them Andronicus friendly?
TRIBUNES. To gratify the good Andronicus,			Grandstands. To satisfy the good Andronicus,
And gratulate his safe return to Rome,			And dates his safe return to Rome,
The people will accept whom he admits.			The people will accept who they are.
TITUS. Tribunes, I thank you; and this suit I make,			Titus. Tribunes, thank you; And I make this suit
That you create our Emperor's eldest son,			That they created the eldest son of our emperor,
Lord Saturnine; whose virtues will, I hope,			Mr. Saturnine; Whose virtues I hope I hope
Reflect on Rome as Titan's rays on earth,			Think about Rome as Titan's rays on earth,
And ripen justice in this commonweal.			And mature justice in this commonweal.
Then, if you will elect by my advice,			Then when you choose through my advice
Crown him, and say 'Long live our Emperor!'			Crown him and say: "Long live our emperor!"
MARCUS. With voices and applause of every sort,			Marcus. With voices and applause of all kinds,
Patricians and plebeians, we create			Patrical and Plebejer, we create
Lord Saturninus Rome's great Emperor;			Lord Saturninus Rome's great emperor;
And say 'Long live our Emperor Saturnine!'			And say: "Long live our emperor Saturnine!"
[A long flourish till they come down]			[A long thrive until you come down]
SATURNINUS. Titus Andronicus, for thy favours done			Saturninus. Titus Andronicus, for your favors
To us in our election this day			For us in our choice that day
I give thee thanks in part of thy deserts,			I thank you in part of your deserts.
And will with deeds requite thy gentleness;			And will request your gentleness with deeds;
And for an onset, Titus, to advance			And at the beginning, Titus, progress
Thy name and honourable family,			Your name and your honorable family,
Lavinia will I make my emperess,			I will do my empress lavinia,
Rome's royal mistress, mistress of my heart,			Rome's royal mistress, mistress of my heart,
And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse.			And their insight in St. Pantheon.
Tell me, Andronicus, doth this motion please thee?			Tell me, Andronicus, please please you?
TITUS. It doth, my worthy lord, and in this match			Titus. It, my worthy gentleman and in this game
I hold me highly honoured of your Grace,			I am very honored with your grace
And here in sight of Rome, to Saturnine,			And here in the sight of Rome, to Saturnine,
King and commander of our commonweal,			King and commander of our Commonweal,
The wide world's Emperor, do I consecrate			The emperor of the wide world, I know?
My sword, my chariot, and my prisoners,			My sword, my characters and my prisoners,
Presents well worthy Rome's imperious lord;			Presented well -worthy Rome Imperious Lord;
Receive them then, the tribute that I owe,			Then receive the tribute that I owe
Mine honour's ensigns humbled at thy feet.			The Mine Honor's ensigns became humble in your feet.
SATURNINUS. Thanks, noble Titus, father of my life.			Saturninus. Thank you, Noble Titus, father of my life.
How proud I am of thee and of thy gifts			How proud I am from you and your gifts
Rome shall record; and when I do forget			Rome should record; And when I forget
The least of these unspeakable deserts,			The least of these unspeakable deserts,
Romans, forget your fealty to me.			Romans, forget your loyalty to me.
TITUS. [To TAMORA] Now, madam, are you prisoner to an			Titus. [To Tamora] Now, Madam, are you prisoner one?
emperor;			Kaiser;
To him that for your honour and your state			Him for your honor and your state
Will use you nobly and your followers.			She will use noble and your supporters.
SATURNINUS. [Aside] A goodly lady, trust me; of the hue			Saturninus. [Next to] a good woman, trust me; of the color
That I would choose, were I to choose anew.-			I would decide if I decided again.
Clear up, fair Queen, that cloudy countenance;			Clarify, fair queen, this cloudy face;
Though chance of war hath wrought this change of cheer,			Although the chance of a war worked this cheers, has
Thou com'st not to be made a scorn in Rome-			You don't get a contempt in Rome.
Princely shall be thy usage every way.			Prince will be your use in every respect.
Rest on my word, and let not discontent			Rest on my word and don't let yourself be dissatisfied
Daunt all your hopes. Madam, he comforts you			Disprudance all of your hopes. Madam, he consoles you
Can make you greater than the Queen of Goths.			Can make you bigger than the Queen of the Goths.
Lavinia, you are not displeas'd with this?			Lavinia, you are not misconception?
LAVINIA. Not I, my lord, sith true nobility			Lavinia. Not me, my gentleman, sits true nobility
Warrants these words in princely courtesy.			Guarantees these words in princes with friendly permission.
SATURNINUS. Thanks, sweet Lavinia. Romans, let us go.			Saturninus. Thanks, sweet lavinia. Romans, let's go.
Ransomless here we set our prisoners free.			We free our prisoners free of ransom.
Proclaim our honours, lords, with trump and drum.			Probree our honor, Lords, with Trump and drum.
[Flourish]			[Bloom]
BASSIANUS. Lord Titus, by your leave, this maid is mine.			Bassianus. Lord Titus, through your vacation, this maid belongs to me.
[Seizing LAVINIA]			[Lavinia confiscated]
TITUS. How, sir! Are you in earnest then, my lord?			Titus. How, sir! Are you serious then, sir?
BASSIANUS. Ay, noble Titus, and resolv'd withal			Bassianus. Ay, noble titus and with determined width
To do myself this reason and this right.			I do this reason and this right.
MARCUS. Suum cuique is our Roman justice:			To mark. His own is our Roman justice;
This prince in justice seizeth but his own.			This prince in justice only captures his own.
LUCIUS. And that he will and shall, if Lucius live.			Lucius. And that he and will live when Lucius will live.
TITUS. Traitors, avaunt! Where is the Emperor's guard?			Titus. Traiter, Avaunt! Where is the watch of the emperor?
Treason, my lord- Lavinia is surpris'd!			Betrayal, my Lord-Lavinia is surprised!
SATURNINUS. Surpris'd! By whom?			Saturninus. Surface! From whom?
BASSIANUS. By him that justly may			Bassianus. From him that rightly can
Bear his betroth'd from all the world away.			Wear his fiancee away from the whole world.
Exeunt BASSIANUS and MARCUS with LAVINIA			Leave Bassianus and Marcus with Lavinia
MUTIUS. Brothers, help to convey her hence away,			Mutius. Brothers, help to convey them.
And with my sword I'll keep this door safe.			And with my sword I will protect this door.
Exeunt LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS			Leave Lucius, fifth and March
TITUS. Follow, my lord, and I'll soon bring her back.			Titus. Follow, my Lord, and I'll bring you back soon.
MUTIUS. My lord, you pass not here.			Mutius. My Lord, you don't give here.
TITUS. What, villain boy!			Titus. What, villain boy!
Bar'st me my way in Rome?			Bar'st me in Rome?
MUTIUS. Help, Lucius, help!			Memie. Help, Lucius, help!
TITUS kills him. During the fray, exeunt SATURNINUS,			Titus kills him. During the fight they leave Satuminus
TAMORA, DEMETRIUS, CHIRON, and AARON			Tamora, Demetrius, Chiron and Aaron
Re-enter Lucius			Step back in Lucius
LUCIUS. My lord, you are unjust, and more than so:			Lucius. My Lord, you are unfair and more than so:
In wrongful quarrel you have slain your son.			They killed their son in the wrong dispute.
TITUS. Nor thou nor he are any sons of mine;			Titus. Still you are still sons from me;
My sons would never so dishonour me.			My sons would never do so.
Re-enter aloft the EMPEROR			Visit the emperor again
with TAMORA and her two Sons, and AARON the Moor			With Tamora and her two sons and Aaron the Moor
Traitor, restore Lavinia to the Emperor.			Restore traitors to the emperor.
LUCIUS. Dead, if you will; but not to be his wife,			Lucius. Dead if you like; but not to be his wife
That is another's lawful promis'd love. Exit			That is the lawful love of another. Exit
SATURNINUS. No, Titus, no; the Emperor needs her not,			Saturninus. No, Titus, no; The emperor doesn't need them
Nor her, nor thee, nor any of thy stock.			Still you, still you, still some of your inventory.
I'll trust by leisure him that mocks me once;			I will trust him by looking for him to mock me once.
Thee never, nor thy traitorous haughty sons,			You never and your treacherous, having a having a having.
Confederates all thus to dishonour me.			Confederates everyone to dishonor me.
Was there none else in Rome to make a stale			Wasn't there any other in Rome to make a stale?
But Saturnine? Full well, Andronicus,			But Saturnin? Fully good, Andronicus,
Agree these deeds with that proud brag of thine			Correct these deeds with this proud boast of yours
That saidst I begg'd the empire at thy hands.			That means I asked the empire in your hands.
TITUS. O monstrous! What reproachful words are these?			Titus. O monstrous! What are these allegations?
SATURNINUS. But go thy ways; go, give that changing piece			Saturninus. But go your ways; Go, give this changing piece
To him that flourish'd for her with his sword.			To him that had thrived for her with his sword.
A valiant son-in-law thou shalt enjoy;			A brave son -in -law that you should enjoy;
One fit to bandy with thy lawless sons,			A fit for linking with your lawless sons,
To ruffle in the commonwealth of Rome.			In the Commonwealth from Rome to ruffles.
TITUS. These words are razors to my wounded heart.			Titus. These words are razors of my wounded heart.
SATURNINUS. And therefore, lovely Tamora, Queen of Goths,			Saturninus. And because beautiful Tamoro, Queen of the Goths,
That, like the stately Phoebe 'mongst her nymphs,			That, like the stately Phoebe 'mongst her nymphs,
Dost overshine the gallant'st dames of Rome,			The brave ladies of Rome over shit
If thou be pleas'd with this my sudden choice,			If you are satisfied with it, my sudden choice,
Behold, I choose thee, Tamora, for my bride			See, I choose you, Tamora, for my bride
And will create thee Emperess of Rome.			And will make you Emperor of Rome.
Speak, Queen of Goths, dost thou applaud my choice?			Do you speak, Queen of the Goths, you welcome my choice?
And here I swear by all the Roman gods-			And here I swear from all Roman gods.
Sith priest and holy water are so near,			Sith Priest and Holy Water are so close,
And tapers burn so bright, and everything			And rejuvenates so brightly and everything
In readiness for Hymenaeus stand-			In the willingness for Hymenäuer
I will not re-salute the streets of Rome,			I will not re -talent the streets of Rome,
Or climb my palace, till from forth this place			Or climb my palace until from this place
I lead espous'd my bride along with me.			I took my bride with me.
TAMORA. And here in sight of heaven to Rome I swear,			Tamora. And here within sight of the sky to Rome I swear
If Saturnine advance the Queen of Goths,			When Saturnin progresses the Queen of Goths,
She will a handmaid be to his desires,			She will be a handmaid for his wishes
A loving nurse, a mother to his youth.			A loving nurse, a mother of his youth.
SATURNINUS. Ascend, fair Queen, Pantheon. Lords, accompany			Saturninus. Ascend, fair queen, pantheon. Lords, accompany
Your noble Emperor and his lovely bride,			Your noble emperor and his beautiful bride,
Sent by the heavens for Prince Saturnine,			Sent from the sky for Prince Saturnine,
Whose wisdom hath her fortune conquered;			Whose wisdom has conquered their happiness;
There shall we consummate our spousal rites.			There we will do our spouse rites.
Exeunt all but TITUS			End all out of Titus
TITUS. I am not bid to wait upon this bride.			Titus. I am not ahead of waiting for this bride.
TITUS, when wert thou wont to walk alone,			Titus if you won't go alone
Dishonoured thus, and challenged of wrongs?			Disguised and challenged by injustice?
Re-enter MARCUS,			Step back in Marcus,
and TITUS' SONS, LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS			and Titus' sons, Lucius, Quintus and Martius
MARCUS. O Titus, see, O, see what thou hast done!			Marcus. O Titus, see, o, you see what you did!
In a bad quarrel slain a virtuous son.			In a bad argument, a virtuous son hung up.
TITUS. No, foolish Tribune, no; no son of mine-			Titus. No, stupid tribune, no; not my son-
Nor thou, nor these, confederates in the deed			Still you, still this, confederate indeed
That hath dishonoured all our family;			Our whole family did that;
Unworthy brother and unworthy sons!			Unbelieving brother and unworthy sons!
LUCIUS. But let us give him burial, as becomes;			Lucius. But let us give him funeral how it will be;
Give Mutius burial with our bretheren.			Give Mutius funeral with our Brether.
TITUS. Traitors, away! He rests not in this tomb.			Titus. Traiter, gone! He doesn't rest in this grave.
This monument five hundred years hath stood,			This monument has stood five hundred years
Which I have sumptuously re-edified;			What I have rescheduled lavishly;
Here none but soldiers and Rome's servitors			Nobody here as soldiers and Roms servants
Repose in fame; none basely slain in brawls.			Quiet in fame; Nobody murdered in fights.
Bury him where you can, he comes not here.			Burden him where you can, he doesn't come here.
MARCUS. My lord, this is impiety in you.			Marcus. My lord, that's disrusted in you.
My nephew Mutius' deeds do plead for him;			The deeds of my nephew mutius ask him;
He must be buried with his bretheren.			He has to be buried with his brothers.
QUINTUS & MARTIUS. And shall, or him we will accompany.			Quintus & Martius. And will or accompany him or he.
TITUS. 'And shall!' What villain was it spake that word?			Titus. "And should!" What villain did this word spoke?
QUINTUS. He that would vouch it in any place but here.			Quintus. Who would guarantee it anywhere except here.
TITUS. What, would you bury him in my despite?			Titus. What, would you bury him despite mine?
MARCUS. No, noble Titus, but entreat of thee			Marcus. No, noble Titus, but Bonat from you
To pardon Mutius and to bury him.			To forgive Mutius and bury him.
TITUS. Marcus, even thou hast struck upon my crest,			Titus. Marcus, you even hit my coat of arms,
And with these boys mine honour thou hast wounded.			And you wounded with these boys you honor.
My foes I do repute you every one;			My enemies, I right you right;
So trouble me no more, but get you gone.			So don't make me anymore, but bring you away.
MARTIUS. He is not with himself; let us withdraw.			Martius. He is not with himself; Let us withdraw.
QUINTUS. Not I, till Mutius' bones be buried.			THE FIFTH. Not 1 until Macius' bones are buried.
[The BROTHER and the SONS kneel]			[The brother and the sons fit]
MARCUS. Brother, for in that name doth nature plead-			Marcus. Brother, because nature is asked in this name.
QUINTUS. Father, and in that name doth nature speak-			Quintus. Father, and in this name the nature speaks.
TITUS. Speak thou no more, if all the rest will speed.			Titus. No longer speak when the rest of the rest is accelerated.
MARCUS. Renowned Titus, more than half my soul-			Marcus. Renowned titus, more than half of my soul
LUCIUS. Dear father, soul and substance of us all-			Lucius. Dear father, soul and substance from us all-
MARCUS. Suffer thy brother Marcus to inter			Marcus. Suff up your brother Marcus to Inter
His noble nephew here in virtue's nest,			His noble nephew here in the nest of Virtue,
That died in honour and Lavinia's cause.			That died in honor and Lavinia's thing.
Thou art a Roman- be not barbarous.			You are a Roman- not barbaric.
The Greeks upon advice did bury Ajax,			The Greeks buried Ajax,
That slew himself; and wise Laertes' son			That killed itself; and wise Laertes' son
Did graciously plead for his funerals.			Kindly asked for his funerals.
Let not young Mutius, then, that was thy joy,			Don't let young mutius, that was your joy
Be barr'd his entrance here.			Be his entrance here.
TITUS. Rise, Marcus, rise;			Titus. Ascent, Marcus, rise;
The dismal'st day is this that e'er I saw,			The dark day is what I saw
To be dishonoured by my sons in Rome!			To be denied by my sons in Rome!
Well, bury him, and bury me the next.			Burden him and bury me closest.
[They put MUTIUS in the tomb]			[They put mutius in the grave]
LUCIUS. There lie thy bones, sweet Mutius, with thy friends,			Lucius. There are your bones, sweet mutius, with your friends,
Till we with trophies do adorn thy tomb.			Until we decorate your grave with trophies.
ALL. [Kneeling] No man shed tears for noble Mutius;			EVERYONE. [Knees] No man shots tears for noble mutius;
He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.			He lives in fame that has died in virtue.
MARCUS. My lord- to step out of these dreary dumps-			Marcus. My ruling to step out of this bleak landfill.
How comes it that the subtle Queen of Goths			How is it that the subtle queen of the Goths
Is of a sudden thus advanc'd in Rome?			Is suddenly further developed in Rome?
TITUS. I know not, Marcus, but I know it is-			Titus. I don't know, Marcus, but I know it is-
Whether by device or no, the heavens can tell.			Whether after device or no, the sky can recognize it.
Is she not, then, beholding to the man			So is she not to see the man?
That brought her for this high good turn so far?			That brought you so far for this high turn?
MARCUS. Yes, and will nobly him remunerate.			Marcus. Yes, and he will elicit him noccly.
Flourish. Re-enter the EMPEROR, TAMORA			Bloom. Take the Emperor Tamora back in
and her two SONS, with the MOOR, at one door;			And their two sons with the moor on a door;
at the other door, BASSIANUS and LAVINIA, with others			At the other door Bassianus and Lavinia with others
SATURNINUS. So, Bassianus, you have play'd your prize:			Saturninus. So, Bassianus, you played your price:
God give you joy, sir, of your gallant bride!			God give yourself joy, sir, from your brave bride!
BASSIANUS. And you of yours, my lord! I say no more,			Bassianus. And you from yourself, sir! I'm no longer saying
Nor wish no less; and so I take my leave.			No less wishes; And so I say goodbye.
SATURNINUS. Traitor, if Rome have law or we have power,			Saturninus. Traitor if Rome has law or we have power
Thou and thy faction shall repent this rape.			You and your faction should regret this rape.
BASSIANUS. Rape, call you it, my lord, to seize my own,			Bassianus. Rape, call it, my Lord, to grab my own,
My true betrothed love, and now my wife?			My true fiancé love and now my wife?
But let the laws of Rome determine all;			But let the laws of Rome determine all;
Meanwhile am I possess'd of that is mine.			In the meantime I have had from myself.
SATURNINUS. 'Tis good, sir. You are very short with us;			Saturninus. It's good, sir. You are very short with us;
But if we live we'll be as sharp with you.			But if we live, we will be so sharp with you.
BASSIANUS. My lord, what I have done, as best I may,			Bassianus. My Lord what I did, as best I can
Answer I must, and shall do with my life.			Answer I have to and will start with my life.
Only thus much I give your Grace to know:			I only give so much to know your grace:
By all the duties that I owe to Rome,			After all the tasks that I owe Rome,
This noble gentleman, Lord Titus here,			This noble gentleman, Lord Titus here,
Is in opinion and in honour wrong'd,			Is wrong in the opinion and in honor
That, in the rescue of Lavinia,			That in the rescue of Lavinia,
With his own hand did slay his youngest son,			His youngest son killed with his own hand,
In zeal to you, and highly mov'd to wrath			In the zeal to you and very moved to anger
To be controll'd in that he frankly gave.			To be honest, he honestly gave.
Receive him then to favour, Saturnine,			Then receive it to favor, Saturnine,
That hath express'd himself in all his deeds			That has expressed itself in all of his actions
A father and a friend to thee and Rome.			A father and a friend of you and Rome.
TITUS. Prince Bassianus, leave to plead my deeds.			Titus. Prince Bassianus, have my actions present.
Tis thou and those that have dishonoured me.			TIS you and those who have stopped me.
Rome and the righteous heavens be my judge			Rome and the righteous sky are my judge
How I have lov'd and honoured Saturnine!			How I loved and honored Saturnine!
TAMORA. My worthy lord, if ever Tamora			Tamora. My worthy gentleman, if at all Tamora
Were gracious in those princely eyes of thine,			Were in those princely eyes of yours, gracious,
Then hear me speak indifferently for all;			Then hear me indifferent to everyone;
And at my suit, sweet, pardon what is past.			And in my suit, sweet, forgive what is over.
SATURNINUS. What, madam! be dishonoured openly,			Saturninus. What, Madam! be open to
And basely put it up without revenge?			And set up Basely without revenge?
TAMORA. Not so, my lord; the gods of Rome forfend			Tamora. Not so, sir; Convey the gods of Rome
I should be author to dishonour you!			I should be an author to dishonor you!
But on mine honour dare I undertake			But on my honor I carry that I do it
For good Lord Titus' innocence in all,			For the good Lord Titus' innocence in all,
Whose fury not dissembled speaks his griefs.			Whose anger has not disappeared speaks his grief.
Then at my suit look graciously on him;			Then look at him with my suit;
Lose not so noble a friend on vain suppose,			Do not lose a friend in vain, accepted in vain,
Nor with sour looks afflict his gentle heart.			His gentle heart still looks at with acid.
[Aside to SATURNINUS] My lord, be rul'd by me,			[Apart from Saturninus] My Lord, be ruled by me,
be won at last;			finally win;
Dissemble all your griefs and discontents.			Spread all your grief and dissatisfaction.
You are but newly planted in your throne;			They are only newly planted in their throne;
Lest, then, the people, and patricians too,			So that the people and patricians too,
Upon a just survey take Titus' part,			In the event of a fair survey Titus' part,
And so supplant you for ingratitude,			And so replace for ingratitude,
Which Rome reputes to be a heinous sin,			Which Rome answers to be a hideous sin,
Yield at entreats, and then let me alone:			Take ahead and then leave me alone:
I'll find a day to massacre them all,			I will find a day to massage them all,
And raze their faction and their family,			And disperse their faction and their family,
The cruel father and his traitorous sons,			The cruel father and his treacherous sons,
To whom I sued for my dear son's life;			Who I sued because of my dear son's life;
And make them know what 'tis to let a queen			And let them know what kind of queen
Kneel in the streets and beg for grace in vain.-			Knee on the streets and begging for in vain for mercy .--
Come, come, sweet Emperor; come, Andronicus.			Come on, come, sweet emperor; Come on, Andronicus.
Take up this good old man, and cheer the heart			Take up this good old man and cheer your heart
That dies in tempest of thy angry frown.			This dies in the storm of your angry frown.
SATURNINUS. Rise, Titus, rise; my Empress hath prevail'd.			Saturninus. Ascent, Titus, ascent; My empress has been.
TITUS. I thank your Majesty and her, my lord;			Titus. I thank your majesty and your, my Lord;
These words, these looks, infuse new life in me.			These words, this look, give me a new life.
TAMORA. Titus, I am incorporate in Rome,			Tamora. Titus, I am integrated in Rome,
A Roman now adopted happily,			A novel has now happily adopted
And must advise the Emperor for his good.			And has to advise the emperor for his well.
This day all quarrels die, Andronicus;			This day dies all disputes, Andronicus;
And let it be mine honour, good my lord,			And let it be my honor, good my lord,
That I have reconcil'd your friends and you.			That I reconciled your friends and you.
For you, Prince Bassianus, I have pass'd			For her, Prince Bassianus, I passed
My word and promise to the Emperor			My word and my promise to the emperor
That you will be more mild and tractable.			That they will be more milder and flat.
And fear not, lords- and you, Lavinia.			And don't be afraid, Lords and you, Lavinia.
By my advice, all humbled on your knees,			According to my advice, everyone is humble on my knees
You shall ask pardon of his Majesty.			You will ask for pardoning his majesty.
LUCIUS. We do, and vow to heaven and to his Highness			Lucius. We do and swear into heaven and his sovereignty
That what we did was mildly as we might,			What we did was easy as we do,
Tend'ring our sister's honour and our own.			Tend to honor our sister and our own.
MARCUS. That on mine honour here do I protest.			Marcus. I protest this to my honor.
SATURNINUS. Away, and talk not; trouble us no more.			Saturninus. Way and don't talk; Don't annoy us anymore.
TAMORA. Nay, nay, sweet Emperor, we must all be friends.			Tamora. No, no, sweet emperor, we have to be all friends.
The Tribune and his nephews kneel for grace.			The tribune and its nephew knees for grace.
I will not be denied. Sweet heart, look back.			I am not denied. Sweet heart, look back.
SATURNINUS. Marcus, for thy sake, and thy brother's here,			Saturninus. Marcus, around your sake, and your brother here, here,
And at my lovely Tamora's entreats,			And when asking my beautiful Tamora,
I do remit these young men's heinous faults.			I think about these hideous mistakes by these young men.
Stand up.			Stand up.
Lavinia, though you left me like a churl,			Lavinia, although you left me like a churl,
I found a friend; and sure as death I swore			I found a friend; And I swore as death as death
I would not part a bachelor from the priest.			I would not separate the priest's bachelor.
Come, if the Emperor's court can feast two brides,			Come when the emperor's farm can celebrate two brides,
You are my guest, Lavinia, and your friends.			You are my guest, Lavinia and your friends.
This day shall be a love-day, Tamora.			This day will be a day of love, Tamora.
TITUS. To-morrow, and it please your Majesty			Titus. Tomorrow, and you like it, your majesty
To hunt the panther and the hart with me,			To hunt the panther and the hard with me,
With horn and hound we'll give your Grace bonjour.			With horn and hound we give your mercy bonjour.
SATURNINUS. Be it so, Titus, and gramercy too.			Saturninus. Be it, Titus and Gramcy too.
Exeunt. Sound trumpets			Exit. Tone trumpet
ACT II. SCENE I.			Act II. Szene I.
Rome. Before the palace			Rome. In front of the palace
Enter AARON			Enter Aaron
AARON. Now climbeth Tamora Olympus' top,			Aaron. Now climb Tamora Olympus' Top,
Safe out of Fortune's shot, and sits aloft,			Safely from Fortune's shot and sits in the air,
Secure of thunder's crack or lightning flash,			Certainly from Thunder's Crack or Blitzblitz,
Advanc'd above pale envy's threat'ning reach.			Rising via Pale Envy's threat.
As when the golden sun salutes the morn,			As if the golden sun is looking for the morning,
And, having gilt the ocean with his beams,			And, after gilding the ocean,
Gallops the zodiac in his glistening coach			Gallops the zodiac in its glittering trainer
And overlooks the highest-peering hills,			And overlook the highest hills,
So Tamora.			Also Tamora.
Upon her wit doth earthly honour wait,			Waiting for her joke earthly honor, wait,
And virtue stoops and trembles at her frown.			And virtue bends and trembles with her frown.
Then, Aaron, arm thy heart and fit thy thoughts			Then Aaron, poor your heart and fit your thoughts
To mount aloft with thy imperial mistress,			Mount in the air with your imperial lover,
And mount her pitch whom thou in triumph long.			And assemble their pitch that you have in Triumph Langen.
Hast prisoner held, fett'red in amorous chains,			Holded down in love in lovers in love,
And faster bound to Aaron's charming eyes			And bound faster on Aarons charming eyes
Than is Prometheus tied to Caucasus.			Bound as Prometheus with Caucasus.
Away with slavish weeds and servile thoughts!			Way with slavish weeds and servil thoughts!
I will be bright and shine in pearl and gold,			I will be bright and shine in pearl and gold,
To wait upon this new-made emperess.			To wait for this new empress.
To wait, said I? To wanton with this queen,			To wait, I said? To want to want this queen,
This goddess, this Semiramis, this nymph,			This goddess, these semiramis, this nymph,
This siren that will charm Rome's Saturnine,			This siren that enchant Rome Saturnine,
And see his shipwreck and his commonweal's.			And look at his shipwreck and Commonweal.
Hullo! what storm is this?			Hullo! Which storm is that?
Enter CHIRON and DEMETRIUS, braving			Enter Chiron and Demetrius, default,
DEMETRIUS. Chiron, thy years wants wit, thy wits wants edge			Demetrius. Chiron, your years want joke, your joke wants edge
And manners, to intrude where I am grac'd,			And manners to penetrate where I am engraved
And may, for aught thou knowest, affected be.			And can, because you know that you are affected.
CHIRON. Demetrius, thou dost over-ween in all;			Chiron. Demetrius, you surpassed in all over-the between;
And so in this, to bear me down with braves.			And so to carry me with good.
Tis not the difference of a year or two			It is not the difference of one or two years
Makes me less gracious or thee more fortunate:			Makes me less gracious or more luck:
I am as able and as fit as thou			I am as capable and fit as you
To serve and to deserve my mistress' grace;			To serve and earn the grace of my lover;
And that my sword upon thee shall approve,			And that my sword should agree to you,
And plead my passions for Lavinia's love.			And advocate my passions for Lavinia's love.
AARON. [Aside] Clubs, clubs! These lovers will not keep the			Aaron. [Aside] Clubs, clubs! These lovers will not keep that
peace.			Peace.
DEMETRIUS. Why, boy, although our mother, unadvis'd,			Demetrius. Why, boy, although our mother, unadvis'd,
Gave you a dancing rapier by your side,			Gave you a dancing rapier at your side
Are you so desperate grown to threat your friends?			Did you grown so desperately to threaten your friends?
Go to; have your lath glued within your sheath			Go to; Let your latte glue in your vagina
Till you know better how to handle it.			Until you know better how to deal with it.
CHIRON. Meanwhile, sir, with the little skill I have,			Chiron. In the meantime, sir, with the little skills I have
Full well shalt thou perceive how much I dare.			You should perceive how much I dare.
DEMETRIUS. Ay, boy, grow ye so brave? [They draw]			Demetrius. Yes, boy, do you grow so brave? [They paint]
AARON. [Coming forward] Why, how now, lords!			Aaron. [Come forward] Why, like now, Lords!
So near the Emperor's palace dare ye draw			So near the emperor's palace, they dare to pull themselves
And maintain such a quarrel openly?			And keep such an argument open?
Full well I wot the ground of all this grudge:			Very good, I was the bottom of this resentment:
I would not for a million of gold			I wouldn't for a million gold
The cause were known to them it most concerns;			The cause was known to them that it was most concerns;
Nor would your noble mother for much more			Her noble mother wouldn't do much more either
Be so dishonoured in the court of Rome.			Be so dishonored before the court of Rome.
For shame, put up.			For the shame, set up.
DEMETRIUS. Not I, till I have sheath'd			Demetrius. Not me until I have protected
My rapier in his bosom, and withal			My rapier in his breast and width
Thrust those reproachful speeches down his throat			Push these reproachful speeches in his neck
That he hath breath'd in my dishonour here.			That he breathed here in my shame.
CHIRON. For that I am prepar'd and full resolv'd,			Chiron. For this I am prepared and complete determination
Foul-spoken coward, that thund'rest with thy tongue,			Foul spoken coward, this Thund'rest with your tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.			And nothing about it with your weapon.
AARON. Away, I say!			Aaron. Way, I say!
Now, by the gods that warlike Goths adore,			Well, from the gods who worship the warlike Goths,
This pretty brabble will undo us all.			This pretty braBbel will reverse us.
Why, lords, and think you not how dangerous			Why, gentlemen and don't think how dangerous
It is to jet upon a prince's right?			It is to Jet's right to a prince?
What, is Lavinia then become so loose,			What is Lavinia so relaxed
Or Bassianus so degenerate,			Oder Bassianus So Degeneriert,
That for her love such quarrels may be broach'd			That such a dispute for your love
Without controlment, justice, or revenge?			Without control, justice or revenge?
Young lords, beware; an should the Empress know			Young Lords, caution; Know to the Empress
This discord's ground, the music would not please.			The music of this discord would not like the music.
CHIRON. I care not, I, knew she and all the world:			Chiron. It is not important to me, I knew she and the whole world:
I love Lavinia more than all the world.			I love Lavinia more than the whole world.
DEMETRIUS. Youngling, learn thou to make some meaner choice:			Demetrius. Youngling, learn to make a common decision:
Lavina is thine elder brother's hope.			Lavina is the hope of the older brother.
AARON. Why, are ye mad, or know ye not in Rome			Aaron. Why are you crazy or don't you know in Rome?
How furious and impatient they be,			How angry and impatient they are,
And cannot brook competitors in love?			And can't the competitors be in love?
I tell you, lords, you do but plot your deaths			I tell you, gentlemen, you do, but plan your death
By this device.			Through this device.
CHIRON. Aaron, a thousand deaths			Chiron. Aaron, a thousand deaths
Would I propose to achieve her whom I love.			Would I suggest reaching you that I love?
AARON. To achieve her- how?			Aaron. You achieve- how?
DEMETRIUS. Why mak'st thou it so strange?			Demetrius. Why are you doing it so strange?
She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd;			She is a woman, can therefore be used to it;
She is a woman, therefore may be won;			She is a woman, can therefore be won;
She is Lavinia, therefore must be lov'd.			She is lavinia, so it has to be loved.
What, man! more water glideth by the mill			Which man! More water glider at the mill
Than wots the miller of; and easy it is			As Wos the Müller von; And it is simple
Of a cut loaf to steal a shive, we know.			We know from a cut loaf to steal a shive.
Though Bassianus be the Emperor's brother,			Although Bassianus is the emperor's brother,
Better than he have worn Vulcan's badge.			Better than he wore Vulcan's badge.
AARON. [Aside] Ay, and as good as Saturninus may.			Aaron. [Aside] Ay and as good as Saturninus May.
DEMETRIUS. Then why should he despair that knows to court it			Demetrius. Then why should he despair, who knows to make it right?
With words, fair looks, and liberality?			With words, fair appearance and liberality?
What, hast not thou full often struck a doe,			What, do you have no full that you have often hit a doe,
And borne her cleanly by the keeper's nose?			And worn them cleanly from the goalkeeper's nose?
AARON. Why, then, it seems some certain snatch or so			Aaron. Then why does it seem to be a certain snap or something
Would serve your turns.			Would serve your curves.
CHIRON. Ay, so the turn were served.			Chiron. Yes, so the turn was served.
DEMETRIUS. Aaron, thou hast hit it.			Demetrius. Aaron, you hit it.
AARON. Would you had hit it too!			Aaron. Would you have hit it too!
Then should not we be tir'd with this ado.			Then we should not be brought together with this ADO.
Why, hark ye, hark ye! and are you such fools			Why, Hark Ye, Hark Ye! And are you such fools?
To square for this? Would it offend you, then,			For the square for this? Would then insult you
That both should speed?			That should accelerate both?
CHIRON. Faith, not me.			Chiron. Do not believe me.
DEMETRIUS. Nor me, so I were one.			Demetrius. I was still one.
AARON. For shame, be friends, and join for that you jar.			Aaron. For shame, be friends and join the Jar -Jar.
Tis policy and stratagem must do			TIS policy and strategy have to do
That you affect; and so must you resolve			That they affect; And so they have to come loose
That what you cannot as you would achieve,			What you can't do as you would achieve
You must perforce accomplish as you may.			You have to perform how you can.
Take this of me: Lucrece was not more chaste			Take this from me: Lucrece was not chaste
Than this Lavinia, Bassianus' love.			When this Lavinia, Bassianus' love.
A speedier course than ling'ring languishment			A faster course than Ling -Ring language
Must we pursue, and I have found the path.			We have to follow and I found the way.
My lords, a solemn hunting is in hand;			Lords, a solemn hunt is in hand;
There will the lovely Roman ladies troop;			There is the beautiful Roman women's troop;
The forest walks are wide and spacious,			The forest walks are wide and spacious,
And many unfrequented plots there are			And there are many unwanted actions
Fitted by kind for rape and villainy.			Equipped by species for rape and villain.
Single you thither then this dainty doe,			You single there, then this petite doke,
And strike her home by force if not by words.			And hit home by force, if not with words.
This way, or not at all, stand you in hope.			In this way they are hope.
Come, come, our Empress, with her sacred wit			Come, come, our empress, with her holy joke
To villainy and vengeance consecrate,			Empty the villain and revenge,
Will we acquaint with all what we intend;			Will we be familiar with everything we intend?
And she shall file our engines with advice			And she will submit our engines with advice
That will not suffer you to square yourselves,			She will not suffer that to squad on herself,
But to your wishes' height advance you both.			But she is both ahead for her wishes.
The Emperor's court is like the house of Fame,			The Emperor's farm is like the House of Fame,
The palace full of tongues, of eyes, and ears;			The palace full of tongues, eyes and ears;
The woods are ruthless, dreadful, deaf, and dull.			The forests are ruthless, terrible, deaf and boring.
There speak and strike, brave boys, and take your turns;			There speak and strike, brave boys and turn on;
There serve your lust, shadowed from heaven's eye,			There it serves your lust, which is shaded from the eye of the sky,
And revel in Lavinia's treasury.			And indulge in Lavinia's Ministry of Finance.
CHIRON. Thy counsel, lad, smells of no cowardice.			Chiron. Your lawyer, boy, smells without cowardice.
DEMETRIUS. Sit fas aut nefas, till I find the stream			Demetrius. Can be right or wrong until I find the electricity
To cool this heat, a charm to calm these fits,			To cool this heat, a magic to calm these adjustments,
Per Styga, per manes vehor. Exeunt			From styx, in the spirits. Exit
SCENE II.			Scene II.
A forest near Rome			A forest near Rome
Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, and his three sons, LUCIUS, QUINTUS,			Enter Titus Andronicus and his three sons Lucius, Quintus,
MARTIUS,			Martius,
making a noise with hounds and horns; and MARCUS			Make a sound with dogs and horns; and Marcus
TITUS. The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,			Titus. The hunt is up, the tomorrow is bright and gray,
The fields are fragrant, and the woods are green.			The fields are fragrant and the forests are green.
Uncouple here, and let us make a bay,			Disconnect here and let us make a bay,
And wake the Emperor and his lovely bride,			And wake the emperor and his beautiful bride,
And rouse the Prince, and ring a hunter's peal,			And wake up the prince and ring the ringing of a hunter,
That all the court may echo with the noise.			That the entire dish can repeat with the noise.
Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,			Sons, let it be your indictment as it belongs to us,
To attend the Emperor's person carefully.			Carefully participate in the person of the emperor.
I have been troubled in my sleep this night,			I had got into trouble in my sleep that night
But dawning day new comfort hath inspir'd.			But the day of the Dawning Day has inspired new comfort.
Here a cry of hounds, and wind horns in a peal.			Here is a dog scream and wind horns in a stomach.
Then enter SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS LAVINIA,			Dann Betreten sie Saturninus, Tamora, Bassianus Lavinia,
CHIRON, DEMETRIUS, and their attendants			Chiron, Demetrius and their companions
Many good morrows to your Majesty!			Many good Morrows for your majesty!
Madam, to you as many and as good!			Madam, so many for you and so good!
I promised your Grace a hunter's peal.			I promised your grace, looking at a hunter.
SATURNINUS. And you have rung it lustily, my lords-			Saturninus. And you went lustfully, my Lords-
Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.			A little too early for newly married women.
BASSIANUS. Lavinia, how say you?			Bassianus. Lavinia, Wie Sagst du?
LAVINIA. I say no;			Lavinia. I say no;
I have been broad awake two hours and more.			I was awake two hours and more wide.
SATURNINUS. Come on then, horse and chariots let us have,			Saturninus. Come on, the horse and characters let us have
And to our sport. [To TAMORA] Madam, now shall ye see			And to our sport. [To Tamora] Madam, now you should see
Our Roman hunting.			Our Roman hunt.
MARCUS. I have dogs, my lord,			Marcus. I have dogs, sir,
Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,			Will arouse the proudest panther in the chase,
And climb the highest promontory top.			And climb the highest fountain.
TITUS. And I have horse will follow where the game			Titus. And I have horse will follow the game
Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.			Makes away and run like swallows over the level.
DEMETRIUS. Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,			Demetrius. Chiron, we don't hunt, we with horse or hound,
But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground. Exeunt			But hope to pluck a petite deer to Earth. Exeunt
SCENE III.			Scene III.
A lonely part of the forest			A lonely part of the forest
Enter AARON alone, with a bag of gold			Enter Aaron alone with a bag of gold
AARON. He that had wit would think that I had none,			Aaron. If you had a joke, I wouldn't have any
To bury so much gold under a tree			Buried so much gold under a tree
And never after to inherit it.			And never after the heir.
Let him that thinks of me so abjectly			Let him think of me so badly
Know that this gold must coin a stratagem,			Know that this gold brings in a strategy,
Which, cunningly effected, will beget			What, cleverly, will create
A very excellent piece of villainy.			A very excellent piece of villain.
And so repose, sweet gold, for their unrest			And so resting, sweet gold for their unrest
[Hides the gold]			[Hidden the gold]
That have their alms out of the Empress' chest.			This has her alms from the Empress's chest.
Enter TAMORA alone, to the Moor			Enter Tamora to the moor alone
TAMORA. My lovely Aaron, wherefore look'st thou sad			Tamora. My beautiful Aaron, why do you look sad
When everything does make a gleeful boast?			When is everything going to boast?
The birds chant melody on every bush;			The birds sing on every bush melody;
The snakes lie rolled in the cheerful sun;			The snakes lie in the happy sun;
The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind			The green leaves tremble with the cooling wind
And make a chequer'd shadow on the ground;			And make a chequer shadow on the floor;
Under their sweet shade, Aaron, let us sit,			Under her sweet shadow, Aaron, let's sit,
And while the babbling echo mocks the hounds,			And while the rippling mocks the dogs,
Replying shrilly to the well-tun'd horns,			Answers shrill to the well -coordinated horns,
As if a double hunt were heard at once,			As if a double hunt could be heard immediately,
Let us sit down and mark their yellowing noise;			Let us sit down and mark your yellowed sound;
And- after conflict such as was suppos'd			And according to conflicts how was replaced
The wand'ring prince and Dido once enjoyed,			The wall ring Prince and Dido once enjoyed
When with a happy storm they were surpris'd,			If they were surprised with a happy storm, they were surprised
And curtain'd with a counsel-keeping cave-			And curtain with a consulting cave
We may, each wreathed in the other's arms,			We are allowed to, everyone has directed in the arms of the other,
Our pastimes done, possess a golden slumber,			Our leisure activities have a golden sleep,
Whiles hounds and horns and sweet melodious birds			While dogs and horns and sweet melodic birds
Be unto us as is a nurse's song			Be with us like the song of a nurse
Of lullaby to bring her babe asleep.			From a lullaby to sleep your baby.
AARON. Madam, though Venus govern your desires,			Aaron. Madam, although Venus rule her wishes,
Saturn is dominator over mine.			Saturn is a dominator over mine.
What signifies my deadly-standing eye,			What does my deadly eye mean
My silence and my cloudy melancholy,			My silence and my cloudy melancholy,
My fleece of woolly hair that now uncurls			My fleece from wool hair, which is now clumsy
Even as an adder when she doth unroll			Even as an Addierer when she rolls out
To do some fatal execution?			Carry out a fatal execution?
No, madam, these are no venereal signs.			No, Madam, these are not gender signs.
Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand,			Revenge is in my heart, death in my hand,
Blood and revenge are hammering in my head.			Blood and revenge hammer in my head.
Hark, Tamora, the empress of my soul,			Hark, Tamora, the empress of my soul,
Which never hopes more heaven than rests in thee-			Which never hopes more heaven than rests in you
This is the day of doom for Bassianus;			This is the day of doom for Bassianus;
His Philomel must lose her tongue to-day,			His philomel has to lose her tongue today,
Thy sons make pillage of her chastity,			Your sons oblige their chastity,
And wash their hands in Bassianus' blood.			And wash your hands in the blood of Bassianus.
Seest thou this letter? Take it up, I pray thee,			Do you see this letter? Take it up, I'll pray you
And give the King this fatal-plotted scroll.			And give the king this fatally plotted scroll.
Now question me no more; we are espied.			Now don't ask me anymore; We are spoken.
Here comes a parcel of our hopeful booty,			Here comes a package of our hopeful prey,
Which dreads not yet their lives' destruction.			What is not yet afraid of her life destruction.
Enter BASSIANUS and LAVINIA			Enter Bassianus and Lavinia
TAMORA. Ah, my sweet Moor, sweeter to me than life!			Tamora. Ah, my sweet moor, sweeter to me as life!
AARON. No more, great Empress: Bassianus comes.			Aaron. No more, great Empress: Bassianus comes.
Be cross with him; and I'll go fetch thy sons			Be crossed with him; And I'll get your sons
To back thy quarrels, whatsoe'er they be. Exit			To reset your disputes, whatever they are. Exit
BASSIANUS. Who have we here? Rome's royal Emperess,			Bassianus. Who do we have here? Rome's royal empress,
Unfurnish'd of her well-beseeming troop?			Incredible from your charity?
Or is it Dian, habited like her,			Or is it dian, as usual like her,
Who hath abandoned her holy groves			Who left their holy groves
To see the general hunting in this forest?			To see the general hunt in this forest?
TAMORA. Saucy controller of my private steps!			Tamora. Saucy controller of my private steps!
Had I the pow'r that some say Dian had,			If I had the power that some say, Dian
Thy temples should be planted presently			Your temples should currently be planted
With horns, as was Actaeon's; and the hounds			With horns like acttaeons; And the dogs
Should drive upon thy new-transformed limbs,			Should drive to your new transformed limb,
Unmannerly intruder as thou art!			Unman's intruder as you are!
LAVINIA. Under your patience, gentle Emperess,			Lavinia. Under her patience, gentle emperor,
Tis thought you have a goodly gift in horning,			It thought they had a good gift in Horning,
And to be doubted that your Moor and you			And doubt that your moor and you
Are singled forth to try thy experiments.			Are awarded to try your experiments.
Jove shield your husband from his hounds to-day!			Jove protect your husband out of his dogs today!
Tis pity they should take him for a stag.			Pity for you to take him for a deer.
BASSIANUS. Believe me, Queen, your swarth Cimmerian			Bassianus. Believe me, Queen, your intestines Cimmerian
Doth make your honour of his body's hue,			Make your honor of the color of his body,
Spotted, detested, and abominable.			Discovered, detested and hideous.
Why are you sequest'red from all your train,			Why do you sequest all of your train?
Dismounted from your snow-white goodly steed,			Deleted from her snow -white good horse,
And wand'red hither to an obscure plot,			And stand hairy to a dark plot,
Accompanied but with a barbarous Moor,			Accompanied, but with barbaric moor,
If foul desire had not conducted you?			If you hadn't run a foul request?
LAVINIA. And, being intercepted in your sport,			Lavinia. And intercepted in their sport,
Great reason that my noble lord be rated			Big reason that my noble gentleman is rated
For sauciness. I pray you let us hence,			For sauciness. I pray, so you let us
And let her joy her raven-coloured love;			And let her look forward to your color -colored love;
This valley fits the purpose passing well.			This valley fits well.
BASSIANUS. The King my brother shall have notice of this.			Bassianus. The king, my brother, will notice this.
LAVINIA. Ay, for these slips have made him noted long.			Lavinia. Ay, because these slips noted him for a long time.
Good king, to be so mightily abused!			Good king to be misused!
TAMORA. Why, I have patience to endure all this.			Tamora. I am patient to endure all of this.
Enter CHIRON and DEMETRIUS			Enter Chiron and Demetrius
DEMETRIUS. How now, dear sovereign, and our gracious mother!			Demetrius. Like now, rather confidently and our lovable mother!
Why doth your Highness look so pale and wan?			Why does your sovereignty look so pale and wan?
TAMORA. Have I not reason, think you, to look pale?			Tamora. Didn't I argue, do you think, look pale?
These two have 'ticed me hither to this place.			These two brought me to this place.
A barren detested vale you see it is:			A barren loathed valley you see is:
The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean,			The trees, although summer, abandoned and slim,
Overcome with moss and baleful mistletoe;			Overwhelm with moss and ballofem mistake;
Here never shines the sun; here nothing breeds,			The sun never seems here; Nothing breeds here
Unless the nightly owl or fatal raven.			Unless the nightly owl or the deadly raven.
And when they show'd me this abhorred pit,			And if they showed me this detesting pit,
They told me, here, at dead time of the night,			They told me here in the dead time of the night,
A thousand fiends, a thousand hissing snakes,			A thousand unhroh, a thousand hissing snakes,
Ten thousand swelling toads, as many urchins,			Tens of thousands of swelling toads, like many Seelchine,
Would make such fearful and confused cries			Would make such anxious and confused screams
As any mortal body hearing it			Like every mortal body who hears it
Should straight fall mad or else die suddenly.			Should just get crazy or suddenly die.
No sooner had they told this hellish tale			As soon as they had told this hellish story
But straight they told me they would bind me here			But of course, they told me that they would tie me here
Unto the body of a dismal yew,			To the body of a dark yew,
And leave me to this miserable death.			And leave me to this miserable death.
And then they call'd me foul adulteress,			And then they call me a bad adulteress,
Lascivious Goth, and all the bitterest terms			LASIVEVE GOTH and all the bitterest terms
That ever ear did hear to such effect;			This ear heard to such an effect;
And had you not by wondrous fortune come,			And they hadn't come through miraculous assets
This vengeance on me had they executed.			This revenge on me that they had carried out.
Revenge it, as you love your mother's life,			Revenge if you love your mother's life
Or be ye not henceforth call'd my children.			Or don't be my children from now on.
DEMETRIUS. This is a witness that I am thy son.			Demetrius. This is a witness that I am your son.
[Stabs BASSIANUS]			[Stabs Bassianus]
CHIRON. And this for me, struck home to show my strength.			Chiron. And that for me hit home to show my strength.
[Also stabs]			[Also stabs]
LAVINIA. Ay, come, Semiramis- nay, barbarous Tamora,			Lavinia. Ay, komm, semiramis-nay, barbarous tamora,
For no name fits thy nature but thy own!			Because no name fits your nature, but you!
TAMORA. Give me the poniard; you shall know, my boys,			Tamora. Give me the poniard; You will know, my boys,
Your mother's hand shall right your mother's wrong.			Her mother's hand will correct her mother's wrong.
DEMETRIUS. Stay, madam, here is more belongs to her;			Demetrius. Stay, woman, here more belongs to her;
First thrash the corn, then after burn the straw.			First beat the corn, then after burning the straw.
This minion stood upon her chastity,			This servant was on their chastity,
Upon her nuptial vow, her loyalty,			On their wedding vows, their loyalty,
And with that painted hope braves your mightiness;			And with this painted hope that makes its power;
And shall she carry this unto her grave?			And should she carry that to her grave?
CHIRON. An if she do, I would I were an eunuch.			Chiron. If she did it, I would be an eunuch.
Drag hence her husband to some secret hole,			So pull your husband into a secret hole,
And make his dead trunk pillow to our lust.			And make his dead suitcase to our lust.
TAMORA. But when ye have the honey we desire,			Tamora. But if she has the honey we want
Let not this wasp outlive, us both to sting.			Do not let this wasp survive to both sting.
CHIRON. I warrant you, madam, we will make that sure.			Chiron. I guarantee you, woman, we will make it safe.
Come, mistress, now perforce we will enjoy			Come on, Mistress, now Perforce, we will enjoy it
That nice-preserved honesty of yours.			Your nicely prepared honesty of you.
LAVINIA. O Tamora! thou bearest a woman's face-			Lavinia. O Tamora! You carry the face of a woman
TAMORA. I will not hear her speak; away with her!			Tamora. I will not hear her speaking; With her away!
LAVINIA. Sweet lords, entreat her hear me but a word.			Lavinia. Sweet gentlemen, please, only hear me a word.
DEMETRIUS. Listen, fair madam: let it be your glory			Demetrius. Listen, Fair Madam: Let it be your glory
To see her tears; but be your heart to them			See their tears; But be your heart to you
As unrelenting flint to drops of rain.			As a relentless flint to raindrops.
LAVINIA. When did the tiger's young ones teach the dam?			Lavinia. When did the boys of the Tiger taught the dam?
O, do not learn her wrath- she taught it thee;			Oh, learn her anger- she taught you;
The milk thou suck'dst from her did turn to marble,			The milk that you sucked from her turned to marble,
Even at thy teat thou hadst thy tyranny.			Even with your teat, you had your tyranny.
Yet every mother breeds not sons alike:			But every mother does not breed sons:
[To CHIRON] Do thou entreat her show a woman's pity.			[To Chiron] Press your show of a woman's pity for a woman.
CHIRON. What, wouldst thou have me prove myself a bastard?			Chiron. What, would you let me prove as a bastard?
LAVINIA. 'Tis true, the raven doth not hatch a lark.			Lavinia. It is true that the raven does not slip a lark.
Yet have I heard- O, could I find it now!-			But I heard- I could find it now!-
The lion, mov'd with pity, did endure			The lion moves with pity
To have his princely paws par'd all away.			Remove its princely paws.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children,			Some say that Ravens promote abandoned children,
The whilst their own birds famish in their nests;			This is her own birds in their nests Famish;
O, be to me, though thy hard heart say no,			Oh, be for me, although your hard heart says no
Nothing so kind, but something pitiful!			Nothing so nice, but something pitiful!
TAMORA. I know not what it means; away with her!			Tamora. I don't know what it means; With her away!
LAVINIA. O, let me teach thee! For my father's sake,			Lavinia. Oh, let me teach you! For my father's will,
That gave thee life when well he might have slain thee,			That gave you life if he had killed you
Be not obdurate, open thy deaf ears.			Do not be inappropriate, open your deaf ears.
TAMORA. Hadst thou in person ne'er offended me,			Tamora. Didn't you personally insult me
Even for his sake am I pitiless.			I am merciless even for his will.
Remember, boys, I pour'd forth tears in vain			Remember, boys, I spoiled tears in vain
To save your brother from the sacrifice;			To save your brother from the victim;
But fierce Andronicus would not relent.			But violent Andronicus would not give in.
Therefore away with her, and use her as you will;			Therefore with her away and use it as you want;
The worse to her the better lov'd of me.			The worse to her, the better loved by me.
LAVINIA. O Tamora, be call'd a gentle queen,			Lavinia. O Tamora, are referred to as gentle queen,
And with thine own hands kill me in this place!			And with your own hands kill me in this place!
For 'tis not life that I have begg'd so long;			Because it is not the life that I have embedded for so long;
Poor I was slain when Bassianus died.			I was killed poor when Bassianus died.
TAMORA. What beg'st thou, then? Fond woman, let me go.			Tamora. Then what do you ask? Dear woman, let me go.
LAVINIA. 'Tis present death I beg; and one thing more,			Lavinia. I ask death; And one more thing
That womanhood denies my tongue to tell:			This femininity refuses to tell my tongue:
O, keep me from their worse than killing lust,			Oh, believe me of her worse than killing, killing as a desire,
And tumble me into some loathsome pit,			And fell into a hideous pit
Where never man's eye may behold my body;			Where the eye of humans can never see my body;
Do this, and be a charitable murderer.			Do this and be a non -profit murderer.
TAMORA. So should I rob my sweet sons of their fee;			Tamora. So I should rob my sweet sons of their fee;
No, let them satisfy their lust on thee.			No, let her satisfy your desire to you.
DEMETRIUS. Away! for thou hast stay'd us here too long.			Demetrius. A way! Because you stayed here for too long.
LAVINIA. No grace? no womanhood? Ah, beastly creature,			Lavinia. No mercy? No femininity? Ah, animal creature,
The blot and enemy to our general name!			The blot and the enemy of our general name!
Confusion fall-			Confusion case-
CHIRON. Nay, then I'll stop your mouth. Bring thou her husband.			Chiron. No, then I'll stop your mouth. Do you bring her husband.
This is the hole where Aaron bid us hide him.			This is the hole in which Aaron hides us.
DEMETRIUS throws the body			Demetrius throws the body
of BASSIANUS into the pit; then exeunt			from Bassianus to the pit; Then come out
DEMETRIUS and CHIRON, dragging off LAVINIA			Demetrius and Chiron who pull off lavinia
TAMORA. Farewell, my sons; see that you make her sure.			Tamora. Farewell, my sons; See that you make them safe.
Ne'er let my heart know merry cheer indeed			Do not let my heart know that my heart indeed let me know happy cheers
Till all the Andronici be made away.			Until all Andronici are brought away.
Now will I hence to seek my lovely Moor,			Now I'm going to look for my beautiful moor
And let my spleenful sons this trull deflower. Exit			And let my spleen sons scover this truller. Exit
Re-enter AARON, with two			Back in Aaron, with two
of TITUS' sons, QUINTUS and MARTIUS			by Titus' sons Quintus and Martius
AARON. Come on, my lords, the better foot before;			Aaron. Come on, gentlemen, the better foot before;
Straight will I bring you to the loathsome pit			I will just bring you into the hideous pit
Where I espied the panther fast asleep.			Where I sleeped the panther, fell asleep.
QUINTUS. My sight is very dull, whate'er it bodes.			Quintus. My eyesight is very boring what it represents.
MARTIUS. And mine, I promise you; were it not for shame,			Martius. And mine, I promise you; Wasn't for shame
Well could I leave our sport to sleep awhile.			Well, could I let our sport sleep for a while?
[Falls into the pit]			[Falls into the pit]
QUINTUS. What, art thou fallen? What subtle hole is this,			Quintus. What, art you like? Which subtle hole is that,
Whose mouth is covered with rude-growing briers,			Whose mouth is covered with rude growing Briers,
Upon whose leaves are drops of new-shed blood			On its leaves are drops made of Neu-Shed blood
As fresh as morning dew distill'd on flowers?			As fresh as morning dew distill'd on flowers?
A very fatal place it seems to me.			A very fatal place seems to me.
Speak, brother, hast thou hurt thee with the fall?			Speak, brother, did you injure yourself with the fall?
MARTIUS. O brother, with the dismal'st object hurt			Martius. O brother, injured with the dark object
That ever eye with sight made heart lament!			This eye with seeing made heart accusations!
AARON. [Aside] Now will I fetch the King to find them here,			Aaron. [Aside] Now I will get the king to find it here
That he thereby may have a likely guess			That he can have a probable guess
How these were they that made away his brother. Exit			Like that were those who made his brother away. Exit
MARTIUS. Why dost not comfort me, and help me out			Martius. Why don't I comfort me and help me out
From this unhallow'd and blood-stained hole?			From this untouched and blood -stained hole?
QUINTUS. I am surprised with an uncouth fear;			Quintus. I am surprised by an rude fear;
A chilling sweat o'er-runs my trembling joints;			A terrifying sweat that drives my trembling joints;
My heart suspects more than mine eye can see.			My heart suspects more than my eye can see.
MARTIUS. To prove thou hast a true divining heart,			Martius. To prove that you have a real useful heart,
Aaron and thou look down into this den,			Aaron and you look down into this cave,
And see a fearful sight of blood and death.			And see an anxious sight of blood and death.
QUINTUS. Aaron is gone, and my compassionate heart			Quintus. Aaron is gone and my compassionate heart
Will not permit mine eyes once to behold			Not even allowed to see my eyes
The thing whereat it trembles by surmise;			The thing where it trembles by presumption;
O, tell me who it is, for ne'er till now			Oh, tell me who it is, for never before
Was I a child to fear I know not what.			Was I a child who feared, I don't know what?
MARTIUS. Lord Bassianus lies beray'd in blood,			Martius. Lord Bassianus lies in blood, Beray, blood,
All on a heap, like to a slaughtered lamb,			Everything in a bunch of a slaughtered lamb,
In this detested, dark, blood-drinking pit.			In this loathed, dark, blood -drinking pit.
QUINTUS. If it be dark, how dost thou know 'tis he?			Quintus. If it is dark, how does you take if he knows?
MARTIUS. Upon his bloody finger he doth wear			Martius. He doesn't wear with his bloody finger
A precious ring that lightens all this hole,			A precious ring that illuminates all of this hole,
Which, like a taper in some monument,			What, like rejuvenation in a monument,
Doth shine upon the dead man's earthy cheeks,			Gloss on the earthy cheeks of the dead,
And shows the ragged entrails of this pit;			And shows the ragged intestines of this pit;
So pale did shine the moon on Pyramus			So the moon could be blown up on pyramus
When he by night lay bath'd in maiden blood.			When he bathed in girls' blood at night.
O brother, help me with thy fainting hand-			O brother, help me hand-
If fear hath made thee faint, as me it hath-			When fear made you faint as I have it-
Out of this fell devouring receptacle,			From this case winding socket,
As hateful as Cocytus' misty mouth.			As hateful as Cocytus' foggy mouth.
QUINTUS. Reach me thy hand, that I may help thee out,			Quintus. I reach your hand so that I can help you
Or, wanting strength to do thee so much good,			Or the strength to do so much good for you
I may be pluck'd into the swallowing womb			I can swallow
Of this deep pit, poor Bassianus' grave.			From this deep pit, the poor Bassianus' grave.
I have no strength to pluck thee to the brink.			I have no strength to pick you on the edge.
MARTIUS. Nor I no strength to climb without thy help.			Martius. I am also not a force without climbing your help.
QUINTUS. Thy hand once more; I will not loose again,			Quintus. Your hand again; I will not lose again
Till thou art here aloft, or I below.			Until you are here in the air or I am below.
Thou canst not come to me- I come to thee. [Falls in]			You can't come to me- I come to you. [Belongs to]
Enter the EMPEROR and AARON the Moor			Enter the emperor and Aaron the bog
SATURNINUS. Along with me! I'll see what hole is here,			Saturninus. With me! I'll see which hole is here
And what he is that now is leapt into it.			And what he is has now jumped in.
Say, who art thou that lately didst descend			Say, who are you who recently comes?
Into this gaping hollow of the earth?			In this gaping trough on earth?
MARTIUS. The unhappy sons of old Andronicus,			Martius. The unfortunate sons of the old Andronicus,
Brought hither in a most unlucky hour,			Brought here in an unfortunate hour,
To find thy brother Bassianus dead.			To find your brother Bassianus dead.
SATURNINUS. My brother dead! I know thou dost but jest:			Saturninus. My brother dead! I know you, but jokes:
He and his lady both are at the lodge			He and his wife are both in the lodge
Upon the north side of this pleasant chase;			On the north side of this pleasant chase;
Tis not an hour since I left them there.			It's not an hour since I left her there.
MARTIUS. We know not where you left them all alive;			Martius. We don't know where you all left you alive;
But, out alas! here have we found him dead.			But unfortunately! Here we found him dead.
Re-enter TAMORA, with			Enter Tamora again, with
attendants; TITUS ANDRONICUS and Lucius			Companion; Titus Andronicus and Lucius
TAMORA. Where is my lord the King?			Tamora. Where is my master the king?
SATURNINUS. Here, Tamora; though griev'd with killing grief.			Saturninus. Here, Tamoruell; Although he had killed grief with killing.
TAMORA. Where is thy brother Bassianus?			Tamora. WO ist dein bruder bassianus?
SATURNINUS. Now to the bottom dost thou search my wound;			Saturninus. Now you are looking for my wound;
Poor Bassianus here lies murdered.			The poor Bassianus here is murdered.
TAMORA. Then all too late I bring this fatal writ,			Tamora. Then I bring this deadly letter too late,
The complot of this timeless tragedy;			The complicity of this timeless tragedy;
And wonder greatly that man's face can fold			And are very surprised that the man's face can fold itself
In pleasing smiles such murderous tyranny.			Such a murderous tyranny in a good smile.
[She giveth SATURNINE a letter]			[She gives Saturnine a letter]
SATURNINUS. [Reads] 'An if we miss to meet him handsomely,			Saturninus. [Reads] 'And if we miss it to meet him well,
Sweet huntsman- Bassianus 'tis we mean-			Sweet Huntsman-Bassianus' tie we mean.
Do thou so much as dig the grave for him.			If you tage as much as the grave to dig for him.
Thou know'st our meaning. Look for thy reward			You know our meaning. Look for your reward
Among the nettles at the elder-tree			Under the nettles on the eldest tree
Which overshades the mouth of that same pit			Which overshadows the mouth of the same pit
Where we decreed to bury Bassianus.	Poor Milliscent		Where we decided to bury Bassianus.
Do this, and purchase us thy lasting friends.'	Must pray and repent:		Do this and buy us your permanent friends. '
O Tamora! was ever heard the like?			O Tamora! Has ever been heard?
This is the pit and this the elder-tree.			This is the pit and that the older tree.
Look, sirs, if you can find the huntsman out			Look, sirs if you can find out the Huntsman
That should have murdered Bassianus here.			Bassianus should have murdered that here.
AARON. My gracious lord, here is the bag of gold.			Aaron. My amiable gentleman, here the bag is gold.
SATURNINUS. [To TITUS] Two of thy whelps, fell curs of bloody			Saturninus. [To Titus] Two of your sausages, bounds of bloody fell
kind,			net,
Have here bereft my brother of his life.			I calculated my brother of his life here.
Sirs, drag them from the pit unto the prison;			Sirs, drag them out of the pit to prison;
There let them bide until we have devis'd			There she leaves them until we have devis'd
Some never-heard-of torturing pain for them.			Some never belonged to her.
TAMORA. What, are they in this pit? O wondrous thing!			Tamora. What are you in this pit? O miraculous thing!
How easily murder is discovered!			How easy is murder discovered!
TITUS. High Emperor, upon my feeble knee			Titus. High emperor, on my weak knee
I beg this boon, with tears not lightly shed,			I ask this blessing, not easily shed with tears,
That this fell fault of my accursed sons-			That this mistake of my cursed sons fell.
Accursed if the fault be prov'd in them-			Curse when the error is available in them.
SATURNINUS. If it be prov'd! You see it is apparent.			Saturninus. When it is proven! You see it is obvious.
Who found this letter? Tamora, was it you?			Who found this letter? Tamora, were you?
TAMORA. Andronicus himself did take it up.			Tamora. Andronicus itself took it up.
TITUS. I did, my lord, yet let me be their bail;			Titus. I did, my Lord, but let me be your deposit;
For, by my fathers' reverend tomb, I vow			Because through the reverend grave of my fathers I swear
They shall be ready at your Highness' will			You will be ready if you have the sake of your sovereignty
To answer their suspicion with their lives.			To answer your suspicion with your life.
SATURNINUS. Thou shalt not bail them; see thou follow me.			Saturninus. You shouldn't save them; You see, you follow me.
Some bring the murdered body, some the murderers;			Some bring the murdered body, some the murderers;
Let them not speak a word- the guilt is plain;			Do not let them speak a word- the fault is clear;
For, by my soul, were there worse end than death,			Because through my soul there was a worse ending than death,
That end upon them should be executed.			This end on them should be executed.
TAMORA. Andronicus, I will entreat the King.			Tamora. Andronicus, I will ask the king.
Fear not thy sons; they shall do well enough.			Don't be afraid of your sons; You will do it well enough.
TITUS. Come, Lucius, come; stay not to talk with them.			Titus. Come, lucius, come; Don't stay to talk to them.
Exeunt			Exit
SCENE IV.			Sente IV.
Another part of the forest			Another part of the forest
Enter the Empress' sons, DEMETRIUS and CHIRON, with LAVINIA,			Enter the sons of the Empress, Demetrius and Chiron, with Lavinia,
her hands cut off, and her tongue cut out, and ravish'd			Her hands cut off and her tongue cut out and raved about
DEMETRIUS. So, now go tell, an if thy tongue can speak,			Demetrius. So, now say, when your tongue can speak,
Who 'twas that cut thy tongue and ravish'd thee.			Who cut your tongue and confused you.
CHIRON. Write down thy mind, bewray thy meaning so,			Chiron. Write down your mind and write your meaning like this
An if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe.			When your stumps let the writer play.
DEMETRIUS. See how with signs and tokens she can scrowl.			Demetrius. See how she can do with signs and tokens.
CHIRON. Go home, call for sweet water, wash thy hands.			Chiron. Go home, call sweet water, wash your hands.
DEMETRIUS. She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash;			Demetrius. She has no tongue to call, still hands for washing;
And so let's leave her to her silent walks.			And so we leave them their quiet walks.
CHIRON. An 'twere my cause, I should go hang myself.			Chiron. I should hang myself.
DEMETRIUS. If thou hadst hands to help thee knit the cord.			Demetrius. If you have had hands to help yourself to knit your cord.
Exeunt DEMETRIUS and CHIRON	Jesus daughter, Mary's child,		Leave Demetrius and Chiron
	Holy matron, woman mild,
Wind horns. Enter MARCUS, from hunting	For thee a mass shall still be said,		Wind horns. Enter Marcus from hunting
	Every sister drop a bead;
MARCUS. Who is this?- my niece, that flies away so fast?	And those again succeeding them		Marcus. Who is that?- My niece who flies away so quickly?
Cousin, a word: where is your husband?	For you shall sing a Requiem.		Cousin, a word: where is your husband?
If I do dream, would all my wealth would wake me!			If I dream, my whole wealth would arouse me!
If I do wake, some planet strike me down,			When I wake up, a planet knocks me down
That I may slumber an eternal sleep!			So that I can sleep for eternal sleep!
Speak, gentle niece. What stern ungentle hands			Say, gentle niece. What a star that have countless hands
Hath lopp'd, and hew'd, and made thy body bare			I have and called and made your body naked
Of her two branches- those sweet ornaments			Their two branches- these sweet ornaments
Whose circling shadows kings have sought to sleep in,			Whose circular shadow kings have tried to sleep,
And might not gain so great a happiness			And couldn't get that much luck
As half thy love? Why dost not speak to me?			As half love? Why not talk to me?
Alas, a crimson river of warm blood,			Unfortunately, a purple river warm blood,
Like to a bubbling fountain stirr'd with wind,			How to stir with a bubbling fountain with wind,
Doth rise and fall between thy rosed lips,			Ascent and falling between your Rosedian lips,
Coming and going with thy honey breath.			Come and go with your honey date.
But sure some Tereus hath deflowered thee,			But certainly a tereus exposed you
And, lest thou shouldst detect him, cut thy tongue.			And, so that you shouldn't recognize it, cut your tongue.
Ah, now thou turn'st away thy face for shame!			Ah, now you are your face gone for shame!
And notwithstanding all this loss of blood-			And despite all these blood loss
As from a conduit with three issuing spouts-	May your happy soul be blithe,		As from a channel with three exhibiting outputs
Yet do thy cheeks look red as Titan's face	That so truly pay your tithe:		But your cheeks look red like Titan's face
Blushing to be encount'red with a cloud.	He who many children gave,		Blush to think with a cloud.
Shall I speak for thee? Shall I say 'tis so?	Tis fit that he one child should have.		Should I speak for you? Should I say?
O, that I knew thy heart, and knew the beast,	Then, fair virgin, hear my spell,		Oh, that I knew your heart and knew the animal,
That I might rail at him to ease my mind!	For I must your duty tell.		So that I could make it out to make my mind easier!
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,			Mourning hidden, stopped like an oven,
Doth burn the heart to cinders where it is.			Burn your heart to the abrasion where it is.
Fair Philomel, why she but lost her tongue,			Fair Philomel, but why she lost her tongue,
And in a tedious sampler sew'd her mind;			And in a tedious sampler sewed her mind;
But, lovely niece, that mean is cut from thee.			But beautiful niece, that means cut by you.
A craftier Tereus, cousin, hast thou met,	First, a mornings take your book,		A harmful tereus, cousin, you met,
And he hath cut those pretty fingers off	The glass wherein your self must look;		And he cut off these pretty fingers
That could have better sew'd than Philomel.			That could be better sewn than Philomel.
O, had the monster seen those lily hands			O, the monster had seen these lily hands
Tremble like aspen leaves upon a lute			Tremors like aspen leave on a sound
And make the silken strings delight to kiss them,			And let the silk strings please kiss them,
He would not then have touch'd them for his life!			He would not have touched her for his life!
Or had he heard the heavenly harmony			Or had he heard the heavenly harmony
Which that sweet tongue hath made,			What this sweet tongue did,
He would have dropp'd his knife, and fell asleep,			He would have dropped his knife and fell asleep
As Cerberus at the Thracian poet's feet.			As Cerberus on the feet of the Thrakian poet.
Come, let us go, and make thy father blind,			Come on, let's go and make your father blind
For such a sight will blind a father's eye;			Because such a sight will blind a father's eye;
One hour's storm will drown the fragrant meads,			The fragrant meters drowned for an hour of storm,
What will whole months of tears thy father's eyes?			What are the whole months of tears your father's eyes?
Do not draw back, for we will mourn with thee;			Don't pull back because we mourn with you;
O, could our mourning case thy misery! Exeunt			Oh, our mourning case could be your misery! Exeunt
	You shall ring the sacring bell,
	Keep your hours, and tell your knell,
	Rise at midnight at your matins,
	Read your Psalter, sing your latins,
	And when your blood shall kindle pleasure,
ACT III. SCENE I.	Scourge your self in plenteous measure.		Act III. Szene I.
Rome. A street			Rome. A street
Enter the JUDGES, TRIBUNES, and SENATORS, with TITUS' two sons			Enter the judges, stands and senators with the two sons of Titus
MARTIUS and QUINTUS bound, passing on the stage to the place of			Martius and Quintus bound and further the stage to the place of
execution,			Execution,
and TITUS going before, pleading			and Titus go beforehand, plead
TITUS. Hear me, grave fathers; noble Tribunes, stay!			Titus. Listen to me, grave fathers; Noble stands, stay!
For pity of mine age, whose youth was spent			For pity with my age, whose young people were spent
In dangerous wars whilst you securely slept;			In dangerous wars while you have slept safely;
For all my blood in Rome's great quarrel shed,			For all my blood in Rome's great argument,
For all the frosty nights that I have watch'd,			For all frosty nights I saw
And for these bitter tears, which now you see			And for these bitter tears that you are now seeing
Filling the aged wrinkles in my cheeks,			Fill the aged folds in my cheeks,
Be pitiful to my condemned sons,			Be pathetic with my convicted sons,
Whose souls are not corrupted as 'tis thought.			Whose souls are not corrupt, as it thought.
For two and twenty sons I never wept,			I never cried for two and twenty sons,
Because they died in honour's lofty bed.			Because they died at an honor.
[ANDRONICUS lieth down, and the judges			[Andronicus settles and the judges
pass by him with the prisoners, and exeunt]	You must read the mornings mass,		Pass by with the prisoners past him and exeunt]
For these, Tribunes, in the dust I write	You must creep unto the Cross,		For this, tribunes, in the dust that I write, I write
My heart's deep languor and my soul's sad tears.	Put cold ashes on your head,		The deep inertia of my heart and the sad tears of my soul.
Let my tears stanch the earth's dry appetite;	Have a hair cloth for your bed.		Let my tears stuck the dry appetite of the earth;
My sons' sweet blood will make it shame and blush.			The sweet blood of my sons will shake and blush.
O earth, I will befriend thee more with rain			O earth, I will make friends with rain more
That shall distil from these two ancient urns,			This should distill this by these two old urns,
Than youthful April shall with all his show'rs.			As a youthful April, all of his shows.
In summer's drought I'll drop upon thee still;			I will still fall in the drought of summer;
In winter with warm tears I'll melt the snow	Bid your beads, and tell your needs,		In winter with warm tears I melt the snow
And keep eternal spring-time on thy face,	Your holy Avies, and you Creeds;		And keep the eternal spring time on your face,
So thou refuse to drink my dear sons' blood.	Holy maid, this must be done,		So you refuse to drink the blood of my dear sons.
	If you mean to live a Nun.
Enter Lucius with his weapon drawn			Enter Lucius drawn with his gun
O reverend Tribunes! O gentle aged men!			O Reverend tribunes! O gentle old men!
Unbind my sons, reverse the doom of death,			Remove my sons, return the Doom of Death,
And let me say, that never wept before,			And let me say that it has never cried before
My tears are now prevailing orators.			My tears are now predominant speakers.
LUCIUS. O noble father, you lament in vain;			Lucius. O Nobed father, you complain in vain;
The Tribunes hear you not, no man is by,			The grandstands don't hear you, nobody is from,
And you recount your sorrows to a stone.			And they tell their worries about a stone.
TITUS. Ah, Lucius, for thy brothers let me plead!			Titus. Ah, Lucius, because your brothers let me ask!
Grave Tribunes, once more I entreat of you.			Grave dishes, again I ask you.
LUCIUS. My gracious lord, no tribune hears you speak.			Lucius. My amiable gentleman, no tribune hears that you speak.
TITUS. Why, 'tis no matter, man: if they did hear,			Titus. Why, it doesn't matter, man: when you have heard
They would not mark me; if they did mark,			They would not mark me; If you mark
They would not pity me; yet plead I must,			They would not mean me; But Fleh, I have to
And bootless unto them.			And died to them.
Therefore I tell my sorrows to the stones;			So I say my worries about the stones;
Who though they cannot answer my distress,			Who, although they cannot answer my need,
Yet in some sort they are better than the Tribunes,			But in some kind they are better than the stands,
For that they will not intercept my tale.			You won't intercept my story for that.
When I do weep, they humbly at my feet			When I cry, they humble at my feet
Receive my tears, and seem to weep with me;			Get my tears and seem to cry with me;
And were they but attired in grave weeds,			And they were dressed in grave herb,
Rome could afford no tribunes like to these.			Rome could not afford grandstands.
A stone is soft as wax: tribunes more hard than stones.			A stone is soft than wax: grandstands more difficult than stones.
A stone is silent and offendeth not,			A stone is quiet and does not insult, not,
And tribunes with their tongues doom men to death.			And grandstands to death with their tongues.
[Rises]			[Rises]
But wherefore stand'st thou with thy weapon drawn?			But why do you stand with your pulled weapon?
LUCIUS. To rescue my two brothers from their death;			Lucius. To save my two brothers from their death;
For which attempt the judges have pronounc'd			For which attempt the judges have expressed
My everlasting doom of banishment.			My eternal ban on exacerbation.
TITUS. O happy man! they have befriended thee.			Titus. O happy man! You made friends with you.
Why, foolish Lucius, dost thou not perceive			Why, stupid Lucius, you don't notice
That Rome is but a wilderness of tigers?			The Rome is just a wilderness of tigers?
Tigers must prey, and Rome affords no prey			Tigers have to let up, and Rome does not offer prey
But me and mine; how happy art thou then			But me and mine; How happy are you then
From these devourers to be banished!			Banning from them!
But who comes with our brother Marcus here?			But who comes here with our brother Marcus?
Enter MARCUS with LAVINIA			Enter Marcus with Lavinia
MARCUS. Titus, prepare thy aged eyes to weep,			Marcus. Titus, prepare your old eyes to cry,
Or if not so, thy noble heart to break.			Or if not to break your noble heart.
I bring consuming sorrow to thine age.			I bring the consuming grief to your age.
TITUS. Will it consume me? Let me see it then.			Titus. Will it consume me? Then let me see it.
MARCUS. This was thy daughter.			Marcus. That was your daughter.
TITUS. Why, Marcus, so she is.			Titus. Why, Marcus, that's her.
LUCIUS. Ay me! this object kills me.			Lucius. Ay me! This object kills me.
TITUS. Faint-hearted boy, arise, and look upon her.			Titus. Heaven boy, create and look at them.
Speak, Lavinia, what accursed hand			Talk, Lavinia, what cursed hand
Hath made thee handless in thy father's sight?			Did you make you handless in the eyes of your father?
What fool hath added water to the sea,			What stupid has added water to the sea,
Or brought a fagot to bright-burning Troy?			Or brought a fleet in light burning Troy?
My grief was at the height before thou cam'st,			My grief was on the height before you came
And now like Nilus it disdaineth bounds.			And now how Nilus despise limits.
Give me a sword, I'll chop off my hands too,			Give me a sword, I will also chop off my hands
For they have fought for Rome, and all in vain;			Because they fought in vain for Rome and everything;
And they have nurs'd this woe in feeding life;			And they have this hurt in feeding in life;
In bootless prayer have they been held up,			They were stopped in the bootless prayer
And they have serv'd me to effectless use.			And they operated me for effective use.
Now all the service I require of them			Now the entire service that I need from you
Is that the one will help to cut the other.			Is that one helps to cut the other.
Tis well, Lavinia, that thou hast no hands;			It's good Lavinia that you have no hands;
For hands to do Rome service is but vain.			So that hands can do rome service is only vain.
LUCIUS. Speak, gentle sister, who hath martyr'd thee?			Lucius. Do you speak, gentle sister who had you martyr?
MARCUS. O, that delightful engine of her thoughts			Marcus. O, this delightful engine of your thoughts
That blabb'd them with such pleasing eloquence			She blabbed that with such a pleasant eloquence
Is torn from forth that pretty hollow cage,			Is torn from the pretty hollow cage,
Where like a sweet melodious bird it sung			Where sung like a sweet melodic bird
Sweet varied notes, enchanting every ear!			Sweet varied notes, enchants every ear!
LUCIUS. O, say thou for her, who hath done this deed?			Lucius. Oh, say for them, who did this act?
MARCUS. O, thus I found her straying in the park,			Marcus. Oh, that's how I found it in the park,
Seeking to hide herself as doth the deer			I try to hide as a deer
That hath receiv'd some unrecuring wound.			This has received an inconspicuous wound.
TITUS. It was my dear, and he that wounded her			Titus. It was my dear and the one who wounded her
Hath hurt me more than had he kill'd me dead;			I injured myself more than he killed me dead;
For now I stand as one upon a rock,			At the moment I stand as one on a rock,
Environ'd with a wilderness of sea,			Environment with a wilderness of the sea,
Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave,			Who marks the wax flood, the wave has grown through wave,
Expecting ever when some envious surge			I always expect when a envious increase
Will in his brinish bowels swallow him.			The will swallow him in his Brinish intestine.
This way to death my wretched sons are gone;			In this way, my miserable sons have disappeared;
Here stands my other son, a banish'd man,			Here is my other son, a banished man,
And here my brother, weeping at my woes.			And here my brother cried over my suffering.
But that which gives my soul the greatest spurn			But what gives my soul the greatest disappearance
Is dear Lavinia, dearer than my soul.			It is better to be lavinia, more expensive than my soul.
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,			But I had seen your picture in this emergency
It would have madded me; what shall I do			It would have made me angry; what should I do
Now I behold thy lively body so?			Now I see your lively body like that?
Thou hast no hands to wipe away thy tears,			You have no hands to wipe your tears away,
Nor tongue to tell me who hath martyr'd thee;			Still the tongue to tell me who has you martyr;
Thy husband he is dead, and for his death			Your husband is dead and for his death
Thy brothers are condemn'd, and dead by this.			Your brothers are convicted and thereby dead.
Look, Marcus! Ah, son Lucius, look on her!			Look, Marcus! Ah, son Lucius, look at her!
When I did name her brothers, then fresh tears			When I named her brothers, then fresh tears
Stood on her cheeks, as doth the honey dew			Stood on her cheeks when the honeydew thanked
Upon a gath'red lily almost withered.			A named Lily was almost withered.
MARCUS. Perchance she weeps because they kill'd her husband;			Marcus. The best side, she cries because you killed her husband;
Perchance because she knows them innocent.			Bar chance because she knows her innocently.
TITUS. If they did kill thy husband, then be joyful,			Titus. If you killed your husband, then be happy
Because the law hath ta'en revenge on them.			Because the law struggles on them.
No, no, they would not do so foul a deed;			No, no, you wouldn't do this, an deed;
Witness the sorrow that their sister makes.			Witness of the grief that makes her sister.
Gentle Lavinia, let me kiss thy lips,			Gentle lavinia, let me kiss your lips,
Or make some sign how I may do thee ease.			Or make some signs of how I made you easier.
Shall thy good uncle and thy brother Lucius			Should your good uncle and your brother Lucius
And thou and I sit round about some fountain,			And you and I sit around a fountain
Looking all downwards to behold our cheeks			I look down to see our cheeks
How they are stain'd, like meadows yet not dry			How they are colored, like meadows, but not dry
With miry slime left on them by a flood?			Left with Miry Slime from a flood on you?
And in the fountain shall we gaze so long,			And in the fountain we should look for so long
Till the fresh taste be taken from that clearness,			Until the fresh taste is removed from this clarity,
And made a brine-pit with our bitter tears?			And made a salt laker piece with our bitter tears?
Or shall we cut away our hands like thine?			Or should we cut our hands like yours?
Or shall we bite our tongues, and in dumb shows			Or should we bite our tongues and in stupid shows
Pass the remainder of our hateful days?			Exist the rest of our hateful days?
What shall we do? Let us that have our tongues			What should we do? Let's have the tongues
Plot some device of further misery	Peace and charity within,		Draw a device with further misery
To make us wonder'd at in time to come.	Never touch't with deadly sin;		To be surprised in time.
LUCIUS. Sweet father, cease your tears; for at your grief	I cast my holy water pure		Lucius. Sweet father, stop your tears; For your grief
See how my wretched sister sobs and weeps.	On this wall and on this door,		See how my miserable sister sobs and cries.
MARCUS. Patience, dear niece. Good Titus, dry thine eyes.	That from evil shall defend,		Marcus. Patience, dear niece. Good titus, dry your eyes.
TITUS. Ah, Marcus, Marcus! Brother, well I wot	And keep you from the ugly fiend:		Titus. Ah, Marcus, Marcus! Brother, well, I was
Thy napkin cannot drink a tear of mine,			Your napkin cannot drink tears from me,
For thou, poor man, hast drown'd it with thine own.	Shall approach or come this way;		Because you, poor man, drowned it with your own.
LUCIUS. Ah, my Lavinia, I will wipe thy cheeks.			Lucius. Ah, my Lavinia, I will wipe off your cheeks.
TITUS. Mark, Marcus, mark! I understand her signs.			Titus. Mark, Marcus, Mark! I understand their signs.
Had she a tongue to speak, now would she say			If she had a tongue to speak, she would say now
That to her brother which I said to thee:			That about her brother I told you:
His napkin, with his true tears all bewet,			His napkin, with his real tears, all get involved,
Can do no service on her sorrowful cheeks.			Can't serve on your sad cheeks.
O, what a sympathy of woe is this			O what kind of sympathy for the woe is that
As far from help as Limbo is from bliss!			As far as it is from the helper, is of bliss!
Enter AARON the Moor			Enter the moor aaron
AARON. Titus Andronicus, my lord the Emperor			Aaron. Titus Andronicus, my master of the emperors
Sends thee this word, that, if thou love thy sons,			Send this word to love your sons when you love your sons,
Let Marcus, Lucius, or thyself, old Titus,			Leave Marcus, Lucius or yourself, old Titus,
Or any one of you, chop off your hand			Or someone of them, they chop off their hand
And send it to the King: he for the same			And send it to the king: he for the same
Will send thee hither both thy sons alive,			I will both send your sons to life alive,
And that shall be the ransom for their fault.			And that should be the ransom for your guilt.
TITUS. O gracious Emperor! O gentle Aaron!			Titus. O Gracienkaiser! O sanfter Aaron!
Did ever raven sing so like a lark			Has Raven ever sung like a lark
That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise?			That gives sweet news from sunrise?
With all my heart I'll send the Emperor my hand.			With all my heart I will send my hand to the emperor.
Good Aaron, wilt thou help to chop it off?			Good Aaron, do you want to help chop it off?
LUCIUS. Stay, father! for that noble hand of thine,			Lucius. Stay, father! For this noble hand from your,
That hath thrown down so many enemies,			That put down so many enemies
Shall not be sent. My hand will serve the turn,			Should not be sent. My hand will serve the curve
My youth can better spare my blood than you,			My youth can save my blood better than you
And therefore mine shall save my brothers' lives.			And that's why mine will save my brothers' life.
MARCUS. Which of your hands hath not defended Rome			Marcus. Which of her hands did Rome not defend?
And rear'd aloft the bloody battle-axe,			And behind the bloody slaughter axis, in the air, in the air, the bloody slaughter axis,
Writing destruction on the enemy's castle?			Write destruction on the enemy's castle?
O, none of both but are of high desert!			Oh, neither of them, but is out of a high desert!
My hand hath been but idle; let it serve			My hand was only idle; Let it serve
To ransom my two nephews from their death;			To make my two nephews from their death;
Then have I kept it to a worthy end.			Then I kept it up to a worthy end.
AARON. Nay, come, agree whose hand shall go along,			Aaron. No, come on, agree whose hand continues,
For fear they die before their pardon come.			They die out of fear before their forgiveness comes.
MARCUS. My hand shall go.			Marcus. My hand will go.
LUCIUS. By heaven, it shall not go!			Lucius. It won't work with the sky!
TITUS. Sirs, strive no more; such with'red herbs as these			Titus. Sirs, no longer strive; Those with herbs like this
Are meet for plucking up, and therefore mine.			Meet up to tackle and thus mine.
LUCIUS. Sweet father, if I shall be thought thy son,			Lucius. Sweet father when I think your son,
Let me redeem my brothers both from death.			Let me redeem my brothers both from death.
MARCUS. And for our father's sake and mother's care,			Marcus. And for the care of our father and mother,
Now let me show a brother's love to thee.			Now let me show you the love of a brother.
TITUS. Agree between you; I will spare my hand.			Titus. Agree with you; I will save my hand.
LUCIUS. Then I'll go fetch an axe.			Lucius. Then I'll get an ax.
MARCUS. But I will use the axe.			Marcus. But I will use the ax.
Exeunt LUCIUS and MARCUS			Leave Lucius and Marcus
TITUS. Come hither, Aaron, I'll deceive them both;			Titus. Come here, Aaron, I will deceive both;
Lend me thy hand, and I will give thee mine.			Lead me your hand and I will give you mine.
AARON. [Aside] If that be call'd deceit, I will be honest,			Aaron. [Aside] If this is called deception, I will be honest
And never whilst I live deceive men so;			And never while I mistaken men like that;
But I'll deceive you in another sort,			But I will be wrong in a different way
And that you'll say ere half an hour pass.			And that they will say half an hour of passport.
[He cuts off TITUS' hand]			[He cuts Titus' hand]
Re-enter LUCIUS and MARCUS			Visit Lucius and Marcus again
TITUS. Now stay your strife. What shall be is dispatch'd.			Titus. Stay your dispute now. What should be is sent.
Good Aaron, give his Majesty my hand;			Good Aaron, give his majesty my hand;
Tell him it was a hand that warded him			Tell him it was a hand that administered him
From thousand dangers; bid him bury it.			From a thousand driven; Pay him to bury it.
More hath it merited- that let it have.			It deserves more- that has it.
As for my sons, say I account of them			As for my sons, I say that I take them into account
As jewels purchas'd at an easy price;			As jewels at a simple price;
And yet dear too, because I bought mine own.			And yet also because I bought my own.
AARON. I go, Andronicus; and for thy hand			Aaron. I go, Andronicus; And for your hand
Look by and by to have thy sons with thee.			Look gradually to have your sons with you.
[Aside] Their heads I mean. O, how this villainy			[Next to] I mean their heads. O, like this villain
Doth fat me with the very thoughts of it!			Fat me with the thought of it!
Let fools do good, and fair men call for grace:			Let fools do good, and fair men call mercy:
Aaron will have his soul black like his face. Exit			Aaron will have his soul black like his face. Exit
TITUS. O, here I lift this one hand up to heaven,			Titus. Oh, here I lift this one hand into the sky,
And bow this feeble ruin to the earth;			And bow this weak ruin of the earth;
If any power pities wretched tears,			When any power encouraged tears, encouraged,
To that I call! [To LAVINIA] What, would'st thou kneel with			I call for this! [To Lavinia] What would you kneel?
me?			me?
Do, then, dear heart; for heaven shall hear our prayers,			Then do dear heart; Because the sky will hear our prayers
Or with our sighs we'll breathe the welkin dim			Or with our sighs we will breathe the Welcome darkness
And stain the sun with fog, as sometime clouds			And color the sun with fog, like some time clouds
When they do hug him in their melting bosoms.			If you hug him in your melting breasts.
MARCUS. O brother, speak with possibility,			Marcus. O brother, that is, with option
And do not break into these deep extremes.			And don't break in these deep extremes.
TITUS. Is not my sorrow deep, having no bottom?			Titus. Isn't my grief deep, no floor?
Then be my passions bottomless with them.			Then my passions are bottomless with them.
MARCUS. But yet let reason govern thy lament.			Marcus. But let reason rule your lawsuit.
TITUS. If there were reason for these miseries,			Titus. If there was reason for this misery,
Then into limits could I bind my woes.			Then I could bind my suffering.
When heaven doth weep, doth not the earth o'erflow?			If the sky cries, not the earth that is superfluous?
If the winds rage, doth not the sea wax mad,			If the wind is not, the sea wax is not crazy,
Threat'ning the welkin with his big-swol'n face?			The Wilkin threat with his large Sweiß face?
And wilt thou have a reason for this coil?			And do you want to have a reason for this coil?
I am the sea; hark how her sighs do blow.			I am the sea; Hark, like their sigh.
She is the weeping welkin, I the earth;			She is the crying Welkin, I the earth;
Then must my sea be moved with her sighs;			Then my sea must be moved with its sigh;
Then must my earth with her continual tears			Then my earth with its constant tears
Become a deluge, overflow'd and drown'd;			Become flood, overwhelming and drowned;
For why my bowels cannot hide her woes,			Because why my intestine cannot hide their suffering,
But like a drunkard must I vomit them.			But I have to vomit like a drunk.
Then give me leave; for losers will have leave			Then give me a vacation; Because losers will go
To ease their stomachs with their bitter tongues.			To alleviate your stomach with your bitter tongues.
Enter a MESSENGER, with two heads and a hand			Enter a messenger with two heads and one hand
MESSENGER. Worthy Andronicus, ill art thou repaid			DELIVERY BOY. Worthy Andronicus, sick art you have paid back
For that good hand thou sent'st the Emperor.			You sent the emperor for this good hand.
Here are the heads of thy two noble sons;			Here are the heads of their two noble sons;
And here's thy hand, in scorn to thee sent back-			And here is your hand, sent back to you-
Thy grief their sports, thy resolution mock'd,			Your grief your sport, your resolution mocked,
That woe is me to think upon thy woes,			I am hurt to think of your suffering
More than remembrance of my father's death. Exit			More as a memory of my father's death. Exit
MARCUS. Now let hot Aetna cool in Sicily,			Marcus. Now let hot Aetna cool in Sicily,
And be my heart an ever-burning hell!			And be my heart an ever burning hell!
These miseries are more than may be borne.			This misery is more than worn.
To weep with them that weep doth ease some deal,			To cry with them, the crying, loose some shops,
But sorrow flouted at is double death.			But grief hit Double Death.
LUCIUS. Ah, that this sight should make so deep a wound,			Lucius. Ah that this sight should make a wound so deep,
And yet detested life not shrink thereat!			And yet life doesn't deteriorate!
That ever death should let life bear his name,			This death should have life endured
Where life hath no more interest but to breathe!			Where life has no more interest than breathing!
[LAVINIA kisses TITUS]			[Lavinia kisses Titus]
MARCUS. Alas, poor heart, that kiss is comfortless			Marcus. Unfortunately, poor heart, this kiss is uncomfortable
As frozen water to a starved snake.			As frozen water to a starved snake.
TITUS. When will this fearful slumber have an end?			Titus. When will this anxious sleep come to an end?
MARCUS. Now farewell, flatt'ry; die, Andronicus.			Marcus. Now says goodbye, Flatt'ry; die, Andronicus.
Thou dost not slumber: see thy two sons' heads,			You have no sleep: see your heads of the two sons,
Thy warlike hand, thy mangled daughter here;			Your warlike hand, your mutilated daughter here;
Thy other banish'd son with this dear sight			Your other banished son with this lovely sight
Struck pale and bloodless; and thy brother, I,			Beat pale and bloodless; And your brother, me, me,
Even like a stony image, cold and numb.			Even like a stone picture, cold and deaf.
Ah! now no more will I control thy griefs.			Ah! Now I will no longer control your grief.
Rent off thy silver hair, thy other hand			Rent your silver hair, your other hand
Gnawing with thy teeth; and be this dismal sight			Gnaw with your teeth; and be this dark sight
The closing up of our most wretched eyes.			Closing our miserable eyes.
Now is a time to storm; why art thou still?			Now there is a time to storm; Why are you still?
TITUS. Ha, ha, ha!			Titus. Hahaha!
MARCUS. Why dost thou laugh? It fits not with this hour.			Marcus. Why do you laugh laugh? It doesn't fit this hour.
TITUS. Why, I have not another tear to shed;			Titus. Why, I have no other tears to shed;
Besides, this sorrow is an enemy,			In addition, this grief is an enemy
And would usurp upon my wat'ry eyes			And I would use my wide eyes
And make them blind with tributary tears.			And make them blindly in front of the tore.
Then which way shall I find Revenge's cave?			In what way should I find Revenge's cave?
For these two heads do seem to speak to me,			Because these two heads seem to speak to me
And threat me I shall never come to bliss			And threatens me, I will never come according to bliss
Till all these mischiefs be return'd again			Until all of these mischiefs are returned
Even in their throats that have committed them.			Even in their throats they committed.
Come, let me see what task I have to do.			Come on, let me see which task I have to do.
You heavy people, circle me about,			They have severe people, circle me,
That I may turn me to each one of you			So that I can transform myself into each of you
And swear unto my soul to right your wrongs.			And swear to my soul to correct your wrong.
The vow is made. Come, brother, take a head,			The vow is stored. Come on, brother, take a head,
And in this hand the other will I bear.			And in this hand I will endure the other.
And, Lavinia, thou shalt be employ'd in this;			And Lavinia, you should be used in it;
Bear thou my hand, sweet wench, between thy teeth.			Wear my hand, sweet Wuber, between your teeth.
As for thee, boy, go, get thee from my sight;			As for you, boy, go, get out of my eyes;
Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.			You are an exile and you don't cover.
Hie to the Goths and raise an army there;			Here to the Goths and lift an army there;
And if ye love me, as I think you do,			And if you love me, I think you do,
Let's kiss and part, for we have much to do.			Let's kiss and separate us because we have a lot to do.
Exeunt all but Lucius			Leave all except Lucius
LUCIUS. Farewell, Andronicus, my noble father,			Lucius. Farewell, Andronicus, my noble father,
The woefull'st man that ever liv'd in Rome.			The biological man who ever lived in Rome.
Farewell, proud Rome; till Lucius come again,			Farewell, proud Rome; Until Lucius comes back
He leaves his pledges dearer than his life.			He leaves his promises older than his life.
Farewell, Lavinia, my noble sister;			Farewell, Lavinia, my noble sister;
O, would thou wert as thou tofore hast been!			Oh, you would like you as you are!
But now nor Lucius nor Lavinia lives			But now Lucius or Lavinia lives
But in oblivion and hateful griefs.			But forgotten and hated grief.
If Lucius live, he will requite your wrongs			If Lucius lives, he will need her wrong
And make proud Saturnine and his emperess			And make proud Saturnine and his empress
Beg at the gates like Tarquin and his queen.			Bet in the gates like Tarquin and his queen.
Now will I to the Goths, and raise a pow'r			Now I will increase to the Goths and warpower
To be reveng'd on Rome and Saturnine. Exit			Got on Rome and Saturnine. Exit
SCENE II.			Scene II.
Rome. TITUS' house			Rome. Titus' house
A banquet.			A banquet.
Enter TITUS, MARCUS, LAVINIA, and the boy YOUNG LUCIUS			Enter Titus, Marcus, Lavinia and the young young Lucius
TITUS. So so, now sit; and look you eat no more			Titus. So sit now; And look, you don't eat anymore
Than will preserve just so much strength in us			As so much strength is kept in us
As will revenge these bitter woes of ours.			How we will take the throat of these bitter suffering.
Marcus, unknit that sorrow-wreathen knot;			Marcus, who corresponds to this grieving knot;
Thy niece and I, poor creatures, want our hands,			Your niece and I, poor creatures, want our hands,
And cannot passionate our tenfold grief			And can't make our ten times grief passionate
With folded arms. This poor right hand of mine			With wasted arms. This bad right hand of mine
Is left to tyrannize upon my breast;			Will be tyrannized on my chest;
Who, when my heart, all mad with misery,			Who, if my heart, are all crazy about misery,
Beats in this hollow prison of my flesh,			Beats in this hollow prison of my meat
Then thus I thump it down.			Then I hit it.
[To LAVINIA] Thou map of woe, that thus dost talk in signs!			[To Lavinia] You are a map of a woe, which therefore speaks in signs!
When thy poor heart beats with outrageous beating,			When your bad heart beats with outrageous beating
Thou canst not strike it thus to make it still.			You can't beat it to make it still.
Wound it with sighing, girl, kill it with groans;			Wounded it with sigh, girl, kill it with moan;
Or get some little knife between thy teeth			Or get a little knife between your teeth
And just against thy heart make thou a hole,			And just against your heart you make a hole
That all the tears that thy poor eyes let fall			That all the tears that let your poor eyes drop
May run into that sink and, soaking in,			Can run into this sink and soak,
Drown the lamenting fool in sea-salt tears.			Drown tears in Sealz.
MARCUS. Fie, brother, fie! Teach her not thus to lay			Marcus. Fie, brother, fie! Teach them not to put them like that
Such violent hands upon her tender life.			Such violent hands on their tender life.
TITUS. How now! Has sorrow made thee dote already?			Titus. Like right now! Has grief already endowed you?
Why, Marcus, no man should be mad but I.			Why, Marcus, no man should be crazy, but me.
What violent hands can she lay on her life?			What violent hands can she lie in her life?
Ah, wherefore dost thou urge the name of hands?			Ah, why are you asking the name of the hands?
To bid Aeneas tell the tale twice o'er			Aeneas to tell the story twice
How Troy was burnt and he made miserable?			How was Troy burned and he made miserable?
O, handle not the theme, to talk of hands,			O, not with the topic to speak of hands,
Lest we remember still that we have none.			So that we don't remember that we don't have any.
Fie, fie, how franticly I square my talk,			Fie, fie, how hectic I put my conversation square square.
As if we should forget we had no hands,			As if we should forget that we had no hands
If Marcus did not name the word of hands!			If Marcus didn't name the word of the hands!
Come, let's fall to; and, gentle girl, eat this:			Come on, let's fall; And gentle girl, eat that:
Here is no drink. Hark, Marcus, what she says-			There is no drink here. Hark, Marcus, what she says-
I can interpret all her martyr'd signs;			I can interpret all of your martyrs;
She says she drinks no other drink but tears,			She says she doesn't drink any other drink, but tears,
Brew'd with her sorrow, mesh'd upon her cheeks.			Brewed with her grief, pressed on her cheeks.
Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought;			Speechless complainant, I will learn your thoughts;
In thy dumb action will I be as perfect			In your stupid action I will be so perfect
As begging hermits in their holy prayers.			To beg in their saints as an enemy.
Thou shalt not sigh, nor hold thy stumps to heaven,			You should neither sigh nor keep your stumps in the sky.
Nor wink, nor nod, nor kneel, nor make a sign,			Still wink, still nod, still kneel or make a sign,
But I of these will wrest an alphabet,			But I will wrestle an alphabet from them,
And by still practice learn to know thy meaning.			And by practicing, still learning to know your meaning.
BOY. Good grandsire, leave these bitter deep laments;			BOY. Good grandfather, leave these bitter deep lawsuit;
Make my aunt merry with some pleasing tale.			Make my aunt happy with a pleasant story.
MARCUS. Alas, the tender boy, in passion mov'd,			Marcus. Unfortunately, the delicate boy, moved in passion,
Doth weep to see his grandsire's heaviness.			Doth cries to see the severity of his grandson.
TITUS. Peace, tender sapling; thou art made of tears,			Titus. Peace, tender palace; You are made of tears
And tears will quickly melt thy life away.			And tears will melt your life quickly.
[MARCUS strikes the dish with a knife]			[Marcus beats the dish with a knife]
What dost thou strike at, Marcus, with thy knife?			What do you have on, Marcus, with your knife?
MARCUS. At that that I have kill'd, my lord- a fly.			Marcus. I killed in it, a fly.
TITUS. Out on thee, murderer, thou kill'st my heart!			Titus. Murderer, you kill my heart!
Mine eyes are cloy'd with view of tyranny;			My eyes came with a view of the tyranny;
A deed of death done on the innocent			A certificate of death that takes place in the innocent
Becomes not Titus' brother. Get thee gone;			Will not be Titus' brother. Get it away;
I see thou art not for my company.			I see you are not for my company.
MARCUS. Alas, my lord, I have but kill'd a fly.			Marcus. Unfortunately, my gentleman, I only killed a fly.
TITUS. 'But!' How if that fly had a father and mother?			Titus. 'But!' How about if this fly had a father and a mother?
How would he hang his slender gilded wings			How would he hang his slim gilded wings?
And buzz lamenting doings in the air!			And Buzz complains about acts in the air!
Poor harmless fly,			Poor harmless fly,
That with his pretty buzzing melody			That with its rather humming melody
Came here to make us merry! And thou hast kill'd him.			Came here to make us happy! And you killed him.
MARCUS. Pardon me, sir; it was a black ill-favour'd fly,			Marcus. Forgive me, sir; It was a black, unnecessary fly,
Like to the Empress' Moor; therefore I kill'd him.			Like the Empress's moor; That's why I killed him.
TITUS. O, O, O!			Titus. O, O, O!
Then pardon me for reprehending thee,			Then forgive me that I have had you
For thou hast done a charitable deed.			Because you did a non -profit deed.
Give me thy knife, I will insult on him,			Give me your knife, I'll insult him
Flattering myself as if it were the Moor			I flattered myself as if it were the bog
Come hither purposely to poison me.			Come here to poison me.
There's for thyself, and that's for Tamora.			There is for yourself, and that's for Tamora.
Ah, sirrah!			Ah, sirer!
Yet, I think, we are not brought so low			However, I think we are not brought so low
But that between us we can kill a fly			But we can kill a fly between us
That comes in likeness of a coal-black Moor.			This is similar to a coal-black bog.
MARCUS. Alas, poor man! grief has so wrought on him,			Marcus. Unfortunately, poor man! Grief raised him like this
He takes false shadows for true substances.			He takes false shadows for true substances.
TITUS. Come, take away. Lavinia, go with me;			Titus. Come on, take away. Lavinia, go with me;
I'll to thy closet, and go read with thee			I'll go to your closet and read with you
Sad stories chanced in the times of old.			Sad stories came into ancient times.
Come, boy, and go with me; thy sight is young,			Come on, boy and go with me; Your sight is young
And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. Exeunt			And you should read when mine is blinding. Exeunt
ACT IV. SCENE I.			Act IV. Szene I.
Rome. TITUS' garden			Rome. Titus' garden
Enter YOUNG LUCIUS and LAVINIA running after him,			Enter young Lucius and Lavinia after him,
and the boy flies from her with his books under his arm.			And the boy flies from her with his books under her arm.
Enter TITUS and MARCUS			Enter Titus and Marcus
BOY. Help, grandsire, help! my aunt Lavinia			BOY. Help, grandchildren, help! My aunt Lavinia
Follows me everywhere, I know not why.			Follow me everywhere, I don't know why.
Good uncle Marcus, see how swift she comes!			Good uncle Marcus, you see how fast it comes!
Alas, sweet aunt, I know not what you mean.			Unfortunately I don't know what you mean.
MARCUS. Stand by me, Lucius; do not fear thine aunt.			Marcus. Stand with me, Lucius; Don't be afraid of your aunt.
TITUS. She loves thee, boy, too well to do thee harm.			Titus. She loves you, boy, too well to harm you.
BOY. Ay, when my father was in Rome she did.			BOY. Ay, when my father was in Rome, did she.
MARCUS. What means my niece Lavinia by these signs?			Marcus. What does my niece Lavinia mean through these characters?
TITUS. Fear her not, Lucius; somewhat doth she mean.			Titus. She doesn't fear, Lucius; Something she means.
See, Lucius, see how much she makes of thee.			See you, Lucius, see how much she deserves from you.
Somewhither would she have thee go with her.			Someone would let you go with her.
Ah, boy, Cornelia never with more care			Ah, boy, Cornelia never with more care
Read to her sons than she hath read to thee			Read your sons as she read to you
Sweet poetry and Tully's Orator.			Sweet poetry and Tullys speakers.
MARCUS. Canst thou not guess wherefore she plies thee thus?			Marcus. Can't you advise you to use you like that?
BOY. My lord, I know not, I, nor can I guess,			BOY. My Lord, I don't know, I and I can't see either
Unless some fit or frenzy do possess her;			Unless she has something fit or razor;
For I have heard my grandsire say full oft			Because I heard my grandson fully say
Extremity of griefs would make men mad;			The end of grief would make people angry;
And I have read that Hecuba of Troy			And I read this hecuba from Troy
Ran mad for sorrow. That made me to fear;			Ran crazy about grief. That made me afraid;
Although, my lord, I know my noble aunt			Although my Lord, I know my noble aunt
Loves me as dear as e'er my mother did,			Loves me as kind as my mother
And would not, but in fury, fright my youth;			And would not be scared, but in anger my youth;
Which made me down to throw my books, and fly-			What made me throw and fly my books.
Causeless, perhaps. But pardon me, sweet aunt;			Maybe the cause. But forgive me, sweet aunt;
And, madam, if my uncle Marcus go,			And, woman when my uncle goes Marcus,
I will most willingly attend your ladyship.			I will most willingly take part in your ladyship.
MARCUS. Lucius, I will. [LAVINIA turns over with her			Marcus. Lucius, I'll be. [Lavinia turns around with her
stumps the books which Lucius has let fall]			Steps the books that Lucius drops]
TITUS. How now, Lavinia! Marcus, what means this?			Titus. Like now, Lavinia! Marcus, what does that mean?
Some book there is that she desires to see.			A book there is that she wants to see.
Which is it, girl, of these?- Open them, boy.-			What is it, girls from these?- Open them, young .-
But thou art deeper read and better skill'd;			But you are read deeper and better skills;
Come and take choice of all my library,			Come and take over the choice of my entire library,
And so beguile thy sorrow, till the heavens			And so your grief is involved to heaven
Reveal the damn'd contriver of this deed.			Unveil the damn conpiver of this act.
Why lifts she up her arms in sequence thus?			Why does she raise her arms so high after the sequence?
MARCUS. I think she means that there were more than one			Marcus. I think she thinks there was more than one
Confederate in the fact; ay, more there was,			Confederated in the fact; Ay, there was more ,,
Or else to heaven she heaves them for revenge.			Or in heaven she pits her because of revenge.
TITUS. Lucius, what book is that she tosseth so?			Titus. Lucius, which book is what she throws?
BOY. Grandsire, 'tis Ovid's Metamorphoses;			BOY. Grandsire, Tis Ovids metamorphoses;
My mother gave it me.			My mother existed me.
MARCUS. For love of her that's gone,			Marcus. Out of love for her, that's gone
Perhaps she cull'd it from among the rest.			Maybe she exchanged it among the others.
TITUS. Soft! So busily she turns the leaves! Help her.			Titus. Soft! So hard work, she turns the leaves! Help her.
What would she find? Lavinia, shall I read?			What would she find? Lavinia, should I read?
This is the tragic tale of Philomel			This is the tragic story of Philomel
And treats of Tereus' treason and his rape;			And treats from Tereus' betrayal and its rape;
And rape, I fear, was root of thy annoy.			And rape, I fear, was rooted by your anger.
MARCUS. See, brother, see! Note how she quotes the leaves.			Marcus. See, brother, see you! Note how to quote the leaves.
TITUS. Lavinia, wert thou thus surpris'd, sweet girl,			Titus. Lavinia, you are so surprised, sweet girl,
Ravish'd and wrong'd as Philomela was,			Ravish'd and wrong when Philomela was,
Forc'd in the ruthless, vast, and gloomy woods?			In the ruthless, huge and dark forests?
See, see!			Look look!
Ay, such a place there is where we did hunt-			Ay, such a place we hunted.
O, had we never, never hunted there!-			Oh, we would never have hunted there!-
Pattern'd by that the poet here describes,			Pattern of that that the poet describes here,
By nature made for murders and for rapes.			Naturally made for murders and rapes.
MARCUS. O, why should nature build so foul a den,			Marcus. Oh, why should nature build so badly, a cave,
Unless the gods delight in tragedies?			Unless the gods enjoy tragedies?
TITUS. Give signs, sweet girl, for here are none but friends,			Titus. Give signs, sweet girl, because here are only friends, only friends,
What Roman lord it was durst do the deed.			Which Roman gentleman was not to do the deed.
Or slunk not Saturnine, as Tarquin erst,			Or not slim, like Tarquin only,
That left the camp to sin in Lucrece' bed?			That left the camp in Lucrece 'bed for sins?
MARCUS. Sit down, sweet niece; brother, sit down by me.			Marcus. Sit down, sweet niece; Brother, sit down with me.
Apollo, Pallas, Jove, or Mercury,			Apollo, pallas, jove or Quecksilber,
Inspire me, that I may this treason find!			Inspire me so that I can find this betrayal!
My lord, look here! Look here, Lavinia!			My master, look here! Look here, Lavinia!
[He writes his name with his			[He writes his name with his
staff, and guides it with feet and mouth]			Employees and leads it with feet and mouth]
This sandy plot is plain; guide, if thou canst,			This sandy action is simple; Guide if you can
This after me. I have writ my name			That after me. I wrote my name
Without the help of any hand at all.			Without the help of a hand.
Curs'd be that heart that forc'd us to this shift!			Cums would be the heart that made us to this shift!
Write thou, good niece, and here display at last			You write, good niece, and finally take it out here
What God will have discovered for revenge.			What God will have discovered revenge.
Heaven guide thy pen to print thy sorrows plain,			Heaven leads your pen to simply print your worries,
That we may know the traitors and the truth!			So that we know the trait and the truth!
[She takes the staff in her mouth			[She takes the staff in her mouth
and guides it with stumps, and writes]			and leads it with stumps and writes]
O, do ye read, my lord, what she hath writ?			Oh, do you read my Lord, what she wrote?
TITUS. 'Stuprum- Chiron- Demetrius.'			Titus. "Robrumchiron-Demetrius."
MARCUS. What, what! the lustful sons of Tamora			Marcus. What what! The lustful sons of Tamora
Performers of this heinous bloody deed?			Actor of this hideous bloody act?
TITUS. Magni Dominator poli,			Titus. Great rod,
Tam lentus audis scelera? tam lentus vides?			So difficult to hear crimes? As hard as you see
MARCUS. O, calm thee, gentle lord! although I know			Marcus. Oh, calm down, gentle master! Although I know
There is enough written upon this earth			There is enough written on this earth
To stir a mutiny in the mildest thoughts,			To stir a mutiny in the mildest thoughts,
And arm the minds of infants to exclaims.			And arm the heads of the infants to call out.
My lord, kneel down with me; Lavinia, kneel;			My gentleman kneel down with me; Lavinia, knees;
And kneel, sweet boy, the Roman Hector's hope;			And knee, sweet boy, the hope of the Roman Hector;
And swear with me- as, with the woeful fere			And swear with me- as well as with the sad fere
And father of that chaste dishonoured dame,			And father of these chastered dishonished lady,
Lord Junius Brutus sware for Lucrece' rape-			Lord Junius Brutus Sware for Lucrece 'rape-
That we will prosecute, by good advice,			That we will follow through good advice,
Mortal revenge upon these traitorous Goths,			Mortal revenge on these treacherous goths,
And see their blood or die with this reproach.			And see your blood or die with this reproach.
TITUS. 'Tis sure enough, an you knew how;			Titus. It's safe enough and you knew how;
But if you hunt these bear-whelps, then beware:			But if you chase these bear sweats, make sure:
The dam will wake; and if she wind ye once,			The dam will wake up; And once she wraps
She's with the lion deeply still in league,			She is deeply together in the league with the lion,
And lulls him whilst she playeth on her back,			And weighs him as she plays on her back
And when he sleeps will she do what she list.			And when he sleeps, she will do what she lists.
You are a young huntsman, Marcus; let alone;			You are a young hunter, Marcus; let alone;
And come, I will go get a leaf of brass,			And come on, I'll get a sheet brass,
And with a gad of steel will write these words,			And with a steel gad writes these words
And lay it by. The angry northern wind			And put it over. The angry north wind
Will blow these sands like Sibyl's leaves abroad,			Will this sand like Sibyl's leaves blow abroad,
And where's our lesson, then? Boy, what say you?			And where is our lesson? Boy, what do you say?
BOY. I say, my lord, that if I were a man			BOY. I say my lord that if I was a man
Their mother's bedchamber should not be safe			Your mother's bedroom shouldn't be sure
For these base bondmen to the yoke of Rome.			For this base bondmen to the Joch Rome.
MARCUS. Ay, that's my boy! Thy father hath full oft			Marcus. Yes, that's my boy! Your father is full of
For his ungrateful country done the like.			For his ungrateful country that did the same.
BOY. And, uncle, so will I, an if I live.			BOY. And uncle, me too, one when I live.
TITUS. Come, go with me into mine armoury.			Titus. Come on, go to my gun chamber with me.
Lucius, I'll fit thee; and withal my boy			Lucius, I will fit you; And with my boy
Shall carry from me to the Empress' sons			Should carry from me to the empress sons
Presents that I intend to send them both.			Gifts that I intend to send them both.
Come, come; thou'lt do my message, wilt thou not?			Come come; You do my message, don't you want?
BOY. Ay, with my dagger in their bosoms, grandsire.			BOY. Ay, with my dagger in her breasts, Grandsire.
TITUS. No, boy, not so; I'll teach thee another course.			Titus. No, boy, not so; I'll teach you another course.
Lavinia, come. Marcus, look to my house.			Lavinia, come. Marcus, look into my house.
Lucius and I'll go brave it at the court;			Lucius and I will be brave in the square;
Ay, marry, will we, sir! and we'll be waited on.			Yes, get married, we will, sir! And we are waited for it.
Exeunt TITUS, LAVINIA, and YOUNG LUCIUS			Leave Titus, Lavinia and Junge Lucius
MARCUS. O heavens, can you hear a good man groan			Marcus. Oh sky, can you hear a good man moaning?
And not relent, or not compassion him?			And don't give in or not with him with compassion?
Marcus, attend him in his ecstasy,			Marcus, visit him in his ecstasy,
That hath more scars of sorrow in his heart			That has more scars of grief in his heart
Than foemen's marks upon his batt'red shield,			When Foemen's markings on his Batt'Red Shield,
But yet so just that he will not revenge.			But only that he won't take revenge.
Revenge the heavens for old Andronicus! Exit			Revenge the sky for the old Andronicus! Exit
SCENE II.			Scene II.
Rome. The palace			Rome. The palace
Enter AARON, DEMETRIUS and CHIRON, at one door; and at the other			Enter Aaron, Demetrius and Chiron on a door; and on the other
door,			Type,
YOUNG LUCIUS and another with a bundle of weapons, and verses			Young Lucius and another with a bundle of weapons and verses
writ upon them			write about them
CHIRON. Demetrius, here's the son of Lucius;			Chiron. Demetrius, here is Lucius's son;
He hath some message to deliver us.			He has a message to send us.
AARON. Ay, some mad message from his mad grandfather.			Aaron. Ay, a crazy news from his crazy grandfather.
BOY. My lords, with all the humbleness I may,			BOY. Lords, with all the humility I can,
I greet your honours from Andronicus-			I welcome your honor from Andronicus-
[Aside] And pray the Roman gods confound you both!			[Aside] and pray that the Roman gods confuse you both!
DEMETRIUS. Gramercy, lovely Lucius. What's the news?			Demetrius. Gramency, beautiful Lucius. What's new?
BOY. [Aside] That you are both decipher'd, that's the news,			BOY. [Aside] that they are both decrypted, that is the news,
For villains mark'd with rape.- May it please you,			Because bad guys mark with rape. May you like it
My grandsire, well advis'd, hath sent by me			My grandson, well, has sent me
The goodliest weapons of his armoury			The goodest weapons in his gun chamber
To gratify your honourable youth,			To satisfy their honorable youth,
The hope of Rome; for so he bid me say;			Rome's hope; Because so he offered me to say;
And so I do, and with his gifts present			And so I do and present with his gifts
Your lordships, that, whenever you have need,			Their lordships that, whenever they need,
You may be armed and appointed well.			You can be well armed and well appointed.
And so I leave you both- [Aside] like bloody villains.			And so I leave them aside] like bloody villains.
Exeunt YOUNG LUCIUS and attendant			Leave the young Lucius and pay
DEMETRIUS. What's here? A scroll, and written round about.			Demetrius. What is going on here? A scroll and wrote around.
Let's see:			Just take a look:
[Reads] 'Integer vitae, scelerisque purus,			[Reads] "integer, chocolate -chili,
Non eget Mauri iaculis, nec arcu.'			Do not look forward to Mauri target or alcohol. "
CHIRON. O, 'tis a verse in Horace, I know it well;			Chiron. Oh, it's a verse in Horace, I know it well;
I read it in the grammar long ago.			I read it in grammar a long time ago.
AARON. Ay, just- a verse in Horace. Right, you have it.			Aaron. Ay, just a verse in Horace. Right, you have it.
[Aside] Now, what a thing it is to be an ass!			[Apart from] what is it to be an ass!
Here's no sound jest! The old man hath found their guilt,			There is no such joke here! The old man found her guilt
And sends them weapons wrapp'd about with lines			And sends them weapons that have been handled with lines
That wound, beyond their feeling, to the quick.			This wound, beyond her feeling, to the fast.
But were our witty Empress well afoot,			But our funny Empress were going well,
She would applaud Andronicus' conceit.			She would welcome Andronicus' imagination.
But let her rest in her unrest awhile-			But let them rest in their unrest
And now, young lords, was't not a happy star			And now young Lords wasn't a happy star
Led us to Rome, strangers, and more than so,			Led us to Rome, strangers and more than so,
Captives, to be advanced to this height?			Prisoners to proceed this height?
It did me good before the palace gate			It did me well in front of the palace gate
To brave the Tribune in his brother's hearing.			In the hearing of his brother of the stands.
DEMETRIUS. But me more good to see so great a lord			Demetrius. But I'm more good to see such a big gentleman
Basely insinuate and send us gifts.			Basely accommodate and send us gifts.
AARON. Had he not reason, Lord Demetrius?			Aaron. Didn't he argue, Lord Demetrius?
Did you not use his daughter very friendly?			Didn't you use his daughter very friendly?
DEMETRIUS. I would we had a thousand Roman dames			Demetrius. I would have had a thousand Roman ladies
At such a bay, by turn to serve our lust.			In such a bay to serve our lust.
CHIRON. A charitable wish and full of love.			Chiron. A charity and full of love.
AARON. Here lacks but your mother for to say amen.			Aaron. Your mother is missing here to say amen.
CHIRON. And that would she for twenty thousand more.			Chiron. And that would be twenty thousand.
DEMETRIUS. Come, let us go and pray to all the gods			Demetrius. Come on, let's go and pray to all gods
For our beloved mother in her pains.			For our beloved mother in her pain.
AARON. [Aside] Pray to the devils; the gods have given us			Aaron. [Next to] pray to the devils; The gods gave us
over.			Above.
[Trumpets sound]			[Trumpet sound]
DEMETRIUS. Why do the Emperor's trumpets flourish thus?			Demetrius. Why do the emperor's trumpets thrive?
CHIRON. Belike, for joy the Emperor hath a son.			Chiron. Belike, the emperor has a son for joy.
DEMETRIUS. Soft! who comes here?			Demetrius. Soft! Who comes here?
Enter NURSE, with a blackamoor CHILD			Enter the nurse with a blackamoor child
NURSE. Good morrow, lords.			NURSE. Good morning, gentlemen.
O, tell me, did you see Aaron the Moor?			Oh, tell me, did you see Aaron the moor?
AARON. Well, more or less, or ne'er a whit at all,			Aaron. Well, more or less or even one knows, at all,
Here Aaron is; and what with Aaron now?			Here is Aaron; And what about Aaron now?
NURSE. O gentle Aaron, we are all undone!			NURSE. O gentle Aaron, we are all undone!
Now help, or woe betide thee evermore!			Now help or hurt you!
AARON. Why, what a caterwauling dost thou keep!			Aaron. Why what a caterwauling -dost you think!
What dost thou wrap and fumble in thy arms?			What do you have in your arms and fiddles?
NURSE. O, that which I would hide from heaven's eye:			NURSE. Oh, what I would hide from the eye of heaven:
Our Empress' shame and stately Rome's disgrace!			The shame of our Empress and the shame of Rome!
She is delivered, lord; she is delivered.			It is delivered, Lord; It is delivered.
AARON. To whom?			Aaron. Those?
NURSE. I mean she is brought a-bed.			NURSE. I mean, she is brought a bed.
AARON. Well, God give her good rest! What hath he sent her?			Aaron. Well, God give her a good break! What did he send you?
NURSE. A devil.			NURSE. A devil.
AARON. Why, then she is the devil's dam;			Aaron. Why, then she is the dam of the devil;
A joyful issue.			A joyful topic.
NURSE. A joyless, dismal, black, and sorrowful issue!			NURSE. A happy, dark, black and sad topic!
Here is the babe, as loathsome as a toad			Here is the baby as hideous as a toad
Amongst the fair-fac'd breeders of our clime;			Among the fair breeders of our climate;
The Empress sends it thee, thy stamp, thy seal,			The Empress sends it to you, your stamp, your seal,
And bids thee christen it with thy dagger's point.			And asks you with your dagger position.
AARON. Zounds, ye whore! Is black so base a hue?			Aaron. Zounds, Ye whore! So is black a color?
Sweet blowse, you are a beauteous blossom sure.			Sweet blows, you are a nice bloom.
DEMETRIUS. Villain, what hast thou done?			Demetrius. Village, what did you do?
AARON. That which thou canst not undo.			Aaron. What you can't undo.
CHIRON. Thou hast undone our mother.			Chiron. You reversed our mother.
AARON. Villain, I have done thy mother.			Aaron. Villain, I did your mother.
DEMETRIUS. And therein, hellish dog, thou hast undone her.			Demetrius. And in it, hellish dog, you reversed her.
Woe to her chance, and damn'd her loathed choice!			Woe to your chance and damn your loathless choice!
Accurs'd the offspring of so foul a fiend!			The descendants of such lazy, a fully!
CHIRON. It shall not live.			Chiron. It shouldn't live.
AARON. It shall not die.			Aaron. It shouldn't die.
NURSE. Aaron, it must; the mother wills it so.			NURSE. Aaron, it must; The mother wants it that way.
AARON. What, must it, nurse? Then let no man but I			Aaron. What does it have to, nurse? Then nobody besides me
Do execution on my flesh and blood.			Perform my meat and blood.
DEMETRIUS. I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point.			Demetrius. I will appeal to the tadpolis to the point of my rapier.
Nurse, give it me; my sword shall soon dispatch it.			Nurse, give me; My sword will send it soon.
AARON. Sooner this sword shall plough thy bowels up.			Aaron. In the past, this sword will plow up your intestine.
[Takes the CHILD from the NURSE, and draws]			[Takes the child of the nurse and draws]
Stay, murderous villains, will you kill your brother!			Stay, murderous villains, you will kill your brother!
Now, by the burning tapers of the sky			Well, through the burning rejuvenations of the sky
That shone so brightly when this boy was got,			That shone so brightly when this boy got,
He dies upon my scimitar's sharp point			He dies at the sharp point of my scimitar
That touches this my first-born son and heir.			This touches this my firstborn son and inheritance.
I tell you, younglings, not Enceladus,			I tell you, younger, not enceladus,
With all his threat'ning band of Typhon's brood,			With all its threat gang of Typhon's brood,
Nor great Alcides, nor the god of war,			Still big alcides, still the god of war,
Shall seize this prey out of his father's hands.			Should take this prey from his father's hands.
What, what, ye sanguine, shallow-hearted boys!			What, what, you sanguine, flat -hearted boys!
Ye white-lim'd walls! ye alehouse painted signs!			Ye Ye White Lim'd Walls! Ye Alehouse Malt Zeichen!
Coal-black is better than another hue			Carbon black is better than another color
In that it scorns to bear another hue;			It despises another color;
For all the water in the ocean			For the whole water in the sea
Can never turn the swan's black legs to white,			Can never transform the swans' black legs into white
Although she lave them hourly in the flood.			Although they praise them in the flood every hour.
Tell the Empress from me I am of age			Tell the Empress of me that I am old from
To keep mine own- excuse it how she can.			To keep mine- sorry for how you can.
DEMETRIUS. Wilt thou betray thy noble mistress thus?			Demetrius. Do you want to reveal your noble mistress?
AARON. My mistress is my mistress: this my self,			Aaron. My mistress is my lover: the self, itself,
The vigour and the picture of my youth.			The strength and the image of my youth.
This before all the world do I prefer;			I prefer that to the whole world;
This maugre all the world will I keep safe,			I will safely keep this mugre the whole world,
Or some of you shall smoke for it in Rome.			Or some of them will smoke in Rome.
DEMETRIUS. By this our mother is for ever sham'd.			Demetrius. This makes our mother shamm'd forever.
CHIRON. Rome will despise her for this foul escape.			Chiron. Rome will despise them for this bad escape.
NURSE. The Emperor in his rage will doom her death.			NURSE. The emperor in his anger will give her death to fail.
CHIRON. I blush to think upon this ignomy.			Chiron. I blushed to think about this inadequacy.
AARON. Why, there's the privilege your beauty bears:			Aaron. Why, there is the privilege, its beauty bears:
Fie, treacherous hue, that will betray with blushing			Fie, treacherous color, which is revealed with blushing
The close enacts and counsels of thy heart!			The close negotiations and advice of your heart!
Here's a young lad fram'd of another leer.			Here a young boy is empty of another.
Look how the black slave smiles upon the father,			See how the black slave smiles the father,
As who should say 'Old lad, I am thine own.'			As who should say "old boy, I am your own."
He is your brother, lords, sensibly fed			He is your brother, Lords, fed properly
Of that self-blood that first gave life to you;			From this self -blood that gave you life for the first time;
And from your womb where you imprisoned were			And from your body where you are locked up
He is enfranchised and come to light.			He is narrow and comes to light.
Nay, he is your brother by the surer side,			No, he's your brother from the safer side
Although my seal be stamped in his face.			Although my seal is stamped in the face.
NURSE. Aaron, what shall I say unto the Empress?			NURSE. Aaron, what should I tell the empress?
DEMETRIUS. Advise thee, Aaron, what is to be done,			Demetrius. Advise you, Aaron what to do
And we will all subscribe to thy advice.			And we will all subscribe to your advice.
Save thou the child, so we may all be safe.			Save the child so that we are all safe.
AARON. Then sit we down and let us all consult.			Aaron. Then put us and let us advise everyone.
My son and I will have the wind of you:			My son and I will have the wind from you:
Keep there; now talk at pleasure of your safety.			Hold there; Talk to the pleasure of your security now.
[They sit]			[They sit]
DEMETRIUS. How many women saw this child of his?			Demetrius. How many women saw this child from him?
AARON. Why, so, brave lords! When we join in league			Aaron. Why, so, brave lords! When we join the league
I am a lamb; but if you brave the Moor,			I am a lamb; But if they defy the moor
The chafed boar, the mountain lioness,			The valley pig, the Berglöwin,
The ocean swells not so as Aaron storms.			The ocean does not swell as Aaron storms.
But say, again, how many saw the child?			But say again how many have the child saw?
NURSE. Cornelia the midwife and myself;			NURSE. Cornelia the midwife and I;
And no one else but the delivered Empress.			And nobody else except the delivered empress.
AARON. The Emperess, the midwife, and yourself.			Aaron. The empress, the midwife and she.
Two may keep counsel when the third's away:			Two can keep advice if the third way is:
Go to the Empress, tell her this I said. [He kills her]			Go to the Empress, tell her, I said. [He kills her]
Weeke weeke!			Weeks weeks!
So cries a pig prepared to the spit.			So a pig cries that is prepared for the spit.
DEMETRIUS. What mean'st thou, Aaron? Wherefore didst thou this?			Demetrius. What do you mean, Aaron? Why do you have that?
AARON. O Lord, sir, 'tis a deed of policy.			Aaron. O Lord, Sir, it is an act of politics.
Shall she live to betray this guilt of ours-			Should she live to tell us this guilt?
A long-tongu'd babbling gossip? No, lords, no.			A long -tunneled gossip? No, gentlemen, no.
And now be it known to you my full intent:			And now you know it, my full intent:
Not far, one Muliteus, my countryman-			Not far, a muliteus, my compatriot
His wife but yesternight was brought to bed;			His wife, but Jesternight was brought to bed;
His child is like to her, fair as you are.			His child is like for her, fair like you.
Go pack with him, and give the mother gold,			Go pack with him and give the mother gold
And tell them both the circumstance of all,			And both tell them the fact of everyone,
And how by this their child shall be advanc'd,			And how it is promoted by this,
And be received for the Emperor's heir			And are received for the heirs of the emperor
And substituted in the place of mine,			And instead replaced by me
To calm this tempest whirling in the court;			To calm this storm, whirled in court;
And let the Emperor dandle him for his own.			And let him go to the emperor.
Hark ye, lords. You see I have given her physic,			Hark Ye, Lords. You see, I gave your physics
[Pointing to the NURSE]			[Point to the nurse]
And you must needs bestow her funeral;			And you have to award your funeral;
The fields are near, and you are gallant grooms.			The fields are nearby and they are gallant groom.
This done, see that you take no longer days,			This did that they no longer take days
But send the midwife presently to me.			But send the midwife to me at the moment.
The midwife and the nurse well made away,			The midwife and the nurse made well,
Then let the ladies tattle what they please.			Then leave the women to what they want.
CHIRON. Aaron, I see thou wilt not trust the air			Chiron. Aaron, I see that you won't trust the air
With secrets.			With secrets.
DEMETRIUS. For this care of Tamora,			Demetrius. For this care of Tamora,
Herself and hers are highly bound to thee.			Even and theirs are very tied to you.
Exeunt DEMETRIUS and CHIRON, bearing off the dead NURSE			Exeunt Demetrius and Chiron, who takes the dead nurse
AARON. Now to the Goths, as swift as swallow flies,			Aaron. Now to the Goths, as quickly as swallow flying,
There to dispose this treasure in mine arms,			There to dispose of this treasure in mines,
And secretly to greet the Empress' friends.			And secretly the friends of the empress.
Come on, you thick-lipp'd slave, I'll bear you hence;			Come on, you fat slave, so I will endure you;
For it is you that puts us to our shifts.			Because you are you who put us in our shifts.
I'll make you feed on berries and on roots,			I will get them to feed berries and roots,
And feed on curds and whey, and suck the goat,			And feed on curd and whey and suck the goat,
And cabin in a cave, and bring you up			And cabin in a cave and bring them up
To be a warrior and command a camp.			Be a warrior and command a camp.
Exit with the CHILD			Leave with the child
SCENE III.			Scene III.
Rome. A public place			Rome. A public place
Enter TITUS, bearing arrows with letters on the ends of them;			Enter Titus and wear arrows with letters at the ends;
with him MARCUS, YOUNG LUCIUS, and other gentlemen,			with him Marcus, young Lucius and other gentlemen,
PUBLIUS, SEMPRONIUS, and CAIUS, with bows			Arnold, Sempronius und Caius mit Schleifen
TITUS. Come, Marcus, come; kinsmen, this is the way.			Titus. Come on, Marcus, come; Relatives, that's the way.
Sir boy, let me see your archery;			Sir boy, let me see your archery;
Look ye draw home enough, and 'tis there straight.			See that you are pulling enough home and there are just there.
Terras Astrea reliquit,			The countries of the streets left
Be you rememb'red, Marcus; she's gone, she's fled.			Be you remember, Marcus; She is gone, she has fled.
Sirs, take you to your tools. You, cousins, shall			Sirs, bring them to your tools. You, cousins, will
Go sound the ocean and cast your nets;			Go the ocean and throw your nets.
Happily you may catch her in the sea;			Fortunately, they can catch them in the sea;
Yet there's as little justice as at land.			Nevertheless, there is just as little justice as on land.
No; Publius and Sempronius, you must do it;			Nein; Publius und Sempronius du Musst tun;
Tis you must dig with mattock and with spade,			You have to dig with Mattock and spade,
And pierce the inmost centre of the earth;			And penetrate the innermost center of the earth;
Then, when you come to Pluto's region,			Then when you come in Pluto's region,
I pray you deliver him this petition.			I pray that you deliver this petition to him.
Tell him it is for justice and for aid,			Tell him that it is for justice and help
And that it comes from old Andronicus,			And that it comes from Old Andronicus,
Shaken with sorrows in ungrateful Rome.			Shaked in ungrateful Rome with worries.
Ah, Rome! Well, well, I made thee miserable			Ah, Rome! Well, well, I made you unhappy
What time I threw the people's suffrages			How late I threw the folk formation picture
On him that thus doth tyrannize o'er me.			On him, who tyrannizes so much about me.
Go get you gone; and pray be careful all,			Go away; And pray, be careful, everyone,
And leave you not a man-of-war unsearch'd.			And leave no man from war goods.
This wicked Emperor may have shipp'd her hence;			This evil emperor may have sent her from her;
And, kinsmen, then we may go pipe for justice.			And, relatives, then we can go pipe for justice.
MARCUS. O Publius, is not this a heavy case,			Marcus. O Publius, that's not a difficult case,
To see thy noble uncle thus distract?			To see the noble uncle like this?
PUBLIUS. Therefore, my lords, it highly us concerns			Publius. Hence, gentlemen, we are very worried
By day and night t' attend him carefully,			During the day and night they go carefully to him,
And feed his humour kindly as we may			And feed his humor friendly as we can
Till time beget some careful remedy.			Until time create a careful remedy.
MARCUS. Kinsmen, his sorrows are past remedy.			Marcus. Relatives, his concerns are due to a means.
Join with the Goths, and with revengeful war			Join the Goths and with vengeful war
Take wreak on Rome for this ingratitude,			Take Rome for this ungratefulness on Rome,
And vengeance on the traitor Saturnine.			And revenge on the traitor Saturnine.
TITUS. Publius, how now? How now, my masters?			Titus. Publius, like now? How now, my masters?
What, have you met with her?			What did you hit her?
PUBLIUS. No, my good lord; but Pluto sends you word,			Publius. No, my good gentleman; But Pluto sends you word
If you will have Revenge from hell, you shall.			If you take revenge from hell, you will.
Marry, for Justice, she is so employ'd,			Get married, for justice, it is so busy,
He thinks, with Jove in heaven, or somewhere else,			He thinks, with Jove in heaven or somewhere else,
So that perforce you must needs stay a time.			So this Perforce has to remain a time.
TITUS. He doth me wrong to feed me with delays.			Titus. He makes me wrong to feed me with delays.
I'll dive into the burning lake below			I will dive into the burning lake below
And pull her out of Acheron by the heels.			And pull them out of Acheron on the heels.
Marcus, we are but shrubs, no cedars we,			Marcus, we are just shrubs, we don't cedicry, we,
No big-bon'd men fram'd of the Cyclops' size;			No big-bon'd men of the cylpops size;
But metal, Marcus, steel to the very back,			But metal, marcus, steel backwards,
Yet wrung with wrongs more than our backs can bear;			But with errors, more than our back can wear;
And, sith there's no justice in earth nor hell,			And, Sith, there is no justice in the earth or hell,
We will solicit heaven, and move the gods			We will request heaven and move the gods
To send down justice for to wreak our wrongs.			To send justice to erect our wrong.
Come, to this gear. You are a good archer, Marcus.			Come to this equipment. You are a good archer, Marcus.
[He gives them the arrows]			[He gives you the arrows]
Ad Jovem' that's for you; here 'Ad Apollinem.'			To Jovem "This is for you; here is Apollo."
Ad Martem' that's for myself.			Ad martem 'that's for me.
Here, boy, 'To Pallas'; here 'To Mercury.'			Here, boy, 'to pallas'; Here 'too mercury.'
To Saturn,' Caius- not to Saturnine:			To Saturn, 'Caius- not to Saturnine:
You were as good to shoot against the wind.			They were so good to shoot against the wind.
To it, boy. Marcus, loose when I bid.			In addition, boy. Marcus, loose when I offer.
Of my word, I have written to effect;			I wrote in effect from my word;
There's not a god left unsolicited.			There is no god who remains without being asked.
MARCUS. Kinsmen, shoot all your shafts into the court;			Marcus. Relatives, shoot all of your waves to court.
We will afflict the Emperor in his pride.			We will run the emperor in his pride.
TITUS. Now, masters, draw. [They shoot] O, well said, Lucius!			Titus. Well, master, draw. [They shoot] o, well said, Lucius!
Good boy, in Virgo's lap! Give it Pallas.			Good boy, in a virgin! Give it pallas.
MARCUS. My lord, I aim a mile beyond the moon;			Marcus. My Lord, I aim at a mile outside the moon;
Your letter is with Jupiter by this.			Your letter is with Jupiter.
TITUS. Ha! ha!			Titus. Is hat! Is hat!
Publius, Publius, hast thou done?			Publius, Publius, Hast du Getan?
See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.			See you, see, you shot one from Taurus' horns.
MARCUS. This was the sport, my lord: when Publius shot,			Marcus. This was the sport, my gentleman: when Publius shot,
The Bull, being gall'd, gave Aries such a knock			The bull, the galzes, gave rams such a knock
That down fell both the Ram's horns in the court;			The ram horns fell in the square;
And who should find them but the Empress' villain?			And who should find her apart from the empress's villain?
She laugh'd, and told the Moor he should not choose			She laughed and told the moor that he shouldn't choose
But give them to his master for a present.			But give it to his master for a gift.
TITUS. Why, there it goes! God give his lordship joy!			Titus. Why, it works! God give his mercy joy!
Enter the CLOWN, with a basket and two pigeons in it			Enter the clown with a basket and two pigeons in it
News, news from heaven! Marcus, the post is come.			News, news from heaven! Marcus, the contribution came.
Sirrah, what tidings? Have you any letters?			Sirrah, what messages? Do you have any letters?
Shall I have justice? What says Jupiter?			Should I have justice? What does Jupiter say?
CLOWN. Ho, the gibbet-maker? He says that he hath taken them			CLOWN. HO, the Gibbet manufacturer? He says he took her
down			Low
again, for the man must not be hang'd till the next week.			Here, too, the man may only be hung in the next week.
TITUS. But what says Jupiter, I ask thee?			Titus. But what does Jupiter say, I ask you?
CLOWN. Alas, sir, I know not Jupiter; I never drank with him in			CLOWN. Unfortunately, sir, I don't know Jupiter; I never drank with him
all			to
my life.			my life.
TITUS. Why, villain, art not thou the carrier?			Titus. Why, villain, art not the wearer?
CLOWN. Ay, of my pigeons, sir; nothing else.			CLOWN. Ay, from my pigeons, sir; nothing else.
TITUS. Why, didst thou not come from heaven?			Titus. Why didn't you come out of heaven?
CLOWN. From heaven! Alas, sir, I never came there. God forbid I			CLOWN. From heaven! Unfortunately I never got there. God keep i
should be so bold to press to heaven in my young days. Why, I			Should be so brave to press the sky in my young days. why me
am			bin
going with my pigeons to the Tribunal Plebs, to take up a			Go to Tribunal Plebs with my pigeons to record A
matter			matter
of brawl betwixt my uncle and one of the Emperal's men.			From Brawl between my uncle and one of the emperors' men.
MARCUS. Why, sir, that is as fit as can be to serve for your			Marcus. Why, sir, that's as fit as possible to serve for your
oration; and let him deliver the pigeons to the Emperor from			Speech; and let him deliver the pigeons to the emperor
you.			She.
TITUS. Tell me, can you deliver an oration to the Emperor with			Titus. Tell me, you can give the emperor a speech
a			a
grace?			Gracefulness?
CLOWN. Nay, truly, sir, I could never say grace in all my life.			CLOWN. No, really, sir, I could never say grace in my whole life.
TITUS. Sirrah, come hither. Make no more ado,			Titus. Sirrah, come here. Don't make Ado anymore
But give your pigeons to the Emperor;			But give your pigeons to the emperor;
By me thou shalt have justice at his hands.			From me, you should have justice in your hands.
Hold, hold! Meanwhile here's money for thy charges.			Hold on, hold! In the meantime, there is money for your fees.
Give me pen and ink. Sirrah, can you with a grace deliver up			Give me a pen and ink. Sirrah, you can deliver with a grace
a			a
supplication?			Pleading?
CLOWN. Ay, sir.			Clown. Ja, Sir.
TITUS. Then here is a supplication for you. And when you come			Titus. Then there is a pleading for you. And when you come
to			to
him, at the first approach you must kneel; then kiss his			He, with the first approach you have to kneel; Then kiss his
foot;			Foot;
then deliver up your pigeons; and then look for your reward.			Then they deliver their pigeons; And then you look for your reward.
I'll			Sick
be at hand, sir; see you do it bravely.			be at hand, sir; We see each other brave.
CLOWN. I warrant you, sir; let me alone.			CLOWN. I guarantee you, sir; leave me in peace.
TITUS. Sirrah, hast thou a knife? Come let me see it.			Titus. Sirrah, do you have a knife? Come on, let me see it.
Here, Marcus, fold it in the oration;			Here they fold it in the speech;
For thou hast made it like a humble suppliant.			Because you did it like a modest supplier.
And when thou hast given it to the Emperor,			And if you gave it to the emperor
Knock at my door, and tell me what he says.			Tap my door and tell me what he says.
CLOWN. God be with you, sir; I will.			CLOWN. God be with you, sir; I will.
TITUS. Come, Marcus, let us go. Publius, follow me. Exeunt			Titus. Come on, Marcus, let's go. Publication, follow me. Exit
SCENE IV.			Sente IV.
Rome. Before the palace			Rome. In front of the palace
Enter the EMPEROR, and the EMPRESS and her two sons, DEMETRIUS			Enter the emperor and the empress and her two sons Demetrius
and CHIRON;			and chiron;
LORDS and others. The EMPEROR brings the arrows in his hand that			Men and others. The emperor brings the arrows into his hand, that
TITUS			Titus
shot at him			shot at him
SATURNINUS. Why, lords, what wrongs are these! Was ever seen			Saturninus. Why, Lords, what wrong are they! Was ever seen
An emperor in Rome thus overborne,			An emperor in Rome broken so,
Troubled, confronted thus; and, for the extent			Worried, confronted with it; And to the extent
Of egal justice, us'd in such contempt?			No matter justice, we have such contempt?
My lords, you know, as know the mightful gods,			Lords, you know how the mighty gods know,
However these disturbers of our peace			However, these interferers of our peace
Buzz in the people's ears, there nought hath pass'd			Sums in the ears of the people, there is none
But even with law against the wilful sons			But even with the law against the intentional sons
Of old Andronicus. And what an if			Of the old Andronicus. And what an IF
His sorrows have so overwhelm'd his wits,			His worries have overwhelmed his mind
Shall we be thus afflicted in his wreaks,			Should we be affected in his refugees,
His fits, his frenzy, and his bitterness?			His seizures, his madness and bitterness?
And now he writes to heaven for his redress.			And now he is writing to heaven for his reparation.
See, here's 'To Jove' and this 'To Mercury';			See, here is 'Zu Jove' and this 'too mercury';
This 'To Apollo'; this 'To the God of War'-			The 'to Apollo'; This is for the god of war
Sweet scrolls to fly about the streets of Rome!			Sweet scrolls to fly over the streets of Rome!
What's this but libelling against the Senate,			What is that, but string against the Senate?
And blazoning our unjustice every where?			And our unjustified everywhere?
A goodly humour, is it not, my lords?			A good humor, not, gentlemen?
As who would say in Rome no justice were.			How would no justice say in Rome.
But if I live, his feigned ecstasies			But when I live, his faked ecstasy
Shall be no shelter to these outrages;			May not be protection for these crimes;
But he and his shall know that justice lives			But he and his will know that justice lives
In Saturninus' health; whom, if she sleep,			In the health of Saturninus; Who when she sleeps
He'll so awake as he in fury shall			It becomes as awake as he becomes anger
Cut off the proud'st conspirator that lives.			Cut off the proud conspirator who lives.
TAMORA. My gracious lord, my lovely Saturnine,			Tamora. My amiable man, my beautiful Saturnine,
Lord of my life, commander of my thoughts,			Lord of my life, commander of my thoughts,
Calm thee, and bear the faults of Titus' age,			Calm down and wear the mistakes of Titus' age,
Th' effects of sorrow for his valiant sons			Their effects of grief for his brave sons
Whose loss hath pierc'd him deep and scarr'd his heart;			His loss of him deep pierc pierc and used his heart;
And rather comfort his distressed plight			And comfort his desperate emergency
Than prosecute the meanest or the best			As the common or the best to follow
For these contempts. [Aside] Why, thus it shall become			For these considerations. [Apart] why, that's how it will be
High-witted Tamora to gloze with all.			With all Tamora to Gloze.
But, Titus, I have touch'd thee to the quick,			But Titus, I have touched you, touched you,
Thy life-blood out; if Aaron now be wise,			Your bloodstone; If Aaron is now wise
Then is all safe, the anchor in the port.			Then everything is certain, the anchor in the harbor.
Enter CLOWN			Enter clown
How now, good fellow! Wouldst thou speak with us?			Like now, good guy! Would you talk to us?
CLOWN. Yes, forsooth, an your mistriship be Emperial.			CLOWN. Yes, Zumooth, and her Mistriship is emperor.
TAMORA. Empress I am, but yonder sits the Emperor.			Tamora. Empress, I'm, but the emperor is sitting over there.
CLOWN. 'Tis he.- God and Saint Stephen give you godden. I have			CLOWN. There are Godden. I have
brought you a letter and a couple of pigeons here.			brought you a letter and a few pigeons here.
[SATURNINUS reads the letter]			[Satumininus liest den Brief]
SATURNINUS. Go take him away, and hang him presently.			Saturninus. Take it away and hang it right away.
CLOWN. How much money must I have?			CLOWN. How much money do I have to have?
TAMORA. Come, sirrah, you must be hang'd.			Tamora. Come on, Sirrah, you have to be hung.
CLOWN. Hang'd! by'r lady, then I have brought up a neck to a			CLOWN. Hang! from'r lady, then I brought a neck to you
fair			Harvest
end. [Exit guarded]			End. [Output guarded]
SATURNINUS. Despiteful and intolerable wrongs!			Saturninus. Still and unbearable wrong!
Shall I endure this monstrous villainy?			Should I endure this monstrous villain?
I know from whence this same device proceeds.			I know where the same device goes from.
May this be borne- as if his traitorous sons			May this be worn- as if his treacherous sons
That died by law for murder of our brother			That died by law about murder of our brother
Have by my means been butchered wrongfully?			Were the wrong slaughtered with my funds?
Go drag the villain hither by the hair;			Pull the villain down with your hair;
Nor age nor honour shall shape privilege.			The privilege will still shape age or honor.
For this proud mock I'll be thy slaughterman,			I will be your slaughterhouse for this proud appearance
Sly frantic wretch, that holp'st to make me great,			Smart, hectic misery that I am making myself great to make myself great
In hope thyself should govern Rome and me.			In the hope you should rule Rome and me.
Enter NUNTIUS AEMILIUS			Enter the message Aemilius
What news with thee, Aemilius?			What news with you, Aemilius?
AEMILIUS. Arm, my lords! Rome never had more cause.			Aemilius. Arm, gentlemen! Rome never had any more cause.
The Goths have gathered head; and with a power			The Goths collected their heads; And with a force
Of high resolved men, bent to the spoil,			Of high dissolved men, bent on the prey,
They hither march amain, under conduct			You are in the behavior in March in March
Of Lucius, son to old Andronicus;			By Lucius, son of ancient Andronicus;
Who threats in course of this revenge to do			Who threatens himself in the course of this revenge
As much as ever Coriolanus did.			As much as always Coriolanus.
SATURNINUS. Is warlike Lucius general of the Goths?			Saturninus. Ist Warrike Lucius Goths?
These tidings nip me, and I hang the head			These messages stretch me and I hang my head up
As flowers with frost, or grass beat down with storms.			As flowers with frost or grass with storms.
Ay, now begins our sorrows to approach.			Ay, now our worries begin to approach.
Tis he the common people love so much;			It is so much that he loves the simple people so much;
Myself hath often heard them say-			I often hear her say:
When I have walked like a private man-			When I ran like a private individual.
That Lucius' banishment was wrongfully,			This exile by Lucius was wrong
And they have wish'd that Lucius were their emperor.			And you wanted Lucius her emperor.
TAMORA. Why should you fear? Is not your city strong?			Tamora. Why should you fear? Isn't your city strong?
SATURNINUS. Ay, but the citizens favour Lucius,			Saturninus. Yes, but the citizens prefer Lucius,
And will revolt from me to succour him.			And will be revolt by me to make it easier.
TAMORA. King, be thy thoughts imperious like thy name!			Tamora. King, be your thoughts Imperian like your name!
Is the sun dimm'd, that gnats do fly in it?			Is the sun dim that gnotes fly in it?
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,			The eagle suffers small birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,			And is not careful what they mean
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings			Knew that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody;			He can put on her melody in pleasure;
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.			Nevertheless, they can the dizzying men from Rome.
Then cheer thy spirit; for know thou, Emperor,			Then cheer your spirit; Because they know, emperor,
I will enchant the old Andronicus			I will enchant the old Andronicus
With words more sweet, and yet more dangerous,			With words sweet and even more dangerous, dangerous,
Than baits to fish or honey-stalks to sheep,			To shape as a bait to fish or honey stems,
When as the one is wounded with the bait,			If one is wounded with the bait,
The other rotted with delicious feed.			The other rotted with delicious food.
SATURNINUS. But he will not entreat his son for us.			Saturninus. But he won't ask his son for us.
TAMORA. If Tamora entreat him, then he will;			Tamora. If Tamora asks him, he becomes;
For I can smooth and fill his aged ears			Because I can smooth and fill its aged ears
With golden promises, that, were his heart			With golden promises, that was his heart
Almost impregnable, his old ears deaf,			Almost impregnable, his old ears deaf,
Yet should both ear and heart obey my tongue.			But both the ear and the heart of my tongue should obey.
[To AEMILIUS] Go thou before to be our ambassador;			[To aemilius] you go beforehand to be our ambassador;
Say that the Emperor requests a parley			Say that the emperor requires a parley
Of warlike Lucius, and appoint the meeting			By warrior Lucius and appoint the meeting
Even at his father's house, the old Andronicus.			Even in his father's house, the old Andronicus.
SATURNINUS. Aemilius, do this message honourably;			Saturninus. Aemilius, Mach diese Botschaft ehrenhaft;
And if he stand on hostage for his safety,			And if he was hostage for his security,
Bid him demand what pledge will please him best.			Offer him, demand which promise he will best like.
AEMILIUS. Your bidding shall I do effectually. Exit			Aemilius. I should do your bid effectively. Exit
TAMORA. Now will I to that old Andronicus,			Tamora. Now I'm going to this old Andronicus,
And temper him with all the art I have,			And tempering it with all the art I have
To pluck proud Lucius from the warlike Goths.			Pink proudly for Lucius from the warlike Goths.
And now, sweet Emperor, be blithe again,			And now, sweet emperor, blood is again
And bury all thy fear in my devices.			And bury all fear in my devices.
SATURNINUS. Then go successantly, and plead to him.			Saturninus. Then go successfully and ask him.
Exeunt			Exit
ACT V. SCENE I.			Nude V. Sene I.
Plains near Rome			Layers near Rome
Enter LUCIUS with an army of GOTHS with drums and colours			Enter Lucius with an army of Goths with drums and colors
LUCIUS. Approved warriors and my faithful friends,			Lucius. Recognized warriors and my loyal friends,
I have received letters from great Rome			I received letters from Great Rome
Which signifies what hate they bear their Emperor			What does hatred do you wear your emperor
And how desirous of our sight they are.			And how do you wish our eyesight.
Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,			Therefore, big gentlemen are like your title testimony,
Imperious and impatient of your wrongs;			Imperious and impatiently of your injustice;
And wherein Rome hath done you any scath,			And where Rome made you an Ncath,
Let him make treble satisfaction.			Let him satisfy him triple.
FIRST GOTH. Brave slip, sprung from the great Andronicus,			First goth. Brave slip, from the large Andronicus, was created
Whose name was once our terror, now our comfort,			Whose name was once our terror, now our comfort,
Whose high exploits and honourable deeds			Whose high heroic deeds and honorable deeds did
Ingrateful Rome requites with foul contempt,			Interior Rome requires bad contempt,
Be bold in us: we'll follow where thou lead'st,			Be brave in us: We will follow where you lead
Like stinging bees in hottest summer's day,			Like stinging bees on the hottest summer day,
Led by their master to the flow'red fields,			Led by their master in the fields,
And be aveng'd on cursed Tamora.			and be avoided on cursed Tamar.
ALL THE GOTHS. And as he saith, so say we all with him.			All Goths. And when he speaks, let's say we all with him.
LUCIUS. I humbly thank him, and I thank you all.			Lucius. I thank him humble and thank you all.
But who comes here, led by a lusty Goth?			But who comes here, led by a lustful goth?
Enter a GOTH, leading AARON with his CHILD in his arms			Enter a goth and lead Aaron with his child in his arms
SECOND GOTH. Renowned Lucius, from our troops I stray'd			Second goth. Well -known Lucius, from our troops that I strayed
To gaze upon a ruinous monastery;			Look at a ruinous monastery;
And as I earnestly did fix mine eye			And how I seriously repaired my eye
Upon the wasted building, suddenly			Suddenly on the wasted building
I heard a child cry underneath a wall.			I heard a child crying under a wall.
I made unto the noise, when soon I heard			I made a sound when I heard soon
The crying babe controll'd with this discourse:			The crying Babe checked this discourse:
Peace, tawny slave, half me and half thy dam!			Peace, common slave, half me and half your dam!
Did not thy hue bewray whose brat thou art,			Has your hue not written whose brats you are,
Had nature lent thee but thy mother's look,			Had nature borrowed you, but your mother's gaze,
Villain, thou mightst have been an emperor;			Villain, you could be emperor;
But where the bull and cow are both milk-white,			But where the bull and the cow are both milk white,
They never do beget a coal-black calf.			They never testify a coal-black calf.
Peace, villain, peace!'- even thus he rates the babe-			Peace, villain, peace! '- This is how he evaluates the baby
For I must bear thee to a trusty Goth,			Because I have to endure you with a trustworthy goth,
Who, when he knows thou art the Empress' babe,			Who, if he knows that you are the Empress' baby,
Will hold thee dearly for thy mother's sake.'			Will keep you expensive for the mother estate. '
With this, my weapon drawn, I rush'd upon him,			So my gun was drawn, I hurried about him
Surpris'd him suddenly, and brought him hither			Surpur was suddenly and brought him here
To use as you think needful of the man.			To use how you need the man.
LUCIUS. O worthy Goth, this is the incarnate devil			Lucius. O worthy goth, that is the incarnated devil
That robb'd Andronicus of his good hand;			This Robbs Andronicus of his good hand;
This is the pearl that pleas'd your Empress' eye;			This is the pearl that your empress has liked;
And here's the base fruit of her burning lust.			And here is the basic fruit of her burning lust.
Say, wall-ey'd slave, whither wouldst thou convey			Say, wall -eyed slave, where would you convey
This growing image of thy fiend-like face?			This growing picture of your devilish face?
Why dost not speak? What, deaf? Not a word?			Why not speak? What, deaf? Not a word?
A halter, soldiers! Hang him on this tree,			A halter, soldiers! Hang it on this tree,
And by his side his fruit of bastardy.			And at his side his fruit of the bastardie.
AARON. Touch not the boy, he is of royal blood.			Aaron. Do not touch the boy, he is made of royal blood.
LUCIUS. Too like the sire for ever being good.			Lucius. To like the father because he is always good.
First hang the child, that he may see it sprawl-			First hang up the child so that he stretches it.
A sight to vex the father's soul withal.			A sight to annoy the soul of the father Withal.
Get me a ladder.			Get me a ladder.
[A ladder brought, which AARON is made to climb]			[Brought with a ladder who brought Aaron to promotion]
AARON. Lucius, save the child,			Aaron. Lucius, save the child,
And bear it from me to the Emperess.			And stand from me to the empress.
If thou do this, I'll show thee wondrous things			If you do that, I'll show you miraculous things
That highly may advantage thee to hear;			That can be very time to hear from it;
If thou wilt not, befall what may befall,			If you don't, you will meet what can happen
I'll speak no more but 'Vengeance rot you all!'			I will no longer speak, but "Vengeance rots all of you!"
LUCIUS. Say on; an if it please me which thou speak'st,			Lucius. Say on; If it please me what you are talking about
Thy child shall live, and I will see it nourish'd.			Your child will live and I will see it nourished.
AARON. An if it please thee! Why, assure thee, Lucius,			Aaron. A, if you please! Why, assure you, Lucius,
Twill vex thy soul to hear what I shall speak;			Dill annoys your soul to hear what I will speak;
For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres,			Because I have to speak of murders, rapes and massacres,
Acts of black night, abominable deeds,			Files of the black night, hideous deeds,
Complots of mischief, treason, villainies,			Complications of mischief, betrayal, villains,
Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform'd;			To hear Ruthful, but carried out Peeös;
And this shall all be buried in my death,			And that should be buried in my death,
Unless thou swear to me my child shall live.			Unless you swear to me, my child should live.
LUCIUS. Tell on thy mind; I say thy child shall live.			Lucius. Tell it in your mind; I say your child should live.
AARON. Swear that he shall, and then I will begin.			Aaron. Swear that he will be and then I'll start.
LUCIUS. Who should I swear by? Thou believest no god;			Lucius. Who should I swear? You don't believe God;
That granted, how canst thou believe an oath?			That granted, how can you believe an oath?
AARON. What if I do not? as indeed I do not;			Aaron. What if I don't? like me not;
Yet, for I know thou art religious			But I know that you are religious
And hast a thing within thee called conscience,			And have called something in you as a certain
With twenty popish tricks and ceremonies			With twenty pop knits and ceremonies
Which I have seen thee careful to observe,			What I have seen carefully to watch
Therefore I urge thy oath. For that I know			So I ask for your oath. For that I know
An idiot holds his bauble for a god,			An idiot considers his farmer to be a god
And keeps the oath which by that god he swears,			And holds the oath that he swears through this God,
To that I'll urge him. Therefore thou shalt vow			I will push him on that. Therefore you should be sworn
By that same god- what god soe'er it be			Through the same god- what God is, it is it
That thou adorest and hast in reverence-			That you are revered and have in awe
To save my boy, to nourish and bring him up;			To save my boy, to nourish and raise him;
Or else I will discover nought to thee.			Or I will not discover anything to you.
LUCIUS. Even by my god I swear to thee I will.			Lucius. I even swear from my God, I'll do it.
AARON. First know thou, I begot him on the Empress.			Aaron. You know first I pulled him to the empress.
LUCIUS. O most insatiate and luxurious woman!			Lucius. O The biggest and luxurious woman!
AARON. Tut, Lucius, this was but a deed of charity			Aaron. Does, Lucius, that was just an act of charity
To that which thou shalt hear of me anon.			To what you should hear from me.
Twas her two sons that murdered Bassianus;			It was her two sons who murdered Bassianus;
They cut thy sister's tongue, and ravish'd her,			They cut your sister's tongue and confused her
And cut her hands, and trimm'd her as thou sawest.			And cut their hands and trim them when you are sowing.
LUCIUS. O detestable villain! Call'st thou that trimming?			Lucius. O Farewaining villain! Do you call the trimming?
AARON. Why, she was wash'd, and cut, and trimm'd, and 'twas			Aaron. Why, she was washed and cut and trimmed and 'Twas Twas
Trim sport for them which had the doing of it.			Trim sports for you who do that.
LUCIUS. O barbarous beastly villains like thyself!			Lucius. O Barbaric animal floors like yourself!
AARON. Indeed, I was their tutor to instruct them.			Aaron. In fact, I was her tutor to instruct her.
That codding spirit had they from their mother,			This cod spirit had her from her mother,
As sure a card as ever won the set;			As a card like never before the set;
That bloody mind, I think, they learn'd of me,			This bloody mind, I think you learn from me,
As true a dog as ever fought at head.			As always fought on the head as always.
Well, let my deeds be witness of my worth.			Well, let my actions be testimony to my value.
I train'd thy brethren to that guileful hole			I trained your brothers for this ridiculous hole
Where the dead corpse of Bassianus lay;			Where the dead body was bassianus;
I wrote the letter that thy father found,			I wrote the letter your father found
And hid the gold within that letter mention'd,			And hid the gold in this letter, which was mentioned,
Confederate with the Queen and her two sons;			Confedered with the queen and her two sons;
And what not done, that thou hast cause to rue,			And what did not do that you have to ruin,
Wherein I had no stroke of mischief in it?			Where did I have a stroke?
I play'd the cheater for thy father's hand,			I played the fraudster for your father's hand,
And, when I had it, drew myself apart			And when I had it, I drew myself apart
And almost broke my heart with extreme laughter.			And almost my heart broken with extreme laughter.
I pried me through the crevice of a wall,			I stormed through the gap of a wall
When, for his hand, he had his two sons' heads;			When he had the heads of his two sons for his hand;
Beheld his tears, and laugh'd so heartily			Looked his tears and laughed so warmly
That both mine eyes were rainy like to his;			That both were my eyes to his rainy;
And when I told the Empress of this sport,			And when I told the empress of this sport,
She swooned almost at my pleasing tale,			They passed out almost in my pleasant story,
And for my tidings gave me twenty kisses.			And for my news gave me twenty kisses.
GOTH. What, canst thou say all this and never blush?			Goth. What, can you say all of this and never blush?
AARON. Ay, like a black dog, as the saying is.			Aaron. Ay, like a black dog, as the saying is.
LUCIUS. Art thou not sorry for these heinous deeds?			Lucius. Do you feel sorry for these hideous acts?
AARON. Ay, that I had not done a thousand more.			Aaron. Yes, that I hadn't done a thousand more.
Even now I curse the day- and yet, I think,			Even now I curse the day- and yet I think
Few come within the compass of my curse-			Only a few come to the compass of my curse.
Wherein I did not some notorious ill;			Although I did not make an infamous illness;
As kill a man, or else devise his death;			As if a man kill or learns his death;
Ravish a maid, or plot the way to do it;			Ravish a maid or planned the way to do it;
Accuse some innocent, and forswear myself;			In accordance with some innocent people and leaves me;
Set deadly enmity between two friends;			Set fatal hostility between two friends;
Make poor men's cattle break their necks;			Make the cattle of the poor men's neck;
Set fire on barns and hay-stacks in the night,			Set on fire at night in barns and haytacks,
And bid the owners quench them with their tears.			And offer the owners with their tears.
Oft have I digg'd up dead men from their graves,			I often founded dead men from their graves,
And set them upright at their dear friends' door			And make them upright to the door of their dear friends
Even when their sorrows almost was forgot,			Even if their worries were almost forgotten,
And on their skins, as on the bark of trees,			And on their skins, as on the bark of the trees,
Have with my knife carved in Roman letters			I carved in Roman letters with my knife
Let not your sorrow die, though I am dead.'			Don't let your grief die even though I'm dead. '
Tut, I have done a thousand dreadful things			Does, I've done a thousand terrible things
As willingly as one would kill a fly;			As willing as you would kill a fly;
And nothing grieves me heartily indeed			And nothing mourns my heart indeed
But that I cannot do ten thousand more.			But that I can't do ten thousand.
LUCIUS. Bring down the devil, for he must not die			Lucius. Bring the devil down because he must not die
So sweet a death as hanging presently.			As cute a death as it hangs.
AARON. If there be devils, would I were a devil,			Aaron. If there were devils, if I were a devil, if I were, if I were a devil,
To live and burn in everlasting fire,			To live and burn in eternal fire,
So I might have your company in hell			So I could have your company in hell
But to torment you with my bitter tongue!			But to torture yourself with my bitter tongue!
LUCIUS. Sirs, stop his mouth, and let him speak no more.			Lucius. Sirs, stop his mouth and no longer let him speak.
Enter AEMILIUS			Enter Aemilius
GOTH. My lord, there is a messenger from Rome			Goth. My Lord, there is a messenger from Rome
Desires to be admitted to your presence.			Wishes to be approved in your presence.
LUCIUS. Let him come near.			Lucius. Let him get closer.
Welcome, Aemilius. What's the news from Rome?			Welcome, Aemilius. What are Rome's news?
AEMILIUS. Lord Lucius, and you Princes of the Goths,			Aemilius. Lord Lucius and you prince of the Goths,
The Roman Emperor greets you all by me;			The Roman emperor greets them all of me;
And, for he understands you are in arms,			And because he understands that they are in the arms
He craves a parley at your father's house,			He longs for a parley in her father's house,
Willing you to demand your hostages,			Ready to demand their hostages,
And they shall be immediately deliver'd.			And they are delivered immediately.
FIRST GOTH. What says our general?			First goth. What does our general say?
LUCIUS. Aemilius, let the Emperor give his pledges			Lucius. Aemilius, let the emperor give his commitments
Unto my father and my uncle Marcus.			To my father and my uncle Marcus.
And we will come. March away. Exeunt			And we will come. March away. Exeunt
SCENE II.			Scene II.
Rome. Before TITUS' house			Rome. Before Titus' house
Enter TAMORA, and her two sons, DEMETRIUS and CHIRON, disguised			Enter Tamora and your two sons Demetrius and Chiron, disguised
TAMORA. Thus, in this strange and sad habiliment,			Tamora. So in this strange and sad manniments,
I will encounter with Andronicus,			I will meet Andronicus,
And say I am Revenge, sent from below			And say, I revenge, sent from below
To join with him and right his heinous wrongs.			To join him and his hideous injustice too right.
Knock at his study, where they say he keeps			Tap his studies where you say that he holds
To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge;			Strange acts of poor revenge to think back;
Tell him Revenge is come to join with him,			Tell him, revenge has come to join him,
And work confusion on his enemies.			And work confusion on his enemies.
They knock and TITUS opens his study door, above			They knock and Titus opens his study door above
TITUS. Who doth molest my contemplation?			Titus. Who annoys my contemplation?
Is it your trick to make me ope the door,			Is it your trick to make me the door
That so my sad decrees may fly away			My sad decrees can fly away
And all my study be to no effect?			And my whole studies is not an effect?
You are deceiv'd; for what I mean to do			They are deceived; For what I want to do
See here in bloody lines I have set down;			See here in bloody lines that I have laid down.
And what is written shall be executed.			And what is written is executed.
TAMORA. Titus, I am come to talk with thee.			Tamora. Titus, I came to talk to you.
TITUS. No, not a word. How can I grace my talk,			Titus. No, no word. How can I adorn my conversation?
Wanting a hand to give it that accord?			Would you like to have a hand to give this chord?
Thou hast the odds of me; therefore no more.			You have the chances of mine; Therefore no longer.
TAMORA. If thou didst know me, thou wouldst talk with me.			Tamora. If you know me, you would talk to me.
TITUS. I am not mad, I know thee well enough:			Titus. I'm not crazy, I know you well enough:
Witness this wretched stump, witness these crimson lines;			If you testify to this miserable stump, watch these purple lines;
Witness these trenches made by grief and care;			Witnesses of these trenches through grief and care;
Witness the tiring day and heavy night;			Witness the strenuous day and the difficult night;
Witness all sorrow that I know thee well			Allow you all grief that I know you well
For our proud Empress, mighty Tamora.			For our proud Empress Mighty Tamora.
Is not thy coming for my other hand?			Don't you come for my other hand?
TAMORA. Know thou, sad man, I am not Tamora:			Tamora. You know, sad man, I'm not Tamora:
She is thy enemy and I thy friend.			She is your enemy and I your friend.
I am Revenge, sent from th' infernal kingdom			I take revenge, sent from the infernal kingdom
To ease the gnawing vulture of thy mind			To relieve the gnawing vulture of your mind
By working wreakful vengeance on thy foes.			By working with a faulty revenge on their enemies.
Come down and welcome me to this world's light;			Come down and greet me in the light of this world.
Confer with me of murder and of death;			Translated with me of murder and death;
There's not a hollow cave or lurking-place,			There is no hollow cave or lurking area,
No vast obscurity or misty vale,			No huge darkness or foggy valley, Vale,
Where bloody murder or detested rape			Where bloody murder or raped rape
Can couch for fear but I will find them out;			Can initiate out of fear, but I will find out;
And in their ears tell them my dreadful name-			And in their ears tell them my terrible name.
Revenge, which makes the foul offender quake.			Revenge what the trembling of the bad perpetrator does.
TITUS. Art thou Revenge? and art thou sent to me			Titus. Art, you council? And art, you sent me
To be a torment to mine enemies?			To be a pain for my enemies?
TAMORA. I am; therefore come down and welcome me.			Tamora. I am; Come down and greet me.
TITUS. Do me some service ere I come to thee.			Titus. Make me a service before I come to you.
Lo, by thy side where Rape and Murder stands;			Lo, at your side where rape and murder stand;
Now give some surance that thou art Revenge-			Now take a takeover that you take revenge.
Stab them, or tear them on thy chariot wheels;			State or tear them on your car wheels;
And then I'll come and be thy waggoner			And then I'll come and be your wagoner
And whirl along with thee about the globes.			And whirl with you over the globes.
Provide thee two proper palfreys, black as jet,			Provide you with two real palfreys, black than jet,
To hale thy vengeful waggon swift away,			Hold your vengeful wagon away quickly,
And find out murderers in their guilty caves;			And find murderers in their guilty caves;
And when thy car is loaden with their heads,			And if your car is loaded with your heads,
I will dismount, and by thy waggon wheel			I will descend and through your wagon wheel
Trot, like a servile footman, all day long,			Trot like a servile Footman, all day,
Even from Hyperion's rising in the east			Also from Hyperion's rise in the east
Until his very downfall in the sea.			Until his very downfall in the sea.
And day by day I'll do this heavy task,			And every day I will do this difficult task
So thou destroy Rapine and Murder there.			So you destroy rapine and murder there.
TAMORA. These are my ministers, and come with me.			Tamora. These are my ministers and come with me.
TITUS. Are they thy ministers? What are they call'd?			Titus. Are you your ministers? What's her name?
TAMORA. Rape and Murder; therefore called so			Tamora. Rape and murder; therefore called so
Cause they take vengeance of such kind of men.			Because they take revenge such men.
TITUS. Good Lord, how like the Empress' sons they are!			Titus. Good gentleman, like the sons of the Empress, they are!
And you the Empress! But we worldly men			And you the empress! But we worldly men
Have miserable, mad, mistaking eyes.			I have miserable, crazy, confuse the eyes.
O sweet Revenge, now do I come to thee;			O sweet revenge, now I come to you;
And, if one arm's embracement will content thee,			And if the hug an arm is satisfied with it,
I will embrace thee in it by and by.			I will accept you in it.
TAMORA. This closing with him fits his lunacy.			Tamora. This closure with him fits his madness.
Whate'er I forge to feed his brain-sick humours,			I drive that I can feed his brain crawl humor,
Do you uphold and maintain in your speeches,			Do you keep your speeches?
For now he firmly takes me for Revenge;			At the moment he takes me to revenge;
And, being credulous in this mad thought,			And in this crazy thoughts to be gullible,
I'll make him send for Lucius his son,			I will make him send to Lucius, his son,
And whilst I at a banquet hold him sure,			And while I keep him safely in a banquet
I'll find some cunning practice out of hand			I will find a cunning training out of control
To scatter and disperse the giddy Goths,			Sprinkle and sprinkle the dizzying goths,
Or, at the least, make them his enemies.			Or at least make them his enemies.
See, here he comes, and I must ply my theme.			See, here he comes and I have to give up my topic.
Enter TITUS, below			Enter Titus below
TITUS. Long have I been forlorn, and all for thee.			Titus. I've been left for a long time and everything for you.
Welcome, dread Fury, to my woeful house.			Welcome, fear of anger, to my sad house.
Rapine and Murder, you are welcome too.			Rape and murder, you are also welcome.
How like the Empress and her sons you are!			How the Empress and her sons are you!
Well are you fitted, had you but a Moor.			Well, if you are adapted, you only have a moor.
Could not all hell afford you such a devil?			Couldn't you afford hell such a devil?
For well I wot the Empress never wags			Because well, the Empress never wags
But in her company there is a Moor;			But there is a moor in your company;
And, would you represent our queen aright,			And would they represent our Queen Aright,
It were convenient you had such a devil.			It was comfortable that they had such a devil.
But welcome as you are. What shall we do?			But welcome as you are. What should we do?
TAMORA. What wouldst thou have us do, Andronicus?			Tamora. What would you have us, Andronicus?
DEMETRIUS. Show me a murderer, I'll deal with him.			Demetrius. Show me a murderer, I will handle him.
CHIRON. Show me a villain that hath done a rape,			Chiron. Show me a villain that has made rape,
And I am sent to be reveng'd on him.			And I'm skillful to take revenge.
TAMORA. Show me a thousand that hath done thee wrong,			Tamora. Show me a thousand who have done you wrong
And I will be revenged on them all.			And I'm being renovated on all of them.
TITUS. Look round about the wicked streets of Rome,			Titus. Take a look around the bad streets of Rome,
And when thou find'st a man that's like thyself,			And if you find a man who is like yourself
Good Murder, stab him; he's a murderer.			Good murder, stabbed him; He is a murderer.
Go thou with him, and when it is thy hap			Go with him and when it is your HAP
To find another that is like to thee,			Find another one who is like you for you,
Good Rapine, stab him; he is a ravisher.			Good rape, stabbed him; He is a ravisher.
Go thou with them; and in the Emperor's court			Go with them; and in the emperor's court
There is a queen, attended by a Moor;			There is a queen visited by a moor;
Well shalt thou know her by thine own proportion,			Now you should know them through your own relationship
For up and down she doth resemble thee.			For top and down it resembles you.
I pray thee, do on them some violent death;			I pray you, make violent death;
They have been violent to me and mine.			They were violent for me and mine.
TAMORA. Well hast thou lesson'd us; this shall we do.			Tamora. Well, do you have us apprenticeship; We should do that.
But would it please thee, good Andronicus,			But would you like it, well on Andronicus,
To send for Lucius, thy thrice-valiant son,			To send it to Lucius, your three -time valiant son,
Who leads towards Rome a band of warlike Goths,			Who leads to Rome a group of warlike Goths,
And bid him come and banquet at thy house;			And offer him to come and banquet in your house to banquet;
When he is here, even at thy solemn feast,			If he is here, even at your solemn festival ,,
I will bring in the Empress and her sons,			I will bring in the Empress and her sons,
The Emperor himself, and all thy foes;			The emperor himself and all your enemies;
And at thy mercy shall they stoop and kneel,			And in your mercy they should bend down and kneel,
And on them shalt thou ease thy angry heart.			And you should alleviate your angry heart on them.
What says Andronicus to this device?			What does Andronicus say about this device?
TITUS. Marcus, my brother! 'Tis sad Titus calls.			Titus. Marcus, my brother! It calls sad titus.
Enter MARCUS			Enter Marcus
Go, gentle Marcus, to thy nephew Lucius;			Go to your nephew Lucius;
Thou shalt inquire him out among the Goths.			You should inquire under the Goths.
Bid him repair to me, and bring with him			Offer him repair and bring him with you
Some of the chiefest princes of the Goths;			Some of the most important princes of the Goths;
Bid him encamp his soldiers where they are.			Offer him to store his soldiers where they are.
Tell him the Emperor and the Empress too			Tell him the emperor and the empress also
Feast at my house, and he shall feast with them.			Celebrate in my house and he will do with you.
This do thou for my love; and so let him,			You do that for my love; And so let him
As he regards his aged father's life.			How he looks at the life of his old father.
MARCUS. This will I do, and soon return again. Exit			Marcus. I will do that and return soon. Exit
TAMORA. Now will I hence about thy business,			Tamora. Now I'm going to be through your business
And take my ministers along with me.			And take my ministers with you.
TITUS. Nay, nay, let Rape and Murder stay with me,			Titus. No, no, let rape and murder stay with me,
Or else I'll call my brother back again,			Or I'll call my brother back
And cleave to no revenge but Lucius.			And do not split on any revenge except Lucius.
TAMORA. [Aside to her sons] What say you, boys? Will you			Tamora. [In addition to their sons] What do you say, boys? Will you
abide			lasting
with him,			with him,
Whiles I go tell my lord the Emperor			While I tell my master the emperor
How I have govern'd our determin'd jest?			How did I rule our defined joke?
Yield to his humour, smooth and speak him fair,			Give in his humor, smooth and speak him fairly,
And tarry with him till I turn again.			And blend with him until I turned over again.
TITUS. [Aside] I knew them all, though they suppos'd me mad,			Titus. [Aside] I knew them all even though they drove me crazy
And will o'er reach them in their own devices,			And will reach them in their own devices
A pair of cursed hell-hounds and their dam.			A few cursed hell dogs and their dam.
DEMETRIUS. Madam, depart at pleasure; leave us here.			Demetrius. Madam, leave if you enjoy; Let's here.
TAMORA. Farewell, Andronicus, Revenge now goes			Tamora. Farewell, Andronicus, revenge is now possible
To lay a complot to betray thy foes.			To betray a completely to betray your enemies.
TITUS. I know thou dost; and, sweet Revenge, farewell.			Titus. I know you dost; And sweet revenge, farewell.
Exit TAMORA			Leave Tamora
CHIRON. Tell us, old man, how shall we be employ'd?			Chiron. Tell us, old man, how should we be busy?
TITUS. Tut, I have work enough for you to do.			Titus. Does, I have enough work for you.
Publius, come hither, Caius, and Valentine.			Publius, come here, Caius and Valentine.
Enter PUBLIUS, CAIUS, and VALENTINE			Enter Publius, Caius and Valentine
PUBLIUS. What is your will?			Publius. What is your will?
TITUS. Know you these two?			Titus. Do you know these two
PUBLIUS. The Empress' sons, I take them: Chiron, Demetrius.			Publius. The Empress's sons, I take her: Chiron, Demetrius.
TITUS. Fie, Publius, fie! thou art too much deceiv'd.			Titus. Fie, Publius, Fie! You are too much deceived.
The one is Murder, and Rape is the other's name;			One is murder and rape is the name of the other;
And therefore bind them, gentle Publius-			And I'm a gentle publius.
Caius and Valentine, lay hands on them.			Caius and Valentine put their hands.
Oft have you heard me wish for such an hour,			Did you often hear me an hour
And now I find it; therefore bind them sure,			And now I find it; Therefore, they bind safely
And stop their mouths if they begin to cry. Exit			And stop your mouth when you start crying. Exit
[They lay hold on CHIRON and DEMETRIUS]			[They record Chiron and Demetrius]
CHIRON. Villains, forbear! we are the Empress' sons.			Chiron. Gurdy, Vorbear! We are the sons of the empress.
PUBLIUS. And therefore do we what we are commanded.			Publius. And that's why we do what is ordered to us.
Stop close their mouths, let them not speak a word.			Stop closing her mouth, don't let her speak a word.
Is he sure bound? Look that you bind them fast.			Is he bound? Look that you are binding them quickly.
Re-enter TITUS ANDRONICUS			Enter Titus Andronicus again
with a knife, and LAVINIA, with a basin			With a knife and lavinia with a pool
TITUS. Come, come, Lavinia; look, thy foes are bound.			Titus. Come, come, Lavinia; Look, your enemies are bound.
Sirs, stop their mouths, let them not speak to me;			Sirs, listen to the mouth, don't let me speak to me;
But let them hear what fearful words I utter.			But let them hear what anxious words I say.
O villains, Chiron and Demetrius!			O bad guys, chiron and dementrius!
Here stands the spring whom you have stain'd with mud;			Here is the spring that you have applied with mud;
This goodly summer with your winter mix'd.			This good summer with your winter mix.
You kill'd her husband; and for that vile fault			You killed her husband; and for this hideous mistake
Two of her brothers were condemn'd to death,			Two of her brothers were sentenced to death,
My hand cut off and made a merry jest;			My hand cut off and made a happy joke;
Both her sweet hands, her tongue, and that more dear			Both their sweet hands, their tongue and so that they love more
Than hands or tongue, her spotless chastity,			As hands or tongue, their flawless chastity,
Inhuman traitors, you constrain'd and forc'd.			Inhuman traitors, they forced and fell.
What would you say, if I should let you speak?			What would you say if I should let you speak?
Villains, for shame you could not beg for grace.			Guridos, for the shame they couldn't beg for mercy.
Hark, wretches! how I mean to martyr you.			Hark, miserable! I mean to Martyr.
This one hand yet is left to cut your throats,			This one hand still remains to cut your throat,
Whiles that Lavinia 'tween her stumps doth hold			While Lavinia holds her stumps
The basin that receives your guilty blood.			The pelvis that receives your guilty blood.
You know your mother means to feast with me,			You know your mother means celebrating with me
And calls herself Revenge, and thinks me mad.			And calls himself revenge and thinks me crazy.
Hark, villains! I will grind your bones to dust,			Hark, villain! I will grind your bones to dust
And with your blood and it I'll make a paste;			And with your blood and I'll make a paste;
And of the paste a coffin I will rear,			And from the paste a coffin that I at the back,
And make two pasties of your shameful heads;			And make two pastes of their shameful heads;
And bid that strumpet, your unhallowed dam,			And offer this strumpet, your unhealed dam,
Like to the earth, swallow her own increase.			They swallow their own increase like the earth.
This is the feast that I have bid her to,			This is the festival that I offered them
And this the banquet she shall surfeit on;			And that the banquet to which it should surf;
For worse than Philomel you us'd my daughter,			For worse than Philomel that they have my daughter,
And worse than Progne I will be reveng'd.			And I will renovate worse than the forecast.
And now prepare your throats. Lavinia, come,			And now they prepare their throats. Lavinia, come,
Receive the blood; and when that they are dead,			Preserved the blood; And if they are dead
Let me go grind their bones to powder small,			Let me powder your bones, grind small,
And with this hateful liquor temper it;			And with this hateful alcohol noticed it;
And in that paste let their vile heads be bak'd.			And in this paste, her hideous heads baked.
Come, come, be every one officious			Come, come, everyone is officially
To make this banquet, which I wish may prove			To make this banquet I wish, can prove
More stern and bloody than the Centaurs' feast.			Strict and bloody than the century festival.
[He cuts their throats]			[He cuts your throat]
So.			So.
Now bring them in, for I will play the cook,			Now bring her in because I'll play the cook
And see them ready against their mother comes.			And see that you are ready against your mother.
Exeunt, bearing the dead bodies			Exeunt, which carries the corpses
SCENE III.			Scene III.
The court of TITUS' house			The Titus 'courtyard' house
Enter Lucius, MARCUS, and the GOTHS, with AARON prisoner,			Enter Lucius, Marcus and the Goths with Aaron prisoner,
and his CHILD in the arms of an attendant			and his child in the arms of a companion
LUCIUS. Uncle Marcus, since 'tis my father's mind			Lucius. Uncle Marcus because my father's spirit is
That I repair to Rome, I am content.			I am satisfied that I repair in Rome.
FIRST GOTH. And ours with thine, befall what fortune will.			First goth. And ours with yours, what happiness wants.
LUCIUS. Good uncle, take you in this barbarous Moor,			Lucius. Good uncle, take yourself in this barbaric bog,
This ravenous tiger, this accursed devil;			This starved tiger, this cursed devil;
Let him receive no sust'nance, fetter him,			Let it get it received, captivate him.
Till he be brought unto the Empress' face			Until he is brought into the face of the empress
For testimony of her foul proceedings.			For testimonies of your bad procedure.
And see the ambush of our friends be strong;			And see how the ambush of our friends will be strong;
I fear the Emperor means no good to us.			I'm afraid that the emperor means nothing good for us.
AARON. Some devil whisper curses in my ear,			Aaron. Some devil whispers in my ear,
And prompt me that my tongue may utter forth			And ask me that my tongue stands out
The venomous malice of my swelling heart!			The poisonous malice of my swelling heart!
LUCIUS. Away, inhuman dog, unhallowed slave!			Lucius. Way, inhuman dog, unclear slave!
Sirs, help our uncle to convey him in.			Sirs, help our uncle to transmit him.
Exeunt GOTHS with AARON. Flourish within			Exeunt Goths with Aaron. Inner thrive
The trumpets show the Emperor is at hand.			The trumpets show that the emperor is at hand.
Sound trumpets. Enter SATURNINUS and			Ton trumpets. Enter Saturnus and
TAMORA, with AEMILIUS, TRIBUNES, SENATORS, and others			Tamora with Aemilius, grandstands, senators and others
SATURNINUS. What, hath the firmament more suns than one?			Saturninus. What is the firmament more than one?
LUCIUS. What boots it thee to can thyself a sun?			Lucius. What do you start a sun?
MARCUS. Rome's Emperor, and nephew, break the parle;			Marcus. Rome's emperor and nephew break the parle;
These quarrels must be quietly debated.			These disputes have to be discussed quietly.
The feast is ready which the careful Titus			The festival is ready that the careful titus
Hath ordain'd to an honourable end,			Has sorted an end to an honorable end,
For peace, for love, for league, and good to Rome.			For peace, for love, for the league and good for Rome.
Please you, therefore, draw nigh and take your places.			So please draw a Neith and take your places.
SATURNINUS. Marcus, we will.			Saturninus. Marcus, Wir Werden.
[A table brought in. The company sit down]			[A table that was introduced. The company sits down]
Trumpets sounding, enter TITUS			Trumpets sound, enter Titus
like a cook, placing the dishes, and LAVINIA			Like a cook, the dishes and lavinia place
with a veil over her face; also YOUNG LUCIUS, and others			With a veil over her face; also young Lucius and others
TITUS. Welcome, my lord; welcome, dread Queen;			Titus. Welcome, sir; Welcome, fear queen;
Welcome, ye warlike Goths; welcome, Lucius;			Welcome, you warrior Goths; Welcome, Lucius;
And welcome all. Although the cheer be poor,			And welcome everyone. Although the cheers are poor
Twill fill your stomachs; please you eat of it.			Till fill your stomach; Please eat from it.
SATURNINUS. Why art thou thus attir'd, Andronicus?			Saturninus. Why are you so over, Andronicus?
TITUS. Because I would be sure to have all well			Titus. Because I would certainly have all good
To entertain your Highness and your Empress.			To entertain her sovereignty and empress.
TAMORA. We are beholding to you, good Andronicus.			Tamora. We'll see you, good Andronicus.
TITUS. An if your Highness knew my heart, you were.			Titus. If your sovereignty knew my heart, you were.
My lord the Emperor, resolve me this:			My master of the emperors, solve me:
Was it well done of rash Virginius			Was it well done with Rash Virginius?
To slay his daughter with his own right hand,			To kill his daughter with his own right hand,
Because she was enforc'd, stain'd, and deflower'd?			Because she enforced, stained and was deforested?
SATURNINUS. It was, Andronicus.			Saturninus. ES War Andronicus.
TITUS. Your reason, mighty lord.			Titus. Your reason, powerful gentleman.
SATURNINUS. Because the girl should not survive her shame,			Saturninus. Because the girl shouldn't survive her shame,
And by her presence still renew his sorrows.			And its presence still renew his worries.
TITUS. A reason mighty, strong, and effectual;			Titus. One reason powerful, strong and effective;
A pattern, precedent, and lively warrant			A pattern, a precedent and a lively arrest warrant
For me, most wretched, to perform the like.			For me, at the misery, to do the like.
Die, die, Lavinia, and thy shame with thee; [He kills her]			Die, die, lavinia and your shame with you; [He kills her]
And with thy shame thy father's sorrow die!			And with your shame your father's grief die!
SATURNINUS. What hast thou done, unnatural and unkind?			Saturninus. What did you do, unnatural and unfriendly?
TITUS. Kill'd her for whom my tears have made me blind.			Titus. Kill them for whom my tears blindly made me.
I am as woeful as Virginius was,			I'm as quiet as Virginius,
And have a thousand times more cause than he			And have a thousand times more cause than him
To do this outrage; and it now is done.			To do this outrage; And now it's done.
SATURNINUS. What, was she ravish'd? Tell who did the deed.			Saturninus. What was she confused? Say who did the deed.
TITUS. Will't please you eat? Will't please your Highness			Titus. Will you not eat? Don't want your sovereignty
feed?			Feed?
TAMORA. Why hast thou slain thine only daughter thus?			Tamora. Why did you kill your only daughter?
TITUS. Not I; 'twas Chiron and Demetrius.			Titus. Not me; 'Twas Chiron and Demetrius.
They ravish'd her, and cut away her tongue;			They rave them and cut their tongue away;
And they, 'twas they, that did her all this wrong.			And she, as she, did all of it wrong.
SATURNINUS. Go, fetch them hither to us presently.			Saturninus. Go, bring them to us immediately.
TITUS. Why, there they are, both baked in this pie,			Titus. Why, there are both baked in this cake,
Whereof their mother daintily hath fed,			What her mother fed for, she fed
Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.			Eat the meat that she bred her herself.
Tis true, 'tis true: witness my knife's sharp point.			It is true, it is true: witness of the sharp point of my knife.
[He stabs the EMPRESS]			[He stabs the empress]
SATURNINUS. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed!			Saturninus. Die, hectic misery for this cursed deed!
[He stabs TITUS]			[He stabs Titus]
LUCIUS. Can the son's eye behold his father bleed?			Lucius. Can the son's eye see that his father bleed?
There's meed for meed, death for a deadly deed.			There is a Meed for Meed, death for a deadly act.
[He stabs SATURNINUS. A great tumult. LUCIUS,			[ER Sticht Saturninus. Ein Toller Montag. Lucius
MARCUS, and their friends go up into the balcony]			Marcus and her friends go into the balcony.
MARCUS. You sad-fac'd men, people and sons of Rome,			Marcus. They are sad men, people and sons of Rome,
By uproars sever'd, as a flight of fowl			From ascent
Scatter'd by winds and high tempestuous gusts?			Dispersed through winds and high stormy gusts?
O, let me teach you how to knit again			Oh, let me teach you how to knit again
This scattered corn into one mutual sheaf,			This scattered corn into a mutual sheaf,
These broken limbs again into one body;			These broken limbs back into a body;
Lest Rome herself be bane unto herself,			So that Rome cannot be bane himself,
And she whom mighty kingdoms curtsy to,			And they kept the mighty kingdoms,
Like a forlorn and desperate castaway,			Like an abandoned and desperate castaway,
Do shameful execution on herself.			Make a shameful execution.
But if my frosty signs and chaps of age,			But when my frosty signs and hunting capsule, age,
Grave witnesses of true experience,			Serious witnesses true experience,
Cannot induce you to attend my words,			Can't cause you to take part in my words,
[To Lucius] Speak, Rome's dear friend, as erst our ancestor,			[To Lucius], Rome's dear friend than our ancestor,
When with his solemn tongue he did discourse			When he did the discourse with his solemn tongue
To love-sick Dido's sad attending ear			To love Dido's sad presence, the Suchdido's ear
The story of that baleful burning night,			The story of this cheap burning night,
When subtle Greeks surpris'd King Priam's Troy.			King Priam's Troy surprises as a subtle Greek.
Tell us what Sinon hath bewitch'd our ears,			Tell us what Sinon has, our ears enchanted
Or who hath brought the fatal engine in			Or who brought in the fatal engine
That gives our Troy, our Rome, the civil wound.			That gives our Troy, our Rome, the bourgeois wound.
My heart is not compact of flint nor steel;			My heart is neither of flint nor steel;
Nor can I utter all our bitter grief,			I can't say all of our bitter grief either
But floods of tears will drown my oratory			But tear floods drown my oratorio
And break my utt'rance, even in the time			And break my ut'nrance, even in time
When it should move ye to attend me most,			If it should move to visit me the most
And force you to commiseration.			And force yourself to commit.
Here's Rome's young Captain, let him tell the tale;			Here is Rome's young captain, let him tell the story;
While I stand by and weep to hear him speak.			While I'm ready and cry to hear him speak.
LUCIUS. Then, gracious auditory, be it known to you			Lucius. Then, gracious auditori, be it known to them
That Chiron and the damn'd Demetrius			The chiron and the damned dementrius
Were they that murd'red our Emperor's brother;			Were you who grumbled our emperor's brother?
And they it were that ravished our sister.			And they were that annoyed our sister.
For their fell faults our brothers were beheaded,			Our brothers were beheaded for their failed mistakes
Our father's tears despis'd, and basely cozen'd			The tears of our father desperate and Basic together.
Of that true hand that fought Rome's quarrel out			This true hand that fought against Rome's dispute
And sent her enemies unto the grave.			And sent her enemies to the grave.
Lastly, myself unkindly banished,			After all, I am unfriendly banished
The gates shut on me, and turn'd weeping out,			The gates closed me and cried out
To beg relief among Rome's enemies;			To ask for relief under Rome's enemies;
Who drown'd their enmity in my true tears,			Who drowned their hostility in my true tears,
And op'd their arms to embrace me as a friend.			And operated her arms to hug me as a friend.
I am the turned forth, be it known to you,			I am the shooting, be it to you
That have preserv'd her welfare in my blood			That has kept her well -being in my blood
And from her bosom took the enemy's point,			And from her breast the enemy accepted,
Sheathing the steel in my advent'rous body.			Pour the steel in my Advent'Rous body.
Alas! you know I am no vaunter, I;			Oh! You know I'm not a Vaunter, me;
My scars can witness, dumb although they are,			My scars can witness, stupid, although they are
That my report is just and full of truth.			That my report is fair and full of truth.
But, soft! methinks I do digress too much,			But, soft! I think I wander too much
Citing my worthless praise. O, pardon me!			Cited my worthless praise. Oh, forgive me!
For when no friends are by, men praise themselves.			Because when there are no friends over, people praise themselves.
MARCUS. Now is my turn to speak. Behold the child.			Marcus. Now it's my turn to speak. See the child.
[Pointing to the CHILD in an attendant's arms]			[Reference to the child in the arms of a companion]
Of this was Tamora delivered,			Tamora was delivered from this,
The issue of an irreligious Moor,			The problem of an irrelevant moor,
Chief architect and plotter of these woes.			Chief architect and plotter of these suffer.
The villain is alive in Titus' house,			The villain lives in Titus' house,
Damn'd as he is, to witness this is true.			Damn as he is to testify, that's true.
Now judge what cause had Titus to revenge			Now assess the cause Titus had revenge
These wrongs unspeakable, past patience,			This injustice, past patience,
Or more than any living man could bear.			Or more than every living man could endure it.
Now have you heard the truth: what say you, Romans?			Now you have heard the truth: what do you say, Roman?
Have we done aught amiss, show us wherein,			If we did something, we showed Woin,
And, from the place where you behold us pleading,			And from the place where you see us, ask,
The poor remainder of Andronici			The poor rest of Andronici
Will, hand in hand, all headlong hurl ourselves,			Will, hand in hand, all spin head across,
And on the ragged stones beat forth our souls,			And our souls struck on the ragged stones,
And make a mutual closure of our house.			And make a mutual closure of our house.
Speak, Romans, speak; and if you say we shall,			Speak, Roman, speak; And if you say we will
Lo, hand in hand, Lucius and I will fall.			Lo, hand in hand, Lucius and I will fall.
AEMILIUS. Come, come, thou reverend man of Rome,			Aemilius. Come on, come, you reverend man from Rome,
And bring our Emperor gently in thy hand,			And bring our emperor gently into your hand,
Lucius our Emperor; for well I know			Lucius our emperor; Because well, I know
The common voice do cry it shall be so.			The common voice cries it should be.
ALL. Lucius, all hail, Rome's royal Emperor!			EVERYONE. Lucius, all hail, Rome's royal emperor!
MARCUS. Go, go into old Titus' sorrowful house,			Marcus. Go, go in old Titus' sad house,
And hither hale that misbelieving Moor			And here, the moor disapproved
To be adjudg'd some direful slaught'ring death,			Assess a bad, trained death,
As punishment for his most wicked life. Exeunt some			As punishment for his evil life. Exeunt some
attendants. LUCIUS, MARCUS, and the others descend			Companion. Lucius, Marcus and the others rise
ALL. Lucius, all hail, Rome's gracious governor!			EVERYONE. Lucius, all hail, Rome's amiable governor!
LUCIUS. Thanks, gentle Romans! May I govern so			Lucius. Thank you, gentle Römer! May I rule
To heal Rome's harms and wipe away her woe!			To heal Rome's damage and wipe away her suffering!
But, gentle people, give me aim awhile,			But gentle people, give me a while to aim at me,
For nature puts me to a heavy task.			Because nature brings me to a difficult task.
Stand all aloof; but, uncle, draw you near			Stand all distant; But uncle, draw on nearby
To shed obsequious tears upon this trunk.			To shed over lower tears under this case.
O, take this warm kiss on thy pale cold lips. [Kisses TITUS]			Oh, take this warm kiss on your pale cold lips. [Kisses Titus]
These sorrowful drops upon thy blood-stain'd face,			These sad drops on your blood -stained face,
The last true duties of thy noble son!			The last true duties of your noble son!
MARCUS. Tear for tear and loving kiss for kiss			Marcus. Tears for tears and loving kiss for kiss
Thy brother Marcus tenders on thy lips.			Your brother Marcus shoots on your lips.
O, were the sum of these that I should pay			O, were the sum of it that I should pay
Countless and infinite, yet would I pay them!			Countless and infinite, but I would pay them!
LUCIUS. Come hither, boy; come, come, come, and learn of us			Lucius. Come here, boy; Come, come on, come, and learn from us
To melt in showers. Thy grandsire lov'd thee well;			Melt in showers. Your Engrand loved you well;
Many a time he danc'd thee on his knee,			For many time he danced you on his knee
Sung thee asleep, his loving breast thy pillow;			Sung you sleeping, his loving chest your pillow;
Many a story hath he told to thee,			Many story told you that he told you
And bid thee bear his pretty tales in mind			And offer yourself to keep an eye on his pretty stories
And talk of them when he was dead and gone.			And speak of them when he was dead and was gone.
MARCUS. How many thousand times hath these poor lips,			Marcus. How many thousand times these poor lips have,
When they were living, warm'd themselves on thine!			When they lived, it was warmed up on yours!
O, now, sweet boy, give them their latest kiss!			Oh, now, sweet boy, give them their latest kiss!
Bid him farewell; commit him to the grave;			Offer him say goodbye; Commit him to the grave;
Do them that kindness, and take leave of them.			Do this friendliness and say goodbye.
BOY. O grandsire, grandsire! ev'n with all my heart			BOY. O grandson, grandchildren! Ev'n with all my heart
Would I were dead, so you did live again!			I would be dead, so you lived again!
O Lord, I cannot speak to him for weeping;			O Lord, I can't talk to him to cry;
My tears will choke me, if I ope my mouth.			My tears will suffocate me when I open my mouth.
Re-enter attendants with AARON			Visit the companion with Aaron again
A ROMAN. You sad Andronici, have done with woes;			A Roman. You are sad, Andronici, did it with suffering;
Give sentence on the execrable wretch			Enter the sentence on the executable misery
That hath been breeder of these dire events.			That was breeders of these bad events.
LUCIUS. Set him breast-deep in earth, and famish him;			Lucius. Put it into the earth and fale him;
There let him stand and rave and cry for food.			There let him stand and rave and cry for food.
If any one relieves or pities him,			If someone relieves or contradicted it,
For the offence he dies. This is our doom.			He dies for the crime. This is our doom.
Some stay to see him fast'ned in the earth.			Some stay to see him quickly in the earth.
AARON. Ah, why should wrath be mute and fury dumb?			Aaron. Ah, why should anger silently and out of dumb?
I am no baby, I, that with base prayers			I'm not a baby, I, that with base prayers
I should repent the evils I have done;			I should regret the evil I did;
Ten thousand worse than ever yet I did			Ten thousand worse than ever
Would I perform, if I might have my will.			Would I appear if I had my will?
If one good deed in all my life I did,			When a good deed in my whole life I did,
I do repent it from my very soul.			I regret it from my soul.
LUCIUS. Some loving friends convey the Emperor hence,			Lucius. Some loving friends convey the emperor
And give him burial in his father's grave.			And give him funeral in his father's grave.
My father and Lavinia shall forthwith			My father and Lavinia will be immediately
Be closed in our household's monument.			In the monument of our household.
As for that ravenous tiger, Tamora,			What this starved tiger, Tamora, like
No funeral rite, nor man in mourning weed,			No burial rite, nor a man in mourning of weeds,
No mournful bell shall ring her burial;			No sad bell should ring your funeral;
But throw her forth to beasts and birds to prey.			But throw them to animals and fuck to hunt.
Her life was beastly and devoid of pity,			Her life was animal and without pity,
And being dead, let birds on her take pity. Exeunt			And when they are dead, leave birds with pity. Exeunt
THE END			THE END