【英文原著类】King John(约翰王).pdf

KING JOHN
KING JOHN
William Shakespeare
1597
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ACT I.
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SCENE 1
KING JOHN's palace
Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, PEMBROKE, ESSEX,
SALISBURY, and others, with CHATILLON
KING JOHN. Now, say, Chatillon, what would France with us?
CHATILLON. Thus, after greeting, speaks the King of France In my
behaviour to the majesty, The borrowed majesty, of England here.
ELINOR. A strange beginning- 'borrowed majesty'! KING JOHN. Silence,
good mother; hear the embassy. CHATILLON. Philip of France, in right
and true behalf Of thy deceased brother Geffrey's son, Arthur ,
lays most lawful claim To this fair island and the territories, To Ireland,
Poictiers, Anjou, Touraine, Maine, Desiring thee to lay aside the sword
Which sways usurpingly these several titles, And put the same into young
Arthur's hand, Thy nephew and right royal sovereign. KING JOHN. What
follows if we disallow of this? CHATILLON. The proud control of fierce
and bloody war, To enforce these rights so forcibly withheld. KING JOHN.
Here have we war for war, and blood for blood, Controlment for
controlment- so answer France. CHATILLON. Then take my king's
defiance from my mouth- The farthest limit of my embassy. KING JOHN.
Bear mine to him, and so depart in peace; Be thou as lightning in the eyes
of France; For ere thou canst report I will be there, The thunder of my
cannon shall be heard. So hence! Be thou the trumpet of our wrath And
sullen presage of your own decay. An honourable conduct let him have-
Pembroke, look to 't. Farewell, Chatillon. Exeunt CHATILLON and
PEMBROKE ELINOR. What now, my son! Have I not ever said How that
ambitious Constance would not cease Till she had kindled France and all
the world Upon the right and party of her son? This might have been
prevented and made whole With very easy arguments of love, Which now
the manage of two kingdoms must With fearful bloody issue arbitrate.
KING JOHN. Our strong