THE TEMPEST 3.2

Another part of the island.

[Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO]

STEPHANO Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink

water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and

board 'em. Servant-monster, drink to me.

TRINCULO Servant-monster! the folly of this island! They

say there's but five upon this isle: we are three 5

of them; if th' other two be brained like us, the

state totters.

STEPHANO Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes

are almost set in thy head.

TRINCULO Where should they be set else? he were a brave 10

monster indeed, if they were set in his tail.

STEPHANO My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in sack:

for my part, the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I

could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off

and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant, 15

monster, or my standard.

TRINCULO Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.

STEPHANO We'll not run, Monsieur Monster.

TRINCULO Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs and yet say

nothing neither. 20

STEPHANO Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a

good moon-calf.

CALIBAN How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.

I'll not serve him; he's not valiant.

TRINCULO Thou liest, most ignorant monster: I am in case to 25

justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish thou,

was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much

sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie,

being but half a fish and half a monster?

CALIBAN Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? 30

TRINCULO 'Lord' quoth he! That a monster should be such a natural!

CALIBAN Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I prithee.

STEPHANO Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if you

prove a mutineer,--the next tree! The poor monster's

my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. 35

CALIBAN I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to

hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

STEPHANO Marry, will Ikneel and repeat it; I will stand,

and so shall Trinculo.

[Enter ARIEL, invisible]

CALIBAN As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a 40

sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.

ARIEL Thou liest.

CALIBAN Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my

valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie.

STEPHANO Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by 45

this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

TRINCULO Why, I said nothing.

STEPHANO Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.

CALIBAN I say, by sorcery he got this isle;

From me he got it. if thy greatness will 50

Revenge it on him,--for I know thou darest,

But this thing dare not,--

STEPHANO That's most certain.

CALIBAN Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee.

STEPHANO How now shall this be compassed? 55

Canst thou bring me to the party?

CALIBAN Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep,

Where thou mayst knock a nail into his bead.

ARIEL Thou liest; thou canst not.

CALIBAN What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch! 60

I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows

And take his bottle from him: when that's gone

He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not show him

Where the quick freshes are.

STEPHANO Trinculo, run into no further danger: 65

interrupt the monster one word further, and,

by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out o' doors

and make a stock-fish of thee.

TRINCULO Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther

off. 70

STEPHANO Didst thou not say he lied?

ARIEL Thou liest.

STEPHANO Do I so? take thou that.

[Beats TRINCULO]

As you like this, give me the lie another time.

TRINCULO I did not give the lie. Out o' your 75

wits and bearing too? A pox o' your bottle!

this can sack and drinking do. A murrain on

your monster, and the devil take your fingers!

CALIBAN Ha, ha, ha!

STEPHANO Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, stand farther 80

off.

CALIBAN Beat him enough: after a little time

I'll beat him too.

STEPHANO Stand farther. Come, proceed.

CALIBAN Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him,

I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him, 85

Having first seized his books, or with a log

Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,

Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember

First to possess his books; for without them

He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not 90

One spirit to command: they all do hate him

As rootedly as I. Burn but his books.

He has brave utensils,--for so he calls them--

Which when he has a house, he'll deck withal

And that most deeply to consider is 95

The beauty of his daughter; he himself

Calls her a nonpareil: I never saw a woman,

But only Sycorax my dam and she;

But she as far surpasseth Sycorax

As great'st does least. 100

STEPHANO Is it so brave a lass?

CALIBAN Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant.

And bring thee forth brave brood.

STEPHANO Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I

will be king and queen--save our graces!--and 105

Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys. Dost thou

like the plot, Trinculo?

TRINCULO Excellent.

STEPHANO Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but,

while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. 110

CALIBAN Within this half hour will he be asleep:

Wilt thou destroy him then?

STEPHANO Ay, on mine honour.

ARIEL This will I tell my master.

CALIBAN Thou makest me merry; I am full of pleasure: 115

Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch

You taught me but while-ere?

STEPHANO At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any

reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing.

[Sings]

Flout 'em and scout 'em 120

And scout 'em and flout 'em

Thought is free.

CALIBAN That's not the tune.

[Ariel plays the tune on a tabour and pipe]

STEPHANO What is this same?

TRINCULO This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture 125

of Nobody.

STEPHANO If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness:

if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list.

TRINCULO O, forgive me my sins!

STEPHANO He that dies pays all debts: I defy thee. Mercy upon us! 130

CALIBAN Art thou afeard?

STEPHANO No, monster, not I.

CALIBAN Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,

Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.

Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments 135

Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices

That, if I then had waked after long sleep,

Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,

The clouds methought would open and show riches

Ready to drop upon me that, when I waked, 140

I cried to dream again.

STEPHANO This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall

have my music for nothing.

CALIBAN When Prospero is destroyed.

STEPHANO That shall be by and by: I remember the story. 145

TRINCULO The sound is going away; let's follow it, and

after do our work.

STEPHANO Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would I could see

this tabourer; he lays it on.

TRINCULO Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. 150

[Exeunt]

STEPHANO		Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink
		water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and
		board 'em. Servant-monster, drink to me.

TRINCULO	Servant-monster! the folly of this island! They
	say there's but five upon this isle: we are three	5
	of them; if th' other two be brained like us, the
	state totters.

STEPHANO		Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes
		are almost set in thy head.

TRINCULO		Where should they be set else? he were a brave	10
		monster indeed, if they were set in his tail.

STEPHANO	My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in sack:
	for my part, the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I
	could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off
	and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant,	15
	monster, or my standard.

TRINCULO		Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs and yet say
		nothing neither.	20

STEPHANO		Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a
		good moon-calf.

CALIBAN		How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.
		I'll not serve him; he's not valiant.

TRINCULO	Thou liest, most ignorant monster: I am in case to	25
	justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish thou,
	was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much
	sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie,
	being but half a fish and half a monster?

STEPHANO	Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if you
	prove a mutineer,--the next tree! The poor monster's
	my subject and he shall not suffer indignity.	35

CALIBAN		I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to
		hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

STEPHANO		Marry, will Ikneel and repeat it; I will stand,
		and so shall Trinculo.
		[Enter ARIEL, invisible]

CALIBAN		As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a	40
		sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.

CALIBAN		Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou: I would my
		valiant master would destroy thee! I do not lie.

STEPHANO		Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by	45
		this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

CALIBAN	I say, by sorcery he got this isle;
	From me he got it. if thy greatness will	50
	Revenge it on him,--for I know thou darest,
	But this thing dare not,--

STEPHANO		How now shall this be compassed?	55
		Canst thou bring me to the party?

CALIBAN		Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep,
		Where thou mayst knock a nail into his bead.

CALIBAN	What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!	60
	I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows
	And take his bottle from him: when that's gone
	He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not show him
	Where the quick freshes are.

STEPHANO	Trinculo, run into no further danger:	65
	interrupt the monster one word further, and,
	by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out o' doors
	and make a stock-fish of thee.

TRINCULO		Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther
		off.	70

STEPHANO		Do I so? take thou that.
		[Beats TRINCULO]
		As you like this, give me the lie another time.

TRINCULO	I did not give the lie. Out o' your	75
	wits and bearing too? A pox o' your bottle!
	this can sack and drinking do. A murrain on
	your monster, and the devil take your fingers!

STEPHANO		Now, forward with your tale. Prithee, stand farther	80
		off.

CALIBAN		Beat him enough: after a little time
		I'll beat him too.

CALIBAN	Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him,
	I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him,	85
	Having first seized his books, or with a log
	Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
	Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember
	First to possess his books; for without them
	He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not	90
	One spirit to command: they all do hate him
	As rootedly as I. Burn but his books.
	He has brave utensils,--for so he calls them--
	Which when he has a house, he'll deck withal
	And that most deeply to consider is	95
	The beauty of his daughter; he himself
	Calls her a nonpareil: I never saw a woman,
	But only Sycorax my dam and she;
	But she as far surpasseth Sycorax
	As great'st does least.	100

CALIBAN		Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant.
		And bring thee forth brave brood.

STEPHANO	Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I
	will be king and queen--save our graces!--and	105
	Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys. Dost thou
	like the plot, Trinculo?

STEPHANO		Give me thy hand: I am sorry I beat thee; but,
		while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head.	110

CALIBAN		Within this half hour will he be asleep:
		Wilt thou destroy him then?