The Tempest (Modern)

 1350[3.2]
 3.2.11351Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo.
 3.2.21352Stephano
 [To Trinculo] Tell not me! When the butt is out, we will drink 1353water, not a drop before: therefore bear up and board 1354'em. [To Caliban] Servant monster, drink to me!
 3.2.31355Trinculo
 Servant monster? The folly of this island! They 1356say there's but five upon this isle; we are three of them. 1357If the other two be brained like us, the state totters.
 3.2.41358Stephano
 Drink, servant monster, when I bid thee; thy 1359eyes are almost set in thy head.
 3.2.51360Trinculo
 Where should they be set else? He were a 1361brave monster indeed if they were set in his tail.
 3.2.61362Stephano
 My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in 1363sack. For my part, the sea cannot drown me. I swam, 1364ere I could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues 1365off and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant 1366monster -- or my standard.
 3.2.71367Trinculo
 Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.
 3.2.81368Stephano
 We'll not run, Monsieur Monster.
 3.2.91369Trinculo
 Nor go, neither -- but you'll lie like dogs and yet 1370say nothing, neither.
 3.2.101371Stephano
 Mooncalf: speak once in thy life, if thou be'st 1372a good mooncalf.
 3.2.111373Caliban
 How does thy honor? Let me lick thy shoe. 1374I'll not serve him; he is not valiant.
 3.2.121375Trinculo
 Thou liest, most ignorant monster. I am in case 1376to jostle a constable. Why, thou deboshed fish thou, 1377was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much 1378sack as I today? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being 1379but half a fish and half a monster?
 3.2.131380Caliban
 Lo, how he mocks me! Wilt thou let him, my 1381Lord?
 3.2.141382Trinculo
 "Lord," quoth he! -- that a monster should be such 1383a natural.
 3.2.151384Caliban
 Lo, lo, again! Bite him to death, I prithee.
 3.2.161385Stephano
 Trinculo: keep a good tongue in your head. If 1386you prove a mutineer, the next tree! The poor 1387monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity.
 3.2.171388Caliban
 I thank my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleased 1389to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?
 3.2.181390Stephano
 Marry will I: kneel and repeat it. 1391I will stand and so shall Trinculo.
 3.2.191392Enter Ariel, invisible.
 3.2.201393Caliban
 As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant --1394a sorcerer -- that by his cunning hath cheated me 1395of the island.
 3.2.211396Ariel
 Thou liest.
 3.2.221397Caliban
 [To Trinculo] Thou liest, thou jesting monkey thou! 1398I would my valiant master would destroy thee. 1399I do not lie.
 3.2.231400Stephano
 Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, 1401by this hand I will supplant some of your teeth.
 3.2.241402Trinculo
 Why, I said nothing.
 3.2.251403Stephano
 Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.
 3.2.261404Caliban
 I say by sorcery he got this isle.
 3.2.271405From me he got it! If thy greatness will
 3.2.281406Revenge it on him -- for I know thou dar'st,
 3.2.291407But this thing dare not.
 3.2.301408Stephano
 That's most certain.
 3.2.311409Caliban
 Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee.
 3.2.321410Stephano
 How now shall this be compassed? 1411Canst thou bring me to the party?
 3.2.331412Caliban
 Yea, yea, my Lord; I'll yield him thee asleep, 1413where thou mayst knock a nail into his head.
 3.2.341414Ariel
 Thou liest: thou canst not.
 3.2.351415Caliban
 What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!
 3.2.361416I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows
 3.2.371417And take his bottle from him. When that's gone,
 3.2.381418He shall drink nought but brine, for I'll not show him
 3.2.391419Where the quick freshes are.
 3.2.401420Stephano
 Trinculo, run into no further danger. 1421Interrupt the monster one word further, and by this 1422hand I'll turn my mercy out of doors and make a 1423stockfish of thee.
 3.2.411424Trinculo
 Why, what did I? I did nothing. 1425I'll go farther off.
 3.2.421426Stephano
 Didst thou not say he lied?
 3.2.431427Ariel
 Thou liest.
 3.2.441428Stephano
 Do I so? Take thou that! 1429As you like this, give me the lie another time!
 3.2.451430Trinculo
 I did not give the lie! Out of your wits and 1431hearing too? 1432A pox on your bottle -- this can sack and drinking do. 1433A murrain on your monster, and the devil take your 1434fingers!
 3.2.461435Caliban
 Ha ha ha!
 3.2.471436Stephano
 Now, forward with your tale. [To Trinculo] Prithee, stand 1437further off!
 3.2.481438Caliban
 Beat him enough! After a little time, 1439I'll beat him too.
 3.2.491440Stephano
 Stand farther. Come, proceed.
 3.2.501441Caliban
 Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him
 3.2.511442I'th'afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him,
 3.2.521443Having first seized his books, or with a log
 3.2.531444Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
 3.2.541445Or cut his weasand with thy knife. Remember
 3.2.551446First to possess his books, for without them
 3.2.561447He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not
 3.2.571448One spirit to command; they all do hate him
 3.2.581449As rootedly as I. Burn but his books;
 3.2.591450He has brave utensils, for so he calls them,
 3.2.601451Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal.
 3.2.611452And that most deeply to consider is
 3.2.621453The beauty of his daughter -- he himself
 3.2.631454Calls her a nonpareil. I never saw a woman
 3.2.641455But only Sycorax, my dam, and she,
 3.2.651456But she as far surpasseth Sycorax
 3.2.661457As great'st does least.
 1458Stephano
 As great'st does least.  Is it so brave a lass?
 3.2.671459Caliban
 Ay, Lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant,
 3.2.681460And bring thee forth brave brood.
 3.2.691461Stephano
 Monster, I will kill this man. His daughter and 1462I will be King and Queen, save our graces, and 1463Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys.
 3.2.701464Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?
 3.2.711465Trinculo
 Excellent.
 3.2.721466Stephano
 Give me thy hand. I am sorry I beat thee; 1467but while thou liv'st, keep a good tongue in thy head.
 3.2.731468Caliban
 Within this half hour will he be asleep.
 3.2.741469Wilt thou destroy him then?
 1470Stephano
 Wilt thou destroy him then?  Ay, on mine honor.
 3.2.751471Ariel
 [Aside] This will I tell my master.
 3.2.761472Caliban
 Thou mak'st me merry; I am full of pleasure.
 3.2.771473Let us be jocund! Will you troll the catch
 3.2.781474You taught me but whilere?
 3.2.791475Stephano
 At thy request, monster, I will do reason,
 3.2.801476Any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing.
 3.2.811477Sings
 3.2.821478Flout'em and cout'em; and skout'em and flout'em:
 3.2.831479Thought is free.
 3.2.841480Caliban
 That's not the tune!
 3.2.851481Ariel plays the tune on a tabor and pipe.
 3.2.861482Stephano
 What is this same?
 3.2.871483Trinculo
 This is the tune of our catch, played by the 1484picture of Nobody.
 3.2.881485Stephano
 If thou be'st a man, show thyself in thy likeness;
 3.2.891486If thou be'st a devil, take't as thou list.
 3.2.901487Trinculo
 O forgive me my sins!
 3.2.911488Stephano
 He that dies pays all debts. I defy thee! 1489Mercy upon us!
 3.2.921490Caliban
 Art thou afeard?
 3.2.931491Stephano
 No, monster, not I.
 3.2.941492Caliban
 Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises,
 3.2.951493Sounds, and sweet ayres that give delight and hurt not.
 3.2.961494Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
 3.2.971495Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices --
 3.2.981496That if I then had waked after long sleep,
 3.2.991497Will make me sleep again -- and then, in dreaming,
 3.2.1001498The clouds methought would open and show riches
 3.2.1011499Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
 3.2.1021500I cried to dream again.
 3.2.1031501Stephano
 This will prove a brave kingdom to me, 1502where I shall have my music for nothing!
 3.2.1041503Caliban
 When Prospero is destroyed.
 3.2.1051504Stephano
 That shall be by and by; 1505I remember the story.
 3.2.1061506Trinculo
 The sound is going away. 1507Let's follow it, and after do our work.
 3.2.1071508Stephano
 Lead, monster: 1509we'll follow. I would I could see this taborer; 1510he lays it on.
 3.2.1081511Trinculo
 [To Caliban] Wilt come? 1512[To Stephano] I'll follow, Stephano.
 3.2.109Exeunt.
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