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Enter THALIARD alone.
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Enter THALIARD alone.
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THALIARD
So this is Tyre, and this the court. Here
must I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am
sure to be hanged at home. ’Tis dangerous. Well, I
perceive he was a wise fellow and had good discretion
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that, being bid to ask what he would of theking, desired he might know none of his secrets.
Now do I see he had some reason for ’t, for if a
king bid a man be a villain, he’s bound by the
indenture of his oath to be one. Husht! Here
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comes the lords of Tyre. He steps aside. |
THALIARD
So this is Tyre, and this the court. Here
must I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am
sure to be hanged at home. ’Tis dangerous. Well, I
perceive he was a wise fellow and had good discretion
that, being bid to ask what he would of the
king, desired he might know none of his secrets.
Now do I see he had some reason for ’t, for if a
king bid a man be a villain, he’s bound by the
indenture of his oath to be one. Husht! Here
comes the lords of Tyre. He steps aside.
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Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES, with other LORDS.
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Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES, with other LORDS.
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HELICANUS
You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre,
Further to question me of your king’s departure.
His sealed commission left in trust with me
Does speak sufficiently he’s gone to travel.
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HELICANUS
You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre,
Further to question me of your king’s departure.
His sealed commission left in trust with me
Does speak sufficiently he’s gone to travel.
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THALIARD , aside
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How? The King gone? |
THALIARD , aside
How? The King gone? |
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HELICANUS
If further yet you will be satisfied
Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves
He would depart, I’ll give some light unto you.
Being at Antioch—
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HELICANUS
If further yet you will be satisfied
Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves
He would depart, I’ll give some light unto you.
Being at Antioch—
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THALIARD, aside
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What from Antioch? |
THALIARD, aside
What from Antioch? |
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HELICANUS
Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not,
Took some displeasure at him—at least he judged so;
And doubting lest he had erred or sinned,
To show his sorrow, he’d correct himself;
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So puts himself unto the shipman’s toil,With whom each minute threatens life or death.
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HELICANUS
Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not,
Took some displeasure at him—at least he judged so;
And doubting lest he had erred or sinned,
To show his sorrow, he’d correct himself;
So puts himself unto the shipman’s toil,
With whom each minute threatens life or death.
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THALIARD , aside
Well, I perceive I shall not be hanged
now, although I would; but since he’s gone, the
King’s ears it must please. He ’scaped the land to
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perish at the sea. I’ll present myself.—Peace to thelords of Tyre!
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THALIARD , aside
Well, I perceive I shall not be hanged
now, although I would; but since he’s gone, the
King’s ears it must please. He ’scaped the land to
perish at the sea. I’ll present myself.—Peace to the
lords of Tyre!
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HELICANUS
Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome.
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HELICANUS
Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome.
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THALIARD
From him I come with message unto princely
Pericles, but since my landing I have understood
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your lord has betook himself to unknown travels.Now message must return from whence it came.
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THALIARD
From him I come with message unto princely
Pericles, but since my landing I have understood
your lord has betook himself to unknown travels.
Now message must return from whence it came.
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HELICANUS
We have no reason to desire it,
Commended to our master, not to us.
Yet ere you shall depart, this we desire:
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As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre. |
HELICANUS
We have no reason to desire it,
Commended to our master, not to us.
Yet ere you shall depart, this we desire:
As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre.
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They exit.
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They exit.
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Original Text |
Modern Text |
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Enter THALIARD alone.
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Enter THALIARD alone.
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THALIARD
So this is Tyre, and this the court. Here
must I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am
sure to be hanged at home. ’Tis dangerous. Well, I
perceive he was a wise fellow and had good discretion
5
that, being bid to ask what he would of theking, desired he might know none of his secrets.
Now do I see he had some reason for ’t, for if a
king bid a man be a villain, he’s bound by the
indenture of his oath to be one. Husht! Here
10
comes the lords of Tyre. He steps aside. |
THALIARD
So this is Tyre, and this the court. Here
must I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am
sure to be hanged at home. ’Tis dangerous. Well, I
perceive he was a wise fellow and had good discretion
that, being bid to ask what he would of the
king, desired he might know none of his secrets.
Now do I see he had some reason for ’t, for if a
king bid a man be a villain, he’s bound by the
indenture of his oath to be one. Husht! Here
comes the lords of Tyre. He steps aside.
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Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES, with other LORDS.
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Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES, with other LORDS.
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HELICANUS
You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre,
Further to question me of your king’s departure.
His sealed commission left in trust with me
Does speak sufficiently he’s gone to travel.
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HELICANUS
You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre,
Further to question me of your king’s departure.
His sealed commission left in trust with me
Does speak sufficiently he’s gone to travel.
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THALIARD , aside
15
How? The King gone? |
THALIARD , aside
How? The King gone? |
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HELICANUS
If further yet you will be satisfied
Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves
He would depart, I’ll give some light unto you.
Being at Antioch—
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HELICANUS
If further yet you will be satisfied
Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves
He would depart, I’ll give some light unto you.
Being at Antioch—
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THALIARD, aside
20
What from Antioch? |
THALIARD, aside
What from Antioch? |
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HELICANUS
Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not,
Took some displeasure at him—at least he judged so;
And doubting lest he had erred or sinned,
To show his sorrow, he’d correct himself;
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So puts himself unto the shipman’s toil,With whom each minute threatens life or death.
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HELICANUS
Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not,
Took some displeasure at him—at least he judged so;
And doubting lest he had erred or sinned,
To show his sorrow, he’d correct himself;
So puts himself unto the shipman’s toil,
With whom each minute threatens life or death.
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THALIARD , aside
Well, I perceive I shall not be hanged
now, although I would; but since he’s gone, the
King’s ears it must please. He ’scaped the land to
30
perish at the sea. I’ll present myself.—Peace to thelords of Tyre!
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THALIARD , aside
Well, I perceive I shall not be hanged
now, although I would; but since he’s gone, the
King’s ears it must please. He ’scaped the land to
perish at the sea. I’ll present myself.—Peace to the
lords of Tyre!
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HELICANUS
Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome.
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HELICANUS
Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome.
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THALIARD
From him I come with message unto princely
Pericles, but since my landing I have understood
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your lord has betook himself to unknown travels.Now message must return from whence it came.
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THALIARD
From him I come with message unto princely
Pericles, but since my landing I have understood
your lord has betook himself to unknown travels.
Now message must return from whence it came.
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HELICANUS
We have no reason to desire it,
Commended to our master, not to us.
Yet ere you shall depart, this we desire:
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As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre. |
HELICANUS
We have no reason to desire it,
Commended to our master, not to us.
Yet ere you shall depart, this we desire:
As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre.
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They exit.
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They exit.
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