Dramatis Perfonæ. ALONSO, King of Naples Sebastian, his Brother. Profpero, the rightful Duke of Milan. Anthonio, his Brother, the ufurping Duke of Milan. Ferdinand, Son to the King of Naples. Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor of Naples. Adrian, Lords. Francifco, } Caliban, a Salvage and deformed Slave. Trinculo, a Jester. Stephano a drunken Butler. Master of a Ship, Boatswain, and Mariners. Miranda, Daughter to Profpero. Ariel, an aiery Spirit. -Other Spirits attending on Profpero. SCENE, An uninhabited Island. THE A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard: Enter a Ship-master, and a Boatswain. MASTER. BoBoy. Here, Master: what cheer? Maft. Good, speak to th' mariners: fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves a-ground; bestir, bestir. [Exit. Enter Mariners. Boats. Hey, my hearts; cheerly, my hearts; yare, yare; take in the top-fail; tend to th' master's whiftle; blow, 'till thou burst thy wind, if room enough. Enter Alonfo, Sebastian, Anthonio, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, and others. Alon. Good Boatswain, have care: where's the master? play the men. * These two Plays, the Tempest and the Midsummer-night's Dream, are the noblest Efforts of that fublime and amazing Imagination, peculiar to Shakespear, which foars above the Bounds of Nature without forsaking Sense; yet seems to carry Nature along with him beyond her established Limits. Boats. I pray now, keep below. Boats. Do you not hear him? you mar our labour; ◆ keep your cabins; you do affift the ftorm. Gonz. Nay, good, be patient. Boats. When the fea is. Hence-what care these Roarers for the name of King? to cabin; filence; trouble us not. Gonz. Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboard. Boats. None, that I more love than myself. You are a counsellor; if you can command these elements to filence, and work the peace o'the prefent, we will not hand a rope more; use your authority. If you cannot, give thanks you have liv'd fo long, and make yourself ready in your cabin for the mifchance of the hour, if it fo hap. Cheerly, good hearts: out of our way, I fay. [Exit. Gonz. I have great comfort from this fellow; methinks, he hath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion is perfect gallows. Stand faft, good fate, to his hanging; make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage: if he be not born to be hang'd, our cafe is miferable. [Exeunt. Re-enter Boatswain. Boats. Down with the top-mast: yare, lower, lower; bring her to try with main-course. A plague upon this howling!— Acry within. Re-enter Sebastian, Anthonio, and they are louder than the weather, or our office. Yet again? what do you here? shall we give o'er, and drown? have you a mind to fink? Seb. A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blafphe mous, uncharitable dog.. Baats. Work you then. Ant. Ant. Hang, cur, hang; you whorefon infolent, noisemaker; we are lefs afraid to be drown'd than thou art. Gonz. I'll warrant him from drowning, tho' the ship were no stronger than a nut-shell, and as leaky as an unsftanch'd wench. Boats. Lay her a-hold, a-hold; fet her two courses off to fea again, lay her off. Enter Mariners wet. Mar. All loft! to prayers! to prayers! all loft! [Exe. Gonz. The King and Prince at pray'rs! let us assist For our cafe is as theirs. [kards. Seb. I'm out of patience. Ant. We're merely cheated of our lives by drunThis wide-chopt rafcal-'Would, thou might'st lie drowning. The washing of ten tides! Gonz. He'll be hang'd yet, Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at wid'st to glut him. A confused noise within] Mercy on us! We split, we split! Farewel, my Wife and Children! Brother, farewel! we split, we split, we split! Ant. Let's all fink with the King. Seb. Let's take leave of him. [Exit. [Exit. Gonz. Now would I give a thousand furlongs of fea for an acre of barren ground, long heath, brown furze, any thing; the wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death! [Exit. |