The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated) (628 page)

Into my small cell, where you can stay and rest
For this one night; which, part of it, I'll waste

For just tonight; which in part, I’ll spend
With such discourse as, I not doubt, shall make it

With such conversations that it will, I don’t doubt, make the night
Go quick away; the story of my life

Go by quickly; the story of my life
And the particular accidents gone by

And the specific events that have passed
Since I came to this isle: and in the morn

Since I came to this island: and in the morning
I'll bring you to your ship and so to Naples,

I’ll take you to your ship and you’ll be off to Naples,
Where I have hope to see the nuptial

Where I hope to see the wedding
Of these our dear-beloved solemnized;

Of our dear children here made official;
And thence retire me to my Milan, where

And then I will withdraw myself to Milan, where
Every third thought shall be my grave.

A third of my thoughts will be about my death.

ALONSO

I long

I really want
To hear the story of your life, which must

To hear the story of your life, which must
Take the ear strangely.

Sound wonderful to the ear.

PROSPERO

I'll deliver all;

I’ll tell you all of it;
And promise you calm seas, auspicious gales

And promise you calm seas and favorable winds
And sail so expeditious that shall catch

And a return sailing so quick that you will catch up to
Your royal fleet far off.

Your royal fleet of ships that are a day from here.

[Aside to ARIEL] My Ariel, chick,

[Aside to ARIEL] My Ariel, child,
That is thy charge: then to the elements

See that they have a good journey, that is your order: then off into the world
Be free, and fare thou well! Please you, draw near.

And be free, and good bye! If you want, come close.

Exeunt

EPILOGUESPOKEN BY PROSPERO
Now my charms are all o'erthrown,

Now my spells are all destroyed
And what strength I have's mine own,

And the power that I have is my own,
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,

Which is very weak: now, it’s true,
I must be here confined by you,

That I must be confined to this play by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,

Or sent away to Naples. Don’t let me,
Since I have my dukedom got

Since I have now gotten my dukedom back
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell

And forgiven the man who deceived me, live
In this bare island by your spell;

On this bare island of a stage due to your magic:
But release me from my bands

But release me from my chains
With the help of your good hands:

With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails

You good words will fill my sails,
Must fill, or else my project fails,

Or else my project has failed,
Which was to please. Now I want

Which was meant to give pleasure. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,

Spirits to command, magic to weild,
And my ending is despair,

And my ending will be in despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,

Unless I am saved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults

Which penetrates so far that it convinces
Mercy itself and frees all faults.

Mercy itself and forgives all flaws.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,

As you would be forgiven of your crimes,
Let your indulgence set me free.

Let your forgiveness set me free.

ORSINO, Duke of Illyria

SEBASTIAN, a young Gentleman, brother to Viola

ANTONIO, a Sea Captain, friend to Sebastian

A SEA CAPTAIN, friend to Viola

VALENTINE, Gentleman attending on the Duke

CURIO, Gentleman attending on the Duke

SIR TOBY BELCH, Uncle of Olivia

SIR ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK.

MALVOLIO, Steward to Olivia

FABIAN, Servant to Olivia

CLOWN, Servant to Olivia.

OLIVIA, a rich Countess

VIOLA, in love with the Duke

MARIA, Olivia's Woman.

Lords, Priests, Sailors, Officers, Musicians, and other Attendants.

Enter DUKE ORSINO, CURIO, and other Lords; Musicians attending

DUKE ORSINO

If music be the food of love, play on;

If music is what feeds love, keep playing;

Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,

Give me more than I need of it, which, without having enough,

The appetite may sicken, and so die.

The desire for love might starve, and then die.

That strain again! it had a dying fall:

That sound again! it got quieter and quieter;

O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound,

Oh, it came over my ear like the sweet sound,

That breathes upon a bank of violets,

That drifts over a field of violets,

Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more:

Stealing and then giving away the scent! Enough; no more:

'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.

It is not as sweet now as it was before.

O spirit of love! how quick and fresh art thou,

Oh the spirit of love! You are so quick and fresh,

That, notwithstanding thy capacity

That, no matter your depth

Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there,

Takes in as much as the sea; nothing enters there,

Of what validity and pitch soe'er,

No matter how real and strong,

But falls into abatement and low price,

That doesn't become less and cheaper,

Even in a minute: so full of shapes is fancy

Even in a minute: affection is so full of imagination

That it alone is high fantastical.

That by itself it is fantasy.

CURIO

Will you go hunt, my lord?

Will you go hunt, my lord?

DUKE ORSINO

What, Curio?

What, Curio

CURIO

The hart.

The hart [a kind of deer, but sounding like "heart"].

DUKE ORSINO

Why, so I do, the noblest that I have:

Why, indeed I do, the most noble that I have:

O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,

Oh, when I first saw Olivia,

Methought she purged the air of pestilence!