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作者:世纪史诗      更新:2021-02-20 16:49      字数:9322
  King Henry VI; Part 1
  King Henry VI; Part 1
  William Shakespeare
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  ACT I。
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  SCENE 1。
  Westminster Abbey
  Dead     March。    Enter    the   funeral   of  KING      HENRY       THE     FIFTH;
  attended on by the DUKE OF BEDFORD; Regent of France; the DUKE
  OF   GLOUCESTER;   Protector;   the   DUKE   OF   EXETER;   the   EARL  OF
  WARWICK; the BISHOP OF WINCHESTER
  BEDFORD。   Hung   be   the   heavens   with   black;   yield   day   to   night!
  Comets;      importing    change     of  times   and   states;  Brandish     your   crystal
  tresses in the sky And with them scourge the bad revolting stars That have
  consented unto   Henry's   death!   King   Henry  the   Fifth;  too   famous   to   live
  long!    England     ne'er   lost  a  king   of  so   much    worth。    GLOUCESTER。
  England      ne'er  had   a  king   until  his  time。   Virtue   he   had;  deserving     to
  command; His brandish'd sword did blind men with his beams; His arms
  spread     wider   than   a  dragon's    wings;   His   sparkling    eyes;   replete   with
  wrathful fire; More dazzled and drove back his enemies Than mid…day sun
  fierce   bent   against   their   faces。 What   should   I   say?   His   deeds   exceed   all
  speech: He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered。 EXETER。 We mourn in
  black; why mourn we not in blood? Henry is dead and never shall revive。
  Upon a wooden coffin   we attend; And death's dishonourable victory We
  with our stately presence glorify; Like captives bound to a triumphant car。
  What! shall we curse the planets of mishap That plotted thus our glory's
  overthrow?      Or   shall   we   think  the   subtle…witted    French    Conjurers     and
  sorcerers;   that;   afraid   of   him;   By   magic   verses   have   contriv'd   his   end?
  WINCHESTER。   He   was   a   king   bless'd   of   the   King   of   kings;   Unto   the
  French the dreadful judgment…day So dreadful will not be as was his sight。
  The   battles   of   the   Lord   of   Hosts   he   fought;   The   Church's   prayers   made
  him   so   prosperous。   GLOUCESTER。   The   Church!   Where   is   it?   Had   not
  churchmen pray'd; His thread of life had not so soon decay'd。 None do you
  like but an effeminate prince; Whom like a school…boy you may overawe。
  WINCHESTER。            Gloucester;    whate'er    we   like;  thou   art  Protector    And
  lookest to command the Prince and realm。 Thy wife is proud; she holdeth
  thee in awe More than God or religious churchmen may。 GLOUCESTER。
  Name not religion; for thou lov'st the flesh; And ne'er throughout the year
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  to   church   thou   go'st;   Except   it   be   to   pray   against   thy   foes。   BEDFORD。
  Cease;   cease   these   jars   and   rest   your   minds   in   peace;   Let's   to   the   altar。
  Heralds; wait on us。 Instead of gold; we'll offer up our arms; Since arms
  avail   not;   now   that   Henry's   dead。   Posterity;   await   for   wretched   years;
  When at their mothers' moist'ned eyes babes shall suck; Our isle be made a
  nourish of salt tears; And none but women left to wail the dead。 HENRY
  the Fifth; thy ghost I invocate: Prosper this realm; keep it from civil broils;
  Combat with adverse planets in the heavens。 A far more glorious star thy
  soul will make Than Julius Caesar or bright
  Enter a MESSENGER
  MESSENGER。 My honourable  lords; health to you   all! Sad   tidings
  bring   I   to   you   out   of   France;   Of   loss;   of   slaughter;   and   discomfiture:
  Guienne; Champagne; Rheims; Orleans; Paris; Guysors; Poictiers; are all
  quite lost。 BEDFORD。 What say'st thou; man; before dead Henry's corse?
  Speak softly; or the loss of those great towns Will make him burst his lead
  and rise from death。 GLOUCESTER。 Is Paris lost? Is Rouen yielded up? If
  Henry were recall'd to life again; These news would cause him once more
  yield the ghost。 EXETER。 How were they lost? What treachery was us'd?
  MESSENGER。 No treachery; but want of men and money。 Amongst the
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  soldiers this is muttered That here you maintain several factions; And
  whilst a field should be dispatch'd and fought; You are disputing of your
  generals: One would have ling'ring wars; with little cost; Another would
  fly   swift;   but   wanteth   wings; A  third   thinks;   without   expense   at   all;   By
  guileful fair words peace may be obtain'd。 Awake; awake; English nobility!
  Let   not   sloth   dim   your   honours;   new…begot。   Cropp'd   are   the   flower…de…
  luces   in   your   arms;   Of   England's   coat   one   half   is   cut   away。   EXETER。
  Were our tears wanting to this funeral; These tidings would call forth their
  flowing tides。 BEDFORD。 Me they concern; Regent I am of France。 Give
  me   my   steeled   coat;   I'll   fight   for   France。   Away   with   these   disgraceful
  wailing   robes!   Wounds   will   I   lend   the   French   instead   of   eyes;   To   weep
  their intermissive miseries。
  Enter a second MESSENGER
  SECOND        MESSENGER。           Lords;    view    these   letters  full  of   bad
  mischance。 France is revolted from the English quite; Except some petty
  towns of no import。 The Dauphin Charles is crowned king in Rheims; The
  Bastard of Orleans with him is join'd; Reignier; Duke of Anjou; doth take
  his part; The Duke of Alencon flieth to his side。 EXETER。 The Dauphin
  crowned king! all fly to him! O; whither shall we fly from this reproach?
  GLOUCESTER。 We will not fly but to our enemies' throats。 Bedford; if
  thou be slack I'll fight it out。 BEDFORD。 Gloucester; why doubt'st thou of
  my   forwardness?   An   army   have   I   muster'd   in   my   thoughts;   Wherewith
  already France is overrun。
  Enter a third MESSENGER
  THIRD   MESSENGER。   My   gracious   lords;   to   add   to   your   laments;
  Wherewith you now bedew King Henry's hearse; I must inform you of a
  dismal fight Betwixt the stout Lord Talbot and the French。 WINCHESTER。
  What! Wherein Talbot overcame? Is't so? THIRD MESSENGER。 O; no;
  wherein Lord Talbot was o'erthrown。 The circumstance I'll tell you more at
  large。 The tenth of August last this dreadful lord; Retiring from the siege
  of   Orleans;   Having   full   scarce   six   thousand   in   his   troop;   By   three   and
  twenty thousand of the French Was round encompassed and set upon。 No
  leisure had he to enrank his men; He wanted pikes to set before his archers;
  Instead   whereof   sharp   stakes   pluck'd   out   of   hedges   They   pitched   in   the
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  ground confusedly To keep the horsemen off from breaking in。 More than
  three hours the fight continued;
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  Where valiant Talbot; above human thought; Enacted wonders with his
  sword and lance: Hundreds he sent to hell; and none durst stand him; Here;
  there; and everywhere; enrag'd he slew The French exclaim'd the devil was
  in arms; All the whole army stood agaz'd on him。 His soldiers; spying his
  undaunted spirit; 'A Talbot! a Talbot!' cried out amain; And rush'd into the
  bowels of the battle。 Here had the conquest fully been seal'd up If Sir John
  Fastolfe had not play'd the coward。 He; being in the vaward plac'd behind
  With purpose to relieve and follow them… Cowardly fled; not having struck
  one stroke; Hence grew the general wreck and massacre。 Enclosed were
  they   with   their   enemies。   A   base   Walloon;   to   win   the   Dauphin's   grace;
  Thrust Talbot with a spear into the back; Whom all France; with their chief
  assembled       strength;    Durst   not   presume      to  look    once    in  the   face。
  BEDFORD。 Is Talbot slain? Then I will slay myself; For living idly here
  in   pomp   and   ease;   Whilst   such   a   worthy   leader;   wanting   aid;   Unto   his
  dastard foemen is betray'd。 THIRD MESSENGER。 O no; he lives; but is
  took prisoner; And Lord Scales with him; and Lord Hungerford; Most of
  the rest slaughter'd or took likewise。 BEDFORD。 His ransom there is none
  but I shall pay。 I'll hale the Dauphin headlong from his throne; His crown
  shall be the ransom of my friend; Four of their lords I'll change for one o