Butnow,myFaustus,thatthoumaystperceiveWhatRomecontainsfortodelightthineeyes,KnowthatthiscitystandsuponsevenhillsThatunderpropthegroundworkofthesame:
JustthroughthemidstrunsflowingTiber’sstream,Withwindingbanksthatcutitintwoparts;
Overthewhichtwostatelybridgeslean,ThatmakesafepassagetoeachpartofRome:
Uponthebridgecall’dPonteAngeloErectedisacastlepassingstrong,Wherethoushaltseesuchstoreofordnance,Asthatthedoublecannons,forg’dofbrass,Domatchthenumberofthedayscontain’dWithinthecompassofonecompleteyear;
Besidethegates,andhighpyramides,ThatJuliusCaesarbroughtfromAfrica。
FAUSTUS。Now,bythekingdomsofinfernalrule,OfStyx,ofAcheron,andthefierylakeOfever—burningPhlegethon,IswearThatIdolongtoseethemonumentsAndsituationofbright—splendentRome:
Come,therefore,let’saway。
MEPHIST。Nay,stay,myFaustus:Iknowyou’dseethePope,AndtakesomepartofholyPeter’sfeast,Thewhich,instateandhighsolemnity,Thisday,isheldthroughRomeandItaly,InhonourofthePope’striumphantvictory。
FAUSTUS。SweetMephistophilis,thoupleasestme。
WhilstIamhereonearth,letmebecloy’dWithallthingsthatdelighttheheartofman:
Myfour—and—twentyyearsoflibertyI’llspendinpleasureandindalliance,ThatFaustus’name,whilstthisbrightframedothstand,Maybeadmir’dthoroughthefurthestland。
MEPHIST。’Tiswellsaid,Faustus。Come,then,standbyme,Andthoushaltseethemcomeimmediately。
FAUSTUS。Nay,stay,mygentleMephistophilis,Andgrantmemyrequest,andthenIgo。
Thouknow’st,withinthecompassofeightdaysWeview’dthefaceofheaven,ofearth,andhell;
Sohighourdragonssoar’dintotheair,That,lookingdown,theearthappear’dtomeNobiggerthanmyhandinquantity;
Theredidweviewthekingdomsoftheworld,AndwhatmightpleasemineeyeItherebeheld。
Theninthisshowletmeanactorbe,ThatthisproudPopemayFaustus’cunningsee。
MEPHIST。Letitbeso,myFaustus。But,first,stay,Andviewtheirtriumphsastheypassthisway;
Andthendevisewhatbestcontentsthymind,BycunninginthinearttocrossthePope,Ordashtheprideofthissolemnity;
Tomakehismonksandabbotsstandlikeapes,Andpointlikeanticsathistriplecrown;
Tobeatthebeadsaboutthefriars’pates,OrclaphugehornsupontheCardinals’heads;
Oranyvillanythoucanstdevise;
AndI’llperformit,Faustus。Hark!theycome:
Thisdayshallmaketheebeadmir’dinRome。
EntertheCARDINALSandBISHOPS,somebearingcrosiers,somethepillars;MONKSandFRIARS,singingtheirprocession;
thenthePOPE,RAYMONDkingofHungary,theARCHBISHOP
OFRHEIMS,BRUNOledinchains,andATTENDANTS。
POPE。Castdownourfootstool。
RAYMOND。SaxonBruno,stoop,WhilstonthybackhisHolinessascendsSaintPeter’schairandstatepontifical。
BRUNO。ProudLucifer,thatstatebelongstome;
ButthusIfalltoPeter,nottothee。
POPE。TomeandPetershaltthougrovellinglie,AndcrouchbeforethePapaldignity。——
Soundtrumpets,then;forthusSaintPeter’sheir,>FromBruno’sback,ascendsSaintPeter’schair。
[Aflourishwhileheascends。]
Thus,asthegodscreeponwithfeetofwool,Longerewithironhandstheypunishmen,Soshalloursleepingvengeancenowarise,Andsmitewithdeaththyhatedenterprise。——
LordCardinalsofFranceandPadua,Goforthwithtoourholyconsistory,Andread,amongstthestatutesdecretal,What,bytheholycouncilheldatTrent,ThesacredsynodhathdecreedforhimThatdothassumethePapalgovernmentWithoutelectionandatrueconsent:
Away,andbringuswordwithspeed。
CARDINALOFFRANCE。Wego,mylord。
[ExeuntCARDINALSofFranceandPadua。]
POPE。LordRaymond。
[Theyconverseindumbshow。]
FAUSTUS。Go,hastethee,gentleMephistophilis,Followthecardinalstotheconsistory;
And,astheyturntheirsuperstitiousbooks,Strikethemwithslothanddrowsyidleness,Andmakethemsleepsosound,thatintheirshapesThyselfandImayparleywiththisPope,ThisproudconfronteroftheEmperor;
And,indespiteofallhisholiness,RestorethisBrunotohisliberty,AndbearhimtothestatesofGermany。
MEPHIST。Faustus,Igo。
FAUSTUS。Despatchitsoon:
ThePopeshallcurse,thatFaustuscametoRome。
[ExeuntFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
BRUNO。PopeAdrian,letmehaverightoflaw:
IwaselectedbytheEmperor。
POPE。WewilldeposetheEmperorforthatdeed,Andcursethepeoplethatsubmittohim:
Bothheandthoushallstandexcommunicate,Andinterdictfromchurch’sprivilegeAndallsocietyofholymen。
Hegrowstooproudinhisauthority,Liftinghisloftyheadabovetheclouds,And,likeasteeple,overpeersthechurch:
Butwe’llpulldownhishaughtyinsolence;
And,asPopeAlexander,ourprogenitor,TrodontheneckofGermanFrederick,Addingthisgoldensentencetoourpraise,"ThatPeter’sheirsshouldtreadonEmperors,Andwalkuponthedreadfuladder’sback,Treadingthelionandthedragondown,Andfearlessspurnthekillingbasilisk,"
Sowillwequellthathaughtyschismatic,And,byauthorityapostolical,Deposehimfromhisregalgovernment。
BRUNO。PopeJuliussworetoprincelySigismond,ForhimandthesucceedingPopesofRome,ToholdtheEmperorstheirlawfullords。
POPE。PopeJuliusdidabusethechurch’srights,Andthereforenoneofhisdecreescanstand。
Isnotallpoweronearthbestow’donus?
Andtherefore,thoughwewould,wecannoterr。
Beholdthissilverbelt,wheretoisfix’dSevengoldenseals,fastsealedwithsevenseals,Intokenofourseven—foldpowerfromheaven,Tobindorloose,lockfast,condemnorjudge,Resignorseal,orwhatsopleasethus:
Thenheandthou,andalltheworld,shallstoop,Orbeassuredofourdreadfulcurse,Tolightasheavyasthepainsofhell。
Re—enterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS,intheshapesoftheCARDINALSofFranceandPadua。
MEPHIST。Nowtellme,Faustus,arewenotfittedwell?
FAUSTUS。Yes,Mephistophilis;andtwosuchcardinalsNe’erserv’daholyPopeasweshalldo。
But,whilsttheysleepwithintheconsistory,Letussalutehisreverendfatherhood。
RAYMOND。Behold,mylord,theCardinalsarereturn’d。
POPE。Welcome,gravefathers:answerpresentlyWhathathourholycounciltheredecreedConcerningBrunoandtheEmperor,InquittanceoftheirlateconspiracyAgainstourstateandpapaldignity?
FAUSTUS。MostsacredpatronofthechurchofRome,Byfullconsentofallthesynod
Ofpriestsandprelates,itisthusdecreed,——
ThatBrunoandtheGermanEmperorBeheldasLollardsandboldschismatics,Andprouddisturbersofthechurch’speace;
AndifthatBruno,byhisownassent,WithoutenforcementoftheGermanpeers,Didseektowearthetriplediadem,AndbyyourdeathtoclimbSaintPeter’schair,Thestatutesdecretalhavethusdecreed,——
Heshallbestraightcondemn’dofheresy,Andonapileoffaggotsburnttodeath。
POPE。Itisenough。Here,takehimtoyourcharge,AndbearhimstraighttoPonteAngelo,Andinthestrongesttowerenclosehimfast。
To—morrow,sittinginourconsistory,Withallourcollegeofgravecardinals,Wewilldetermineofhislifeordeath。
Here,takehistriplecrownalongwithyou,Andleaveitinthechurch’streasury。
Makehasteagain,mygoodLordCardinals,Andtakeourblessingapostolical。
MEPHIST。So,so;wasneverdevilthusbless’dbefore。
FAUSTUS。Away,sweetMephistophilis,begone;
TheCardinalswillbeplagu’dforthisanon。
[ExeuntFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILISwithBRUNO。]
POPE。Gopresentlyandbringabanquetforth,ThatwemaysolemnizeSaintPeter’sfeast,AndwithLordRaymond,KingofHungary,Drinktoourlateandhappyvictory。
ASennetwhilethebanquetisbroughtin;andthenenterFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILISintheirownshapes。
MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,come,preparethyselfformirth:
ThesleepyCardinalsarehardathand,TocensureBruno,thatispostedhence,Andonaproud—pac’dsteed,asswiftasthought,Flieso’ertheAlpstofruitfulGermany,TheretosalutethewofulEmperor。
FAUSTUS。ThePopewillcursethemfortheirslothto—day,ThatsleptbothBrunoandhiscrownaway。
Butnow,thatFaustusmaydelighthismind,Andbytheirfollymakesomemerriment,SweetMephistophilis,socharmmehere,ThatImaywalkinvisibletoall,Anddowhate’erIplease,unseenofany。
MEPHIST。Faustus,thoushalt:thenkneeldownpresently,WhilstonthyheadIlaymyhand,Andcharmtheewiththismagicwand。
First,wearthisgirdle;thenappearInvisibletoallarehere:
Theplanetsseven,thegloomyair,Hell,andtheFuries’forkedhair,Pluto’sbluefire,andHecat’stree,Withmagicspellssocompassthee,Thatnoeyemaythybodysee!
So,Faustus,now,foralltheirholiness,Dowhatthouwilt,thoushaltnotbediscern’d。
FAUSTUS。Thanks,Mephistophilis。——Now,friars,takeheed,LestFaustusmakeyourshavencrownstobleed。
MEPHIST。Faustus,nomore:see,wheretheCardinalscome!
Re—entertheCARDINALSofFranceandPaduawithabook。
POPE。Welcome,LordCardinals;come,sitdown。——
LordRaymond,takeyourseat。——Friars,attend,Andseethatallthingsbeinreadiness,Asbestbeseemsthissolemnfestival。
CARDINALOFFRANCE。First,mayitpleaseyoursacredHolinessToviewthesentenceofthereverendsynodConcerningBrunoandtheEmperor?
POPE。Whatneedsthisquestion?didInottellyou,To—morrowwewouldsiti’theconsistory,Andtheredetermineofhispunishment?
Youbroughtuswordevennow,itwasdecreedThatBrunoandthecursedEmperorWerebytheholycouncilbothcondemn’dForloathedLollardsandbaseschismatics:
Thenwhereforewouldyouhavemeviewthatbook?
CARDINALOFFRANCE。Yourgracemistakes;yougaveusnosuchcharge。
RAYMOND。Denyitnot;weallarewitnessesThatBrunoherewaslatedeliver’dyou,Withhisrichtriplecrowntobereserv’dAndputintothechurch’streasury。
BOTHCARDINALS。ByholyPaul,wesawthemnot!
POPE。ByPeter,youshalldie,Unlessyoubringthemforthimmediately!——
Halethemtoprison,ladetheirlimbswithgyves。——
Falseprelates,forthishatefultreacheryCurs’dbeyoursoulstohellishmisery!
[ExeuntATTENDANTSwiththetwoCARDINALS。]
FAUSTUS。So,theyaresafe。Now,Faustus,tothefeast:
ThePopehadneversuchafrolicguest。
POPE。LordArchbishopofRheims,sitdownwithus。
ARCHBISHOP。IthankyourHoliness。
FAUSTUS。Fallto;thedevilchokeyou,anyouspare!
POPE。Whoisthatspoke?——Friars,lookabout。——
LordRaymond,pray,fallto。Iambeholding
TotheBishopofMilanforthissorareapresent。
FAUSTUS。Ithankyou,sir。
[Snatchesthedish。]
POPE。Hownow!whosnatch’dthemeatfromme?
Villains,whyspeakyounot?——
MygoodLordArchbishop,here’samostdaintydishWassentmefromacardinalinFrance。
FAUSTUS。I’llhavethattoo。
[Snatchesthedish。]
POPE。WhatLollardsdoattendourholiness,Thatwereceivesuchgreatindignity?
Fetchmesomewine。
FAUSTUS。Ay,pray,do,forFaustusisa—dry。
POPE。LordRaymond,Idrinkuntoyourgrace。
FAUSTUS。Ipledgeyourgrace。
[Snatchesthecup。]
POPE。Mywinegonetoo!——Yelubbers,lookabout,Andfindthemanthatdoththisvillany,Or,byoursanctitude,youallshalldie!——
Ipray,mylords,havepatienceatthisTroublesomebanquet。
ARCHBISHOP。PleaseityourHoliness,IthinkitbesomeghostcreptoutofPurgatory,andnowiscomeuntoyourHolinessforhispardon。
POPE。Itmaybeso。——
Go,then,commandourprieststosingadirge,Tolaythefuryofthissametroublesomeghost。
[ExitanATTENDANT。——ThePOPEcrosseshimself。]
FAUSTUS。Hownow!musteverybitbespic’dwithacross?——
Nay,then,takethat。
[StrikesthePOPE。]
POPE。O,Iamslain!——Helpme,mylords!
O,comeandhelptobearmybodyhence!——
Damn’dbehissoulforeverforthisdeed!
[ExeuntallexceptFAUSTUSandMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
MEPHIST。Now,Faustus,whatwillyoudonow?forIcantellyouyou’llbecursedwithbell,book,andcandle。
FAUSTUS。Bell,book,andcandle,——candle,book,andbell,——
Forwardandbackward,tocurseFaustustohell!
Re—entertheFRIARS,withbell,book,andcandle,fortheDirge。
FIRSTFRIAR。Come,brethren,letsaboutourbusinesswithgooddevotion。
[Theysing。]
CURSEDBEHETHATSTOLEHISHOLINESS’MEATFROMTHETABLE!
maledicatDominus!
CURSEDBEHETHATSTRUCKHISHOLINESSABLOWONTHE
FACE!maledicatDominus!
CURSEDBEHETHATSTRUCKFRIARSANDELOABLOWONTHEPATE!
maledicatDominus!
CURSEDBEHETHATDISTURBETHOURHOLYDIRGE!maledicatDominus!
CURSEDBEHETHATTOOKAWAYHISHOLINESS’WINE!maledicatDominus!
[MEPHISTOPHILISandFAUSTUSbeattheFRIARS,andflingfire—worksamongthem,andexeunt。]
EnterROBINandDICKwithacup。
DICK。SirrahRobin,wewerebestlookthatyourdevilcananswerthestealingofthissamecup,fortheVintner’sboyfollowsusatthehardheels。
ROBIN。’Tisnomatter;lethimcome:anhefollowus,I’llsoconjurehimashewasneverconjuredinhislife,Iwarranthim。
Letmeseethecup。
DICK。Here’tis。
[GivesthecuptoROBIN。]
Yonderhecomes:now,Robin,nowornevershewthycunning。
EnterVINTNER。
VINTNER。O,areyouhere?IamgladIhavefoundyou。Youareacoupleoffinecompanions:pray,where’sthecupyoustolefromthetavern?
ROBIN。How,how!westealacup!takeheedwhatyousay:welooknotlikecup—stealers,Icantellyou。
VINTNER。Neverdeny’t,forIknowyouhaveit;andI’llsearchyou。
ROBIN。Searchme!ay,andsparenot。
——Holdthecup,Dick[AsidetoDICK,givinghimthecup]。——
Come,come,searchme,searchme。
[VINTNERsearcheshim。]
VINTNER。Comeon,sirrah,letmesearchyounow。
DICK。Ay,ay,do,do。
——Holdthecup,Robin[AsidetoROBIN,givinghimthecup]。——
Ifearnotyoursearching:wescorntostealyourcups,Icantellyou。
[VINTNERsearcheshim。]
VINTNER。Neverout—facemeforthematter;for,sure,thecupisbetweenyoutwo。
ROBIN。Nay,thereyoulie;’tisbeyondusboth。
VINTNER。Aplaguetakeyou!Ithought’twasyourknaverytotakeitaway:come,giveitmeagain。
ROBIN。Ay,much!when,canyoutell?——Dick,makemeacircle,andstandcloseatmyback,andstirnotforthylife。——Vintner,youshallhaveyourcupanon。——Saynothing,Dick。——[Readsfromabook]Operse,O;Demogorgon;Belcher,andMephistophilis!
EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS。
MEPHIST。Youprincelylegionsofinfernalrule,HowamIvexedbythesevillains’charms!
>FromConstantinoplehavetheybroughtmenow,Onlyforpleasureofthesedamnedslaves。
[ExitVINTNER。]
ROBIN。Bylady,sir,youhavehadashrewdjourneyofit!
willitpleaseyoutotakeashoulderofmuttontosupper,andatesterinyourpurse,andgobackagain?
DICK。Ay,Iprayyouheartily,sir;forwecalledyoubutinjest,Ipromiseyou。
MEPHIST。Topurgetherashnessofthiscurseddeed,First,bethouturnedtothisuglyshape,Forapishdeedstransformedtoanape。
ROBIN。O,brave!anape!Ipray,sir,letmehavethecarryingofhimabout,toshewsometricks。
MEPHIST。Andsothoushalt:bethoutransformedtoadog,andcarryhimuponthyback。Away!begone!
ROBIN。Adog!that’sexcellent:letthemaidslookwelltotheirporridge—pots,forI’llintothekitchenpresently。——Come,Dick,come。
[ExeuntROBINandDICK。]
MEPHIST。Nowwiththeflamesofever—burningfireI’llwingmyself,andforthwithflyamain
UntomyFaustus,totheGreatTurk’scourt。
[Exit。]
EnterMARTINOandFREDERICKatseveraldoors。
MARTINO。What,ho,officers,gentlemen!
HietothepresencetoattendtheEmperor。——
GoodFrederick,seetheroomsbevoidedstraight:
Hismajestyiscomingtothehall;
Goback,andseethestateinreadiness。
FREDERICK。ButwhereisBruno,ourelectedPope,ThatonaFury’sbackcamepostfromRome?
WillnothisgraceconsorttheEmperor?
MARTINO。O,yes;andwithhimcomestheGermanconjurer,ThelearnedFaustus,fameofWittenberg,Thewonderoftheworldformagicart;
AndheintendstoshewgreatCarolusTheraceofallhisstoutprogenitors,AndbringinpresenceofhismajestyTheroyalshapesandperfectsemblancesOfAlexanderandhisbeauteousparamour。
FREDERICK。WhereisBenvolio?
MARTINO。Fastasleep,Iwarrantyou;
HetookhisrousewithstoopsofRhenishwineSokindlyyesternighttoBruno’shealth,Thatallthisdaythesluggardkeepshisbed。
FREDERICK。See,see,hiswindow’sope!we’llcalltohim。
MARTINO。What,ho!Benvolio!
EnterBENVOLIOabove,atawindow,inhisnightcap,buttoning。
BENVOLIO。Whatadevilailyoutwo?
MARTINO。Speaksoftly,sir,lestthedevilhearyou;
ForFaustusatthecourtislatearriv’d,AndathisheelsathousandFurieswait,Toaccomplishwhatsoe’erthedoctorplease。
BENVOLIO。Whatofthis?
MARTINO。Come,leavethychamberfirst,andthoushaltseeThisconjurerperformsuchrareexploits,BeforethePopeandroyalEmperor,AsneveryetwasseeninGermany。
BENVOLIO。HasnotthePopeenoughofconjuringyet?
Hewasuponthedevil’sbacklateenough:
Anifhebesofarinlovewithhim,IwouldhewouldpostwithhimtoRomeagain!
FREDERICK。Speak,wiltthoucomeandseethissport?
BENVOLIO。NotI。
MARTINO。Wiltthoustandinthywindow,andseeit,then?
BENVOLIO。Ay,anIfallnotasleepi’themeantime。
MARTINO。TheEmperorisathand,whocomestoseeWhatwondersbyblackspellsmaycompass’dbe。
BENVOLIO。Well,goyouattendtheEmperor。Iamcontent,forthisonce,tothrustmyheadoutatawindow;fortheysay,ifamanbedrunkovernight,thedevilcannothurthiminthemorning:ifthatbetrue,Ihaveacharminmyhead,shallcontrolhimaswellastheconjurer,Iwarrantyou。
[ExeuntFREDERICKandMARTINO。]
ASennet。EnterCHARLEStheGermanEmperor,BRUNO,DUKEOFSAXONY,FAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,FREDERICK,MARTINO,andAttendants。
EMPEROR。Wonderofmen,renowm’dmagician,Thrice—learnedFaustus,welcometoourcourt。
Thisdeedofthine,insettingBrunofree>Fromhisandourprofessedenemy,ShalladdmoreexcellenceuntothineartThanifbypowerfulnecromanticspellsThoucouldstcommandtheworld’sobedience:
Foreverbebelov’dofCarolus!
AndifthisBruno,thouhastlateredeem’d,Inpeacepossessthetriplediadem,AndsitinPeter’schair,despiteofchance,ThoushaltbefamousthroughallItaly,Andhonour’doftheGermanEmperor。
FAUSTUS。Thesegraciouswords,mostroyalCarolus,ShallmakepoorFaustus,tohisutmostpower,BothloveandservetheGermanEmperor,AndlayhislifeatholyBruno’sfeet:
Forproofwhereof,ifsoyourgracebepleas’d,Thedoctorstandsprepar’dbypowerofartTocasthismagiccharms,thatshallpiercethrough
Theebongatesofever—burninghell,AndhalethestubbornFuriesfromtheircaves,Tocompasswhatsoe’eryourgracecommands。
BENVOLIO。Blood,hespeaksterribly!but,forallthat,Idonotgreatlybelievehim:helooksaslikeaconjurerasthePopetoacostermonger。[Aside。]
EMPEROR。Then,Faustus,asthoulatedidstpromiseus,Wewouldbeholdthatfamousconqueror,GreatAlexander,andhisparamour,Intheirtrueshapesandstatemajestical,Thatwemaywonderattheirexcellence。
FAUSTUS。Yourmajestyshallseethempresently。——
Mephistophilis,away,And,withasolemnnoiseoftrumpets’sound,PresentbeforethisroyalEmperorGreatAlexanderandhisbeauteousparamour。
MEPHIST。Faustus,Iwill。
[Exit。]
BENVOLIO。Well,MasterDoctor,anyourdevilscomenotawayquickly,youshallhavemeasleeppresently:zounds,Icouldeatmyselfforanger,tothinkIhavebeensuchanassallthiswhile,tostandgapingafterthedevil’sgovernor,andcanseenothing!
FAUSTUS。
I’llmakeyoufeelsomethinganon,ifmyartfailmenot。——
Mylord,Imustforewarnyourmajesty,That,whenmyspiritspresenttheroyalshapesOfAlexanderandhisparamour,Yourgracedemandnoquestionsoftheking,Butindumbsilenceletthemcomeandgo。
EMPEROR。BeitasFaustusplease;wearecontent。
BENVOLIO。Ay,ay,andIamcontenttoo:anthoubringAlexanderandhisparamourbeforetheEmperor,I’llbeActaeon,andturnmyselftoastag。
FAUSTUS。AndI’llplayDiana,andsendyouthehornspresently。
Sennet。Enter,atonedoor,theEMPERORALEXANDER,attheother,DARIUS。Theymeet。DARIUSisthrowndown;
ALEXANDERkillshim,takesoffhiscrown,and,offeringtogoout,hisPARAMOURmeetshim。Heembracethher,andsetsDARIUS’crownuponherhead;and,comingback,bothsalutetheEMPEROR,who,leavinghisstate,offerstoembracethem;whichFAUSTUSseeing,suddenlystayshim。Thentrumpetscease,andmusicsounds。
Mygraciouslord,youdoforgetyourself;
Thesearebutshadows,notsubstantial。
EMPEROR。O,pardonme!mythoughtsaresoravish’dWithsightofthisrenowmedemperor,ThatinminearmsIwouldhavecompass’dhim。
But,Faustus,sinceImaynotspeaktothem,Tosatisfymylongingthoughtsatfull,Letmethistellthee:IhavehearditsaidThatthisfairlady,whilstsheliv’donearth,Hadonherneckalittlewartormole;
HowmayIprovethatsayingtobetrue?
FAUSTUS。Yourmajestymayboldlygoandsee。
EMPEROR。Faustus,Iseeitplain;
AndinthissightthoubetterpleasestmeThanifIgain’danothermonarchy。
FAUSTUS。Away!begone![Exitshow。]——See,see,mygraciouslord!whatstrangebeastisyon,thatthrustshisheadoutatwindow?
EMPEROR。O,wondroussight!——See,DukeofSaxony,TwospreadinghornsmoststrangelyfastenedUpontheheadofyoungBenvolio!
SAXONY。What,isheasleepordead?
FAUSTUS。Hesleeps,mylord;butdreamsnotofhishorns。
EMPEROR。Thissportisexcellent:we’llcallandwakehim。——
What,ho,Benvolio!
BENVOLIO。Aplagueuponyou!letmesleepawhile。
EMPEROR。Iblametheenottosleepmuch,havingsuchaheadofthineown。
SAXONY。Lookup,Benvolio;’tistheEmperorcalls。
BENVOLIO。TheEmperor!where?——O,zounds,myhead!
EMPEROR。Nay,anthyhornshold,’tisnomatterforthyhead,forthat’sarmedsufficiently。
FAUSTUS。Why,hownow,SirKnight!what,hangedbythehorns!
thisismosthorrible:fie,fie,pullinyourhead,forshame!letnotalltheworldwonderatyou。
BENVOLIO。Zounds,doctor,thisisyourvillany!
FAUSTUS。O,saynotso,sir!thedoctorhasnoskill,Noart,nocunning,topresenttheselords,OrbringbeforethisroyalEmperorThemightymonarch,warlikeAlexander。
IfFaustusdoit,youarestraightresolv’d,InboldActaeon’sshape,toturnastag:——
Andtherefore,mylord,sopleaseyourmajesty,I’llraiseakennelofhoundsshallhunthimsoAsallhisfootmanshipshallscarceprevailTokeephiscarcassfromtheirbloodyfangs。——
Ho,Belimoth,Argiron,Asteroth!
BENVOLIO。Hold,hold!——Zounds,he’llraiseupakennelofdevils,Ithink,anon。——Goodmylord,entreatforme。——’Sblood,Iamneverabletoendurethesetorments。
EMPEROR。Then,goodMasterDoctor,Letmeentreatyoutoremovehishorns;
Hehasdonepenancenowsufficiently。
FAUSTUS。Mygraciouslord,notsomuchforinjurydonetome,astodelightyourmajestywithsomemirth,hathFaustusjustlyrequitedthisinjuriousknight;whichbeingallIdesire,Iamcontenttoremovehishorns。——Mephistophilis,transformhim[MEPHISTOPHILISremovesthehorns]:——andhereafter,sir,
lookyouspeakwellofscholars。
BENVOLIO。Speakwellofye!’sblood,anscholarsbesuchcuckold—makers,toclaphornsofhonestmen’sheadso’thisorder,I’llne’ertrustsmoothfacesandsmallruffsmore。——But,anIbenotrevengedforthis,wouldImightbeturnedtoagapingoyster,anddrinknothingbutsaltwater!
[Aside,andthenexitabove。]
EMPEROR。Come,Faustus:whiletheEmperorlives,Inrecompenseofthisthyhighdesert,ThoushaltcommandthestateofGermany,Andlivebelov’dofmightyCarolus。
[Exeunt。]
EnterBENVOLIO,MARTINO,FREDERICK,andSOLDIERS。
MARTINO。Nay,sweetBenvolio,letusswaythythoughts>Fromthisattemptagainsttheconjurer。
BENVOLIO。Away!youlovemenot,tourgemethus:
ShallIletslipsogreataninjury,Wheneveryservilegroomjestsatmywrongs,Andintheirrusticgambolsproudlysay,"Benvolio’sheadwasgrac’dwithhornstoday?"
O,maytheseeyelidsnevercloseagain,TillwithmyswordIhavethatconjurerslain!
Ifyouwillaidmeinthisenterprise,Thendrawyourweaponsandberesolute;
Ifnot,depart:herewillBenvoliodie,ButFaustus’deathshallquitmyinfamy。
FREDERICK。Nay,wewillstaywiththee,betidewhatmay,Andkillthatdoctor,ifhecomethisway。
BENVOLIO。Then,gentleFrederick,hietheetothegrove,AndplaceourservantsandourfollowersCloseinanambushtherebehindthetrees。
Bythis,Iknowtheconjurerisnear:
Isawhimkneel,andkisstheEmperor’shand,Andtakehisleave,ladenwithrichrewards。
Then,soldiers,boldlyfight:ifFaustusdie,Takeyouthewealth,leaveusthevictory。
FREDERICK。Come,soldiers,followmeuntothegrove:
Whokillshimshallhavegoldandendlesslove。
[ExitFREDERICKwithSOLDIERS。]
BENVOLIO。Myheadislighter,thanitwas,bythehorns;
Butyetmyheart’smoreponderousthanmyhead,AndpantsuntilIseethatconjurerdead。
MARTINO。Whereshallweplaceourselves,Benvolio?
BENVOLIO。Herewillwestaytobidethefirstassault:
O,werethatdamnedhell—houndbutinplace,Thousoonshouldstseemequitmyfouldisgrace!
Re—enterFREDERICK。
FREDERICK。Close,close!theconjurerisathand,Andallalonecomeswalkinginhisgown;
Beready,then,andstrikethepeasantdown。
BENVOLIO。Minebethathonour,then。Now,sword,strikehome!
ForhornshegaveI’llhavehisheadanon。
MARTINO。See,see,hecomes!
EnterFAUSTUSwithafalsehead。
BENVOLIO。Nowords。Thisblowendsall:
Helltakehissoul!hisbodythusmustfall。
[StabsFAUSTUS。]
FAUSTUS。[falling。]O!
FREDERICK。Groanyou,MasterDoctor?
BENVOLIO。Breakmayhisheartwithgroans!——DearFrederick,see,ThuswillIendhisgriefsimmediately。
MARTINO。Strikewithawillinghand。
[BENVOLIOstrikesoffFAUSTUS’head。]
Hisheadisoff。
BENVOLIO。Thedevil’sdead;theFuriesnowmaylaugh。
FREDERICK。Wasthisthatsternaspect,thatawfulfrown,MadethegrimmonarchofinfernalspiritsTrembleandquakeathiscommandingcharms?
MARTINO。Wasthisthatdamnedhead,whoseartconspir’dBenvolio’sshamebeforetheEmperor?
BENVOLIO。Ay,that’sthehead,andtherethebodylies,Justlyrewardedforhisvillanies。
FREDERICK。Come,let’sdevisehowwemayaddmoreshameTotheblackscandalofhishatedname。
BENVOLIO。First,onhishead,inquittanceofmywrongs,I’llnailhugeforkedhorns,andletthemhangWithinthewindowwhereheyok’dmefirst,Thatalltheworldmayseemyjustrevenge。
MARTINO。Whatuseshallweputhisbeardto?
BENVOLIO。We’llsellittoachimney—sweeper:itwillwearouttenbirchenbrooms,Iwarrantyou。
FREDERICK。Whatshallhiseyesdo?
BENVOLIO。We’llpullouthiseyes;andtheyshallserveforbuttonstohislips,tokeephistonguefromcatchingcold。
MARTINO。Anexcellentpolicy!andnow,sirs,havingdividedhim,whatshallthebodydo?
[FAUSTUSrises。]
BENVOLIO。Zounds,thedevil’saliveagain!
FREDERICK。Givehimhishead,forGod’ssake。
FAUSTUS。Nay,keepit:Faustuswillhaveheadsandhands,Ay,allyourheartstorecompensethisdeed。
Knewyounot,traitors,IwaslimitedForfour—and—twentyyearstobreatheonearth?
And,hadyoucutmybodywithyourswords,Orhew’dthisfleshandbonesassmallassand,Yetinaminutehadmyspiritreturn’d,AndIhadbreath’daman,madefreefromharm。
ButwhereforedoIdallymyrevenge?——
Asteroth,Belimoth,Mephistophilis?
EnterMEPHISTOPHILIS,andotherDevils。
Go,horsethesetraitorsonyourfierybacks,Andmountaloftwiththemashighasheaven:
Thencepitchthemheadlongtothelowesthell。
Yet,stay:theworldshallseetheirmisery,Andhellshallafterplaguetheirtreachery。
Go,Belimoth,andtakethiscaitiffhence,Andhurlhiminsomelakeofmudanddirt。
Takethouthisother,draghimthroughthewoodsAmongsttheprickingthornsandsharpestbriers;
Whilst,withmygentleMephistophilis,Thistraitorfliesuntosomesteepyrock,That,rollingdown,maybreakthevillain’sbones,Asheintendedtodismemberme。
Flyhence;despatchmychargeimmediately。
FREDERICK。Pityus,gentleFaustus!saveourlives!
FAUSTUS。Away!
FREDERICK。Hemustneedsgothatthedevildrives。
[ExeuntMEPHISTOPHILISandDEVILSwithBENVOLIO,MARTINO,andFREDERICK。]
EntertheambushedSOLDIERS。
FIRSTSOLDIER。Come,sirs,prepareyourselvesinreadiness;
Makehastetohelpthesenoblegentlemen:
Iheardthemparleywiththeconjurer。
SECONDSOLDIER。See,wherehecomes!despatchandkilltheslave。
FAUSTUS。What’shere?anambushtobetraymylife!
Then,Faustus,trythyskill。——Basepeasants,stand!
For,lo,thesetreesremoveatmycommand,Andstandasbulwarks’twixtyourselvesandme,Toshieldmefromyourhatedtreachery!
Yet,toencounterthisyourweakattempt,Behold,anarmycomesincontinent!
[FAUSTUSstrikesthedoor,andenteraDEVILplayingonadrum;afterhimanother,bearinganensign;anddiverswithweapons;MEPHISTOPHILISwithfire—works。TheysetupontheSOLDIERS,drivethemout,andexeunt。]
Enter,atseveraldoors,BENVOLIO,FREDERICK,andMARTINO,theirheadsandfacesbloody,andbesmearedwithmudanddirt;allhavinghornsontheirheads。
MARTINO。What,ho,Benvolio!
BENVOLIO。Here。——What,Frederick,ho!
FREDERICK。O,helpme,gentlefriend!——WhereisMartino?
MARTINO。DearFrederick,here,Halfsmother’dinalakeofmudanddirt,ThroughwhichtheFuriesdragg’dmebytheheels。
FREDERICK。Martino,see,Benvolio’shornsagain!
MARTINO。O,misery!——Hownow,Benvolio!
BENVOLIO。Defendme,heaven!shallIbehauntedstill?
MARTINO。Nay,fearnot,man;wehavenopowertokill。
BENVOLIO。Myfriendstransformedthus!O,hellishspite!
Yourheadsareallsetwithhorns。
FREDERICK。Youhititright;
Itisyourownyoumean;feelonyourhead。
BENVOLIO。Zounds,hornsagain!
MARTINO。Nay,chafenot,man;weallaresped。
BENVOLIO。Whatdevilattendsthisdamn’dmagician,That,spiteofspite,ourwrongsaredoubled?
FREDERICK。Whatmaywedo,thatwemayhideourshames?
BENVOLIO。Ifweshouldfollowhimtoworkrevenge,He’djoinlongasses’earstothesehugehorns,Andmakeuslaughing—stockstoalltheworld。
MARTINO。Whatshallwe,then,do,dearBenvolio?
BENVOLIO。Ihaveacastlejoiningnearthesewoods;
Andthitherwe’llrepair,andliveobscure,Tilltimeshallaltertheseourbrutishshapes:
Sithblackdisgracehaththuseclips’dourfame,We’llratherdiewithgriefthanlivewithshame。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFAUSTUS,aHORSE—COURSER,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
HORSE—COURSER。Ibeseechyourworship,acceptofthesefortydollars。
FAUSTUS。Friend,thoucanstnotbuysogoodahorseforsosmallaprice。Ihavenogreatneedtosellhim:but,ifthoulikesthimfortendollarsmore,takehim,becauseIseethouhastagoodmindtohim。
HORSE—COURSER。Ibeseechyou,sir,acceptofthis:Iamaverypoorman,andhavelostverymuchoflatebyhorse—flesh,andthisbargainwillsetmeupagain。
FAUSTUS。Well,Iwillnotstandwiththee:givemethemoney[HORSE—COURSERgivesFAUSTUSthemoney]。Now,sirrah,Imusttellyouthatyoumayridehimo’erhedgeandditch,andsparehimnot;but,doyouhear?inanycase,ridehimnotintothewater。
HORSE—COURSER。How,sir!notintothewater!why,willhenotdrinkofallwaters?
FAUSTUS。Yes,hewilldrinkofallwaters;butridehimnotintothewater:o’erhedgeandditch,orwherethouwilt,butnotintothewater。Go,bidthehostlerdeliverhimuntoyou,andrememberwhatIsay。
HORSE—COURSER。Iwarrantyou,sir!——O,joyfulday!nowamIamademanforever。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。Whatartthou,Faustus,butamancondemn’dtodie?
Thyfataltimedrawstoafinalend;
Despairdothdrivedistrustintomythoughts:
Confoundthesepassionswithaquietsleep:
Tush,ChristdidcallthethiefupontheCross;
Thenrestthee,Faustus,quietinconceit。
[Hesitstosleep。]
Re—entertheHORSE—COURSER,wet。
HORSE—COURSER。0,whatacozeningdoctorwasthis!I,ridingmyhorseintothewater,thinkingsomehiddenmysteryhadbeeninthehorse,Ihadnothingundermebutalittlestraw,andhadmuchadotoescapedrowning。Well,I’llgorousehim,andmakehimgivememyfortydollarsagain。——Ho,sirrahDoctor,youcozeningscab!MasterDoctor,awake,andrise,andgivememymoneyagain,foryourhorseisturnedtoabottleofhay,MasterDoctor![HepullsoffFAUSTUS’leg]。Alas,Iamundone!whatshallIdo?Ihavepulledoffhisleg。
FAUSTUS。O,help,help!thevillainhathmurderedme。
HORSE—COURSER。Murderornotmurder,nowhehasbutoneleg,I’lloutrunhim,andcastthislegintosomeditchorother。
[Aside,andthenrunsout。]
FAUSTUS。Stophim,stophim,stophim!——Ha,ha,ha!Faustushathhislegagain,andtheHorse—courserabundleofhayforhisfortydollars。
EnterWAGNER。
Hownow,Wagner!whatnewswiththee?
WAGNER。Ifitpleaseyou,theDukeofVanholtdothearnestlyentreatyourcompany,andhathsentsomeofhismentoattendyou,withprovisionfitforyourjourney。
FAUSTUS。TheDukeofVanholt’sanhonourablegentleman,andonetowhomImustbenoniggardofmycunning。Come,away!
[Exeunt。
EnterROBIN,DICK,theHORSE—COURSER,andaCARTER。
CARTER。Come,mymasters,I’llbringyoutothebestbeerinEurope。——What,ho,hostess!wherebethesewhores?
EnterHOSTESS。
HOSTESS。Hownow!whatlackyou?What,myoldguess!welcome。
ROBIN。SirrahDick,dostthouknowwhyIstandsomute?
DICK。No,Robin:whyis’t?
ROBIN。Iameighteen—penceonthescore。butsaynothing;seeifshehaveforgottenme。
HOSTESS。Who’sthisthatstandssosolemnlybyhimself?What,myoldguest!
ROBIN。O,hostess,howdoyou?Ihopemyscorestandsstill。
HOSTESS。Ay,there’snodoubtofthat;formethinksyoumakenohastetowipeitout。
DICK。Why,hostess,Isay,fetchussomebeer。
HOSTESS。Youshallpresently。——Lookupintothehallthere,ho!
[Exit。——Drinkispresentlybroughtin。]
DICK。Come,sirs,whatshallwedonowtillminehostesscomes?
CARTER。Marry,sir,I’lltellyouthebravesttalehowaconjurerservedme。YouknowDoctorFaustus?
HORSE—COURSER。Ay,aplaguetakehim!here’ssomeon’shavecausetoknowhim。Didheconjuretheetoo?
CARTER。I’lltellyouhowheservedme。AsIwasgoingtoWittenberg,t’otherday,withaloadofhay,hemetme,andaskedmewhatheshouldgivemeforasmuchhayashecouldeat。
Now,sir,Ithinkingthatalittlewouldservehisturn,badhimtakeasmuchashewouldforthreefarthings:sohepresentlygavememymoneyandfelltoeating;and,asIamacursen
man,heneverlefteatingtillhehadeatupallmyloadofhay。
ALL。O,monstrous!eatawholeloadofhay!
ROBIN。Yes,yes,thatmaybe;forIhaveheardofonethathaseataloadoflogs。
HORSE—COURSER。Now,sirs,youshallhearhowvillanouslyheservedme。Iwenttohimyesterdaytobuyahorseofhim,andhewouldbynomeanssellhimunderfortydollars。So,sir,becauseIknewhimtobesuchahorseaswouldrunoverhedgeandditchandnevertire,Igavehimhismoney。So,whenIhadmyhorse,DoctorFaustusbadmeridehimnightandday,andsparehimnotime;but,quothhe,inanycase,ridehimnotintothewater。Now,sir,Ithinkingthehorsehadhadsomequality
thathewouldnothavemeknowof,whatdidIbutridhimintoagreatriver?andwhenIcamejustinthemidst,myhorsevanishedaway,andIsatestraddlinguponabottleofhay。
ALL。O,bravedoctor!
HORSE—COURSER。ButyoushallhearhowbravelyIservedhimforit。Iwentmehometohishouse,andthereIfoundhimasleep。
Ikeptahallooingandwhoopinginhisears;butallcouldnotwakehim。I,seeingthat,tookhimbytheleg,andneverrestedpullingtillIhadpulledmehislegquiteoff;andnow’tisathomeinminehostry。
ROBIN。Andhasthedoctorbutoneleg,then?that’sexcellent;
foroneofhisdevilsturnedmeintothelikenessofanape’sface。
CARTER。Somemoredrink,hostess!
ROBIN。Harkyou,we’llintoanotherroomanddrinkawhile,andthenwe’llgoseekoutthedoctor。
[Exeunt。]
EntertheDUKEOFVANHOLT,hisDUCHESS,FAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,andATTENDANTS。
DUKE。Thanks,MasterDoctor,forthesepleasantsights;norknowIhowsufficientlytorecompenseyourgreatdesertsinerectingthatenchantedcastleintheair,thesightwhereofsodelightedmeasnothingintheworldcouldpleasememore。
FAUSTUS。Idothinkmyself,mygoodlord,highlyrecompensedinthatitpleasethyourgracetothinkbutwellofthatwhichFaustushathperformed。——But,graciouslady,itmaybethatyouhavetakennopleasureinthosesights;therefore,Iprayyoutellme,whatisthethingyoumostdesiretohave;beitintheworld,itshallbeyours:Ihaveheardthatgreat—belliedwomendolongforthingsarerareanddainty。
DUCHESS。True,MasterDoctor;and,sinceIfindyousokind,Iwillmakeknownuntoyouwhatmyheartdesirestohave;and,wereitnowsummer,asitisJanuary,adeadtimeofthewinter,Iwouldrequestnobettermeatthanadishofripegrapes。
FAUSTUS。Thisisbutasmallmatter。——Go,Mephistophilis;away!
[ExitMEPHISTOPHILIS。]
Madam,Iwilldomorethanthisforyourcontent。
Re—EnterMEPHISTOPHILISwithgrapes。
Herenow,tasteyouthese:theyshouldbegood,fortheycome
fromafarcountry,Icantellyou。
DUKE。Thismakesmewondermorethanalltherest,thatatthistimeoftheyear,wheneverytreeisbarrenofhisfruit,fromwhenceyouhadtheseripegrapes。
FAUSTUS。Pleaseityourgrace,theyearisdividedintotwocirclesoverthewholeworld;sothat,whenitiswinterwithus,inthecontrarycircleitislikewisesummerwiththem,asinIndia,Saba,andsuchcountriesthatliefareast,wheretheyhavefruittwicea—year;fromwhence,bymeansofaswiftspiritthatIhave,Ihadthesegrapesbrought,asyousee。
DUCHESS。And,trustme,theyarethesweetestgrapesthate’erItasted。
[TheCLOWNSbounceatthegate,within。]
DUKE。Whatrudedisturbershaveweatthegate?
Go,pacifytheirfury,setitope,Andthendemandofthemwhattheywouldhave。
[Theyknockagain,andcallouttotalkwithFAUSTUS。]
SERVANT。Why,hownow,masters!whatacoilisthere!
WhatisthereasonyoudisturbtheDuke?
DICK[within]。Wehavenoreasonforit;thereforeafigforhim!
SERVANT。Why,saucyvarlets,dareyoubesobold?
HORSE—COURSER[within]。Ihope,sir,wehavewitenoughtobemoreboldthanwelcome。
SERVANT。Itappearsso:pray,beboldelsewhere,andtroublenottheDuke。
DUKE。Whatwouldtheyhave?
SERVANT。TheyallcryouttospeakwithDoctorFaustus。
CARTER[within]。Ay,andwewillspeakwithhim。
DUKE。Willyou,sir?——Committherascals。
DICK[within]。Commitwithus!hewereasgoodcommitwithhisfatherascommitwithus。
FAUSTUS。Idobeseechyourgrace,letthemcomein;
Theyaregoodsubjectforamerriment。
DUKE。Doasthouwilt,Faustus;Igivetheeleave。
FAUSTUS。Ithankyourgrace。
EnterROBIN,DICK,CARTER,andHORSE—COURSER。
Why,hownow,mygoodfriends!
Faith,youaretoooutrageous:but,comenear;
Ihaveprocur’dyourpardons:welcome,all。
ROBIN。Nay,sir,wewillbewelcomeforourmoney,andwewillpayforwhatwetake。——What,ho!give’shalfadozenofbeerhere,andbehanged!
FAUSTUS。Nay,harkyou;canyoutellmewhereyouare?
CARTER。Ay,marry,canI;weareunderheaven。
SERVANT。Ay;but,SirSaucebox,knowyouinwhatplace?
HORSE—COURSER。Ay,ay,thehouseisgoodenoughtodrinkin。
——Zouns,fillussomebeer,orwe’llbreakallthebarrelsinthehouse,anddashoutallyourbrainswithyourbottles!
FAUSTUS。Benotsofurious:come,youshallhavebeer。——
Mylord,beseechyougivemeleaveawhile;
I’llgagemycredit’twillcontentyourgrace。
DUKE。Withallmyheart,kinddoctor;pleasethyself;
Ourservantsandourcourt’satthycommand。
FAUSTUS。Ihumblythankyourgrace。——Thenfetchsomebeer。
HORSE—COURSER。Ay,marry,therespakeadoctor,indeed!
and,faith,I’lldrinkahealthtothywoodenlegforthatword。
FAUSTUS。Mywoodenleg!whatdostthoumeanbythat?
CARTER。Ha,ha,ha!——Dosthearhim,Dick?hehasforgothisleg。
HORSE—COURSER。Ay,ay,hedoesnotstandmuchuponthat。
FAUSTUS。No,faith;notmuchuponawoodenleg。
CARTER。GoodLord,thatfleshandbloodshouldbesofrailwithyourworship!Donotyourememberahorse—courseryousoldahorseto?
FAUSTUS。Yes,IrememberIsoldoneahorse。
CARTER。Anddoyourememberyoubidheshouldnotridehim
intothewater?
FAUSTUS。Yes,Idoverywellrememberthat。
CARTER。Anddoyouremembernothingofyourleg?
FAUSTUS。No,ingoodsooth。
CARTER。Then,Iprayyou,rememberyourcourtesy。
FAUSTUS。Ithankyou,sir。
CARTER。’Tisnotsomuchworth。Iprayyou,tellmeonething。
FAUSTUS。What’sthat?
CARTER。Bebothyourlegsbed—fellowseverynighttogether?
FAUSTUS。WouldstthoumakeaColossusofme,thatthouaskestmesuchquestions?
CARTER。No,truly,sir;Iwouldmakenothingofyou;butIwouldfainknowthat。
EnterHOSTESSwithdrink。
FAUSTUS。Then,Iassuretheecertainly,theyare。
CARTER。Ithankyou;Iamfullysatisfied。
FAUSTUS。Butwhereforedostthouask?
CARTER。Fornothing,sir:butmethinksyoushouldhaveawoodenbed—fellowofoneof’em。
HORSE—COURSER。Why,doyouhear,sir?didnotIpulloffoneofyourlegswhenyouwereasleep?
FAUSTUS。ButIhaveitagain,nowIamawake:lookyouhere,sir。
ALL。O,horrible!hadthedoctorthreelegs?
CARTER。Doyouremember,sir,howyoucozenedme,andeatupmyloadof————
[FAUSTUS,inthemiddleofeachspeech,charmsthemdumb。]
DICK。Doyourememberhowyoumademewearanape’s————
HORSE—COURSER。Youwhoresonconjuringscab,doyourememberhowyoucozenedmewithaho————
ROBIN。Ha’youforgottenme?youthinktocarryitawaywithyourhey—passandre—pass:doyourememberthedog’sfa————
[ExeuntCLOWNS。]
HOSTESS。Whopaysfortheale?hearyou,MasterDoctor;nowyouhavesentawaymyguess,Ipraywhoshallpaymeformya————
[ExitHOSTESS。]
DUCHESS。Mylord,Wearemuchbeholdingtothislearnedman。
DUKE。Soarewe,madam;whichwewillrecompenseWithalltheloveandkindnessthatwemay:
Hisartfulsportdrivesallsadthoughtsaway。
[Exeunt。]
Thunderandlightning。EnterDEVILSwithcovereddishes;
MEPHISTOPHILISleadsthemintoFAUSTUS’Sstudy;thenenterWAGNER。
WAGNER。Ithinkmymastermeanstodieshortly;hehasmadehiswill,andgivenmehiswealth,hishouse,hisgoods,andstoreofgoldenplate,besidestwothousandducatsready—coined。
Iwonderwhathemeans:ifdeathwerenigh,hewouldnotfrolicthus。He’snowatsupperwiththescholars,wherethere’ssuchbelly—cheerasWagnerinhislifene’ersawthelike:and,seewheretheycome!belikethefeastisended。
[Exit。]
EnterFAUSTUS,MEPHISTOPHILIS,andtwoorthreeSCHOLARS。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。MasterDoctorFaustus,sinceourconferenceaboutfairladies,whichwasthebeautifulestinalltheworld,wehavedeterminedwithourselvesthatHelenofGreecewastheadmirablestladythateverlived:therefore,MasterDoctor,ifyouwilldoussomuchfavourastoletusseethatpeerlessdameofGreece,whomalltheworldadmiresformajesty,weshouldthinkourselvesmuchbeholdinguntoyou。
FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,ForthatIknowyourfriendshipisunfeign’d,ItisnotFaustus’customtodenyThejustrequestofthosethatwishhimwell:
YoushallbeholdthatpeerlessdameofGreece,NootherwiseforpompormajestyThanwhenSirPariscross’dtheseaswithher,AndbroughtthespoilstorichDardania。
Besilent,then,fordangerisinwords。
Musicsounds。MEPHISTOPHILISbringsinHELEN;shepassethoverthestage。
SECONDSCHOLAR。WasthisfairHelen,whoseadmiredworthMadeGreecewithtenyears’warafflictpoorTroy?
THIRDSCHOLAR。Toosimpleismywittotellherworth,Whomalltheworldadmiresformajesty。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。NowwehaveseentheprideofNature’swork,We’lltakeourleaves:and,forthisblessedsight,HappyandblestbeFaustusevermore!
FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,farewell:thesamewishItoyou。
[ExeuntSCHOLARS。]
EnteranOLDMAN。
OLDMAN。OgentleFaustus,leavethisdamnedart,Thismagic,thatwillcharmthysoultohell,Andquitebereavetheeofsalvation!
Thoughthouhastnowoffendedlikeaman,Donotperseverinitlikeadevil:
Yet,yetthouhastanamiablesoul,Ifsinbycustomgrownotintonature;
Then,Faustus,willrepentancecometoolate;
Thenthouartbanish’dfromthesightofheaven:
Nomortalcanexpressthepainsofhell。
Itmaybe,thismyexhortationSeemsharshandallunpleasant:letitnot;
For,gentleson,Ispeakitnotinwrath,Orenvyofthee,butintenderlove,Andpityofthyfuturemisery;
Andsohavehopethatthismykindrebuke,Checkingthybody,mayamendthysoul。
FAUSTUS。Whereartthou,Faustus?wretch,whathastthoudone?
Hellclaimshisright,andwitharoaringvoiceSays,"Faustus,come;thinehourisalmostcome;"
AndFaustusnowwillcometodotheeright。
[MEPHISTOPHILISgiveshimadagger。]
OLDMAN。O,stay,goodFaustus,staythydesperatesteps!
Iseeanangelhovero’erthyhead,And,withavialfullofpreciousgrace,Offerstopourthesameintothysoul:
Thencallformercy,andavoiddespair。
FAUSTUS。Ofriend,IfeelThywordstocomfortmydistressedsoul!
Leavemeawhiletoponderonmysins。
OLDMAN。Faustus,Ileavethee;butwithgriefofheart,Fearingtheenemyofthyhaplesssoul。
[Exit。]
FAUSTUS。AccursedFaustus,wretch,whathastthoudone?
Idorepent;andyetIdodespair:
Hellstriveswithgraceforconquestinmybreast:
WhatshallIdotoshunthesnaresofdeath?
MEPHIST。Thoutraitor,Faustus,IarrestthysoulFordisobediencetomysovereignlord:
Revolt,orI’llinpiece—mealtearthyflesh。
FAUSTUS。IdorepentIe’eroffendedhim。
SweetMephistophilis,entreatthylordTopardonmyunjustpresumption,AndwithmybloodagainIwillconfirmTheformervowImadetoLucifer。
MEPHIST。Doit,then,Faustus,withunfeignedheart,Lestgreaterdangersdoattendthydrift。
FAUSTUS。Torment,sweetfriend,thatbaseandagedman,ThatdurstdissuademefromthyLucifer,Withgreatesttormentsthatourhellaffords。
MEPHIST。Hisfaithisgreat;Icannottouchhissoul;
ButwhatImayafflicthisbodywithIwillattempt,whichisbutlittleworth。
FAUSTUS。Onething,goodservant,letmecraveofthee,Toglutthelongingofmyheart’sdesire,——
ThatImayhaveuntomyparamourThatheavenlyHelenwhichIsawoflate,Whosesweetembracesmayextinguishclean
Thosethoughtsthatdodissuademefrommyvow,AndkeepmyoathImadetoLucifer。
MEPHIST。This,orwhatelsemyFaustusshalldesire,Shallbeperform’dintwinklingofaneye。
Re—enterHELEN,passingoverthestagebetweentwoCUPIDS。
FAUSTUS。Wasthisthefacethatlaunch’dathousandships,AndburntthetoplesstowersofIlium?——
SweetHelen,makemeimmortalwithakiss。——
[Kissesher。]
Herlipssuckforthmysoul:see,whereitflies!——
Come,Helen,come,givememysoulagain。
HerewillIdwell,forheavenisintheselips,AndallisdrossthatisnotHelena。
IwillbeParis,andforloveofthee,InsteadofTroy,shallWittenbergbesack’d;
AndIwillcombatwithweakMenelaus,Andwearthycoloursonmyplumedcrest;
Yea,IwillwoundAchillesintheheel,AndthenreturntoHelenforakiss。
O,thouartfairerthantheeveningairCladinthebeautyofathousandstars;
BrighterartthouthanflamingJupiterWhenheappear’dtohaplessSemele;
MorelovelythanthemonarchoftheskyInwantonArethusa’sazur’darms;
Andnonebutthoushaltbemyparamour!
[Exeunt。]
Thunder。EnterLUCIFER,BELZEBUB,andMEPHISTOPHILIS。
LUCIFER。ThusfrominfernalDisdoweascendToviewthesubjectsofourmonarchy,Thosesoulswhichsinsealstheblacksonsofhell;
’Mongwhich,aschief,Faustus,wecometothee,BringingwithuslastingdamnationTowaituponthysoul:thetimeiscomeWhichmakesitforfeit。
MEPHIST。And,thisgloomynight,Here,inthisroom,willwretchedFaustusbe。
BELZEBUB。Andherewe’llstay,Tomarkhimhowhedothdemeanhimself。
MEPHIST。Howshouldhebutindesperatelunacy?
Fondworldling,nowhisheart—blooddrieswithgrief;
Hisconsciencekillsit;andhislabouringbrainBegetsaworldofidlefantasiesToover—reachthedevil;butallinvain;
Hisstoreofpleasuresmustbesauc’dwithpain。
HeandhisservantWagnerareathand;
BothcomefromdrawingFaustus’latestwill。
See,wheretheycome!
EnterFAUSTUSandWAGNER。
FAUSTUS。Say,Wagner,——thouhastperusdmywill,——
Howdostthoulikeit?
WAGNER。Sir,Sowondrouswell,AsinallhumbledutyIdoyieldMylifeandlastingserviceforyourlove。
FAUSTUS。Gramercy,Wagner。
EnterSCHOLARS。
Welcome,Gentlemen。
[ExitWAGNER。]
FIRSTSCHOLAR。Now,worthyFaustus,methinksyourlooksarechang’d。
FAUSTUS。O,gentlemen!
SECONDSCHOLAR。WhatailsFaustus?
FAUSTUS。Ah,mysweetchamber—fellow,hadIlivedwiththee,thenhadIlivedstill!butnowmustdieeternally。Look,sirs,comeshenot?comeshenot?
FIRSTSCHOLAR。OmydearFaustus,whatimportsthisfear?
SECONDSCHOLAR。Isallourpleasureturn’dtomelancholy?
THIRDSCHOLAR。Heisnotwellwithbeingover—solitary。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Ifitbeso,we’llhavephysicians,AndFaustusshallbecur’d。
THIRDSCHOLAR。’Tisbutasurfeit,sir;fearnothing。
FAUSTUS。Asurfeitofdeadlysin,thathathdamnedbothbodyandsoul。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Yet,Faustus,lookuptoheaven,andremembermercyisinfinite。
FAUSTUS。ButFaustus’offencecanne’erbepardoned:theserpentthattemptedEvemaybesaved,butnotFaustus。Ogentlemen,hearmewithpatience,andtremblenotatmyspeeches!ThoughmyheartpantandquivertorememberthatIhavebeenastudentherethesethirtyyears,O,wouldIhadneverseenWittenberg,neverreadbook!andwhatwondersIhavedone,allGermanycanwitness,yea,alltheworld;forwhichFaustushathlostbothGermanyandtheworld,yea,heavenitself,heaven,theseatofGod,thethroneoftheblessed,thekingdomofjoy;andmustremaininhellforever,hell。O,hell,forever!Sweetfriends,whatshallbecomeofFaustus,beinginhellforever?
SECONDSCHOLAR。Yet,Faustus,callonGod。
FAUSTUS。OnGod,whomFaustushathabjured!onGod,whomFaustushathblasphemed!OmyGod,Iwouldweep!butthedevildrawsinmytears。Gushforthblood,insteadoftears!yea,lifeandsoul!
O,hestaysmytongue!Iwouldliftupmyhands;butsee,theyhold’em,theyhold’em?
ALL。Who,Faustus?
FAUSTUS。Why,LuciferandMephistophilis。Ogentlemen,Igavethemmysoulformycunning!
ALL。O,Godforbid!
FAUSTUS。Godforbadeit,indeed;butFaustushathdoneit:forthevainpleasureoffour—and—twentyyearshathFaustuslosteternaljoyandfelicity。Iwritthemabillwithmineownblood:
thedateisexpired;thisisthetime,andhewillfetchme。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。WhydidnotFaustustellusofthisbefore,thatdivinesmighthaveprayedforthee?
FAUSTUS。OfthaveIthoughttohavedoneso;butthedevilthreatenedtotearmeinpieces,ifInamedGod,tofetchmebodyandsoul,ifIoncegaveeartodivinity:andnow’tis
toolate。Gentlemen,away,lestyouperishwithme。
SECONDSCHOLAR。O,whatmaywedotosaveFaustus?
FAUSTUS。Talknotofme,butsaveyourselves,anddepart。
THIRDSCHOLAR。Godwillstrengthenme;IwillstaywithFaustus。
FIRSTSCHOLAR。TemptnotGod,sweetfriend;butletusintothenextroom,andprayforhim。
FAUSTUS。Ay,prayforme,prayforme;andwhatnoisesoeveryouhear,comenotuntome,fornothingcanrescueme。
SECONDSCHOLAR。Praythou,andwewillpraythatGodmayhavemercyuponthee。
FAUSTUS。Gentlemen,farewell:ifIlivetillmorning,I’llvisityou;ifnot,Faustusisgonetohell。
ALL。Faustus,farewell。
[ExeuntSCHOLARS。]
MEPHIST。Ay,Faustus,nowthouhastnohopeofheaven;
Thereforedespair;thinkonlyuponhell,Forthatmustbethymansion,theretodwell。
FAUSTUS。Othoubewitchingfiend,’twasthytemptationHathrobb’dmeofeternalhappiness!
MEPHIST。Idoconfessit,Faustus,andrejoice:
’TwasIthat,whenthouwerti’thewaytoheaven,Damm’dupthypassage;whenthoutook’stthebookToviewtheScriptures,thenIturn’dtheleaves,Andledthineeye。
What,weep’stthou?’tistoolate;despair!Farewell:
Foolsthatwilllaughonearthmustweepinhell。
[Exit。]
EnterGOODANGELandEVILANGELatseveraldoors。
GOODANGEL。0Faustus,ifthouhadstgiveneartome,Innumerablejoyshadfollow’dthee!
Butthoudidstlovetheworld。
EVILANGEL。Gaveeartome,Andnowmusttastehell—painsperpetually。
GOODANGEL。O,whatwillallthyriches,pleasures,pomps,Availtheenow?
EVILANGEL。Nothing,butvextheemore,Towantinhell,thathadonearthsuchstore。
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