Comedy Of Errors

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


I see these witches are afraid of swords.

 

[Guru]

DROMIO OF SYRACUSE


She that would be your wife now ran from you.
ANTIPHOLUS

 

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


Come to the Centaur; fetch our stuff from thence:
I long that we were safe and sound aboard.

 

[Guru]

DROMIO OF SYRACUSE


Faith, stay here this night; they will surely do us
no harm: you saw they speak us fair, give us gold:
methinks they are such a gentle nation that, but for
the mountain of mad flesh that claims marriage of
me, I could find in my heart to stay here still and
turn witch.
ANTIPHOLUS

 

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


I will not stay to-night for all the town;
Therefore away, to get our stuff aboard.

Exeunt

 

[Guru]

ACT V
SCENE I. A street before a Priory.



Enter Second Merchant and ANGELO

 

[Guru]

ANGELO


I am sorry, sir, that I have hinder'd you;
But, I protest, he had the chain of me,
Though most dishonestly he doth deny it.

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


How is the man esteemed here in the city?

 

[Guru]

ANGELO


Of very reverend reputation, sir,
Of credit infinite, highly beloved,
Second to none that lives here in the city:
His word might bear my wealth at any time.

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


Speak softly; yonder, as I think, he walks.

Enter ANTIPHOLUS of Syracuse and DROMIO of Syracuse

 

[Guru]

ANGELO


'Tis so; and that self chain about his neck
Which he forswore most monstrously to have.
Good sir, draw near to me, I'll speak to him.
Signior Antipholus, I wonder much
That you would put me to this shame and trouble;
And, not without some scandal to yourself,
With circumstance and oaths so to deny
This chain which now you wear so openly:
Beside the charge, the shame, imprisonment,
You have done wrong to this my honest friend,
Who, but for staying on our controversy,
Had hoisted sail and put to sea to-day:
This chain you had of me; can you deny it?
ANTIPHOLUS

 

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


I think I had; I never did deny it.

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


Yes, that you did, sir, and forswore it too.
ANTIPHOLUS

 

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


Who heard me to deny it or forswear it?

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


These ears of mine, thou know'st did hear thee.
Fie on thee, wretch! 'tis pity that thou livest
To walk where any honest man resort.
ANTIPHOLUS

 

[Guru]

OF SYRACUSE


Thou art a villain to impeach me thus:
I'll prove mine honour and mine honesty
Against thee presently, if thou darest stand.

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


I dare, and do defy thee for a villain.

They draw


Enter ADRIANA, LUCIANA, the Courtezan, and others

 

[Guru]

ADRIANA


Hold, hurt him not, for God's sake! he is mad.
Some get within him, take his sword away:
Bind Dromio too, and bear them to my house.

 

[Guru]

DROMIO OF SYRACUSE


Run, master, run; for God's sake, take a house!
This is some priory. In, or we are spoil'd!

Exeunt Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse to the Priory


Enter the Lady Abbess, AEMILIA

 

[Guru]

AEMELIA


Be quiet, people. Wherefore throng you hither?

 

[Guru]

ADRIANA


To fetch my poor distracted husband hence.
Let us come in, that we may bind him fast
And bear him home for his recovery.

 

[Guru]

ANGELO


I knew he was not in his perfect wits.

 

[Guru]

Second Merchant


I am sorry now that I did draw on him.

 

[Guru]

AEMELIA


How long hath this possession held the man?

 

[Guru]

ADRIANA


This week he hath been heavy, sour, sad,
And much different from the man he was;
But till this afternoon his passion
Ne'er brake into extremity of rage.