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MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by William Shakespeare
PERSONS REPRESENTED.
VICENTIO, Duke of Vienna.
ANGELO, Lord Deputy in the Duke's absence.
ESCALUS, an ancient Lord, joined with Angelo in thedeputation.
CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman.
LUCIO, a Fantastic.
Two other like Gentlemen.
VARRIUS, a Gentleman, Servant to the Duke.
PROVOST.
THOMAS, friar.
PETER, friar.
A JUSTICE.
ELBOW, a simple Constable.
FROTH, a foolish Gentleman.
CLOWN, Servant to Mistress Overdone.
ABHORSON, an Executioner.
BARNARDINE, a dissolute Prisoner.
ISABELLA, Sister to Claudio.
MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo.
JULIET, beloved by Claudio.
FRANCISCA, a nun.
MISTRESS OVERDONE, a Bawd.
Lords, Gentlemen, Guards, Officers, and otherAttendants.
SCENE: Vienna
ACT I.
SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE'S Palace.
[Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, LORDS, and ATTENDANTS.]
DUKE.
Escalus, —
ESCALUS.
My lord.
DUKE.
Of government the properties to unfold,
Would seem in me to affect speech and discourse;
Since I am put to know that your own science
Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice
My strength can give you: then no more remains
But that to your sufficiency, as your worth isable,
And let them work. The nature of our people,
Our city's institutions, and the terms
For common justice, you are as pregnant in
As art and practice hath enriched any
That we remember. There is our commission,
From which we would not have you warp. — Callhither,
I say, bid come before us, Angelo. —
[Exit an Attendant. ]
What figure of us think you he will bear?
For you must know we have with special soul
Elected him our absence to supply;
Lent him our terror, drest him with our love,
And given his deputation all the organs
Of our own power: what think you of it?
ESCALUS.
If any in Vienna be of worth
To undergo such ample grace and honour,
It is Lord Angelo.
[Enter ANGELO. ]
DUKE.
Look where he comes.
ANGELO.
Always obedient to your grace's will,
I come to know your pleasure.
DUKE.
Angelo,
There is a kind of character in thy life
That to th' observer doth thy history
Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings
Are not thine own so proper as to waste
Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee.
Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
Not light them for themselves: for if ourvirtues
Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike
As if we had them not. Spirits are not finelytouch'd
But to fine issues: nor nature never lends
The smallest scruple of her excellence
But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines
Herself the glory of a creditor,
Both thanks and use. But I do bend my speech
To one that can my part in him advertise;
Hold, therefore, Angelo;
In our remove be thou at full ourself:
Mortality and mercy in Vienna
Live in thy tongue and heart! Old Escalus,
Though first in question, is thy secondary:
Take thy commission.
ANGELO.
Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my metal,
Before so noble and so great a figure
Be stamped upon it.
DUKE.
No more evasion:
We have with a leaven'd and prepared choice
Proceeded to you; therefore take your honours.
Our haste from hence is of so quick condition
That it prefers itself, and leaves unquestion'd
Matters of needful value. We shall write to you
As time and our concernings shall importune,
How it goes with us; and do look to know
What doth befall you here. So, fare you well:
To the hopeful execution do I leave you
Of your commissions.
ANGELO.
Yet give leave, my lord,
That we may bring you something on the way.
DUKE.
My haste may not admit it;
Nor need you, on mine honour, have to do
With any scruple: your scope is as mine own:
So to enforce or qualify the laws
As to your soul seems good. Give me your hand;
I'll privily away: I love the people,
But do not like to stage me to their eyes:
Though it do well, I do not relish well
Their loud applause and 'aves' vehement:
Nor do I think the man of safe discretion
That does affect it. Once more, fare you well.
ANGELO.
The heavens give safety to your purposes!
ESCALUS.
Lead forth and bring you back in happiness.
DUKE.
I thank you. Fare you well.
[Exit. ]
ESCALUS.
I shall desire you, sir, to give me leave
To have free speech with you; and it concerns me
To look into the bottom of my place:
A pow'r I have, but of what strength and nature
I am not yet instructed.
ANGELO.
'Tis so with me. — Let us withdraw together,
And we may soon our satisfaction have
Touching that point.
ESCALUS.
I'll wait upon your honour.
[Exeunt. ]
SCENE II. A street.
[Enter Lucio and two Gentlemen. ]
LUCIO. If the duke, with the other dukes, come notto composition with the King of Hungary, why then all the dukesfall upon the king.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Heaven grant us its peace, but not the King ofHungary's!
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
Amen.
LUCIO.
Thou concludest like the sanctimonious pirate thatwent to sea
with the ten
commandments, but scraped one out of the table.
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
Thou shalt not steal?
LUCIO.
Ay, that he razed.
FIRST GENTLEMAN. Why, 'twas a commandment to commandthe captain and all the rest from their functions; they put forthto steal. There's not a soldier of us all that, in the thanksgivingbefore meat, do relish the petition well that prays for peace.
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
I never heard any soldier dislike it.
LUCIO.
I believe thee; for I think thou never wast wheregrace was said.
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
No? A dozen times at least.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
What? in metre?
LUCIO.
In any proportion or in any language.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
I think, or in any religion.
LUCIO. Ay! why not? Grace is grace, despite of allcontroversy. As, for example; — thou thyself art a wicked villain,despite of all grace.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Well, there went but a pair of shears betweenus.
LUCIO. I grant; as there may between the lists andthe velvet. Thou art the list.
FIRST GENTLEMAN. And thou the velvet: thou art goodvelvet; thou'rt a three-piled piece, I warrant thee: I had as liefbe a list of an English kersey as be piled, as thou art piled, fora French velvet. Do I speak feelingly now?
LUCIO. I think thou dost; and, indeed, with mostpainful feeling of thy speech. I will, out of thine own confession,learn to begin thy health; but, whilst I live, forget to drinkafter thee.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
I think I have done myself wrong; have I not?
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
Yes, that thou hast, whether thou art tainted orfree.
LUCIO. Behold, behold, where Madam Mitigation comes!I have purchased as many diseases under her roof as come to—
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
To what, I pray?
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Judge.
SECOND GENTLEMAN.
To three thousand dollars a year.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Ay, and more.
LUCIO.
A French crown more.
FIRST GENTLEMAN. Thou art always figuring diseasesin me, but thou art full of error; I am sound.
LUCIO. Nay, not, as one would say, healthy; but sosound as things that are hollow: thy bones are hollow: impiety hasmade a feast of thee.
[Enter BAWD. ]
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
How now! which of your hips has the most profoundsciatica?
BAWD. Well, well; there's one yonder arrested andcarried to prison was worth five thousand of you all.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Who's that, I pray thee?
BAWD.
Marry, sir, that's Claudio, Signior Claudio.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
Claudio to prison! 'tis not so.
BAWD. Nay, but I know 'tis so: I saw him arrested;saw him carried away; and, which is more, within these three dayshis head to be chopped off.
LUCIO. But, after all this fooling, I would not haveit so. Art thou sure of this?
BAWD. I am too sure of it: and it is for gettingMadam Julietta with child.
LUCIO. Believe me, this may be: he promised to meetme two hours since, and he was ever precise in promise-keeping.
SECOND GENTLEMAN. Besides, you know, it drawssomething near to the speech we had to such a purpose.
FIRST GENTLEMAN.
But most of all agreeing with the proclamation.
LUCIO.
Away; let's go learn the truth of it.
[Exeunt Lucio and Gentlemen. ]
BAWD.
Thus, what with the war, what with the sweat, whatwith the
gallows, and what with poverty, I amcustom-shrunk.
How now! what's the news with you?
[Enter CLOWN. ]
CLOWN.
Yonder man is carried to prison.
BAWD.
Well: what has he done?
CLOWN.
A woman.
BAWD.
But what's his offence?
CLOWN.
Groping for trouts in a peculiar river.
BAWD.
What! is there a maid with child by him?
CLOWN. No; but there's a woman with maid by him. Youhave not heard of the proclamation, have you?
BAWD.
What proclamation, man?
CLOWN.
All houses in the suburbs of Vienna must be pluckeddown.
BAWD.
And what shall become of those in the city?
CLOWN. They shall stand for seed: they had gone downtoo, but that a wise burgher put in for them.
BAWD.
But shall all our houses of resort in the suburbs bepulled down?
CLOWN.
To the ground, mistress.
BAWD. Why, here's a change indeed in thecommonwealth! What shall become of me?
CLOWN. Come, fear not you; good counsellors lack noclients: though you change your place you need not change yourtrade; I'll be your tapster still. Courage; there will be pitytaken on you: you that have worn your eyes almost out in theservice, you will be considered.
BAWD.
What's to do here, Thomas Tapster? Let'swithdraw.
CLOWN. Here comes Signior Claudio, led by theprovost to prison: and there's Madam Juliet.
[Exeunt. ]
Scene III. The same.
[Enter PROVOST, CLAUDIO, JULIET, and Officers; LUCIOand two
Gentlemen. ]
CLAUDIO.
Fellow, why dost thou show me thus to the world?
Bear me to prison, where I am committed.
PROVOST.
I do it not in evil disposition,
But from Lord Angelo by special charge.
CLAUDIO.
Thus can the demi-god Authority
Make us pay down for our offence by weight. —
The words of heaven; — on whom it will, it will;
On