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Twelfth Night
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Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's comedy, "Twelfth Night". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The tale begins when the twins, Viola and Sebastian, are separated in a shipwreck. Viola is rescued and helped by a sea captain. When she takes up service with Count Orsino of Illyria disguised as a young man, the confusion begins. Mistaken identities, duels and a comic subplot make for hilarious results. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.
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ACT III.
SCENE I. Olivia's Garden.
[Enter VIOLA, and CLOWN with a tabor.]
VIOLA.
Save thee, friend, and thy music. Dost thou live by thy tabor?
Save thee, friend, and thy music. Dost thou live by thy tabor?
CLOWN.
No, sir, I live by the church.
No, sir, I live by the church.
VIOLA.
Art thou a churchman?
Art thou a churchman?
CLOWN.
No such matter, sir: I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church.
No such matter, sir: I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church.
VIOLA.
So thou mayst say the king lies by a beggar, if a beggar dwell near him; or the church stands by thy tabor, if thy tabor stand by the church.
So thou mayst say the king lies by a beggar, if a beggar dwell near him; or the church stands by thy tabor, if thy tabor stand by the church.
CLOWN.
You have said, sir.—To see this age!—A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit. How quickly the wrong side may be turned outward!
You have said, sir.—To see this age!—A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit. How quickly the wrong side may be turned outward!
VIOLA.
Nay, that's certain; they that dally nicely with words may quickly make them wanton.
Nay, that's certain; they that dally nicely with words may quickly make them wanton.
CLOWN.
I would, therefore, my sister had had no name, sir.
I would, therefore, my sister had had no name, sir.
VIOLA.
Why, man?
Why, man?
CLOWN.
Why, sir, her name's a word; and to dally with that word might make my sister wanton. But indeed words are very rascals, since bonds disgraced them.
Why, sir, her name's a word; and to dally with that word might make my sister wanton. But indeed words are very rascals, since bonds disgraced them.
VIOLA.
Thy reason, man?
Thy reason, man?
CLOWN.
Troth, sir, I can yield you none without words; and words are grown so false I am loath to prove reason with them.
Troth, sir, I can yield you none without words; and words are grown so false I am loath to prove reason with them.
VIOLA.
I warrant, thou art a merry fellow, and carest for nothing.
I warrant, thou art a merry fellow, and carest for nothing.
CLOWN.
Not so, sir, I do care for something: but in my conscience,
sir, I do not care for you; if that be to care for nothing, sir,
I would it would make you invisible.
Not so, sir, I do care for something: but in my conscience,
sir, I do not care for you; if that be to care for nothing, sir,
I would it would make you invisible.
VIOLA.
Art not thou the Lady Olivia's fool?
Art not thou the Lady Olivia's fool?
CLOWN.
No, indeed, sir; the Lady Olivia has no folly: she will keep no fool, sir, till she be married; and fools are as like husbands as pilchards are to herrings, the husband's the bigger; I am, indeed, not her fool, but her corrupter of words.
No, indeed, sir; the Lady Olivia has no folly: she will keep no fool, sir, till she be married; and fools are as like husbands as pilchards are to herrings, the husband's the bigger; I am, indeed, not her fool, but her corrupter of words.
VIOLA.
I saw thee late at the Count Orsino's.
I saw thee late at the Count Orsino's.
CLOWN.
Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere. I would be sorry, sir, but the fool should be as oft with your master as with my mistress: I think I saw your wisdom there.
Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere. I would be sorry, sir, but the fool should be as oft with your master as with my mistress: I think I saw your wisdom there.
VIOLA.
Nay, an thou pass upon me, I'll no more with thee.
Hold, there's expenses for thee.
Nay, an thou pass upon me, I'll no more with thee.
Hold, there's expenses for thee.
CLOWN.
Now Jove, in his next commodity of hair, send thee a beard!
Now Jove, in his next commodity of hair, send thee a beard!
VIOLA.
By my troth, I'll tell thee, I am almost sick for one; though I would not have it grow on my chin. Is thy lady within?
By my troth, I'll tell thee, I am almost sick for one; though I would not have it grow on my chin. Is thy lady within?
CLOWN.
Would not a pair of these have bred, sir?
Would not a pair of these have bred, sir?
VIOLA.
Yes, being kept togeth...
Yes, being kept togeth...
Table of contents
- William Shakespeare
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
- ACT I.
- ACT II.
- ACT III.
- ACT IV.
- ACT V.
- TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE