Berenice: A TragedyW. Heinemann, 1922 - 61 pagine Because Titus' father, Vespasian, has died, everyone assumes that Titus will now be free to marry his beloved Berenice, queen of Palestine. Madly in love with Berenice, Antiochus plans to flee Rome rather than face her marriage with his friend Titus. However, Titus has been listening to public opinion about the prospects of his marriage with a foreign queen, and the Romans find this match undesirable. Titus chooses his duty to Rome over his love for Berenice and sends Antiochus to tell Berenice the news. Knowing that Antiochus is Titus' rival, Berenice refuses to believe Antiochus. However, Titus confirms that he will not marry her. She and Antiochus leave Rome separately, and Titus remains behind to rule his empire. |
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ARSACES PHENICE RUTILIUS beauty believe BERENICE and PHENICE bitter bold avenger Caesar cast comes Consuls crowd Of Kings crown cruel CURTAIN dare death despair eight days Emperor Empire Empress Enter ANTIOCHUS Enter BERENICE Enter RUTILIUS Enter TITUS Exit ARSACES Exit PAULINUS Exit TITUS eyes faithful farewells father fear fortune friendship give glory gone Good-bye grief happy hate hear Heaven honour hope importunate Jews keep kill my love King of Comagena Lady live Lord lover marry memory mind misery mourning Nero orders palace Palestine Perhaps pity Prince Queen Berenice quiet reign Roman heart Roman laws seen that Court seen the Queen Senate sigh silent sorrow soul STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES stay swear tears tell things thought TITUS and PAULINUS TITUS BERENICE Titus loved to-day told trouble unhappy unjust vexed wait weep wide world's end wish word worshipped
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Pagina 21 - I loved her, she loved me ; and since that day — I cannot say if it were glad or sorry — Her life has had no object but her love. Unknown at Court, a stranger here in Rome, She passes all her days with no more thought Save that she see me some time, and the rest Expect to see me. And if, as sometimes happens, I am late, I find her weeping. All that there is most powerful in love — Joy, beauty, glory, virtue, are in her. For five long years each day that I have seen her Has given me the joy...
Pagina 16 - PAULINUS.) TITUS. Has no one seen the King of Comagena, Or does he know that I await him here? PAULINUS. Sir, I have seen the Queen. The King of Comagena had been with her, But had gone out shortly before I came. I have left word to warn him of your orders. TITUS. Enough. What was the Queen doing? PAULINUS. Sir, she was going out To pray the gods for your prosperity. TITUS. Too kind Princess alas! PAULINUS. Prince, why be sad for her? Half of the Eastern world will now be hers. You pity her? TITUS....
Pagina 36 - Csesar if you find me here In spite of my farewells. Perhaps by this I should have been in Ostia, Had he not strictly ordered me to stay. BERENICE. He wanted you alone. He avoids us. ANTIOCHUS. He only kept me here to speak of you. BERENICE. Of me, Prince? ANTIOCHUS. Yes. BERENICE. What could he have to say? ANTIOCHUS. BERENICE. What do you mean? ANTIOCHUS. O be not vexed! Others at such a moment might not keep Silence so well, but would rejoice, perhaps, Would swell with pride and joy to break the...
Pagina 17 - Will recognise no children born of marriage Made against Roman custom, Roman law. Besides, you know, in banishing her Kings Rome took a hatred to the name of King. Though Rome is faithful to the race of Caesars, That hate of Kings and Queens is furious still.
Pagina 17 - Empress here. They say, of course, That she is good and beautiful, and seems Made to be Empress over human beings ; They say she has a truly Roman heart, And has a thousand virtues ; but, my Lord, You know the rest. Rome, by unchanging law, Will have no foreign blood mixed with her blood, Will recognise no children born of marriage Made against Roman custom, Roman law.
Pagina 21 - You have given her magnificence of power, Up to Euphrates you have made her Queen Over a hundred peoples. TITUS. But petty solace for a grief so great. I know the Queen ; I know only too well That she has asked for nothing but my heart.
Pagina 17 - Keep all complain ts« from coming to my ears. Be you my ears and eyes, interpret for me The varying hearts of all my countrymen; Let your sincerity bring truth to me Across all lies, beyond all flattery. Now speak! What ought Queen Berenice to hope? Will Rome be cruel or indulgent to her? Will Rome be angry if so fair a Queen Be raised as Empress to the throne of Csesar?
Pagina 10 - Madam, I have to go. BERENICE. And not say why? ANTIOCHUS. No ; I must go and see her face no more. BERENICE. Speak, Lord! What is the mystery of your going? ANTIOCHUS. Then listen to me for the last, last time. Lady, if in your high degree of glory You ever think about your childhood's home, You may remember that I saw you there And loved you. You may remember, too, how once your brother, Agrippa, spoke for me, and it may be, Perhaps, you were not vexed to hear I loved you. Then, to my sorrow, Titus...
Pagina 41 - ... what a pain you take to grieve yourself! Let her grief go. Let its first anguish pass, For in a week or month it will be passed. Stay till it passes. ANTIOCHUS. No, I go, Arsaces. All things excite me to be gone from here, So let us go. And for a long, long time Let us not speak of her. The day is no yet over.
Pagina 38 - Prince, either calm my mind by speaking now, Or be assured that here our friendship ends. ANTIOCHUS. Queen, after that, I cannot remain silent. So, since you wish it, I will break the news. Have no illusions now. For I shall tell you Miseries, perhaps, of which you dared not think.