Act 3 Scene 2

Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO enter.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Don't tell me that. When the barrel's empty, we'll drink water.
NO Not one drop sooner. Therefore, drink up.—Servant-monster,
drink a toast to me.

T
ell
not
me.
Wh
en
the
but
t is
out
,
we
will
dri
nk
wat
er.
Not

a
dro
p
bef
ore
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU “Servant monster”? What a crazy island this is. They say there
LO are only five people on it. We're three of them. If the other two
are as loopy as we are, our country's in bad shape.

“
Ser
van
t-
mo
nst
er”
?
Th
e
foll
y of
this
isla
nd.
Th
ey
say

5
t
her
e's
but
five
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Drink when I order you, servant-monster. Your eyes look like
NO they've sunk into your head.

D
rin
k,
ser
van
t-
mo
nst
er,
wh
en
I
bid
the
e.
Th
y
eye
s
are

al
mo
st
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU Where else should his eyes be, if not in his head? He'd be quite
LO a monster if his eyes were in his tail.

Wh
ere
sho
uld
the
y
be
set
els
e?
He
wer
ea
bra
ve
mo
nst
er

10
i
nde
ed,
if
the
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA My man—monster is so drunk he can't talk. As for me, no
NO liquid can harm me, neither booze nor the whole sea itself.
Before I could get to shore, I swam thirty-five leagues in it and
still survived.—Monster, you'll be my lieutenant, or my flag-
bearer.
My
ma
n-
mo
nst
er
hat
h
dro
wn
ed
his
ton
gue
in
sac
k.
For
my

p
art,
the
sea
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU Lieutenant is better. He's not standing straight enough to hold
LO a flag.

15
Yo
ur
lieu
ten
ant
, if
you
list.
He'
s
no
sta
nd
ard
.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA We're not going to run in our army, Monsieur Monster.
NO

We
'll
not
run
,
Mo
nsi
eur
Mo
nst
er.
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU Or walk either. You'll just lie there like sleeping dogs and say
LO nothing.

No
r
go
nei
the
r.
But
you
'll
lie
like
dog
s,
an
d
yet
say
not
hin
g

n
eit
her
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Monster sweetie, be a good monster and just speak once.
NO

Mo
onc
alf,
spe
ak
onc
e in
thy
life,
if
tho
u
bee
st a
goo
d

20
mo
onc
alf.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA How is your Highness? Let me lick your shoe. (he points to
N TRINCULO) I'll never serve that guy there. He's not
courageous like you.

Ho
w
doe
s
thy
ho
nor
?
Let
me
lick
thy
sho
e.

(
ind
ica
tes
TR
IN
CU
LO
)
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU (to CALIBAN) You're a liar, you ignorant monster. I'm
LO courageous. I could shake up a police officer right now. You
drunken fish, you, how could you call me a coward after all the
booze I've drunk today? Do you tell such monstrous lies
because you're half fish and half monster?
(to
CA
LIB
AN
)

Th
ou
lies
t,
mo
st
ign
ora
nt
mo
nst
er.
I
am
in
cas
e to
just
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA (to STEPHANO) Look how he's making fun of me! Will you let
N him talk to me like, my lord?

(to
ST
EP
HA
NO
)

30
Lo,
ho
w
he
mo
cks
me
!
Wil
t
tho
u
let
hi
m,
myl
ord
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU “Lord,” he calls you? What an idiot that monster is!
LO

“
Lor
d,”
qu
oth
he?
Th
at a
mo
nst
er
sho
uld
be
suc
ha
nat
ura
l!
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA (to STEPHANO) There he goes again! Please, bite him to
N death, I'm begging you.

(to
ST
EP
HA
NO
)

Lo,
lo,
aga
in!
Bit
e
hi
m
to
dea
th,
I
prit
hee
.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Trinculo, speak politely. If you mutiny against me, I'll hang you
NO from the next tree. This poor monster is my subject, and I will
not allow him to be insulted.

T
rin
cul
o,
kee
pa
goo
d
ton
gue
in
you
r
hea
d.
If
you
pro
ve
a

35
mu
tin
eer,
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Thank you, my noble lord. Now would you please listen once
N again to the request I made to you earlier?

I
tha
nk
my
no
ble
lor
d.
Wil
t
tho
u
be
ple
ase
d
to
hea
rke
n
onc
e

a
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Indeed, I will. Kneel and tell me again. I'll stand, and so will
NO Trinculo.

Ma
rry,
will
I.
Kn
eel
an
d
rep
eat
it. I
will
sta
nd,
an
d
so
sha
ll

40
T
rin
cul
o.
 Enter ARIEL, invisible ARIEL enters, invisible.

CALIBAN CALIBAN

(kneeling) As I told you before, I'm enslaved to a tyrant, a

(kneeling) magician who tricked me with magic spells and took my island
As I told from me.
thee
before, I
am subject
to a
tyrant, a

sorcerer
that by his
cunning
hath
cheated
me of the
island.
 ARIEL
AR
IE
L You lie.

Th
ou
lies
t.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA (to TRINCULO) You're the liar, you big fat monkey. I wish my
N courageous master would kill you. I'm not lying.

(to
TR
IN
CU
LO
)

45
Th
ou
lies
t,
tho
u
jest
ing
mo
nke
y,
tho
u! I
wo
uld
my
vali
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Trinculo, if you interrupt him any more, I swear I'll knock
NO some teeth out of your head.

T
rin
cul
o,
if
you
tro
ubl
e
hi
m
any
mo
re
in
's
tale
, by
this

ha
nd,
I
will
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU I didn't say anything.
LO

Wh
y, I
sai
d
not
hin
g.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Okay, just stay quiet. Go on.
NO

50
Mu
m,
the
n,
an
d
no
mo
re.
Pro
cee
d.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA I was telling you he used witchcraft to take this island. He stole
N it from me. If your highness is willing, take revenge on him for
that—because I know you're brave enough, I don't dare to—

I
say
, by
sor
cer
y
he
got
this
isle
.

F
ro
m
me
he
got
it.
If
thy
gre
atn
ess
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA That's for sure.
NO

55
Th
at's
mo
st
cer
tai
n.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA You'll be lord of the island then, and I'll be your servant.
N

Th
ou
sha
lt
be
lor
d
of
it
an
d
I'll
ser
ve
the
e.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA And how would we go about doing that? Can you bring me to
NO him?

Ho
w
no
w
sha
ll
this
be
co
mp
ass
ed?

Ca
nst
tho
u
bri
ng
me
to
th'
par
ty?
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Yes, yes, my lord. I'll take you to where he sleeps, and you can
N pound a nail into his head.

Y
ea,
yea
,
my
lor
d.
I'll
yiel
d
hi
m
the
e
asl
eep
,

60
Wh
ere
tho
u
ma
yst
 ARIEL
AR
IE
L You lie. You can't do that.

Th
ou
lies
t.
Th
ou
can
st
not
.
CALIBAN CALIBAN

What an idiot this guy is!—You're a rotten piece of work!—I beg

What a your highness, beat him up and take his wine bottle from him.
pied When he loses that, he'll be drinking salt water, since I'll never
ninny's tell him where the freshwater springs are.
this!—
Thou
scurvy
patch!—

I do
beseech
thy
greatness,
give him
blows

And take
his bottle
from him.
When
that's
gone,

65
He shall
drink
naught
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Trinculo, watch out. If you interrupt this monster with one
NO more word, I'll beat you like a piece of salted fish.

T
rin
cul
o,
run
int
o
no
furt
her
da
nge
r.
Int
err
upt
the
mo
nst
er

one
wo
rd
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU What did I do? I didn't do anything. I need to get away from
LO you.

70
Wh
y,
wh
at
did
I? I
did
not
hin
g.
I'll
go
fart
her
off.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Didn't you call him a liar?
NO

D
idst
tho
u
not
say
he
lied
?
 ARIEL
AR
IE
L You lie.

Th
ou
lies
t.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA (to TRINCULO) Oh, I did? Take that, then. (he beats
NO TRINCULO) If you want more beatings like that, just accuse
me of lying again.

(to
TR
IN
CU
LO
)
Do
I
so?
Tak
e
tho
u
tha
t.

(
be
ats
TR
IN
CU
LO
)
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU I didn't accuse you of lying. Are you out of your mind and deaf
LO too? Damn your wine! This is what happens when you drink
too much. Your monster can go to hell, and you can too!

I
did
not
giv
e
the
lie.
Out
o'
you
r
wit
s
an
d
hea
rin
g
too
?A

pox
o'
you
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Ha, ha, ha!
N

Ha,
ha,
ha!
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Now go ahead and tell me the rest of your story.—Please go
NO stand farther away.

80
No
w,
for
war
d
wit
h
you
r
tale
.—
Prit
hee
,
sta
nd
fart
her
off.
CA CALIBAN
LI
BA
Beat him up. After a little while, I'll beat him too.
N

B
eat
hi
m
eno
ug
h.
Aft
er a
littl
e
tim
e,

I'll
bea
t
hi
m
too
.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Stand farther away.— Come on, continue your story.
NO

S
tan
d
fart
her
.—
Co
me,
pro
cee
d.
CALIBAN CALIBAN

Just as I told you, he usually sleeps in the afternoon. At that

Why, as I time you can smash in his skull after seizing his books; or you
told thee, can bash his skull with a log; or you can stab him in the belly;
'tis a or cut his windpipe. Just remember to grab his books first,
custom since without them he's just a poor fool like me, and can't
with him, command a single spirit. All the spirits hate him as much as I
do. Be sure to burn his magic books. He has some wonderful
home furnishings—that's what he calls them—that he'll use to
85 decorate his house when he gets one. The most important
I' th' thing for you to think about is how beautiful his daughter is.
afternoon He says she has no equal. I never saw a woman except her and
to sleep. Sycorax, my mother. But Miranda is so much more beautiful,
There you can't even compare the two.
thou
mayst
brain him,

Having
first seized
his books;
or with a
log

Batter his
skull; or
paunch
him with a
stake;
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Is she really that wonderful?
NO

I
s it
so
bra
ve
a
lass
?
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Yes, my lord. She'll look good in your bed, and she'll produce
N some fine children too.

Ay,
lor
d.
She
will
bec
om
e
thy
bed
,I
war
ran
t.

An
d
bri
ng
the
e
fort
h
bra
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Monster, I'll kill this man. His daughter and I will be king and
NO queen—God protect us!—and you and Trinculo will be our
governors.—Do you like that idea, Trinculo?

Mo
nst
er,
I
will
kill
this
ma
n.
His
dau
ght
er
an
dI
will
be

k
ing
an
d
que
en
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU Excellent.
LO

E
xce
llen
t.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Give me your hand. I'm sorry I hit you. But try to control your
NO speech.

G
ive
me
thy
ha
nd.
I
am
sor
ry I
bea
t
the
e.
But
whi
le
tho
u

live
st,
kee
pa
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA In a half an hour he'll be asleep. Will you kill him then?
N

110
W
ithi
n
this
hal
f
ho
ur
will
he
be
asl
eep
.
Wil
t
tho
u
des
tro
y

hi
m
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Yes, I swear.
NO

Ay,
on
mi
ne
ho
nor
.
 ARIEL
AR
IE
L (to himself) I'll tell my master this.

(
asi
de)
Thi
s
will
I
tell
my
ma
ste
r.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA You make me so happy. I'm full of joy. Let's be light-hearted.
N Will you sing the tune you taught me just a little while ago?

Th
ou
ma
kes
t
me
me
rry.
I
am
full
of
ple
asu
re.

115
Let
us
be
joc
un
d.
Wil
l
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA I'll do anything you ask, monster, anything reasonable.—Come
NO on, Trinculo, let's sing. (he sings)

Dismiss 'em and ziss 'em

At
thy
And diss 'em and dismiss 'em.
req
ues
t,
Thought is free.
mo
nst
er,
I
will
do
rea
son
,
any
rea
son
.—

Co
me
on,
Tri
ncu
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA That's not the tune I had in mind.
N

120
Th
at's
not
the
tun
e.

ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe ARIEL plays the tune on a drum and a pipe.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA What's this song?
NO

Wh
at
is
this
sa
me
?
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU That's the melody, played by Nobody.
LO

T
his
is
the
tun
e of
our
cat
ch,
pla
yed
by
the
pict
ure
of
No
bo
dy.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA (to the invisible musician) If you're a man, then let us see what
NO you look like. If you're a devil, then go to hell.

If
tho
u
bee
st a
ma
n,
sho
w
thy
self
in
thy
like
nes
s. If
tho
u

b
ees
ta
dev
il,
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU Oh, forgive all my sins!
LO

125
O,
for
giv
e
me
my
sin
s!
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Dead men have to pay their debts.—I challenge you!—God help
NO us.

He
tha
t
die
s
pay
s
all
deb
ts.
—I
def
y
the
e!
—
Me
rcy
up
on
us!
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Are you scared?
N

Art
tho
u
afe
ard
?

STEPHANO STEPHANO

No, monster, not me.

No, monster,
not I.
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA Don't be scared. This island is full of noises, strange sounds
N and sweet melodies that make you feel good and don't hurt
anyone. Sometimes I hear a thousand twanging instruments
hum at my ears, and sometimes voices that send me back to
sleep even if I had just woken up—and then I dreamed of
Be clouds opening up and dropping such riches on me that when I
not woke up, I cried because I wanted to dream again.
afe
ard
.
Th
e
isle
is
full
of
noi
ses,

130
So
un
ds,
an
d
swe
et
airs
tha
t
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA This'll be a wonderful kingdom to live in, where they play
NO music for free.

T
his
will
pro
ve
a
bra
ve
kin
gdo
m
to
me,
wh
ere
I
sha
ll
hav
e

my
mu
sic
 CALIBAN
CA
LI
BA As soon as you kill Prospero.
N

140
Wh
en
Pro
spe
ro
is
des
tro
yed
.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA That'll happen soon enough. I remember the plan.
NO

Th
at
sha
ll
be
by
an
d
by.
I
re
me
mb
er
the
sto
ry.
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU The sound is going away. But let's follow it, and then do our
LO dirty work afterward.

Th
e
sou
nd
is
goi
ng
aw
ay.
Let'
s
foll
ow
it,
an
d
afte
r
do
our

wo
rk.
 STEPHANO
ST
EP
HA Lead us, monster; we'll follow. I wish I could see this invisible
NO drummer. He really plays well.

L
ead
,
mo
nst
er;
we'
ll
foll
ow.
I
wo
uld
I
cou
ld
see
this

145
t
abo
rer.
He
lay
 TRINCULO
TR
IN
CU I'm right behind you, Stephano. Are you coming monster?
LO

W
ilt
co
me
?
I'll
foll
ow,
Ste
pha
no.

Exeunt They all exit.