The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated) (1145 page)

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The little Love-god lying once asleep

Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,

Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand

The fairest votary took up that fire

Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd;

And so the general of hot desire

Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd.

This brand she quenched in a cool well by,

Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,

Growing a bath and healthful remedy

For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,

Came there for cure, and this by that I prove,

Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.

 

The little Love-God Cupid once fell asleep

After placing his heart-inflaming torch by his side.

Several nymphs that had vowed to remain chaste for life

Came skipping by, and one of them,

Who was the most beautiful, picked up the fire

Which had warmed the hearts of armies of true lovers;

And so the leader of hot desire

Was asleep when a virgin disarmed him.

She extinguished the torch in a cool pool water nearby,

Which absorbed the perpetual heat of Cupid’s fire

And became a bath that provides a healthy remedy

For men who are diseased; but I, enslaved to my mistress,

Came there for the cure and tested the waters to find:

Love’s fire heats water, but water does not cool love.

 

Table of Contents

 

About This Series

 

Histories

 

King John

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

SCENE 1

 

Act II.

 

SCENE 1

 

Act III

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

Act IV.

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

Act V

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

SCENE 5.

 

SCENE 6.

 

SCENE 7.

 

King Richard the Second

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

SCENE I.

 

SCENE II.

 

SCENE III.

 

SCENE IV.

 

ACT II.

 

SCENE I.

 

SCENE II.

 

SCENE III.

 

SCENE IV.

 

ACT III.

 

SCENE I.

 

SCENE II.

 

SCENE III.

 

SCENE IV.

 

ACT IV.

 

SCENE I.

 

ACT V.

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE II.

 

SCENE III.

 

SCENE IV.

 

SCENE V.

 

SCENE VI.

 

King Richard III

 

Characters

 

ACT I

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

ACT II

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

ACT III

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

SCENE 5.

 

SCENE 6.

 

SCENE 7.

 

ACT IV.

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

SCENE 5.

 

ACT V.

 

SCENE 1.

 

SCENE 2.

 

SCENE 3.

 

SCENE 4.

 

SCENE 5.

 

Henry IV: Part One

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

Scene I.

 

Scene II. The same. An Apartment of Prince Henry's.

 

Scene III. The Same.A Room in the Palace.

 

Act II

 

Scene I. Rochester. An Inn-Yard.

 

Scene II. The Road by Gads-hill.

 

Scene III. Warkworth.A Room in the Castle.

 

Scene IV. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern.

 

Act III

 

Scene I. Bangor. A Room in the Archdeacon's House.

 

Scene II. London. A Room in the Palace.

 

Scene III. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern.

 

Act IV

 

Scene I. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury.

 

Scene II. A public Road near Coventry.

 

Scene III. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury.

 

Scene IV. York.A Room in the Archbishop's Palace.

 

Act V

 

Scene I. The King's Camp near Shrewsbury.

 

Scene II. The Rebel Camp.

 

Scene III. Plain between the Camps.

 

Scene IV. Another Part of the Field.

 

Scene V. Another Part of the Field.

 

Henry IV, Part Two

 

CHARACTERS

 

INDUCTION

 

ACT I

 

SCENE 1. The same.

 

SCENE II. London. A street.

 

SCENE III. York. The Archbishop's palace.

 

ACT II

 

SCENE I. London. A street.

 

SCENE II. London. Another street.

 

SCENE III. Warkworth. Before the castle.

 

SCENE IV. London. The Boar's-head Tavern in Eastcheap.

 

ACT III

 

SCENE I. Westminster. The palace.

 

SCENE II. Gloucestershire. Before Justice Shallow's house.

 

ACT IV

 

SCENE I. Yorkshire. Gaultree Forest.

 

SCENE II. Another part of the forest.

 

SCENE III. Another part of the forest.

 

SCENE IV. Westminster. The Jerusalem Chamber.

 

SCENE V. Another chamber.

 

ACT V

 

SCENE 1. Gloucestershire. Shallow's house.

 

SCENE II. Westminster. The palace.

 

SCENE III. Gloucestershire. Shallow's orchard.

 

SCENE IV. London. A street.

 

SCENE V. A public place near Westminster Abbey.

 

Henry V

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

Prologue

 

Scene I: London. An ante-chamber in the King’s palace.

 

Scene II: The same. The Presence chamber.

 

Act II

 

Prologue

 

Scene I: London. A street.

 

Scene II: Southampton. A council-chamber.

 

Scene III: London. Before a tavern.

 

Scene IV: France. The King’s Palace.

 

Act III

 

Prologue

 

Scene I: France. Before Harfleur.

 

Scene II: The same.

 

Scene III: The same. Before the gates.

 

Scene IV: The French King’s palace.

 

Scene V: The same.

 

Scene VI: the English camp in Picardy.

 

Scene VII: The French camp, near Agincourt.

 

Act IV

 

Prologue

 

Scene I: The English camp at Agincourt.

 

Scene II: The French camp.

 

Scene III: The English camp.

 

Scene IV: The field of battle.

 

Scene V: Another part of the field.

 

Scene VI: Another part of the field.

 

Scene VII: Another part of the field.

 

Scene VIII: Before King Henry’s pavilion.

 

Act V

 

Prologue

 

Scene I: France. The English camp.

 

Scene II: France. A royal palace.

 

Henry VI: Part 1

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

SCENE I

 

SCENE II.

 

SCENE III.

 

SCENE IV. Orleans.

 

SCENE V. The same.

 

SCENE VI. The Same.

 

Act II

 

SCENE I. Before Orleans.

 

SCENE II. Orleans. Within the town.

 

SCENE III. Auvergne. The Countess's castle.

 

SCENE IV. London. The Temple-garden.

 

SCENE V. The Tower of London.

 

Act III

 

SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house.

 

SCENE II. France. Before Rouen.

 

SCENE III. The plains near Rouen.

 

SCENE IV. Paris. The palace.

 

Act IV

 

SCENE I. Paris. A hall of state.

 

SCENE II. Before Bordeaux.

 

SCENE III. Plains in Gascony.

 

SCENE IV. Other plains in Gascony.

 

SCENE V. The English camp near Bordeaux.

 

SCENE VI. A field of battle.

 

SCENE VII. Another part of the field.

 

Act V

 

SCENE I. London. The palace.

 

SCENE II. France. Plains in Anjou.

 

SCENE III. Before Angiers.

 

SCENE IV. Camp of the Duke of York in Anjou.

 

SCENE V. London. The royal palace.

 

Henry VI: Part 2

 

Characters

 

Act I

 

SCENE I. London. The palace

 

SCENE II. The Duke of Gloster's House.

 

SCENE III. London. The palace.

 

SCENE IV. Gloster's Garden

 

ACT II

 

SCENE I. Saint Alban's.

 

SCENE II. London. The Duke of York's Garden.

 

SCENE III. A Hall of Justice.

 

SCENE IV. A Street.

 

ACT III

 

SCENE I. The Abbey at Bury St. Edmund's.

 

SCENE II. Bury St. Edmund's. A Room of State.

 

SCENE III. A Bedchamber.

 

ACT IV

 

SCENE I. The Coast of Kent.

 

SCENE II. Blackheath.

 

SCENE III. Another part of Blackheath.

 

SCENE IV. London. The Palace.

 

SCENE V. London. The Tower.

 

SCENE VI. London. Cannon Street.

 

SCENE VII. London. Smithfield.

 

SCENE VIII. Southwark.

 

SCENE IX. Kenilworth Castle.

 

SCENE X. Kent. Iden's Garden.

 

ACT V

 

SCENE I. Fields between Dartford and Blackheath.

 

SCENE II. Saint Alban's.

 

SCENE III. Fields near Saint Alban's.

 

Henry VI: Part 3

 

Character

 

Act I

 

SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house

 

SCENE II. Sandal Castle

 

SCENE III. Plains near Sandal Castle.

 

SCENE IV. The Same

 

Act II

 

SCENE I. A plain near Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.

 

SCENE II. Before York

 

SCENE III. A field of battle between Towton.

 

SCENE IV. Another Part of the Field.

 

SCENE V. Another Part of the Field.

 

SCENE VI. Another Part of the Field

 

Act III

 

SCENE I. A Forest in the North of England.

 

SCENE II. The palace.

 

SCENE III. France. The King's Palace.

 

Act IV

 

SCENE I. London. The Palace

 

SCENE II. A Plain in Warwickshire

 

SCENE III. Edward's Camp near Warwick.

 

SCENE IV. London. The Palace

 

SCENE V. A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire

 

SCENE VI. London. The Tower

 

SCENE VII. Before York

 

SCENE VIII. London. The Palace.

 

Act V

 

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