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C AS T
VEN US— M is s S Whi t n e y
CU P I D —M a st e r R e ggi e S h effi eld
PSY C H E— M i ss E K e nd al l
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KI N G A GA T H ON M r Loomi s H av e m e ye r
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! U E E N A RE T E M i ss W al ke r
M ER OE— M is s E Car m al t
A EON— M r J D o wnes
PAN T H I A— M r s L eo nar d D agge t t
PO DAGRA M r J P el t z
FOTI S—
M r s C M or r i s
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N Y MP H s— M i ss S and e r so n M i ss P ar k e r M i ss
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PRIES T E SS — M r s T G Wr igh t
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ATT E N D AN T S PAG E S SATY R S e t c
T H E COUR T O F LORE N Z O T H E M A G NI F I C EN T
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CHA I R M AN — M r F J W al l s
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COLOR M i ss Ch r i st i ne H e r t e r
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M I S T RE SS O F H E WAR D RO E M i ss G L i nne l l
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PROP ERT IE S The Y al e A r t S c hoo l
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CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
D RA M AT I S P E R SON [ E
VEN US
CU P I D
PSY C H E
KING A GA T H O N f ath e r t o M e r o e Pa nth ia and
Psyche
Q U E E N A RE I E th e i r mo t h e r
A E O N a d e c r e pi t o l d no bl e
M ER G E W ife O f A e o n
PO DAGR A a di ssip a t ed yo u ng no bl e
PAN T H IA w i f e o f Podagr a
FOTI S maid se r v a nt of V e nus
ZE P HYR maid s e r v ant in C u pid s P al ac e
CAL C HAS a soo thsaye r
G LO W WO R M TH E H U N C H BA C K WA T C H M AN I N
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S C EN E : Car in
T he cos t umes and deco r a t i o ns Should be P o mp e ia n
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CUP I D A N D P SYCH E
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VEN U S
G iv e m e the s t ick O f am be r and t he t ongs
P o t i s my y e l l o w hai r h as lo st it s sh e e n
Q u i c k the A r abi an d r op s! T he r u by s l igh t
D i e s o n t he ro sy p e t al Of my l ip
I m Ol d my P o t i s and t he c l oud e d p e a rl s
H ang in my e a r s l i k e be l l s be ne at h t he su r ge
O f o r t h at day
T ha t t e l l the r oc ks o f t im e
Wh e n o er t he se a sal t bi l l o w s d anci ng sp r ay
I sp e d to Cnid u s in my p e a r l y w ai n
Wi t h al l of N e r eus d augh t e rs in my t r ai n
A nd t ro o p s of T r i t o ns fu r r o w i ng the mai n
O l d N e p t u ne w i t h his a z u r e co l o r e d be ard
G u id e d t he j oyou s cho r us as he s t ee re d
A nd oc e an s l ac k e y s s w am upon t he sw e l l ;
O ne sof t l y sou ndi ng his me l odiou s she l l
O ne w i th a floa t i ng si l ke n ca nopy
P r o t e c t s my i nf ant f r e sh ness f r om the sky
A nd o ne w i t h d r i p pi ng se a w e e d o n his br e ast
H o l di ng a mi r r o r in his br o nz e n fi st
A nd l e ap i ng l i k e a d o l ph i n t h r o u gh t he p r e ss
S h ew s new bo r n dei ty he r lov e l i ness
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VE N US
Lo v e w orn and cav e r no u s !
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Y ou r
br i l lia ncy
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G l o w s as b e for e , immo r t al Tis no t t h at
[ P O T IS k’ne e l s and p l aces he r hands
VEN US k ne es l o o k ing at her inte nt l y
M adam , t he liquid du sk be nea t h the e ye
O f som e d ar k be au t y shad es yo u r fi r m am ent
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Y ou r e j e a l ou s, M adam
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VEN U S
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Whe re
FO T IS
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my boy ?
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H is go l d e n h e ad is pi l l o w e d o n t he ar m
T ha t gu ar ds his p r ecio u s bo w ; and al l t he
A r e spi l l ed abo u t t he c r i b
I f e a r t o t r e ad
T he t hr e sh o l d of t he pu r p l e nu r se r y
h f
s a ts
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VEN US
Fe t ch h im t h i s i nst a nt ; I ha v e
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FOTI S
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I d l ief e r
w o r k fo r
him
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f e t ch a
ne t t l e
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[ G o es
to
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and
M ast e r C u p id S ir Lo r d C u p id !
[ CU P I D app ear s at t he o t he r d o o r w it h t he
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CU P I D
P o t is you r at t r ap I
hu nch back l o v e s t h e e !
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d r e am i ng
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Ah i nd e e d !
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w as
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CUPI D AND PSYCHE
CU P I D
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D io phane s, t he Cha l d e a n,
B eside s,
bo o k o f magic
t he sc al d ato r iu m
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it
saw
re a
me o u t o f his
him ki ss t h ee in
to
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S c al dato r iu m
you r s e l f M as te r Cupid !
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CU P I D [ Re cit es ]
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C pid s comi g m aids b e w a r e !
F o l d yo u r sam p l ers sm o o t h you r hai r
P eep in the gl ass and in yo u r bo so m
Se t a t w ig o f app l e bl o ssom
H a r k his st e p is o n the st ai r !
S e e his fl am e is in t he air !
C u pid s comi ng
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VEN US
Ve ry ch ar mi ng yo u p i nk r asca l ! M y r osy chu b
f ac e ! T h r o w do w n t ha t sw ord and ki ss me Y o ur
e y e s ar e d r e ami ng st i l l — Ki tt e n !
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CU P I D
Ki t t e ns hav e claw s
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P
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OT IS
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f o r br e ak
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a c r e am p u ff o n a p l ant ai n l e af
fast ; and r o se pe t a l s w i th t he de w o n t h e m S h ak e
t h e m no t yo u c at t e r m o l e !
B r i ng th e m st andi ng
E x it F O T IS
VEN U S
A h ange l e mb r ac e m e
Get m e
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L e t m e fini sh fi r st— O ne w o r d
l adi e s
mo re
f or
you ng
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[ Re cit es
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Cu p1d sho t a bo l t and fle d
E r e t he maid co u l d t u r n he r
h e ad
C UPI D AN D PSY C HE
immi ng e y e s co u ld se e
Wh a t had do ne he r i nj u r y
(M aid s t o yo u t o yo u ! !
Whi l e S he k new no t t ha t she bl e d
H e r d ai nt y ke r chi e f s t r e ake d w i t h r e d
S ho w e d his aim w as t r u e
O r he r
sw
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Whi l e l ove liv e s al l is l e f t u s T h r o w y o u r y o u ng
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a m s ou nd M o th s ne ck [ he e m br ac es he r ] M y
fi e r y h e ad e d w o nd e r [ S c r e am s ] A h M ar s! H e s
p r ick e d m e ! O E yo u h e ar tl ess be e ! To st i ng
M amma
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I n Ve nu s bl o od ar e C u pid s ar r o w s dip t
A nd f r om her ey e s the d e w y poi so n d r ip t
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VEN US
M y go l d e n j oy ! Com e
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t ho u e r a nd me
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w i l t t hou
se r
—
w ilt
me
ve
CU P I D
P e r h aps
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VEN U S
Wil t th o u plan t a sh af t in
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for m e
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o ne
co l d
Vi
rg in s br e as t
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CU P I D
P e rhaps
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VEN U S
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H e r nam e is P syche , and he r mi nd a st a t e
R e bel l io u s t o my r u l e , —
she w i l l no t w e d
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CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
I n l o v e li ne ss she is mi ne e ne my
A nd, in t he g r o w i ng godh e ad o f her sco r n
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Fo r l o v e s r e l igio n, she e nda nge r s mi ne
!
A Vi r gi n Ve nu s! P sych e , the new S ai nt !
T he p e op l e c r y ; and bu ild he r pai nte d shrines ;
A nd al l I o nia flock s t o t he new r i te s
A nd se t s he r image in it s at r ia
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My
d e faced my cush io ne d sea ts
A r e t r amp l e d w i t h the r a bbl e s miry fe e t
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l
l
m
ho rr id nam e s
Th ey c a
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st at u e s ar e
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CU P I D [ M o c k ing ]
T is v e r y sad
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VEN U S
I the g r e at mo t h e r Of the U niv e r se
T o be t h u s fl o u t e d f o r a chi l l y m aid
Co l d as a mo o nbe am !
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CU P I D
A y,
’
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t is sad ,
m a
e
n,
[H e
M o th e r— I t w o u l d m e a n —it m ig ht
t he e nd of t he e a r t h
t ak es a g o l d e n app l e f r o m a tabl e and
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hands it t o her
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VEN US
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Wh at s th at
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’
CU P I D
The app l e Par is g av e you on M ou nt I da
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VEN US
Wi l t thou t h e n des t r oy
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CU P ID
Ju no migh t h e l p
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he r ?
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CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
VEN U S
T ak e t hi s a r r o w sir
T he sha r pe st in l o v e s q u iv e r
D r iv e it h o m e
I nt o he r icy bosom Le t he r pa nt
Wi t h lo v e f o r som e v il e m o nste r o f the fi e ld
A h alf thi ng c e nt au r o r som e ch i l d of P an
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Wi t h g a t s e gs and a black shaggy bea r d
L ik e bush e s on Pa r nass u s
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M o th e r you hav e a happy di sposi t ion
Y ou love t hi s gi r l
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VEN US
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H as p r omi sed
me
A po l l o
his aid
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o r acl e
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CU P I D
SO h av e no t I ! Y e t mo ther mi ne
M o r e t hi ngs occu r by hap t h a n by design
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[Kisses he r
t he
f
o r e he ad .
FOTI S
E nt er
FOTI S
on
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You r lord sh ip s b r e akfa st
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S e t it
P
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IS
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down
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d isp o sit io n no t t o app r oac h
CU P I D t o o c l ose l y S he se ts a sm al l tr ay
o f fr u it and fl
o w e r s o n a l it t l e t r ian
g u l ar tabl e CU P I D sits r ests his q u iv er
o n his c hair s e d g e
sho w s a
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A CT
S C EN E
A r em ote
II
I n t he l ef t c e nt r e
E nt e r a f u ne r al
I
v al l ey
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m o u ntain t o p s
am id
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bac k
b ear ing
t o w ar d s t he
a tom b
,
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p r o cessio n
t o r c he s
K I NG A GA T HON Q U EE N A RE T E PSY C H E
A EON and M EROE PO DA G RA and PAN T H IA
CAL C HAS t he so o t hsay er o t her l o r ds and at
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The
t im e
is
su nse t
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K I NG
M y l o r d s t o t el l the bu si ne s s o f ou r s t a t e
M y v oic e sca r c e br e aks it s w ay
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T
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S t a nd by t he Q u e e n !
P sych e , f r om he r bi r t h
yo u nge s t d au gh te r
W al k e d in the h al f ligh t of som e i nfl u e nc e
T ha t shoo k o u r r e a l m w i t h ne w divi ni t y
Y e a f r om afa r cam e pi l g r im s t o he r sh r i ne
Whi l e she a s w e e t and q u i e t chi l d g re w u p
T ha t al l w ho saw he r loved he r f o r h e r s e lf ;
I mo st —w ho no w exp o se he r t o t he sk y
Fo r no w — a my st e r y —
H er S i st e r s t w ain
W e re ea rl y ma t ch e d in r oy al m ar r i ages
I n he r band
B u t she r ej e c t e d H yme n
O f w o r sh ip pe r s w e r e l o v e r s no t a f e w
B u t she r e bu ked t hem g l a nci ng u p t o h e av e n
I n s e e mi ng d e dica t i o n t o som e god
Fe a r e d by t hi s po r t e nt to t he or ac l e
I se nt t he d e ep e st w i z a r d of my r e a l m ;
Who f r om A po l l o s l ip too k do w n t he doom
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CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
C al cha s by you r al l e gia nce t o the god
A nd by t he t r e mb l i ng h o r r o r s of the nigh t
I cha r ge t h ee sp e ak the t ru t h
CAL C HAS
I t is a message from the god to thee
Which f r om my w axen t abl e t I w il l r e ad
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Reads
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Thus com m an ds the G od of D ay
S t r ive no t : ques t ion no t : Obey
Le t a fu ne r al be dr essed
B e al l the pomp of D e a t h exp r essed
I n the di st a nt mou nt ai n sh ade
Wh e r e the cra g s of ame thys t
R e ar thei r pu r p l e pali sade
O e r the d r e a m y r i v e r m is t ;
L e t t he smo k y t o r che s st a nd
Whe r e the mys t ic chi l d is laid
Fo r t he b r id e g r oom is at h and
A nd a snak e do th c l aim t he m aid
Le av e he r o n the mou nt ain side
Psyche is the se r pen t s b r id e
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Ge ni u s Of al l space and t ime
H e do th c r ee p and fly and c l imb
Wi t h his c l a w s and w i th his w i ngs
I n t he e the r in t he slim e
I n t he oak and in t he w i l l o w
Coi l i ng by t he p e a sa nt s pi ll o w
S l ee pi ng in t he h e a r t of k i ngs
Z e u s him se l f h at h kno w n the p ang
And the po ison in his fa ng ;
A nd the S tygia n bi l l o w s sh r i nk
Wh e n th e y f ee l him o n the br i nk
L ivid br u t i sh and su bl ime
H e t he ho l y maid h at h sp i e d
Psyche is the se rp e nt s br id e
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CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
Thus comma nd s t he G o d o f D ay
S t r iv e no t : q u e s t i o n no t : Obey
.
K ING
S ays t t hou a drago n mu st pos se ss my child ?
L i v e s no t some k i nd e r m e ani ng in the doom ?
T he gods are j u ggl e r s and t h e i r bl est i nt e nt
I s o f t expressed in see mi ng c r u el ty
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CAL C H A S
N o t h e r e no t h er e my l o r d ! T he F a ne Of H ym e n
Wh ich f o r t h re e y e ar s w i th i v y w as o er g r o w n
H ath bu r st its p o r t al o pe and Ve nu s d o v es
T ha t l a te w e r e sickly co o v o cif e r o u sl y
A nd p r e e n t h e ms e lves at cockc r o w A l l is w e ll
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KING
D a u gh te r s
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hi
E ROE
Goo d
w ha t
,
say ye ? M e r o e speak t hou
,
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I ev e r ho l d the ma rr ied lif e
I s w o m an s d u t y
Wh e n my A e o n sued
I at you r biddi ng se i z e d him as a m an
H e is no t yo u ng bu t go od ; I so u gh t no
N o r w ai t e d f o r a god
sir ,
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A EON [ Kissing his
T ha nk yo u my lo v e
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to
he r g al l ant l y
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]
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BTE ROE
hand
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This pe evish child
H as d r aw n som e ambi e nt se r p e nt f r om t he
T h r o u gh he r nu n s w a t ch i ng
sk y
’
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S is t e r
[ To PSY C H E
you no w
H o w o f te n h a v e I w ar ne d yo u to be ki nd !
When Lycid as w o u l d str u m u po n his l u t e
N o t she !
Wh e n Pha e do br o u gh t his h u nt i ng
dogs
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se e
,
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CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
T ea r s in his e y e s t o g e t a w o r d
N o t P syche ! Wi t h a glance o f
S he sw e p t him f r o m he r pa th
f r om he r
r e v e r enc e
,
.
Wh at c an w e do
A bl ack mi asma h angs o e r e v er y l a nd
Wh e n maid e nsw i l l no t we d H ad mo ther
?
’
.
,
no w
KIN G
E no u gh e no ugh
T hy mi nd is p e r so nal
Pan t hia speak t hou
A nd h u r t s my so r r o w
T ho u ar t a so r ce r ess and shou l d s t be w is e
.
.
,
.
,
.
’
.
PAN T H IA
M y a ns w e r is my husband Lo the man !
I l l cr abbe d ugl y w alking w i t h a cane
Wh o s e kno b of gold p r oc l aims his e x c e lle nce
C r o w ne d w i t h a Lydia n t i t l e Ol d as Th e be s
A nd c r us t ed w i t h h e r oic a nc e s t r y
Ti l l sca r c e you se e his eye s A hu sba nd sir
M y hu sband is my answe r
.
,
.
f
,
,
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
.
P O DAGRA
.
B r a v o Pa nthia !
[H e tap s his l ef t pal m w it h t he
fing er s o f his r ig ht hand ]
F ai th sh e s a T r oj an m ouser !
,
cl o se d
.
’
,
PAN T H I A
.
H ad t his pa t ch
O f se emi ng i nnoce nce w i th e l fi n e ye
Ve i l e d l ik e an i nse c t s pu r bl i nd as a m o t h
T ha t flits in t w i l igh t mu si ngs o w ne d a hea r t
S he so o n had fo u nd a m a t e
N o w fl u t t e r s she
T w ix t e a r t h and hea v e n in a st a r f e d d r e am
A nd d r aw s a q u a l m o n us
T he god is r igh t
A nd r igh t r e l igi o n is a s t e r ling g o o d
A nd mu st be p r ac t iced
’
,
,
,
.
’
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,
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CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
KI NG
.
M o th e r speak t hou nex t
,
.
QU EE N
I ca nno t spe ak A p al lo r s ov e r m e
I f her sp i r i t s r each
T he child s u bd u e s me
H a th t ouched O lympu s Z e u s w i l l d r aw he r Up
KING
Psych e speak t hou
PSY C H E
I t is A pollo s v oice and I do t r us t it
KIN G
0 blessed Psych e ! F ai t h t h a t b r eaks t he h e art s
O f t he m t ha t ha v e it no t ! I do thy w ill
A nd no t the o r acl e s I t hy acoly t e
Follow thy p r e t t y f o o t p r i nt s up the rock
To t h i ne hyme nea l t om b
[ To t he at te ndant
Le t t o r ches fl am e
A nd be a di r ge l o w ch ant ed t h r ough t he gr o v e
[ M asic P SY C H E tak es a f o nd ad ie u of e ac h
of
he r fam il y in t u r n
t he
sist e r s
t r e at ing her so m e w hat d ist ant l y
S he
.
’
.
.
’
.
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,
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,
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’
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’
,
,
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,
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-
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,
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ascends t he
to m b
D IRGE
.
]
.
O n the tom b mu st P syche l ie
R aised up o n a livi ng sto ne
B r a v e the black ness o f the sky
M ee t the migh t o f F a t e a l on e
,
,
,
O n he r ge nt ly heav i ng b r eas t
Closed her m ar bl e h and s m u s t
N o w he r spi r i t is at r es t
Psyche e v er sough t the sky
.
-
l ie ;
,
.
Zephy r s w anderi ng th r ough the
Wi t h your t e nd e r fi ng e r t ips
,
-
"
1
4
igh t
n
,
CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
T o u ch
y h a t bu r n so b r igh t
c l os e d and S i l e nt l ip s
t he e e s t
Ki ss t he
,
.
L e ad the c r e e pi ng c l o u d s asi d e
T i l l t he S t ar l it d e e p s a p p e ar ;
T h e y Sh al l shi ne u p o n the br id e
Th r ough the a z u r e at mo sph e r e
-
.
H al l o w e d r adianc e sha ll f al l
O n the Vi r gi n s bie r and pal l
Wh e n t he spa ngl e d be am s a bo v e he r
S ho w he r t he appoi nt e d l o v e r
D r aw the bless e d pai r o n high
P sych e e ve r so u gh t the sky
E
x it in
r ns t o a d e ad m ar c h
g
r
t
u
T
d
e
h
e
i
[
S il e nc e
sad p r o c e ssio n al l b u t PSY C H E
E nt e r CU P I D
’
,
.
.
.
.
CU P I D
A l o ng r id e o n a t i r e d r ai nbo w t o a p r oud be au t y s
f u ne r a l T his sh o u l d be the sp o t Cyp r e sse s h e r e
r o se s t he re
A nd yo nd e r t he smal l shr i ne o f som e
g r ea t dei ty [A pp r o ac hing a nic he ] Ve nu s Vic t r ix
Ah ah !
Ve nus Vi c t o r ious
T h at has of t e n
m e ant t he h ai r br ush to m e S af e ! S h e s no t h e re
B u t I w i l l O ffe r a w r e a t h and say a p r ay e r t o he r
D ivi ni t y
[ H angs a w r e at h against t he fane Kne e l s
M o t h e r he ar m y p r ay e r I say
C u p id bo w s hi m t o t hy sw ay
C u pid k ne e l s in bl e s se d hou r
L a u d s t hy p o w e r ;
L if t s his l i t t l e ha nds t o say
K ee p aw ay !
D ar l i ng m o t h e r st ay aw ay !
[ L o o ks abo u t ; t ip t o es abo u t se es t he t o m b
.
’
.
,
.
.
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.
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!
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’
-
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,
,
,
,
,
I
S
.
CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
CU P I D
H ere is some a nc i ent scu lp t ured s epulch r e
O n w hich the ar t is t graved a nymph asl e ep
G e ni u s t h r o ws its hea r t
I n b r e ath ing ma r b l e
I n this bu r ial gro v e
O n r ich m e n s coffi ns
G re a t h e i re sse s e r e c t t h e i r mo num e n t s
A nd my fi e r ce v ir gi n is e xpo sitd her e
L i v i ng amo ng the dead
.
,
.
’
.
,
,
.
[ Tak es an
ar r o w
f
rom
t he
to
his q uiv e r
bo w
I ll d r iv e a shaf t
I f I c an find a m aid t o m e r i t it
These cru e l mo ns ter s mus t no t h a v e t heir
t
t
i
i
s
f
and
’
,
.
w ill
.
[H e
star t s
.
Wha t w i nd could li f t t ha t m ar bl e d r ape r y ?
A nd h is t ! t he ha nd do t h m o v e
Tis she my
quarry !
F lash ! and my a rr ow sh i v e r s t h r ough her sou l
M y t oe s t hrough t he t r e e t ops
l
b
r
v
o
o
e
c
O
e
h
e
m
r
e
l
s
s
e
s
r
y
[
Wh a t an ea r nes t b ro w
—
l
S t ee p and ye t d u ce t a da r k sympho ny
T hi s is no v ixe n bu t a sh e ph e r d e ss
T ha t gua r ds a flock of d r ea m s
Whom sho u ld she lo v e ?
S ome giddy l ad— like me—some t r ifling Jack
O r ca r t bo y
N ay I ll hide myse l f
L es t she shou l d w ak e
I ll w al k in v isible
A nd gl o a t upon t he magic of her s l ee p
A h could I s t ep w i thi n t h at spiri t s beam
B ecome a da r i ng fi gu r e in he r d r eam
I d lay my bo w aside f o r c e n t u r ies
T o sit agains t he r couch
b
t
t
o
b
o
o
w
a
n
s
b
h
e
t
m
L
d
w
n
h
i
s
d
s
i
a
s
y
y
[
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.
R e cit es
.
16
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
C U PID
.
a r ge t of thy bla z i ng eye
Y e t bla nk as sp ac e e r e Chaos sh u ffle d
To thy p e rc e i v ing
I n the
t
,
in
-
.
W ill he harm me
h n?
t e
,
CU PI D
A y as t he sun the e ar li est v iol e t
W i t h w a r m t h in v isi bl e
.
,
,
.
PSY C H E
.
Psych e ha t h kno w n
CU P I D
O h idd e n l o v e
t hee e v e r
,
.
.
B y min e e y e s
W h ich mo t he r Ve nu s sca r fs t o k e e p m e y o u ng
I am t hy lo v e t he dr ago n o f t hy d r e am
S e nt by the gods t o w af t t h e e to a hom e
Wh e r e w a l l s o f aga te st u dd e d o e r w i th ge ms
R e fl ec t t he dy e s of P e rsia n nee d l e w o r k ;
A nd c r y st als gl e am o n sl a bs of p o r p hy r y
A nd w i nd s in l ive r y do the ho u se w i f e r y
A nd col u mns k ee p a w a t ch o e r l e afy l aw ns
Wh e r e su l ky br ee z es in t he w i nk i ng dusk
T ip t o e ac r oss A e o l i an i nst r um e nt s
M e l odiou sl y a t t u ned T h e i r l o r d am I
Who in t he vi r gi n p al ace of t hy mi nd
R e ig ne d e v e r P syche Le av e t hy Ch ry sal is
A nd fl u t te r in t he ki ngdom of the t r e es
I am t hy h u s band
,
,
’
,
,
’
,
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,
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.
.
PS YC H E
S ha ll I no t
.
se e
h im ?
18
,
CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
CU P I D
.
T ha t w o u l d
r
uin
us
.
A r a ndo m w a nto n bo y co nd e m ne d t o li v e
A t r and o m and a w a nto n w o u l d be al l
T hi ne e ye co u l d fas t e n o n a r u ddy bo y
S u ch as the swe a t ing h ay fi eld sho w s in Ju ne
A hoyd e n r o mp e r
[H e k ne e l s befo r e P S Y C H E w ho has d e
sc e nd e d fr o m t he t o m b d u r ing his sp e e c h
,
,
,
-
,
.
,
S he
he r hands and
his bu shy head w it h
e x t e nd s
st ar e s,
c hes bo t h sid es of
he r fing e r t ip s
tou
-
.
PSY C H E
.
But
t
hou
y o u ng !
ar t
CU P I D
K ne e l i ng o f c o u rse M i ne r v a !
Wi t h w i ngs l i k e M e r c u r y
.
,
,
I am sh o d
.
.
P SYC H E
.
Is warm
CU P I D
and
p r ickl y
T hy
c r i sp ed h e ad
.
.
’
a sp r e adi ng
A nd I
T is
t r ee
PSY C H E
T hou ar t som e mo na r ch
a ch est nu t bu r r
t o S had e t hy l ife
-
,
.
.
CU P I D
,
t
he n
,
bu t in
di sgui e
?
s
.
D I S g u ise d e ar l o v e , is C u pid
H 1s mo nar chy is L if e
,
’
i fo r m
s un
,
.
P SYC H E
M ay I no t se e th e e e v e r ? N o t at e v e
W he n l o v e r s w al k in shad o w ? N o t at d aw n
Wh en the ve r mi l i o n r ay o f P hcr bu s dy es
.
,
,
I9
.
CUPI D AN D PSY CHE
T he
The
sl e epi ng l o v e r s ch e e k
v e r y eye of l i fe no t
CU P I D
’
,
M u st I f o re go
se e my lo v e ?
?
.
T is t he ha r d l aw ; f o r o nc e yo u e y e d my sh ap e
I sho u l d flee aw ay
O u r b l i ss w o u l d v a ni sh
O ne look w ou l d be t hy las t
’
.
.
PSY C H E
.
I
U nseen my B r id e groom
,
CU P I D
t
ake th e e t hen
,
,
.
.
ame
T ha t sui t s me w el l Come sy l v a n t r umpe t e r s
A s semble e v e r y d e ni z e n of the gl ade
H e r e a bo u t the e mp ty t om b
Le t fays and S pir i t s p r o mp t l y com e ;
Flocking elv e s and nai ads danci ng
I nt e r l ac e d w i t h sa ty r s p r a nci ng
W e ave a m e r r y cho r u si ng
C u pid an d Psy che in t he r i ng
Wi th j ocu nd e l bo w and w i t h r e el
S hal l p l ay t he hu b t o H ym e n s w h ee l
H ym e n H ym e n com e !
E nt e r H Y M EN fo l l o w ed by PAN CERES and
t r o o p o f nym p hs and satyr s
PSY C H E
A pollo gu ide us he r e be goa t ish Shapes !
’
.
T is a
n
,
,
.
,
.
’
.
,
,
a
,
,
.
.
,
CU P I D
.
T he w o odla nd
mi ns t r e l sy w i t h t re mb l i ng pip e
be t r o t ha l
Com e H ym e n t o yo ur t a sk !
H ymn s o u r
.
[ P r o cessio n
,
dance
and
,
t abl e au
,
.
The B e tr o t hal
.
]
A CT
S C EN E I
II
A t abl e
A r o o m in t he King s P al ac e
I t is e ar l y
o w er s e t c
w it h w ine c u p s j ar s fl
o w e r s w r e at hs
m o r ning and t he diso r d er o f fl
and w ine j ar s sho w s t hat t he nig ht has be e n
sp e nt in a c l assi c d r ink ing b o u t
'
.
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
,
-
.
AEON
and
PO D AGRA
.
SONG
T he sc at t e r e d r o se l e av e s l ie ab o u t ,
T he ye ll o w t ap e rs f ad e and die
Wi ne boy ! the ca sk of nigh t is o u t
.
,
A nd mo r ni ng s in t he sk y
A l l nigh t the c u ps t h e i r cou r s e hav e
B r i ng m e a j ar t o g r ee t the su n
B r i ng w i ne !
’
.
r un
Wi t h sil v e r fl u t e s in ev e r y ke y
M u sici ans w a r bl e pipe and play ;
T he t h r u sh f r om o u t t he h aw t ho r n t r e e
T he sp ar ro w f r om t he sp r ay ;
W i th mi ngl i ng tu ne s and m agic w o r ds
B r i ng m e a j ar t o g r ee t the bi r d s:
B r i ng w i ne !
PO DAGRA
Co m e no w d e a r Aeo n Sh al l w e go sl e e p o r sha ll
w e d r iv e so r r o w a bo u t t he g ar d e n w i t h r o se s
c r o w ne d ? I t has t a k e n al l t h e se j u gs O f Chi an t o
k ee p m e l i st e ni ng t o y o u r t hi e v e s t al e s of T r oy
d ivi ne
,
,
.
,
,
,
,
,
’
.
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C U PI D AN D PSY C HE
A EON
We
a ing t he
do t h e n ?
sh al l
we
PO DAGRA
B uy mo r e
of
e nd
are ne r
t he
W i ne
goo d
Wh at
.
.
AEON
We r e
ches t
Th e r e s
’
.
t he
K i ng s
’
t
reasure
.
.
ear i ng
’
n
bo t tom of
the
the
Ki ng s t reas u r e
’
.
Wha t !
A EON
.
A l l the gold is gone
shal l h a v e v ery f ew
.
O nl y sil v e r Of A nt ioch ! We
mo r e c ar o u ses b r o the r in l aw
-
-
.
,
P O DAGRA
H o r r o rs ! To t hi nk I d r opped my l as t t al e n t
cock fi g ht at the fest i v al y este r d ay B u t w e
a l w ay s bo r r o w
.
-
.
at
a
c an
.
P ODAGRA
Y es i f w e cou l d only find som e o ne
k no w u s br o th e r L e t m e se e — O u r
in l aw P sych e s h u sband !
.
,
,
,
.
w ho do e s n t
ne w br o t h e r
’
’
-
,
A EON
.
But we
do n t kno w
’
him
,
b ro t h e r
.
He
’
s
a mys te ry
.
P OD AGRA
H e s a r ich mys t e ry : he se nd s t h e s e p r ese nts A l l
t hes e st a t u e s and go l d boxe s and bal e s of p r e cio u s
w a r es
.
’
.
.
A EON
.
B u t w ho is he ?
Wh e re d o e s
22
he
live
?
CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
PO DAGRA
H e m u s t liv e som e wh e r e and in ag r ea t l o v e ly p l ac e
and he is su r e l y o ne o f t he p r i nces of t he e a r t h
B esid e s he l o v e s u s o r w hy sho u l d he s e nd t h ese
?
gi f t s We mus t fi nd him o u t and bor r o w mo ne y
O f him
.
,
.
,
,
,
.
A EON
Y o u r w if e Pa nthia s
any t hi ng
.
’
a
so r ce r e ss
w ho
c an
fi nd
ou t
.
PO DA G RA
.
N o t f o r t he w o r ld ! S he w ould t u r n us b o th i nto
S he sp e nds al l nigh t o v e r he r S p e ll s and
w e as e l s
he r cook e r ies
H i st ! I h e a r so m e o ne I t s M e r o é
.
’
.
.
.
A EON
M y w i f e ? I l l w a l k o n the te rr ace S he s b ee n
o u t o f t e m p e r t h i s t w e l v e mo nt h ev er si nce t he go o d
ne w s came t h a t Psych e w as happy
.
’
’
.
,
.
A co w a d
r
o the
[ PO D AGRA
,
b
r
?
r
is g o ing
b u t is st o pp e d by
sp e e c h
o u t,
M ERO E S
’
.
BEE ROE
Y e sw il l e d and idl e w a ssai l sippi ng fo o ls
Who soi l t he m o r ni ng w i t h the f u m es of w i ne
A nd st e al a l i v i ng , l i ke Ol d mi sc r e a nt s
A t c e l l a r w i nd o w s , r o y al pi l f e r e r s
Who do di sg r ace t he h o u se ho l d of a ki ng ,
Wh a t p l o t ye h e r e ?
.
-
A EON [ N e r v o usl yz]
M y l ove we p l o t ted
.
,
PO DA G RA
We sp o k e of P sych e
o hi ng
n t
.
.
and
he r
23
h u sband pri nc e
-
.
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
t
ROE
T he
.
erp
s
iP ODRA GA
e nt ,
m ean
?
yo u
.
A y, bu t he is r ich
A pr i nce , t h i s u nkno w n h u sband is a p r i nce ,
Who sen ds t hese l u mps Of l api sl az u l i ,
Am b e r and silk N 0 mo nth bu t gif t s arri v e
.
-
.
.
RTE ROE
T o flou t m e , P sych e se nd s t h e m
S he is r ich
H e r hu sba nd is a mo nar ch , h and so m e , you ng ;
M i ne is an old , dishone st , d r u nken be gga r
.
.
.
.
A EON
I ll w alk a whil e
my love
.
’
t he t e r
on
rac e
.
I p l o t te d no th i ng
,
.
[ S he
p
st o s
p
A EO N
s e aks t o
g est u r e
PO D A G RA
w it h
a
and
,
.
ROE
t
T h ee w ill I t alk w i t h : t ho u h ast hit my t ho u gh t
T he p r e se nt s com e at nigh t , and ar e t h r o w n in
S e emi ngl y by the w i nd B eh i nd t hi s w i nd
.
.
.
L ies m agic
P O DA GRA
t
ROE
.
.
Then
let
Pa nthi a cop e
w i t h it
.
.
S he does : fo r no w wi thin her cha r m s she h o l ds
T he hunchback G low w o r m w a tchm an t o o u r
house ;
T is he and he a l o ne h as s ee n t h e m com e ;
B u t in his d r o w sy br ai n no r e aso n sw ims
O u r G l o w w o r m is h al f goblin and h al f sla v e
A nd d r e am s w i thi n t ha t fai r y w i l d e r ness
Wh e r e all t hings mee t
-
,
,
’
,
,
.
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,
.
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A CT I I
S C EN E I I
The Cav e
f PAN T HIA
S he is at w o r k
o v e r an in cant at io n
and ar r ang e s he r app a
r at u s
d st e am ing t r ip o d is be f o r e her
Gl o w
w o r m sits c o il e d and d r o wsy u nd e r
he r
sp e l l s
.
o
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,
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.
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PAN T H IA
S o u nd k at ydid s yo u r so f test t r e molo
A nd l e t t he t r e bl e cr i c k e ts t o his e a r s
P l ay t he fi r st s t av e O f e v e ni ng s ov e r t u re
a
t
b
M
i
c
E
e
t
t
s
h
n
r
a
e
ac k M ER G E
[
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‘
,
,
’
.
.
PAN T H IA [ To M EROE ]
H u sh ! H e is in t he snar e S p e ak l o w s p e ak
S i nce I hav e see n t hee I h av e migh t y ne w s
O u r si st e r s h u sband is t he G o d o f L o v e !
.
.
.
.
,
low
.
.
’
ETE ROE
Wha t !
.
Wo u l d
no
m o r t al
?
do
PA NT H IA
S e e w h at t he ca r r i e r o f t he
D r o pp e d m e f ro m P ap ho s
The
G od
o
f
Lo v e !
.
i g
se t t n
su n
.
[ Reads
a
p ap e r
.
PRO C LA M A T ION
I V e nu s se nd t h i s g re e t i ng t o al l t he w i t ch es in
Lydi a M y snu b no sed bo y C u pid is l o st I s e n t
h im t o d est r o y t he ne w go dd e ss P sych e and t he
T he si l l y
t w ai n ha v e v a ni sh e d in a r o l li ng cloud
m aid kno w s no t who he r l over is and she canno t
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CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
see h im I f she shal l o nce loo k u po n him I shall
t r i u mph o v e r bo t h
Wh en th e y ar e fo u nd ca st the sp ell of Ve nus
upo n Psych e and bid her h o l d a l am p at mid nigh t
abov e he r sle e pi ng h u sba nd
R id e—ride—r id e F ind— fi nd— fi nd
Ve nu s Vic t r ix
.
.
,
.
.
.
hi
E ROE
.
Wh e re
ar e t he
PAN T H I A
O
ROE
ur
y
.
L i e s d r e ami ng
t
r u na
?
wa s
mi nd t h at k no w s
co co o n
T he
st u pe fi e d
in yo n
.
.
se v ant
r
PAN T H IA
?
l
r
w
G o wo m
-
.
Y es,
n
B r i ngi ng
t he w at
chi ng
w o rm
D an C u pid s s e r v ant s come and g o
t he p re se n t s
E nt e r o n t ip t o e A EON and PO D A G RA
Wha t ! m u st t h e se sh al l o w sw agge re r s assi st
’
A t H e ca t e s ho l y mys t er i e s?
[ To t he m
B e w a r e ! S i l e nc e !
A w o r d w i l l r u i n all my cha r m s
H as
’
se e
.
.
]
.
A EON [ I n a w hisp e r t o PO D RA G A ]
S h ad e him be d ew him ! H e s u nc o i l i ng S e e st
t h o u t he ho r r i bl e h ai r y fu z z o f the m o nst e r ? L o r d
ho w his smoky e y e s f r igh t m e ; and his f ee l e r s w a v e
at u s l i k e c r aw fi sh in a d r e am
.
.
’
’
.
,
,
,
.
PAN T HIA
S i l e nc e ! Le t no o ne qu es t ion hi m
I kno w his la ng u age
.
.
27
bu t
me
.
CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
G LO W W OR M
-
.
D ar k ne ss
.
PAN T H IA [ Re c it es c har m ]
Wh e n by the Lydi an p al ac e g at e
T he t r oopi ng sh ado w s co ng r e g at e
S e r v a nt go bl i ns fai ry g r o om s
H o r se m e n f r om im p e r i al st abl e s
Va l e ts ho t f r om gi l d e d r o om s
T r e nch e r m e n f r o m r o y al t abl e s
H ous e maid s i d l e as t h e i r bro o m s
Whi sp e r go ssip sip and r e v e l
C l i nk and cha tt e r t h r o u gh t he gl o o m s
Fl i r t and p l ay t he m e r r y d evi l ;
Whi l e a t h w a r t the f u r t iv e t h r o ng
B r o k e n m u sic f r om o n high
W h e r e the s nori ng p r i nc e s l ie
B r e ath e s a bu r d en to t h e i r so ng
S u ch j o y s amid t he f al l i ng d ew s
G l o w w o r m s so m be r l am p r e vi e w s
PAN T H IA [ To G LO W W OR M ]
S aw st t hou G l o w w o r m d ar k l y br igh t
M es se ng e r s in t he moo ny l igh t
Po st boy s r u nni ng and p o st i l i o ns
?
S p e e di ng o n the w i ngs of nigh t
.
,
-
-
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
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,
’
-
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-
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’
-
-
,
,
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,
G LO W W OR M
A
t
r
u
e
r
e
a
a
n
h
h
r
l
f
p
g
e
y]
a
s
i
s
i
i
s
a
d
d
m
e
a
i
[
Z e phy r t ap s bu t ne v e r k nock s
Z e phy r sw e e ps bu t nev e r l i nge r s
H id i ng in he r t ap e r fi ng er s
M a ny an a l abas te r box
-
.
.
,
,
,
,
.
PAN T H IA
H a ! Zeph y r ! [ To t he r est ] H e sp e aks t he nam e
Z e phy r Z e p hy r is a se r v ant of t he y o u ng god and
r u ns h is er r a nd s
S he sto l e af t e r t he l o v e r s t o be
?
r
t hei r sla v e
T
G
LO
W
W
OR
M
Who
Z
phy
o
i
s
e
]
[
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-
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,
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CUPI D AN D PSY CHE
G LO W WO R M
H a ndm aid t o al l h e av e nl y p l e asu res
Th ro ne gir l t o Q u e e n P sych e s st a t e
N im bl e Z e phy r h e av e s t he t re asu r es
A t o u r shi ni ng ma rbl e ga t e
-
.
,
’
-
.
.
PODAGRA
A sk him
i t i ne r a r y
.
ho w
to
h
g et
t e re
Le t
.
him
t e ll
t he
.
BEE ROE
A sk him ho w w e
.
PAN T H I A
i i
c an V s t o u r
S i st e r
.
.
S i st e r P sy ch e S h1n1ng Q u een
We w o u l d vi si t he r d e mes ne
0
,
.
G LO W W OR M
Wh e n t he d ay br e ak smi t es t he c r ag
F ast i ng c l im b it s r oc k y spi r e ;
W av e t hy ma nt l e f o r a flag
Pl u nge t o da r kne ss t h r o u gh the fi re
Z e p h y r s ar m s sh al l t h e n r e ce iv e t h e e
C r ad l i ng be ar and l igh tl y lea v e t hee
A t t he P al ac e of D e si r e
-
.
,
,
.
’
,
,
.
PAN T H IA
We mu st c l im b t he c r ag and c ast
a byss T h e n w i l l Z e phy r ca t ch
I nt o t he pa l ac e
.
'
.
l v e s i nt o t he
and c ar r y u s
o u r se
us
.
A EON [ To P ODAGRA ]
M ad ne ss !
.
.
PO DA G RA
I l ik e no t t his p l u ng ing Who can te l l ho w go od
a c at c h t hl S Z e p h y r m a
Z e p hy r is l i ke t o
y p ro v e
be a f u m bl i ng bal l p l ay e r
T he c r e at u re has c o l
l a p se d
T hi s d e l iv e r anc e w as a g r e at e ffo r t O f
.
.
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-
.
.
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CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
di v ina t io n f o r him H e is becom e a w o r m w i th
o u t a gl ow
I c anno t f e ar him no w Lo I w i ll
kick t he p r o p h e t [ G LO W WO R M m o v es his f e e l e r s ]
G ho st of P at r ocl u s! M o v e him o u t some of you !
Co nt r ol him my dea r Pa nth ia !
‘
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.
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,
-
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,
,
PAN T HIA
S is te r M e r o e
.
BTE ROE
A nd he r
,
to -
m o r row
shall
we
P syche !
se e
.
husband !
PAN T H IA
To mo rr o w at daw n you and I w ill climb the p e ak
and ca st o u r s e l v e s f r om it s pi nnac l e
Th en w i ll
Z e p hy r sp r e ad he r a r ms f o r u s and w af t u s t o t he
P al ac e of P sych e [ S he ho l ds u p t he P r o cl am at io n ]
Wh e n t h e y ar e fo u nd l e t P sy c h e ho l d a l a m p abo v e
he r S l ee pi ng h u sband at mid nigh t
.
-
.
.
.
!
,
!
.
ROE
t
H o w c an w e g e t he r
.
PAN T H IA
Cha r m he r c hi l d !
no w o u r mi ni st e r s
F ea r no th ing
to
do
t
ha
?
t
.
,
.
g r e at w o r l d po w e r s ar e
P ant hi a s w ings are sp r ead
T he
-
’
.
.
A EON
[ To PO D A G RA ]
T hi s is no t a m an s w o r k b r o t he r P o dag r a A f te r
al l t hi s payi ng o f v isi t s is w om an s bus in e ss
.
.
’
.
,
’
,
.
PO DAGRA [ To A EON no d ding ]
H e ad pi ns and cu r l b o x e s! S ha ll w e go
?
r
a
Th r aci an boxe r at t he am ph i th e t e
.
,
A EON [ To PO DAGRA ]
Y ou speak lik e an o r ac l e
.
.
.
see
Wait t il l they lea v e
t he
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
They
cr e ep
out
se v e r al l
y
ca v e
.
.
A CT I I
S C EN E I I I PSY C H E S be d c ham ber
O n t he l e ft u p stag e a f o u r p o st e r c l assic b e d w it h
hang ings I n t he fr o nt o f t he st ag e and a l itt l e t o
t he r ig ht a l o w c o u c h
CU P I D and PSY C H E
’
.
.
-
,
.
.
,
P SYC H E
M u st yo u
.
.
go ne so s o o n sw e e t b u t te r fly
Y o u flit w i t h m o r ni ng e v e r
S ay w h at h e st
Wh at bu si ne ss d r iv es yo u r w i ngs abo u t the w o r l d
I n t h e i r i nvi si bl e and w hi r r i ng fligh t
T o u c h ing t he bl o sso m s w ak i ng sp i c y sp r i ng
O r p e e p i ng in t he h app y flo w e r e t s e y e s
T o t e ll t h e m d ay is nigh ? M y l ov e my j o y
?
—
Whom t he su n snat ch e s H u sb a nd ar e yo u t h e r e
L o v e bi r d I see the e no t S ay yo u ar e h e r e ;
Or f an m e w i t h t he do w n u po n yo u r w i ngs
T h at I m ay f ee l t h e i r w a v i ng
be
?
,
.
,
,
,
,
’
,
,
,
-
,
.
.
CU P I D
.
Lo my
,
Im
’
at t
PSY C H E
hi ne e l bo w
sw e e t ,
.
.
F eathe r y and sm o o th
M u st you g o flo at i ng t h r o u gh t he m ar bl e c l o u d s
A nd l e av e me w a t chi ng ?
.
CU P I D [ S t r ing ing his bo w ]
A y I hav e bu si ne ss at t he Py r amid s
.
.
.
,
P S YC H E
T o k i ss t he
.
y l ips o f
st o n
?
n
n
M e m o s st at u e
’
32
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CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
PSY C H E
A las t h a t you m u st go !
t
e
u
o
CU
P
I
D
p
p
s
s
n
[
.
,
l o w w ind o w sill and
e x it as if fl
y ing
H e is som e f e ath e r e d mi nio n o f t he sky ,
’
Y e t lov e s m e o nl y
Al l my h e ar t s in t h at
H ow ma ny w omen k no w t h e i r h u sband s l ess,
A nd t r u s t t h e m l ess
T he s e r p e nt in t h e i r l i v e s
’
I s t he u nk no w n
B u t my b r igh t d r ago n s e ye
I s fix ed lik e A r c t u r us at t he po l e ,
And t u r n s o n m e
t he
.
.
.
.
.
.
ZE P HYR
E nt e r
ZE P HYR
O M adam a g r ea t accide nt
.
has happ d
’
,
PSY C H E
O si l l y Z e phy r ! Co u ld yo u k no w my bl i ss
Y o u w o u l d no t p r at e t o m e of accid e nt s
L e t r u bi e s cr ack and e v e r y o r ie nt p e a r l
R o l l back t o N e p t u ne s c av e r ns I c are no t ;
M y h u sba nd l o v e s m e : t h e r e s t he c ry st a l cu p
T h at nev e r sha l l be br ok e
.
.
,
’
,
’
.
ZE P HYR
.
go d sf o r ef e nd !
I f e a r som e bl e ak ca l ami t y
T he
A nd
ye t
.
P SYC H E
Sp e ak f o o l ish gi r l : t h e r e s no c al ami t y
E x c e p t w h e r e t e r r o r ma k e s o ne T e l l t hy t a l e
.
’
,
.
ZE P HYR
C r e e pi ng at d awn be ne a th the o r a nge tr ee s
A f t e r my lo r d h ad sp e d o n Phoebu s w he e l
I saw a shado w as of o w l s in fligh t ;
A nd l oo k i ng u p w a r d l o t he p r i ncess e s
Y ou r si st e rs M e ro e and Pa nthia
l i ke pheas an t s fal l
I n go r g e o u s raime nt c l ad
.
.
,
’
,
,
,
,
'
,
,
-
,
34
,
CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
Whe e l i ng and t u m bl i ng t h r o u gh t he ai r y l igh t
A s if som e g r e at m agici an o n the r ock
H ad h u r l e d th e m to th e i r d o o m
I c o u l d no t pause
N o r r e aso n bu t t o sav e t h e i r l iv es
I s t r e t ch e d my a r m s to c at ch t hem
,
.
,
,
.
P SY C HE
.
A re
ZE P HYR
t
h e y hu r t ?
.
p ant i ng bu t no t h u r t t hey r e st
B e ne a t h a b l o ssom d r ippi ng p e r go l a
PSY C H E
Le t t h e m com e he r e
M e r cy bu t t hi s is st r a nge ! S o m e ang r y fi e nd
P u r su e s my si st er s
ZE P HYR
N O t is t h ey t h at h u nt
B ew ar e my l ady ! Pa nth i a is a w i t c h
A nd bo th l o o k bl ac k as m al ic e
E x it ZE P HYR
P S YC H E
N o t ag ai nst m e
I ne v e r w i sh ed t h e m il l o r ga v e il l w o r ds
Wh e n f o r my c oy ness t h e y w o u l d th re a t e n m e
B e c au se I w o u l d no t w e d A nd c an t h e y st o r m
I f I h av e d r if t e d i nto happi ness
A c r o ss a t o m b ? M y j o y w il l be ar m e u p
A gai nst al l t a u nt i ng
E nt e r M EROE and PAN T H IA
We l c o m e my si ste r s ho w so e e r ye co m e
Ye l l g iv e m e t idi ngs Of my m o t he r d e ar
A nd t hat Ol d m an t hat d e ar and s ac r e d h e ad
M y f ath e r Do e s his bl e ssing c o m e w i t h yo u ?
Ru fl
l ed
and
,
,
-
.
.
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’
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,
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,
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,
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’
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’
,
,
,
.
BGE RO E
.
O ur
f ath e r
is
,
q u it e
w e ll
.
35
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CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
PAN T H IA
.
m o th e r t o o
A nd P sych e t h e y h av e g r i e v e d at y o u r ne gl e c t
Why hid e yo u in t hi s p al ac e w hy co nc e al
?
T he st a t io n o f yo u r l o r d
A c r imi nal
Who c l o a ks his e vi l d o i ngs f r om t he day
A nd bid s his w if e esche w he r fami l y
Co u l d no t be co l de r
A nd
,
,
.
,
.
,
,
,
.
t
ROE
.
Why l e ave u s t o com e
O e r br e ak neck bat tl e m e nt s t o t h is abod e
O f go r ge ou s w o nd e r h e r e t o fi nd at l a st
?
n
A Qu e e n t o o p roud t o k o w u s
PAN T H IA
Co u l d no t yo u
H av e s e nt som e m e ss age t o you r age d sai nt
Yo u r f ath er ?
’
,
.
,
t
R OE
.
Co u l d
yo u no t
h av e
to l
d your
m
na
?
e
v
e
s
t
n
u
e
r
s
t
d
T
y
r
l
n
i
e
t
a
n
a
g
l
y
p
t
e
a
a
s
s
h
e
i
l
e
i
[
i ng and t hr e at e ning
E nt er ZE P HYR at
t he back
.
.
PSY C H E
A l a s my
.
,
t
ROE
me
na
is
P syche
.
.
A y, bu t his
PSY C H E
Z e phy r b r i ng
.
c u sh i o ns
e l p s t o d o so he r se l f
PSY
C
H
E
h
[
o int ing t o t abl e ]
PAN
T
HIA
p
o
t
A
s
d
e
i
M E RGE
[
R u bi e s o f C ath ay
T he h angi ng s ne e d l e wo r k ! N o c r ad l e ye t
PAN T HIA [ To M EROE ]
d
i
n
a
M
a
w
e
s
t
E
P
S
Y
C
H
T
o
I se e no h usband
y
]
[
,
a
se t s and
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
t al k ?
36
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
PSY C H E
—
P r ay at yo u r
.
,
BEE ROE
wi ll
.
.
T he j o u r ne y w as se v e r e
PAN T H IA
.
.
y o u r h o u seh o l d r y
?
r
i
o
o
e
Yo u r h u sband s f m h m
A nd yo u sh al l t e l l
’
T he w o m an s w ay
us o f
.
P SYC H E
Y e s si st e r
,
.
,
BTE ROE
.
.
I s he
Of te n so my d a
?
e r
,
P SYC H E
Why ye s I h ar d l y k no w— I sh o u l d hav e ask e d
Fo r yo u r s A re Ae o n and Pod ag r a w e l l ?
.
,
,
.
PAN T HIA [ To M EROE ]
T he w o m an s w a t c hi ng u s
.
.
’
.
ZE P HYR ]
Z ep hy r is y o u r nam e
f r o m t he sp r i ng
T
o
[
.
.
Fe tc h
a cu p o f
me
[ ZE P HYR
w a te r
de m u r s
.
PSY C H E
P SY C H E
A cup o f
l o o ks
and
t o w ar d s
.
.
BTE RO E
Wh at is
w at e r ,
Ze ph y r
E x it ZE P HYR
.
.
P SYC H E
T h at I
hi
E ROE
y o u r h u sba nd s Oflice ?
’
.
c an
te l l
his Offic e
I sc ar c e
.
.
Wha t s his nam e ?
’
PAN T H IA
H ow
k no w
Ol d
.
is he ?
37
CUPI D AN D PSY CHE
t
ROE
.
Ho w
Is
he gay o r so l e m n
,
PAN T H IA
,
ha nd som
like you r se l f ?
?
e
.
did
Wi t h p r anci ng h o r s e s t o the m o nu m en t
O r sw im l ik e L u na t o w ar d s En dymi o n
D o w n f r om t he sky ?
A nd
he
com e
PSY C H E [ Asid e ]
I f I co u l d sh o w my l o v e invi sibl e
I d no t ex p o se h im to th e i r v u l t u r e e y es
H e is t he l ord and savi o r of my soul
Tha t o nl y c an be see n w i th e y es Of l o v e
D
r
d
o
n
a
n
u
n
h
o
w
c
l
y
M
ER
G
E
l
t
e
o
u
i
l
l
i
o
[
g
f
q
g
PAN T HIA d r aw ne ar e r and ne ar e r t o
PSY C H E w ho is at fir st su r p r ise d t he n
aff r o nt e d
and
final l y c o nf u se d and
.
.
’
.
.
,
,
,
d az e d by
PAN T H IA
ROE
T hy
his
pic t u r e
.
us
t he
PAN T H IA
Te l l
t el
l
his c l o ak
ha st Of h im
u s se e
n e a r es t g u ess t ho u
.
.
.
[ M ak ing p asses in
,
hus band l iv
?
es
.
Le t
Te l l
.
.
S ho w us
t
t he at t ac k
,
t
t he
air
P SYC H E ]
o v er
ell
b
l
l
e
r
t
h
s
p
v
A
c
o
m
e
e
e
o
i
s
y
f
]
[
A t nigh t my l ov e ap p e a r s
—
L ike H e r m e s in t he d u sk a Phidian sh ape ,
Wi t h the immor t al bea u t y of h is mi nd
PSY C H E
.
.
S u r rou ndi ng
me
.
38
CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
m
o st hissing ]
E
a
l
E
R
G
T
o
M
[
n
e
n
w
d
n
a
s
o
t
i
d
o
f
h
e
m
h
mi
d
h
r
o
u
l
s
b
l
n
h
e
In t
commo n sen se and commo n e y e sigh t ar e shu t , P sych e
s e e s!
PA N T H I A
,
.
’
M EROE
[ To
N o w st r ik e !
.
PAN T H IA
P A N T HIA ]
.
.
pp
c
g
r
n
i
o
a
h
A
[
P S YC H E and m ak ing p asses
w it h he av y p o w er ]
Wh e n t he T y r i an dy e s c o mmi ngl e
I n the m oo nl i t c o r r ido r s
A nd the s t ar s o f mid nigh t t i ng l e
I n t he Pa r i an ma r bl e floo r s
A nd t he sp i r i t s c r e e p and c r o u ch
P ast t he br id e g r o o m and his c o u ch ;
Wh e n t he bre ez es l if t his hai r
Sp ici ng it w i t h j u ni p e r
A nd t he e ar t h y br e at h of nigh t
C o o l and bi t t e r bl i t h e and damp
Fe ed s the flick e r of a lamp
Which the l i t tl e br id e do t h l igh t
H o l di ng it abo v e t he co u ch
Wh i l e the spi r i t s c re ep and c r o u c h ;
L if t it h o l d it high abov e ;
P sy c h e Vi ew thy sl e e pi ng l ov e !
.
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
ROE
t
Y o u have
.
d az e d
he r
.
PAN T H IA
I h ave s t abbe d the poiso n t o he r e ntr ai l s Com e !
[ To PSY C H E ] S i st e r w e m u st go no w B id yo u r
sl av e l if t u s t o t he bat t l e m e nt
.
.
,
.
.
P S Y C H E [ D az e d sm il ing ]
G oi ng s
o soo n ?
B u t I m u s t sho w you
You W l l l te l l fa th e r you saw P sych e
.
.
,
39
!
o r a ngery
Al l s w e l l
the
.
’
.
,
CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
I h a v e a pai n h e r e t h at I had w h e n I
w as t h r e e y e a r s o l d and saw t he bl a c k c r e at u r e by
t he f o u nt ai n
[ To sist e r s ] Fo r giv e m e si st e r s i f
I hav e sl igh te d you M y h e ad sw im s a l i tt l e B u t
yo u ar e w e l c o m e
[ Asid e ]
.
,
.
.
,
,
.
.
.
t
ROE
A
.
nat u r
S i ste r Pa nth ia
a l i l l ness
.
l e av e no w
E nt e r Z E P HYR
,
had best
we
.
M E RGE
E x e u nt
.
and
PAN T H IA
.
ZE P HYR
?
Wh at h av e th ey d o ne t o yo u L ie d o w n M ad am
?
V
x
r
u
b
u
The i ens ha v e hu t yo
D id th e y i t e yo
.
,
.
.
P S Y C H E [ N o dd ing
I do n t kno w
and shu d d e r ing
.
]
’
.
ZE P HYR
S h a ll I da sh t h e m
.
P SY C H E
NO
c r ag
me
.
a t om s?
.
L e t t h e m go
Waf t t h e m t o t he
S h u t the d o o r s and l ay
L e t A po l l o j u dg e
t he be d
T o o m u c h l igh t
S
h
l
d
E
x
e
PSY
C
H
E
t
ZE
P
HYR
e
o
w
n
i
s
i
[
c l oses d o o r s d r aws c u r
e nt e r s ag ain
t ains m ak ing a hal f l ig ht
ZE P HYR
k ne e l s by t he be d sid e
no ,
,
to
no
.
.
.
on
.
.
.
.
,
,
-
.
,
.
P SYC H E
D oo r s are Sh u t t i ng in my b r ai n
?
—
so o n
I s my l o r d com e
.
.
I
h
s al l
l p
s ee
.
ZE P HYR
.
N o t ye t ,
M adam
P SY C H E
Wo u l d I migh t
.
.
me
.
DO
no t
se e
let m e
Wh e n he c o m e s w ake
S l e e p— S l e e p s e vi l P r o mi se
him
,
.
’
.
40
t
CUPI D AN D PSYCHE
Th e n s woo ne d i nt o a sl ee p and no w she m oa ns
M u t te r s and cl u t ch e s in a res t less d r eam
,
,
.
CU P I D [ A pp r o ac hing
Psyche my Psyche
.
t he
be d
.
]
,
PSY C H E
.
H u sba nd is it t hou ?
O my eyes ar e bl i nd
,
I
canno t
see t
hee
.
.
CU P I D
N ay dos t r e mem b e r ? Love s invisibl e
T hou m u st no t see m e no w
.
’
,
.
.
P SYC H E
Wh e r e ar t t hou ?
.
CU P I D
.
P SYC H E
Would I migh t
H ere my lo v ed
,
t hy
by
o ne ,
side
.
.
CU P I D
T he
see t
hee
.
.
bligh t
to
pa r t
Tha t w o u ld b r i ng the cu r se
us Venus w ills it so
.
.
P SYC H E
A tyr ant ! Ar t thou su nny o r dark haired
?
L ike the E gyp t ian shepherds
.
-
CU PI D
,
.
I am young
A ll of m y b e au ty lies in l o v i ng the e
Fo r be ar my Psyche sha l l w e bre ak t he globe
?
n
e
O f o u r ce l es t ia l h appi ss
,
.
,
PSY C H E
,
.
A h s w ee t
B u t go no t he nc e
,
Thy com fo r t com e s agai n
.
42
,
,
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
T i ll
A nd
le p shal l d r o w se t h ese phan t asi e s aw ay
gi v e us back the m o m
s e
CU PID
.
.
I ll sit by the e
AS w h e n I w ai t ed at t he scu l p t u r ed t om b
Wa tching t ill l o v e should w ake
’
,
.
PSY C H E
S o rest : lo v e s bes t
.
’
igh t
and
s
er
18
ror
.
CU P I D [ To ZE P HYR ]
S mi te som e sof t c l oud o f m u sic f r om thi ne ha r p
B u t no t hi ng s t a r tl i ng
.
.
,
.
e
u
M
s
i
[
PSY
C
H
E
p
CU
P
I
D
l
e
e
s
s
[
he r ises and g o es
.
t
e
r
a
e
o
L
t
h
s
n
d
s
c
a
w
,
t o t he c o u c h w her e
he l ies d o w n M u sic c hang e s its c har
P S Y C H E st ir s r ises as if in he r
ac t er
l ig hts a l itt l e
sl e e p , g o es t o t he bac k
G r e e k l am p and m o v es f o rw ar d t il l she
ho l ds it abo v e t he c o u c h
.
,
,
.
.
,
,
.
PSY C H E
A w i nge d boy ! O hea v e ns how b e au t i f u l !
T is Cupid w i t h h is q u iv e r at his b ac k
A g o d ! A gl o w i ng and immo r t al chi l d
M o r e r adi ant tha n Ap o l l o s ar ch e r y
Wi th c r i sp e d bu r ni sh e d r i ngl e ts o n his br o w
S mi l i ng in sl u m be r Y e t Of ma nl y p o r t
As i f A do ni s o n a h u nt i ng t r ip
B or e Cu p id s da r t O P sy c h e d r o ne and sl av e
T hi s is t hy mas t e r ! K ne e l and k i ss his f e e t
T h e n se e k t hy h appy co u ch t o d r e am ag ai n
[ S he m ak es a m isst e p and a dr o p o f bu r ning
o il
is se e n t o fl
ic k e r sl o w l y d o w n
t hr o ug h t he air and se e m s t o l ig ht o n
CU P I D H e sp r ing s up se iz es his bo w
.
,
’
.
’
,
,
.
-
’
.
,
,
,
.
.
,
43
.
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
CU P I D
O ff Vi l l ai ns! M u r d e r ! S om e thi ng has bu r ne d m e
A sca l di ng d r op of Oil has h u r t my w i ng !
?
l
r
M y gi r ho w com e yo u h e e Why st and you t h u s
A nd ho l d a di z z y l am p ? Wh at e yes t h o u h a st !
A gl ar i ng G o r go n see s no t mo r e t ha n t ho u
T ho u do st be ho l d m e ! P sych e Psyche mi ne
T h e r e is no l e i sure f o r a lo ng adi e u
Fo r Ve nu s sp r i ngs he r ne t
M y s w ee t my so u l
I ll l ov e t h ee e v e r !
[ The cl ank o f c hains is hear d The l am p
e
D
l
a
n
d
a
h
e
d
t
o
p
i
e
c
a
l
d
i
s
s
ar k
s
s
f
.
,
.
,
,
.
,
,
,
.
,
,
’
.
.
ness
.
TOO l at e !
T he
]
go dd ess com e s!
r
P
l e t he n
[ iso n no ises and diso r d e r e d sc u fl
c o m p l e t e d ar k ness The
sil e nc e and
l ig ht g l o ws and sho w s VEN US VI CT RI !
A t her fe e t l ie CU P I D and PSY C H E in
c hains ]
,
.
.
.
C UR T AIN
44
A CT
S C EN E I
III
VEN U S B o u d o ir VEN US at her
P O T IS is p u tt ing o n her sl ipp er s
t o il e t
’
.
.
.
.
VENUS [ Asid e ]
I ll co nqu e r ye t !
B u t no t s u bd u e d
.
.
’
T he
mi sc r e a nt s
ar e
’
g aff d
.
[ To F OT IS ]
Why do yo u fi x you r e y e s
A s if yo u saw a d e m o n ?
FOTI S
.
S o rr y M adam
mou t h is sh a r p as t in
.
,
T he w r i nkl e
yo u r
at
.
VEN US
G i ve m e the R h o di an u ngu e nt I m u st smi l e
?
w
b
o
H o s my p epp e ry y
O r M a r s w i l l S l igh t m e
.
.
’
.
FOTI S
S l e ep s,
.
VEN US
M adam
.
.
H im I c an co nt r o l ;
B u t she is of a d e e p and c r af t y w it
A nd d r aw s o n f o r c e s t hat I c anno t bi nd
C l u t chi ng at f at e s t i l l B r i ng the v i l l ai ns
,
,
.
F O T IS
M ad am I l l nee d a h and
Fo r M as t e r C u pid b i t e s
in
.
’
,
to
.
45
h el p me th e n ;
.
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
VE N US
FOTI S
.
—The angel !
H e bi t es
.
M adam
,
I
ha v e a f r iend
VEN US
Fo t is engaged !
,
am e ngaged
I
.
.
T o w hom ,
un feeli ng gi r l ?
F O T IS
Th e r e is a gr oom o ne G lo w w o r m by y o u r l e a v e
A n e xcel l e nt ho ne s t m an and l o v e s m e w e l l
.
-
,
,
.
,
VEN US
H e l l w a t ch t h e e
.
’
P O T IS
w e ll
by nigh t !
B u t wh a t
of
him ?
.
H e s in t he ki t ch en M a am : h is po w e r ful a r ms
Wou l d soo n co nt r ol you ng ma st e r
’
’
,
.
VEN US
B r ing him
.
in
.
G L OW W OR M
e y e s bl ink
[ E nt er
Why do e s he
-
as
at
w e ar th a t bu nch
FOTI S
I t is his fa ncy ,
of
br id e g r o o m
t he l ig ht ]
.
H is
.
o
T
[
celery ?
FO T IS ]
.
.
M a am a badge of
O h he is v e ry p r oud and sensi t i v e
’
’
s
,
,
G low w orm our mi st r e ss g r e e ts thee
,
G L OW WO R M
M y du t y t o you M a am
.
.
[ To
-
offic e
G L OW WO R M ]
-
.
.
-
.
’
,
.
[ B o ws
FOTI S
w r o ng
.
H e re s wee t h e r e
,
Her
t o t he
M aj e sty
is
her e
.
46
,
,
p l ac e
.
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
VEN US [ To G L OW WO R M ]
C anst t ho u a t t ach t h ee to a flig hty knav e
A nd h o l d him w hile he t akes his p u ni shme nt ?
-
.
.
G LO W WO R M
Ay i f I l ay my f ee l e r s
-
.
on
,
him h e l l
’
H
e
[
F O T IS
I w a r r an t h im my lady
no t sq u 1r m
ag it at es
his
.
fe e l er s
.
.
,
VE N US
.
.
F e t ch t h e m in
E x e u nt P O T IS and G L OW WORM
T he bo y sh all be imp r i so ned in a cage
L i ke a c l ipp e d bl ac kbi r d ; and the h a u gh t y w ench
S h all fag abou t t he co nfi ne s of the w o r ld
H a r r i e d by Ve nu s bl oodhou nd s
[ E nt e r fr o m opp o sit e sid es G L OW W OR M
ho l ding
CU P I D and P OTI S l eading
The c u l p r its ar e st il l in
P SYC H E
c hains
VEN US [ To CU PI D ]
A h r u fli an !
[ To G L OW WO R M ]
G ive m e the bo w and ar r o w s
.
-
’
.
-
,
.
.
.
.
,
-
.
.
CU P ID
M amma you r hai r s undone
.
’
,
[ As he
.
d o es t his he d ar ts a hand
snat c he s a c u r l ]
I k ne w the gi r l in A tt i c a
t ha t cu r l
,
at
.
To o bl o nd !
Who ow ned
VEN U S
.
H d h im
ol
.
,
Glo w
-
W r e t ch ! M o nst e r !
wo rm
Fo t is I bl e e d
[ CU P I D is o v er m ast er e d
.
,
.
’
-
47
.
CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
CU PI D
S he bl eeds in hai r pins
.
.
[ S tr u gg l es
t r ies t o
and
bit e
.
VEN US [ To FOTI S ]
Q u ick gi rl t he Sh e ar s! [ FOTI S p r o c u r es a l ar g e
p air of shear s and VEN US c u ts
CU P I D S w ings
w hi c h she t hr o w s o n t he fl
o or ]
N o w [ p ant ing ]
t he cage !
e
e
F
O
T
I
S
f
t
c
e
w
c
g
CU
P
I
D
h
s
a
i
c
k
r
a
e
a
n
d
[
is t hr u st int o it ] T h o u w i ng l e ss w o r m !
.
.
,
,
’
,
.
.
.
CU P I D
Come nearer M o th e r
you r ear
.
,
,
I w ill whisper
you a
.
P O TI S
Do
.
no t g o
nea r him M adam
,
VEN US [ L o o k ing
S ay it d a rl i ng
at
.
him d o at ing l y
.
]
.
,
CU P ID
.
.
Lo v e w i thin a cage
T akes t he t y r a nt s r age
(S i ng small !
Cupid si t s and si ngs
Whi l e he g r o w s ne w w i ngs
b
r
r
r
e
b
o
t
h
a
u
a
t
h
u
g
h
e
s
e
s
d
d
n
M
a
k
s
a
g
[
bu t fail s t o r eac h her ]
cag e
Tha t s all !
’
.
.
.
,
’
VE N US
Y ou n augh ty insec t !
.
[ To PSY C H E ]
hou S i re n sou l
D efi an t w oma n ! F o r th agai ns t the w o r ld !
C l am ber ac r oss t he r ocks o f Ca u cas u s
A nd bid P r om e th e u s t e ach th ee Fe t ch a j ug
O f Le th e s w a t e r fo r my t oi l e t case ;
The w oo l t ips Of t he g u ar d e d go l d e n fl eece
But
t
,
,
.
’
-
48
,
A CT I I I
S C EN E I I
E v e ning l andscap e
his p ip es
.
The
.
g
od
P an
p lay s
.
PAN
M y s l e epy goa t s w en t huddli ng t o their co t e
A s i f t hey t r u s t e d no t t he po w e r of P an
B e yo nd its pali ng s N ibbl ing fi e l d mic e ch ee p
B u t shu n t he m o o n A nd w i t h a sha t t e r e d h u ll
A c r oss the c i r cli ng o ak to ps Cy nt hia
F l oa ts o n t he tw i l igh t H a r k ! t he mar shy so u nds
T h at sho u l d be j oc u nd w ail l ik e A ch e ro n
A nd nigh t s u ne asy
[ PSY C H E is d isc o v er e d c r o u c hing in t he
tw il ig ht ]
Lo som e w ayf ar e r
S to r m s t r uck and t o t t e r i ng a w oma n t o o
Who se l o cks the br i e r s of g r i e f h av e r ud el y combed
M o ans o n the ba nk
.
-
.
.
,
.
,
,
,
’
.
.
,
-
,
,
,
.
PSY C H E
O P an 0 uni v e r sal house o f li fe
Pan P an !
.
,
,
,
fl u t te r i ng p u l s e s t ap the d r um Of dea th
I t is my summo ns
Wom an w ho ar t t ho u
T h at c l u t che st in t he br ok e n s t r i ngs of t hough t
?
T o fi nd t he music
Her
.
PSY C H E
F li ng
,
.
t hy
k i nd
P an, O d e a t h l es s P an,
m a nt l e ov e r P syche s gr a v e
’
so
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
A nd t u r n my mo u ld t o lo v e I g av e h im al l
Wor k e d as a bo nd s l av e in t he t y r a nt s mi l l
C r ipp l ed my h e a r t w i th l abo r s r an the r o ad
A nd t oi l e d t he m o u nt ai n digge d o l d t r e a su r e s u p
And d rugge d the g r e e dy ma w s o f C e r b e r u s
S t i l l she smi l e d
T o f e e d t he spi t e of Ve nu s
A nd as I sic k e ned mo v e d he r t r icky goa l
S e e he r l a st e r r and ! I n t h i s o nyx j ar
T he ea r r i ngs o f t he los t P r ose r pi na
Which sa v age Ve nu s co v e ts are i nu r ne d
B u t ne v e r sha ll t h e y ha ng by Ve n u s ch e e k
H o pe is no mo re L i f e s cis t e r n is r u n o u t
A nd l o v e is bu r ne d t o ash e s: l e t m e die
M y hu sba nd she h at h h el d in s e r v i t u d e
Whi l e m e she r an t o d e a t h ab o u t t he w o rl d
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PA N
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I t w as t o w ar ds m e
PSY C H E
h
t at t
hou w ast j ou r n e yi ng
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H o w ? H as some w o ma n f e l t
T ha t t hou do st k no w m e ?
PAN
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a fa te l ike mi ne
,
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T hy
fe e t
P S YC H E
PAN
Thou ar t lik e
h a v e pace d the high r oad
re
st
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-
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my lo r d ?
A nd
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T hy
t
ask s ha v e f r eed him
P S YC H E
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—m y pai n h is cur e ?
H ow
T he
H as
A nd
Y e a,
t he
,
d r udge ry w h ich thou ha st bl i nd l y w r o u gh t
c au se d his w i ngs t o g r o w H e is a god
W i ll r e c l aim t he e f r om al l j u dgi ng Z e us
t o w a r d s O l ym p u s d o t h th
o
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SI
CUPI D AN D PSYC HE
To me e t his br ide in I mmo r t a l i ty
Lo w h a t d ar k ne ss h e r e
T hy la bo r s rai se d him
A nd ye t w h a t l i f e
T h u s t h r i v e s i nv i si bl e
T he w o r l d behi nd t he w o r l d t ha t r u l e s t he w o r ld
A nd br i ngs t he j u st t o h e a v e n
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PSY C H E
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O Pan g re a t P an !
Wi z a r d and t r ue physici an o f the so u l
G i ve m e o ne d r op of some d e ep m e dici ne
T o mak e m e sleep
,
,
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PAN
[ Takes t he ear r ing s f r o m t he u r n ]
T oi l w o n t r oph ies o f t he t om b,
S t a r r y ch ild r e n o f t he mi ne ,
F r o m t he dep ths of hel l ye c o m e
I n the dep ths of h e av e n to shi ne
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[P l ac es t he m in PSY C H E S
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Psych e clo se t hy
S l e e p and w a k e
,
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ad fa st ey e s;
in Par adi se
st e
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C U RTAI N
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e ar s
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]
A CT
S C EN E I I I
E nt e r
III
The B anq ue t
f
G o ds
t he
CU P I D—app r oac hes ZEUS
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o
CU P I D
F athe r of gods and men thy chi l d am I
M y br id e w as by my mo th e r sac r ific e d
Psych e is he r nam e
A nd h e l d in d u r anc e
N o w by t he migh t Of t h i ne am b r o si al h e ad
A nd by t he a w f u l ligh t ni ngs f r o m thy t h r o ne
I cl aim he r in O l ym p u s She h ath sav e d
T he G o d o f L ov e A nd t ho u cl o u d t h r o ne d Z e u s
S ha l t sa v e Lo v e s savi o r A t o u r ga t e o ne st ay s
B o r ne in her sl eep by flyi ng m e sse nge r s
[ ZEUS k isses C U P I D
H ER M E S
E t e r nal S i re the l ad is e l o que nt
Yo u ng f ac e s in O l ym p u s ar e t o o sca r c e
A nd t h e se ar e h e av e nl y
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A P OLLO
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Th at f r om
he r
I t is a m aid
h at h be en my
yo u th
JU NO
I se e t he eye o f Z e u s
v o t a ress
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VEN US
and
I co nsent
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I l ack
t h u nd e r e r
A nd
w ill
m at ch my migh t ag ai nst t he
Thi s l ast sc e ne i s t o b e t r e at e d as a pag e ant
Co n
su l t Raph ae l s pic t u re e tc
S u pp re ss t he t e x t i f d e sir e d
To
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CUPI D AN D PSY C HE
ZE US
A dmi t
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t he n
r
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r ing w hic h
C
h
s
[
PSY C H E e nte r s and is
CU P I D and r e c e iv ed by t he
by
m et
'
g o ds ]
P sych e comes t hro w w id e the por t al s
S e t t he l o v e r s sid e by sid e
I n t he t h ro ng O f t he I mm o r t al s
Wi nged C u pid t ak e s his b r id e
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,
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S he ha th t r od the S tygian meado w s ,
She h at h k no w n the d r ago n s e ye
She ha t h pa ssed bey o nd t he sh ado w s ;
P syche ev er so u gh t the sk y
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L e t the w a v es of the [ E g e an
Waf t the s to r y f ar and w id e
Whi l e O l ymp u s l i f ts a p ae an
T o the br id e g r oom and t he brid e
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LA FAY E TTE
A D I VERT ISSE M EN T O F
T HREE
S C E N ES
D RA M A T I S P E RS O NZE
WA SH I NG T O N
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C O L O NEL H A M I L TO N
L A FA YE TT E
A
C APTAIN
TH E
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M USE
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H IS T O RY
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L afaye t t e w as wr itt e n f o r t he L afay e tt e F u nd Co m
m it t e e and act e d at t he Ce nt u r y Theat r e in J anu
19 15
ar y
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,
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LA FA Y E T TE
H A M I L TO N
Y our E xce llency
.
WA S HINGTO N
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Good e v ening Colon e l H amil t o n
W ha t say our scou t s ?
,
H A M I LTO N
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A l l s qui e t
lurks beh ind
Wa r s asl ee p
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The da nge r
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WA SHING T O N
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S p e ak pl ai nl y
co nspi r acies
Th i s
is no t im e to h i nt
?
Whom do you m ean Sir
S ir
,
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,
H A M I L TO N
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m e an Co ng r ess S i r
T he d anger comes f r om Co ng r ess
[ S how ing p ap e r ]
A r e mo ns t r anc e
A gai nst o u r goi ng i nto w i nte r qua r te r s
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WASH I NGT ON
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W h a t You say— they d keep us in
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H A M I LTO N
T hey w ish a ho t campaign ; f e ar ing no doub t
T he t oo luxu r ious l ivi ng of o u r camp
Civi l ia n i nt r i gue cho k es u s We ha v e fo u gh t
Whi l e t hes e sam e w o l fish m e m be r s p ro w l e d a bou t
B a r k e d at o u r h e el s upse t o u r be st comma nd s;
—
—
Who no w G od save my sou l be grudge us beds
T hese law y e rs t hi nk t h a t so l di e r s f e e l no f r os t
S lee p on the sod by na t u r e d r i nk the dew
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LA FAY ETTE
fill th e i r b e l lies w i th a can no nad e
H a v e I your l e av e t o w r i t e and t e l l t hem
A nd
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WASHINGTO N
C e r t ai nl y no t
?
so
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S ir
,
Le t m e
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se e t he
[ H A M ILTO N
pape r
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hands a
p ap e r ]
.
Th e y c o u nse l u s t o d r i v e t he B r i t i sh o u t
S to r m Phi l ad el p hi a and p r o t e c t t he h e ar t hs
O f p e ac e f u l P e nnsy l v ani a B y my so u l !
T h ese ge nt l e m e n h av e w r i t t e n by a h e ar t h
I n som e w e l l l ar d e r e d c o mf o r t abl e inn
T e l l t h e m w e w i ll r e c e iv e t h e m in a c amp
Wh e r e m e n u nbl ank e t e d sit u p al l nigh t
B e f o re t he se nt i nel fir e — w h e r e t r ac ks O f bl o o d
Fo l l o w a nake d fo o t i ng at r e vi e w s;
—
r
r
r
n
Wh e e u nif o r m s m e an ags and at i o s f ami ne ;
A nd so l di e r s w ho ar e be gg ar s sav e in c o u r age
C ar r y a nat i o n s f o r t u ne s in t h e i r h e ar ts
U nf e d u nc l ad u nc o mf o r te d t h e y l iv e
A s if an i nw ar d su p e r nat u r al fi r e
S u pp l i e d t he i r l i f e O might so m e sp ar k o f it
Le ap o u t f r o m o u r p o o r st ar vi ng y e om anr y
T o p l ant in th e se p r o t e st i ng g e nt l e m e n
A k i nd r e d fl am e o f h o no r ! S h o w t he c amp !
T o m o r r o w l e t th e m see it
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H A M IL T ON
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G e ne r al
I f I do t h at so m e r u m o r w i l l br e ak
O f o u r t h r e e t h o u sand sic k : o ne m an
I s o n t he sic k l is t
,
,
l oo se
in f o u r
-
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WA S HIN GT ON
A nd l e t
1t S
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L e ad t h e m t h r o u gh t he c am p
sp ec t r e s S p e ak
Wha t hav e yo u t h e r e ?
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L A FA YE T T E
H A M IL TO N
—
H e re are t he d ay s d e se r t io ns t we nt y s e v e n ;
A nd h e r e a li st
e l e v e n o ffi c e r s
Wh o se t e r m s e x p i r e A nd h e r e the l as t m e mo r ial
T o Co ng r e ss f r o m su b st ant i al ci t i z e ns
Who h at e t he p r o l o ng at i o n Of t he w ar
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WA S H IN GT ON
A r e t hey no t F r i e nd s —O r p e ac e
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H A M IL T ON
W ho
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m en
.
Q u ake r s S ir
t h e y q u ak e w i t h
,
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ke
at
qu a
al l
t
h i ng s
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F i r st
f e ar
f o r f e ar t h e y h av e no t q u ak e d e no u gh
A nd t h e n
T h e y t r e m bl e at t he B r i t i sh t i l l w e com e ;
T h e n t r e m bl e l e st w e fo r ag e o n t h e i r f ar m s;
A nd be i ng sav e d by u s tr e m bl e t he mo r e
Fo r t h at w ar S p i r i t and t ha t a r my cas t e
S o fo r e ign t o th e i r h e ar t s so d ange r o u s
T o t r u e r e l igio n and t ha t d e e p e r d u t y
A m e r i c a s t r u e mi ssi o n t o m ank i nd
N e v e r t h e y say c an g u np o w d e r a ssi st
T he p u r p o ses o f G o d ; and i f w e figh t
W e bu t d est r o y o u r f u tu r e u se f u l ness
O ffe nd al l f o r e ig n nat i o ns and be com e
N o be t t e r t h an t he w a r r i ng Ki ngs abr o ad
I f thi s m e mo r i al w e r e m e r e l i te r at u r e
I t w e r e a p r e t t y p i e c e t o m ak e o ne l au gh
B u t G e ne r al t he sad d e se r t i o ns h e r e
[ S how ing p ap e r ]
A nd t h o se w h o se t er m s of va l o r h av e e xpi r e d
A r e ch i l d r e n O f t h e se q u a k i ng br e t h r e n
T h e i r bl o o d is c o o l e d by t h at m e m o r i al ink
Which h e r e is S p i l l e d so f re ely
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H v e I y o u l e av e to w i t e and t e ll them so
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LA FAY E TTE
WASH IN GT O N
N o t so : w e st a nd in ne ed of t h e i r good w il l
Y et I tro w
A nd t h e y ar e ki ndly p e o p l e
T h e r e ne e d s a gov e r nm e nt Of c o mmo n se nse
T h at sh al l p r o t e c t su ch ki nd ne ss w i t h t he sw o r d
G o d g r ant o u r co u nt r y l ac k no t so u l s l i k e t h ese ;
N o r m e n t o sav e t he m
H ami l to n o u r f at e
S w ays in an u nseen ba l a nc e
[ P o int ing t o t he cam p ]
B e ho l d a na t io n s l if e
fi r es se e m s t o m e r ge
T h at in t h o se t w i nkli ng c am p —
I n t he S t i ll s u nse t ! A nd be hi nd t h e m bo t h
T he Po w e r t ha t r u l e s o u r l iv e s L e av e m e my
f r iend
E x it H A M IL T ON
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WA S HIN GT ON
M e th o u gh t I h e a r d
B u t v oic e s s u re l y
.
a tru
mp e t
in
t he sk y
,
E nt e r
O RD ERLY
an
O RD ERLY
M aj o f G e ner al the M a r qu i s L af ay e t t e
E x it O RD ERLY— E nt er L A F AYE TT E
.
,
WA S HING T ON
I
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k new it w as
an
a nge l
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LA F AYE TT E
Yo u r E xc e ll e nc e w i l l p ar d o n t he la t e h o u r
A nd su dd e n i nt e r r u p t i o n
[ WA S HIN GT ON and LA F AYE TT E shake hands
The y al m o st e m br ace
aff e c t io nat e l y
.
,
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WA S HIN GT ON
.
M y d e ar M a r q u i s
Al m o st my so n the p l e a su r e t h at yo u br i ng
M a k e s e ve r y h o u r it s o w n C o m e w h e n yo u l i ke
I f w ar c an br i ng su c h u ni o n as w e k no w
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LA FAY E TTE
B e tw ee n a
gh Ol d so l di e r l ike my se l f
A nd t he w hi t e fl o w e r o f ancie nt ch iv al r y
?
—
r
s
e
I n L af ay e t t e
w h at ch ar m c an p e a c e p opo
B u t yo u ha v e ne ws
ro u
,
,
,
L A F AYE TT E
.
G r av e new s ! G r e a t n ew s
—
P re pa r e fo r t o re cei v e it
Wil l t ask your po w e r s of se lf co nt rol my G e ne r a l
,
-
,
WASHI N G T ON
Co me I am t ough :
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see t ha t
I
,
it is good
.
L A F AYE TT E
K no w my Command e r t ha t his M aj e s t y
T he Ki ng o f F r a nc e and t he C o mmi ssio ners
O f y o u r U ni t e d S t a te s have signed a t re a ty
A g r e e i ng t o e ffe c t ual l y m ai nt ai n
T he I nd e p e nde nce so v e r e ign t y and f r e edom
O f t h e se U ni te d S t a t es in go ve r nm e nt
A nd in comme r ci al d e al i ngs— a bso l u te
AS any sov e r e ig n p e o p l e o n the ea r th
T o t hi s t he h o no r o f an a nci e nt r ace
T he Ki ng do t h pl e dge and e v e r y ho ne st gu e ss
S h o w s tha t a fl ee t and a rmy f o l l o w it
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WA S HIN GT ON
L e t u s giv e t h ank s t o G o d
T he da w n w as l o ng ;
N o w I nd e pendenc e bu r st i ng li ke a su n
S hi ne s o u t of F r anc e T he migh t y shi el d of Fr a nce
l s he l d a bov e o u r f e e bl e i nfa ncy ;
A nd a ne w na t io n c r ad l e d in he r a r ms
S mi l es o n the wo r ld
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LA F AYE TT E
O L i be r ty t he hea r t of W a shi ng t on
H at h be e n t hy c amp !
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LA FAY ETTE
WA S HINGTO N
—
M a r qui s give t ha nks to G o d A nd t h e e my f r i e nd
T he ne a r est pi e ce o f F r anc e t ha t I can r e ach
I l l lo v i ngl y e m br ac e
I m u st a nno u nc e t h e se bl e ssi ngs t o t he m e n
Whos e l i v e s h av e w r o ugh t t h e m
S u mmo n the a rmy !
B r i ng m e pen and ink
[ To O R D ERLY
I ll dr a w a p r o clam at io n
t
and q u il l p e ns
n
k
O
R
D
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i
r ings tabl e
s
b
[
WA S H IN GT ON w r ites t he pr o cl a
etc
S o f t m u sic ]
m at io n
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The M e n A sse m bl e
WAS HINGT ON
[ H ands p ap e r
R e ad the p r oc l am at i o n S ir
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to
CA PT AI N ]
,
CA PTAIN [ Re ads ]
*
I t havi ng p l e ased t he A lmigh t y R u l e r of t he U ni
v e r se t o d e fe nd the c au se of t he U ni t e d A m e r ic an
S t a te s and fi na l l y t o r ais e u p a po w e r f u l f r i e nd
amo ng t he p r i nc e s of t he e a r t h
t o e st abl i sh o u r
l ibe r t y and i nd e p e nd e nc e u p o n a l ast i ng fo u nd at io n ;
it be c o m e s u s t o se t ap ar t a day f o r gr at e f u ll y ac
k no w l e dg ing t he D ivi ne goo d ne s s and c el e br at i ng
t he im p o r t a nt e v e nt w hi c h w e o w e t o his d ivi ne in
t e r po sit io n T o mo r r o w t he A rmy sha l l be a sse m bl e d
in br igad e s an d by so l e m n e x e r ci ses and t he fi r i ng
of ca nno n shal l c e l e br at e t he bl e sse d al l i anc e be tw ee n
t he ar m s o f F r anc e and t he U ni t e d S t at es
Lo ng l iv e t he Ki ng o f F r anc e !
Lo ng l iv e the f r i e nd l y E u r o p e a n P o we r s!
These phrases are t k en fro m th orig inal pro lama tion
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a
e
c
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LA FAY E TTE
A LL
.
L o ng li v e
Lo ng li v e
the
t he
Ki ng of F r a nc e !
f r i endly E uropean Powers !
C UR T AI N
SCENE
II
Re v iew of Tr o o p s of t he A l l ies af t er
t he F al l of Yo r k t ow n
.
.
E nt er
bef o r e
t he
i
cu r ta n
bear ing
a
t he
t al l
M u se
c
o
f H ist o ry
,
t or h
.
M USE
I am the M u s e of H is t o r y whose t o r ch
I l l u m e s t he t r agic ca ve r ns of the Past
Wi t h dea t h l e s s r adia nc e qui e t as the s t ars
D a r kl i ng w as o u r s t age
N o w mo v e s a gay e r pagean t o n yo u r v i e w
A nd w a r s s l o w w a t ch fi r e s t h r i l l t o sc e ne s of j oy
T w o y e a r s ha v e p a ss e d
t he F r e nch h a v e s e nt a
fl ee t
M anne d and m u ni t io ne d by the R oyal Wi l l
Comma nd e d by Ol d g al l ant R o ch am be au
H e a v y w i th go l d t o f ee d A me r ica ns
A nd br is t l i ng w i t h t he se aso ne d t r oops O f F r a nce
T his ho r d e ha t h w r ough t o u r g r e a t d el i v eranc e ;
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l
Yo r k t o w n h as fal e n w h e r e mo re F renchme n
fo u gh t
T ha n Y a nk e e s in t he Co nt i ne nt al r anks
Y o r k to w n w h e r e R o c ham be au and L afaye t t e
D e G r a sse S ai nt S imo n and t ha t ki ngly sou l
Co r nw al l i s sh e d a l u st r e O f r omance
F o r e v e r f r om t he Ol d w o r l d o n t he ne w ;
Y e a l i k e t he Pa l adi ns o f Cha r l e magne
O r Ol d c r u sad e r s r o u nd som e my t hic Ki ng
TH E
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LA FAY E TT E
B ef or e
t he
c u r t ain
M u se
t he
e nt e r
’
o
f H ist o r y
.
M USE
M y t o r ch bu rns l o w t he su ffoca t e d w o r ld
D a r k as in ea r thqua k e—sh u dde r s i nt o c r acks
Tha t fl ash and t r e m bl e L igh t an d t ho u gh t ar e
dead
B u t h a r k ! H e ll s w h ee ls ar e g r i nding u nde r nea t h
Wi t h m u fll e d and acc e lera t ing pow er
To w r eck the w o r l d
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A c r a sh a flam e a g r oan !
S ome g r e a t ca th e d r al f al l s R h eim s is no mo r e !
A h t hou p r oud b e au t y o f my c e nt u r i es
T h o u clim bi ng sh r i ne of i nt e l l e c t ual fi re
T hou se nd est t hy la st beacon t o m a nki nd
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r
o
M y t ch ha th caugh t t hy flam e t o t r eas u r e it
Till the las t j udgm en t !
B u t w ha t fo rm is t h i s
O f blackened mi se r y ?
[ A sm al l c hil d in r ag s t hr o u g h w hich its
nak e d l im bs ar e se e n
l im p s f o r w ar d
sl o w l y and w it h d iffi c u l ty ]
Ch i l d I kno w t hee no t
Y e t su r e ly of my chi l d r e n t hou ar t o ne
S t ar v a t ion in t hi ne eye— I l l gi v e thee food
Who e e r t ho u ar t Sp e ak y o u ng one ; t e l l thy
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I — I am B e lgium
M US E [ E m br ac es t he c hild ]
O t hou s t arv i ng chick
A r t t hou t he l i t t l e B el gi u m t h a t I n u r sed
B e l gium t he sadd est ch ild of H i sto r y
H o w h av e t h e y u se d t h e e !
B u t t h o u sha l t no t die
B e s u r e o f t h i s my ch i l d t h o u sh al t no t d ie
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LA FAY E TT E
T h ee h av e t he hea v e nl y a nge l s si ngled o u t
T o be a v ic t im yea t he s ac r ifice
T he symbo l and e t e r nal co v e nan t
O f a N e w A g e T he Ki ngdom shall be s t ay e d
O n e ver y no bl es t pas sio n of the r a ce ;
!
A nd B e l gi u m shal l be w r i tt en o n t he B ond
T ha t h o l d s m anki nd at o ne
I fe e d thee no w
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I c an no mo r e B u t blessed ba be
save t h ee t o o !
B ehold a su nse t gleam
O e r t he bl ack bi l lo w s ! W ar has ro l l e d aw ay
AS w h e n a summe r s d ay is laid to S lee p
A nd o ne br igh t p l ane t gl imme r s in t he sk y
T o guid e my gl ow i ng foo ts t e ps t o w ard t he s t a r s
Fo r
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R O M U LU S A N D R E M U S
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CH I LD S PL A Y
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P E R SON EE
Ol d pe asants
T ’be r
living
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A C C A LA U REN T IA
Ro s l L U S
G r andso ns o f the ba nished Ki ng
gll
N u mi to r
REM U S
R H EA S YLVIA a Ve s t al Vi r gi n daugh t e r of N umi
t o r and mo t he r o f t he t w i ns
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A M U LI US
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t he
t he
T H E T US C AN
ba ni sh e d
u su r ping Ki ng
A M BASSA D OR
A U F I D I US
Tw o
and
Ki ng
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o f Ki ng G or s r e t ai ne rs
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FL A CC U S
C ap t ains P r opra e to r soldiers and se r va nts
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S C EN ES : B y
Al b a
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t he
Tibe r and
the
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K ing s P al ace
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at
NO T E
f ab l e is f r om Vir i R o m ae as quo t ed in B ee
so n and M i ll e r s S e co nd L at i n B ook :
P r oc a r ex A l bano r u m N u m it o r e m e t A m u l iu m
fi l io s ha bui t N u m ito r i qui na t u maj o r e r a t regnu m
p u l so f r a t r e r e g nav it e t u t
r e l iq u it ; se d A m u l i u s
R heam S il v iam e i u s fi l iam
eum
su bo l e pr iv ar e t
Vest ae sace r do t e m f e ci t qu a e t am e n Ro m u l u m e t
E a r e c o gni t a A mu l i u s
Re m u m g e m ino s e d id it
ipsam in vi nc u l a co nie c it par v u l o s a l v e o im po sit o s
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affu su s; se d r e l abe nt e fl u mi ne eo s aq u a in sicco re l i
Vast ae t u rn in iis locis so l it u d ines e r ant
qu i t
L u p a u t fam a t r ad itu m est ad v ag it um ac cu r r it
i nf ante s li ngu a l am bi t m at r em q u e se g essit
Cu m l u pa sae piu s ad par v u l o s v e l u t i ad c atu l o s
r e v e r t e re t ur
F aus t u l u s pa sto r r egi u s r e a nimad
v e rsa eo s t u l i t in c asam e t A cc ae Laur e nti ae co ni u gi
d e di t ed u c andos A d u l t i de inde h i i nte r pa st o r es
p r imo l u dicr is ce r t am inibu s v ire s au xe r e de inde
v e na nd o sal tu s pe r ag r ar e e t l at r o nes a r api na pe
c o r um ar ce r e co epe r u nt Qua r e cum 11s i nsidia t i
esse nt l at ro nes R e mu s c ap t u s est
R om u l u s v i se
de f e nd it
T u m F au stu l u s ne c e ssi t a te co m pu l su s
i ndic avi t R o m u l o q u is esse t eo r u m av u s qu ae ma t e r
R om u l u s st a t im ar m at is pasto r ibu s A l bam pro pe r a
v it
I nt e r e a Re m u m l at r o ne s ad A m u l iu m r e ge m
pe r du xe r u nt e u m ac cu sant es q u asi N u m it o r is agr o s
i nf e st ar e so l i t u s esse t it aq u e R e m u s a r eg e N u m it o r i
ad
su ppl ic iu m
t r ad it u s est ;
at
N u mi t o r
cu m
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ad u l e sc e nt is v u l t u m c o nside r ans ae t at e m
se r
v i le m
indo l em
a t m a tr i
h au d pro cu l e r at q u in
R e mu s o r is l ine am e nt is
c o m par ar e t ,
nepo t e m ag no sc e r e t
er
m inim e q u e
.
N am
sim ill im u s
po r ibu s co ng ru e bat
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Ea
ae t asq u e
r e s du m
,
e xpo sit io nis
tem
N u m it o r is anim u m
l iber at ,
pe nt e R om u l u s su pe rv e nit f r at r e m
inte re m pt o A mulio av u m N u m ito r e m in
r e gnu m
r est it u it
anx iu m
e e
t n t,
re
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RO M ULUS AN D RE M US
Th ey
S e em
A C CA
w al k
be
to
like s t a t u es and t hei r chi se l ed b ro w s
r i nged w i t h go l d
,
.
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Wo u ld th e y w e r e com e !
A t d aw n a l e ad e n f e ar kn o c k e d at my h e ar t
I r o se and t r e m bli ng so u gh t t h e m T h e y w e r e
go ne !
N o ne ighb o r saw the boys sa v e R egul u s
Who m e t th e m o n the r oad t o T u sc u l u m
A n ho u r be fo r e th e s t ars of mi d nigh t se t
?
H u sba nd w h a t t hi nk yo u
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FA US T U LU S
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Why
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ha t t hey
g o ne
ar e
scale the r oc ky s l opes o f Al g idu s
Fo r mo u nt ai n d ee r o r in t he A l ban L ak e
S i nk th e i r d ank ne ts O u r h u nt e r s w i ll r e t u rn
L ad en w i t h spo il
To
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AC CA
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O F a u st u l u s see th e re !
h u nt i ng sp e a r s ar e in t he st and
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The n e t s and
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FA US T U LU S
Wha t ? Look ag ai n :
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A CC A
A nd
T he
it is
impo ssi bl e
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see abov e t he fir e t he a r m s are go ne !
sw o r ds and shi el d s ar e go ne Wha t c an
?
mean
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FAUS T U LU S
I t m e a ns— N o w by my fa t h e r s ghos t I s w e ar
I t m e an s t h e y r e go ne t o figh t the r o bbe r b an ds !
G i v e m e my t ar ge and ha nge r ; g e t my bel t
I m Off t o aid t h e m
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AC CA
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Y ou ?
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T oo
o l d,
t o o Ol d !
R O M ULUS AN D RE M US
FAUS T U LU S
M y te e t h c an b1te
T OO Ol d ! I am no t Ol d
M y h and s c an st r i ke my nai l s c an dig t h e i r e yes
T h e se bo r d e r e r s ar e v er mi n I n my y o u t h
I ve be at e n su ch w i t h fl ai l s
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[ Co ug hs ]
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ca ttl e t hi e v es
T he
S hal l
F au stu l u s abo v e the so d
a th r u st at some of t h em
G iv e me my t hr e e p ro nge d f o r k !
fi nd Ol d
A nd abl e f o r
,
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-
A CC A
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mad !
Yo u r c o u gh is o n yo u S i nc e yo u k nee l e d t o o l o ng
I n t he o ni o n p at c h
[ P r ay s ] O F au nu s F a u nu s
T h ee h av e I sl igh t e d G o d o f g ar d e n w o r k !
P u ni sh him no t T h r e e h and f u l s o f w hi t e m e al
I l l lay w i t h sal t at su nr i se o n thy sh r i ne
Pi t y o l d F a u st u l u s no r make him m ad
T hr o u gh ag e an d w e ak ness
T he m an is
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FAU S T U LU S
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Wom an
a d a sid e !
t hr o w s it o p e n and
st n
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[ H e app r o ac hes t he d o o r
a
l ig ht
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st r e am s
in
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yo u r kn e es L au r e nt i a — a v e st al vi r gi n !
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E nt e r R H EA S YLVIA
R H EA S YLVIA
G u ar di an o f the S ac r e d F l am e
R h e a S y l vi a is my nam e ;
D au gh t e r o f an A lban Ki ng
F r o m w h o m t he R om an st at e sh al l sp r i ng
on
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vest al vi r gi n t e ndi ng
T h at sma l l flam e o f fi r e asc e ndi ng
B i r t h l e ss age l e ss and u ne ndi ng
S had e w i t h h o l y h and s the gl o w
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Ki nd l e d c e nt ur i e s ag o
Wh ich R o m e u nto t he
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wo rl d
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s al l
Show
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F a u s tu l u s l i f t yo u r e y es t o J u pi te r
And t hou t oo A cc a [ They r ise ]
C l o d s o f h al l o w ed c l ay
A nd fost e r par e n t s t o a no i nt e d flesh
T he boy s ye nu r s e ar e g r and so ns t o a Ki ng
A nd I t hei r mo th e r
For Ki ng N umi to r
W as by a w icked b r o th er cas t a w ay
A nd did b e com e a w and e r i ng m e ndica nt
B u t m e his da u gh t e r R h e a S ylvi a
T he g o dd ess V e st a sav e d T he bo ys ar e mi ne
M ar s is t h e i r f ath e r
r m s is he ar d ]
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T o fou nd a m ar t ia l st a t e T h e i r s w addli ng clo thes
W e r e dipp e d in p u r p l e e r e the ba bes w e r e se t
T h r o u gh F at e s co nt r ivi ng o n t he ye l low floo d
O f ang r y T i be r T ake t he t o k e n d r ags o nc e mo r e
Wh ich p e asant p i e t y has w i sel y hid
A nd w h e n my so ns sh al l sp e e d t h e m t o w a r d t he
Ki ng
T he f al se and w ick e d K i ng A m u li u s
Fo l l o w t h e m w i th t he t r e asu r e s in yo u r ha nd s;
Fo r t he r es t
B u t se c r e t l y and q u ickl y
S e nd p r ay e r s t o Jov e and se t a sa l te d cak e
N igh tl y o n Ve st a s c u p bo ar d by t he h e ar th
[ They fal l o n t he ir k nee s
E x it R H EA S YLVIA
A CC A
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FAUS T U LU S
N ay w i f e t he l e g e nd c o m e s t o m e o nce mo r e
T h i s 18 t he d au gh t e r of Ki ng N u mi t o r
Wh o se w ic k e d br o t h e r d r o ve him f r om t he t h ro ne
C ast i ng t h i s l ady Al ba s r igh t ful hei r
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I nt o
d u nge o n T h e r e tho se babes w e r e bo r n
Who t hr o u gh the w i l l Of H e av n w e r e cas t ad r if t
T o r id e t he t o pp l i ng w a v es in yo u fr ail dish
T i l l t he r e l e nt ing r i v e r pi t ied the m
And d r i e d th e m o n his l ap
B u t no w a g o d h at h b r ok e t he seals o f t ime
T o sho w t he t re asu r e : M a r s d o t h cl aim his o w n ;
A nd o u r t wo b o ys ar e Al b a s r igh t ful Kings
G i v e me the t r i nke ts
a
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[ G o es
cr ad l e
t he
to
t at t er s and
and
t ak es
so m e
in c l u d e
t hey
o r nam e nts;
o ut
t he
-g
b
b
y
ar m e nt s p u r p l e
a
f
and v e r y r ic h i n m at e r ial ]
T h e se are t he t r e aso n in m y h appi ne ss
O u r l i f e be g an t he day yo u f o u nd t he boys ,
A nd t ha t M ar c h m o r ni ng w h e n yo u br o u gh t t h e m
siz e
sm al l est
o
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,
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In
F l ood e d our hom e w i t h j oy N o w comes an ebb
A nd t hes e r ich Ki ngs w i l l s t e a l t h e i r child r e n back
A nd l e ave u s e mp t y
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FAU S T U LU S [ H o l ds u p his hands ]
E no u gh I h e ar t h e m coming
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sw o r d s
and
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R E M US is
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R O M U LUS
H o l d t o my neck br o th e r ; ho l d t igh t ly D o n t l e t
I t s o nl y a sc r a t ch m an a m e r e
g o yo u r g r asp
sl ic e : my shi e l d c augh t t he bl o w
H e r e some
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f ai nte d M o th e r
H e s saf e
e no u gh — G e t so m e h e m p and ac ant h u s l e av e s
T he
vi l l ai n A u so ni u s has it — f r o m m e M ars! I k ill e d
—
f o u r o f t he foxes h o u nds j ac k a l s! G e t w ate r !
bod y
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FAUS T U LU S
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Wh a t w as it R om u l u s Wh er e h av e
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bee n
ROM U LUS
A n am bu sh F a th e r
A u so ni u s ca tt le th i e v e s A t
mid nigh t I h e ar d t h e m in the p add o c k W e c r e p t
out
S igh te d th e m tr ac ke d t h e m f o l l o w e d t h e m t o
t he Vo l scia n B r idg e ; and t h e n— and t h e n— D e vi l s!
A n am bu sh ! T w e nt y m e n sp r i ng o u t o n u s B u t
t h e i r a r ms ar e no t h i ng— tin s k ew e r s
[ S how ing his
—
N o t a di nt
bro nz e !
I f you had bee n
shie l d ]
f ath e r w e sh o u l d have
t h e r e w i t h y o u r h ayf o r k
r o u te d th e m
T he co w a r ds !
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FAUS T U LU S
Th e r e M o th e r I t o l d you
h av e sa v e d th e m
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so
!
M y fo r k
w o u ld
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A CC A [ Who is t e nd ing t he u nc o nsc io us R E M US ]
You r fo r k w o u l d hav e cos t the liv es of al l of you
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FAUS T U LUS
B u t w e r e no t t hes e
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c
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m e n T u s ans
R O M U LUS
Y e s su bj e c t s o f Ki ng G o r of T u scu l u m
Whom i f I l iv e I m e a n t o di scip l i ne
T ill R o m u l us has b anish e d r o bber y
Y e a t i l l his nam e s a r o cky ci t ad e l
T h at sp r e ad s p r o t e c t io n o e r t he L at i an pl ai n
A nd c ap s a B u r gh O f L aw
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R OM U L U S A N D R E M U S
A CC A
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He
O p e n y o u r e yes my R e m u s
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d r e am s
R e mus d e ar
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s 1n
hl S
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R O M U LUS
—
A fle sh w o u nd
is
f
S ee the blood
a
l
h
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s
e
d
T e
D r i p s and t h e r e is no c l o t t i ng W ash the w ou nd
A nd g e t a c u p o f goa t s mi l k M o t h e r d e a r
B o th o f u s nee d it
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FAUS T ULU S
Ki ng G o r of T uscul u m s a migh t y nam e
A nd bo u nd in B r o t h e r hood t o A mu l i u s
O u r A l ba n Ki ng
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R O M U LUS
A CC A
H u sh !
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O u r A l ba n
Ki ng s a t h i e f !
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In
R O M U LUS
me
t he na
o
f
saf e ty
.
I have hea r d
is a t hi e f ?
K no w w e no t al l of u s he
A t y r ant a u s u r p i ng m u r d e r e r ?
H is bani sh e d br o t h e r is o u r l a w f u l Ki ng
,
,
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A CC A
Ves t a p ro t e c t
.
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,
!
us
F ath e r he
,
is w ak i ng
[ To R O M U LUS
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,
Jov e s o w n sak e f o r bea r !
O R e m u s it is A cca T hi s is hom e
A nd t h e r e ar e F au st u l u s and R om u l us
St a nd ye abo u t t he he a r t h and say t he p r ay e r
We m u r m u r e d as the e a r li est su nse t d i e d
T h a t ga v e us chi l d r en
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R OM U LU S A N D R E M U S
R E M US
—
M o th e r and home
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,
Ves t a gua r dia n of the hom e
T o t hy myst e r ie s w e com e
O n t h i ne a l t a r bo w i ng l o w
B a r ley ca k e s an d s al t w e t h r ow
M ay t hy s t i l l and holy ligh t
B e o ur w a t ch fi r e t h r o u gh t he n igh t
r m e d m e n is he ar d :
A
p
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a
m
o
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t
f
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k no c king at t he d o o r ]
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CA PTAIN [ Wit ho u t ]
O pen in the name of Ki ng A mulius !
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FAUS T U LU S [ Op e ns d o or ]
?
Wh a t w ould ye he re
E nt e r CA P TAI N and so l d ier s
CA P TA IN [ A sid e ]
—
u
r
F a st ul u S peasa nt fa m er o u the dyke
A cca his w i f e —A c abi n h u ng w i t h ne ts
Tw o ragged lads t ha t look like high w aym e n
.
.
.
.
-
-
,
,
,
,
,
.
.
[ A l o ud ]
R o m ul us and R e m us I a r r e s t ye
U pon the cha r ge of mu r d e r an d s e di t ion
r
o
w
h
i
n
g
d
a
e
S
a
[
gg
]
The blade and h i l t Of Ki ng A m u l i u s
[ ROM U LUS r aises his hand and is im m e d i
,
.
.
.
at e l y
d isar m e d
F AUS T U LU S
S ub m i t sub m i t m y son
and
o v e r m ast e r e d
.
.
,
,
CA PTAIN
A tten t ion
.
[ R E M US
is
i d
r a se
u
p]
.
.
.
M ar ch !
t
l
u
t
d
b
F
A
US
T
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LUS
A
CC
A
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l
a
n
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x
e
n
a
[
The y sit d o w n be
The y stand d az e d
—
e s t o t he
r
e
o
A
CC
A
r
i
s
g
o
t
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e
s
r
e
fi
f
.
.
.
80
A CT I I
S C EN E :
The t hr o ne -r o o m
at
A l ba L o ng a
.
B ef o r e it sit s
he ar t h w it h fir e
N U M I TGR, d isg u ise d as a w ay far e r The o ld
m an s he ad is c o v e r e d w i t h a c oar se m ant l e
H e is in t he att it u d e of a su pp l iant and sits in
m o t io nl ess d r e ar y st o ny sil e nc e
E nt er KI N G
A M U LI US and t he T US C AN A M BASS A DOR
The A M BAS S A DO R is su m p t u o usl y d r e sse d
sid e
o ne
a
.
.
’
.
,
,
.
,
.
.
A M U LI US
Ah P r i nc e y o u r e st ir r i ng e a r ly M y go od f r ie nd
Ki ng G o r yo u r r oyal ma ste r is w el l se r v e d
I f al l A m ba ssado r s w e re as di l ige nt
Ki ngd o m s w o u l d t u r n t o E mp ir es
.
’
.
,
,
,
.
,
.
A M BASS A D OR
.
Go d
W e ve t oi l e nough
I n T u sc u l um
’
to
g u ar d
our
fo rbid !
h e r i t age
.
A M ULIUS
B o r ne
on
.
A j ew e l r ich and o l d
t he boso m o f a j oc u nd hi l l
.
A M BAS S AD O R
W e ve no t hi ng li ke yo u r se a o f p u r p l e w i ne
Y o n aga t e cup Of bl o od t he A l ba n L ak e
T he c r at e r l oo k s as bl ack as p r e c io u s br o nz e
Wi th A l ba L o ng a w hi t e ni ng o n t he br im
L i ke c o r a l r ee f s in c l oud l and
.
’
.
,
.
82
,
R O M U LU S A N D R E M U S
K I NG
A M U L I US
.
P r 1nce , w el l
sir , t his d ay
sa 1d !
H o w ev e r m e r i ted Pa r don
B y the Al ban ca l enda r I sit as Judge
A nd ma ny du t ies ho l d m e in t hei r c l u t ch
,
.
,
A M BA S SA D OR
O f cou rse Y e t s t ay — the c al enda r — o ne w o r d
b
l
t
h
h
l
l
b
v
o
t
a
e
w
i
r
r
P
f
e
l
t
t
i
n
y
i
y
c
u
o
m
h
i
s
a
s
[
is at tac he d t o a g o l d c hain abo u t his
ne c k ]
—You see I ve m e t hod
e
S
o
n
a
l
n
d
a
g
c
r ]
h
w
i
[
O h A h ! Tho se tw o y o u ng savages
T ha t ki l l e d o u r m e n H is M aj e st y w as u r ge nt
.
,
,
,
.
.
’
.
,
.
.
KI N G A M U L I U S
.
SO
am I
.
H e sh al l no t fi nd u s sl ack
T he air upo n t he t e r r ac e t ast e s Of d aw n
i ce r s
E nj oy it w hil e I see my Ofl
B el i e v e m e , sir , yo u r bu si ness bu r ns my l ist
[ The y b o w ; ex it A M BAS S ADO R KIN G r ings
b el l
E nt e r PR OP RAE TO R
KIN G m o
t io ns w i t h his he ad t o w ar d s N U M I TOR
bu t w it ho u t t ur ning r o u nd ]
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
Who
PR OP RA E T OR
I t se ems s o m e supplia nt
is t hi s m an ?
.
KING
H ow
.
.
cam e
he in ?
PR OP RAE T OR
.
I k no w no t O n t h i s day
c l i e nts c u l p r i t s and t h e i r f r i e nd s
.
T he
i
su t o rs,
,
83
R O M U LU S AN D RE M U S
KIN G
B id h im b e gon e
.
.
PR OP RAE T O R
.
p r ohi bi t s us
H e si t s w i th i n the sa nc t u a r i e d o r b
O f V est a s w a r m th and has o bse rv e d its r i t e
T he l aw
.
’
,
KING
I l l ques t ion hi m myself
.
.
’
.
[A f t e r
p au se t o PR O P RA E TO R ]
Wh a t p r iso ners?
a
.
,
PR O P RAE TO R
A ulu s the m u r de r e r ; Ol d P e r t i nax
T ha t r ai l ed u po n t he p r iest ; o ne h u nchback thi e f ;
A nd t w o you ng d e mo ns f r om t he Ti be r s be d
Wi t h r e edy h ai r br o w n ne cks and bl o o d sho t ey e s
T ha t t e r r i fy t he g u ar d s T he p r i son quake d
A nd bo l ts w e r e sh ake n f r om t he E t ru sca n cav e
A S t h e y w er e t h r u st w i t hin
.
,
’
,
,
.
.
KING
.
Y ou w e r e u p al l nigh t
A c u p of w i ne w i l l c u r e t h e se e ar th q u ak es S ir
T he l ads ar e m ar k e d m ar au d e r s and have sl ai n
Ki ng G o r s r e t ai ne r s B e ac c o u nt a bl e
T ha t no ph ant asm as o r r e l igio u s d re am s
A pp e a r w hich l e t t h e m loo se
.
.
,
,
’
.
.
[ G est u r e
PR OP RA ETO R
I sh all y o u r M aj est y
as o
f
t u r ning
a
k ey
.
.
,
E x it
KING
.
PR OP RA E TO R
.
I h e ar d a r a t t l i ng t o o
saw l igh t ni ng s in t he air
[ O bse r v es N U M I T OR ]
Thi s S t r a nge r u r k s me I w i l l s t udy hi m
A nd ye t it s st r ange
Wa k e d in t he nigh t ,
’
.
,
.
.
.
.
84
RO M ULUS AN D RE M US
Why should I d r ead to ques t io n t h is r e cl u se
Who si t s l ike ashes by o u r homely bl az e ?
E nt e r Q U EEN
.
.
[ A sid e
.
]
fac e to o M y lovi ng Qu ee n
Y o u v e see n a ghost ? T is e ar ly mo rni ng no w ;
L e t us be c al m l e t u s be se nsi bl e ;
S ay w h at w e say w i t h o u t t he q u al m s Of nigh t
D ayligh t is d ayl igh t Com e my l ove be ca l m
T e r r o r in he r
.
’
’
,
.
.
.
,
,
Q U EEN
T he sacr e d se r p e nt d o t h r e f u se he r fo o d ;
B u t r ai si ng he r g r e e n h e ad to hi ss at m e
Co i l s in a s tu po r N ex t o u r h ar u spex
Was p r o bi ng in the e nt r ai l s of his fo w l s
Wh e n t h ree st r o ng e agl e s st e e r i ng f r o m the no r t h
R o se ov e r r ap id T i ber l i k e a c l o u d
—
n
n
e
r
w
k
r
Wi gi g t h i
ay l i e G o go ns
sw o o p e d o n him
A nd at e t he bi r d s of ome n
.
.
,
,
,
,
.
KING
.
IS
t
QUEEN
Al ba is d o omed
h is
al l
?
.
H u sh
I s o n t he
QU EEN
e ace !
the
,
A m bassad o r
t rr
.
[P o int ing
Who si ts li k e
to
N U M I TOR ]
.
Wha t Odd ghost is t hi s
Ch aro n o n t he di sm al Sho r e ?
KIN G
S o m e mi sc r e ant o u tl aw a h e a r th su p p l i ant
H e w a i t s my l e i sur e
P e ac e I l l speak to him
.
,
.
’
.
,
85
.
R O M U L U S A N D R E MU S
Q U EEN
H u sban d it is a sp e c t r e ! N e v er
T u r n his d e ad eyes o n t h ee !
.
,
KING
him
l et
.
M y gent l e
[ Asid e ] Y e t I
w i fe,
H e is a h a r m l e ss be ggar
t r em ble
S O quick to ca t ch is f e a r
[ The QU EEN c l ing s t o A M U L I US ]
?
r
r
t
n
S a g e who ar t t hou
N
l y r e m aining at t he
[ U M I TGR t u r ns st ifl
.
.
.
.
,
,
hear t h fal l s o n his k ne e s ho ld ing his
face d o w nw ar ds and r aises his hands
Q U EEN scr e am s and fal l s u nc o nsc io us
E nt er hur r ie d l y t he A M BASSA DO R , CA P
T A I N PR OP RAET OR and serv ants
,
,
.
.
.
,
A M BA S SA DOR
Wha t is t he ma t t e r S i r s ?
.
,
K IN G
.
N o thi ng d e a r f r i e nd
T he Qu e e n is o u t of so r t s: som e a u g u r i e s
A fl igh t of bi r d s and o u r g r e a t se r p e n t s il l ness
T he t rifles Of a day I hav e yo u r m e n
A nd in the sc al e s of Z e u s sha l l w e igh t h e i r crimes
Whi l e A l ba st and s [ To ser v ants ] A t te nd he r
M aj es ty
A nd br i ng m e w o r d ano n M en t o you r po st s !
T
a
u
m
h
t
r
s
e
e
e
KIN
G
s
i
s
m
a
c
u
c
h
a
s
s
e
J
i
s
[
se r v ant hands m ac e
A M BA SS A DO R
O ne mi l lio n pa r d o ns! I m u st ha v e you r e ar
,
,
’
.
,
.
.
.
,
.
,
.
.
.
.
KING
Wha t
.
,
no w
?
86
RO MULUS AN D RE M US
A M BA SS A D OR
.
m o m e nt S i r e
A l e tt e r f r o m m y Ki ng se v e n t im e s d e l ay e d
A nd m ar k e d :
T he h ast e t h at k il l s
W as giv e n m e o n the t e r r ac e H e r e it is
O ne
.
,
,
!
,
.
.
KIN G
Fo r me ? Wh at Ki ng s h av e w r i t te n Ki ngs mus t r e ad
r
r
:
n
d
e
a
d
s
T
t
p
a
p
e
a
a
k
e
h
e
s
]
[
B ro th e r in B ond o f Lo v e A m u l i u s:
—
R e ad thi s al o ne I h av e c e r t ai n k no w l e dge th at
y o u r br o th e r N u m ito r l iv es and l ike l y u nd e r st an d
ing t ha t he se e k s t o r e g ai n his t h r o ne
M y ne w s
w hich com e s f r o m t he so u t h is t ha t he ma r ches w i t h
S am ni t e c o hor ts ag ai nst y o u r ci t ad el
P r o t e c t thy sel f
G OR O F T US C U LU M
i
n
T
c
o
a
n
o
e
[
fl ]
C ap t ai n se nd e v e r y so l di e r to his p o st
[ To PRO P RA E TO R ]
S h u t be o u r ga t es w h i l e o n the batt l em e nts
T he t r u m p e t s so u nd a si e g e T he w at e r g at es
B e d u l y gu a r d e d
M an t he a r ba l e st s
P l u c k o u t the c r o u ch i ng au gur s f r om t h e i r c el ls;
T he r idd l e s so l v e d N o w l e t r e l igi o n sh ake
O l d w o m e n i nto t r e mo r s; w e ar e m e n
[ To t he A M B ASSAD OR ]
Yo u r Ki ng has sav e d u s I w i l l j u dge t h ese m e n
I n c o u r t e sy t o w ar d s his mo st k i ng l y z e al
T h e n t o t he w ar ! B r i ng f o r t h t he p r i so ne r s
T he Ki ng asc e nd s his t h r o ne !
[ KIN G tak e s his p l ac e o n t he t hr o ne The
CA PT AIN br ings in R O M ULU S and
R E M U S E nt e r al so t w o p e asants fr o m
Tu sc u l u m
nam e l y
A U F I DIUS and
F LA CC U S
tw o
r o u g h l o o k ing
hig h
w ay m e n ]
.
.
-
-
,
.
,
,
,
,
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,
.
.
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,
.
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,
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’
.
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,
,
-
,
.
87
R OM U L U S A N D R E M U S
C ap t ai n p r e f e r yo u r cha r ge
,
.
CA P T AIN
Th e se m e n ar e app r ehe nd e d at the s u i t o f t he Ki ng
O f T usc u l um o n t he ch ar g e of c r o ssi ng his bo r de r s
and o f kil l i ng his peacef u l s u bj ec t s
.
.
KIN G
Wh e r e are the w i t nesses ?
[ C APTA IN p u shes f o rw ar d
.
A U FIDI U S
and
F LA CC U S ]
d
o
A
t
A
M
BASS
A
D
O
R
e
s
i
[
you r s in sh e e r go o d l o o k s
[ To R O M U LUS
.
M y v illai ns ou tr a nk
]
.
Wh a t are your n am es
ROM U LU S
.
Wh e nce com
?
.
.
]
?
e ye
We
amed
ar e n
I R omulu s he R emu s; w e are br e d
T o pe asan t indus t ry and mou nt ain spo r t
—
Woodc r af t o f sp e a r and l i ne o u r fl o cks
sp r ead
B y w indi ng Tibe r t i l l yo u r ca t t l e t hi e v e s
D r o v e t hem to w a r d T u sc u l um
,
,
,
w er e
,
.
N o mo re
Le t
t he
acc u se r s sp e ak
A U F I D IU S
o
f
.
.
S e v e n of o u r m e n
R e t u r ni ng f r om a F ai r at O st i a
D r ivi ng t h e i r c at tl e l a w f ul l y al o ng
W e r e se t u p o n by th e se t w o mi sc r e ants
T he l ast o f ma ny o nsl au gh t s o n o u r t r ad e
A nd do ne t o d e at h
[ The QU EEN has tak e n her p l ac e
KIN G S e l bo w
,
,
,
,
.
’
.
88
h
t at
by
!
R O M ULUS AN D RE M US
H is c ap e as he
his staff l ik e a sce p t r e
t hr o w s it bac k f r o m his he ad sho w s a
p u r p l e lining
.
,
,
.
KI N G
N U M I TO R ]
?
cam e you in T he Ci ty g ate s ar e cl o se d
T
o
[
.
H ow
.
N U M I TOR
Y e t J o v e w a l k s t h r ough t h e m
.
.
KING
.
.
a p h ant o m sp e a k
T is t e r r or pl ants t h is s p ec t r e in mi ne e ye
I l l no t be s c a r e d
U nr e al and sh al l o w gho st s
T h ro u gh w h o m t he d ay l igh t p asse s h au nt o u r mi nd s
R i se in o u r pa th e nac t forgo t te n sc e ne s
A nd t i nge som e w o r d o r t r ivi al acc id e nt
Wi t h the u nk no w n
?
Can
’
.
’
.
,
,
,
.
Q U EEN
A nd
.
Wh y do yo u m u t te r th u s
k ni t your br o w s? H u sba nd it is t he b e ggar
,
.
KIN G [ To N U M I T OR ]
?
e
B ggar o r Ki ng w ho ar t th o u
.
.
,
N U M I TOR
.
N u mi to r !
T hy ba ni sh e d br o the r A lba s r igh t f u l L o r d
T is t w e n t y y e a r s si nc e the D e c e m be r nigh t
Wh e n t ho u did st cau se my p a l ac e to be bu r ne d
M e b ani sh e d and my d au gh t e r R h e a S y l via
T he V e st a l Vi r gi n t o be clo se im m u ne d
M y chi l d w as l o st
A nd bu r i e d f r om t he l igh t
N e v er si nc e t h e n h av e I had sigh t Of he r
T h o u gh se ar ch i ng al l t he c r annies o f t he w o r l d
?
l
l
h
a
Sp e ak f al i ng ty r a nt w h at be f e l t e m id
t
a
n
d
t
b
a
c
k
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AU
S
T
U
LU
S
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CC
A
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e
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a
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h
e
]
[
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,
’
,
,
,
,
,
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,
,
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0
9
R O M U L U S A N D R E M US
—
Fo r
T i ll
v shal l this body k no w r e pose
I h av e f o u nd my R h e a S ylvi a
ne e r
.
F AU S T ULU S and A CC A [ Chant ing ]
G u ar dian o f t he S ac r e d F lam e
R he a S y l vi a is he r n am e
D au gh t e r of an Al ban Ki ng
F r o m w hom the R oman s t ate sha l l sp r i ng
.
,
.
N U M I TOR
.
.
h cha nt e r s o n my d au gh te r s fa t e ?
Who ar t t h o u l i t t l e mo t h e r ? A r e ye p r ies t s
O r se r v ants t o so m e r u s t ic d e i t y
?
Who se di tt i e s hym n the nam e t ha t I ha v e los t
H o w hit
’
t e se
,
A CC A
We
.
p e as ant s v i si t e d Of M a r s
Who ga v e u s no bl e bo ys f o r f o ste r so ns
M o o r i ng his o ff sp r i ng by t he Ti be r s e bb
And nu r si ng t h e m w i th h is divi ne she w o l f
T i l l F au st u l u s and A cca t o ok t h e m in
H e r e are t h e i r p ro ofs of r oya l ances t r y
Which l i k e the l ad s t h e msel ves ar e k i ngly gems
Wo r n f o r t o o l o ng upo n a p e asa nt s bre ast
e
h
t he
S
sho w s
c hil d s gar m e nts and
[
ar e t wo
,
’
,
-
.
,
,
’
.
!
t r ink e ts
.
R O M U LU S
M o th e r I
.
,
REMU S
M o th e r
nee
d
no
o bl e r blood t ha n t hou
n
.
,
no r
I
.
N U M I TOR
B eho l d t he p e a r l s t h at o n my Rh e a s br ow
Re fl e c t e d Vest a s fl am e T he go dd ess no w
R e t u r ns the sca tte r e d j ew e ls t o t he c r ow n
.
’
’
.
,
91
.
D RE MUS
S t ee ping o u r r oyal house in new r enow n
S t r ange t hi ngs ar e b r ough t t o l igh t ; o u r da r k es t
aim
Time h allo w s in its sac r ificial fl am e
A nd Jo v e su bdues us
A
M
U
LIUS
T
o
]
[
B ro the r s t re t ch t hy ha nd !
These tw ain
[ P o int ing t o ROM U LU S and R E M US ]
N o t you no r I sh all r u l e t he l an d
KING
I do su bmi t ; the p l an t h a t Jo v e co nt r i v e s
G low s v i si bly a r ou nd o u r l ink é d li v es
H al f of g r e a t myst e r ies I d ar k l y see ;
T ime t hough t and p e ace sh al l Sho w the
.
.
.
,
,
.
.
,
.
.
,
me
.
FA US T U LUS
I saw b r igh t h amm e r e d M a r s
B e nd o e r t hei r c r ad l e : no w I hea r h is s t e p
As w h e n he br e ak s t he r anks o f ser r i e d w ar
r
n
t
A
a
o
k
n
e
x
c
e
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