Another Part of the Island.
 Enter CALIBAN with a bottle, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO.

Stephano	Tell not me. When the butt is out we will drink water, not a 
	drop before. Therefore bear up and board 'em. Servant-
	monster, drink to me.

Trinculo	Servant-monster? - the folly of this island! They say 
	there's but five upon this isle - we are three of them; if 
	th' other two be brained like us, the state totters.

Stephano	Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee. Thy eyes are almost 
	set in thy head.

Trinculo	Where should they be set else? He were a brave monster 
	indeed if they were set in his tail.

Stephano	My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack. For my part, 
	the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I could recover the 
	shore, five-and-thirty leagues off and on. By this light, 
	thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard.

Trinculo	Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.

Stephano	We'll not run, Monsieur Monster.

Trinculo	Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs, and yet say 
	nothing neither.

Stephano	Mooncalf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good 
	mooncalf.

Caliban	How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe.
	I'll not serve him; he is not valiant.

Trinculo	Thou liest, most ignorant monster; I am in case to justle a 
	constable. Why, thou deboshed fish, thou, was there ever man 
	a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I today? Wilt thou 
	tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a 
	monster?

Caliban	Lo, how he mocks me! Wilt thou let him, my lord?

Trinculo	"Lord" quoth he? That a monster should be such a natural!

Caliban	Lo, lo, again! Bite him to death, I prithee.

Stephano	Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head. If you prove a 
	mutineer - the next tree! The poor monster's my subject, and 
	he shall not suffer indignity.

Caliban	I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to hearken once 
	again to the suit I made to thee?

Stephano	Marry, will I - kneel, and repeat it. I will stand, and so 
	shall Trinculo.

                         Enter ARIEL, invisible.

Caliban	As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, 
	that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.

Ariel	Thou liest.

Caliban	[To TRINCULO.] Thou liest, thou jesting monkey thou.
	I would my valiant master would destroy thee!
	I do not lie.

Stephano	Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this 
	hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

Trinculo	Why, I said nothing.

Stephano	Mum, then, and no more. Proceed.

Caliban	I say by sorcery he got this isle;
	From me he got it. If thy greatness will
	Revenge it on him - for I know thou dar'st,
	But this thing dare not-

Stephano	That's most certain.

Caliban	Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee.

Stephano	How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the 
	party?

Caliban	Yea, yea, my lord; I'll yield him thee asleep,
	Where thou mayst knock a nail into his head.

Ariel	Thou liest, thou canst not.

Caliban	What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!
	I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows,
	And take his bottle from him. When that's gone,
	He shall drink nought but brine, for I'll not show him
	Where the quick freshes are.

Stephano	Trinculo, run into no further danger. Interrupt the monster 
	one word further and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out 
	o' doors and make a stockfish of thee.

Trinculo	Why, what did I? I did nothing. I'll go farther off.

Stephano	Didst thou not say he lied?

Ariel	Thou liest.

Stephano	Do I so? Take thou that! [Beating TRINCULO.] As you like 
	this, give me the lie another time.

Trinculo	I did not give the lie. Out o' your wits, and hearing too? A 
	pox o' your bottle! This can sack and drinking do. A murrain 
	on your monster, and the devil take your fingers!

Caliban	Ha, ha, ha!

Stephano	Now, forward with your tale. [To TRINCULO.] Prithee stand 
	further off.

Caliban	Beat him enough: - after a little time,
	I'll beat him too.

Stephano							Stand farther! Come, proceed.

Caliban	Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him
	I'th' afternoon to sleep: there thou mayst brain him,
	Having first seized his books; or with a log
	Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
	Or cut his weasand with thy knife. Remember
	First to possess his books, for without them
	He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not
	One spirit to command - they all do hate him
	As rootedly as I. Burn but his books.
	He has brave utensils, for so he calls them,
	Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal.
	And that most deeply to consider is
	The beauty of his daughter; he himself
	Calls her a nonpareil. I never saw a woman
	But only Sycorax my dam, and she;
	But she as far surpasseth Sycorax
	As great'st does least.

Stephano								Is it so brave a lass?

Caliban	Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant,
	And bring thee forth brave brood.

Stephano	Monster, I will kill this man. His daughter and I will be 
	king and queen - save our graces! - and Trinculo and thyself 
	shall be viceroys. Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?

Trinculo	Excellent.

Stephano	Give me thy hand. I am sorry I beat thee; but, while thou 
	liv'st, keep a good tongue in thy head.

Caliban	Within this half hour will he be asleep.
	Wilt thou destroy him then?

Stephano										Ay, on mine honour.

Ariel	This will I tell my master.

Caliban	Thou mak'st me merry; I am full of pleasure.
	Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch
	You taught me but while-ere?

Stephano	At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Come 
	on, Trinculo, let us sing.

	[Sings.]	"Flout 'em and scout 'em,
			And scout 'em and flout 'em:
				Thought is free."

Caliban	That's not the tune.
						 [ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe.

Stephano	What is this same?

Trinculo	This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of 
	Nobody.

Stephano	If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness; if thou 
	beest a devil, take't as thou list.

Trinculo	O, forgive me my sins!

Stephano	He that dies pays all debts. I defy thee. Mercy upon us!

Caliban	Art thou afeard?

Stephano	No, monster, not I.

Caliban	Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises,
	Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
	Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
	Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices
	That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
	Will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming,
	The clouds methought would open and show riches
	Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
	I cried to dream again.

Stephano	This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my 
	music for nothing.

Caliban	When Prospero is destroyed.

Stephano	That shall be by and by: I remember the story.

Trinculo	The sound is going away. Let's follow it, and after do our 
	work.

Stephano	Lead, monster; we'll follow. I would I could see this 
	taborer; he lays it on.

Trinculo	[To CALIBAN.] Wilt come? I'll follow Stephano.
													[Exeunt.
