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Act II, Scene 1 Gloucester and Sinead
Gloucester: Aye. [to Sinéad] I regret my passion from the
other
Day.
Sinéad: There is nothing to forgive, my lord.
You were only giving
counsel for Albion
On what you thought best.
Gloucester:
Mercy come anon
To me. Captain, if I may
speak to thee? [They talk apart.]
Wouldst thou knowest
thine uncle to be me?
Sinéad: What?
Gloucester: Thou knowest that thy father and I
Were like kin?
Sinéad: Aye,
m’lord. A portrait at my home
Shows you with my father.
Gloucester: That picture
doth roam
Far from me. It has been
many years since
I last looked upon it.
Speaking of the prince
Of Exeter, he wandered
into my thoughts
As of late. And so I
became fraught
That I had neglected my
duty to you.
Ergo, by family, unto you
I am due.
Call me uncle and thou
shall be my niece,
So then fair Exeter will
be at peace.
Sinéad: Gramercy, my uncle. May good befall
Us as our hearts were
broken but now
They shall be
mended.
Gloucester: My
heart accords with yours.
I pray thee; hast thou
heard any rumours
About thy grandsire?
Sinéad: That he was the squire
Of Richard the Third.
Heard them I have.
All my life these
prattlings have followed me.
Believe them I don’t, nor
would I want.
To rule Albion is not my
desire.
I only wish to defend
her.
Gloucester: If my mind meet thy words and heart rightly,
Peradventure thou wouldst
be interested
In possessing thy
father’s blade
Then thou ought to do
what is knightly?
After his death in war, I
kept his sword.
For thee, it would make a
fine award.
Sinéad: Gramercy, uncle! Naught would give to me
More pleasure.
Gloucester: Come to my castle
When thou art free.
Act II, Scene IV Gloucester, Sinead, and Menteur
Menteur: Trust me, lord. I will find the faitor.
[aside] Though he is in my midst.[1] Menteur hides somewhere on stage as though he has left. Enter Sinéad.
Gloucester: Ah. Dear niece. [He embraces her.]
Sinéad: Dearest uncle. How have you fared since the hunt?
Gloucester: A stag hath never given me such a brunt.
Yet, I am the one laughing with his head
In my wall. That broadhead left him well bled.
How didst thou fare in the noon with the queen?
Sinéad: She hath taken a hearty interest
In me. But whilst I was there a strange scene
Began to unfold. We were given witness
To the revelation of the deaths
Of Buckingham and Suffolk.
Gloucester: Their last breaths
Are not revelation to me. I know.
As the woe doth grow, Volpe seeks the foe.
Sinéad: The fox?[2]
Gloucester: Aye. My highest and best trusted assassin.
We will find he who committed the sin.
Also I know that the queen suspects me,
But I have knowledge not of this, truly.
Sinéad: I believe you, nuncle.
Gloucester: Gramercy.
About the other matter; here is thy
Father’s sword. [Takes out a sword that belonged to Exeter and gives it to Sinéad.]
It made many Gallians fly.
Menteur: [Soliloquy.] How dare he reveal such blasphemy
While one Gallian is present. May God
Smite him for his brazen spirit. [End soliloquy.]
Sinéad: It is magnificent. [She takes her own sword off her belt securing her father’s on and places her sword near where Menteur is hiding.]
Gramercy, nuncle. [She embraces him.]
Menteur: [Soliloquy.] What’s this? What’s this?! Methinks an idea
Is hatched. A chance to sabotage both
The Captain and the Duke to turn them
Against the other and further weaken
The defenses of Albion. Aye. I shall. [End soliloquy; Menteur takes the sword Sinéad laid down and exits.]
Sinéad: By this sword, I swear to uphold our bond.
Gloucester: It pleaseth me well to see thou art fond
Of me.
Sinéad: Aye. But we know that fate is a changing
Piece. Do we not, nuncle?
Gloucester: Aye. And necessity would make us all
Forsworn. Let us pray that is not so.
Come, niece. Supper is at hand and we shall
Dine together. Exeunt.
[aside] Though he is in my midst.[1] Menteur hides somewhere on stage as though he has left. Enter Sinéad.
Gloucester: Ah. Dear niece. [He embraces her.]
Sinéad: Dearest uncle. How have you fared since the hunt?
Gloucester: A stag hath never given me such a brunt.
Yet, I am the one laughing with his head
In my wall. That broadhead left him well bled.
How didst thou fare in the noon with the queen?
Sinéad: She hath taken a hearty interest
In me. But whilst I was there a strange scene
Began to unfold. We were given witness
To the revelation of the deaths
Of Buckingham and Suffolk.
Gloucester: Their last breaths
Are not revelation to me. I know.
As the woe doth grow, Volpe seeks the foe.
Sinéad: The fox?[2]
Gloucester: Aye. My highest and best trusted assassin.
We will find he who committed the sin.
Also I know that the queen suspects me,
But I have knowledge not of this, truly.
Sinéad: I believe you, nuncle.
Gloucester: Gramercy.
About the other matter; here is thy
Father’s sword. [Takes out a sword that belonged to Exeter and gives it to Sinéad.]
It made many Gallians fly.
Menteur: [Soliloquy.] How dare he reveal such blasphemy
While one Gallian is present. May God
Smite him for his brazen spirit. [End soliloquy.]
Sinéad: It is magnificent. [She takes her own sword off her belt securing her father’s on and places her sword near where Menteur is hiding.]
Gramercy, nuncle. [She embraces him.]
Menteur: [Soliloquy.] What’s this? What’s this?! Methinks an idea
Is hatched. A chance to sabotage both
The Captain and the Duke to turn them
Against the other and further weaken
The defenses of Albion. Aye. I shall. [End soliloquy; Menteur takes the sword Sinéad laid down and exits.]
Sinéad: By this sword, I swear to uphold our bond.
Gloucester: It pleaseth me well to see thou art fond
Of me.
Sinéad: Aye. But we know that fate is a changing
Piece. Do we not, nuncle?
Gloucester: Aye. And necessity would make us all
Forsworn. Let us pray that is not so.
Come, niece. Supper is at hand and we shall
Dine together. Exeunt.
[1] While “faitor” means “imposter,” it can also mean “cheat.” Menteur means it in this sense referring to how Gloucester has cheated Gallia of its victories.
[2] “Volpe” is Italian for “fox.”
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The kingdom of Albion has enjoyed an unprecedented era of success in war and foreign diplomacy thanks to its guild of assassins led by the Duke of Gloucester and the kingdom's elite knights led by Gloucester's niece the Captain Sinéad. But the old foe, Calais, general of the forces of Gallia, seeks retribution for suffering losses to them both enacting a scheme that will pit these two paragon guardians against each other and the Crown. For the sake of Albion, Gloucester and Sinéad must find a way to reconcile before Calais can ravage the kingdom.
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Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Love's Labour's Lost" ended with a cliffhanger in Act 5, Scene 2. The four courtly couples swore to meet again after a "twelvemonth and a day," and upon that day, they would swear their oaths and be together. But, "Love's Labour's Lost" remained unfinished with other plays (i.e. "All's Well That End's Well") taking the place of its conclusion. Finally, after 400 years, one ambitious Shakespearean student undertook the burden to see "Love's Labour's Lost" finished.
Included is a free copy of Love's Labour's Won:
Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Love's Labour's Lost" ended with a cliffhanger in Act 5, Scene 2. The four courtly couples swore to meet again after a "twelvemonth and a day," and upon that day, they would swear their oaths and be together. But, "Love's Labour's Lost" remained unfinished with other plays (i.e. "All's Well That End's Well") taking the place of its conclusion. Finally, after 400 years, one ambitious Shakespearean student undertook the burden to see "Love's Labour's Lost" finished.
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