Lope de Vega

Name: Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I
Author: Lope de Vega

Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

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“Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I”, published in 1869, is a work by Lope de Vega. It explores elements such as Otavio, Lidio and Castelvines.

Quotes from Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (Lope de Vega)

Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Out, out ye cowards all!
Out, out, Monteses!
Arnaldo (without) . Give way, ye knaves, give way!
Death to Castelvines, all!
Roselo. What means this noise within?
Teobaldo (without) . Hold not thyself so proudly, or—
Antonio (without) . Although thou hast the seats
As high as heaven's vault,
I would, as I do now, seize
And cast them to the lowest hell.
Arnaldo (without) . Hold, for thy life!
Antonio (without) . Out, out I say, ye coward crew!
Roselo. That voice, it is my father's.
Anselmo. Stand thou here, Roselo.
Roselo. To stand here idly is a coward's choice. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Unhappy feuds which stab Verona to the heart;
A thousand furies spur cold tolerance till she fires;
The mischief done, we then must rest content
With that which hath no cure.
Teobaldo. What care I now for rivalry of kin?
In the chill gloom of yonder silent vault
Otavio sleeps with those who've gone before;
A simple stone doth mark the spot; alas! alas!
In the spring of youth and beauty there he lies.
Oh, daughter, if the winged winds shall waft
Yon traitor Montes to another shore, for life,
Already hath the signal sounded deep for strife. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ And stab thee, as cowards do defenceless women.
Roselo. Hear all, bear witness of this deed.
Otavio. No need of witness, draw.
Roselo. Gentlemen, ye will all witness hold,
This provocation sought I not;
But that by words of friendship I had hoped
T'avoid this bloody fray.
Otavio. Draw, coward, draw!
Roselo (aside) . Oh, Julia mine own love, forgive, forgive.
Out, villain! know, that no coward's arm I own,
One holds me back, who love my soul hath taught,
Otavio, 'tis thou alone this mighty ill hath wrought. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ As all Verona knows both Montes and Castelvins are;
Is then the subject in dispute so grave?
Otavio. Our wounds are those of honour;
Thy people did offend a daughter of our house.
Roselo. Tell me, Otavio, how these ills fell out?
Otavio (to his followers) . They shall die, these proud Monteses.
Roselo. Consider, let us speak apart,
Can justice no amendment make?
Otavio. Let all stand back, and thou and I
Will make amends for all this hate.
Roselo. I have a father here, come let us seek
His counsel, for me, perchance, 'tis love mispent ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Fesenio. Lady, I wear the humble garb of service, yet
No truth nor honour have I lost;
All blame upon thy brother rests.
Dorotea. I mourn my brother with a sister's grief,
And yet thank heaven that this Montes lives.
Fesenio. A Castelvin, and speak thus of our foe?
Dorotea. The daughters of Verona do esteem
Roselo Montes much, we Castelvines too
Admire his noble presence, and he's brave.
Methinks our Julia's eyes did brighten oft
As he did pass along. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Roselo. Enough, I come, most noble Duke.
Marin. Look well you slip not as you go.
Roselo. Be still:
Marin, I'm guiltless and have naught to fear.
Marin. Methinks a good wide space the wisest thing
When plaints from notaries to lawyers swing;
'Tis clanking money or a felon's chain,
The case it may so turn for loss or gain.
Some fellow will most roundly swear
He saw, quite clearly, fifty leagues away;
Another on his oath declares that night is day;
Another, that his fancy grows or coins,
All brimming o'er with saids, aforesaids, and the like. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Come, Celia, come, and quickly too,
Lest grief and shame shall hold me in such train,
Where modest maiden dare not safely long remain.
Celia. Should but these evils end to-day
All may be well. Come, Lady Julia, let's away. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Otavio. What care we for thy hate, or hope we from thy love?
Roselo. And yet thou know'st, Otavio, 'tis thy love I crave.
Otavio. Coward!
Roselo. Otavio, stay; remember thou that I
Do guard mine honour, as I would
That thou should'st guard thine own;
Unseemly words—
Otavio. Was't well that one of Montes' house
Should dare displace the seat
Once set for daughter of Castelvin?
Roselo. Sure this may satisfaction seek,
And honour be avenged.
Arnaldo. 'Twas none that Montes' livery wore.
Teobaldo. Of what house then were they?
Arnaldo. Of Andrea's. ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Otavio walk'd.
Anselmo. So, so, methought it was summer dream
To be forgotten on the morrow,
For thou in all thy letters nothing wrote
Of Julia Castelvine.
Roselo. Who cares to trust on paper thoughts
That burn; or weary patient friends
With words they would not care to read.
Fesenio (aside) . And so these are of Montes' house;
Sad fate should anger bear her bitter fruit!
I will within, and young Otavio seek.
Fesenio enters the church.
Anselmo. And has Roselo secrets in his love?
Roselo. In good time thou comest to hear my tale;
'Tis needful I advise you of my love ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Anselmo. 'Tis now for life or death.
Enter from the church (with drawn swords) Antonio, Teobaldo, Otavio, and Fesenio; who place themselves on one side, Arnaldo, Lidio, Marin, and Anselmo on the other ”

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Lope de Vega, Castelvines y Monteses — Act II, Scene I (1869)

“ Roselo did but in due defence of honour draw.
Enter Duke of Verona, a Captain, soldiers, and people.
Duke. Not one in fault shall 'scape alive.
Captain. Of this event Teobaldo Castelvin alone
Doth bear all blame.
Duke. And the wounded, count they for much?
Captain. Many of each rival house.
Duke. Who slain?
Captain. Otavio, Teobaldo's son.
Duke. Where rests the corse?
Captain. Within the shadow of the sacred cross.
Confess'd, absolved, he meekly died,
His father and his weeping kin beside.
Duke. Who kill'd Otavio?
Captain. Roselo Montes, son
To Arnaldo Montes ”

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