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Mary Stuart
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2017
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ELIZABETH
What's their wish?
KENT
A panic terror has already spread
Through London, that thy life has been attempted;
That murderers commissioned from the pope
Beset thee; that the Catholics have sworn
To rescue from her prison Mary Stuart,
And to proclaim her queen. Thy loyal people
Believe it, and are mad; her head alone
Can quiet them; this day must be her last.
ELIZABETH
How! Will they force me, then?
KENT
They are resolved —
SCENE VIII
Enter BURLEIGH and DAVISON, with a paper.
ELIZABETH
Well, Davison?
DAVISON (approaches earnestly)
Your orders are obeyed,
My queen —
ELIZABETH
What orders, sir?
[As she is about to take the paper, she shudders, and starts back.
Oh, God!
BURLEIGH
Obey
Thy people's voice; it is the voice of God.
ELIZABETH (irresolute, as if in contest with herself)
Oh, my good lord, who will assure me now
That what I hear is my whole people's voice,
The voice of all the world! Ah! much I fear,
That, if I now should listen to the wish
Of the wild multitude, a different voice
Might soon be heard; – and that the very men,
Who now by force oblige me to this step,
May, when 'tis taken, heavily condemn me!
SCENE IX
Enter the EARL OF SHREWSBURY (who enters with great emotion).
SHREWSBURY
Hold fast, my queen, they wish to hurry thee;
[Seeing DAVISON with the paper.
Be firm – or is it then decided? – is it
Indeed decided? I behold a paper
Of ominous appearance in his hand;
Let it not at this moment meet thy eyes,
My queen! —
ELIZABETH
Good Shrewsbury! I am constrained —
SHREWSBURY
Who can constrain thee? Thou art Queen of England,
Here must thy majesty assert its rights:
Command those savage voices to be silent,
Who take upon themselves to put constraint
Upon thy royal will, to rule thy judgment.
Fear only, blind conjecture, moves thy people;
Thou art thyself beside thyself; thy wrath
Is grievously provoked: thou art but mortal,
And canst not thus ascend the judgment seat.
BURLEIGH
Judgment has long been past. It is not now
The time to speak but execute the sentence.
KENT (who upon SHREWSBURY'S entry had retired, comes back)
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