SCENE II. A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard. Titus Andronicus  Shakespeare homepage  |  Titus Andronicus  | Act 2, Scene 2 

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 Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters,  & c., MARCUS, LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS  TITUS ANDRONICUS  The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey, 

 The fields are fragrant and the woods are green: 

 Uncouple here and let us make a bay 

 And wake the emperor and his lovely bride 

 And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal, 

 That all the court may echo with the noise. 

 Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours, 

 To attend the emperor's person carefully: 

 I have been troubled in my sleep this night, 

 But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. 



 A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter  SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS, CHIRON, and Attendants  Many good morrows to your majesty; 

 Madam, to you as many and as good: 

 I promised your grace a hunter's peal. 

 SATURNINUS  And you have rung it lustily, my lord; 

 Somewhat too early for new-married ladies. 

 BASSIANUS  Lavinia, how say you? 

 LAVINIA  I say, no; 

 I have been broad awake two hours and more. 

 SATURNINUS  Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have, 

 And to our sport. 



 To TAMORA  Madam, now shall ye see 

 Our Roman hunting. 

 MARCUS ANDRONICUS  I have dogs, my lord, 

 Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase, 

 And climb the highest promontory top. 

 TITUS ANDRONICUS  And I have horse will follow where the game 

 Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain. 

 DEMETRIUS  Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound, 

 But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground. 



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