Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

Act 2 - Scene 2

A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.

Titus Andronicus : The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey, [p]The fields are
fragrant and the woods are green: [p]Uncouple here and let us make a
bay [p]And wake the emperor and his lovely bride [p]And rouse the
prince and ring a hunter's peal, [p]That all the court may echo with
the noise. [p]Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours, [p]To attend
the emperor's person carefully: [p]I have been troubled in my sleep
this night, [p]But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. [p][A cry of
hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter] [p]SATURNINUS, TAMORA,
BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS, [p]CHIRON, and Attendants] [p]Many good
morrows to your majesty; [p]Madam, to you as many and as good: [p]I
promised your grace a hunter's peal.

Saturninus : And you have rung it lustily, my lord; [p]Somewhat too early for
new-married ladies.

Bassianus : Lavinia, how say you?

Lavinia : I say, no; [p]I have been broad awake two hours and more.

Saturninus : Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have, [p]And to our
sport. [p][To TAMORA] [p]Madam, now shall ye see [p]Our Roman
hunting.

Marcus Andronicus : I have dogs, my lord, [p]Will rouse the proudest panther in the
chase, [p]And climb the highest promontory top.

Titus Andronicus : And I have horse will follow where the game [p]Makes way, and run like
swallows o'er the plain.

Demetrius : Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound, [p]But hope to pluck a
dainty doe to ground.

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