Scene 2 Flashcards
(Arabella) Good day, Your Highness.
Good day, fair maiden.
(Malevario) Good day, fair maiden.
And what brings you to the palace gardens?
(Arabella) But I might have angered Princess Desiree in the process.
Is that so?
(Malevario) Is that so? (1)
And why would a simple conversation between two old friends anger the Princess?
(Arabella) My only interest in Lucas is friendship, but I think the Princess may think otherwise.
Is Lucas of royal blood, then?
(Arabella) Our fathers are farmers by trade.
Is that so?
(Malevario) Is that so? (2)
Well, thank you for your time.
(Malevario) Well, thank you for your time.
I won’t keep you further.
(Arabella) Good day.
So, the Princess is cavorting with a commoner behind the King’s back.
(Malevario) So the Princess is cavorting with a commoner behind the King’s back.
I must inform him right away!
(Desiree) I can explain.
There’s no need.
(Malevario) There’s no need.
This young man’s friend, Arabella, already told us about your secret relationship.
(Desiree) Oh, what am I going to do?
There, there, Your Highness, everything will be all right.
(Desiree) Lucas is being sent to the dungeon.
Maybe that’s not such a bad thing, Your Highness.
(Malevario) Maybe that’s not such a bad thing, Your Highness.
Did you ever stop to think just how Arabella knew about your relationship?
(Desiree) What do you mean?
I mean, maybe there is more going on between Lucas and Arabella than you know.
(Malevario) I mean, maybe there is more going on between Lucas and Arabella than you know.
I should think that a man would only share his most guarded secrets with someone he cared about deeply.
(Malevario) I should think that a man would only share his most guarded secrets with someone he cared about deeply.
And if Arabella knows Lucas’s secrets, then perhaps…
(Desiree) You don’t think⎯
I’m not saying anything for sure.
(Malevario) I’m not saying anything for sure.
But I do know this⎯if a man were unfaithful to his true love, and that true love was a princess,
(Malevario) But I do know this⎯if a man were unfaithful to his true love, and that true love was a princess,
then perhaps he deserves to be locked in the dungeon…or worse.
(Desiree) Thank you, Malevario, for your guidance.
And I must counsel the King at once.
(Malevario) And I must counsel the King at once.
It appears that we may have a very interesting judgement day in the very near future!
