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Richard III - Act 5, scene 4
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Richard III - Act 5, scene 4Act 5, scene 4
⌜Scene 4⌝
Synopsis:
In battle Richard has been unhorsed and faces defeat.
Alarum. Excursions. Enter ⌜Norfolk, with Soldiers, and⌝Catesby.
CATESBY
3712 Rescue, my lord of Norfolk, rescue, rescue!
3713 The King enacts more wonders than a man,
3714 Daring an opposite to every danger.
3715 His horse is slain, and all on foot he fights,
3716 5 Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death.
3717 Rescue, fair lord, or else the day is lost.
⌜Norfolk exits with Soldiers.⌝
[Alarums.] Enter Richard.
RICHARD
3718 A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!
CATESBY
3719 Withdraw, my lord. I’ll help you to a horse.
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RICHARD 3720 Slave, I have set my life upon a cast,
3721 10 And I will stand the hazard of the die.
3722 I think there be six Richmonds in the field;
3723 Five have I slain today instead of him.
3724 A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!
⌜They exit.⌝