William Shakespeare: The Tempest

ACT 3 2. SCENE II. Another part of the island (continued)

CALIBAN.
Lo, lo again! bite him to death, I prithee.

STEPHANO.
Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if
you prove a mutineer, the next tree! The poor monster's
my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity.

CALIBAN.
I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to
hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

STEPHANO.
Marry will I; kneel, and repeat it: I will stand,
and so shall Trinculo.

[Enter ARIEL, invisible]

CALIBAN.
As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant,
sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the
island.

ARIEL.
Thou liest.

CALIBAN.
Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou;
I would my valiant master would destroy thee;
I do not lie.

STEPHANO.
Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in his tale,
by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

TRINCULO.
Why, I said nothing.

STEPHANO.
Mum, then, and no more.--[To CALIBAN] Proceed.

CALIBAN.
I say, by sorcery he got this isle;
From me he got it: if thy greatness will ,
Revenge it on him,--for I know, thou dar'st;
But this thing dare not,--

STEPHANO.
That's most certain.

CALIBAN.
Thou shalt be lord of it and I'll serve thee.

STEPHANO.
How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou
bring me to the party?

CALIBAN.
Yea, yea, my lord: I'll yield him thee asleep,
Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head.

ARIEL.
Thou liest: thou canst not.