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They are, sir. 'Tis rather wished, for such, whose reason does direct their thoughts without self flattery dare not hope it, Baldwin. The fires of Love, which the dead Duke believed His equal care of both would have united, Ambition hath divided: and there are Too many on both parts, that know they cannot Or rise to wealth or honour, their main ends, Unless the tempest of the Princes fury Make troubled seas, and those seas yield fit billows In their bade arts to give way to a calm, Which yielding rest and good, prove their ruin, And in the shipwreck of their Hope's and Fortune's, The Dukedom might be saved, had it but ten That stood affected to the general good, With that confirmed zeal which brave Aubrey does. He is indeed the perfect character Of a good man, and so his actions speak him. I did; and yet, that ever brother should Stand on more nice terms, than sworn enemies After a war proclaimed, would with a stranger Wrong the reporters credit; they saluted At distance; and so strong was the suspicion Each had of other, that before they durst Embrace, they were by several servants searched, As doubting concealed weapons, antidotes Taken openly by both, fearing the room Appointed for the interview was poisoned, The chairs, and cushions, with Like care survay'd; And in a word in every circumstance So jealous on both parts, that it is more Than to be feared, Concord can never join Minds so divided. Neither shall they. Ent. Grandpree and Verdon But what are these? Yes, somewhat longer. To hang you; think on that Ruffian. More of the crew. That ever such should hold the names of men, Or Justice be held cruelty, when it labours To pluck such weeds up! Not the good ones, Baldwin. Nor can my counsels work on them that will oh. Vouchsafe me hearing. We are yours. Dear Lord. Sir, I grant the Laws are useful weapons, but found ou Assure the Innocent, not to oppress. The Power your father gave him, must not prove a Crime, Can you hear this unmoved, No syllable of this so pious charm, but should have pow To frustrate all the juggling deceits, With which the devil blinds you. How this works in both! And anger, that but now wholly possessed Good Otto, hath given place to pity. My hearts joy flows through my eyes. Latorche, if thou be'st honest, or a man, Contain thy self. What affairs inform these outcries? If rule affect this licence, who would live To worse, than die in force of his obedience? Those temporizings are too dull and servile, To breath the free air of a manly soul, Which shall in me expire in execrations, Before, for any life I sooth a m rtherer. Your Chancellor, is not not your Flatterer ir. I fashion and Oration to acquit you? Sir, know you then, that 'tis a thing less easy To excuse a parricide than to commit it. Not for the world, I should pour blood on blood It were another murder to accuse Him that fell innocent. Tyrant, 'twill has e thy own death. Prince Otto slain I
Plot summary
Plot — The Bloody Brother (Rollo, Duke of Normandy)
The old Duke of Normandy has left his dukedom to be shared by his two sons, Rollo and Otto, but the brothers are mutually antagonistic. Civil war is averted by the intervention of their mother Sophia, and they agree to celebrate the new accord at a banquet. Latorch persuades Rollo to renege on the truce, but proposes to dispose of Otto by craft rather than by force, and suborns the kitchen staff preparing the banquet to poison Otto's food. At the feast, however, Otto is off his food and will not eat. Rollo pretends to take offence, claiming that Otto's reluctance is tantamount to accusing him of a poisoning attempt, and leaves the banquet. He later murders Otto in their mother's presence, and sends Latorcb to convince the citizens that he was acting in self-defence. Gisbert and Baldwin, two senior courtiers, are beheaded for refusing to abet his usurpation; a third, Aubrey, recognizes that, the murder notwithstanding, Rollo is the only legitimate heir left. Rollo makes it known that the poisoning plot was instigated by Otto, and has the caterers hanged. Rollo proves to be a tyrant who preys not only on his nobles but also his meaner subjects. Among the latter is Allan , Gisbert's servant, who is condemned to death for burying his executed master; his brother Hamond, the Duke 's Captain of the Guard, cannot persuade Rollo to spare him. Latorch asks permission to have Rollo's horoscope cast; his objective is to get the astrologers to foretell danger to the Duke's life from a courtier identifiable as Aubrey. Rollo does not wait for the results: Aubrey is delegated to carry out a task detailed in a letter, which turns out to be the supervision ofhis own execution; but Hamond will not co-operate. and Aubrey 's head remains on his shoulders. Meanwhile Rollo goes to dinner with Baldwin 's daughter Edith , ,,.ilom he covets, not knowing that she intends to murder him. Her plans are stymied when he seems to repent his misdeeds and promises reformation. Hamond, ordered to attend with the guard, does not share her scruples : he kills Rollo in revenge for the treatment of Allan _and Aubrey, and then himself. Aubrey succeeds to the dukedom, and has Latorch hanged. Edith is sent to a nunnery after she refuses to condemn Rollo 's murder.