This is the hour that Madam Silvia
Entreated me to call and know her mind;
There’s some great matter she’d employ me in.
Madam, madam!
This is the time that Madam Silvia Asked me to visit and learn what's on her mind; There's some important task she wants me to do. Madam, madam!
This is when Silvia wanted me to come by and find out what she needs—looks like she has something important for me to help with. Madam, madam!
this is when silvia wanted me to check in she's got something important madam, madam!
Who calls?
Who calls?
who calls?
who calls?
Your servant and your friend;
One that attends your ladyship’s command.
Your servant and your friend; Someone who follows your orders.
I'm your servant and friend, ready to do whatever you need.
your servant and friend at your service
Sir Eglamour, a thousand times good morrow.
Sir Eglamour, I greet you many times over.
Sir Eglamour, warm greetings to you.
hey eglamour greetings
As many, worthy lady, to yourself.
According to your ladyship’s impose,
I am thus early come to know what service
It is your pleasure to command me in.
Many such greetings to you, worthy lady. As you requested, I've come early to learn what task You wish me to carry out.
All those greetings back to you, my lady. Like you asked, I came early to find out what you need me to do.
greetings back to you like you asked, i came early what do you need me to do?
O Eglamour, thou art a gentleman—
Think not I flatter, for I swear I do not—
Valiant, wise, remorseful, well accomplished.
Thou art not ignorant what dear good will
I bear unto the banished Valentine,
Nor how my father would enforce me marry
Vain Thurio, whom my very soul abhorred.
Thyself hast loved, and I have heard thee say
No grief did ever come so near thy heart
As when thy lady and thy true love died,
Upon whose grave thou vowed’st pure chastity.
Sir Eglamour, I would to Valentine,
To Mantua, where I hear he makes abode;
And for the ways are dangerous to pass,
I do desire thy worthy company,
Upon whose faith and honour I repose.
Urge not my father’s anger, Eglamour,
But think upon my grief, a lady’s grief,
And on the justice of my flying hence
To keep me from a most unholy match,
Which heaven and fortune still rewards with plagues.
I do desire thee, even from a heart
As full of sorrows as the sea of sands,
To bear me company and go with me;
If not, to hide what I have said to thee,
That I may venture to depart alone.
Eglamour, you are a gentleman— Don't think I'm flattering you, because I'm not— Brave, wise, conscientious, and accomplished. You know full well how much I love Valentine, who was banished, And how my father wants to force me to marry the shallow Thurio, whom I absolutely despise. You've been in love yourself, and I've heard you say No sorrow has ever touched your heart As much as when your lady and true love died, And at her grave you swore to remain chaste. Sir Eglamour, I want to go to Valentine, To Mantua, where I hear he is living; And because the roads are dangerous to travel, I want your worthy company, And I trust your faith and honour. Don't provoke my father's anger, Eglamour, But think of my suffering, a lady's suffering, And how right it is for me to flee To keep me from a terrible marriage, Which heaven and fortune punish with plagues. I'm asking you, from a heart As full of sorrows as the sea is full of sand, To go with me and keep me company; If you won't, then at least keep secret what I've told you, So I can risk leaving alone.
Eglamour, you're a real gentleman—and I'm not just saying that to flatter you—you're brave, wise, good-hearted, and truly capable. You know I love Valentine, the one my father banished. And you also know how my father is trying to force me to marry that shallow Thurio, who I completely hate. You've loved someone too, and you've told me how you suffered when your lady and true love died, and you promised at her grave that you'd never marry again. I want to go to Valentine in Mantua, where he's living now. But the roads are dangerous, so I need your protection and help. I'm asking you to go with me, and I trust you completely. Don't upset my father by helping me—just understand that I'm in real pain and that I have to get away from this horrible marriage that heaven itself seems to punish. I'm begging you from the bottom of my heart to go with me. If you can't help, at least keep this conversation secret so I can try to leave on my own.
eglamour you're a true gentleman you know i love valentine my father wants me to marry thurio i can't do this you lost someone you loved too i need your help to get to mantua the roads are dangerous please come with me or at least keep this secret
Madam, I pity much your grievances,
Which, since I know they virtuously are placed,
I give consent to go along with you,
Recking as little what betideth me
As much I wish all good befortune you.
When will you go?
My lady, I feel deep sympathy for your suffering, And since I know your reasons are honourable, I agree to go with you, Caring as little what happens to me As much as I wish all good fortune for you. When will you go?
My lady, I truly understand your pain, and since I know your reasons are good and honest, I'll go with you. I don't care what happens to me—I just want good things for you. When do we leave?
madam i understand your pain your reasons are good i'll come with you i don't care what happens to me when do we go?
This evening coming.
This evening coming.
this evening coming.
this evening coming.
Where shall I meet you?
Where should I meet you?
Where should I meet up with you?
where do we meet?
At Friar Patrick’s cell,
Where I intend holy confession.
At Friar Patrick's cell, Where I plan to go to confession.
At Friar Patrick's place, where I'm going to confession.
meet me at friar patrick's i'll be doing confession there
I will not fail your ladyship. Good morrow, gentle lady.
I won't let you down, my lady. Greetings, gentle lady.
I won't disappoint you, my lady. Good day to you.
i got you good day
Good morrow, kind Sir Eglamour.
Greetings, kind Sir Eglamour.
Good day to you, kind Sir Eglamour.
goodbye, kind eglamour
The Reckoning
In this short scene Silvia stops waiting for rescue and plans her own escape from a forced marriage. Until now she has been courted, praised and argued over by men. Here she makes the plan, picks her escort and sets the time and place. Her speech is carefully persuasive: she flatters Eglamour and then denies flattering him, she brings up his grief for his dead love and his vow of chastity, and she calls her flight justice, not disobedience. Notice that she chooses a man who has sworn off love, so he is safe company. She also gives him an easy way out: if he won't come, he only has to keep her secret. Eglamour's quick, selfless yes makes him a model of loyal service, which the play's fickle young men are not.
If this happened today…
Your parents are pushing you into a future you hate, and the person you actually love has been forced to move away. You message the one family friend everyone trusts: the quiet older man who lost his partner years ago and never dated again. You remind him he knows what real love costs. You ask him to drive you across the state tonight. If he says no, you just need him to keep quiet. He replies straight away: "What time?" You arrange to meet in the church parking lot, since everyone will think you're at choir practice.