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Scene VII. Another part of the field.[2388]

Enter Achilles, with Myrmidons.

Achil. Come here about me, you my Myrmidons; Mark what I say. Attend me where I wheel: Strike not a stroke, but keep yourselves in breath: And when I have the bloody Hector found, Empale him with your weapons round about; 5 In fellest manner execute your aims.[2389] Follow me, sirs, and my proceedings eye:[2390] It is decreed Hector the great must die. [Exeunt.

Enter Menelaus and Paris, fighting: then Thersites.[2391]

Ther. The cuckold and the cuckold-maker are at it.[2392] Now, bull! now, dog! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! now my double-henned[2393][2394] 10 sparrow! 'loo, Paris, 'loo! The bull has the game:[2393][2395] ware horns, ho! [Exeunt Paris and Menelaus.

Enter Margarelon.[2396]

Mar. Turn, slave, and fight.[2397] Ther. What art thou? Mar. A bastard son of Priam's.[2397] 15 Ther. I am a bastard too; I love bastards: I am a bastard[2398] begot, bastard instructed, bastard in mind, bastard in[2398] valour, in every thing illegitimate. One bear will not bite another, and wherefore should one bastard? Take heed, the quarrel's most ominous to us: if the son of a whore fight[2399] 20 for a whore, he tempts judgement: farewell, bastard. [Exit.[2400] Mar. The devil take thee, coward! [Exit.[2397][2401]

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Note 1 · Scene vii.] Capell. Earlier eds. continue the scene. Another....] Another ... plains. Dyce. The same. Capell.Note 2 · aims.] Capell. armes Q F2. arme. F1. arms. F3. arms, F4. See note (XVI).Note 3 · proceedings] Q F1. proceeding F2 F3 F4.Note 4 · decreed] Q. decreed, Ff. decreed— Rowe. [Exeunt.] Pope. Exit. Q Ff. Enter....] Malone. Alarums. Enter Paris, and Menelaus, fighting; Thersit Note 5 · Scene xiii. Pope. Scene viii. Capell. Dyce first continued the scene.Note 6 · 'Loo,] Rowe. lowe, or low, Q Ff.Note 7 · now my] My Johnson.Note 8 · sparrow] Ff. spartan Q.Note 9 · [Exeunt....] Hanmer. Exit.... Q Ff. Ex.... Pope. Enter Margarelon.] Capell. Enter Bastard. Q Ff.Note 10 · Mar.] Capell. Bast. Q Ff.Note 11 · a bastard begot] Ff. bastard begot Q.Note 12 · quarrel's] Ff. quarrells Q.Note 13 · [Exit.] Capell. om. Q Ff.Note 14 · thee, coward] thee coward Q F1. the coward F2 F3 F4. [Exit.] Q. Exeunt. Ff.