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Teresa Contarini - Elizabeth F. Ellet
Elizabeth F. Ellet
Teresa Contarini
Published by Good Press, 2022
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Table of Contents
Dramatis Personae
The Play
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
ACT II
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
SCENE IV
ACT III
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
SCENE IV
ACT IV
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
ACT V
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
SCENE IV
SCENE V
Dramatis Personae
Table of Contents
Doge of Venice
Foscarini
Contarini, Inquisitor of State
Loredano, Inquisitor of State
Badoero, Inquisitor of State
Veniero
Vincentio
Leonardo
Steno, Officer of the Inquisition
Pascali, Officer of the Inquisition
Beltramo, the Jailer
Memmo, Captain of the Guard
Marco
Stefano
Teresa
Fiorilla
Matilda
First Attendant
Senators---Guards---Attendants, &c
The Play
Table of Contents
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
ACT I
Table of Contents
SCENE I
Table of Contents
Scene Venice
Grand Council Chamber. Doge and Senators discovered in debate.
Doge
I would not counsel to severity. If Venice be in danger, she has arms To wield the sword against all threatening foes, And hearts enough to bleed in her defence.
Loredano
Should we not watch more jealous o'er her rights? And rather crush rebellion in the bud, Than pamper it into luxurious growth By our delay? Spain looks with eager eye To find some crevice in the wall of safety Wherewith our vigilance hath hedged the state:--- France joins the envious league;---their minions lurk Within the city's bounds, to discontent Stirring the populace.---But one way offers Security---let laws too often slighted Reign in full force.
Contarini
It doth become us here To feign sleep, but unclose a thousand eyes; To treasure up each doubtful sign and word, To write down sighs.
Loredano
Let all suspected die! Let the first breath of treason be the signal To crush the offender.
Veniero
For the guilty, arm Your power with all its terrors. Be severe, And firm, but frame not laws whose weight must fall Upon a thousand innocent heads, to reach One that deserves their penalty.
Loredano
Would you bar The course of justice?
Veniero
Justice! ye misname What is but cruelty. Is not your power Already vast enough? If the pale slave Whisper of you, he bends his brow to earth, Lifting in awe his trembling hand toward heaven, And mutters Those above!
A power so boundless, Why would you make but tyranny?
Loredano
'Tis right It should be so. The multitude esteem Each god a tyrant, and all tyrants gods. Not by the force of hostile powers without, A state will fall, if in herself she bear not, As doth the human frame, those hidden seeds That ripen for destruction.---Ours the charge To seek and root them out.---Look on the years Of our brave ancestors. The sacred yoke Of laws severe, inflexible and just, They bore unmurmuring---and the citizen Learned here the lesson to all Italy Besides, unknown---to govern and obey! 'On such a policy shone days of splendor: Easy was then the task to put to rout The Gallic fleets; to humble Frederick's pride In a single conflict---and on every tower Raised by our foes beyond our country's bounds, To plant the Lion standard of St. Mark. Asia then trembled for her kingdom's safety, Though Europe intervened; and 'gainst all Europe Leagued for our injury, alone and armed Stood forth the genius of Venetian power.' Now times are changed. Now crime unblushing claims Impunity. In this degenerate age, Nor evils will be borne---nor remedies! And we are branded with the name of tyrants, By every worthless flatterer of the people Who boasts himself a statesman, and would here Let crime pass scatheless.
Veniero
Nay---why fix you thus Your glance on me? am I the worthless flatterer
Whom you would here denounce?
Loredano
Even as you will--- Your conscience must reply.
Doge
Nay---nay---my