Though higher recognized this present day as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his status as a huge within the heritage of Italian comedy greater than fifty years ahead of Shakespeare's comedies thrilled English-speaking audiences. This bilingual variation contains all 3 examples of Machiavelli's comedic artwork: gleaming translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his model of Terence's The girl From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia--works whose style afforded Machiavelli a distinct automobile not just for unique audiences yet for studying virtue amid the twists and turns of fortune.
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Se tu ti se' persuaso che questo sia utile, io non voglio che in keeping with me si guasti alcuno tuo comrnodo. SIMO: lo ti ho meritamente sempre amato assai. C R E M E T EMa : dimmi . . . CREMETE: THE girl FROM ANDROS ( I l l ) ninety seven So I comprehend. it's so undesirable i feel that there'll be no reconciliation. C R E M E T E : Nonsense! S I M O : it is a truth! C R E M E T E : i will let you know how it is going to end up: enthusiasts' quarrels fix love. S I M O : unfortunately, i urge you-before the women's depraved wiles and crocodile tears lessen Panfilo's lovesick brain to a country of pity-let's shop time by way of marrying them whereas there's nonetheless time given us, whereas his ardour is cooled by means of insult. i am relying on its being more straightforward for him, as soon as he is restricted via ties of behavior and marriage, to get himself out of such a lot of predicaments. C R E M E T ESo : it sort of feels to you, yet i think Panfilo won't be able to tolerate both her or me for extraordinarily lengthy. S I M O : how are you going to be aware of until you're making the test? C R E M E T E : To scan together with your personal daughter is folly. S I M O :In the long term, the one challenge that may end result from all this can be that, if Panfilo does not mend his methods, then-may God forbid-there should be a divorce. yet, if he does mend them, contemplate what percentage merits there are: to start with, you repair a son for your buddy, you should have a resolute son-in-law, and you will have a husband to your daughter. c R E M E T E : What else is required? if you are confident that this concept is constructive, i do not wish any of your pursuits to be damage on my account. S I M O : i've got continually been very keen on you-and i used to be correct. C R E M E T EBut : inform me . . . CREMETE: SIMO: 98 A N D R I A (111) SIMO: Che? Onde sai t u ch'egli 2 infra loro inimicizia? Davo me lo ha detto, che 6 il primo loro consigliere; ed egli mi convince che io faccia queste nozze il piu presto posso. Credi tu che lo facessi, se non sapessi che '1 mio figliuolo volessi? lo voglio che tu stessi oda le sua parole proprie. Ola, chiamate qua Davo! Ma eccolo che viene fuora. CREMETE : SIMO : SCENA QUARTA Davo, Simo, Cremete. 10 venivo a trovarti. Che cosa 6? DAVO: Perch6 non mandate in line with l. a. sposa? E' si fa sera. S I M O : Odi t u quel che cube? according to lo adietro io ho dubitato assai, o Davo, che tu non facessi quel medesimo che suole fare l. a. maggiore parte de' servi, d'ingannarmi in line with cagione del mio figliuolo. DAVO: Che io facessi cotesto? S I M O : lo lo credetti, e in mod0 ne ebbi paura, che io vi ho tenuto segreto quello che ora vi diro. DAVO: Che cosa &? SIMO : Tu lo saprai, perch6 io comincio a prestarti fede. DAVO: Quanto tu hai penato a conoscere chi io sono! S I M O : Queste nozze non erano da dovero . . . DAVO: Perch6 no? S I M O : Ma io le finsi according to tentarvi. DAVO: SIMO: T H E W O M A N F R O M A N D R O S (111) ninety nine SIMO:What? C R E M E T EHow : are you aware that there's undesirable blood among them? SIMO:Davo, who's best between their advisers, informed me; he persuaded me to rearrange the marriage once attainable. you do not imagine he might do this except he knew my son sought after the wedding, do you?