Act II, Scene 2

A forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heard.

[Enter TITUS ANDRONICUS, with Hunters, &c., MARCUS,] [p]LUCIUS, QUINTUS, and MARTIUS]

• Titus Andronicus. The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
  The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
  Uncouple here and let us make a bay
  And wake the emperor and his lovely bride 700
  And rouse the prince and ring a hunter's peal,
  That all the court may echo with the noise.
  Sons, let it be your charge, as it is ours,
  To attend the emperor's person carefully:
  I have been troubled in my sleep this night, 705
  But dawning day new comfort hath inspired.
  [A cry of hounds and horns, winded in a peal. Enter]
  SATURNINUS, TAMORA, BASSIANUS, LAVINIA, DEMETRIUS,
  CHIRON, and Attendants]
  Many good morrows to your majesty; 710
  Madam, to you as many and as good:
  I promised your grace a hunter's peal.

• Saturninus. And you have rung it lustily, my lord;
  Somewhat too early for new-married ladies.

• Bassianus. Lavinia, how say you? 715

• Lavinia. I say, no;
  I have been broad awake two hours and more.

• Saturninus. Come on, then; horse and chariots let us have,
  And to our sport.
  [To TAMORA] 720
  Madam, now shall ye see
  Our Roman hunting.

• Marcus Andronicus. I have dogs, my lord,
  Will rouse the proudest panther in the chase,
  And climb the highest promontory top. 725

• Titus Andronicus. And I have horse will follow where the game
  Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain.

• Demetrius. Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound,
  But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground.

[Exeunt]