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Arcite, now Emilia’s bodyguard, accompanies her into the woods for a May Day rite. In a private moment, he reminisces about his change of fate, and wonders what his cousin Palamon’s reaction would be if he could see him in the service of the woman they both love. Palamon, who has escaped from jail and has been living in the woods, hears Arcite’s monologue, and leaps out from the bushes to confront him. Palamon is half-starved and still shackled, and Arcite offers to bring a file and fresh
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ARCITE
The Duke has lost Hippolyta; each took
A several laund. This is a solemn rite
They owe bloomed May, and the Athenians pay it
To th' heart of ceremony. O Queen Emilia,
Fresher than May, sweeter
Than her gold buttons on the boughs, or all
Th' enameled knacks o' th' mead or garden---yea,
We challenge too the bank of any nymph
That makes the stream seem
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