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• Argument
• Characters
• Don Carlo (italian Language)
• Atto Primo.
• Scena I.
• Scena II.
• Scena III.
• Scena IV.
• Atto Secondo.
• Parte Prima.
• Scena I.
• Scena II.
• Scena III.
• Parte Seconda.
• Scena I.
• Scena II.
• Scene IV.
• Scena V.
• Scena VI.
• Atto Terzo.
• Parte Prima.
• Scena I.
• Parte Seconda.
• Scena I.
• Atto Quarto.
• Parte Prima.
• Scena I.
• Scena II.
• Scena III.
• Scena IV.
• Parte Seconda.
• Scena I.
• Parte Terza.
• Scena I.
• Scena II.
• Don Carlos (english Language)
• Act First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Act Second.
• Part First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Part Second
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act Third.
• Part First.
• Scene I.
• Part Second.
• Scene I.
• Fourth Act.
• Part First
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Part Second.
• Scene I.
• Part Third.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.

SCENE II.

Don Carlos and The Monk.

Carlos.

’Mid the cloisters of St. Just, where my great ancestor,

The mighty Charles, weary of glory and of pomp,

His days did end, I now do seek the calm

For which my tortured heart so vainly sighs;

But e’en amid the cloister’s gloom,

Naught can dispel the thought of her

So cruelly torn from me!

Monk.

(Rising and approachingCarlos).

The woes of this world follow us,

E’en ’mid the cloister’s sacred shade;

In Heaven alone the troubled heart

Can peace enjoy.

(The Monkslowly and solemnly withdraws, passing in front ofCarlos.)

Carlos (drawing back in alarm).

That voice! An icy chill my heart pervades!

Oh, terror! I dreamed the mighty Emperor to see,

Shrouding his purple robes and panoply of gold

Beneath the monkish garb—

’Tis said that in these cloisters he at times appears!

Monk.

(Without—his voice gradually becoming more and more distant).

In heaven alone the troubled heart

True peace can find!

Don Carlos.

That voice . . . my heart trembles . .

O terror! O terror!