第六场 同前。公爵府中一室
【普洛丢斯上】
普洛丢斯 舍弃我的朱利娅，我就要违背了盟誓；恋爱美丽的西尔维娅，我也要违背了盟誓；中伤我的朋友，更是违背了盟誓。爱情的力量当初使我信誓旦旦，现在却又诱令我干犯三重寒盟的大罪。动人灵机的爱情啊！如果你自己犯了罪，那么我是你诱惑的对象，也教教我如何为自己辩解吧。我最初爱慕的是一颗闪烁的星星，如今崇拜的是一个中天的太阳；无心中许下的誓愿，可以有意把它毁弃不顾；只有没有智慧的人，才会迟疑于好坏二者间的选择。呸，呸，不敬的唇舌！她是你从前用二万遍以灵魂作证的盟言，甘心供她驱使的，现在怎么好把她加上个坏字！我不能朝三暮四转爱他人，可是我已经变了心了；我应该爱的人，我现在已经不爱了。
Julia I lose and Valentine I lose；if I keep them，I needs must lose myself；if I lose them，thus find I by their loss，for Valentine，myself；for Julia，Silvia．I to myself am dearer than a friend，for love is still most precious in itself；and Silvia witness heaven，that made her fair！Shows Julia but a swarthy Ethiope．I will forget that Julia is alive，remembering that my love to her is dead；and Valentine I＇ll hold an enemy，aiming at Silvia as a sweeter friend．I cannot now prove constant to myself，without some treachery used to Valentine．This night he meaneth with a corded ladder to climb celestial Silvia＇s chamber－window，myself in counsel，his competitor．Now presently I＇ll give her father notice of their disguising and pretended flight；who，all enraged，will banish Valentine；for Thurio，he intends，shall wed his daughter；but，Valentine being gone，I＇ll quickly cross by some sly trick blunt Thurio＇s dull proceeding．Love，lend me wings to make my purpose swift，as thou hast lent me wit to plot this drift！［Exit．］