[He leaves the room with Dinas and Ganelun
by the door on the right. Iseult and
Denovalin stand opposite each other, some
distance apart, silent and motionless.]
SCENE V
Denovalin (calmly and insinuatingly).
Am I a vulture, Queen Iseult, that thou
Art silent when I am within thy cage?
Iseult (angrily).
My Lord Denovalin, how dar'st thou show
Thyself thus brazenly before me here?
Denovalin.
Harsh words the Queen Iseult is pleased to use!
Iseult.
And I shall beg the King that he forbid
Thee to appear within a mile around
The castle with thy visor raised.
Denovalin.
King Mark
Is not my over-lord. I'm not his liege.
Iseult.
And I tell thee, my Lord Denovalin,
Thy face is more abhorred by me than plague;
More hateful than dread leprosy! Away!
Denovalin.
More measured should'st thou be in thy reproof.
(Much moved.)