[Exeunt C-3PO, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca in the Milennium Falcon, flying out of exogorth’s mouth and leaving it alone on stage.
EXOGOR.Alas, another meal hath fled and gone,And in the process I am sorely hurt.These travelers who have escap’d my reachUs’d me past the endurance of a block!My stomach they did injure mightilyWith jabs and pricks, as though a needle wereA’bouncing in my belly. O cruel Fate!To be a space slug is a lonely lot,With no one on this rock to share my life,No true companion here to mark my days.And now my meals do from my body fly—Was e’er a beast by supper so abus’d?Was e’er a creature’s case so pitiful?Was e’er an exogorth as sad as I?Was e’er a tragedy as deep as mine?I shall with weeping crawl back to my cave,Which shall, sans food, belike become my grave.[Exit.
<p>Scene 5.</p>The Dagobah system.
EnterYODA, R2-D2, andLUKE SKYWALKER, training.
LUKE[aside:] This Yoda is indeed a teacher wise,And hath agreed to train me in the wayOf Jedi. Strong and quick I show myself—With leaps and flips I train my body andInstill within a Jedi’s discipline.Aye, with the Force I like a sand bat fly.My spirit feeleth free, my muscles strong,My mind is calm inside, my heart is still.What gratitude I feel toward this newAnd treasur’d mentor. Thus I train my best—His expectations I’ll not disappoint.YODANow run, indeed, run!A Jedi’s strength doth surelyCome from the Force, Luke.But mind the dark side.Anger, fear, aggression—fromThe dark side are they.Easily they flow,Quick to join you in a fight.Aye, they do not fail!Once on the dark path,Forever shall it controlThy destiny, Luke.It shall consume thee,As it did the apprenticeOf good Obi-Wan.LUKEDarth Vader: legendary is his pow’r.But Master, hath the dark side greater strength?YODANay, nay—forsooth: nay.’Tis quicker, easier, moreSeductive only.LUKEBut how, good master, shall I know the goodSide from the bad, the darkness from the light?YODAThou shalt know, my lad,When thou art calm and passive.[Aside:] I hope thou shalt know.When fac’d with terror,And with thy father’s grim fate,I hope thou shalt know.[To Luke:] A Jedi usesThe Force only for knowledgeAnd defense. Is’t clear?The Force is no club,Neither is it a weaponUs’d for attacking.LUKEYet it is still a weapon for defense.So wherefore may I not the Force employ—YODANay, there’s no wherefore.Nothing more shall come today.From thy questions, rest.LUKE
