William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return

Well done, C-3PO, now quickly heed
Mine every command: first have them tell
Us how far distant is the place. Then be
Thou sure that, second, thou dost ask for fresh
Supplies. And fin’lly, get our weapons back.
But wherefore dost thou wait, thou simple droid?
Unto my tasks—I shall not wait for thee!

[Exeunt Han Solo and Chewbacca.

C-3PO

He cannot wait, but will not let me do’t!

[Exeunt.

Enter Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia on balcony.

Leia

I prithee, say: what is the matter, Luke?

Luke

Between who?

Leia

—Nay, the matter on your heart.

Luke

Say, dost thou of thy mother yet retain
A memory? I fain would hear thee tell.

Leia

But little, Luke, for I was all too young
When she departed to her resting place.

Luke

Yet what dost thou remember? Wilt thou share?

Leia

’Tis mostly images I see within
My mind when I do think on her, just as
The reds and oranges that one doth see
When one hath look’d upon the shining sun.
She was a woman of great beauty who
Was kind, yet nurs’d some sadness deep within.
Now tell me, wherefore dost thou ask me this?

Luke

No mem’ry have I of a mother’s touch,
Nor kindness, sadness, smile, or any speech.
’Twas not until but recently I thought
Upon my state of being motherless.

Leia

What troubles thee, dear Luke?

Luke

—Darth Vader’s here,
E’en now, upon this very forest moon.

Leia

How dost thou know?

Luke

—I felt his presence here.
He cometh seeking me, for he can feel
When I am near. This is why I must leave:
As long as I remain I do the group
And our good mission put at risk. Instead,
My destiny it is to face the man.

Leia

But wherefore?

Luke

—He, e’en Vader, is my father.

Leia

Thy father? What base trick of Fate is this?

Luke

This news is but the prologue to the rest
That I shall tell thee, Leia. This shall not
Fall easily upon thine ears, but thou
Must hear’t: if I do not return, then thou
Shalt be the only hope for the Alliance.

Leia

Nay, say not so, dear Luke! Thou hast a pow’r
I do not comprehend, and never could
Obtain. ’Tis far beyond my skill and means.

Luke

But there thou art mistaken, Leia: thou
Dost have that pow’r within thee, and, in time,
Shall learn to use it as I have. The Force
Is strong and certain in my family.
My father has it, I have it as well,
And also doth my sister have it. Aye,
’Tis thee, dear Leia, sister of my soul.

Leia