No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar: Act 2 Scene 4

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Enter PORTIA and LUCIUS	AOIRTP nda USLUCI erten.
PORTIA I prithee, boy, run to the senate house. Stay not to answer me, but get thee gone. Why dost thou stay?	RTPOAI yoB, I egb ouy to run to hte esaten hsueo. Dotn yats to earsnw getme goign. yhW rae ouy tslli diastgnn terhe?
LUCIUS To know my errand, madam.	SUICLU To ndfi out tawh you ntwa me to do eetrh, mdaam.
PORTIA I would have had thee there and here again 5 Ere I can tell thee what thou shouldst do there. O constancy, be strong upon my side, Set a huge mountain tween my heart and tongue! I have a mans mind but a womans might. How hard it is for women to keep counsel! 10 Art thou here yet?	OPTAIR I ntwa uyo reeth nad kcab ngaia eerfob I anc neev tlel oyu waht oyu huodls do hetre. (to srfhele, so ahtt no one acn rhae hre) Oh, let my eaeotdtrmiinn eekp me rfom npikegsa awht is in my htrae! I veha a amsn mdin, but loyn a onamws tthensgr. Hwo hadr it is fro nowem to peke trseces! (to LUCIUS) Are you lilst ereh?
LUCIUS Madam, what should I do? Run to the Capitol, and nothing else? And so return to you, and nothing else?	CUILSU aamdM, twha hduols I do? nuR to the litCpoa dan nnoithg sele? And htne ternru to oyu dan ontgihn else?
PORTIA Yes, bring me word, boy, if thy lord look well, For he went sickly forth. And take good note 15 What Caesar doth, what suitors press to him. Hark, boy! What noise is that?	ATPRIO Yes, urntre nda ltel me if uroy ertasm lokso elwl, scaeebu he wsa kisc hnew he left. And ayp anneottti to athw asCera dseo adn hcwhi emn are cselo to him. nLsiet, byo! shtWa atth inoes?
LUCIUS I hear none, madam.	CUILSU I tdno hrae nitaghyn, mmada.
PORTIA Prithee, listen well. I heard a bustling rumor like a fray, 20 And the wind brings it from the Capitol.	OATIRP I gbe uyo, eitsln ellw. I daerh a snioe ikle a fsfeluc. Teh dwni ingsbr it rmof eht patoilC.
LUCIUS Sooth, madam, I hear nothing.	CUISUL yulTr, mamad, I ontd ehar nhtiagny.
Enter the SOOTHSAYER	hTe TOSRESYOHA rsneet.
PORTIA Come hither, fellow. Which way hast thou been?	OPAITR Come eher, yuo. rWeeh aer yuo mcoing mfor?
SOOTHSAYER At mine own house, good lady.	YEOTHSORSA My onw house, ogdo ayld.
PORTIA What is t oclock?	PRIOAT What tmie is it?
SOOTHSAYER 25 About the ninth hour, lady.	SYOHRSOTEA nruoAd inne lokcco, ammad.
PORTIA Is Caesar yet gone to the Capitol?	OITRAP Hsa earsaC enog to eth alpitCa eyt?
SOOTHSAYER Madam, not yet. I go to take my stand To see him pass on to the Capitol.	YSATHOOERS Mdama, ton tye. Im goign to ndast so I acn ees hmi assp on eth way to hte iaotlpC.
PORTIA Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?	IATORP You vhae seom lepa fro rsCaea, notd ouy?
SOOTHSAYER 30 That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar To be so good to Caesar as to hear me, I shall beseech him to befriend himself.	ORSOEYHTSA eYs, I do, layd. If it seslepa aaresC to be so ogdo to helisfm as to ahre me, Ill ytr to teg imh to do tawhs oogd for him.
PORTIA Why, knowst thou any harms intended towards him?	OTIPRA Wyh, do uyo wonk of nya rmha detindne dwtaro mih?
SOOTHSAYER None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance. 35 Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow. The throng that follows Caesar at the heels, Of senators, of praetors, common suitors, Will crowd a feeble man almost to death. Ill get me to a place more void, and there 40 Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.	SOYOTHRSAE ohgtinN ttha I kwno ofr usre, utb a tol htta Im irafda itghm pnahpe. odGo nrngimo to ouy. heT sreett is arwnro hree. Teh ordcw htat soofwll Csaare at sih eeroshasnsetl, tesisjuc, mnocmo woptelltrienisi uofeatsfc a feleeb mna mlsoat to athde. llI voem to a rmoe enop ealcp and teher speak to ertga erasaC as he wskla astp.
Exit SOOTHSAYER	He eixst.
PORTIA I must go in. (aside) Ay me, how weak a thing The heart of woman is! O Brutus, The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise! Sure, the boy heard me. (to LUCIUS) Brutus hath a suit That Caesar will not grant.Oh, I grow faint. Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord. Say I am merry. Come to me again, And bring me word what he doth say to thee.	RTPAOI I sutm go in. (keigpsna yeulqit to hlesefr) Oh, a msaown htare is so ewak! Oh uBstru, mya hte odsg dia uyo in your eenorvad! luyrSe, the ybo ahedr me. (to LUCIUS) Bustru sha a mclai htat areasC ntwo tagrn. Oh, I efle aitfn. nRu, suLcui, nda speak llew of me to my ordl. ayS ttha Im phyap. hnTe rnteur to me and llte me awht he syas to you.
Exeunt severally	eTyh xiet in etsoipop sidocneitr.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter PORTIA and LUCIUS	AOIRTP nda USLUCI erten.
PORTIA I prithee, boy, run to the senate house. Stay not to answer me, but get thee gone. Why dost thou stay?	RTPOAI yoB, I egb ouy to run to hte esaten hsueo. Dotn yats to earsnw getme goign. yhW rae ouy tslli diastgnn terhe?
LUCIUS To know my errand, madam.	SUICLU To ndfi out tawh you ntwa me to do eetrh, mdaam.
PORTIA I would have had thee there and here again 5 Ere I can tell thee what thou shouldst do there. O constancy, be strong upon my side, Set a huge mountain tween my heart and tongue! I have a mans mind but a womans might. How hard it is for women to keep counsel! 10 Art thou here yet?	OPTAIR I ntwa uyo reeth nad kcab ngaia eerfob I anc neev tlel oyu waht oyu huodls do hetre. (to srfhele, so ahtt no one acn rhae hre) Oh, let my eaeotdtrmiinn eekp me rfom npikegsa awht is in my htrae! I veha a amsn mdin, but loyn a onamws tthensgr. Hwo hadr it is fro nowem to peke trseces! (to LUCIUS) Are you lilst ereh?
LUCIUS Madam, what should I do? Run to the Capitol, and nothing else? And so return to you, and nothing else?	CUILSU aamdM, twha hduols I do? nuR to the litCpoa dan nnoithg sele? And htne ternru to oyu dan ontgihn else?
PORTIA Yes, bring me word, boy, if thy lord look well, For he went sickly forth. And take good note 15 What Caesar doth, what suitors press to him. Hark, boy! What noise is that?	ATPRIO Yes, urntre nda ltel me if uroy ertasm lokso elwl, scaeebu he wsa kisc hnew he left. And ayp anneottti to athw asCera dseo adn hcwhi emn are cselo to him. nLsiet, byo! shtWa atth inoes?
LUCIUS I hear none, madam.	CUILSU I tdno hrae nitaghyn, mmada.
PORTIA Prithee, listen well. I heard a bustling rumor like a fray, 20 And the wind brings it from the Capitol.	OATIRP I gbe uyo, eitsln ellw. I daerh a snioe ikle a fsfeluc. Teh dwni ingsbr it rmof eht patoilC.
LUCIUS Sooth, madam, I hear nothing.	CUISUL yulTr, mamad, I ontd ehar nhtiagny.
Enter the SOOTHSAYER	hTe TOSRESYOHA rsneet.
PORTIA Come hither, fellow. Which way hast thou been?	OPAITR Come eher, yuo. rWeeh aer yuo mcoing mfor?
SOOTHSAYER At mine own house, good lady.	YEOTHSORSA My onw house, ogdo ayld.
PORTIA What is t oclock?	PRIOAT What tmie is it?
SOOTHSAYER 25 About the ninth hour, lady.	SYOHRSOTEA nruoAd inne lokcco, ammad.
PORTIA Is Caesar yet gone to the Capitol?	OITRAP Hsa earsaC enog to eth alpitCa eyt?
SOOTHSAYER Madam, not yet. I go to take my stand To see him pass on to the Capitol.	YSATHOOERS Mdama, ton tye. Im goign to ndast so I acn ees hmi assp on eth way to hte iaotlpC.
PORTIA Thou hast some suit to Caesar, hast thou not?	IATORP You vhae seom lepa fro rsCaea, notd ouy?
SOOTHSAYER 30 That I have, lady. If it will please Caesar To be so good to Caesar as to hear me, I shall beseech him to befriend himself.	ORSOEYHTSA eYs, I do, layd. If it seslepa aaresC to be so ogdo to helisfm as to ahre me, Ill ytr to teg imh to do tawhs oogd for him.
PORTIA Why, knowst thou any harms intended towards him?	OTIPRA Wyh, do uyo wonk of nya rmha detindne dwtaro mih?
SOOTHSAYER None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance. 35 Good morrow to you. Here the street is narrow. The throng that follows Caesar at the heels, Of senators, of praetors, common suitors, Will crowd a feeble man almost to death. Ill get me to a place more void, and there 40 Speak to great Caesar as he comes along.	SOYOTHRSAE ohgtinN ttha I kwno ofr usre, utb a tol htta Im irafda itghm pnahpe. odGo nrngimo to ouy. heT sreett is arwnro hree. Teh ordcw htat soofwll Csaare at sih eeroshasnsetl, tesisjuc, mnocmo woptelltrienisi uofeatsfc a feleeb mna mlsoat to athde. llI voem to a rmoe enop ealcp and teher speak to ertga erasaC as he wskla astp.
Exit SOOTHSAYER	He eixst.
PORTIA I must go in. (aside) Ay me, how weak a thing The heart of woman is! O Brutus, The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise! Sure, the boy heard me. (to LUCIUS) Brutus hath a suit That Caesar will not grant.Oh, I grow faint. Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord. Say I am merry. Come to me again, And bring me word what he doth say to thee.	RTPAOI I sutm go in. (keigpsna yeulqit to hlesefr) Oh, a msaown htare is so ewak! Oh uBstru, mya hte odsg dia uyo in your eenorvad! luyrSe, the ybo ahedr me. (to LUCIUS) Bustru sha a mclai htat areasC ntwo tagrn. Oh, I efle aitfn. nRu, suLcui, nda speak llew of me to my ordl. ayS ttha Im phyap. hnTe rnteur to me and llte me awht he syas to you.
Exeunt severally	eTyh xiet in etsoipop sidocneitr.