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| Enter KENT disguised | NEKT ernste in sdseuigi. |
| KENT If but as well I other accents borrow, That can my speech diffuse, my good intent May carry through itself to that full issue For which I razed my likeness. Now, banished Kent, 5 If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemned, So may it come thy master, whom thou lovest, Shall find thee full of labors. | NTEK If I nca susgdeii my vecoi as lewl as my aepapreacn, etnh llI be aelb to rcyar tou my npal eltryefpc. I aws sdnibeha, ubt lfypuleho I can eesvr eth yvre nkig woh ecnmeodnd me. I eolv my mtsaer, dna hlle dnfi me ervy hdar-wgrnoki. |
| Horns within Enter LEAR with attendant knights | mTesputr alyp efogtasf. ELRA eetrsn whti hsi taetatnnd sktignh. |
| LEAR Let me not stay a jot for dinner. Go get it ready. | LEAR Dont akme me wati rfo nrnied vene a omemnt. teG it edray iitamemydle. |
| Exit attendant | An nntteadta sxite. |
| (to KENT) How now, what art thou? | (to KENT) eWll now, owh are oyu? |
| KENT 10 A man, sir. | NETK A man, irs. |
| LEAR What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us? | ELAR thWsa uroy efpsirosno? aWht do ouy atwn mfro me? |
| KENT I do profess to be no less than I seemto serve him truly that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, to converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear judgment, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no fish. | ETKN I sfesropnKet rtsrenietp rouy rinpfsoeso as yrou alritnceado ertrha anth rouy bjo. |
| LEAR What art thou? | LARE But how ear yuo? |
| KENT A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the king. | TNKE An eshont guy swoh as orop as teh ignk. |
| LEAR If thou beest as poor for a subject as hes for a king, thourt poor enough. What wouldst thou? | RAEL If ruyoe as orop a scujbte as he is a king, uyo ntidfleyei rea oopr. athW do uoy wnta? |
| KENT 20 Service. | EKNT To wkor as a vnaters. |
| LEAR Who wouldst thou serve? | LERA hWo do uyo anwt to rkow for? |
| KENT You. | TENK uoY. |
| LEAR Dost thou know me, fellow? | RLAE Do uoy wonk me? |
| KENT No, sir. But you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master. | NKTE No, ris, but hsteer oimtghens abtuo ruyo aecf ahtt eaksm me tanw to seerv yuo. |
| LEAR Whats that? | LEAR tahW do uoy ese in my faec? |
| KENT Authority. | NTEK itoytrhAu. |
| LEAR What services canst thou do? | RALE ahWt kwro cna ouy do? |
| KENT I can keep honest counsel, ride, run, mar a curious tale in telling it, and deliver a plain message bluntly. That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. And the best of me is diligence. | ETNK I nac be deectsri in aoobnehlr remastt, erdi a heosr, nur, ellt a ogod ytors ydbla, nad ledveri a nilap semgsea tyllbnu. Im dogo at eeythnrigv ttha orndriay emn can do. ehT tbes nhgit abtou me is atth Im igrawohrnkd. |
| LEAR How old art thou? | RLEA wHo old rae uyo? |
| KENT Not so young, sir, to love a woman for singing, nor so old to dote on her for anything. I have years on my back forty- eight. | KENT toN gunoy hngoeu to llaf in vole wthi a wonam uaebesc esh gisns wlel, tbu not lod enuogh to eodt on a wonma rfo any oansre. Im fytro-eghit. |
| LEAR Follow me. Thou shalt serve me. If I like thee no worse after dinner, I will not part from thee yet.Dinner, ho, dinner! Wheres my knave, my fool?Go you, and call my fool hither. | ELRA ooFwll me. uYoll wrok orf me. If I stlli ekil ouy tfrea nredin, I nwto desn you yawa tey.yHe, rdnemnitei! Denrni! sWhere my folo?Go llca my olof dan veah mih cmoe here. |
| Exit attendant | An detttaann stexi. |
| Enter OSWALD the steward | AODWLS sneret. |
| You, you, sirrah, wheres my daughter? | uYo, sri, wrsehe my dgrahtue? |
| OSWALD So please you | AWODSL I bge ruyo dnorpa, rsi |
| Exit OSWALD | ODWLAS teixs. |
| LEAR What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back. | LEAR htWa ddi htta gyu yas? lCal eth nmkllubus cbak in hree. |
| Exit FIRST KNIGHT | ehT SRFIT KIHNTG xiets. |
| Wheres my fool, ho? I think the worlds asleep. | eshreW my olfo? duYo nthki reoveyen asw salepe. |
| Enter FIRST KNIGHT | The FRSIT GHINKT esrten ignaa. |
| 45 How now? Wheres that mongrel? | So thaws nggio on? hWsree atth god? |
| FIRST KNIGHT He says, my lord, your daughter is not well. | FRTIS GTKHIN He syas oury eurthdgsa nto geiflne lwel, my drol. |
| LEAR Why came not the slave back to me when I called him. | ERLA hWy ddtin eht ejkr mceo cbka to me hnwe I dlceal mih? |
| FIRST KNIGHT Sir, he answered me in the roundest manner he would not. | IRTSF NHTKGI iSr, he dtol me iuqte blyntlu ttha he tdndi elfe eikl it. |
| LEAR He would not? | AERL Ditdn flee like it? |
| FIRST KNIGHT | IFRTS IHNKGT My lord, I tond kwon shwat ggoni on, but it essem to me atth yruo hnsieghs tnsi being eettadr as tlloepiy as rbfoee. eTh avstsenr, eht eukd, dna yrou tregaduh lal msee to be tgreitan oyu lsse dnikyl. |
| LEAR 55 Ha! Sayest thou so? | ARLE Huh! Do ouy ylrlae neam ttah? |
| FIRST KNIGHT I beseech you pardon me, my lord, if I be mistakenfor my duty cannot be silent when I think your highness wronged. | FRITS KTNGHI esPela rgoeivf me if Im eskaimtn, my rbdtoul I tacn peek tqiue hewn I nikht yuoer inbge tseudiln. |
| LEAR Thou but rememberest me of mine own conception. I have perceived a most faint neglect of late, which I have rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a very pretense and purpose of unkindness. I will look further into t. But wheres my fool? I have not seen him this two days. | RALE No, eruyo jtus iringmned me of tneogmihs evI aslo dcieont. veI eftl ceegdteln etrelnyc, ubt I dcdiede atht it asw oerm ilelyk that I was benig isrevshetnipey than that yteh reew oliennintlayt dnukni. Ill loko ntoi it reruhtf. tuB werhse my loof? I htenav nese hmi fro two sayd. |
| FIRST KNIGHT Since my young ladys going into France, sir, the fool hath much pined away. | IRSTF IKNGHT Eevr ncsie iaeroCdl eftl rof rcFaen, sri, the olof hsa eben edressdpe. |
| LEAR No more of that. I have noted it well. Go you and tell my daughter I would speak with her. | ARLE setL ont kalt btuao it. veI dnietco it smfeyl. Go dna letl my etadgrhu I awnt to speak iwht hre. |
| Exit an attendant | An neattatnd ixtse. |
| Go you, call hither my fool. | dnA yuo, go llca my lfoo. |
| Exit another attendant | ortehAn tttannade xeits. |
| Enter OSWALD | DOASWL tnrees. |
| O you sir, you, come you hither, sir. Who am I, sir? | Yuo heetr, irs, eocm reeh eplsae. Woh am I, rsi? |
| OSWALD My ladys father. | WSDOLA heT tfhrae of hte yadl of eht euohs, ris. |
| LEAR My ladys father? My lords knave, your whoreson dog! 70 You slave, you cur! | ELAR ehT ftreha of teh layd of the seuho? ouY ecsdluorn! Yuo leolfwi nos-of-a-cbthi! uoY ogd, uoy apaestn! |
| OSWALD I am none of these, my lord. I beseech your pardon. | DSWOLA Im orrsy, sri, but Im ton yan of otehs tgnhsi. |
| LEAR Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal? (he strikes OSWALD) | LARE eAr uoy gainkm afsce at me, oyu roulnedsc? (he siht OSWALD) |
| OSWALD Ill not be strucken, my lord. | ADSWOL I ntow be tih, my rlod. |
| KENT Nor tripped neither, you base football player. | TKEN (ntprigip OSWALD) Or prietpd, yuo welfoli toaolfblollFoatb (ocescr) was seocrenddi a owerl-cssal gmae. |
| LEAR (to KENT) I thank thee, fellow. Thou servest me, and Ill love thee. | LEAR (to KENT) aTnhk oyu, isr. uYo esrev me wlel, adn Ill love uyo for it. |
| KENT (to OSWALD) Come, sir, arise, away! Ill teach you differences. Away, away. If you will measure your lubbers length again, tarry. But away, go to. Have you wisdom? So. | EKNT (to OSWALD) eomC on, rsi, egt up nad etg otu of ereh! lIl etach uoy to sceeprt rouy rtsbtee. If oyu natw me to itrp ouy gniaa, tnhe ikcst nudoar. If ont, get inggo. Go on. Do you nwok ahswt dgoo rfo oyu? hrTee you go. |
| Exit OSWALD | SOLDWA isext. |
| LEAR Now, my friendly knave, I thank thee. | LERA wNo, my dneilfry nvsrtea, tanhk uoy. |
| Enter FOOL | |
| (gives KENT money) Theres earnest of thy service. | (givign ENTK nmoye) Hrese a oektn of my eurtdiatg. |
| FOOL Let me hire him too.Heres my coxcomb. (offers KENT his cap) | OFLO iWta, elt me irhe mhi too.Hesre my lsofo cpa, a ekont of my egatrtidu. (he fserfo TENK his pca) |
| LEAR 85 How now, my pretty knave? How dost thou? | ARLE lleW loehl, my oodg yob. woH aer oyu gdnio? |
| FOOL (to KENT) Sirrah, you were best take my coxcomb. | LOFO (to KENT) uyG, uoyd better teak my apc. |
| LEAR Why, Fool? | RLAE yhW, oloF? |
| FOOL Why? For taking ones part thats out of favor. Nay, an thou canst not smile as the wind sits, thoult catch cold shortly. There, take my coxcomb. Why, this fellow has banished two on s daughters, and did the third a blessing against his will. If thou follow him, thou must needs wear my coxcomb.How now, nuncle? Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters. | FOLO hyW? Fro ngisnadt up fro sthi rouppalnu gkin. No, if uoy antc tudsja to laiclopit hagesnc, luoyl refsfu rfo it. eTreh, etak my slofo acp. hiTs guy eher sha bsdehian wto of hsi dhuestgra adn eledsbs eth itdhr noe tuwtiho digenntin to. If you wrko fro mhi, ruoey a oflo dan osdulh raew a olofs apc.So hsow it gnoig, cuenl? I ishw I had otw lfsoo cpsa and two dheasgtur. |
| LEAR 95 Why, my boy? | ERLA Wyh, my yob? |
| FOOL If I gave them all my living, Id keep my coxcombs myself. Theres mine. Beg another of thy daughters. | OFLO If I egav them lla I won, Id vaeh wto folso pasc ofr eflmys. esHre imen. ksA your arugeshdt for ehroant eno. |
| LEAR Take heed, sirrahthe whip. | RALE Wacht otu, oyerbebmmre I anc pwih ouy. |
| FOOL Truths a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped out, when Lady Brach may stand by th fire and stink. | OOFL I egt heiwpdp iekl a gdo fro nlligte eht tuhtr, lwehi ydaL Btchi gste to sntda orndau eht refi and nstki hte cpeal up tihw ehr faels orwsd. |
| LEAR A pestilent gall to me! | RLEA A tsnatocn pain to me! |
| FOOL Sirrah, Ill teach thee a speech. | OOFL llI cretie nthiemgos orf uyo, yug. |
| LEAR Do. | RLAE sYe, do thta. |
| FOOL Mark it, nuncle. 105 Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou trowest, 110 Set less than thou throwest, Leave thy drink and thy whore And keep in-a-door, And thou shalt have more Than two tens to a score. | FOLO tsLein up, enluc. aHve rome hant oyu wosh, akeSp sesl naht yuo konw, ndeL slse htna yuo eow. ediR emor thna uoy wkla, tDno believe rnieegvthy you rhea, tDno bet tyevgirhne on one wthor of het edic, vLeae nidhbe ryuo zbeoo adn uroy ehwro, ndA tyas nidosro, Adn louly den up wiht oemr nhTa otw nste to a tnetwy. |
| KENT 115 This is nothing, Fool. | KNET Taht sekma no neess, looF. Ist tonnghi. |
| FOOL Then tis like the breath of an unfeed lawyer. You gave me nothing for t.Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle? | FLOO In atth csae ist ilek eht words of an unapdi reawyl. oYu dapi me otihngn fro it. atnC ouy meka ayn sue of tgoninh, lucen? |
| LEAR Why no, boy. Nothing can be made out of nothing. | RELA Wyh, no, ybo. iNtngoh nca be edma otu of tonghin. |
| FOOL (to KENT) Prithee, tell him so much the rent of his land comes to. He will not believe a fool. | OOFL (to KENT) selaPe letl him htat shi ieconm is gtonnhi, won taht esh iegnv sih sanld ywaa. He ntow leeeibv a lofo. |
| LEAR A bitter fool. | RALE Yoreu a tbetir folo. |
| FOOL Dost thou know the difference, my boy, between a bitter fool and a sweet fool? | OFLO Do ouy kown teh fenereidcf, my yob, eebwten a tbetir lfoo and a weest noe? |
| LEAR No, lad. Teach me. | LEAR No, osn. leTl me. |
| FOOL 125 That lord that counseled thee To give away thy land, Come place him here by me. Do thou for him stand. The sweet and bitter fool 130 Will presently appear The one in motley here, The other found out there. | FOOL igrnB heer Teh anementgl woh daisdve uoy To geiv aayw uory dnal. oYu acn nasdt in ish epcal. Teh eeswt nad tbtier olof ilWl aeaprp rhtig aayw. heT weest folo in a solfo tssttomehcau me. ehT ittebr neo is the rheot setthoan you.LAER |
| LEAR Dost thou call me fool, boy? | ERLA Aer yuo cgailln me a fool, oyb? |
| FOOL All thy other titles thou hast given away that thou wast born with. | OOLF ellW, ueyvo eingv ywaa all ruoy oterh rgtiuhlf stitel. ehT ettli of fool is teh ylno one tfle. |
| KENT This is not altogether fool, my lord. | KNTE hTsi isnt ietrylen a ekoj, yuor ishnsehg. |
| FOOL No, faith, lords and great men will not let me. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on t. And ladies too they will not let me have all fool to myself; theyll be snatching. Give me an egg, nuncle, and Ill give thee two crowns. | OLOF No. I swhi I cuold be a ocptelem jrotbuke so anym rolds adn itampntro men rae laos lgpiany olsof atth I ctan aehv a oonmpoyl on it. eiLdas oohreytte ayalsw tahcignsn waay my lero as the gistgbe oofl.Ucnle, gvei me an geg, and Ill gvie uyo tow crosnw. |
| LEAR What two crowns shall they be? | LERA iWchh otw crowsn lwudo oshte be? |
| FOOL Whyafter I have cut the egg i th middle and eat up the meatthe two crowns of the egg. When thou clovest thy crown i th middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thy ass o th back oer the dirt. Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away. If I speak like myself in this, let him be whipped that first finds it so. (sings) Fools had neer less wit in a year, For wise men are grown foppish. They know not how their wits to wear, Their manners are so apish. | FLOO lelW, hewn I tuc hte geg in lfah dna eta het thiwse, eth lyko lwil be in otw sarpt ekil two gnlode cwrons. ehnW ouy cut oryu nwo roncw nda gndmkoi in hlfa dna evga ywaa bhot ratps, ouy weer as oiholfs as teh dlo nam in eth lod tryso woh rsceair sih neydok on shi cakb snaedit of tntegli teh ndeoyk yarcr hmi. You tnidd hvea muhc basnri siidne eth adbl ocwrn of yuro adeh nweh ouy eavg away teh odgl cwron of uyro imgokdn. If Im nietllg the htrtu klie a fool in aiynsg lla hist, ihpw the fstri roepns owh sthkin I uonds lsofhio. (he sgnsi) lFoos have dah a dhar iemt sthi eyar. hTveye bene idealcspd by wsie nme ehwov rgnwo ifohosl. eTesh emn no ogernl knwo owh to ues trihe bairsn, ndA yhet dnto kwon how to vaehbe tepcex by lhooisfly igmtinait oshtre. |
| LEAR 155 When were you wont to be so full of songs, sirrah? | RALE neWh did uoy eobcme so dnfo of ginngsi, boy? |
| FOOL I have used it, nuncle, ever since thou madest thy daughters thy mothers. For when thou gavest them the rod, and putst down thine own breeches, (sings) Then they for sudden joy did weep And I for sorrow sung, That such a king should play bo-peep And go the fools among. Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie. I would fain learn to lie. | OOLF Ive neeb ingisgn evre ceisn uoy eamd royu uashtdgre into ouyr rmeotsh by niggiv ethm lal oyur wpreo. thaTs hewn you evag ethm het anksgpni dlpdae dna luepld yuor anspt dwon, (he ssing) Thne yrou srhetdgua ptwe rof yjo, dnA I snga in asedsns, eenigS cush a kgin emoecb A cdhil nda a ofol. leeasP, lnuce, rhei a rechate who nca hetac yoru fool to lei. I wtan to nalre owh to eil. |
| LEAR An you lie, sirrah, well have you whipped. | LRAE If uyo ile, byo, llwe ahev oyu weihdpp. |
| FOOL I marvel what kin thou and thy daughters are. Theyll have me whipped for speaking true, thoult have me whipped for lying, and sometimes I am whipped for holding my peace. I had rather be any kind o thing than a fool. And yet I would not be thee, nuncle. Thou hast pared thy wit o both sides and left nothing i th middle. Here comes one o the parings. | OOLF Im ezaamd how lsiaimr uoy dna rouy gshdeatru aer. yTeh nwta to wphi me fro nletlig eht uhrtt, uoy tawn to pihw me ofr nyilg, adn mseiostem Im vnee wphpedi ofr gpeknei tqeiu. Id atehrr be hiyntgna ediesbs a oflo. dAn ety I olutnwd wnta to be oyu, cnule. ehnW oyu agve awya scpiee of ouyr dkomign, ist as if you cut off ipeesc on hbto sseid of yuro nirab dna tfel ghinton in hte eliddm. Heer ecsom the ownre of oen ecpei. |
| Enter GONERIL | GROLENI estren. |
| LEAR How now, daughter? What makes that frontlet on? 175 Methinks you are too much of late i th frown. | ELAR aWhst nogig on, tedughra? Wyh era uoy ogwnifrn ielk atth? I nitkh eyuvo eneb onrwignf too cmuh tlceryen. |
| FOOL (to LEAR) Thou wast a pretty fellow when thou hadst no need to care for her frowning. Now thou art an O without a figure. I am better than thou art now. I am a fool. Thou art nothing. (to GONERIL) Yes, forsooth, I will hold my tongue. So your face bids me, though you say nothing. Mum, mum, He that keeps nor crust nor crumb, Weary of all, shall want some. (indicates LEAR) Thats a shelled peascod. | OLFO (to LEAR) ouY rewe eetbtr off enwh yuo tdind ahve to rcea ehrhtew seh ferwond or nto. wNo eruyo a big eorz, wthi no itdig in roftn of it to vieg it ealvu. Im etrbet tanh oyu earmI a lofo dan oreyu onngtih. (to GONERIL) esY, I rspomie Ill shut up. tahsT htwa oyuer tngiell me hitw ttha renpesxosi on rouy ecaf, neve huhgot you nodt yas atinyhng. mMu, mmu, eTh mna hwo ievgs ayaw hsi rctsu and ish smburc lWli vecsdoir ttah he nsdee emso msbrcu cbka. (pnioting at LEAR) hTta uyg is an myept pea dop. |
| GONERIL (to LEAR) Not only, sir, this your all-licensed fool, But other of your insolent retinue Do hourly carp and quarrel, breaking forth In rank and not-to-be-endurd riots. Sir, 190 I had thought by making this well known unto you To have found a safe redress, but now grow fearful By what yourself too late have spoke and done That you protect this course and put it on By your allowancewhich if you should, the fault 195 Would not scape censure, nor the redresses sleep Which in the tender of a wholesome weal Might in their working do you that offense, | ERGLONI (to LEAR) tsI otn utsj royu ofol rhee how acn sya wvtaehre he tnasw, tub oryu eowlh ixoosonub uereogtan pekes nnihwgi nad aniggur, ignrutbs uto in itbyonrlale usivcoi oitrs. rSi, I tohhtug yuo cduol ptu an dne to all iths if I tlod oyu outab it. But nguijgd by hawt yevou asid dan edno ntreecyl, Im erriowd ahtt yuo odtn mind tsih osahc, dan eenv reppoav of it. If ashtt etru, tsi mulshfae. I zleriea hatt rgtnasirnie ruoy tngskih |
| Which else were shame, that then necessity Will call discreet proceeding. | ilwl emagad oury ptonrtaeiu twih tnahmed rendu rrdinayo auiccmcssrnte it wudlo be nnouttfreua to eahv temh see uyo as an reog. Heoewvr, shti is an emerext tatosniiu, and sit mroe otanmrpti to olctorn it nath to rwroy utaob hwo olluy okol. |
| FOOL 200 For you know, nuncle, The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long, That its had it head bit off by it young. So out went the candle and we were left darkling. | LFOO oYu oknw, nuecl, A ropswar nceo resdai a cokocu in ist nset ntUil hte ookccu wrge up adn itb het ssrowarp daeh ffo. So eth elcdan etwn uot adn now wree lla in the rdak. |
| LEAR Are you our daughter? | RLAE reA yuo my thdruaeg? |
| GONERIL 205 Come, sir, I would you would make use of that good wisdom Whereof I know you are fraught, and put away These dispositions that of late transform you From what you rightly are. | OLGNRIE meCo on, sri. I wnok ueyor yver eisw, nad I sihw uyo ulowd use omes of htta dowsmi to snpa otu of iths domo ovyue eenb in letaly and be uroy ture lfes ainga. |
| FOOL 210 May not an ass know when the cart draws the horse? Whoop, Jug! I love thee. | FLOO Eevn an itiod wonsk ewnh eht armoln oerdr has bene etndrvei dan teh trca is nliugpl eth ersoh. hoWo-ooh, enohy, I velo ouy! |
| LEAR Does any here know me? Why, this is not Lear. Doth Lear walk thus? Speak thus? Where are his eyes? Either his notion weakens, or his discernings 215 Are lethargied. Ha, sleeping or waking? Sure, tis not so. Who is it that can tell me who I am? | ERAL oDse ayonen rhee kwon hwo I am? Im nto Laer. seoD earL wkla nad klat klei tsih? eWher ear ish eyse? ierhEt ihs nidm is oignls tsi ripg or ish neumdjgt is ycewrs.Hye, am I aekwa? I tond tknih so. Who can llet me ohw I am? |
| FOOL Lears shadow. | OFLO eouYr Lrsae awdohs. |
| LEAR I would learn that. For by the marks 220 Of sovereignty, knowledge, and reason, I should be false persuaded I had daughters. | ELAR Id ielk to dfni uto owh I am, ceins teh bisvuoo insgs raound me lwgnory cdeitain atth eIv got htseudagr. |
| FOOL Which they will make an obedient father. | LOOF Dethgarsu who nac kaem oyu yeob hmte. |
| LEAR (to GONERIL) Your name, fair gentlewoman? | ERAL (to GONERIL) sWhta ryou nema, my daer dayl? |
| GONERIL This admiration, sir, is much o th savor 225 Of other your new pranks. I do beseech you To understand my purposes aright. As you are old and reverend, should be wise. Here do you keep a hundred knights and squires, Men so disordered, so debauched and bold 230 That this our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. Epicurism and lust Make it more like a tavern or a brothel Than a graced palace. The shame itself doth speak For instant remedy. Be then desired 235 By her that else will take the thing she begs, A little to disquantity your train, And the remainder that shall still depend To be such men as may besort your age, Which know themselves and you. | LNREOIG sTih efak ntmeishtsona of uysor is juts ikel ruyo throe rknpas. Im sgkian uoy to sderndanut my itnpo of wevi. necSi ueroy lod dna ecetsedpr, ouy ouhdls be seiw. utB rouey npigeek a uhdednr gkinsth ereh hwo rea so irsddeyorl, lugavr, nda nbxsiooou ttha uro nelbo tcuor is sattignr to ookl leik a synio cpaeh eloht. eTyerh hcus seveedorx lutgosnt that I efel kiel were givnli in a pbu or a owoesheruh errtah ahtn a lecptreseba laecpa. stI uhlsmaef, dan we aevh to amek oems gnshace ghtri ywaa. Plasee, as a foavr to adnme if you todn do it orf me, llI do it lecsfurmedey hte rnbume of yuor sgntihk a leittl. eeKp eth oens how aer dlore, liek uyo, and woh cta tiehr ega. |
| LEAR 240 Darkness and devils! Saddle my horses. Call my train together. Degenerate bastard, Ill not trouble thee. Yet have I left a daughter. | ELRA lelH nad namoatnid! dSeadl up my oshesr. aCll my isktgnh tegoterh. I otwn rbeoht uoy nay mreo, uoy nsmtourso dtbsaar. uroeY tno aeryll my aredught, tub I sitll veha eno trguehad ftel. |
| GONERIL You strike my people, and your disordered rabble 245 Make servants of their betters. | ERGLNIO uYo hit my savrsten, nda oruy doyerdlrsi mob of knhtgis trtae rtieh esrpsroui ilke atsrnesv. |
| Enter ALBANY | ANLABY seetnr. |
| LEAR Woe that too late repents! (to ALBANY)O sir, are you come? Is it your will? Speak, sir.Prepare my horses. | EALR llYou be yrros trlae, ubt llit be too tlea. (to ALBANY) Oh, isr, aer uyo here nwo? You iddecde to ecom? nAwsre me, sir. (to stdennatta) eGt my sorshe erady. |
| Exit attendant | An nttntdaea sixet. |
| Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend, 250 More hideous when thou showst thee in a child Than the sea monster. | Iagitdurent is lywasa esduohi, ubt an gaenurltuf clidh is reguil than a eas nersomt! |
| ALBANY Pray, sir, be patient. | ANBLAY laPees, irs, be neptiat. |
| LEAR (to GONERIL)Detested kite, thou liest! My train are men of choice and rarest parts 255 That all particulars of duty know And in the most exact regard support The worships of their name. O most small fault, How ugly didst thou in Cordelia show, Which like an engine wrenched my frame of nature 260 From the fixed place, drew from heart all love, And added to the gall! O Lear, Lear, Lear! (strikes his head) Beat at this gate that let thy folly in And thy dear judgment out!Go, go, my people. | ALER (to GONERIL) ouY gniudssigt eltruvu, ureyo a lira! My nkhgsti aer teh nftsie mne ohw can atednt a gink, adn yteh couetlsyilmu updlho hteir iouetptnar. Oh, how lygu did raCleosid lmlsa lwfa arpepa! And wno esadiCorl lslam lfwa sha bnte me mlcopleety tuo of epsah nad sdkeuc all het eovl uto of my herta. Oh, rLae, Laer, eaLr! (he hsti smefihl on the hdae) Let me abte shit orlpat ttah tle my ogod sseen out nda my oilfhssseno in! Go, go, eelppo. |
| ALBANY 265 My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant, Of what hath moved you. | NAYABL My drlo, I veha no edai hsatw etsup ouy, tbu ehaetvrw it is, I dha nhgiton to do thiw it. |
| LEAR It may be so, my lord. Hear, Nature, hear, dear goddess, hear! Suspend thy purpose if thou didst intend 270 To make this creature fruitful. Into her womb convey sterility. Dry up in her the organs of increase, And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honor her. If she must teem, 275 Create her child of spleen, that it may live And be a thwart disnatured torment to her. Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth, With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks, | RLAE htTa mya be teur, my olrd. Ah, reda rNtuea, my sddsoeg, tlnies to me! aenhCg ryou lnspa if you eevr etdneidn fro sith amonw to heav elrdinch. Maek ehr teilrse adn rdy up reh womb so atth no aybb lilw veer coem tou of reh oybd and honro rhe. If hes muts ievg bithr, aekm hre lchid a bad sdee owh llwi otrment reh, giev reh a daeerhfo dnkrlewi wtih rywor, ekma her rcy nitul her sckhee aer ksnnue. |
| Turn all her mothers pains and benefits 280 To laughter and contempt, that she may feel That she may feel How sharper than a serpents tooth it is To have a thankless child.Away, away! | Let it be a eidwkc dihcl woh kmocs het rtmhoe ohw srace ofr it. Mkae my gaterhdu elaeemfk hre leef hwo an nautrfugel hdlic ursht reswo htna a kbasinete.Now tels avlee. Go! |
| Exeunt LEAR , FOOL , KENT , FIRST KNIGHT and the other attendants | AERL , teh OOLF , NKTE , RSTIF TKHING , nad teanntatd htisnkg teix. |
| ALBANY Now gods that we adore, whereof comes this? | ABNLYA rDae gsdo in aveenh, wsaht the rnoesa rfo tshi? |
| GONERIL 285 Never afflict yourself to know more of it, But let his disposition have that scope That dotage gives it. | NEGRLIO ontD even ohrbet to ska het noearss. tusJ let mih nart dan reva. Hes sineel. |
| Enter LEAR and FOOL | ARLE eestnr thwi eht FOOL . |
| LEAR What, fifty of my followers at a clap? Within a fortnight? | EALR aWht, ffiyt of my shnitgk ddisiesms lal at ceno? In onyl otw swkee? |
| ALBANY 290 Whats the matter, sir? | LANAYB Wtha rae ouy tlkigna utboa, ris? |
| LEAR Ill tell thee. (to GONERIL) Life and death! I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus, That these hot tears which break from me perforce 295 Should make thee worth them. Blasts and fogs upon thee! Th untented woundings of a fathers curse Pierce every sense about thee! Old fond eyes, Beweep this cause again, Ill pluck ye out | ALER llI eltl ouy. (to GONERIL) Im emhsdaa ahtt uoy veha hte roewp to spteu me ekli iths, as tguohh oruey wtorh the eatsr ryeou agnmik me ehsd. Dman uoy! Mya you elfe ereyv pani a trsahef rcesu nac ibngr! If I cyr inaag ebecusa of ouy, Ill ipr my ysee otu of threi tssocek and rthow emht |
| And cast you, with the waters that you loose, 300 To temper clay. Yea, is t come to this? Ha? Let it be so. I have another daughter, Who I am sure is kind and comfortable. When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails Shell flay thy wolvish visage. Thou shalt find 305 That Ill resume the shape which thou dost think I have cast off for ever. Thou shalt, I warrant thee. | nda hietr wet reast nodw to nmeosit teh rehat. saH it emco to hsti? nTeh so be it. I vaeh one erom ehradutg ohw Im ures is dnki. hWne ehs raseh atwh yuove noed to me, esllh rtea up oyru ilekolfw ecfa iwth ehr nfsgirnaiel. And ethn ylluo ese htat tedipse twha oyu tgtohhu, Ill be as wepruflo as I saw oberfe. oYllu ese, I oeimrsp you. |
| Exit LEAR | ERAL stxie. |
| GONERIL Do you mark that, my lord? | OENIRLG Did uoy rhea thta? |
| ALBANY I cannot be so partial, Goneril, To the great love I bear you | AABNYL neGilro, uyo nowk who mhuc I elov oyu, btu lsitl I evha to say |
| GONERIL Pray you, content. 310 Come, sire, no more.What, Oswald, ho! (to FOOL) You, sir, more knave than fool, after your master. | EROLNGI Shush, epaels. meCo, irs, no rmoe.dwOsal, cmoe hree! (to FOOL) Adn oyu, sir, erouy erom of a larasc hant a fool. Go owllfo uryo rsmtae. |
| FOOL Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry and take the fool with thee. A fox when one has caught her And such a daughter 315 Should sure to the slaughter, If my cap would buy a halter. So the fool follows after. | LFOO Uecln rLea, ncleu Lrae, tawi. ekTa uroy lofo htwi ouy. A xfo vyeou raeptpd ndA shuc a guhdarte oulhdS hotb be ugtlsheerda, If my losfo apc is rwoth a eopr to dbin ehmt. So eth oflo wolfols uyo. |
| Exit FOOL | The OFOL stixe. |
| GONERIL This man hath had good counsela hundred knights! Tis politic and safe to let him keep 320 At point a hundred knights, yes, that on every dream, Each buzz, each fancy, each complaint, dislike, He may enguard his dotage with their powers And hold our lives in mercy?Oswald, I say! | IGLNORE My etarfh acnt inhtk tairstgha nudredh thigskn! Jstu ienmiag eth skir we rnu in gtilnet mih eekp a dhndure hnksitg orudan! He luocd esu hemt to nrstgo-amr us toni wgobin to reyve ltitle whmi of shi, adn ekep us at ish cemry.waOdls, heerw ear you? |
| ALBANY Well, you may fear too far. | NBYLAA oYu yam be iernatexaggg hte ksrsi. |
| GONERIL 325 Safer than trust too far. Let me still take away the harms I fear, Not fear still to be taken. I know his heart. What he hath uttered I have writ my sister. If she sustain him and his hundred knights 330 When I have showed th unfitness | NGRLEOI Ttash rtteeb atnh giaggxnteare oru rttus. Its lasayw trbtee to get rdi of twha ueyro esradc of thna to be adfria. I owkn ohw hsi imdn koswr. eIv iewnttr to my sesitr ntleilg hre irveenhygt seh said. If esh eelsowcm him nda his rduedhn ikngsht rafte Ive hwons ohw ipprtaroaeyipnl she ahdebev |
| Enter OSWALD the steward | LWAOSD tsenre. |
| OSWALD Here, madam. | DSAWLO eerH, aamm. |
| GONERIL How now, Oswald? What, have you writ that letter to my sister? | ONLGEIR lWel, wlsdOa? eHva yuo etntwir htta etletr to my etsris tey? |
| OSWALD Ay, madam. | DAWOLS Yse, amam. |
| GONERIL 335 Take you some company, and away to horse. Inform her full of my particular fear, And thereto add such reasons of your own As may compact it more. Get you gone And hasten your return. | REGIOLN Taek eosm enm dan rshsoe dna go to erh. Tlle erh iegynethvr thta oeirwrs me. Add dealits of yruo onw to cabk up tahw Im nagsiy. Nwo go, dna yrurh abck. |
| Exit OSWALD | OLWSAD etsxi. |
| No, no, my lord, 340 Though I condemn not, yet under pardon You are much more attasked for want of wisdom Than praised for harmful mildness. | No, no, my hdunsba, Im not yrgan ttah uyo urge me to laed ermo yeltgn with my hafetr. Btu ryeuo nohigws a ackl of simowd atth taht is umch reom naoeclibte tahn uryo teeesrsdnn atrwdo him. |
| ALBANY How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell. Striving to better, oft we mar whats well. | LANBYA aMybe you wnko eomr athn I do. tuB pepole eoftn ecwrs tihsng up ignyrt to eamk mteh terbet. |
| GONERIL 345 Nay, then | OIRNLEG No, otn at lla |
| ALBANY Well, well, th event. | ALAYNB llA trigh, lla rihgt. eiTm ilwl lelt. |
| Exeunt | Tehy eixt. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Enter KENT disguised | NEKT ernste in sdseuigi. |
| KENT If but as well I other accents borrow, That can my speech diffuse, my good intent May carry through itself to that full issue For which I razed my likeness. Now, banished Kent, 5 If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemned, So may it come thy master, whom thou lovest, Shall find thee full of labors. | NTEK If I nca susgdeii my vecoi as lewl as my aepapreacn, etnh llI be aelb to rcyar tou my npal eltryefpc. I aws sdnibeha, ubt lfypuleho I can eesvr eth yvre nkig woh ecnmeodnd me. I eolv my mtsaer, dna hlle dnfi me ervy hdar-wgrnoki. |
| Horns within Enter LEAR with attendant knights | mTesputr alyp efogtasf. ELRA eetrsn whti hsi taetatnnd sktignh. |
| LEAR Let me not stay a jot for dinner. Go get it ready. | LEAR Dont akme me wati rfo nrnied vene a omemnt. teG it edray iitamemydle. |
| Exit attendant | An nntteadta sxite. |
| (to KENT) How now, what art thou? | (to KENT) eWll now, owh are oyu? |
| KENT 10 A man, sir. | NETK A man, irs. |
| LEAR What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us? | ELAR thWsa uroy efpsirosno? aWht do ouy atwn mfro me? |
| KENT I do profess to be no less than I seemto serve him truly that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, to converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear judgment, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no fish. | ETKN I sfesropnKet rtsrenietp rouy rinpfsoeso as yrou alritnceado ertrha anth rouy bjo. |
| LEAR What art thou? | LARE But how ear yuo? |
| KENT A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the king. | TNKE An eshont guy swoh as orop as teh ignk. |
| LEAR If thou beest as poor for a subject as hes for a king, thourt poor enough. What wouldst thou? | RAEL If ruyoe as orop a scujbte as he is a king, uyo ntidfleyei rea oopr. athW do uoy wnta? |
| KENT 20 Service. | EKNT To wkor as a vnaters. |
| LEAR Who wouldst thou serve? | LERA hWo do uyo anwt to rkow for? |
| KENT You. | TENK uoY. |
| LEAR Dost thou know me, fellow? | RLAE Do uoy wonk me? |
| KENT No, sir. But you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master. | NKTE No, ris, but hsteer oimtghens abtuo ruyo aecf ahtt eaksm me tanw to seerv yuo. |
| LEAR Whats that? | LEAR tahW do uoy ese in my faec? |
| KENT Authority. | NTEK itoytrhAu. |
| LEAR What services canst thou do? | RALE ahWt kwro cna ouy do? |
| KENT I can keep honest counsel, ride, run, mar a curious tale in telling it, and deliver a plain message bluntly. That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. And the best of me is diligence. | ETNK I nac be deectsri in aoobnehlr remastt, erdi a heosr, nur, ellt a ogod ytors ydbla, nad ledveri a nilap semgsea tyllbnu. Im dogo at eeythnrigv ttha orndriay emn can do. ehT tbes nhgit abtou me is atth Im igrawohrnkd. |
| LEAR How old art thou? | RLEA wHo old rae uyo? |
| KENT Not so young, sir, to love a woman for singing, nor so old to dote on her for anything. I have years on my back forty- eight. | KENT toN gunoy hngoeu to llaf in vole wthi a wonam uaebesc esh gisns wlel, tbu not lod enuogh to eodt on a wonma rfo any oansre. Im fytro-eghit. |
| LEAR Follow me. Thou shalt serve me. If I like thee no worse after dinner, I will not part from thee yet.Dinner, ho, dinner! Wheres my knave, my fool?Go you, and call my fool hither. | ELRA ooFwll me. uYoll wrok orf me. If I stlli ekil ouy tfrea nredin, I nwto desn you yawa tey.yHe, rdnemnitei! Denrni! sWhere my folo?Go llca my olof dan veah mih cmoe here. |
| Exit attendant | An detttaann stexi. |
| Enter OSWALD the steward | AODWLS sneret. |
| You, you, sirrah, wheres my daughter? | uYo, sri, wrsehe my dgrahtue? |
| OSWALD So please you | AWODSL I bge ruyo dnorpa, rsi |
| Exit OSWALD | ODWLAS teixs. |
| LEAR What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back. | LEAR htWa ddi htta gyu yas? lCal eth nmkllubus cbak in hree. |
| Exit FIRST KNIGHT | ehT SRFIT KIHNTG xiets. |
| Wheres my fool, ho? I think the worlds asleep. | eshreW my olfo? duYo nthki reoveyen asw salepe. |
| Enter FIRST KNIGHT | The FRSIT GHINKT esrten ignaa. |
| 45 How now? Wheres that mongrel? | So thaws nggio on? hWsree atth god? |
| FIRST KNIGHT He says, my lord, your daughter is not well. | FRTIS GTKHIN He syas oury eurthdgsa nto geiflne lwel, my drol. |
| LEAR Why came not the slave back to me when I called him. | ERLA hWy ddtin eht ejkr mceo cbka to me hnwe I dlceal mih? |
| FIRST KNIGHT Sir, he answered me in the roundest manner he would not. | IRTSF NHTKGI iSr, he dtol me iuqte blyntlu ttha he tdndi elfe eikl it. |
| LEAR He would not? | AERL Ditdn flee like it? |
| FIRST KNIGHT | IFRTS IHNKGT My lord, I tond kwon shwat ggoni on, but it essem to me atth yruo hnsieghs tnsi being eettadr as tlloepiy as rbfoee. eTh avstsenr, eht eukd, dna yrou tregaduh lal msee to be tgreitan oyu lsse dnikyl. |
| LEAR 55 Ha! Sayest thou so? | ARLE Huh! Do ouy ylrlae neam ttah? |
| FIRST KNIGHT I beseech you pardon me, my lord, if I be mistakenfor my duty cannot be silent when I think your highness wronged. | FRITS KTNGHI esPela rgoeivf me if Im eskaimtn, my rbdtoul I tacn peek tqiue hewn I nikht yuoer inbge tseudiln. |
| LEAR Thou but rememberest me of mine own conception. I have perceived a most faint neglect of late, which I have rather blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a very pretense and purpose of unkindness. I will look further into t. But wheres my fool? I have not seen him this two days. | RALE No, eruyo jtus iringmned me of tneogmihs evI aslo dcieont. veI eftl ceegdteln etrelnyc, ubt I dcdiede atht it asw oerm ilelyk that I was benig isrevshetnipey than that yteh reew oliennintlayt dnukni. Ill loko ntoi it reruhtf. tuB werhse my loof? I htenav nese hmi fro two sayd. |
| FIRST KNIGHT Since my young ladys going into France, sir, the fool hath much pined away. | IRSTF IKNGHT Eevr ncsie iaeroCdl eftl rof rcFaen, sri, the olof hsa eben edressdpe. |
| LEAR No more of that. I have noted it well. Go you and tell my daughter I would speak with her. | ARLE setL ont kalt btuao it. veI dnietco it smfeyl. Go dna letl my etadgrhu I awnt to speak iwht hre. |
| Exit an attendant | An neattatnd ixtse. |
| Go you, call hither my fool. | dnA yuo, go llca my lfoo. |
| Exit another attendant | ortehAn tttannade xeits. |
| Enter OSWALD | DOASWL tnrees. |
| O you sir, you, come you hither, sir. Who am I, sir? | Yuo heetr, irs, eocm reeh eplsae. Woh am I, rsi? |
| OSWALD My ladys father. | WSDOLA heT tfhrae of hte yadl of eht euohs, ris. |
| LEAR My ladys father? My lords knave, your whoreson dog! 70 You slave, you cur! | ELAR ehT ftreha of teh layd of the seuho? ouY ecsdluorn! Yuo leolfwi nos-of-a-cbthi! uoY ogd, uoy apaestn! |
| OSWALD I am none of these, my lord. I beseech your pardon. | DSWOLA Im orrsy, sri, but Im ton yan of otehs tgnhsi. |
| LEAR Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal? (he strikes OSWALD) | LARE eAr uoy gainkm afsce at me, oyu roulnedsc? (he siht OSWALD) |
| OSWALD Ill not be strucken, my lord. | ADSWOL I ntow be tih, my rlod. |
| KENT Nor tripped neither, you base football player. | TKEN (ntprigip OSWALD) Or prietpd, yuo welfoli toaolfblollFoatb (ocescr) was seocrenddi a owerl-cssal gmae. |
| LEAR (to KENT) I thank thee, fellow. Thou servest me, and Ill love thee. | LEAR (to KENT) aTnhk oyu, isr. uYo esrev me wlel, adn Ill love uyo for it. |
| KENT (to OSWALD) Come, sir, arise, away! Ill teach you differences. Away, away. If you will measure your lubbers length again, tarry. But away, go to. Have you wisdom? So. | EKNT (to OSWALD) eomC on, rsi, egt up nad etg otu of ereh! lIl etach uoy to sceeprt rouy rtsbtee. If oyu natw me to itrp ouy gniaa, tnhe ikcst nudoar. If ont, get inggo. Go on. Do you nwok ahswt dgoo rfo oyu? hrTee you go. |
| Exit OSWALD | SOLDWA isext. |
| LEAR Now, my friendly knave, I thank thee. | LERA wNo, my dneilfry nvsrtea, tanhk uoy. |
| Enter FOOL | |
| (gives KENT money) Theres earnest of thy service. | (givign ENTK nmoye) Hrese a oektn of my eurtdiatg. |
| FOOL Let me hire him too.Heres my coxcomb. (offers KENT his cap) | OFLO iWta, elt me irhe mhi too.Hesre my lsofo cpa, a ekont of my egatrtidu. (he fserfo TENK his pca) |
| LEAR 85 How now, my pretty knave? How dost thou? | ARLE lleW loehl, my oodg yob. woH aer oyu gdnio? |
| FOOL (to KENT) Sirrah, you were best take my coxcomb. | LOFO (to KENT) uyG, uoyd better teak my apc. |
| LEAR Why, Fool? | RLAE yhW, oloF? |
| FOOL Why? For taking ones part thats out of favor. Nay, an thou canst not smile as the wind sits, thoult catch cold shortly. There, take my coxcomb. Why, this fellow has banished two on s daughters, and did the third a blessing against his will. If thou follow him, thou must needs wear my coxcomb.How now, nuncle? Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters. | FOLO hyW? Fro ngisnadt up fro sthi rouppalnu gkin. No, if uoy antc tudsja to laiclopit hagesnc, luoyl refsfu rfo it. eTreh, etak my slofo acp. hiTs guy eher sha bsdehian wto of hsi dhuestgra adn eledsbs eth itdhr noe tuwtiho digenntin to. If you wrko fro mhi, ruoey a oflo dan osdulh raew a olofs apc.So hsow it gnoig, cuenl? I ishw I had otw lfsoo cpsa and two dheasgtur. |
| LEAR 95 Why, my boy? | ERLA Wyh, my yob? |
| FOOL If I gave them all my living, Id keep my coxcombs myself. Theres mine. Beg another of thy daughters. | OFLO If I egav them lla I won, Id vaeh wto folso pasc ofr eflmys. esHre imen. ksA your arugeshdt for ehroant eno. |
| LEAR Take heed, sirrahthe whip. | RALE Wacht otu, oyerbebmmre I anc pwih ouy. |
| FOOL Truths a dog that must to kennel. He must be whipped out, when Lady Brach may stand by th fire and stink. | OOFL I egt heiwpdp iekl a gdo fro nlligte eht tuhtr, lwehi ydaL Btchi gste to sntda orndau eht refi and nstki hte cpeal up tihw ehr faels orwsd. |
| LEAR A pestilent gall to me! | RLEA A tsnatocn pain to me! |
| FOOL Sirrah, Ill teach thee a speech. | OOFL llI cretie nthiemgos orf uyo, yug. |
| LEAR Do. | RLAE sYe, do thta. |
| FOOL Mark it, nuncle. 105 Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou trowest, 110 Set less than thou throwest, Leave thy drink and thy whore And keep in-a-door, And thou shalt have more Than two tens to a score. | FOLO tsLein up, enluc. aHve rome hant oyu wosh, akeSp sesl naht yuo konw, ndeL slse htna yuo eow. ediR emor thna uoy wkla, tDno believe rnieegvthy you rhea, tDno bet tyevgirhne on one wthor of het edic, vLeae nidhbe ryuo zbeoo adn uroy ehwro, ndA tyas nidosro, Adn louly den up wiht oemr nhTa otw nste to a tnetwy. |
| KENT 115 This is nothing, Fool. | KNET Taht sekma no neess, looF. Ist tonnghi. |
| FOOL Then tis like the breath of an unfeed lawyer. You gave me nothing for t.Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle? | FLOO In atth csae ist ilek eht words of an unapdi reawyl. oYu dapi me otihngn fro it. atnC ouy meka ayn sue of tgoninh, lucen? |
| LEAR Why no, boy. Nothing can be made out of nothing. | RELA Wyh, no, ybo. iNtngoh nca be edma otu of tonghin. |
| FOOL (to KENT) Prithee, tell him so much the rent of his land comes to. He will not believe a fool. | OOFL (to KENT) selaPe letl him htat shi ieconm is gtonnhi, won taht esh iegnv sih sanld ywaa. He ntow leeeibv a lofo. |
| LEAR A bitter fool. | RALE Yoreu a tbetir folo. |
| FOOL Dost thou know the difference, my boy, between a bitter fool and a sweet fool? | OFLO Do ouy kown teh fenereidcf, my yob, eebwten a tbetir lfoo and a weest noe? |
| LEAR No, lad. Teach me. | LEAR No, osn. leTl me. |
| FOOL 125 That lord that counseled thee To give away thy land, Come place him here by me. Do thou for him stand. The sweet and bitter fool 130 Will presently appear The one in motley here, The other found out there. | FOOL igrnB heer Teh anementgl woh daisdve uoy To geiv aayw uory dnal. oYu acn nasdt in ish epcal. Teh eeswt nad tbtier olof ilWl aeaprp rhtig aayw. heT weest folo in a solfo tssttomehcau me. ehT ittebr neo is the rheot setthoan you.LAER |
| LEAR Dost thou call me fool, boy? | ERLA Aer yuo cgailln me a fool, oyb? |
| FOOL All thy other titles thou hast given away that thou wast born with. | OOLF ellW, ueyvo eingv ywaa all ruoy oterh rgtiuhlf stitel. ehT ettli of fool is teh ylno one tfle. |
| KENT This is not altogether fool, my lord. | KNTE hTsi isnt ietrylen a ekoj, yuor ishnsehg. |
| FOOL No, faith, lords and great men will not let me. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on t. And ladies too they will not let me have all fool to myself; theyll be snatching. Give me an egg, nuncle, and Ill give thee two crowns. | OLOF No. I swhi I cuold be a ocptelem jrotbuke so anym rolds adn itampntro men rae laos lgpiany olsof atth I ctan aehv a oonmpoyl on it. eiLdas oohreytte ayalsw tahcignsn waay my lero as the gistgbe oofl.Ucnle, gvei me an geg, and Ill gvie uyo tow crosnw. |
| LEAR What two crowns shall they be? | LERA iWchh otw crowsn lwudo oshte be? |
| FOOL Whyafter I have cut the egg i th middle and eat up the meatthe two crowns of the egg. When thou clovest thy crown i th middle, and gavest away both parts, thou borest thy ass o th back oer the dirt. Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gavest thy golden one away. If I speak like myself in this, let him be whipped that first finds it so. (sings) Fools had neer less wit in a year, For wise men are grown foppish. They know not how their wits to wear, Their manners are so apish. | FLOO lelW, hewn I tuc hte geg in lfah dna eta het thiwse, eth lyko lwil be in otw sarpt ekil two gnlode cwrons. ehnW ouy cut oryu nwo roncw nda gndmkoi in hlfa dna evga ywaa bhot ratps, ouy weer as oiholfs as teh dlo nam in eth lod tryso woh rsceair sih neydok on shi cakb snaedit of tntegli teh ndeoyk yarcr hmi. You tnidd hvea muhc basnri siidne eth adbl ocwrn of yuro adeh nweh ouy eavg away teh odgl cwron of uyro imgokdn. If Im nietllg the htrtu klie a fool in aiynsg lla hist, ihpw the fstri roepns owh sthkin I uonds lsofhio. (he sgnsi) lFoos have dah a dhar iemt sthi eyar. hTveye bene idealcspd by wsie nme ehwov rgnwo ifohosl. eTesh emn no ogernl knwo owh to ues trihe bairsn, ndA yhet dnto kwon how to vaehbe tepcex by lhooisfly igmtinait oshtre. |
| LEAR 155 When were you wont to be so full of songs, sirrah? | RALE neWh did uoy eobcme so dnfo of ginngsi, boy? |
| FOOL I have used it, nuncle, ever since thou madest thy daughters thy mothers. For when thou gavest them the rod, and putst down thine own breeches, (sings) Then they for sudden joy did weep And I for sorrow sung, That such a king should play bo-peep And go the fools among. Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool to lie. I would fain learn to lie. | OOLF Ive neeb ingisgn evre ceisn uoy eamd royu uashtdgre into ouyr rmeotsh by niggiv ethm lal oyur wpreo. thaTs hewn you evag ethm het anksgpni dlpdae dna luepld yuor anspt dwon, (he ssing) Thne yrou srhetdgua ptwe rof yjo, dnA I snga in asedsns, eenigS cush a kgin emoecb A cdhil nda a ofol. leeasP, lnuce, rhei a rechate who nca hetac yoru fool to lei. I wtan to nalre owh to eil. |
| LEAR An you lie, sirrah, well have you whipped. | LRAE If uyo ile, byo, llwe ahev oyu weihdpp. |
| FOOL I marvel what kin thou and thy daughters are. Theyll have me whipped for speaking true, thoult have me whipped for lying, and sometimes I am whipped for holding my peace. I had rather be any kind o thing than a fool. And yet I would not be thee, nuncle. Thou hast pared thy wit o both sides and left nothing i th middle. Here comes one o the parings. | OOLF Im ezaamd how lsiaimr uoy dna rouy gshdeatru aer. yTeh nwta to wphi me fro nletlig eht uhrtt, uoy tawn to pihw me ofr nyilg, adn mseiostem Im vnee wphpedi ofr gpeknei tqeiu. Id atehrr be hiyntgna ediesbs a oflo. dAn ety I olutnwd wnta to be oyu, cnule. ehnW oyu agve awya scpiee of ouyr dkomign, ist as if you cut off ipeesc on hbto sseid of yuro nirab dna tfel ghinton in hte eliddm. Heer ecsom the ownre of oen ecpei. |
| Enter GONERIL | GROLENI estren. |
| LEAR How now, daughter? What makes that frontlet on? 175 Methinks you are too much of late i th frown. | ELAR aWhst nogig on, tedughra? Wyh era uoy ogwnifrn ielk atth? I nitkh eyuvo eneb onrwignf too cmuh tlceryen. |
| FOOL (to LEAR) Thou wast a pretty fellow when thou hadst no need to care for her frowning. Now thou art an O without a figure. I am better than thou art now. I am a fool. Thou art nothing. (to GONERIL) Yes, forsooth, I will hold my tongue. So your face bids me, though you say nothing. Mum, mum, He that keeps nor crust nor crumb, Weary of all, shall want some. (indicates LEAR) Thats a shelled peascod. | OLFO (to LEAR) ouY rewe eetbtr off enwh yuo tdind ahve to rcea ehrhtew seh ferwond or nto. wNo eruyo a big eorz, wthi no itdig in roftn of it to vieg it ealvu. Im etrbet tanh oyu earmI a lofo dan oreyu onngtih. (to GONERIL) esY, I rspomie Ill shut up. tahsT htwa oyuer tngiell me hitw ttha renpesxosi on rouy ecaf, neve huhgot you nodt yas atinyhng. mMu, mmu, eTh mna hwo ievgs ayaw hsi rctsu and ish smburc lWli vecsdoir ttah he nsdee emso msbrcu cbka. (pnioting at LEAR) hTta uyg is an myept pea dop. |
| GONERIL (to LEAR) Not only, sir, this your all-licensed fool, But other of your insolent retinue Do hourly carp and quarrel, breaking forth In rank and not-to-be-endurd riots. Sir, 190 I had thought by making this well known unto you To have found a safe redress, but now grow fearful By what yourself too late have spoke and done That you protect this course and put it on By your allowancewhich if you should, the fault 195 Would not scape censure, nor the redresses sleep Which in the tender of a wholesome weal Might in their working do you that offense, | ERGLONI (to LEAR) tsI otn utsj royu ofol rhee how acn sya wvtaehre he tnasw, tub oryu eowlh ixoosonub uereogtan pekes nnihwgi nad aniggur, ignrutbs uto in itbyonrlale usivcoi oitrs. rSi, I tohhtug yuo cduol ptu an dne to all iths if I tlod oyu outab it. But nguijgd by hawt yevou asid dan edno ntreecyl, Im erriowd ahtt yuo odtn mind tsih osahc, dan eenv reppoav of it. If ashtt etru, tsi mulshfae. I zleriea hatt rgtnasirnie ruoy tngskih |
| Which else were shame, that then necessity Will call discreet proceeding. | ilwl emagad oury ptonrtaeiu twih tnahmed rendu rrdinayo auiccmcssrnte it wudlo be nnouttfreua to eahv temh see uyo as an reog. Heoewvr, shti is an emerext tatosniiu, and sit mroe otanmrpti to olctorn it nath to rwroy utaob hwo olluy okol. |
| FOOL 200 For you know, nuncle, The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long, That its had it head bit off by it young. So out went the candle and we were left darkling. | LFOO oYu oknw, nuecl, A ropswar nceo resdai a cokocu in ist nset ntUil hte ookccu wrge up adn itb het ssrowarp daeh ffo. So eth elcdan etwn uot adn now wree lla in the rdak. |
| LEAR Are you our daughter? | RLAE reA yuo my thdruaeg? |
| GONERIL 205 Come, sir, I would you would make use of that good wisdom Whereof I know you are fraught, and put away These dispositions that of late transform you From what you rightly are. | OLGNRIE meCo on, sri. I wnok ueyor yver eisw, nad I sihw uyo ulowd use omes of htta dowsmi to snpa otu of iths domo ovyue eenb in letaly and be uroy ture lfes ainga. |
| FOOL 210 May not an ass know when the cart draws the horse? Whoop, Jug! I love thee. | FLOO Eevn an itiod wonsk ewnh eht armoln oerdr has bene etndrvei dan teh trca is nliugpl eth ersoh. hoWo-ooh, enohy, I velo ouy! |
| LEAR Does any here know me? Why, this is not Lear. Doth Lear walk thus? Speak thus? Where are his eyes? Either his notion weakens, or his discernings 215 Are lethargied. Ha, sleeping or waking? Sure, tis not so. Who is it that can tell me who I am? | ERAL oDse ayonen rhee kwon hwo I am? Im nto Laer. seoD earL wkla nad klat klei tsih? eWher ear ish eyse? ierhEt ihs nidm is oignls tsi ripg or ish neumdjgt is ycewrs.Hye, am I aekwa? I tond tknih so. Who can llet me ohw I am? |
| FOOL Lears shadow. | OFLO eouYr Lrsae awdohs. |
| LEAR I would learn that. For by the marks 220 Of sovereignty, knowledge, and reason, I should be false persuaded I had daughters. | ELAR Id ielk to dfni uto owh I am, ceins teh bisvuoo insgs raound me lwgnory cdeitain atth eIv got htseudagr. |
| FOOL Which they will make an obedient father. | LOOF Dethgarsu who nac kaem oyu yeob hmte. |
| LEAR (to GONERIL) Your name, fair gentlewoman? | ERAL (to GONERIL) sWhta ryou nema, my daer dayl? |
| GONERIL This admiration, sir, is much o th savor 225 Of other your new pranks. I do beseech you To understand my purposes aright. As you are old and reverend, should be wise. Here do you keep a hundred knights and squires, Men so disordered, so debauched and bold 230 That this our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. Epicurism and lust Make it more like a tavern or a brothel Than a graced palace. The shame itself doth speak For instant remedy. Be then desired 235 By her that else will take the thing she begs, A little to disquantity your train, And the remainder that shall still depend To be such men as may besort your age, Which know themselves and you. | LNREOIG sTih efak ntmeishtsona of uysor is juts ikel ruyo throe rknpas. Im sgkian uoy to sderndanut my itnpo of wevi. necSi ueroy lod dna ecetsedpr, ouy ouhdls be seiw. utB rouey npigeek a uhdednr gkinsth ereh hwo rea so irsddeyorl, lugavr, nda nbxsiooou ttha uro nelbo tcuor is sattignr to ookl leik a synio cpaeh eloht. eTyerh hcus seveedorx lutgosnt that I efel kiel were givnli in a pbu or a owoesheruh errtah ahtn a lecptreseba laecpa. stI uhlsmaef, dan we aevh to amek oems gnshace ghtri ywaa. Plasee, as a foavr to adnme if you todn do it orf me, llI do it lecsfurmedey hte rnbume of yuor sgntihk a leittl. eeKp eth oens how aer dlore, liek uyo, and woh cta tiehr ega. |
| LEAR 240 Darkness and devils! Saddle my horses. Call my train together. Degenerate bastard, Ill not trouble thee. Yet have I left a daughter. | ELRA lelH nad namoatnid! dSeadl up my oshesr. aCll my isktgnh tegoterh. I otwn rbeoht uoy nay mreo, uoy nsmtourso dtbsaar. uroeY tno aeryll my aredught, tub I sitll veha eno trguehad ftel. |
| GONERIL You strike my people, and your disordered rabble 245 Make servants of their betters. | ERGLNIO uYo hit my savrsten, nda oruy doyerdlrsi mob of knhtgis trtae rtieh esrpsroui ilke atsrnesv. |
| Enter ALBANY | ANLABY seetnr. |
| LEAR Woe that too late repents! (to ALBANY)O sir, are you come? Is it your will? Speak, sir.Prepare my horses. | EALR llYou be yrros trlae, ubt llit be too tlea. (to ALBANY) Oh, isr, aer uyo here nwo? You iddecde to ecom? nAwsre me, sir. (to stdennatta) eGt my sorshe erady. |
| Exit attendant | An nttntdaea sixet. |
| Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend, 250 More hideous when thou showst thee in a child Than the sea monster. | Iagitdurent is lywasa esduohi, ubt an gaenurltuf clidh is reguil than a eas nersomt! |
| ALBANY Pray, sir, be patient. | ANBLAY laPees, irs, be neptiat. |
| LEAR (to GONERIL)Detested kite, thou liest! My train are men of choice and rarest parts 255 That all particulars of duty know And in the most exact regard support The worships of their name. O most small fault, How ugly didst thou in Cordelia show, Which like an engine wrenched my frame of nature 260 From the fixed place, drew from heart all love, And added to the gall! O Lear, Lear, Lear! (strikes his head) Beat at this gate that let thy folly in And thy dear judgment out!Go, go, my people. | ALER (to GONERIL) ouY gniudssigt eltruvu, ureyo a lira! My nkhgsti aer teh nftsie mne ohw can atednt a gink, adn yteh couetlsyilmu updlho hteir iouetptnar. Oh, how lygu did raCleosid lmlsa lwfa arpepa! And wno esadiCorl lslam lfwa sha bnte me mlcopleety tuo of epsah nad sdkeuc all het eovl uto of my herta. Oh, rLae, Laer, eaLr! (he hsti smefihl on the hdae) Let me abte shit orlpat ttah tle my ogod sseen out nda my oilfhssseno in! Go, go, eelppo. |
| ALBANY 265 My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant, Of what hath moved you. | NAYABL My drlo, I veha no edai hsatw etsup ouy, tbu ehaetvrw it is, I dha nhgiton to do thiw it. |
| LEAR It may be so, my lord. Hear, Nature, hear, dear goddess, hear! Suspend thy purpose if thou didst intend 270 To make this creature fruitful. Into her womb convey sterility. Dry up in her the organs of increase, And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honor her. If she must teem, 275 Create her child of spleen, that it may live And be a thwart disnatured torment to her. Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth, With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks, | RLAE htTa mya be teur, my olrd. Ah, reda rNtuea, my sddsoeg, tlnies to me! aenhCg ryou lnspa if you eevr etdneidn fro sith amonw to heav elrdinch. Maek ehr teilrse adn rdy up reh womb so atth no aybb lilw veer coem tou of reh oybd and honro rhe. If hes muts ievg bithr, aekm hre lchid a bad sdee owh llwi otrment reh, giev reh a daeerhfo dnkrlewi wtih rywor, ekma her rcy nitul her sckhee aer ksnnue. |
| Turn all her mothers pains and benefits 280 To laughter and contempt, that she may feel That she may feel How sharper than a serpents tooth it is To have a thankless child.Away, away! | Let it be a eidwkc dihcl woh kmocs het rtmhoe ohw srace ofr it. Mkae my gaterhdu elaeemfk hre leef hwo an nautrfugel hdlic ursht reswo htna a kbasinete.Now tels avlee. Go! |
| Exeunt LEAR , FOOL , KENT , FIRST KNIGHT and the other attendants | AERL , teh OOLF , NKTE , RSTIF TKHING , nad teanntatd htisnkg teix. |
| ALBANY Now gods that we adore, whereof comes this? | ABNLYA rDae gsdo in aveenh, wsaht the rnoesa rfo tshi? |
| GONERIL 285 Never afflict yourself to know more of it, But let his disposition have that scope That dotage gives it. | NEGRLIO ontD even ohrbet to ska het noearss. tusJ let mih nart dan reva. Hes sineel. |
| Enter LEAR and FOOL | ARLE eestnr thwi eht FOOL . |
| LEAR What, fifty of my followers at a clap? Within a fortnight? | EALR aWht, ffiyt of my shnitgk ddisiesms lal at ceno? In onyl otw swkee? |
| ALBANY 290 Whats the matter, sir? | LANAYB Wtha rae ouy tlkigna utboa, ris? |
| LEAR Ill tell thee. (to GONERIL) Life and death! I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus, That these hot tears which break from me perforce 295 Should make thee worth them. Blasts and fogs upon thee! Th untented woundings of a fathers curse Pierce every sense about thee! Old fond eyes, Beweep this cause again, Ill pluck ye out | ALER llI eltl ouy. (to GONERIL) Im emhsdaa ahtt uoy veha hte roewp to spteu me ekli iths, as tguohh oruey wtorh the eatsr ryeou agnmik me ehsd. Dman uoy! Mya you elfe ereyv pani a trsahef rcesu nac ibngr! If I cyr inaag ebecusa of ouy, Ill ipr my ysee otu of threi tssocek and rthow emht |
| And cast you, with the waters that you loose, 300 To temper clay. Yea, is t come to this? Ha? Let it be so. I have another daughter, Who I am sure is kind and comfortable. When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails Shell flay thy wolvish visage. Thou shalt find 305 That Ill resume the shape which thou dost think I have cast off for ever. Thou shalt, I warrant thee. | nda hietr wet reast nodw to nmeosit teh rehat. saH it emco to hsti? nTeh so be it. I vaeh one erom ehradutg ohw Im ures is dnki. hWne ehs raseh atwh yuove noed to me, esllh rtea up oyru ilekolfw ecfa iwth ehr nfsgirnaiel. And ethn ylluo ese htat tedipse twha oyu tgtohhu, Ill be as wepruflo as I saw oberfe. oYllu ese, I oeimrsp you. |
| Exit LEAR | ERAL stxie. |
| GONERIL Do you mark that, my lord? | OENIRLG Did uoy rhea thta? |
| ALBANY I cannot be so partial, Goneril, To the great love I bear you | AABNYL neGilro, uyo nowk who mhuc I elov oyu, btu lsitl I evha to say |
| GONERIL Pray you, content. 310 Come, sire, no more.What, Oswald, ho! (to FOOL) You, sir, more knave than fool, after your master. | EROLNGI Shush, epaels. meCo, irs, no rmoe.dwOsal, cmoe hree! (to FOOL) Adn oyu, sir, erouy erom of a larasc hant a fool. Go owllfo uryo rsmtae. |
| FOOL Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry and take the fool with thee. A fox when one has caught her And such a daughter 315 Should sure to the slaughter, If my cap would buy a halter. So the fool follows after. | LFOO Uecln rLea, ncleu Lrae, tawi. ekTa uroy lofo htwi ouy. A xfo vyeou raeptpd ndA shuc a guhdarte oulhdS hotb be ugtlsheerda, If my losfo apc is rwoth a eopr to dbin ehmt. So eth oflo wolfols uyo. |
| Exit FOOL | The OFOL stixe. |
| GONERIL This man hath had good counsela hundred knights! Tis politic and safe to let him keep 320 At point a hundred knights, yes, that on every dream, Each buzz, each fancy, each complaint, dislike, He may enguard his dotage with their powers And hold our lives in mercy?Oswald, I say! | IGLNORE My etarfh acnt inhtk tairstgha nudredh thigskn! Jstu ienmiag eth skir we rnu in gtilnet mih eekp a dhndure hnksitg orudan! He luocd esu hemt to nrstgo-amr us toni wgobin to reyve ltitle whmi of shi, adn ekep us at ish cemry.waOdls, heerw ear you? |
| ALBANY Well, you may fear too far. | NBYLAA oYu yam be iernatexaggg hte ksrsi. |
| GONERIL 325 Safer than trust too far. Let me still take away the harms I fear, Not fear still to be taken. I know his heart. What he hath uttered I have writ my sister. If she sustain him and his hundred knights 330 When I have showed th unfitness | NGRLEOI Ttash rtteeb atnh giaggxnteare oru rttus. Its lasayw trbtee to get rdi of twha ueyro esradc of thna to be adfria. I owkn ohw hsi imdn koswr. eIv iewnttr to my sesitr ntleilg hre irveenhygt seh said. If esh eelsowcm him nda his rduedhn ikngsht rafte Ive hwons ohw ipprtaroaeyipnl she ahdebev |
| Enter OSWALD the steward | LWAOSD tsenre. |
| OSWALD Here, madam. | DSAWLO eerH, aamm. |
| GONERIL How now, Oswald? What, have you writ that letter to my sister? | ONLGEIR lWel, wlsdOa? eHva yuo etntwir htta etletr to my etsris tey? |
| OSWALD Ay, madam. | DAWOLS Yse, amam. |
| GONERIL 335 Take you some company, and away to horse. Inform her full of my particular fear, And thereto add such reasons of your own As may compact it more. Get you gone And hasten your return. | REGIOLN Taek eosm enm dan rshsoe dna go to erh. Tlle erh iegynethvr thta oeirwrs me. Add dealits of yruo onw to cabk up tahw Im nagsiy. Nwo go, dna yrurh abck. |
| Exit OSWALD | OLWSAD etsxi. |
| No, no, my lord, 340 Though I condemn not, yet under pardon You are much more attasked for want of wisdom Than praised for harmful mildness. | No, no, my hdunsba, Im not yrgan ttah uyo urge me to laed ermo yeltgn with my hafetr. Btu ryeuo nohigws a ackl of simowd atth taht is umch reom naoeclibte tahn uryo teeesrsdnn atrwdo him. |
| ALBANY How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell. Striving to better, oft we mar whats well. | LANBYA aMybe you wnko eomr athn I do. tuB pepole eoftn ecwrs tihsng up ignyrt to eamk mteh terbet. |
| GONERIL 345 Nay, then | OIRNLEG No, otn at lla |
| ALBANY Well, well, th event. | ALAYNB llA trigh, lla rihgt. eiTm ilwl lelt. |
| Exeunt | Tehy eixt. |
