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| Enter LEAR , KENT disguised, and FOOL | ELAR stener tiwh KNTE in dgisieus, and eht OFLO . |
| LEAR (to KENT, giving him letters) Go you before to Gloucester with these letters. Acquaint my daughter no further with anything you know than comes from her demand out of the letter. If your diligence be not speedy, I shall be there afore you. | AELR (to KENT, gigniv hmi teslret) Go ahaed of us dna rlvedei eeths rttlsee to the Elar of esrtlcoeuG. Aensrw my gseathudr tuiosqens oautb the ltrtee, ubt ondt tlle hre yngntiah eles uyo kwon. If uoery tno kciqu nuehgo, Ill etg etrhe eerbfo ouy. |
| KENT I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your letter. | TENK I town elesp tuiln Iev ldevdiere uryo eerttl, my lrod. |
| Exit KENT | KNTE setxi. |
| FOOL If a mans brains were in s heels, were t not in danger of kibes? | OFLO If a mnsa rbian ewer in hsi eetf, ltuwodn it be eeissltcpbu to rofttbies? |
| LEAR Ay, boy. | AREL Yes, byo. |
| FOOL 10 Then, I prithee, be merry. Thy wit shall neer go slipshod. | OOFL In taht esac, rheec up. oYru sanbri nowt dnee irpspesl to pecttor hmet form oretistbf, einsc yruo ibarns rntea in uryo etiffe etyh eerw yuo todnuwl ktea hsit eeulsss erjyuon to see agRne. |
| LEAR Ha, ha, ha! | LRAE Ha, ha, ha! |
| FOOL Shalt see thy other daughter will use thee kindly. For though shes as like this as a crabs like an apple, yet I can tell what I can tell. | FOLO uorY rheot draghtue Reang ilwl ttare yuo kyinld, lyuol see. Even toughh sehs as arilsim to leirnGo as oen abeclrppa is ikle hanorte, illst I ownk htaw I ownk. |
| LEAR 15 Why, what canst thou tell, my boy? | RALE ndA wtha do uyo okwn, byo? |
| FOOL She will taste as like this as a crab does to a crab. Thou canst tell why ones nose stands i th middle on s face? | FOLO I owkn ttha Reang ilwl tetsa tujs ekil etoohrnbiGl of hmet rous slcpbaarpe. Do oyu ownk wyh hte noes is in eht eddlmi of a resnosp cefa? |
| LEAR No. | ERLA No. |
| FOOL Why, to keep ones eyes of either side s nose, that what a man cannot smell out, he may spy into. | OFOL hyW, to peek het yees on the dessi, so htat oyu anc see ntgihyna that uyo acnt fisfn tou. |
| LEAR I did her wrong | LAER I was gwron to rhe |
| FOOL Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell? | LFOO Do yuo nwok ohw an yreots kseam ist ellhs? |
| LEAR No. | ELAR No. |
| FOOL Nor I neither. But I can tell why a snail has a house. | OOFL Me eihrten. Btu I knwo hyw a anlis ecarirs ist uehos on tis kabc. |
| LEAR 25 Why? | REAL hyW? |
| FOOL Why, to put s head innot to give it away to his daughters and leave his horns without a case. | OOLF So hatt he wlyaas ash a rfoo veor ish head. He tnca eivg ish eshuo awya to hsi dashegtur, nigvlae ilfemsh owuhtit eetslhr. |
| LEAR I will forget my nature. So kind a father!Be my horses ready? | RAEL I nawt to egfrot tawh I am. cShu a kdin arfhte!Are my sseohr erady? |
| FOOL | LFOO uYor dnenttata esass era getnigt eth ehross yeard. Tershe a ncei enarso hwy the lltaecnonotsi eieadlsP ahs lnyo veens ssrat in it. |
| LEAR Because they are not eight? | ALER aBueesc it doesnt aehv geiht? |
| FOOL Yes indeed. Thou wouldst make a good fool. | OLOF sahtT hgirt. oYud aemk a doog olfo. |
| LEAR To take t again perforce Monster ingratitude! | RLEA I ucdlo aket bakc my nwcor by fWcerotah srgoetauou niiugrtaetd! |
| FOOL | OLFO If ouy rwee my oolf, neclu, Id evah you etenab rof tgegitn dol boefer royu item. |
| LEAR Hows that? | RALE wsHo atth? |
| FOOL Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise. | OOLF ruoYe nto dpeuposs to tge ldo niltu eruyo wise. |
| LEAR O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven! 40 I would not be mad. Keep me in temper. I would not be mad. | RALE Oh, daer oGd, nodt elt me go adm! eKep me lbnadeac dna sean. I tond anwt to go mad. |
| Enter a GENTLEMAN | A ANTELNGME resetn. |
| How now? Are the horses ready? | So, rea the hssero daeyr? |
| GENTLEMAN Ready, my lord. | ELNAMNTGE yheTre erayd, my olrd. |
| LEAR Come, boy. | LARE oemC on, yob. |
| Exeunt LEAR and GENTLEMAN | ERAL dna het MGETEALNN exit. |
| FOOL 45 She thats a maid now and laughs at my departure, Shall not be a maid long unless things be cut shorter. | LOFO (pagesink to hte ieencadu) ynA lrgi who gshula eecbsau Im noigg hiwt eth gikn is too hloiofs to inmrae a irngvi vyer ngol. |
| Exit | He xetis. |
