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| Enter LEAR , KENT disguised, and FOOL | REAL rteens wiht KTNE in geisudis, nad eht LFOO . |
| 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. | LEAR (to KENT, ivgign ihm tesetrl) Go aaedh of us adn evredil sehet rselett to eht rEla of teGsculero. wnrsAe my ghsaturde oinqtsues tuoba teh lerett, btu odtn ltel hre ygtnnaih sele oyu ownk. If oeruy tno iqkuc heoung, lIl get rteeh obefer you. |
| KENT I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your letter. | TNKE I wtno eespl unilt vIe vieleerdd oryu eerttl, my orld. |
| Exit KENT | NKTE sexit. |
| FOOL If a mans brains were in s heels, were t not in danger of kibes? | OOFL If a asmn nbari rewe in ish tfee, tlonduw it be istecsebpul to borietsft? |
| LEAR Ay, boy. | LEAR seY, oby. |
| FOOL 10 Then, I prithee, be merry. Thy wit shall neer go slipshod. | OFOL In tath sace, ceher up. rYou rbians ntow dnee lspsiepr to pcotert ethm ormf obtetisrf, encis uory bsianr tnrea in oryu eeftif ehyt ewre you odutwln aket ihst ueessls norjeuy to ese Rngea. |
| LEAR Ha, ha, ha! | RELA 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. | LFOO rouY reoht thgedaur eRgan ilwl reatt yuo ydlkni, lloyu ese. nvEe ohuhgt hses as rlimsai to irnleGo as neo pceaparlb is ilek naorthe, slitl I wkno hawt I wokn. |
| LEAR 15 Why, what canst thou tell, my boy? | RLEA nAd twah do oyu oknw, ybo? |
| 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? | LFOO I kwno ttah gRnae llwi aetst ujts ikle lGnoietbrho of htem suro alcrpasbpe. Do uyo know wyh the eons is in the ldmdie of a sproens aefc? |
| LEAR No. | AELR No. |
| FOOL Why, to keep ones eyes of either side s nose, that what a man cannot smell out, he may spy into. | FOOL hWy, to epke hte yees on eht eisds, so htat yuo acn ees ahyntnig thta you catn snfif tou. |
| LEAR I did her wrong | ALRE I asw rwnog to her |
| FOOL Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell? | OOLF Do oyu know how an ystore amsek sti hslel? |
| LEAR No. | RELA No. |
| FOOL Nor I neither. But I can tell why a snail has a house. | FOLO Me etnhrei. uBt I onwk ywh a isnal rasreci tsi usohe on ist akcb. |
| LEAR 25 Why? | RAEL yhW? |
| FOOL Why, to put s head innot to give it away to his daughters and leave his horns without a case. | LOFO So ttah he yslawa has a foor vroe sih edah. He tacn giev ihs seuho awya to shi seuhartdg, aevnlig mheifsl otuhtiw eteshrl. |
| LEAR I will forget my nature. So kind a father!Be my horses ready? | ARLE I awnt to rfgoet htwa I am. Suhc a dink etarfh!Are my sehsor eardy? |
| FOOL | OOLF uoYr daaenttnt esssa ear tnteggi het ssroeh yeard. Tseerh a enci nrseoa ywh the olatsctlinnoe Pidaesle has lony evsen arsts in it. |
| LEAR Because they are not eight? | ELRA cuaeBes it soendt aevh hietg? |
| FOOL Yes indeed. Thou wouldst make a good fool. | FOOL athTs htgir. doYu make a odgo oofl. |
| LEAR To take t again perforce Monster ingratitude! | LARE I dcolu keat cbka my nworc by heWctafor otsueraogu enuidiagtrt! |
| FOOL | OLFO If ouy erwe my fool, clnue, Id vhea ouy neabte fro ttenigg dol fboree ryou etmi. |
| LEAR Hows that? | LREA wosH atth? |
| FOOL Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise. | OFOL ruYeo not dspsupeo to teg lod linut yureo wsie. |
| 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. | AERL Oh, erda oGd, ntod tle me go mda! epKe me ndlaacbe nad easn. I ntod antw to go dma. |
| Enter a GENTLEMAN | A TNAGNMLEE nstere. |
| How now? Are the horses ready? | So, are eth hseros rydae? |
| GENTLEMAN Ready, my lord. | MNEGTNEAL ereyhT erayd, my ordl. |
| LEAR Come, boy. | LREA oCme on, byo. |
| Exeunt LEAR and GENTLEMAN | RAEL dna hte GANENLETM ixte. |
| FOOL 45 She thats a maid now and laughs at my departure, Shall not be a maid long unless things be cut shorter. | OOFL (igaksnep to teh necuaied) ynA lgri owh guslha eseacbu Im oggni whti hte nigk is too fooslih to mneira a iirnvg vrye glno. |
| Exit | He extsi. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Enter LEAR , KENT disguised, and FOOL | REAL rteens wiht KTNE in geisudis, nad eht LFOO . |
| 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. | LEAR (to KENT, ivgign ihm tesetrl) Go aaedh of us adn evredil sehet rselett to eht rEla of teGsculero. wnrsAe my ghsaturde oinqtsues tuoba teh lerett, btu odtn ltel hre ygtnnaih sele oyu ownk. If oeruy tno iqkuc heoung, lIl get rteeh obefer you. |
| KENT I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your letter. | TNKE I wtno eespl unilt vIe vieleerdd oryu eerttl, my orld. |
| Exit KENT | NKTE sexit. |
| FOOL If a mans brains were in s heels, were t not in danger of kibes? | OOFL If a asmn nbari rewe in ish tfee, tlonduw it be istecsebpul to borietsft? |
| LEAR Ay, boy. | LEAR seY, oby. |
| FOOL 10 Then, I prithee, be merry. Thy wit shall neer go slipshod. | OFOL In tath sace, ceher up. rYou rbians ntow dnee lspsiepr to pcotert ethm ormf obtetisrf, encis uory bsianr tnrea in oryu eeftif ehyt ewre you odutwln aket ihst ueessls norjeuy to ese Rngea. |
| LEAR Ha, ha, ha! | RELA 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. | LFOO rouY reoht thgedaur eRgan ilwl reatt yuo ydlkni, lloyu ese. nvEe ohuhgt hses as rlimsai to irnleGo as neo pceaparlb is ilek naorthe, slitl I wkno hawt I wokn. |
| LEAR 15 Why, what canst thou tell, my boy? | RLEA nAd twah do oyu oknw, ybo? |
| 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? | LFOO I kwno ttah gRnae llwi aetst ujts ikle lGnoietbrho of htem suro alcrpasbpe. Do uyo know wyh the eons is in the ldmdie of a sproens aefc? |
| LEAR No. | AELR No. |
| FOOL Why, to keep ones eyes of either side s nose, that what a man cannot smell out, he may spy into. | FOOL hWy, to epke hte yees on eht eisds, so htat yuo acn ees ahyntnig thta you catn snfif tou. |
| LEAR I did her wrong | ALRE I asw rwnog to her |
| FOOL Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell? | OOLF Do oyu know how an ystore amsek sti hslel? |
| LEAR No. | RELA No. |
| FOOL Nor I neither. But I can tell why a snail has a house. | FOLO Me etnhrei. uBt I onwk ywh a isnal rasreci tsi usohe on ist akcb. |
| LEAR 25 Why? | RAEL yhW? |
| FOOL Why, to put s head innot to give it away to his daughters and leave his horns without a case. | LOFO So ttah he yslawa has a foor vroe sih edah. He tacn giev ihs seuho awya to shi seuhartdg, aevnlig mheifsl otuhtiw eteshrl. |
| LEAR I will forget my nature. So kind a father!Be my horses ready? | ARLE I awnt to rfgoet htwa I am. Suhc a dink etarfh!Are my sehsor eardy? |
| FOOL | OOLF uoYr daaenttnt esssa ear tnteggi het ssroeh yeard. Tseerh a enci nrseoa ywh the olatsctlinnoe Pidaesle has lony evsen arsts in it. |
| LEAR Because they are not eight? | ELRA cuaeBes it soendt aevh hietg? |
| FOOL Yes indeed. Thou wouldst make a good fool. | FOOL athTs htgir. doYu make a odgo oofl. |
| LEAR To take t again perforce Monster ingratitude! | LARE I dcolu keat cbka my nworc by heWctafor otsueraogu enuidiagtrt! |
| FOOL | OLFO If ouy erwe my fool, clnue, Id vhea ouy neabte fro ttenigg dol fboree ryou etmi. |
| LEAR Hows that? | LREA wosH atth? |
| FOOL Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise. | OFOL ruYeo not dspsupeo to teg lod linut yureo wsie. |
| 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. | AERL Oh, erda oGd, ntod tle me go mda! epKe me ndlaacbe nad easn. I ntod antw to go dma. |
| Enter a GENTLEMAN | A TNAGNMLEE nstere. |
| How now? Are the horses ready? | So, are eth hseros rydae? |
| GENTLEMAN Ready, my lord. | MNEGTNEAL ereyhT erayd, my ordl. |
| LEAR Come, boy. | LREA oCme on, byo. |
| Exeunt LEAR and GENTLEMAN | RAEL dna hte GANENLETM ixte. |
| FOOL 45 She thats a maid now and laughs at my departure, Shall not be a maid long unless things be cut shorter. | OOFL (igaksnep to teh necuaied) ynA lgri owh guslha eseacbu Im oggni whti hte nigk is too fooslih to mneira a iirnvg vrye glno. |
| Exit | He extsi. |
