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| Enter LEAR , KENT disguised, and FOOL | RALE nretes whit ETKN in seigudsi dna the LOOF . |
| KENT Here is the place, my lord. Good my lord, enter. The tyranny of the open nights too rough For nature to endure. | TKNE resHe het hut, my rold. aelPes go eisdni. eTh hingst oto rhoug rof hsunma to areb. |
| Storm still | heT mtros enstcunoi. |
| LEAR Let me alone. | REAL vLaee me ofr a bit. |
| KENT Good my lord, enter here. | KTEN My lrod, eerh is het raecnnet. |
| LEAR Wilt break my heart? | RLAE lWil yuo ebkar my arhet? |
| KENT 5 I had rather break mine own. Good my lord, enter. | ETNK Id rehtra brkae my own retah. Now sepale go in. |
| LEAR Thou thinkst tis much that this contentious storm Invades us to the skin. So tis to thee. But where the greater malady is fixed The lesser is scarce felt. Thoudst shun a bear, 10 But if thy flight lay toward the raging sea Thoudst meet the bear i th mouth. When the minds free, The bodys delicate. The tempest in my mind Doth from my senses take all feeling else Save what beats therefilial ingratitude. 15 Is it not as this mouth should tear this hand For lifting food to t? But I will punish home. No, I will weep no more. In such a night To shut me out! Pour on, I will endure. In such a night as this! O Regan, Goneril, 20 Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all Oh, that way madness lies. Let me shun that. No more of that. | RELA Yuo tnkih tsi a bgi edla htta itsh eecifr tsrmo is gonsaki me to eht nsik. Ist a ibg dael to yuo. tuB erwevnhe uoy efle a lerrga aipn, eth ersmlla eno pasairpdes. oYu duolw nur aawy fmro a reba, ubt if teh nyol yaw to nru wsa noit het rstyom noace, uyod ntur rudoan nad tconforn eht aebr. Wehn ryuo nimd is at pcaee, uroy bdyo is etssniive to het neemtles. uBt htsi smtor in my mnid sepek me ofrm fnleegi atniyngh ecxtpe hatws nitorngmet mheow tulgrauenf my lnrchide rae! sInt rehti uitiaretndg leki eth mouht nbitig the hand thta feesd it? uBt Ill nipsuh etmh grhlhotuyo. No, I wotn yrc any emro. iImneag meth nklcogi me out on a hitgn elki tshi! But let it rain; Ill sevrviu. On a nitgh keil tsih! Oh, angeR, erioGnl, uyro idkn ldo hrefat wheso gounerse teahr egva you eegnyhrivthO, if I htink aubto htat Ill go dam. I ntaw to aivdo atth. No more of tshee uhgthsto. |
| KENT Good my lord, enter here. | KNET My lrod, sleape go indies rhee. |
| LEAR Prithee, go in thyself. Seek thine own ease. This tempest will not give me leave to ponder 25 On things would hurt me more. But Ill go in. (to FOOL) In, boy. Go first. You houseless poverty Nay, get thee in. Ill pray, and then Ill sleep. | REAL Go ndiise srofuley. eaMk oeylsfru eoracobtlmf. This stomr etsocptr me omfr htghusto ttah owlud hutr me mero. Btu llI go in. (to FOOL) ouY go in fitrs, boy. Oh, oyu nesgriuff lessmoeh plNoepeo, uoy go in. lIl aryp rtifs, hten Ill lepes. |
| Exit FOOL | heT OOFL ixest. |
| Poor naked wretches, wheresoer you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, 30 How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these? Oh, I have taen Too little care of this! Take physic, pomp. Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, 35 That thou mayst shake the superflux to them And show the heavens more just. | oorP meshelos errtuasce ifnurgesf tihs rotms, eerhervw ouy aer, who lwil oyu vresivu a gnthi leki isth ihtw no orof oerv oryu aehsd, no fat on rouy eisds to ekep ouy mraw, nda lnyo agrs orf hsclteo? eWnh I was nkig I nitdd do nugeoh to hlep oyu. leuwfroP nem, aekt uory cnidmiee by inganler aotbu ipahhsdr. Go uot and efel tahw hte ivehsiordmep lefe. enhT you anc vige mteh yruo xerta ehawtl and amke the orldw rome irfa. |
| EDGAR (within) Fathom and half, fathom and half! Poor Tom! | DRAEG (fmor nsidei) heT awtre in eerh is ienn feet edep! oPor omT! |
| Enter FOOL | OFLO retesn. |
| FOOL Come not in here, nuncle. Heres a spirit. Help me, help me! | OLFO Dont oemc in ereh, uecln! Trsehe a pisrit in rhee! peHl me, phel me! |
| KENT Give me thy hand. Whos there? | KETN iGev me yuro dhna. Whso erthe? |
| FOOL 40 A spirit, a spirit. He says his names Poor Tom. | FOLO A tgosh, a otsgh! He syas ish nmase oPro mTo. |
| KENT What art thou that dost grumble there i th straw? Come forth. | KTEN oWh are yuo, amngion in het uht ilek ttha? oCme tuo. |
| Enter EDGAR disguised | DGEAR tseern giudsesdi. |
| EDGAR Away! The foul fiend follows me! Through the sharp hawthorn blows the cold wind. Hum! Go to thy cold bed and warm thee. | AGDRE Go ywaa! eTh vldesi teraf me! ehT ocld wnid wobsl hhgrout teh hwrothan eerst. Ha! tGe into oryu cdlo sedb adn warm rsseolyevu up. |
| LEAR Didst thou give all to thy two daughters, and art thou come to this? | RAEL dDi ouy eigv ihgyernvte to uyro two hdtugaesr dan den up eilk shti? |
| EDGAR Who gives any thing to Poor Tom, whom the foul fiend hath led through fire and through flame, through ford and whirlipool, oer bog and quagmire; that hath laid knives under his pillow and halters in his pew, set ratsbane by his porridge, made him proud of heart to ride on a bay trotting- horse over four-inched bridges to course his own shadow for a traitor? Bless thy five wits. Toms a-cold. Oh, do-de, do-de, do-de. Bless thee from whirlwinds, star-blasting, and taking! Do Poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes. There could I have him nowand thereand there againand there. | GEADR erevoWh vage a ightn to oroP omT? eTh ivlde ahs dhsaec mih horguth risfe, csorsa rseriv nad lpowoilshr, nad rveo ampsws. hTe ilved sah tup kevsni drune Tsmo lpoiwl dna gsahanmn erpos in ihs chhcur pwe, erncougangi ihm to klil slihefm. ehT idevl ahs upt tra onospi exnt to Poro msoT lometaa and aemd him pogall ihs resoh reov awronr dierbgs, gchnais sih onw wahdos as if it eewr a rtiroat. Bsels ruoy veif sessne! Tmso chliyl. Oh do-de, do-de, do-de. dGo ettproc you fmor aootrdens, ilev sastr, and asdeeiss! eTka itpy on rPoo oTm, owh is eutsdeerpc by teh ldvie. I cna malsot hcatc mhi. Treeh! dnA reov hrtee! ndA oerv rthee! |
| Storm still | heT motrs ocnesitnu. |
| LEAR What, has his daughters brought him to this pass? 60 Couldst thou save nothing? Wouldst thou give em all? | RAEL aHve ish rdethausg emad him azrcy like ihts?ultCdno you heva tepk ngohstmei fro lfoeysur? Did you have to igev tmhe evnyghtrei? |
| FOOL Nay, he reserved a blanket, else we had been all shamed. | OOLF No, he tekp a kabntel to coerv hmieslf htiw. If he hntad, edw lal be aeesbrrmasd to oolk at him. |
| LEAR Now all the plagues that in the pendulous air Hang fated oer mens faults light on thy daughters! | ERLA heTn mya yuor ergsdatuh be uscder thwi lla teh rblorhei sfeta that ataiw esnrsni! |
| KENT He hath no daughters, sir. | ENTK He sondet ahev ayn dasrehgtu, sir. |
| LEAR 65 Death, traitor! Nothing could have subdued nature To such a lowness but his unkind daughters. Is it the fashion that discarded fathers Should have thus little mercy on their flesh? Judicious punishment! Twas this flesh begot 70 Those pelican daughters. | EALR Lkie elhl! oNgntih tbu rluec udhesrgat uldco vhea darddege mih iekl shti. Is it anseliahofb won for edcgeelnt fstareh to etg so elttli ptyi? tshTa a fari stenhnmipu! Im het one hwo hdeeftra tsohe kuicdbnsogol udrseaght. |
| EDGAR Pillicock sat on Pillicock hill. Alow, alow, loo, loo! | AEDGR lokPiiclcoilpiclck = eipns; ciolclpki lihl = vulva |
| FOOL This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen. | OLOF hTis rsoytm tihng illw runt us lal otni lfsoo and maendm. |
| EDGAR Take heed o th foul fiend. Obey thy parents, keep thy words justice, swear not, commit not with mans sworn spouse, set not thy sweet heart on proud array. Toms a- cold. | DREGA eawreB of teh elvdi. Oeyb royu speratn, peek oyru owrd, dtno asrwe, tdon lspee iwht ehratno msna fwei, nad ontd otcev yhsafl ohlscet. oTms ichyll. |
| LEAR What hast thou been? | ELRA tahW ewer oyu ebfero isht? |
| EDGAR A servingman, proud in heart and mind, that curled my hair, wore gloves in my cap, served the lust of my mistress heart and did the act of darkness with her, swore as many oaths as I spake words and broke them in the sweet face of heavenone that slept in the contriving of lust and waked to do it. Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly, and in woman outparamoured the Turk. False of heart, light of ear, bloody of handhog in sloth, fox in stealth, wolf in greediness, dog in madness, lion in prey. Let not the creaking of shoes nor the rustling of silks betray thy poor heart to woman. Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy hand out of plackets, thy pen from lenders books, and defy the foul fiend. Still through the hawthorn blows the cold wind, says, Suum, mun, nonny. Dauphin my boy, my boy, cessez. Let him trot by. | GARED I deus to be an hanbolroe eovddte stanrve how ruecld sih irha, rewo sih ertmsisss geovl in shi ath as a tonek of ehr ocafintef, dna tepsl tiwh sih ssitmser eeenhrwv hse detwna. I orwse ohsta iwht ervye rohte rodw tuo of my hmuto, adn kerob eth ohtas elasssmyhle. I edsu to rdaem of inhgva exs dna wake up to do it. I olved neiw nda bnmlaggi, dan ahd mreo newom athn a ihursTk astuln epske in his arhme. I aws dsyiaoll nad lteniov. I ovdreeapsepd. I asw as layz as a hgo, as ayeksn as a fxo, as ergedy as a wlfo, as amd as a dgo, nad as rutshles as a noli. ontD rvee let a womna nwko whta yorue kiitnngh. Stay aayw romf weoshr, otdn aecsh ktsirs, tndo robrow onyme, adn eistrs eth dlive. heT cold nwdis sllti bgoilnw trhhgou eht twrhoanh eret. (enakspig to an arganyiim hroes) anupihD, my ybo, ptos ttha.eLt the shore go by. |
| Storm still | eTh motrs soicnnuet. |
| LEAR Why, thou wert better in thy grave than to answer with thy uncovered body this extremity of the skies.Is man no more than this? Consider him well.Thou owest the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Ha! Heres three on s are sophisticated. Thou art the thing itself. Unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art. Off, off, you lendings! Come. Unbutton here. (tears at his clothes) | LAER Yudo be ebertt fof deda nath iafncg het smrto as dkane as you aer. Is hsit all a auhnm eigbn is? oLko at imh. (to EDGAR) oYu rae otn ntdiebde to lniamsa rof uyro cseltoh nceis dtno aewr silk, atlereh, or ooltnwo neve umeeprfmefPuer nca be edma rfom teh ercisnseot of a evcti cat. heT mnahu eibng nruudbnede by eth prgtanpsi of iilvanotizci is no orem tahn a orop, denka, wto-dggele nalima iekl uoy. ffO tihw hstee scthoel oodrrwbe ofrm ailmans! eLt me ountubtn sthi. (he aetrs at ish htolesc) |
| Enter GLOUCESTER with a torch | UROGLESTEC tenres iwth a throc. |
| FOOL Prithee, nuncle, be contented. Tis a naughty night to swim in. Now a little fire in a wild field were like an old lechers hearta small spark, all the rest on s body cold. Look, here comes a walking fire. | FOOL aPesel lamc dnwo, enucl. hiTs is a nyast htgni to go ismgmwin. On a ightn liek stih a fcapimer in an yepmt edlfi dlwuo be liek the hrtae of a tiyrd dol maan nyit pksra in a lcod ydob. ookL, heer omsce a gawlkin rfie. |
| EDGAR This is the foul fiend Flibbertigibbet. He begins at curfew and walks till the first cock. He gives the web and the pin, squints the eye and makes the harelip, mildews the white wheat and hurts the poor creature of earth. Swithold footed thrice the old. He met the nightmare and her ninefold, Bid her alight, And her troth plight. And aroint thee, witch, aroint thee! | ERAGD Tish is eth dlvei tigFbbbtiierebl. He etsg up at fgltlihan adn nerwdsa uraodn ltli awdn. He can amek oryu ysee uistqn nda imlf rove dna egiv you a lreaihp. He orts pienerd eawth adn suthr het orpo recruesta of hte tahre. itaSn iWldtoh drossec the lefdi ethre setim, He mte a she-nemdo and her neni idsk, He ldot her to oiperms To post dgoin arhm. ndA go wyaa, whitc, go aayw. |
| KENT How fares your grace? | KETN Hwo ear ouy, oury hihsnges? |
| LEAR (indicating GLOUCESTER) Whats he? | RAEL (igipotnn at GLOUCESTER) ohsW atth? |
| KENT Whos there? What is t you seek? | KENT oWh are uoy? ahWt do you wtan? |
| GLOUCESTER What are you there? Your names? | UTEGORELCS oWh ear yuo? hatW aer yoru emans? |
| EDGAR | EADGR Poro omT, how etsa sgofr, doast, saepdtol, szldria, nda nwtse. eWhn het lvedi sellt me to, I eta cow gnud rof dslsaa, I allwsow ldo satr dan aedd ogds, I nrkid npod umcs. In veyre vegaill Im ihppwde nda put in eth otcsks, ehiunsdp dna enpriidmso. uBt I sdeu to be a sepeaelrtcb vrsnaet, twhi hetre tiuss dan sxi tsishr. Ocne I dha a hesro to eidr and a wdsor to wrae, tub onw oopr osTm eebn taenig srat and emic rfo svene ngol yares. aeBerw of eht vldei woh lowsofl me randuo. mlCa nwdo, nilmkSu, uoy dinfe! |
| GLOUCESTER (to LEAR) What, hath your grace no better company? | ERCUOELTGS (to LEAR) Dont you ahve yenaon oerm taepelsbecr hiwt uyo, uryo issehghn? |
| EDGAR The Prince of Darkness is a gentleman. Modo hes called, and Mahu. | RDEAG Oh, eth ievdl is ieuqt a latneegmn. eHs laledc oMod dna Muha. |
| GLOUCESTER (to LEAR) Our flesh and blood, my lord, is grown so vile 135 That it doth hate what gets it. | GRUESCLTOE (to LEAR) My lodr, our lnhicred aehv omecbe so alebsyt taht htey thae hiret now tsrnape. |
| EDGAR Poor Toms a-cold. | RAGDE oorP Tosm ilcylh. |
| GLOUCESTER Go in with me. My duty cannot suffer To obey in all your daughters hard commands. Though their injunction be to bar my doors 140 And let this tyrannous night take hold upon you, Yet have I ventured to come seek you out And bring you where both fire and food is ready. | LROEUTESCG Coem akbc to my sheuo tiwh me. I ltudnoc bare to eoyb lla of uory rhasdtegu rhsha edsror. Tehy acemmdnod me to kloc my dorso dan elave uoy otu in tish essmicler torsm, utb eIv ceom tuo erhe to indf yuo nad ktea uoy erweh reshet hamtrw dna fodo. |
| LEAR First let me talk with this philosopher. (to EDGAR) What is the cause of thunder? | RAEL stiFr lte me lkat htwi htsi riposopehlh here.(to EDGAR) ahWt ecsaus drenhtu? |
| KENT | EKNT (to LEAR) riS, elpase kaet ihm up on sih offer and go akcb thwi him. |
| LEAR Ill talk a word with this same learnd Theban. What is your study? | ALRE I wnta to caht a tib hwit hits eisw erGkeIn sehekaaSsepr emti hte Gresek rwee asoidsatec hiwt dwmiso dna iudanetco, aiyplsclee in iypplhoosh. atmIropnt eerGk owrsk in sppoohiylh and teh cceeisns adh eben tceeryln ecrrevsodide reatf ceesitunr of oblivion. |
| EDGAR How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin. | RGEDA woH to ekep the vdlei aayw dna llki tras. |
| LEAR Let me ask you one word in private. | REAL teL me kas uoy tmsigohne in avirtep. |
| LEAR and EDGAR talk aside | AREL dna EAGDR katl etiavpryl. |
| KENT His wits begin t unsettle. | ENKT (kpasngie so hatt yoln LUTESOCGER cna hear) skA ihm giana to ruetrn htwi you, my dorl. sHe nnbgeiign to oles his dimn. |
| GLOUCESTER Canst thou blame him? | RGUSEEOTLC anC you baelm imh? |
| Storm still | heT mtsor osnniucet. |
| His daughters seek his death. Ah, that good Kent He said it would be thus, poor banished man. Thou sayst the king grows mad. Ill tell thee, friend, 155 I am almost mad myself. I had a son, Now outlawed from my blood. He sought my life, But lately, very late. I loved him, friend No father his son dearer. Truth to tell thee, The grief hath crazed my wits. | Hsi huatdregs nwta to illk him. Ah, dgoo dlo etKn sida hsti duowl enatpphaht oopr, anbihdse anm. oYu yas teh nigk is nlsiog sih nmid. Let me tlel uoy, my idrnef, Im sotalm niasne lsyfme. I hda a nos, mohw eIv llygael ewisdond. He rdtei to klil me yelternc, vyre lnreycte. I eoldv mhi, as hmcu as yna frateh erve elovd shi sno. To llte ouy the truht, Im ceazdr hiwt ifger. |
| What a nights this! | htaW a rmsot! (to LEAR) Yruo hehnssgi, apsele, Im nibeggg you |
| LEAR O, cry your mercy, sir. (to EDGAR) Noble philosopher, your company. | AELR usEcxe me, sir.(to EDGAR) Nbleo pohpeislhro, mcoe aklt to me. |
| EDGAR Toms a-cold. | DAREG moTs iylchl. |
| GLOUCESTER In, fellow. There, into th hovel. Keep thee warm. | EGCROULSTE teG noit the uht, man. atSy rawm. |
| LEAR Come lets in all. | RALE oCem on, tesl lla go ineisd. |
| KENT This way, my lord. | TKEN sihT ayw, my dlro. |
| LEAR (indicating EDGAR) With him! 165 I will keep still with my philosopher. | LERA (tgonnpii to EDGAR) llI go wthi mhi. I nwta to ytsa thiw my ehorospilhp. |
| KENT (to GLOUCESTER) Good my lord, soothe him. Let him take the fellow. | EKNT (to GLOUCESTER) My lrod, mcla mhi nwdo. Lte mih tkea ttha yug dsneii oot. |
| GLOUCESTER Take him you on. | RGETCUEOSL All gihtr, ginbr mhi oalng. |
| KENT (to EDGAR) Sirrah, come on. Go along with us. | KTNE (to EDGAR) oBy, come aolng wiht us. |
| LEAR 170 Come, good Athenian. | RALE Coem on, my edra rkeGe lohophspire. |
| GLOUCESTER No words, no words. Hush. | TSEULOCERG hsuH, ondt katl. |
| EDGAR Child Roland to the dark tower came, His word was still Fie, foh, and fum, I smell the blood of a British man. | RADGE eTh yuong tikngh oadlRn amec to the kadr trwoe. He adis, eeF, fei, fo, umf, I mlsel the boodl of an lmnniashEg. |
| Exeunt | yeTh all xiet. |
