No Fear Shakespeare: King Lear: Act 4 Scene 3

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Enter KENT disguised and GENTLEMAN	ENKT etsern in iisdgseu, alogn tiwh hte TMGENELAN .
KENT Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back know you the reason?	TNEK Do ouy kown why het Knig of ancerF dnulsyed tenw cabk ohem?
GENTLEMAN Something he left imperfect in the state which, since his coming forth, is thought of; which imports to the kingdom so much fear and danger that his personal return was most required and necessary.	ELGTENMAN eHd flte meso isnfuehidn isunsebs, whchi he eerbdemerm afetr anivrrgi eerh. It saw nertgu dan nitamptro hgoneu to erquier his aenplsro ercpnsee.
KENT Who hath he left behind him general?	ETKN homW idd he veela in aghrec ereh?
GENTLEMAN The Marshal of France, Monsieur la Far.	TNEMAENGL Teh raahmsl of rnFcae, ursoeiMn la Far.
KENT Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief?	ETKN aWs Qneeu ioCdaler aedvgigre by eth tstleer uyo eridvdele?
GENTLEMAN Ay, sir. She took them, read them in my presence, And now and then an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek. It seemed she was a queen Over her passion, who, most rebel-like, 15 Sought to be king oer her.	AETMEGLNN sYe, isr. heS koto the elrtest nda rdae temh in trofn of me. owN nda tneh a elrag eatr dlckiret ndwo hre citldeea eeckh. hSe meesed to be gintry to ntocorl hre otsneimo, hwhci were nmeglorhivew reh.
KENT O, then it moved her?	TKNE So she wsa deomv by it?
GENTLEMAN Not to a rage. Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at onceher smiles and tears Were like a better way. Those happy smilets 20 That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence As pearls from diamonds dropped. In brief, Sorrow would be a rarity most beloved If all could so become it.	TLENGENAM reeTh ewre no sbrttouus. Seh aws rglsuingtg eenetwb oimnteo nda sfle-ltrncoo. ovYue esne ohw it anc rnia ilewh eht usn sneihs? tTahs ohw hes asw, ginsmli nad ncgriy at nceo, nyol oerm eylolv. ehT elittl simel on rhe full islp ndtdi msee awaer of hte raets that weer nrppgido lkei dsndmaoi rfmo rhe laeyrp eyes. If oenrveey eklodo so eolylv in thire soworr, tehn orwros dlouw be hglihy erdpzi.
KENT Made she no verbal question?	TKNE ehS tindd ksa ninayhtg?
GENTLEMAN 25 Faith, once or twice she heaved the name of father Pantingly forth as if it pressed her heart, Cried, Sisters, sisters! Shame of ladies, sisters! Kent, father, sisters! What, i th storm, i th night? Let pity not be believed. There she shook 30 The holy water from her heavenly eyes, And clamor moistened. Then away she started To deal with grief alone.	NGTLEENMA ultAcyla, neoc or eicwt hes sdiehg and iads, hftera, as if teh dwro ewre rgesspin on hre sceht. ncOe ehs eimexlcad, stSrsei, etsirss, sehma on ouy! eKnt, tarefh, sstisre! hWat, tuo in a tsmro in the mieldd of the hntig? I atnc beivlee it. heT rtase flle rofm erh esye elki hlyo twrea. Tehn she ran awya to egervi noeal.
KENT It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions. Else one self mate and mate could not beget 35 Such different issues. You spoke not with her since?	TEKN It sutm be tfae ttah skaem us owh we rshaoeewteri seomoen as ogod as Corldaie udlco ton sypbisol be etaeldr to shoet wot ehcwsit. Have uoy nto spnoke to ehr nisec nhet?
GENTLEMAN No.	NTMNAGEEL No.
KENT Was this before the king returned?	ENKT diD hsti npepha boefer the gniK of Fcarne nerretdu ohem?
GENTLEMAN No, since.	ELENAGNMT No, wrtrefdaa.
KENT Well, sir, the poor distressd Lears i th town, Who sometime in his better tune remembers 40 What we are come about, and by no means Will yield to see his daughter.	ENTK Wlel, rsi, proo orisudlei eaLr is in wtno. eteosimSm newh seh dlciu he srmebreem why rwee hree, dan aulbosltey fssereu to ees sih geduthar.
GENTLEMAN Why, good sir?	NMELETGAN yWh, ogod sri?
KENT A sovereign shame so elbows him. His own unkindness That stripped her from his benediction turned her To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights 45 To his dog-hearted daughters. These things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia.	TNEK Hse oto edreewvmlho thwi emahs. He errmebsem hwo ikndun he aws to ehr, who he snddowei reh dna snte ehr darabo, hwo he vage reh ugrlfthi ceientiarhn to her two dgo-tedrhea srtisse. All shoet mersimeo napi ihs dnim so pdelye ahtt ultgi nda smhae epek mih away ofmr Crialedo.
GENTLEMAN Alack, poor gentleman!	LTENGNMAE Oh, teh proo nma!
KENT Of Albanys and Cornwalls powers you heard not?	NKTE aveH ouy rdhae tboau anyblAs dna nlClswrao posrto?
GENTLEMAN Tis so. They are afoot.	GMNELNATE I heva. yreeTh on eht carmh.
KENT 50 Well, sir, Ill bring you to our master Lear And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. When I am known aright you shall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you, go 55 Along with me.	ETNK llWe, sir, lIl aetk uyo to Laer nda evah oyu ytas ihwt mhi a ehwil. I vahe ptnaomrit sinbsuse atht srqereiu me to nmraei in gieussid a ilhwe goernl. eWnh Iev eerledva my rteu deityitn, loluy be algd ouy okot eht etmi to help me uto. lsPeea eocm ihwt me.
Exeunt	Tyeh texi.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter KENT disguised and GENTLEMAN	ENKT etsern in iisdgseu, alogn tiwh hte TMGENELAN .
KENT Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back know you the reason?	TNEK Do ouy kown why het Knig of ancerF dnulsyed tenw cabk ohem?
GENTLEMAN Something he left imperfect in the state which, since his coming forth, is thought of; which imports to the kingdom so much fear and danger that his personal return was most required and necessary.	ELGTENMAN eHd flte meso isnfuehidn isunsebs, whchi he eerbdemerm afetr anivrrgi eerh. It saw nertgu dan nitamptro hgoneu to erquier his aenplsro ercpnsee.
KENT Who hath he left behind him general?	ETKN homW idd he veela in aghrec ereh?
GENTLEMAN The Marshal of France, Monsieur la Far.	TNEMAENGL Teh raahmsl of rnFcae, ursoeiMn la Far.
KENT Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief?	ETKN aWs Qneeu ioCdaler aedvgigre by eth tstleer uyo eridvdele?
GENTLEMAN Ay, sir. She took them, read them in my presence, And now and then an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek. It seemed she was a queen Over her passion, who, most rebel-like, 15 Sought to be king oer her.	AETMEGLNN sYe, isr. heS koto the elrtest nda rdae temh in trofn of me. owN nda tneh a elrag eatr dlckiret ndwo hre citldeea eeckh. hSe meesed to be gintry to ntocorl hre otsneimo, hwhci were nmeglorhivew reh.
KENT O, then it moved her?	TKNE So she wsa deomv by it?
GENTLEMAN Not to a rage. Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at onceher smiles and tears Were like a better way. Those happy smilets 20 That played on her ripe lip seemed not to know What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence As pearls from diamonds dropped. In brief, Sorrow would be a rarity most beloved If all could so become it.	TLENGENAM reeTh ewre no sbrttouus. Seh aws rglsuingtg eenetwb oimnteo nda sfle-ltrncoo. ovYue esne ohw it anc rnia ilewh eht usn sneihs? tTahs ohw hes asw, ginsmli nad ncgriy at nceo, nyol oerm eylolv. ehT elittl simel on rhe full islp ndtdi msee awaer of hte raets that weer nrppgido lkei dsndmaoi rfmo rhe laeyrp eyes. If oenrveey eklodo so eolylv in thire soworr, tehn orwros dlouw be hglihy erdpzi.
KENT Made she no verbal question?	TKNE ehS tindd ksa ninayhtg?
GENTLEMAN 25 Faith, once or twice she heaved the name of father Pantingly forth as if it pressed her heart, Cried, Sisters, sisters! Shame of ladies, sisters! Kent, father, sisters! What, i th storm, i th night? Let pity not be believed. There she shook 30 The holy water from her heavenly eyes, And clamor moistened. Then away she started To deal with grief alone.	NGTLEENMA ultAcyla, neoc or eicwt hes sdiehg and iads, hftera, as if teh dwro ewre rgesspin on hre sceht. ncOe ehs eimexlcad, stSrsei, etsirss, sehma on ouy! eKnt, tarefh, sstisre! hWat, tuo in a tsmro in the mieldd of the hntig? I atnc beivlee it. heT rtase flle rofm erh esye elki hlyo twrea. Tehn she ran awya to egervi noeal.
KENT It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions. Else one self mate and mate could not beget 35 Such different issues. You spoke not with her since?	TEKN It sutm be tfae ttah skaem us owh we rshaoeewteri seomoen as ogod as Corldaie udlco ton sypbisol be etaeldr to shoet wot ehcwsit. Have uoy nto spnoke to ehr nisec nhet?
GENTLEMAN No.	NTMNAGEEL No.
KENT Was this before the king returned?	ENKT diD hsti npepha boefer the gniK of Fcarne nerretdu ohem?
GENTLEMAN No, since.	ELENAGNMT No, wrtrefdaa.
KENT Well, sir, the poor distressd Lears i th town, Who sometime in his better tune remembers 40 What we are come about, and by no means Will yield to see his daughter.	ENTK Wlel, rsi, proo orisudlei eaLr is in wtno. eteosimSm newh seh dlciu he srmebreem why rwee hree, dan aulbosltey fssereu to ees sih geduthar.
GENTLEMAN Why, good sir?	NMELETGAN yWh, ogod sri?
KENT A sovereign shame so elbows him. His own unkindness That stripped her from his benediction turned her To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights 45 To his dog-hearted daughters. These things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia.	TNEK Hse oto edreewvmlho thwi emahs. He errmebsem hwo ikndun he aws to ehr, who he snddowei reh dna snte ehr darabo, hwo he vage reh ugrlfthi ceientiarhn to her two dgo-tedrhea srtisse. All shoet mersimeo napi ihs dnim so pdelye ahtt ultgi nda smhae epek mih away ofmr Crialedo.
GENTLEMAN Alack, poor gentleman!	LTENGNMAE Oh, teh proo nma!
KENT Of Albanys and Cornwalls powers you heard not?	NKTE aveH ouy rdhae tboau anyblAs dna nlClswrao posrto?
GENTLEMAN Tis so. They are afoot.	GMNELNATE I heva. yreeTh on eht carmh.
KENT 50 Well, sir, Ill bring you to our master Lear And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. When I am known aright you shall not grieve Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you, go 55 Along with me.	ETNK llWe, sir, lIl aetk uyo to Laer nda evah oyu ytas ihwt mhi a ehwil. I vahe ptnaomrit sinbsuse atht srqereiu me to nmraei in gieussid a ilhwe goernl. eWnh Iev eerledva my rteu deityitn, loluy be algd ouy okot eht etmi to help me uto. lsPeea eocm ihwt me.
Exeunt	Tyeh texi.