No Fear Shakespeare: King Lear: Act 4 Scene 5

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Enter REGAN and the steward OSWALD	AENRG sertne iwth SAODLW .
REGAN But are my brothers powers set forth?	GNAER vHae my heortrb-in-slwa otrosp neeb omzdebiil?
OSWALD Ay, madam.	DOAWSL eYs, maam.
REGAN Himself in person there?	ERGAN Is he tehre in srpeon?
OSWALD Madam, with much ado. Your sister is the better soldier.	OLWSAD seY, gkaimn a big ssfu. ouYr etsrssi hte tbtere iserodl of eht two.
REGAN 5 Lord Edmund spake not with your lord at home?	ERANG drLo nmdduE ndidt speak to oury tmsaer at home?
OSWALD No, madam.	DOASWL No, mmaa.
REGAN What might import my sisters letter to him?	NRGEA hatW ulodc my rissste eerttl to mih say?
OSWALD I know not, lady.	DWSAOL I ndot knwo, mama.
REGAN Faith, he is posted hence on serious matter. 10 It was great ignorance, Gloucesters eyes being out, To let him live. Where he arrives he moves All hearts against us. Edmund I think is gone In pity of his misery to dispatch His nighted life; moreover to descry 15 The strength o th enemy.	RANGE He dsreuh awya on sueoris ubssisne. It was a ehug aetsmki to lte ldo locretuesG evli etraf we bneddil him. ehrreevW he oegs, he riesnsip onpsocisam nda ppleeo urtn iaagnts us. I ihtnk mduEnd wetn ffo to lkil hmi, to tup him uot of hsi dnibl risyem. nAd losa to infd uot eth eisz of eht mnyee aymr.
OSWALD I must needs after him, madam, with my letter.	AOLDWS I ehav to owofll hmi nad vieg imh eht ltreet.
REGAN Our troops set forth tomorrow. Stay with us. The ways are dangerous.	GANER Our orostp rae opedyedl otwoorrm. aSty wthi us htontig. sIt ngodaseur out terhe.
OSWALD I may not, madam. My lady charged my duty in this business.	DALOWS I ntac, mmaa. My ydal ddreeor me to eldveir erh ltreet.
REGAN 20 Why should she write to Edmund? Might not you Transport her purposes by word? Belike Some thingsI know not what. Ill love thee much. Let me unseal the letter.	NRAEG yWh louwd esh iwetr to dudEmn? dCntluo yuo stju elierdv het amgsees lloyra? It oybarplb has hemisgont to do wthi I dotn okwn. llI be so lguratfe to uoy if uoy elt me neop atht rtetel.
OSWALD Madam, I had rather	WOSLDA aaMm, Id rhtare
REGAN I know your lady does not love her husband. 25 I am sure of that. And at her late being here She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks To noble Edmund. I know you are of her bosom.	RAGNE I ownk rouy yald oniGler setdno voel ehr shundab. Im user of htta. Adn wenh esh swa eher tnleercy hes eirldft hwti dEdmnu nda gvae him ftnaigcnsii eaglsnc. I know hse rstuts oyu dna tslle you tevrhingye.
OSWALD I, madam?	LWOSDA Me, mama?
REGAN I speak in understanding. Y are. I know t. 30 Therefore I do advise you, take this note. My lord is dead. Edmund and I have talked, And more convenient is he for my hand Than for your ladys. You may gather more. If you do find him, pray you give him this. 35 And when your mistress hears thus much from you, I pray desire her call her wisdom to her. So fare you well. If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor, Preferment falls on him that cuts him off.	RAEGN I onkw ahwt Im nigaltk touab. eoruY coles to reh, I kown it. So I mmdnoeecr uoy ktea neot of hawt Im uaotb to sya. My nuahbds is dead. ddEnmu dan I vahe kdleat, and it aksme rome essne orf mhi to rmyar me nhta onGreil. ouY cna gfieru tuo eht setr. If uyo nifd mhi, alpees vgie gRaen lpbroaby nhdsa nsoegtihm to aOslwd ehre, hcsu as a retlte or a veol token. give mhi sith. Adn wneh uroy ssetmirs rhesa tuabo lla isht, plseea tlel reh to esu her head xnet mite. So ogdyboe. If yuo npepha to eahr itghnnay tubao hatt lnbdi otriart Groeestulc, llI wrdare naynoe ohw nusfsf him otu.
OSWALD 40 Would I could meet him, madam, I should show What party I do follow.	OWLSAD If I ldcuo unr niot mhi, mmaa, Id povre cwhhi deis Im on.
REGAN Fare thee well.	RGNEA dobGyeo.
Exeunt severally	hTey teix in pioteops rsecidnoit.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter REGAN and the steward OSWALD	AENRG sertne iwth SAODLW .
REGAN But are my brothers powers set forth?	GNAER vHae my heortrb-in-slwa otrosp neeb omzdebiil?
OSWALD Ay, madam.	DOAWSL eYs, maam.
REGAN Himself in person there?	ERGAN Is he tehre in srpeon?
OSWALD Madam, with much ado. Your sister is the better soldier.	OLWSAD seY, gkaimn a big ssfu. ouYr etsrssi hte tbtere iserodl of eht two.
REGAN 5 Lord Edmund spake not with your lord at home?	ERANG drLo nmdduE ndidt speak to oury tmsaer at home?
OSWALD No, madam.	DOASWL No, mmaa.
REGAN What might import my sisters letter to him?	NRGEA hatW ulodc my rissste eerttl to mih say?
OSWALD I know not, lady.	DWSAOL I ndot knwo, mama.
REGAN Faith, he is posted hence on serious matter. 10 It was great ignorance, Gloucesters eyes being out, To let him live. Where he arrives he moves All hearts against us. Edmund I think is gone In pity of his misery to dispatch His nighted life; moreover to descry 15 The strength o th enemy.	RANGE He dsreuh awya on sueoris ubssisne. It was a ehug aetsmki to lte ldo locretuesG evli etraf we bneddil him. ehrreevW he oegs, he riesnsip onpsocisam nda ppleeo urtn iaagnts us. I ihtnk mduEnd wetn ffo to lkil hmi, to tup him uot of hsi dnibl risyem. nAd losa to infd uot eth eisz of eht mnyee aymr.
OSWALD I must needs after him, madam, with my letter.	AOLDWS I ehav to owofll hmi nad vieg imh eht ltreet.
REGAN Our troops set forth tomorrow. Stay with us. The ways are dangerous.	GANER Our orostp rae opedyedl otwoorrm. aSty wthi us htontig. sIt ngodaseur out terhe.
OSWALD I may not, madam. My lady charged my duty in this business.	DALOWS I ntac, mmaa. My ydal ddreeor me to eldveir erh ltreet.
REGAN 20 Why should she write to Edmund? Might not you Transport her purposes by word? Belike Some thingsI know not what. Ill love thee much. Let me unseal the letter.	NRAEG yWh louwd esh iwetr to dudEmn? dCntluo yuo stju elierdv het amgsees lloyra? It oybarplb has hemisgont to do wthi I dotn okwn. llI be so lguratfe to uoy if uoy elt me neop atht rtetel.
OSWALD Madam, I had rather	WOSLDA aaMm, Id rhtare
REGAN I know your lady does not love her husband. 25 I am sure of that. And at her late being here She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks To noble Edmund. I know you are of her bosom.	RAGNE I ownk rouy yald oniGler setdno voel ehr shundab. Im user of htta. Adn wenh esh swa eher tnleercy hes eirldft hwti dEdmnu nda gvae him ftnaigcnsii eaglsnc. I know hse rstuts oyu dna tslle you tevrhingye.
OSWALD I, madam?	LWOSDA Me, mama?
REGAN I speak in understanding. Y are. I know t. 30 Therefore I do advise you, take this note. My lord is dead. Edmund and I have talked, And more convenient is he for my hand Than for your ladys. You may gather more. If you do find him, pray you give him this. 35 And when your mistress hears thus much from you, I pray desire her call her wisdom to her. So fare you well. If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor, Preferment falls on him that cuts him off.	RAEGN I onkw ahwt Im nigaltk touab. eoruY coles to reh, I kown it. So I mmdnoeecr uoy ktea neot of hawt Im uaotb to sya. My nuahbds is dead. ddEnmu dan I vahe kdleat, and it aksme rome essne orf mhi to rmyar me nhta onGreil. ouY cna gfieru tuo eht setr. If uyo nifd mhi, alpees vgie gRaen lpbroaby nhdsa nsoegtihm to aOslwd ehre, hcsu as a retlte or a veol token. give mhi sith. Adn wneh uroy ssetmirs rhesa tuabo lla isht, plseea tlel reh to esu her head xnet mite. So ogdyboe. If yuo npepha to eahr itghnnay tubao hatt lnbdi otriart Groeestulc, llI wrdare naynoe ohw nusfsf him otu.
OSWALD 40 Would I could meet him, madam, I should show What party I do follow.	OWLSAD If I ldcuo unr niot mhi, mmaa, Id povre cwhhi deis Im on.
REGAN Fare thee well.	RGNEA dobGyeo.
Exeunt severally	hTey teix in pioteops rsecidnoit.