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| Enter with drum and colors EDMUND , REGAN , gentlemen, and soldiers | NEUDMD , GNARE , emennlteg, nad dilseosr reten twhi dusmr nad abnners. |
| EDMUND (to a gentleman) Know of the duke if his last purpose hold, Or whether since he is advised by aught To change the course. Hes full of alteration And self-reproving. Bring his constant pleasure. | DUNEMD (to a tangeneml) Go ndif tuo form teh euDk of lybAna if ish noiecsdi stlil shodl, or if ehs cenhagd sih imdn. esH laywsa iongg cbak dan tohfr nda sdoenc-ginusseg lifmesh. eCom kcba dan llte me athw his ianfl cnisdeio is. |
| Exit gentleman | eGntlemna xiets. |
| REGAN 5 Our sisters man is certainly miscarried. | EGRAN My sertiss etarsvn alwOds has lacrtiney unr toin ertulbo. |
| EDMUND Tis to be doubted, madam. | DUEDMN Im rafdai ahtt aym be eth cesa, amamd. |
| REGAN Now, sweet lord, You know the goodness I intend upon you. Tell me but trulybut then speak the truth Do you not love my sister? | REANG owN, my stewe rdlo, oyu owkn how cmuh I leki uyo. Tlle me fuuhtlrytl, do you ovle my ssriet? |
| EDMUND In honored love. | UNMDED esY, lyurt nda norlayobh. |
| REGAN 10 But have you never found my brothers way To the forfended place? | ERANG uBt eavh ouy vree noeg in my ertrboh-in-slaw edb and ahd esx iwth rhe? |
| EDMUND That thought abuses you. | NUEDMD No. oYu oosnhdri efsrulyo dan ruo lioasephrnti by ktgininh that. |
| REGAN I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And bosomed with her as far as we call hers. | REGAN Im utjs diewrro taht evoyu eneb yigzocn up to rhe, nad notgte teinmita tihw erh. |
| EDMUND 15 No, by mine honor, madam. | ENDUDM No, I rwsea on my oronh, I ehntav, madma. |
| REGAN I never shall endure her. Dear my lord, Be not familiar with her. | RNGEA I ncta sndat ehr. Pelaes, my rold, tdno be elrfnydi hwit rhe. |
| EDMUND Fear me not. She and the duke her husband! | MUENDD tDno wyrro obuat me.rouY tisesr dna hte uedk aer eerh. |
| Enter with drum and colors ALBANY and GONERIL , with troops | YAALNB , GIROENL , adn sldisore ernte iwht msurd and snnerab. |
| GONERIL (aside) I had rather lose the battle than that sister 20 Should loosen him and me. | RGNOILE (to lrefhse) Id retrha sloe htsi btelat athn llaow that iserts of inem to cmeo nteeewb me dna ddEmun. |
| ALBANY Our very loving sister, well bemet. Sir, this I hear: the king is come to his daughter, With others whom the rigor of our state Forced to cry out. Where I could not be honest 25 I never yet was valiant. For this business, It touches us as France invades our land, Not bolds the king, with others whom I fear Most just and heavy causes make oppose. | AYLANB My drae dna oilgvn sister-in-wla, Im yhppa to see uyo. (to EDMUND) rSi, vIe dhaer thta hte nigk ahs ieojnd up thwi sih udhaetrg as lelw as soethr how eavh eaicdponlm btuao our titrsc sileciop. eIv nvree ftugho for a ascue I dntdi vleeieb in. Im cdenrcoen autob hte eFrnch esecabu eyht vahe evdiadn our ilso, not saecbue yeth rppusto igKn eLar or tsoeh tehosrhow, Im fradia, may hvae gemiatleit evcrnsgeia isaatng us. |
| EDMUND Sir, you speak nobly. | NEMUDD loNeb rdsow, sri. |
| REGAN Why is this reasoned? | RNEAG yhW ear we glnatki tbauo shit? |
| GONERIL 30 Combine together gainst the enemy, For these domestic and particular broils Are not the question here. | EROLNGI We usmt ojni cesrfo asntiga het yeemn. Our oestmidc ubesbaqls rea tno eth sueis eher. |
| ALBANY Lets then determine with the ancient of war On our proceedings. | LANAYB hTne tles eemt hiwt uor neirso cnmaomd nad sscusid atwh to do txne. |
| EDMUND 35 I shall attend you presently at your tent. | MENUDD Ill meet ouy at uoyr ntte. |
| REGAN Sister, youll go with us? | ANERG Grinole, are yuo icmong whit us? |
| GONERIL No. | ERLGONI No. |
| REGAN Tis most convenient. Pray you, go with us. | AENGR tsI hte steb hgint to do. laePse moce wthi me. |
| GONERIL (aside) Oh ho, I know the riddle.I will go. | ENIRLOG (to srelhfe) Oh ho, I kwno her teitll krscti.kyaO, lIl go. |
| Enter EDGAR disguised | EARDG trnese, isisddgeu as a nastpea. |
| EDGAR Hear me one word. | RDAEG (to ALBANY) If uoy acn ootps to speak to a nam as opro as I am, etnh lnites to me, spelea. |
| ALBANY (to EDMUND, REGAN, and GONERIL) Ill overtake you. | NBLYAA (to EDMUND, REGAN, adn OEGNRIL tngxiie) Ill tccah up thiw uyo. |
| Exeunt all but ALBANY and EDGAR | ryvneEoe sxeti eectpx LBNAAY nad ADERG . |
| Speak. | Go eaadh. |
| EDGAR (giving ALBANY a letter) Before you fight the battle, ope this letter. 45 If you have victory, let the trumpet sound For him that brought it. Wretched though I seem, I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouchd there. If you miscarry, Your business of the world hath so an end, 50 And machination ceases. Fortune love you. | REDAG (ingvig LANBYA a eelttr) Bfoeer ouy go tion tlebat, opne isth rtteel. If you win, nthe owbl uyro rpeutmt as a nsiagl ofr me. I aym olko dertchwe, but Ill byvelra ndtsa up to nfedde my cismal. If you die in bltaet, all ouyr jepostrc dna stih plna are fof. odGo kulc to you. |
| ALBANY Stay till I have read the letter. | LYABNA Wtia ltuin I dare het etrelt. |
| EDGAR I was forbid it. When time shall serve, let but the herald cry, And Ill appear again. | EGADR I wsa dedoerr ton to. nheW eht teim moesc, lelt eth raehdl to lbwo the ptmture dan lIl retnru. |
| ALBANY 55 Why, fare thee well. I will oerlook thy paper. | NBLAYA yGedoob, hten. lIl akte a kloo at yuro rttele. |
| Exit EDGAR | REDAG etisx. |
| Enter EDMUND | DDNMUE netesr. |
| EDMUND The enemys in view. Draw up your powers. (gives ALBANY a document) Here is the guess of their true strength and forces By diligent discovery, but your haste 60 Is now urged on you. | NDUMDE hTe nseemy in hsgit. peaerrP ruyo poorst. (gvies LAYBAN a dcmteonu) The sresoinncecaan eaoirptno hsa turdrene shit staeeitm of eth ynmsee nrpoewam and owynapre. tBu now, eaples yruhr. |
| ALBANY We will greet the time. | YABNLA lWle be raedy ehnw teh mtei esmco. |
| Exit ALBANY | He sxiet. |
| EDMUND To both these sisters have I sworn my love, Each jealous of the other as the stung Are of the adder. Which of them shall I take? Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed 65 If both remain alive. To take the widow Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril, And hardly shall I carry out my side, Her husband being alive. Now, then, well use His countenance for the battle, which being done, 70 Let her who would be rid of him devise His speedy taking off. As for the mercy Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia, The battle done and they within our power, Shall never see his pardon, for my state 75 Stands on me to defend, not to debate. | MDNEUD veI wrsno my eovl to tobh of eesht etsrssi. reTeyh eusloaj of aehc etorh keli sosoonpui asnske. hchiW neo of meth uodlhs I kcpi? tohB? One? Nrtiehe? I tacn ynoje rheiet of htme as glon as het hrtoe snoe vaile. Gerloni dwlou go zarcy if I osech nageR, tub it lduow be rdah to gte in hitw oiGnrle hewil ehr dabnhsus istll laiev. llI esu aAlsnby rpwoe nad hiuotarty fro won to niw teh wra, utb farwatrde noe of het scetvershihersiw one satwn notac tge idr of hmi. bynlaA tsanw to saper earL dan aieldoCr, but ncoe ethy rea my errpssnoi rtafe the lbtaet, eyth twon ytas iaelv glno ouhgne to see shi pdarno. I veah to ddenfe my oispnoti hitw atnsoci, not rodsw. |
| Exit | He setxi. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Enter with drum and colors EDMUND , REGAN , gentlemen, and soldiers | NEUDMD , GNARE , emennlteg, nad dilseosr reten twhi dusmr nad abnners. |
| EDMUND (to a gentleman) Know of the duke if his last purpose hold, Or whether since he is advised by aught To change the course. Hes full of alteration And self-reproving. Bring his constant pleasure. | DUNEMD (to a tangeneml) Go ndif tuo form teh euDk of lybAna if ish noiecsdi stlil shodl, or if ehs cenhagd sih imdn. esH laywsa iongg cbak dan tohfr nda sdoenc-ginusseg lifmesh. eCom kcba dan llte me athw his ianfl cnisdeio is. |
| Exit gentleman | eGntlemna xiets. |
| REGAN 5 Our sisters man is certainly miscarried. | EGRAN My sertiss etarsvn alwOds has lacrtiney unr toin ertulbo. |
| EDMUND Tis to be doubted, madam. | DUEDMN Im rafdai ahtt aym be eth cesa, amamd. |
| REGAN Now, sweet lord, You know the goodness I intend upon you. Tell me but trulybut then speak the truth Do you not love my sister? | REANG owN, my stewe rdlo, oyu owkn how cmuh I leki uyo. Tlle me fuuhtlrytl, do you ovle my ssriet? |
| EDMUND In honored love. | UNMDED esY, lyurt nda norlayobh. |
| REGAN 10 But have you never found my brothers way To the forfended place? | ERANG uBt eavh ouy vree noeg in my ertrboh-in-slaw edb and ahd esx iwth rhe? |
| EDMUND That thought abuses you. | NUEDMD No. oYu oosnhdri efsrulyo dan ruo lioasephrnti by ktgininh that. |
| REGAN I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And bosomed with her as far as we call hers. | REGAN Im utjs diewrro taht evoyu eneb yigzocn up to rhe, nad notgte teinmita tihw erh. |
| EDMUND 15 No, by mine honor, madam. | ENDUDM No, I rwsea on my oronh, I ehntav, madma. |
| REGAN I never shall endure her. Dear my lord, Be not familiar with her. | RNGEA I ncta sndat ehr. Pelaes, my rold, tdno be elrfnydi hwit rhe. |
| EDMUND Fear me not. She and the duke her husband! | MUENDD tDno wyrro obuat me.rouY tisesr dna hte uedk aer eerh. |
| Enter with drum and colors ALBANY and GONERIL , with troops | YAALNB , GIROENL , adn sldisore ernte iwht msurd and snnerab. |
| GONERIL (aside) I had rather lose the battle than that sister 20 Should loosen him and me. | RGNOILE (to lrefhse) Id retrha sloe htsi btelat athn llaow that iserts of inem to cmeo nteeewb me dna ddEmun. |
| ALBANY Our very loving sister, well bemet. Sir, this I hear: the king is come to his daughter, With others whom the rigor of our state Forced to cry out. Where I could not be honest 25 I never yet was valiant. For this business, It touches us as France invades our land, Not bolds the king, with others whom I fear Most just and heavy causes make oppose. | AYLANB My drae dna oilgvn sister-in-wla, Im yhppa to see uyo. (to EDMUND) rSi, vIe dhaer thta hte nigk ahs ieojnd up thwi sih udhaetrg as lelw as soethr how eavh eaicdponlm btuao our titrsc sileciop. eIv nvree ftugho for a ascue I dntdi vleeieb in. Im cdenrcoen autob hte eFrnch esecabu eyht vahe evdiadn our ilso, not saecbue yeth rppusto igKn eLar or tsoeh tehosrhow, Im fradia, may hvae gemiatleit evcrnsgeia isaatng us. |
| EDMUND Sir, you speak nobly. | NEMUDD loNeb rdsow, sri. |
| REGAN Why is this reasoned? | RNEAG yhW ear we glnatki tbauo shit? |
| GONERIL 30 Combine together gainst the enemy, For these domestic and particular broils Are not the question here. | EROLNGI We usmt ojni cesrfo asntiga het yeemn. Our oestmidc ubesbaqls rea tno eth sueis eher. |
| ALBANY Lets then determine with the ancient of war On our proceedings. | LANAYB hTne tles eemt hiwt uor neirso cnmaomd nad sscusid atwh to do txne. |
| EDMUND 35 I shall attend you presently at your tent. | MENUDD Ill meet ouy at uoyr ntte. |
| REGAN Sister, youll go with us? | ANERG Grinole, are yuo icmong whit us? |
| GONERIL No. | ERLGONI No. |
| REGAN Tis most convenient. Pray you, go with us. | AENGR tsI hte steb hgint to do. laePse moce wthi me. |
| GONERIL (aside) Oh ho, I know the riddle.I will go. | ENIRLOG (to srelhfe) Oh ho, I kwno her teitll krscti.kyaO, lIl go. |
| Enter EDGAR disguised | EARDG trnese, isisddgeu as a nastpea. |
| EDGAR Hear me one word. | RDAEG (to ALBANY) If uoy acn ootps to speak to a nam as opro as I am, etnh lnites to me, spelea. |
| ALBANY (to EDMUND, REGAN, and GONERIL) Ill overtake you. | NBLYAA (to EDMUND, REGAN, adn OEGNRIL tngxiie) Ill tccah up thiw uyo. |
| Exeunt all but ALBANY and EDGAR | ryvneEoe sxeti eectpx LBNAAY nad ADERG . |
| Speak. | Go eaadh. |
| EDGAR (giving ALBANY a letter) Before you fight the battle, ope this letter. 45 If you have victory, let the trumpet sound For him that brought it. Wretched though I seem, I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouchd there. If you miscarry, Your business of the world hath so an end, 50 And machination ceases. Fortune love you. | REDAG (ingvig LANBYA a eelttr) Bfoeer ouy go tion tlebat, opne isth rtteel. If you win, nthe owbl uyro rpeutmt as a nsiagl ofr me. I aym olko dertchwe, but Ill byvelra ndtsa up to nfedde my cismal. If you die in bltaet, all ouyr jepostrc dna stih plna are fof. odGo kulc to you. |
| ALBANY Stay till I have read the letter. | LYABNA Wtia ltuin I dare het etrelt. |
| EDGAR I was forbid it. When time shall serve, let but the herald cry, And Ill appear again. | EGADR I wsa dedoerr ton to. nheW eht teim moesc, lelt eth raehdl to lbwo the ptmture dan lIl retnru. |
| ALBANY 55 Why, fare thee well. I will oerlook thy paper. | NBLAYA yGedoob, hten. lIl akte a kloo at yuro rttele. |
| Exit EDGAR | REDAG etisx. |
| Enter EDMUND | DDNMUE netesr. |
| EDMUND The enemys in view. Draw up your powers. (gives ALBANY a document) Here is the guess of their true strength and forces By diligent discovery, but your haste 60 Is now urged on you. | NDUMDE hTe nseemy in hsgit. peaerrP ruyo poorst. (gvies LAYBAN a dcmteonu) The sresoinncecaan eaoirptno hsa turdrene shit staeeitm of eth ynmsee nrpoewam and owynapre. tBu now, eaples yruhr. |
| ALBANY We will greet the time. | YABNLA lWle be raedy ehnw teh mtei esmco. |
| Exit ALBANY | He sxiet. |
| EDMUND To both these sisters have I sworn my love, Each jealous of the other as the stung Are of the adder. Which of them shall I take? Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed 65 If both remain alive. To take the widow Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril, And hardly shall I carry out my side, Her husband being alive. Now, then, well use His countenance for the battle, which being done, 70 Let her who would be rid of him devise His speedy taking off. As for the mercy Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia, The battle done and they within our power, Shall never see his pardon, for my state 75 Stands on me to defend, not to debate. | MDNEUD veI wrsno my eovl to tobh of eesht etsrssi. reTeyh eusloaj of aehc etorh keli sosoonpui asnske. hchiW neo of meth uodlhs I kcpi? tohB? One? Nrtiehe? I tacn ynoje rheiet of htme as glon as het hrtoe snoe vaile. Gerloni dwlou go zarcy if I osech nageR, tub it lduow be rdah to gte in hitw oiGnrle hewil ehr dabnhsus istll laiev. llI esu aAlsnby rpwoe nad hiuotarty fro won to niw teh wra, utb farwatrde noe of het scetvershihersiw one satwn notac tge idr of hmi. bynlaA tsanw to saper earL dan aieldoCr, but ncoe ethy rea my errpssnoi rtafe the lbtaet, eyth twon ytas iaelv glno ouhgne to see shi pdarno. I veah to ddenfe my oispnoti hitw atnsoci, not rodsw. |
| Exit | He setxi. |
