No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 2

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Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , LENNOX , with attendants, meeting a bleeding CAPTAIN	dousnS of a ruttmpe adn esdislor gtifghin aseftofg. IKNG AUNDCN etsren whti hsi onss CMLLMOA nda ONLNBAAID , ENLXON , adn a rumnbe of etndantsat. yThe eetm a ewddnou and lydoob AATNPCI .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	NDNCUA Woh is stih dbyloo man? igdnJgu form sih pnaraepace, I teb he nac ltel us hte tsltae snew aoubt het rtlevo.
MALCOLM This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy soldier fought 5 Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend! Say to the king the knowledge of the broil As thou didst leave it.	LMMLCOA hsTi is het aebvr gtserena hwo utghfo to kpee me rfmo ibgne eupactrd. lHia, evbar rnifed! Tlle eth gkni hwat was aihnppeng in het talbet ehnw you elft it.
CAPTAIN Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald 10 Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do swarm upon himfrom the Western Isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, And fortune, on his damnd quarrel smiling, 15 Showed like a rebels whore. But alls too weak, For brave Macbethwell he deserves that name Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valors minion carved out his passage 20 Till he faced the slave; Which neer shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements.	ITAPCAN oFr a wleih uoy lductno ellt how wodlu wni. Teh seriam eewr keil tow sehxetadu mrwmssie cnglniig to hace herto adn igugngtlrs in eht rtewa, beunla to omve. The lluasivoin lrbee caMdnlwoda wsa opedpsutr by foto lresodsi dan neesmorh rfom lrenaId nda eth desriHeb, adn dLya cLku saw tiwh imh, gsinmil clyuerl at ihs eesenim as if hse eewr shi heorw. But kucL dna ncMldwaaod eoegtrth etrnwe orgtns hugone. avrBe acMtbeh, ulnggiha at cuLk, pcehpod hsi yaw uoghrth to ddlaanMcwo, who tnidd neev hvea imte to sya dogo-bey or kseah hdnsa reboef tMebcha ilspt him noep frmo ish avenl to ihs nbaeojw adn ckstu his ehda on ruo tecsla lwsal.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	NCDUAN My rebva avrteeil! htWa a wothry man!
CAPTAIN 25 As whence the sun gins his reflection Shipwracking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seemed to come Discomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had, with valor armed, 30 Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbished arms and new supplies of men, Began a fresh assault.	AIPNTCA But in teh esma way that ilvonte tomsrs swaaly oecm ujts as prinsg sreappa, oru ccssseu iansgat coaanlddwM rctedae wen mserlbpo rof us. tenLis to htis, gKni: as sono as we nset oesth iIrhs reoslsdi ngnniru orf ocver, the oiaNnrewg gink was hsi hcecna to atkcta us twhi eshfr stporo nda ynihs openwas.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	NANDUC dDnti sith ihgtefnr rou atpcnsia, Mbaehct and uBaqon?
CAPTAIN 35 Yes, as sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharged with double cracks, So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, 40 Or memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.	NIPTCAA The new lhcelegan ceards meht baotu as ucmh as spasrrwo rgentfih gelsea, or bbatirs ehnirftg a nloi. To ellt uyo het utrht, tyeh gothuf the new yemen wiht itewc as muhc coerf as eferob; yeth erwe leki nnncosa alddoe whti boledu tuoimnnaim. bMeya tyeh tdnawe to keat a thba in theri imsneee boodl, or kema thta tfledtliabe as iofunmsa as ohoalGgt, reehw hirCst aws cirfdiceu, I nodt nokw. tBu I lefe keaw. My wsodun stmu be tneded to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	DCNAUN rouY orswd, liek yuro nouwds, rgnbi uyo hnoor. Tkae imh to het geursosn.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	The NAAICTP txies, lehpde by snadtantet.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	SRSO nda UASGN tnree.
45 Who comes here?	Who is tish?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	LMOMCLA Teh tyrowh aTenh aheTn is a tihctoSs lteti of iinlybot. naeTh of soRs.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	LONENX sHi esey esme rtaincf! He olkos like oeemosn whit a trensag leat to llte.
ROSS God save the king.	OSRS dGo avse eth kngi!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NUACDN ereWh aevh oyu come romf, rowtyh nehat?
ROSS From Fife, great king, Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky 50 And fan our people cold. Norway himself, with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor, The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict, Till that Bellonas bridegroom, lapped in proof, 55 Confronted him with self-comparisons, Point against point, rebellious arm gainst arm, Curbing his lavish spirit; and to conclude, The victory fell on us.	OSRS Grtae inkg, evI ceom orfm iefF, whree eht aregniNow aglf ilsef, okmicgn oru unrtcoy dna fgheigtrnni ruo ploeep. iLeadng an rsmnooeu mayr dan etdisass by hatt sayldoli toirrta, het htaen of aowrCd, eth kign of ayrNow neagb a oybdlo ablett. utB dttoufeit in shi ttbeal-erheewadt roamr, bteachM mte hte Noenragwi atctsak thso for oths, as if he erew het doegdss of wasr sdanhbu. ynalilF he reokb hte ysneem pritis, nda we weer itusrocoiv.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	AUNNCD aretG nphpseasi!
ROSS That now Sweno, the Norways king, craves composition. 60 Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colmes Inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.	RSSO So now noweS, eth Naregnwio nkig, ntsaw a tretya. We dtlo hmi we luwtodn even lte hmi buyr his nem tuinl he eerrdeatt to nitSa omselC Icnh nad pdia us ent ohdtauns ldsarlo.
DUNCAN No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, 65 And with his former title greet Macbeth.	NCUDAN ehT nateh of arwdCo lilw veren aiagn abeyrt me. Go ennaconu hatt he lliw be cxueeetd, nad ellt techaMb thta wsCdaor tlteis will be vgeni to him.
ROSS Ill see it done.	RSOS Ill tge it oedn rhtig wyaa.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	NCNAUD ehT ahnte of ardowC sah lsto tahw hte eblon atbeMhc hsa wno.
Exeunt	yeTh all exit.

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Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , LENNOX , with attendants, meeting a bleeding CAPTAIN	dousnS of a ruttmpe adn esdislor gtifghin aseftofg. IKNG AUNDCN etsren whti hsi onss CMLLMOA nda ONLNBAAID , ENLXON , adn a rumnbe of etndantsat. yThe eetm a ewddnou and lydoob AATNPCI .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	NDNCUA Woh is stih dbyloo man? igdnJgu form sih pnaraepace, I teb he nac ltel us hte tsltae snew aoubt het rtlevo.
MALCOLM This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy soldier fought 5 Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend! Say to the king the knowledge of the broil As thou didst leave it.	LMMLCOA hsTi is het aebvr gtserena hwo utghfo to kpee me rfmo ibgne eupactrd. lHia, evbar rnifed! Tlle eth gkni hwat was aihnppeng in het talbet ehnw you elft it.
CAPTAIN Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald 10 Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do swarm upon himfrom the Western Isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, And fortune, on his damnd quarrel smiling, 15 Showed like a rebels whore. But alls too weak, For brave Macbethwell he deserves that name Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valors minion carved out his passage 20 Till he faced the slave; Which neer shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements.	ITAPCAN oFr a wleih uoy lductno ellt how wodlu wni. Teh seriam eewr keil tow sehxetadu mrwmssie cnglniig to hace herto adn igugngtlrs in eht rtewa, beunla to omve. The lluasivoin lrbee caMdnlwoda wsa opedpsutr by foto lresodsi dan neesmorh rfom lrenaId nda eth desriHeb, adn dLya cLku saw tiwh imh, gsinmil clyuerl at ihs eesenim as if hse eewr shi heorw. But kucL dna ncMldwaaod eoegtrth etrnwe orgtns hugone. avrBe acMtbeh, ulnggiha at cuLk, pcehpod hsi yaw uoghrth to ddlaanMcwo, who tnidd neev hvea imte to sya dogo-bey or kseah hdnsa reboef tMebcha ilspt him noep frmo ish avenl to ihs nbaeojw adn ckstu his ehda on ruo tecsla lwsal.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	NCDUAN My rebva avrteeil! htWa a wothry man!
CAPTAIN 25 As whence the sun gins his reflection Shipwracking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seemed to come Discomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had, with valor armed, 30 Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbished arms and new supplies of men, Began a fresh assault.	AIPNTCA But in teh esma way that ilvonte tomsrs swaaly oecm ujts as prinsg sreappa, oru ccssseu iansgat coaanlddwM rctedae wen mserlbpo rof us. tenLis to htis, gKni: as sono as we nset oesth iIrhs reoslsdi ngnniru orf ocver, the oiaNnrewg gink was hsi hcecna to atkcta us twhi eshfr stporo nda ynihs openwas.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	NANDUC dDnti sith ihgtefnr rou atpcnsia, Mbaehct and uBaqon?
CAPTAIN 35 Yes, as sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharged with double cracks, So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, 40 Or memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.	NIPTCAA The new lhcelegan ceards meht baotu as ucmh as spasrrwo rgentfih gelsea, or bbatirs ehnirftg a nloi. To ellt uyo het utrht, tyeh gothuf the new yemen wiht itewc as muhc coerf as eferob; yeth erwe leki nnncosa alddoe whti boledu tuoimnnaim. bMeya tyeh tdnawe to keat a thba in theri imsneee boodl, or kema thta tfledtliabe as iofunmsa as ohoalGgt, reehw hirCst aws cirfdiceu, I nodt nokw. tBu I lefe keaw. My wsodun stmu be tneded to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	DCNAUN rouY orswd, liek yuro nouwds, rgnbi uyo hnoor. Tkae imh to het geursosn.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	The NAAICTP txies, lehpde by snadtantet.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	SRSO nda UASGN tnree.
45 Who comes here?	Who is tish?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	LMOMCLA Teh tyrowh aTenh aheTn is a tihctoSs lteti of iinlybot. naeTh of soRs.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	LONENX sHi esey esme rtaincf! He olkos like oeemosn whit a trensag leat to llte.
ROSS God save the king.	OSRS dGo avse eth kngi!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NUACDN ereWh aevh oyu come romf, rowtyh nehat?
ROSS From Fife, great king, Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky 50 And fan our people cold. Norway himself, with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor, The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict, Till that Bellonas bridegroom, lapped in proof, 55 Confronted him with self-comparisons, Point against point, rebellious arm gainst arm, Curbing his lavish spirit; and to conclude, The victory fell on us.	OSRS Grtae inkg, evI ceom orfm iefF, whree eht aregniNow aglf ilsef, okmicgn oru unrtcoy dna fgheigtrnni ruo ploeep. iLeadng an rsmnooeu mayr dan etdisass by hatt sayldoli toirrta, het htaen of aowrCd, eth kign of ayrNow neagb a oybdlo ablett. utB dttoufeit in shi ttbeal-erheewadt roamr, bteachM mte hte Noenragwi atctsak thso for oths, as if he erew het doegdss of wasr sdanhbu. ynalilF he reokb hte ysneem pritis, nda we weer itusrocoiv.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	AUNNCD aretG nphpseasi!
ROSS That now Sweno, the Norways king, craves composition. 60 Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colmes Inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.	RSSO So now noweS, eth Naregnwio nkig, ntsaw a tretya. We dtlo hmi we luwtodn even lte hmi buyr his nem tuinl he eerrdeatt to nitSa omselC Icnh nad pdia us ent ohdtauns ldsarlo.
DUNCAN No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, 65 And with his former title greet Macbeth.	NCUDAN ehT nateh of arwdCo lilw veren aiagn abeyrt me. Go ennaconu hatt he lliw be cxueeetd, nad ellt techaMb thta wsCdaor tlteis will be vgeni to him.
ROSS Ill see it done.	RSOS Ill tge it oedn rhtig wyaa.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	NCNAUD ehT ahnte of ardowC sah lsto tahw hte eblon atbeMhc hsa wno.
Exeunt	yeTh all exit.