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Original Text | Modern Text |
Enter LADY MACBETH and a SERVANT | DLAY ETBAMHC dan a RSENVAT enetr. |
LADY MACBETH Is Banquo gone from court? | LYAD MTCHAEB Hsa uaqBon eltf teh cutro? |
SERVANT Ay, madam, but returns again tonight. | ANVSETR Yse, mmada, tub ellh be abck gtoinht. |
LADY MACBETH Say to the king I would attend his leisure For a few words. | AYLD CHMETAB Go letl eth gnik I nwat to klat to ihm rfo a fwe unitems. |
SERVANT 5 Madam, I will. | NTSRAEV No bpomler, mmada. |
Exit SERVANT | Teh NRESATV esxit. |
LADY MACBETH Naughts had, alls spent, Where our desire is got without content. Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. | YDLA EHTACMB If uoy etg tawh uoy twna nad yroue iltsl ton yhppa, yeuov estnp heigtrvyen dan eadign nogniht. Its tbreet to be het soeprn how esgt rmrdeued nhat to be hte elilrk dan be etnotremd ithw ynixeat. |
Enter MACBETH | AMTEHBC nterse. |
10 How now, my lord! Why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companions making, Using those thoughts which should indeed have died With them they think on? Things without all remedy Should be without regard. Whats done is done. | sathW gonig on, my rdol? Wyh aer oyu npkiege to losyfeur, twih ylno uory das gtthsuoh to epke oyu acomynp? Toehs hthougst hsuldo evah dide hewn ouy iekldl eht enm uyoer nhigknit otuab. If ouy ntca fxi it, yuo nosuhdtl eivg it a coneds thgouht. hsWat oden is endo. |
MACBETH 15 We have scorched the snake, not killed it. Shell close and be herself whilst our poor malice Remains in danger of her former tooth. But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep 20 In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly. Better be with the dead, Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, Than on the torture of the mind to lie In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave. 25 After lifes fitful fever he sleeps well. Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can touch him further. | BEMCHTA We vhea ashesld hte enska utb tno dlelki it. It wlli lhea nda be as dogo as new, nad well be dtanteheer by sit snfga eocn gaain. utB eth unrveeis acn lfal aptra, nad vehnea nad hrtae rluembc, oeebfr llI eat my emsal in fear nad dpsen my ngthsi ssgnito nad nitnrgu ihwt tehse mighatenrs Ive eenb hganvi. Id taherr be daed tahn neeudr tish leesdsn neamlt tturreo dna nwohrarig elesp dtrieioavpn. We kelidl eosth men nad tsen mhet to sret in pacee so htta we ocldu nagi rou wno aeecp. uDancn esli in hsi evrag, truoghh tiwh ifels lrouebts, and hes igpeelns lewl. We aveh leaaryd dneo the sorwt we nca do to mhi htwi our aoetnrs. fArte that, tgnionh nca htru him otnfhtrreu ewsonap, ispnoo, ieborelln, sainiovn, or yagnhint seel. |
LADY MACBETH Come on, gentle my lord, 30 Sleek oer your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial Among your guests tonight. | YALD BEATMHC meoC on, lreax, drae. utP on a yppah acfe nad kool eerlhufc and eegearabl fro uroy guetss tighont. |
MACBETH So shall I, love, And so, I pray, be you. Let your remembrance Apply to Banquo; present him eminence, Both with eye and tongue: unsafe the while that we 35 Must lave our honors in these flattering streams, And make our faces vizards to our hearts, Disguising what they are. | EMAHTCB hTsat xaeyctl wtha lIl do, my elov, dan I oehp lyuol do hte saem. veiG aBonuq ryuo sapleic otnietatn. klTa to mih adn look at mhi in a ywa ttah wlil amke ihm leef tnimropat. eWre in a arudnoges oitiutnsa, hewer we ahve to artetfl ihm adn hide uro urte lgsiefne. |
LADY MACBETH You must leave this. | DYLA MBHCATE ouY evha to sotp nilktga leik thsi. |
MACBETH Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! Thou knowst that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives. | CBETMAH Argh! I leef keil my idnm is lflu of onosipcrs, my reda wfie. uoY kown that onaBuq nda his son lanceFe rea llsit levai. |
LADY MACBETH 40 But in them natures copys not eterne. | AYDL EHMCBTA utB yeht antc vlei erofrve. |
MACBETH Theres comfort yet; they are assailable. Then be thou jocund. Ere the bat hath flown His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecates summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums 45 Hath rung nights yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note. | HBACETM tahTs mocorigtfn. Tyhe nca be leildk, tsi ertu. So be rhceeluf. eeBfro eht bta eislf uthhrgo eht slteac, nda beorfe the ndgu eleebt ksmea ihs letilt gnimumh eosni to tell us ist enmitgthi, a uldarefd eded lilw be ndeo. |
LADY MACBETH Whats to be done? | ALDY EBMCATH taWh era ouy iongg to do? |
MACBETH Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day 50 And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to th rooky wood. Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; 55 Whiles nights black agents to their preys do rouse. Thou marvelst at my words: but hold thee still. Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So, prithee, go with me. | HMTBACE tIs tebrte yuo dton wnko uotab it tunil etrfa tsi oden, wehn yuo nac pdaapul it. (to eht tgihn) Ceom, itngh, dan dbfdonlil eht hrdkitdenae ady. seU uroy bydloo nad iveinisbl nadh to reat up uaoqnsB laese on eilf, hhwci espke me in earf. (to fmhesil) hTe ysks ntgegti kdra, nda teh worc is nrregintu heom to hte soodw. hTe egntel rtaecusre of het yda are fllaign lapees, wlieh sntigh stropdear are gwanki up to olok fro hiter yepr. (to LYDA MACBETH) ouY eesm rdruesspi at my swrdo, btu ndto soqtnieu me yte. Bad desed ferco uyo to tmcmoi mero bda dedse. So splaee, omce hiwt me. |
Exeunt | Thye xite. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
Enter LADY MACBETH and a SERVANT | DLAY ETBAMHC dan a RSENVAT enetr. |
LADY MACBETH Is Banquo gone from court? | LYAD MTCHAEB Hsa uaqBon eltf teh cutro? |
SERVANT Ay, madam, but returns again tonight. | ANVSETR Yse, mmada, tub ellh be abck gtoinht. |
LADY MACBETH Say to the king I would attend his leisure For a few words. | AYLD CHMETAB Go letl eth gnik I nwat to klat to ihm rfo a fwe unitems. |
SERVANT 5 Madam, I will. | NTSRAEV No bpomler, mmada. |
Exit SERVANT | Teh NRESATV esxit. |
LADY MACBETH Naughts had, alls spent, Where our desire is got without content. Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. | YDLA EHTACMB If uoy etg tawh uoy twna nad yroue iltsl ton yhppa, yeuov estnp heigtrvyen dan eadign nogniht. Its tbreet to be het soeprn how esgt rmrdeued nhat to be hte elilrk dan be etnotremd ithw ynixeat. |
Enter MACBETH | AMTEHBC nterse. |
10 How now, my lord! Why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companions making, Using those thoughts which should indeed have died With them they think on? Things without all remedy Should be without regard. Whats done is done. | sathW gonig on, my rdol? Wyh aer oyu npkiege to losyfeur, twih ylno uory das gtthsuoh to epke oyu acomynp? Toehs hthougst hsuldo evah dide hewn ouy iekldl eht enm uyoer nhigknit otuab. If ouy ntca fxi it, yuo nosuhdtl eivg it a coneds thgouht. hsWat oden is endo. |
MACBETH 15 We have scorched the snake, not killed it. Shell close and be herself whilst our poor malice Remains in danger of her former tooth. But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep 20 In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly. Better be with the dead, Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, Than on the torture of the mind to lie In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave. 25 After lifes fitful fever he sleeps well. Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can touch him further. | BEMCHTA We vhea ashesld hte enska utb tno dlelki it. It wlli lhea nda be as dogo as new, nad well be dtanteheer by sit snfga eocn gaain. utB eth unrveeis acn lfal aptra, nad vehnea nad hrtae rluembc, oeebfr llI eat my emsal in fear nad dpsen my ngthsi ssgnito nad nitnrgu ihwt tehse mighatenrs Ive eenb hganvi. Id taherr be daed tahn neeudr tish leesdsn neamlt tturreo dna nwohrarig elesp dtrieioavpn. We kelidl eosth men nad tsen mhet to sret in pacee so htta we ocldu nagi rou wno aeecp. uDancn esli in hsi evrag, truoghh tiwh ifels lrouebts, and hes igpeelns lewl. We aveh leaaryd dneo the sorwt we nca do to mhi htwi our aoetnrs. fArte that, tgnionh nca htru him otnfhtrreu ewsonap, ispnoo, ieborelln, sainiovn, or yagnhint seel. |
LADY MACBETH Come on, gentle my lord, 30 Sleek oer your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial Among your guests tonight. | YALD BEATMHC meoC on, lreax, drae. utP on a yppah acfe nad kool eerlhufc and eegearabl fro uroy guetss tighont. |
MACBETH So shall I, love, And so, I pray, be you. Let your remembrance Apply to Banquo; present him eminence, Both with eye and tongue: unsafe the while that we 35 Must lave our honors in these flattering streams, And make our faces vizards to our hearts, Disguising what they are. | EMAHTCB hTsat xaeyctl wtha lIl do, my elov, dan I oehp lyuol do hte saem. veiG aBonuq ryuo sapleic otnietatn. klTa to mih adn look at mhi in a ywa ttah wlil amke ihm leef tnimropat. eWre in a arudnoges oitiutnsa, hewer we ahve to artetfl ihm adn hide uro urte lgsiefne. |
LADY MACBETH You must leave this. | DYLA MBHCATE ouY evha to sotp nilktga leik thsi. |
MACBETH Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! Thou knowst that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives. | CBETMAH Argh! I leef keil my idnm is lflu of onosipcrs, my reda wfie. uoY kown that onaBuq nda his son lanceFe rea llsit levai. |
LADY MACBETH 40 But in them natures copys not eterne. | AYDL EHMCBTA utB yeht antc vlei erofrve. |
MACBETH Theres comfort yet; they are assailable. Then be thou jocund. Ere the bat hath flown His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecates summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums 45 Hath rung nights yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note. | HBACETM tahTs mocorigtfn. Tyhe nca be leildk, tsi ertu. So be rhceeluf. eeBfro eht bta eislf uthhrgo eht slteac, nda beorfe the ndgu eleebt ksmea ihs letilt gnimumh eosni to tell us ist enmitgthi, a uldarefd eded lilw be ndeo. |
LADY MACBETH Whats to be done? | ALDY EBMCATH taWh era ouy iongg to do? |
MACBETH Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day 50 And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to th rooky wood. Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; 55 Whiles nights black agents to their preys do rouse. Thou marvelst at my words: but hold thee still. Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So, prithee, go with me. | HMTBACE tIs tebrte yuo dton wnko uotab it tunil etrfa tsi oden, wehn yuo nac pdaapul it. (to eht tgihn) Ceom, itngh, dan dbfdonlil eht hrdkitdenae ady. seU uroy bydloo nad iveinisbl nadh to reat up uaoqnsB laese on eilf, hhwci espke me in earf. (to fmhesil) hTe ysks ntgegti kdra, nda teh worc is nrregintu heom to hte soodw. hTe egntel rtaecusre of het yda are fllaign lapees, wlieh sntigh stropdear are gwanki up to olok fro hiter yepr. (to LYDA MACBETH) ouY eesm rdruesspi at my swrdo, btu ndto soqtnieu me yte. Bad desed ferco uyo to tmcmoi mero bda dedse. So splaee, omce hiwt me. |
Exeunt | Thye xite. |
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