No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 3 Scene 2

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Enter LADY MACBETH and a SERVANT	DALY BTMAEHC and a SARVTNE etenr.
LADY MACBETH Is Banquo gone from court?	DYLA HAECTMB sHa naoquB ltfe teh outrc?
SERVANT Ay, madam, but returns again tonight.	STEVANR seY, aadmm, tbu lelh be akbc onthtig.
LADY MACBETH Say to the king I would attend his leisure For a few words.	DAYL MEAHCTB Go ellt teh gikn I tnwa to aklt to hmi ofr a few mseunti.
SERVANT 5 Madam, I will.	RNTSVEA No oeplrbm, admam.
Exit SERVANT	hTe TSVNREA tisxe.
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.	YADL MTCEBAH If you tge waht you awtn dan eruoy litls otn pypah, eyovu pnets hgeryvinet nda nidgae ngihnot. tsI rttbee to be hte sreonp how segt rdeedrum tahn to be the lrklei and be rtmnotdee with xnetaiy.
Enter MACBETH	CHMTEBA teersn.
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.	tWhsa gnigo on, my lodr? hyW rea yuo pgkinee to yorsuelf, twih ynlo yuor sad guhothst to ekep uoy oacmnpy? sTohe shhuottg dshuol evah deid ehwn oyu kllied hte nme reouy tinghnki tbuoa. If oyu tcna fxi it, uoy dnoluhst giev it a nsedoc tgthuoh. aWsht dnoe is deon.
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.	HCTMABE We vaeh adslehs hte aesnk tub ont diekll it. It will eahl dna be as good as new, dna lewl be enehettard by tis sgafn oecn ianag. utB the rieveusn anc afll tarap, dan vaehen dan heart clbrume, eeofrb lIl aet my semal in fear nda pdens my nhgtis gisostn dan unrgnti hiwt thsee mainegrhts veI eneb vngaih. Id rhatre be edad atnh derune tshi dnslese mtlena utrerto dan rarwinhgo esple ropnadiivte. We ldliek hetso enm and esnt thme to rets in eeapc so that we cludo inga rou nwo pacee. cnDaun elsi in his earvg, rohguht htwi iself rsoblteu, and seh eniplsge lelw. We aevh radaely oend the strow we acn do to ihm whti oru rnotesa. eAtrf ttah, iohnngt can turh imh oetnhrruft osapenw, isnpoo, nboeeillr, nvnosaii, or agythinn else.
LADY MACBETH Come on, gentle my lord, 30 Sleek oer your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial Among your guests tonight.	ADLY AMCHBTE Come on, rlaxe, adre. uPt on a appyh fcea nda oolk fcherelu dan reaelgbae orf uyor esugts tgnohti.
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.	AECMBHT hTtsa teaylcx athw llI do, my ovel, nad I eohp oluly do eht mase. eiGv Buqnao ryou cplieas tointenat. Talk to mih dan kool at mhi in a way hatt ilwl amke hmi elfe pmriatotn. eWre in a ersgudnao iuatisnot, werhe we vahe to afltret him nda heid uor eutr ielfsgen.
LADY MACBETH You must leave this.	AYDL AECMHTB uYo vaeh to tops lgankit keli tsih.
MACBETH Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! Thou knowst that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives.	TMABECH Arhg! I elfe ilek my ndmi is fllu of psnoirsco, my daer iefw. uYo oknw htat aunqBo dna ish son ealcnFe era slilt lveai.
LADY MACBETH 40 But in them natures copys not eterne.	LYDA MEHATCB Btu etyh catn ilve rrveefo.
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.	CEMTHBA sathT fomgnictro. yTeh nac be lleidk, tis teur. So be lchureef. rBfoee eht tab sielf gohhutr eht lsatce, nad eoberf hte ndug lteebe aeskm ihs llteti numgihm soien to tell us its henimtgit, a frluedad eedd lwli be dneo.
LADY MACBETH Whats to be done?	YDAL CMBHAET ahWt aer uoy ggnio 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.	BHCAEMT stI rbttee yuo tond oknw abtuo it until tfaer its edno, nehw oyu nca auappld it. (to hte ginht) Ceom, tginh, nad odfdbnlil eth nddkaerehti dya. eUs royu ydoobl adn neiislivb dnha to reta up nqsBuoa aeels on ilfe, ihwhc eepsk me in efra. (to mhfsile) eTh ysks igtngte krda, and het orwc is gninurter hemo to the ooswd. The eenltg rceetruas of the yda aer fgallni epsela, wileh nhtsig stderrapo are nkiwag up to olok orf irhet ypre. (to AYLD MACBETH) You esem drepisusr at my wsrdo, tub ntdo uqoetsin me yte. Bda sdede ceorf uoy to toimcm omer abd dsdee. So sleaep, omce iwth me.
Exeunt	hTye xtie.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter LADY MACBETH and a SERVANT	DALY BTMAEHC and a SARVTNE etenr.
LADY MACBETH Is Banquo gone from court?	DYLA HAECTMB sHa naoquB ltfe teh outrc?
SERVANT Ay, madam, but returns again tonight.	STEVANR seY, aadmm, tbu lelh be akbc onthtig.
LADY MACBETH Say to the king I would attend his leisure For a few words.	DAYL MEAHCTB Go ellt teh gikn I tnwa to aklt to hmi ofr a few mseunti.
SERVANT 5 Madam, I will.	RNTSVEA No oeplrbm, admam.
Exit SERVANT	hTe TSVNREA tisxe.
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.	YADL MTCEBAH If you tge waht you awtn dan eruoy litls otn pypah, eyovu pnets hgeryvinet nda nidgae ngihnot. tsI rttbee to be hte sreonp how segt rdeedrum tahn to be the lrklei and be rtmnotdee with xnetaiy.
Enter MACBETH	CHMTEBA teersn.
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.	tWhsa gnigo on, my lodr? hyW rea yuo pgkinee to yorsuelf, twih ynlo yuor sad guhothst to ekep uoy oacmnpy? sTohe shhuottg dshuol evah deid ehwn oyu kllied hte nme reouy tinghnki tbuoa. If oyu tcna fxi it, uoy dnoluhst giev it a nsedoc tgthuoh. aWsht dnoe is deon.
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.	HCTMABE We vaeh adslehs hte aesnk tub ont diekll it. It will eahl dna be as good as new, dna lewl be enehettard by tis sgafn oecn ianag. utB the rieveusn anc afll tarap, dan vaehen dan heart clbrume, eeofrb lIl aet my semal in fear nda pdens my nhgtis gisostn dan unrgnti hiwt thsee mainegrhts veI eneb vngaih. Id rhatre be edad atnh derune tshi dnslese mtlena utrerto dan rarwinhgo esple ropnadiivte. We ldliek hetso enm and esnt thme to rets in eeapc so that we cludo inga rou nwo pacee. cnDaun elsi in his earvg, rohguht htwi iself rsoblteu, and seh eniplsge lelw. We aevh radaely oend the strow we acn do to ihm whti oru rnotesa. eAtrf ttah, iohnngt can turh imh oetnhrruft osapenw, isnpoo, nboeeillr, nvnosaii, or agythinn else.
LADY MACBETH Come on, gentle my lord, 30 Sleek oer your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial Among your guests tonight.	ADLY AMCHBTE Come on, rlaxe, adre. uPt on a appyh fcea nda oolk fcherelu dan reaelgbae orf uyor esugts tgnohti.
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.	AECMBHT hTtsa teaylcx athw llI do, my ovel, nad I eohp oluly do eht mase. eiGv Buqnao ryou cplieas tointenat. Talk to mih dan kool at mhi in a way hatt ilwl amke hmi elfe pmriatotn. eWre in a ersgudnao iuatisnot, werhe we vahe to afltret him nda heid uor eutr ielfsgen.
LADY MACBETH You must leave this.	AYDL AECMHTB uYo vaeh to tops lgankit keli tsih.
MACBETH Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! Thou knowst that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives.	TMABECH Arhg! I elfe ilek my ndmi is fllu of psnoirsco, my daer iefw. uYo oknw htat aunqBo dna ish son ealcnFe era slilt lveai.
LADY MACBETH 40 But in them natures copys not eterne.	LYDA MEHATCB Btu etyh catn ilve rrveefo.
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.	CEMTHBA sathT fomgnictro. yTeh nac be lleidk, tis teur. So be lchureef. rBfoee eht tab sielf gohhutr eht lsatce, nad eoberf hte ndug lteebe aeskm ihs llteti numgihm soien to tell us its henimtgit, a frluedad eedd lwli be dneo.
LADY MACBETH Whats to be done?	YDAL CMBHAET ahWt aer uoy ggnio 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.	BHCAEMT stI rbttee yuo tond oknw abtuo it until tfaer its edno, nehw oyu nca auappld it. (to hte ginht) Ceom, tginh, nad odfdbnlil eth nddkaerehti dya. eUs royu ydoobl adn neiislivb dnha to reta up nqsBuoa aeels on ilfe, ihwhc eepsk me in efra. (to mhfsile) eTh ysks igtngte krda, and het orwc is gninurter hemo to the ooswd. The eenltg rceetruas of the yda aer fgallni epsela, wileh nhtsig stderrapo are nkiwag up to olok orf irhet ypre. (to AYLD MACBETH) You esem drepisusr at my wsrdo, tub ntdo uqoetsin me yte. Bda sdede ceorf uoy to toimcm omer abd dsdee. So sleaep, omce iwth me.
Exeunt	hTye xtie.