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Enter a DOCTOR of physic and a waiting-GENTLEWOMAN | A DOCTOR and a waiting- GENTLEWOMANThe waiting-gentlewoman is an upperclass woman whose job is to wait on the queen. |
DOCTOR I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked? | TDCORO Ive etdsya up twih uyo for wot sinhtg own, dna I evhnat eens any eendcevi of hawt uoy eewr kiatgnl uatob. nheW wsa teh salt itme yuo aws erh enkwpsilagle? |
GENTLEWOMAN Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep. | TALEWGOMENN Scnei Mhceatb nwet to rwa, I vhea esen erh iesr rmfo reh ebd, tup on reh nnhwtggio, culkno erh slotec, teka uot eoms reapp, odlf it, rtwei on it, adre it, esla it up, adn tehn truern to bed, geaiimnrn pelaes teh trenie mtei. |
DOCTOR A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the lineeffects of watching. In this slumbery agitation, besides her walking and other actual performances, what, at any time, have you heard her say? | CDROOT tsI arlnnuuta to be eplesa dna cat as if yroeu aawke. eWnh ehs is lkie ihst, issebde lkinawg nda efngpmrori avisoru iisvatteic, aehv oyu ehard her ays hgnynait? |
GENTLEWOMAN That, sir, which I will not report after her. | LMTEWOENGAN Seh asys neimhostg, irs, but I lliw ton aperte it to oyu. |
DOCTOR You may to me, and tis most meet you should. | TCODOR oYu can tlel me. You alylre uolhds. |
GENTLEWOMAN Neither to you nor any one, having no witness to confirm my speech. | MATOEELNNWG I ilwl ton neosfcs it to ouy rno to neonay eles, aeceusb htree aws no one esel to iswntse erh sephce. |
Enter LADY MACBETH with a taper | LDYA ACTEHBM nseter, olihndg a nlecda. |
Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her, stand close. | kooL, heer hse emcso! ihsT is cextayl who esh sawlya olkos, ndIa ewsra teihs is ftas lpeeas. tWhac erh. epeK dendhi. |
DOCTOR 15 How came she by that light? | TDOROC Hwo ddi she egt that ecdlna? |
GENTLEWOMAN Why, it stood by her. She has light by her continually. Tis her command. | AGMNLEEOTNW It stsadn by ehr deidbes. heS syawla ash to hvea a lihtg nxte to reh. esoTh ear rhe rosedr. |
DOCTOR You see her eyes are open. | ROTODC uYo ees, rhe eyes are noep. |
GENTLEWOMAN Ay, but their sense is shut. | MEONNEATLGW Yse, btu they ntdo ees tyinhgan. |
DOCTOR What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands. | ROTCDO hatsW seh igdon now? Loko who ehs rubs ehr anshd. |
GENTLEWOMAN | LWGEOTENMNA hSe etofn odse htta. ehS sloko eilk ehss hagiwns rhe hdnsa. eIv ense rhe do that bofere for as gonl as feftnei mnisuet. |
LADY MACBETH Yet heres a spot. | YDAL TAEBHMC hreeTs lslti a pots hree. |
DOCTOR Hark! She speaks. I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly. | TOORDC esitLn! shSe lnaitkg. lIl weitr dwno htaw esh sasy, so Ill mebmeerr it erettb. |
LADY MACBETH | DLYA MBHEATC (bugnibr rhe anshd) eoCm tuo, edamnd opts! utO, I maocdnm yuo! Oen, wot. OK, sti imet to do it own.ellH is mkryu!Noenessn, my drlo, nnsoesen! You rea a edirlos, dan ety ouy aer drafia? hWy osldhu we be caerds, henw no eno nca aly eht tlgiu ponu us?tuB owh woudl veha huttohg eht old anm wudol veha dha so hcmu doobl in him? |
DOCTOR Do you mark that? | OCDOTR Ddi you ehra atth? |
LADY MACBETH | DAYL CEATMBH heT hnate of efFi ahd a iwfe. Weerh is she wno?taWh, lwli my sadhn evner be lecna?No orem of ttah, my odlr, no ermo of hatt. llYuo uinr egytvirhen by acingt ettasldr lkie ihst. |
DOCTOR Go to, go to. You have known what you should not. | TOODCR Nwo look what oveuy eond. eYuov erahd eimshtgon ouy solnhdut vhea. |
GENTLEWOMAN She has spoke what she should not, I am sure of that. Heaven knows what she has known. | WNEEMNAGLTO ehS dsai iesnoghtm ehs nltdusoh evah asdi, Im usre of taht. eanveH nkosw thwa srsetce shes egnpeki. |
LADY MACBETH Heres the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh! | DLAY TEAHBMC I sillt vhae eht lelsm of blood on my adhn. lAl teh fmpeuers of Aariba ltnucdo kaem my teitll nahd sellm eebttr. Oh, oh, oh! |
DOCTOR What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged. | ODRCOT Waht a yveah hsig! rHe atehr is cragyirn a vheay iwthge. |
GENTLEWOMAN I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body. | MEEATLNNWOG I dtlwoun natw a aetrh liek hesr vnee if oyu made me ueneq. |
DOCTOR Well, well, well. | TORCDO lWel, lwle, llew. |
GENTLEWOMAN Pray God it be, sir. | NLGMATEEWON I oeph hwta sshe gnasiy is ellw, rsi! |
DOCTOR | TODCRO ihTs eassdei is donbey my ceilmda lsislk. uBt I ahev nownk pelpeo hwo edselkapelw dan wteren gilytu of hatgiynn. |
LADY MACBETH Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale.I tell you yet again, Banquos buried; he cannot come out on s grave. | LAYD HTEAMCB Wahs yruo hdsan. tuP on ouyr innhtgowg. otDn oklo so itnegferhd. I eltl uoy anaig, aBuoqn is eidrub. He atnonc emoc uot of ish eravg. |
DOCTOR Even so? | RCODOT Is this uter? |
LADY MACBETH | LDAY CBTEHMA To ebd, to deb! hrTese a gcoknkni at eht tgae. emoC, emoc, emoc, ecom, iveg me yuro nadh. shtWa doen ncnaot be nonude. To edb, to ebd, to bed! |
Exit | YALD MAHTEBC siext. |
DOCTOR Will she go now to bed? | DORTOC llWi esh go to deb own? |
GENTLEWOMAN Directly. | GTWELEAMNON sYe, rgiht aywa. |
DOCTOR Foul whisprings are abroad. Unnatural deeds 50 Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. More needs she the divine than the physician. God, God forgive us all! Look after her, Remove from her the means of all annoyance, 55 And still keep eyes upon her. So, good night. My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. I think, but dare not speak. | ODCROT Eilv rruosm ear iggno rnuado. nalUrnatu sact lliw suaec sptrrlaeauunklwplSnigeea adn keipnlesaltg rwee ondersdeic tanupsraelur eesvnt in hSakaesrpees time. |
GENTLEWOMAN Good night, good doctor. | ONTEMGWANEL odoG ihngt, godo tcoodr. |
Exeunt | hyeT itxe. |
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Enter a DOCTOR of physic and a waiting-GENTLEWOMAN | A DOCTOR and a waiting- GENTLEWOMANThe waiting-gentlewoman is an upperclass woman whose job is to wait on the queen. |
DOCTOR I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked? | TDCORO Ive etdsya up twih uyo for wot sinhtg own, dna I evhnat eens any eendcevi of hawt uoy eewr kiatgnl uatob. nheW wsa teh salt itme yuo aws erh enkwpsilagle? |
GENTLEWOMAN Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep. | TALEWGOMENN Scnei Mhceatb nwet to rwa, I vhea esen erh iesr rmfo reh ebd, tup on reh nnhwtggio, culkno erh slotec, teka uot eoms reapp, odlf it, rtwei on it, adre it, esla it up, adn tehn truern to bed, geaiimnrn pelaes teh trenie mtei. |
DOCTOR A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the lineeffects of watching. In this slumbery agitation, besides her walking and other actual performances, what, at any time, have you heard her say? | CDROOT tsI arlnnuuta to be eplesa dna cat as if yroeu aawke. eWnh ehs is lkie ihst, issebde lkinawg nda efngpmrori avisoru iisvatteic, aehv oyu ehard her ays hgnynait? |
GENTLEWOMAN That, sir, which I will not report after her. | LMTEWOENGAN Seh asys neimhostg, irs, but I lliw ton aperte it to oyu. |
DOCTOR You may to me, and tis most meet you should. | TCODOR oYu can tlel me. You alylre uolhds. |
GENTLEWOMAN Neither to you nor any one, having no witness to confirm my speech. | MATOEELNNWG I ilwl ton neosfcs it to ouy rno to neonay eles, aeceusb htree aws no one esel to iswntse erh sephce. |
Enter LADY MACBETH with a taper | LDYA ACTEHBM nseter, olihndg a nlecda. |
Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her, stand close. | kooL, heer hse emcso! ihsT is cextayl who esh sawlya olkos, ndIa ewsra teihs is ftas lpeeas. tWhac erh. epeK dendhi. |
DOCTOR 15 How came she by that light? | TDOROC Hwo ddi she egt that ecdlna? |
GENTLEWOMAN Why, it stood by her. She has light by her continually. Tis her command. | AGMNLEEOTNW It stsadn by ehr deidbes. heS syawla ash to hvea a lihtg nxte to reh. esoTh ear rhe rosedr. |
DOCTOR You see her eyes are open. | ROTODC uYo ees, rhe eyes are noep. |
GENTLEWOMAN Ay, but their sense is shut. | MEONNEATLGW Yse, btu they ntdo ees tyinhgan. |
DOCTOR What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands. | ROTCDO hatsW seh igdon now? Loko who ehs rubs ehr anshd. |
GENTLEWOMAN | LWGEOTENMNA hSe etofn odse htta. ehS sloko eilk ehss hagiwns rhe hdnsa. eIv ense rhe do that bofere for as gonl as feftnei mnisuet. |
LADY MACBETH Yet heres a spot. | YDAL TAEBHMC hreeTs lslti a pots hree. |
DOCTOR Hark! She speaks. I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly. | TOORDC esitLn! shSe lnaitkg. lIl weitr dwno htaw esh sasy, so Ill mebmeerr it erettb. |
LADY MACBETH | DLYA MBHEATC (bugnibr rhe anshd) eoCm tuo, edamnd opts! utO, I maocdnm yuo! Oen, wot. OK, sti imet to do it own.ellH is mkryu!Noenessn, my drlo, nnsoesen! You rea a edirlos, dan ety ouy aer drafia? hWy osldhu we be caerds, henw no eno nca aly eht tlgiu ponu us?tuB owh woudl veha huttohg eht old anm wudol veha dha so hcmu doobl in him? |
DOCTOR Do you mark that? | OCDOTR Ddi you ehra atth? |
LADY MACBETH | DAYL CEATMBH heT hnate of efFi ahd a iwfe. Weerh is she wno?taWh, lwli my sadhn evner be lecna?No orem of ttah, my odlr, no ermo of hatt. llYuo uinr egytvirhen by acingt ettasldr lkie ihst. |
DOCTOR Go to, go to. You have known what you should not. | TOODCR Nwo look what oveuy eond. eYuov erahd eimshtgon ouy solnhdut vhea. |
GENTLEWOMAN She has spoke what she should not, I am sure of that. Heaven knows what she has known. | WNEEMNAGLTO ehS dsai iesnoghtm ehs nltdusoh evah asdi, Im usre of taht. eanveH nkosw thwa srsetce shes egnpeki. |
LADY MACBETH Heres the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh! | DLAY TEAHBMC I sillt vhae eht lelsm of blood on my adhn. lAl teh fmpeuers of Aariba ltnucdo kaem my teitll nahd sellm eebttr. Oh, oh, oh! |
DOCTOR What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged. | ODRCOT Waht a yveah hsig! rHe atehr is cragyirn a vheay iwthge. |
GENTLEWOMAN I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body. | MEEATLNNWOG I dtlwoun natw a aetrh liek hesr vnee if oyu made me ueneq. |
DOCTOR Well, well, well. | TORCDO lWel, lwle, llew. |
GENTLEWOMAN Pray God it be, sir. | NLGMATEEWON I oeph hwta sshe gnasiy is ellw, rsi! |
DOCTOR | TODCRO ihTs eassdei is donbey my ceilmda lsislk. uBt I ahev nownk pelpeo hwo edselkapelw dan wteren gilytu of hatgiynn. |
LADY MACBETH Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale.I tell you yet again, Banquos buried; he cannot come out on s grave. | LAYD HTEAMCB Wahs yruo hdsan. tuP on ouyr innhtgowg. otDn oklo so itnegferhd. I eltl uoy anaig, aBuoqn is eidrub. He atnonc emoc uot of ish eravg. |
DOCTOR Even so? | RCODOT Is this uter? |
LADY MACBETH | LDAY CBTEHMA To ebd, to deb! hrTese a gcoknkni at eht tgae. emoC, emoc, emoc, ecom, iveg me yuro nadh. shtWa doen ncnaot be nonude. To edb, to ebd, to bed! |
Exit | YALD MAHTEBC siext. |
DOCTOR Will she go now to bed? | DORTOC llWi esh go to deb own? |
GENTLEWOMAN Directly. | GTWELEAMNON sYe, rgiht aywa. |
DOCTOR Foul whisprings are abroad. Unnatural deeds 50 Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. More needs she the divine than the physician. God, God forgive us all! Look after her, Remove from her the means of all annoyance, 55 And still keep eyes upon her. So, good night. My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. I think, but dare not speak. | ODCROT Eilv rruosm ear iggno rnuado. nalUrnatu sact lliw suaec sptrrlaeauunklwplSnigeea adn keipnlesaltg rwee ondersdeic tanupsraelur eesvnt in hSakaesrpees time. |
GENTLEWOMAN Good night, good doctor. | ONTEMGWANEL odoG ihngt, godo tcoodr. |
Exeunt | hyeT itxe. |
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