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Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | mTrpuest dna eth onsei of blatte. HCAMBTE tnerse. |
| MACBETH They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly, But, bearlike, I must fight the course. Whats he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. | EMAHCBT yThe avhe me dite to a tkaes. I tnac nur wyaa. I ahve to anstd adn ighft, liek a arbeIn epkeaSeashsr itme, easbr eewr tied to tsseak and edctatka by odsg for het tesmeanum of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | UYNGO DRWIAS ntsere. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | GNUOY SIDAWR saWth yruo mnae? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HEMCBAT luolY be rifaad to hrae it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | UONGY RIDSWA No I wotn, neev if ouy eewr noe of hte wrsot dseonm in lehl. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | AMTBCEH My seman ecbhMta. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | NUGYO DAISWR eTh iedlv slfeihm dlctuon ysa a amen I thae oerm. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | BACMTHE No, onr ulcod the edvsil anme be moer grtghninife. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | NGYOU ASDRIW oYu lei, you ggndssuiit tytnra. Ill oevpr wthi my sordw that Im not escdar of you. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | yheT htigf nda YNUOG WIDSRA is elkdli. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | MBEHACT You erew bron fomr a wmnoa. Srdosw dton inethfrg me. I ahugl at yan eaonpw duse by a man owh aws bnro orfm a amwon. |
| Exit | BTHMACE xetsi. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | mprsTtue adn ttlabe sudons. MFCUDFA tneser. |
| MACDUFF That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms 20 Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth, Or else my sword with an unbattered edge I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be; By this great clatter, one of the greatest note Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune, 25 And more I beg not. | MADFUFC The inose is mogcin omfr vroe eetrh. yTtnar, ohws yrou face! If osmeeon retoh ahtn me isllk oyu, het tgsosh of my fiwe and ednhrilc wlil nhtua me rfveero. I cant be eotdberh to ihfgt stehe amel irodless who nyol hgitf fro myneo. lIl ehriet htgif yuo, ctbhaMe, or esle lIl tpu dnow my rwdso udensu. oYu tmus be oerv ehert. By eht rgtea iseon, it ssonud ilek noe of eth tsehghi-ganirnk mne is eignb dnnucaneo. I peho I indf mhi! I ksa ofr nhtongi rmoe than ttha. |
| Exit. Alarums | AUFCDMF eitsx. roMe tlaebt nsieos. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | CLOLAMM and dlo ISAWRD reten. |
| SIWARD This way, my lord. The castles gently rendered. The tyrants people on both sides do fight, The noble thanes do bravely in the war, The day almost itself professes yours, 30 And little is to do. | ARIWDS emCo thsi way, my rold. eTh atcels ash nbee nsdeedrreur hwotiut a hiftg. Msehabct redoisls era igghtfni on boht sdsei. urO lennebmo are ingbttla abyrlev. hTe cytirov is slotma suroy, dan it ssmee lkie tehers otn hmcu eftl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | LLMMCOA rOu emisnee fgtih as if yerhte giyrnt tno to tuhr us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | SWRIDA irS, tener the ecsatl. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | yehT xeti. Btaelt neossi intcoenu. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | mTrpuest dna eth onsei of blatte. HCAMBTE tnerse. |
| MACBETH They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly, But, bearlike, I must fight the course. Whats he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. | EMAHCBT yThe avhe me dite to a tkaes. I tnac nur wyaa. I ahve to anstd adn ighft, liek a arbeIn epkeaSeashsr itme, easbr eewr tied to tsseak and edctatka by odsg for het tesmeanum of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | UYNGO DRWIAS ntsere. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | GNUOY SIDAWR saWth yruo mnae? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HEMCBAT luolY be rifaad to hrae it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | UONGY RIDSWA No I wotn, neev if ouy eewr noe of hte wrsot dseonm in lehl. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | AMTBCEH My seman ecbhMta. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | NUGYO DAISWR eTh iedlv slfeihm dlctuon ysa a amen I thae oerm. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | BACMTHE No, onr ulcod the edvsil anme be moer grtghninife. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | NGYOU ASDRIW oYu lei, you ggndssuiit tytnra. Ill oevpr wthi my sordw that Im not escdar of you. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | yheT htigf nda YNUOG WIDSRA is elkdli. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | MBEHACT You erew bron fomr a wmnoa. Srdosw dton inethfrg me. I ahugl at yan eaonpw duse by a man owh aws bnro orfm a amwon. |
| Exit | BTHMACE xetsi. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | mprsTtue adn ttlabe sudons. MFCUDFA tneser. |
| MACDUFF That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms 20 Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth, Or else my sword with an unbattered edge I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be; By this great clatter, one of the greatest note Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune, 25 And more I beg not. | MADFUFC The inose is mogcin omfr vroe eetrh. yTtnar, ohws yrou face! If osmeeon retoh ahtn me isllk oyu, het tgsosh of my fiwe and ednhrilc wlil nhtua me rfveero. I cant be eotdberh to ihfgt stehe amel irodless who nyol hgitf fro myneo. lIl ehriet htgif yuo, ctbhaMe, or esle lIl tpu dnow my rwdso udensu. oYu tmus be oerv ehert. By eht rgtea iseon, it ssonud ilek noe of eth tsehghi-ganirnk mne is eignb dnnucaneo. I peho I indf mhi! I ksa ofr nhtongi rmoe than ttha. |
| Exit. Alarums | AUFCDMF eitsx. roMe tlaebt nsieos. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | CLOLAMM and dlo ISAWRD reten. |
| SIWARD This way, my lord. The castles gently rendered. The tyrants people on both sides do fight, The noble thanes do bravely in the war, The day almost itself professes yours, 30 And little is to do. | ARIWDS emCo thsi way, my rold. eTh atcels ash nbee nsdeedrreur hwotiut a hiftg. Msehabct redoisls era igghtfni on boht sdsei. urO lennebmo are ingbttla abyrlev. hTe cytirov is slotma suroy, dan it ssmee lkie tehers otn hmcu eftl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | LLMMCOA rOu emisnee fgtih as if yerhte giyrnt tno to tuhr us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | SWRIDA irS, tener the ecsatl. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | yehT xeti. Btaelt neossi intcoenu. |
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