No Fear Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act 4 Scene 1

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Enter certain OUTLAWS	elarSve USLATWO retne.
FIRST OUTLAW Fellows, stand fast. I see a passenger.	ISFRT UOWTLA Men, tge dyrea. I ese a eratlrev.
SECOND OUTLAW If there be ten, shrink not, but down with em.	SENCOD UOTALW nevE if rehet rea nte of mteh, todn bakc wodn. aTek them down.
Enter VALENTINE and SPEED	AINEVETNL and PESDE eertn.
THIRD OUTLAW Stand, sir! And throw us that you have about ye. If not, well make you sit, and rifle you.	IRTHD TWUOAL opSt, isr! ievG us awth oyu veha on yuo. If yuo tdon, ellw amke ouy tis nad well hacsre you.
SPEED 5 Sir, we are undone. These are the villains That all the travelers do fear so much.	DEESP iSr, ewre euidrn. hsTee rae eht ntasibd ahtt lal hte aevsrlret in ihts aera fare so hcmu.
VALENTINE My friends	LEITNEANV My dnfesir
FIRST OUTLAW Thats not so, sir. We are your enemies.	ITSFR AUOTWL sthaT nto who it is, irs. We era uory seemein.
SECOND OUTLAW Peace! Well hear him.	NECSDO OUAWLT Qetui! Lset hrae ihm uto.
THIRD OUTLAW 10 Ay, by my beard will we, for he is a proper man.	HRTDI TUWLOA heaY, by hte hira on my ihcn lwle ehar hmi tuo, ubsecae he is a dasnoemh man.
VALENTINE Then know that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me 15 You take the sum and substance that I have.	AEIVENLNT Yuo ulhdos nkow taht I vhae iltelt talwhe to leos. I am a mna swoh nebe trucsk by ihrdhpas. My yoln crseih rea tseeh oopr celohst Im rgnewai, nad if uoy teak htem nthe you ktae the smu ttoal of gryitnhvee I nwo.
SECOND OUTLAW Whither travel you?	CNEDOS AWTLUO erheW rae ouy ggino?
VALENTINE To Verona.	LEIETNVAN To Vaerno.
FIRST OUTLAW Whence came you?	SITRF AWUTOL Wreeh idd uoy omce omrf?
VALENTINE From Milan.	ENTVNALIE mFor anlMi.
THIRD OUTLAW 20 Have you long sojourned there?	HRIDT WLOUAT woH gnol erwe ouy rehte?
VALENTINE Some sixteen months, and longer might have stayed If crooked fortune had not thwarted me.	VIENETALN tAubo txenise smohnt, dna I gihmt eavh aysdet lgreno if dab uckl tnahd deahttrw me.
FIRST OUTLAW What! were you banished thence?	STIRF TAOULW hWat! eerW you hbdaesin?
VALENTINE I was.	EETVNLIAN I aws.
SECOND OUTLAW 25 For what offence?	EONCSD AWTOLU orF thaw rimec?
VALENTINE For that which now torments me to rehearse: I killed a man, whose death I much repent, But yet I slew him manfully in fight Without false vantage or base treachery.	VNNLTEAIE roF egnisothm ttha nwo rthsu me to tepaer: I lidkel a nma, howes ehadt I yrealtg greret, vene uothhg I idkell him in a fari gfith iouthwt tceied or ewidck reetryhca.
FIRST OUTLAW 30 Why, neer repent it, if it were done so. But were you banished for so small a fault?	RSITF OAUTLW yhW, eervn treerg it if shtta het way it neeadphp. rWee oyu aerlyl adiebsnh for uhcs a mslal sofefen?
VALENTINE I was, and held me glad of such a doom.	ALNNIEEVT I saw, adn saw gtlearfu to vhae tsju ebne hdbnsiae.
SECOND OUTLAW Have you the tongues?	CONESD ULOATW Do yuo speak any retoh geanusgal?
VALENTINE My youthful travel therein made me happy, 35 Or else I often had been miserable.	LIAEVETNN I vldtaeer hnew I asw yngou, hchiw mdea me ayphp. tiehreswO, I dwuol avhe eneb reislebma.
THIRD OUTLAW By the bare scalp of Robin Hoods fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction!	ITRDH OWUALT By the adbl aehd of bioRn soHod fat rrFai kTuc! ihTs elfwol lwdou eakm a eagtr gkin orf rou ogpur of nsbatid!
FIRST OUTLAW Well have him. Sirs, a word.	RIFTS WLAOTU ellW etak ihm. sSir, a odwr ihtw ouy lla.
The Outlaws confer in whispers.	The Osalutw frnoec in wsrspihe.
SPEED Master, be one of them. 40 Its an honorable kind of thievery.	PESED tMears, cembeo eon of emth. Ist an hoberonal kdni of tyevrhei.
VALENTINE Peace, villain!	NLNIVTEAE ueQti, rclsaa!
SECOND OUTLAW [Returning to Valentine] Tell us this: have you anything to take to?	SNDCOE LUWTAO (gntrerinu to ntalneeVi) leTl us sthi: do ouy hvea yna way to rptousp oerfyslu?
VALENTINE Nothing but my fortune.	ETILVANEN gNhntio utb my lkcu.
THIRD OUTLAW Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen, 45 Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of awful men. Myself was from Verona banishd For practicing to steal away a lady, An heir, and near allied unto the Duke.	IDTHR ALTUWO oYu oudhsl wokn, htne, atth msoe of us rae mlenntege hwo weer fcdreo otu of srlbeaeecpt tysceoi by uor utndeinrsear thyou. I emflys aws dihbsane mfor nearVo for nlangpin to elpeo whti a ydal, an rhie woh was lcsoe to eht uDek.
SECOND OUTLAW 50 And I from Mantua, for a gentleman Who, in my mood, I stabbed unto the heart.	ESNCDO TUOLWA ndA I am rmof nuMata. I bbtaeds a lmegntane in eht taher out of enarg.
FIRST OUTLAW And I for suchlike petty crimes as these. But to the purposefor we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives; 55 And partly, seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our quality much want	FSRTI UAOWLT ndA I swa dnsabeih orf cuhs tytpe escimr elik ethse. tuB to tge to eht ptnoi, we taest oru ciserm in rapt ebascue htey eailnxp yhw we lvie veisl of ssewleslnsa, nda laso ltpayr uesabec sieneg that eoyur traicteavt, dna by uyro onw tdconiepris a gnuliits, dna scnie we aer in dene of a anm of cush qausiitle in our onpesifosr
SECOND OUTLAW Indeed, because you are a banished man, 60 Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you. Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness?	SNDCEO UTWAOL In ctaf, eubseca uoy aer a isbdanhe nam, and for ttha meor thna any herto sreaon, wde kiel to speak to uyo. udlWo you eilk to be oru relade, to nidsecro ytrpove an easst, and viel as we do in tish esroft?
THIRD OUTLAW What sayst thou? Wilt thou be of our consort? 65 Say ay, and be the captain of us all. Well do thee homage, and be ruled by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king.	THIDR LUWOAT athW do uyo say? iWll uyo onji rou nabd of winameyghh? aSy esy, adn oemecb uor ctapani. lWle setrepc oyu, be eruld by uyo, nda loev you as uor ldeear dan rou knig.
FIRST OUTLAW But if thou scorn our courtesy thou diest.	ITSRF TALOUW Btu if ouy retcje oru fofer you dei.
SECOND OUTLAW Thou shalt not live to brag what we have offered.	ODESNC ULWTAO ouY twon vlei to arbg butao awth weev dfoefer.
VALENTINE 70 I take your offer and will live with you, Provided that you do no outrages On silly women or poor passengers.	EVENNATIL I ceptac uyro ofref dna iwll viel with ouy, dipedovr htat uyo do tno hram yan llhsseep neomw or oorp neseagsrsp.
THIRD OUTLAW No, we detest such vile base practices. Come, go with us. Well bring thee to our crews 75 And show thee all the treasure we have got, Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose.	DITHR LOWUAT No, we tsdeet chsu eliv, wekcid acisrctep. Coem, go tiwh us. lleW etak ouy to eth tesr of oru nbad nad ohws uyo lal the eturares we heav, ihhwc lgaon with lesoevsru is at oury dioslasp.
Exeunt	hTey texi.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter certain OUTLAWS	elarSve USLATWO retne.
FIRST OUTLAW Fellows, stand fast. I see a passenger.	ISFRT UOWTLA Men, tge dyrea. I ese a eratlrev.
SECOND OUTLAW If there be ten, shrink not, but down with em.	SENCOD UOTALW nevE if rehet rea nte of mteh, todn bakc wodn. aTek them down.
Enter VALENTINE and SPEED	AINEVETNL and PESDE eertn.
THIRD OUTLAW Stand, sir! And throw us that you have about ye. If not, well make you sit, and rifle you.	IRTHD TWUOAL opSt, isr! ievG us awth oyu veha on yuo. If yuo tdon, ellw amke ouy tis nad well hacsre you.
SPEED 5 Sir, we are undone. These are the villains That all the travelers do fear so much.	DEESP iSr, ewre euidrn. hsTee rae eht ntasibd ahtt lal hte aevsrlret in ihts aera fare so hcmu.
VALENTINE My friends	LEITNEANV My dnfesir
FIRST OUTLAW Thats not so, sir. We are your enemies.	ITSFR AUOTWL sthaT nto who it is, irs. We era uory seemein.
SECOND OUTLAW Peace! Well hear him.	NECSDO OUAWLT Qetui! Lset hrae ihm uto.
THIRD OUTLAW 10 Ay, by my beard will we, for he is a proper man.	HRTDI TUWLOA heaY, by hte hira on my ihcn lwle ehar hmi tuo, ubsecae he is a dasnoemh man.
VALENTINE Then know that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me 15 You take the sum and substance that I have.	AEIVENLNT Yuo ulhdos nkow taht I vhae iltelt talwhe to leos. I am a mna swoh nebe trucsk by ihrdhpas. My yoln crseih rea tseeh oopr celohst Im rgnewai, nad if uoy teak htem nthe you ktae the smu ttoal of gryitnhvee I nwo.
SECOND OUTLAW Whither travel you?	CNEDOS AWTLUO erheW rae ouy ggino?
VALENTINE To Verona.	LEIETNVAN To Vaerno.
FIRST OUTLAW Whence came you?	SITRF AWUTOL Wreeh idd uoy omce omrf?
VALENTINE From Milan.	ENTVNALIE mFor anlMi.
THIRD OUTLAW 20 Have you long sojourned there?	HRIDT WLOUAT woH gnol erwe ouy rehte?
VALENTINE Some sixteen months, and longer might have stayed If crooked fortune had not thwarted me.	VIENETALN tAubo txenise smohnt, dna I gihmt eavh aysdet lgreno if dab uckl tnahd deahttrw me.
FIRST OUTLAW What! were you banished thence?	STIRF TAOULW hWat! eerW you hbdaesin?
VALENTINE I was.	EETVNLIAN I aws.
SECOND OUTLAW 25 For what offence?	EONCSD AWTOLU orF thaw rimec?
VALENTINE For that which now torments me to rehearse: I killed a man, whose death I much repent, But yet I slew him manfully in fight Without false vantage or base treachery.	VNNLTEAIE roF egnisothm ttha nwo rthsu me to tepaer: I lidkel a nma, howes ehadt I yrealtg greret, vene uothhg I idkell him in a fari gfith iouthwt tceied or ewidck reetryhca.
FIRST OUTLAW 30 Why, neer repent it, if it were done so. But were you banished for so small a fault?	RSITF OAUTLW yhW, eervn treerg it if shtta het way it neeadphp. rWee oyu aerlyl adiebsnh for uhcs a mslal sofefen?
VALENTINE I was, and held me glad of such a doom.	ALNNIEEVT I saw, adn saw gtlearfu to vhae tsju ebne hdbnsiae.
SECOND OUTLAW Have you the tongues?	CONESD ULOATW Do yuo speak any retoh geanusgal?
VALENTINE My youthful travel therein made me happy, 35 Or else I often had been miserable.	LIAEVETNN I vldtaeer hnew I asw yngou, hchiw mdea me ayphp. tiehreswO, I dwuol avhe eneb reislebma.
THIRD OUTLAW By the bare scalp of Robin Hoods fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction!	ITRDH OWUALT By the adbl aehd of bioRn soHod fat rrFai kTuc! ihTs elfwol lwdou eakm a eagtr gkin orf rou ogpur of nsbatid!
FIRST OUTLAW Well have him. Sirs, a word.	RIFTS WLAOTU ellW etak ihm. sSir, a odwr ihtw ouy lla.
The Outlaws confer in whispers.	The Osalutw frnoec in wsrspihe.
SPEED Master, be one of them. 40 Its an honorable kind of thievery.	PESED tMears, cembeo eon of emth. Ist an hoberonal kdni of tyevrhei.
VALENTINE Peace, villain!	NLNIVTEAE ueQti, rclsaa!
SECOND OUTLAW [Returning to Valentine] Tell us this: have you anything to take to?	SNDCOE LUWTAO (gntrerinu to ntalneeVi) leTl us sthi: do ouy hvea yna way to rptousp oerfyslu?
VALENTINE Nothing but my fortune.	ETILVANEN gNhntio utb my lkcu.
THIRD OUTLAW Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen, 45 Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of awful men. Myself was from Verona banishd For practicing to steal away a lady, An heir, and near allied unto the Duke.	IDTHR ALTUWO oYu oudhsl wokn, htne, atth msoe of us rae mlenntege hwo weer fcdreo otu of srlbeaeecpt tysceoi by uor utndeinrsear thyou. I emflys aws dihbsane mfor nearVo for nlangpin to elpeo whti a ydal, an rhie woh was lcsoe to eht uDek.
SECOND OUTLAW 50 And I from Mantua, for a gentleman Who, in my mood, I stabbed unto the heart.	ESNCDO TUOLWA ndA I am rmof nuMata. I bbtaeds a lmegntane in eht taher out of enarg.
FIRST OUTLAW And I for suchlike petty crimes as these. But to the purposefor we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives; 55 And partly, seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our quality much want	FSRTI UAOWLT ndA I swa dnsabeih orf cuhs tytpe escimr elik ethse. tuB to tge to eht ptnoi, we taest oru ciserm in rapt ebascue htey eailnxp yhw we lvie veisl of ssewleslnsa, nda laso ltpayr uesabec sieneg that eoyur traicteavt, dna by uyro onw tdconiepris a gnuliits, dna scnie we aer in dene of a anm of cush qausiitle in our onpesifosr
SECOND OUTLAW Indeed, because you are a banished man, 60 Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you. Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness?	SNDCEO UTWAOL In ctaf, eubseca uoy aer a isbdanhe nam, and for ttha meor thna any herto sreaon, wde kiel to speak to uyo. udlWo you eilk to be oru relade, to nidsecro ytrpove an easst, and viel as we do in tish esroft?
THIRD OUTLAW What sayst thou? Wilt thou be of our consort? 65 Say ay, and be the captain of us all. Well do thee homage, and be ruled by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king.	THIDR LUWOAT athW do uyo say? iWll uyo onji rou nabd of winameyghh? aSy esy, adn oemecb uor ctapani. lWle setrepc oyu, be eruld by uyo, nda loev you as uor ldeear dan rou knig.
FIRST OUTLAW But if thou scorn our courtesy thou diest.	ITSRF TALOUW Btu if ouy retcje oru fofer you dei.
SECOND OUTLAW Thou shalt not live to brag what we have offered.	ODESNC ULWTAO ouY twon vlei to arbg butao awth weev dfoefer.
VALENTINE 70 I take your offer and will live with you, Provided that you do no outrages On silly women or poor passengers.	EVENNATIL I ceptac uyro ofref dna iwll viel with ouy, dipedovr htat uyo do tno hram yan llhsseep neomw or oorp neseagsrsp.
THIRD OUTLAW No, we detest such vile base practices. Come, go with us. Well bring thee to our crews 75 And show thee all the treasure we have got, Which, with ourselves, all rest at thy dispose.	DITHR LOWUAT No, we tsdeet chsu eliv, wekcid acisrctep. Coem, go tiwh us. lleW etak ouy to eth tesr of oru nbad nad ohws uyo lal the eturares we heav, ihhwc lgaon with lesoevsru is at oury dioslasp.
Exeunt	hTey texi.