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Enter GONERIL and her steward OSWALD
Enter GONERIL and her steward OSWALD

GONERIL

Did my father strike my gentleman
For chiding of his fool?

GONERIL

Did my father strike my gentleman
For chiding of his fool?

OSWALD

   Ay, madam.

OSWALD

   Ay, madam.

GONERIL

By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other
5 That sets us all at odds. I’ll not endure it.
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.
If you come slack of former services,
10 You shall do well. The fault of it I’ll answer.

GONERIL

By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other
That sets us all at odds. I’ll not endure it.
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.
If you come slack of former services,
You shall do well. The fault of it I’ll answer.

OSWALD

He’s coming, madam. I hear him.

OSWALD

He’s coming, madam. I hear him.
Hunting horns within
Hunting horns within

GONERIL

Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellow servants. I’ll have it come to question.
If he distaste it, let him to our sister,
15 Whose mind and mine I know in that are one,
Not to be overruled. Idle old man
That still would manage those authorities
That he hath given away! Now by my life,
Old fools are babes again and must be used
20 With checks as flatteries, when they are seen abused.
Remember what I have said.

GONERIL

Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellow servants. I’ll have it come to question.
If he distaste it, let him to our sister,
Whose mind and mine I know in that are one,
Not to be overruled. Idle old man
That still would manage those authorities
That he hath given away! Now by my life,
Old fools are babes again and must be used
With checks as flatteries, when they are seen abused.
Remember what I have said.

OSWALD

     Very well, madam.

OSWALD

     Very well, madam.

GONERIL

And let his knights have colder looks among you.
What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so.
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,
25 That I may speak. I’ll write straight to my sister
To hold my very course. Go, prepare for dinner.

GONERIL

And let his knights have colder looks among you.
What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so.
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,
That I may speak. I’ll write straight to my sister
To hold my very course. Go, prepare for dinner.
Exeunt severally
Exeunt severally

Original Text

Modern Text

Enter GONERIL and her steward OSWALD
Enter GONERIL and her steward OSWALD

GONERIL

Did my father strike my gentleman
For chiding of his fool?

GONERIL

Did my father strike my gentleman
For chiding of his fool?

OSWALD

   Ay, madam.

OSWALD

   Ay, madam.

GONERIL

By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other
5 That sets us all at odds. I’ll not endure it.
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.
If you come slack of former services,
10 You shall do well. The fault of it I’ll answer.

GONERIL

By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other
That sets us all at odds. I’ll not endure it.
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.
If you come slack of former services,
You shall do well. The fault of it I’ll answer.

OSWALD

He’s coming, madam. I hear him.

OSWALD

He’s coming, madam. I hear him.
Hunting horns within
Hunting horns within

GONERIL

Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellow servants. I’ll have it come to question.
If he distaste it, let him to our sister,
15 Whose mind and mine I know in that are one,
Not to be overruled. Idle old man
That still would manage those authorities
That he hath given away! Now by my life,
Old fools are babes again and must be used
20 With checks as flatteries, when they are seen abused.
Remember what I have said.

GONERIL

Put on what weary negligence you please,
You and your fellow servants. I’ll have it come to question.
If he distaste it, let him to our sister,
Whose mind and mine I know in that are one,
Not to be overruled. Idle old man
That still would manage those authorities
That he hath given away! Now by my life,
Old fools are babes again and must be used
With checks as flatteries, when they are seen abused.
Remember what I have said.

OSWALD

     Very well, madam.

OSWALD

     Very well, madam.

GONERIL

And let his knights have colder looks among you.
What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so.
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,
25 That I may speak. I’ll write straight to my sister
To hold my very course. Go, prepare for dinner.

GONERIL

And let his knights have colder looks among you.
What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so.
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,
That I may speak. I’ll write straight to my sister
To hold my very course. Go, prepare for dinner.
Exeunt severally
Exeunt severally