No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 2

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Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , LENNOX , with attendants, meeting a bleeding CAPTAIN	Sonuds of a ttumper nda erioslsd hnfgtiig oasgfetf. GNIK UNDCNA srtnee hwti ish onss ALMOCLM nda OLIBANNDA , LOENXN , adn a urnmbe of tdsnanatte. hyTe meet a wuddnoe dna doobyl AATIPCN .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	DNUANC Woh is siht lyodob nma? iudJggn rofm his eaapcreapn, I bte he can etll us eth leatst nesw butoa the ertvlo.
MALCOLM This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy soldier fought 5 Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend! Say to the king the knowledge of the broil As thou didst leave it.	AOMMCLL hTis is het raebv srgetnae how ghfotu to pkee me mrfo genbi epractdu. Hail, rbave edrnif! lTel teh gnki hwat aws ippnhgaen in eht ltbeat hnew you eflt it.
CAPTAIN Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald 10 Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do swarm upon himfrom the Western Isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, And fortune, on his damnd quarrel smiling, 15 Showed like a rebels whore. But alls too weak, For brave Macbethwell he deserves that name Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valors minion carved out his passage 20 Till he faced the slave; Which neer shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements.	AANCPIT rFo a eliwh uoy dltconu etll woh wudlo wni. eTh rmesai eewr leki tow udseahtex smrmiews nnclggii to ahce herto adn lsigtugnrg in het trawe, ebulna to veom. heT llusiaiovn rebel anModlwcad wsa uretpdosp by otof dsoelsri dan mohsrnee rofm rInadle nda eth iedHbser, nda yLda Lkuc swa thwi hmi, ngmlisi eyrcllu at hsi eemesni as if hes erew shi woher. tBu Lukc dan lanoMwddca htgeetor wenter rosgnt huengo. areBv tMeacbh, uhiglgan at kLcu, ophcepd shi ayw orhtguh to odManwdcla, ohw nditd even hvea meit to ysa dgoo-eyb or ashke sdahn boefer ehtabMc lptsi him neop ofrm ish vlena to shi obanejw nad cktus ish adhe on uor caselt aslwl.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	DCUNNA My abevr eeitvral! Wtah a ohywtr anm!
CAPTAIN 25 As whence the sun gins his reflection Shipwracking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seemed to come Discomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had, with valor armed, 30 Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbished arms and new supplies of men, Began a fresh assault.	TPICAAN uBt in eth mase awy htta votieln mrstso aawlsy meco jtus as gsnipr pparesa, rou sucsces nstaagi Maddlncwao ratdcee wne lmoprebs rfo us. itnLes to hits, nigK: as sono as we estn hotes irhsI lirsesdo rninung ofr vrcoe, hte gNrnaoewi kign swa ish cnchea to attcak us hiwt sefrh tsopor and nihys pasnoew.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	AUNDCN tdDin tihs nteirfgh uor iaacntsp, hMtebac nad onaquB?
CAPTAIN 35 Yes, as sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharged with double cracks, So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, 40 Or memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.	NTPCIAA The enw ahgeenlcl radsec mhet obatu as cmhu as rwopassr hgfirnet lesega, or tsairbb irnfhget a ilno. To tlle you eht hurtt, yhet fothug het nwe neeym wthi ciewt as mhcu cfroe as eefrob; teyh erew like sanncno ddealo hiwt dlboeu aitnmnuiom. aybeM tyeh wentda to ekta a bhta in ihret ieeemns oobdl, or maek htat edifbltatel as fsiamoun as gaGoloht, hwree irCths was ucfcedrii, I tdno wokn. But I flee aekw. My nwusdo tsmu be dendte to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	UDNNAC Your dswor, kiel rouy owunds, rnbig yuo ornho. Tkae imh to eht ogsrsneu.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	ehT ATPNIAC ixets, elehpd by staentdtan.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	RSOS adn UASNG eetrn.
45 Who comes here?	hoW is sith?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	MMAOCLL Teh ortwhy nThea ahneT is a Scsihott tietl of ynilboit. nTahe of Ross.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	NXONEL Hsi ysee mees rnctaif! He lskoo like nosmeoe hitw a gseatnr leat to ltle.
ROSS God save the king.	SOSR odG aevs eth ngki!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NADUNC Wreeh heva you ocem form, tryohw eanth?
ROSS From Fife, great king, Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky 50 And fan our people cold. Norway himself, with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor, The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict, Till that Bellonas bridegroom, lapped in proof, 55 Confronted him with self-comparisons, Point against point, rebellious arm gainst arm, Curbing his lavish spirit; and to conclude, The victory fell on us.	SSRO Gerta kgni, Iev cmeo morf eFfi, reehw hte eNwgonair aglf liesf, kncogim our cynruot dan eirtiggnhnf our oelepp. daLenig an noourmse ymar nad dtssaeis by atht aioldysl irtaort, het nahte of oCwdar, eht ikgn of ryawoN bgean a doboly btatel. But eidtotutf in his ttebla-ewhtaedre ormra, haMectb emt teh Ngiearnow tkstcaa tsoh ofr osht, as if he rwee hte eoddsgs of wsra dnbahus. ylnaiFl he rboek the ymeesn isprti, and we rewe ovitiocrsu.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	CUNAND aGter phainspes!
ROSS That now Sweno, the Norways king, craves composition. 60 Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colmes Inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.	SSRO So wno ownSe, teh agonrieNw ngki, twnsa a earytt. We ldot mih we outwdnl eevn let mhi rbyu hsi emn ulnti he drreteeta to ntiaS Ceosml Inch dna iapd us ten ntohasud ardlols.
DUNCAN No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, 65 And with his former title greet Macbeth.	AUDNCN ehT atneh of oawrdC iwll reevn ginaa ebtyra me. Go nnneuoac htta he lilw be ctueedex, nad tell chtbaeM ahtt wdsCora teltis liwl be niveg to hmi.
ROSS Ill see it done.	OSRS Ill etg it odne rihtg waay.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	DANCNU hTe tehna of wdoCra ahs stol htwa het onebl abeMcht sha won.
Exeunt	They lal xtei.

Original Text	Modern Text
Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , LENNOX , with attendants, meeting a bleeding CAPTAIN	Sonuds of a ttumper nda erioslsd hnfgtiig oasgfetf. GNIK UNDCNA srtnee hwti ish onss ALMOCLM nda OLIBANNDA , LOENXN , adn a urnmbe of tdsnanatte. hyTe meet a wuddnoe dna doobyl AATIPCN .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	DNUANC Woh is siht lyodob nma? iudJggn rofm his eaapcreapn, I bte he can etll us eth leatst nesw butoa the ertvlo.
MALCOLM This is the sergeant Who like a good and hardy soldier fought 5 Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend! Say to the king the knowledge of the broil As thou didst leave it.	AOMMCLL hTis is het raebv srgetnae how ghfotu to pkee me mrfo genbi epractdu. Hail, rbave edrnif! lTel teh gnki hwat aws ippnhgaen in eht ltbeat hnew you eflt it.
CAPTAIN Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald 10 Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do swarm upon himfrom the Western Isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied, And fortune, on his damnd quarrel smiling, 15 Showed like a rebels whore. But alls too weak, For brave Macbethwell he deserves that name Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valors minion carved out his passage 20 Till he faced the slave; Which neer shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements.	AANCPIT rFo a eliwh uoy dltconu etll woh wudlo wni. eTh rmesai eewr leki tow udseahtex smrmiews nnclggii to ahce herto adn lsigtugnrg in het trawe, ebulna to veom. heT llusiaiovn rebel anModlwcad wsa uretpdosp by otof dsoelsri dan mohsrnee rofm rInadle nda eth iedHbser, nda yLda Lkuc swa thwi hmi, ngmlisi eyrcllu at hsi eemesni as if hes erew shi woher. tBu Lukc dan lanoMwddca htgeetor wenter rosgnt huengo. areBv tMeacbh, uhiglgan at kLcu, ophcepd shi ayw orhtguh to odManwdcla, ohw nditd even hvea meit to ysa dgoo-eyb or ashke sdahn boefer ehtabMc lptsi him neop ofrm ish vlena to shi obanejw nad cktus ish adhe on uor caselt aslwl.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	DCUNNA My abevr eeitvral! Wtah a ohywtr anm!
CAPTAIN 25 As whence the sun gins his reflection Shipwracking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seemed to come Discomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had, with valor armed, 30 Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbished arms and new supplies of men, Began a fresh assault.	TPICAAN uBt in eth mase awy htta votieln mrstso aawlsy meco jtus as gsnipr pparesa, rou sucsces nstaagi Maddlncwao ratdcee wne lmoprebs rfo us. itnLes to hits, nigK: as sono as we estn hotes irhsI lirsesdo rninung ofr vrcoe, hte gNrnaoewi kign swa ish cnchea to attcak us hiwt sefrh tsopor and nihys pasnoew.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	AUNDCN tdDin tihs nteirfgh uor iaacntsp, hMtebac nad onaquB?
CAPTAIN 35 Yes, as sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharged with double cracks, So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, 40 Or memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.	NTPCIAA The enw ahgeenlcl radsec mhet obatu as cmhu as rwopassr hgfirnet lesega, or tsairbb irnfhget a ilno. To tlle you eht hurtt, yhet fothug het nwe neeym wthi ciewt as mhcu cfroe as eefrob; teyh erew like sanncno ddealo hiwt dlboeu aitnmnuiom. aybeM tyeh wentda to ekta a bhta in ihret ieeemns oobdl, or maek htat edifbltatel as fsiamoun as gaGoloht, hwree irCths was ucfcedrii, I tdno wokn. But I flee aekw. My nwusdo tsmu be dendte to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	UDNNAC Your dswor, kiel rouy owunds, rnbig yuo ornho. Tkae imh to eht ogsrsneu.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	ehT ATPNIAC ixets, elehpd by staentdtan.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	RSOS adn UASNG eetrn.
45 Who comes here?	hoW is sith?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	MMAOCLL Teh ortwhy nThea ahneT is a Scsihott tietl of ynilboit. nTahe of Ross.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	NXONEL Hsi ysee mees rnctaif! He lskoo like nosmeoe hitw a gseatnr leat to ltle.
ROSS God save the king.	SOSR odG aevs eth ngki!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NADUNC Wreeh heva you ocem form, tryohw eanth?
ROSS From Fife, great king, Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky 50 And fan our people cold. Norway himself, with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor, The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict, Till that Bellonas bridegroom, lapped in proof, 55 Confronted him with self-comparisons, Point against point, rebellious arm gainst arm, Curbing his lavish spirit; and to conclude, The victory fell on us.	SSRO Gerta kgni, Iev cmeo morf eFfi, reehw hte eNwgonair aglf liesf, kncogim our cynruot dan eirtiggnhnf our oelepp. daLenig an noourmse ymar nad dtssaeis by atht aioldysl irtaort, het nahte of oCwdar, eht ikgn of ryawoN bgean a doboly btatel. But eidtotutf in his ttebla-ewhtaedre ormra, haMectb emt teh Ngiearnow tkstcaa tsoh ofr osht, as if he rwee hte eoddsgs of wsra dnbahus. ylnaiFl he rboek the ymeesn isprti, and we rewe ovitiocrsu.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	CUNAND aGter phainspes!
ROSS That now Sweno, the Norways king, craves composition. 60 Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colmes Inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.	SSRO So wno ownSe, teh agonrieNw ngki, twnsa a earytt. We ldot mih we outwdnl eevn let mhi rbyu hsi emn ulnti he drreteeta to ntiaS Ceosml Inch dna iapd us ten ntohasud ardlols.
DUNCAN No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, 65 And with his former title greet Macbeth.	AUDNCN ehT atneh of oawrdC iwll reevn ginaa ebtyra me. Go nnneuoac htta he lilw be ctueedex, nad tell chtbaeM ahtt wdsCora teltis liwl be niveg to hmi.
ROSS Ill see it done.	OSRS Ill etg it odne rihtg waay.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	DANCNU hTe tehna of wdoCra ahs stol htwa het onebl abeMcht sha won.
Exeunt	They lal xtei.