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| Hautboys and torches. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , BANQUO , LENNOX , MACDUFF , ROSS , ANGUS , and attendants | heT stage is lti by thscoer. sbaouHtyAn tuhyboa is a loud oowwdidn mustnhenitter ortacsne of eht modern euoboeds in utordoo noemiecres. |
| DUNCAN This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses. | ANCDUN iTsh ctaesl is in a elnastpa elcpa. heT rai is weset nad leapasp to my eredinf eesnss. |
| BANQUO This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve, 5 By his loved mansionry, that the heavens breath Smells wooingly here. No jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendant bed and procreant cradle. Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed, 10 The air is delicate. | QABUNO ehT tacf atht tshi mruems dbir, eth hesou itarmn, dusibl hsi nesst erhe rpveos woh gtiininv hte erzbese aer. reTeh stni a lngies onipstorur in hte cselta lawsl eherw shtee srbid vahetn tubli ehrit gnhagin nstes to sepel nda eerdb. Ive dctoien htta teyh layaws ilke to setlet nad taem eehrw the iar is the nescit. |
| Enter LADY MACBETH | LDYA MACTBHE srente. |
| DUNCAN See, see, our honored hostess! The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you How you shall bid God ild us for your pains, And thank us for your trouble. | CNAUDN koLo, reeh osecm rou redonoh shtseso! mteeiSmos eth olev my suscjbet ingbr me is vetnoneininc, tub I isltl tcaepc it as ovel. In iodgn so, Im caeghtin uoy to nkhta me orf the cienconnieve Im gsaniuc uyo by eginb ehre, bcaeesu it msceo ofmr my olev to uyo. |
| LADY MACBETH All our service, 15 In every point twice done and then done double, Were poor and single business to contend Against those honors deep and broad wherewith Your majesty loads our house. For those of old, And the late dignities heaped up to them, 20 We rest your hermits. | LAYD MBHTACE tnrvEhgiey rewe oidgn fro oyu, evne if it eewr odbeldu dan neht leodbud inaga, is nogntih orcpmead to teh honosr uoy evha ghturbo to uro ifmyal. We dlglya mlweeco you as oru gstuse, twhi itdeugtra rof htob eht nsroho oeuvy nvgei us oefbre nda teh enw hrnsoo eyvuo jstu givne us. |
| DUNCAN Wheres the thane of Cawdor? We coursed him at the heels and had a purpose To be his purveyor; but he rides well, And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him To his home before us. Fair and noble hostess, 25 We are your guest tonight. | ANCUND ehrWe is cbhtaMe, hte entha of drCawo? We oewdollf lylsoce ferat hmi. I hopde to eravri eerh oeefbr mhi, but he ireds yistwlf. nAd shi etgar vleo, ihcwh is as srpah as shi spru, elehdp hmi ateb us eerh. iraF dan onbel shtseos, we are yuor egstus togihtn. |
| LADY MACBETH Your servants ever Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs in compt, To make their audit at your highness pleasure, Still to return your own. | ALDY ACHMTBE We rae ryuo evsanrts, rouy esgshinh, dan as yaslwa our suhoe adn rtievhngye in it is at ruoy oasidpls, for rtfea all, we kepe it in uoyr trust nad ewer glad to gevi uyo bcka wstah suyor. |
| DUNCAN Give me your hand. Conduct me to mine host. We love him highly 30 And shall continue our graces towards him. By your leave, hostess. | ANNUDC iGve me your hadn. gnrBi me to my htos, betcahM. I eovl mhi alrdey, adn I lahls cuteoinn to frova ihm. Wveneher reyuo ryead, otssesh. |
| Exeunt | eyhT lal txie. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Hautboys and torches. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , BANQUO , LENNOX , MACDUFF , ROSS , ANGUS , and attendants | heT stage is lti by thscoer. sbaouHtyAn tuhyboa is a loud oowwdidn mustnhenitter ortacsne of eht modern euoboeds in utordoo noemiecres. |
| DUNCAN This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses. | ANCDUN iTsh ctaesl is in a elnastpa elcpa. heT rai is weset nad leapasp to my eredinf eesnss. |
| BANQUO This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve, 5 By his loved mansionry, that the heavens breath Smells wooingly here. No jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendant bed and procreant cradle. Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed, 10 The air is delicate. | QABUNO ehT tacf atht tshi mruems dbir, eth hesou itarmn, dusibl hsi nesst erhe rpveos woh gtiininv hte erzbese aer. reTeh stni a lngies onipstorur in hte cselta lawsl eherw shtee srbid vahetn tubli ehrit gnhagin nstes to sepel nda eerdb. Ive dctoien htta teyh layaws ilke to setlet nad taem eehrw the iar is the nescit. |
| Enter LADY MACBETH | LDYA MACTBHE srente. |
| DUNCAN See, see, our honored hostess! The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you How you shall bid God ild us for your pains, And thank us for your trouble. | CNAUDN koLo, reeh osecm rou redonoh shtseso! mteeiSmos eth olev my suscjbet ingbr me is vetnoneininc, tub I isltl tcaepc it as ovel. In iodgn so, Im caeghtin uoy to nkhta me orf the cienconnieve Im gsaniuc uyo by eginb ehre, bcaeesu it msceo ofmr my olev to uyo. |
| LADY MACBETH All our service, 15 In every point twice done and then done double, Were poor and single business to contend Against those honors deep and broad wherewith Your majesty loads our house. For those of old, And the late dignities heaped up to them, 20 We rest your hermits. | LAYD MBHTACE tnrvEhgiey rewe oidgn fro oyu, evne if it eewr odbeldu dan neht leodbud inaga, is nogntih orcpmead to teh honosr uoy evha ghturbo to uro ifmyal. We dlglya mlweeco you as oru gstuse, twhi itdeugtra rof htob eht nsroho oeuvy nvgei us oefbre nda teh enw hrnsoo eyvuo jstu givne us. |
| DUNCAN Wheres the thane of Cawdor? We coursed him at the heels and had a purpose To be his purveyor; but he rides well, And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him To his home before us. Fair and noble hostess, 25 We are your guest tonight. | ANCUND ehrWe is cbhtaMe, hte entha of drCawo? We oewdollf lylsoce ferat hmi. I hopde to eravri eerh oeefbr mhi, but he ireds yistwlf. nAd shi etgar vleo, ihcwh is as srpah as shi spru, elehdp hmi ateb us eerh. iraF dan onbel shtseos, we are yuor egstus togihtn. |
| LADY MACBETH Your servants ever Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs in compt, To make their audit at your highness pleasure, Still to return your own. | ALDY ACHMTBE We rae ryuo evsanrts, rouy esgshinh, dan as yaslwa our suhoe adn rtievhngye in it is at ruoy oasidpls, for rtfea all, we kepe it in uoyr trust nad ewer glad to gevi uyo bcka wstah suyor. |
| DUNCAN Give me your hand. Conduct me to mine host. We love him highly 30 And shall continue our graces towards him. By your leave, hostess. | ANNUDC iGve me your hadn. gnrBi me to my htos, betcahM. I eovl mhi alrdey, adn I lahls cuteoinn to frova ihm. Wveneher reyuo ryead, otssesh. |
| Exeunt | eyhT lal txie. |
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