No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 5 Scene 1

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Enter a DOCTOR of physic and a waiting-GENTLEWOMAN	A DOCTOR and a waiting- GENTLEWOMAN The waiting-gentlewoman is an upperclass woman whose job is to wait on the queen. GENTLEWOMAN enter.
DOCTOR I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked?	CDROOT Iev eyatsd up hwit ouy ofr owt itnhgs wno, nad I avtnhe nese yna idcneeev of whta yuo ewer antlgki baotu. ehnW asw eth salt mtie uoy wsa her wgkeliapesln?
GENTLEWOMAN Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.	OENWLEMGANT eciSn Mhtceba tnwe to war, I veah nese reh esri mfro rhe edb, tpu on rhe oignhnwtg, oclnuk hre oscelt, keta tuo mseo paper, dlfo it, tweri on it, rdea it, leas it up, adn htne eurrnt to bed, iamriengn epeasl eht nreiet tiem.
DOCTOR A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the lineeffects of watching. In this slumbery agitation, besides her walking and other actual performances, what, at any time, have you heard her say?	ORODTC tsI naulnurta to be aelpse adn tac as if uyeor kaewa. hWne seh is kiel tsih, dissebe wkganli nad eogpnifmrr aousirv icitevaist, vhea ouy ehdra reh asy thgyanni?
GENTLEWOMAN That, sir, which I will not report after her.	MTLONEWNGEA She syas nhtoemgsi, rsi, ubt I wlil otn reetpa it to yuo.
DOCTOR You may to me, and tis most meet you should.	TODROC ouY anc etll me. Yuo arlely shlduo.
GENTLEWOMAN Neither to you nor any one, having no witness to confirm my speech.	WGLMNTEAEON I will ont fsensoc it to uoy ron to yoenna sele, cuabese rhtee saw no eon else to tensisw reh phecse.
Enter LADY MACBETH with a taper	DLAY CEBTMAH srnete, nilhodg a anlced.
Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her, stand close.	kLoo, reeh ehs ceosm! siTh is yxcaelt woh ehs laasyw sokol, dIna saerw hsiet is atfs lpease. cthWa her. Kpee hdidne.
DOCTOR 15 How came she by that light?	DTCROO woH idd hse get htta adlnce?
GENTLEWOMAN Why, it stood by her. She has light by her continually. Tis her command.	NNOEELATMGW It nsadst by her sdedbei. Seh slaywa ash to vhae a lghit tnxe to reh. heTso era her roserd.
DOCTOR You see her eyes are open.	ODCTRO You see, ehr eyes ear pnoe.
GENTLEWOMAN Ay, but their sense is shut.	WNAMEOLTGNE Yse, but hyte todn ees ynntigah.
DOCTOR What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands.	CRTDOO sWtha esh idnog nwo? Lkoo ohw she subr her hsdan.
GENTLEWOMAN It is an accustomed action with her to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.	WNTEAELNGOM She eftno oeds htat. She sookl liek hess shiwagn hre anhds. Ive seen her do htta rfeobe for as goln as enftefi sitnmeu.
LADY MACBETH Yet heres a spot.	DYAL HCAEMBT eesTrh lslit a ptos rhee.
DOCTOR Hark! She speaks. I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly.	OCORDT netsLi! sheS gatilnk. llI itewr ndwo thaw she says, so Ill eebmrrme it rtebte.
LADY MACBETH Out, damned spot! Out, I say!One, two. Why, then, tis time to do t. Hell is murky!Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.	AYDL HTCEMBA (ubirgbn erh dnhsa) moeC otu, nmedad tops! uOt, I omadmcn uyo! Oen, owt. OK, sit mite to do it wno.ellH is rkymu!neNsneso, my rldo, neesonns! You rea a diloser, and eyt ouy are irdaaf? Wyh dohlsu we be cerads, nehw no neo nca yal teh lgtui onpu us?But ohw lwudo aehv hohttug the dlo man udlow aveh dah so mchu doobl in him?
DOCTOR Do you mark that?	TORCDO iDd ouy rahe atht?
LADY MACBETH The thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now?What, will these hands neer be clean?No more o that, my lord, no more o that. You mar all with this starting.	DAYL HEATMCB ehT ahnte of feiF dah a weif. erhWe is esh nwo?What, wlli my hasdn rvene be encal?No rmeo of atht, my lodr, no oemr of tath. olluY unri ienyervhtg by icnagt esltratd ekli hsit.
DOCTOR Go to, go to. You have known what you should not.	CTDROO woN kool ahwt yovue edon. uvoeY hdrea thmsgineo oyu stoluhnd ahve.
GENTLEWOMAN She has spoke what she should not, I am sure of that. Heaven knows what she has known.	ALGEONEWNTM She aids mesngihot ehs dlsuhtno heva idsa, Im uers of atht. envaeH oswkn tahw rectses shse gpkniee.
LADY MACBETH Heres the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!	LYAD ECHATBM I lilts vhea hte semll of lodob on my dhna. lAl teh eepfmurs of aabAir odtlunc emka my ielltt dahn lsmel ebtrte. Oh, oh, oh!
DOCTOR What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged.	RCTDOO hWta a vayhe igsh! eHr herat is rircynga a eyvha etwghi.
GENTLEWOMAN I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body.	WGENAMTLONE I lowndut anwt a aehtr lkei hesr vene if you dmea me euqen.
DOCTOR Well, well, well.	OTCRDO elWl, wlel, llwe.
GENTLEWOMAN Pray God it be, sir.	WNGALNEOTEM I ophe tahw sesh nsigya is lelw, sir!
DOCTOR This disease is beyond my practice. Yet I have known those which have walked in their sleep who have died holily in their beds.	ODROTC ihsT seesadi is oenbyd my deimlac kllsis. Btu I hvea nkown oleepp who dwealleeskp dan tewren tgyilu of gnatynhi.
LADY MACBETH Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale.I tell you yet again, Banquos buried; he cannot come out on s grave.	ALYD TMCHBAE ahWs uroy ahdsn. tuP on rouy wtgnoghin. tonD look so reftdengih. I tlel uoy agian, nBuaoq is eirbdu. He contan eomc tou of sih ervag.
DOCTOR Even so?	CROODT Is stih eurt?
LADY MACBETH To bed, to bed. Theres knocking at the gate. Come, come, come, come. Give me your hand. Whats done cannot be undone.To bed, to bed, to bed!	LADY MBTHCEA To deb, to bde! sreheT a nnikkgco at the etag. Cmoe, cmoe, meoc, ceom, ievg me ryuo ndha. atWhs oned noactn be odnenu. To bed, to bed, to ebd!
Exit	AYDL AHCEBMT esixt.
DOCTOR Will she go now to bed?	CRTODO ilWl she go to bed own?
GENTLEWOMAN Directly.	WAEGMELNTON eYs, tirhg waya.
DOCTOR Foul whisprings are abroad. Unnatural deeds 50 Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. More needs she the divine than the physician. God, God forgive us all! Look after her, Remove from her the means of all annoyance, 55 And still keep eyes upon her. So, good night. My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. I think, but dare not speak.	DOOTCR ilvE rusrom ear gongi aduorn. urnnlaaUt ctsa lliw ecsua narsupualret lpegnawikeSl dan ikeaslgnplet eerw nrdecsoide rsertpluauna netevs in sseapSarehek time. supernatural inthgs to ehanpp. eleopP wiht giytul adn dnrgeade indsm will sfocnes iehrt sceerst to eihtr loslipw as tyhe espel. Tsih nawmo edsne a erispt ermo nhta a odcrot. odG oirvgef us lla! (to eht tgiaiwn- GENTLEWOMAN) ookL tafre erh. omveeR atginyhn she mihtg rthu ehlrefs thwi. Whtac erh tytclnsoan. dnA wno, ogod-thngi. She hsa webelrddie my inmd dan emazad my seey. I vhae an inpoion, but I notd arde to asy it tou ludo.
GENTLEWOMAN Good night, good doctor.	MONGLEANWTE ooGd gtinh, good rcdoot.
Exeunt	eTyh txie.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter a DOCTOR of physic and a waiting-GENTLEWOMAN	A DOCTOR and a waiting- GENTLEWOMAN The waiting-gentlewoman is an upperclass woman whose job is to wait on the queen. GENTLEWOMAN enter.
DOCTOR I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked?	CDROOT Iev eyatsd up hwit ouy ofr owt itnhgs wno, nad I avtnhe nese yna idcneeev of whta yuo ewer antlgki baotu. ehnW asw eth salt mtie uoy wsa her wgkeliapesln?
GENTLEWOMAN Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.	OENWLEMGANT eciSn Mhtceba tnwe to war, I veah nese reh esri mfro rhe edb, tpu on rhe oignhnwtg, oclnuk hre oscelt, keta tuo mseo paper, dlfo it, tweri on it, rdea it, leas it up, adn htne eurrnt to bed, iamriengn epeasl eht nreiet tiem.
DOCTOR A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the lineeffects of watching. In this slumbery agitation, besides her walking and other actual performances, what, at any time, have you heard her say?	ORODTC tsI naulnurta to be aelpse adn tac as if uyeor kaewa. hWne seh is kiel tsih, dissebe wkganli nad eogpnifmrr aousirv icitevaist, vhea ouy ehdra reh asy thgyanni?
GENTLEWOMAN That, sir, which I will not report after her.	MTLONEWNGEA She syas nhtoemgsi, rsi, ubt I wlil otn reetpa it to yuo.
DOCTOR You may to me, and tis most meet you should.	TODROC ouY anc etll me. Yuo arlely shlduo.
GENTLEWOMAN Neither to you nor any one, having no witness to confirm my speech.	WGLMNTEAEON I will ont fsensoc it to uoy ron to yoenna sele, cuabese rhtee saw no eon else to tensisw reh phecse.
Enter LADY MACBETH with a taper	DLAY CEBTMAH srnete, nilhodg a anlced.
Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her, stand close.	kLoo, reeh ehs ceosm! siTh is yxcaelt woh ehs laasyw sokol, dIna saerw hsiet is atfs lpease. cthWa her. Kpee hdidne.
DOCTOR 15 How came she by that light?	DTCROO woH idd hse get htta adlnce?
GENTLEWOMAN Why, it stood by her. She has light by her continually. Tis her command.	NNOEELATMGW It nsadst by her sdedbei. Seh slaywa ash to vhae a lghit tnxe to reh. heTso era her roserd.
DOCTOR You see her eyes are open.	ODCTRO You see, ehr eyes ear pnoe.
GENTLEWOMAN Ay, but their sense is shut.	WNAMEOLTGNE Yse, but hyte todn ees ynntigah.
DOCTOR What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands.	CRTDOO sWtha esh idnog nwo? Lkoo ohw she subr her hsdan.
GENTLEWOMAN It is an accustomed action with her to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.	WNTEAELNGOM She eftno oeds htat. She sookl liek hess shiwagn hre anhds. Ive seen her do htta rfeobe for as goln as enftefi sitnmeu.
LADY MACBETH Yet heres a spot.	DYAL HCAEMBT eesTrh lslit a ptos rhee.
DOCTOR Hark! She speaks. I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly.	OCORDT netsLi! sheS gatilnk. llI itewr ndwo thaw she says, so Ill eebmrrme it rtebte.
LADY MACBETH Out, damned spot! Out, I say!One, two. Why, then, tis time to do t. Hell is murky!Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.	AYDL HTCEMBA (ubirgbn erh dnhsa) moeC otu, nmedad tops! uOt, I omadmcn uyo! Oen, owt. OK, sit mite to do it wno.ellH is rkymu!neNsneso, my rldo, neesonns! You rea a diloser, and eyt ouy are irdaaf? Wyh dohlsu we be cerads, nehw no neo nca yal teh lgtui onpu us?But ohw lwudo aehv hohttug the dlo man udlow aveh dah so mchu doobl in him?
DOCTOR Do you mark that?	TORCDO iDd ouy rahe atht?
LADY MACBETH The thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now?What, will these hands neer be clean?No more o that, my lord, no more o that. You mar all with this starting.	DAYL HEATMCB ehT ahnte of feiF dah a weif. erhWe is esh nwo?What, wlli my hasdn rvene be encal?No rmeo of atht, my lodr, no oemr of tath. olluY unri ienyervhtg by icnagt esltratd ekli hsit.
DOCTOR Go to, go to. You have known what you should not.	CTDROO woN kool ahwt yovue edon. uvoeY hdrea thmsgineo oyu stoluhnd ahve.
GENTLEWOMAN She has spoke what she should not, I am sure of that. Heaven knows what she has known.	ALGEONEWNTM She aids mesngihot ehs dlsuhtno heva idsa, Im uers of atht. envaeH oswkn tahw rectses shse gpkniee.
LADY MACBETH Heres the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!	LYAD ECHATBM I lilts vhea hte semll of lodob on my dhna. lAl teh eepfmurs of aabAir odtlunc emka my ielltt dahn lsmel ebtrte. Oh, oh, oh!
DOCTOR What a sigh is there! The heart is sorely charged.	RCTDOO hWta a vayhe igsh! eHr herat is rircynga a eyvha etwghi.
GENTLEWOMAN I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body.	WGENAMTLONE I lowndut anwt a aehtr lkei hesr vene if you dmea me euqen.
DOCTOR Well, well, well.	OTCRDO elWl, wlel, llwe.
GENTLEWOMAN Pray God it be, sir.	WNGALNEOTEM I ophe tahw sesh nsigya is lelw, sir!
DOCTOR This disease is beyond my practice. Yet I have known those which have walked in their sleep who have died holily in their beds.	ODROTC ihsT seesadi is oenbyd my deimlac kllsis. Btu I hvea nkown oleepp who dwealleeskp dan tewren tgyilu of gnatynhi.
LADY MACBETH Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale.I tell you yet again, Banquos buried; he cannot come out on s grave.	ALYD TMCHBAE ahWs uroy ahdsn. tuP on rouy wtgnoghin. tonD look so reftdengih. I tlel uoy agian, nBuaoq is eirbdu. He contan eomc tou of sih ervag.
DOCTOR Even so?	CROODT Is stih eurt?
LADY MACBETH To bed, to bed. Theres knocking at the gate. Come, come, come, come. Give me your hand. Whats done cannot be undone.To bed, to bed, to bed!	LADY MBTHCEA To deb, to bde! sreheT a nnikkgco at the etag. Cmoe, cmoe, meoc, ceom, ievg me ryuo ndha. atWhs oned noactn be odnenu. To bed, to bed, to ebd!
Exit	AYDL AHCEBMT esixt.
DOCTOR Will she go now to bed?	CRTODO ilWl she go to bed own?
GENTLEWOMAN Directly.	WAEGMELNTON eYs, tirhg waya.
DOCTOR Foul whisprings are abroad. Unnatural deeds 50 Do breed unnatural troubles. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. More needs she the divine than the physician. God, God forgive us all! Look after her, Remove from her the means of all annoyance, 55 And still keep eyes upon her. So, good night. My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. I think, but dare not speak.	DOOTCR ilvE rusrom ear gongi aduorn. urnnlaaUt ctsa lliw ecsua narsupualret lpegnawikeSl dan ikeaslgnplet eerw nrdecsoide rsertpluauna netevs in sseapSarehek time. supernatural inthgs to ehanpp. eleopP wiht giytul adn dnrgeade indsm will sfocnes iehrt sceerst to eihtr loslipw as tyhe espel. Tsih nawmo edsne a erispt ermo nhta a odcrot. odG oirvgef us lla! (to eht tgiaiwn- GENTLEWOMAN) ookL tafre erh. omveeR atginyhn she mihtg rthu ehlrefs thwi. Whtac erh tytclnsoan. dnA wno, ogod-thngi. She hsa webelrddie my inmd dan emazad my seey. I vhae an inpoion, but I notd arde to asy it tou ludo.
GENTLEWOMAN Good night, good doctor.	MONGLEANWTE ooGd gtinh, good rcdoot.
Exeunt	eTyh txie.