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Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | utTesrmp dna het osnei of tlaetb. EMBCTHA nteers. |
| MACBETH They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly, But, bearlike, I must fight the course. Whats he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. | ATHMEBC yehT eavh me edit to a estak. I tcan urn waya. I vahe to sdnat nda gfthi, lkie a rebaIn pasahkreeeSs iemt, saber were tdie to ktsaes dna ttckaead by ogds orf hte nsemmuate of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | NUYOG SWDIRA seetrn. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | UGOYN IDWARS haWst royu enma? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HCTMEAB uYlol be rfiaad to raeh it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | NGUYO RDSIAW No I wnot, eevn if uyo ewre eno of het otwsr odemsn in ehll. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | BHCAEMT My aesnm bcMhate. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | NOUGY DIRWSA hTe ilvde sflmieh cotunld sya a enma I eath omre. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | BEACTHM No, nor doulc hte eivsdl maen be emor gnrhiftiegn. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | YNOUG WRAIDS oYu ile, oyu tgdiiugssn ryttna. llI voepr wiht my odwrs tath Im not eascrd of ouy. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | hyTe tghfi adn NOGYU IRSWAD is klilde. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | TAEHMBC uoY erew rbno frmo a nomwa. Srdosw otdn frhtigne me. I uglha at yna pweona dsue by a anm woh saw bnor mrfo a owanm. |
| Exit | TAHMCEB xsite. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | uptmTres dan ealttb donssu. DUAMFFC ersten. |
| MACDUFF That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms 20 Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth, Or else my sword with an unbattered edge I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be; By this great clatter, one of the greatest note Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune, 25 And more I beg not. | FFACMUD eTh sieon is comgin rfom oevr rhete. tTnyar, hwso ruyo aefc! If semnoeo erhot ntah me sllki uyo, eth otsghs of my eiwf adn elndrhci wlli athnu me vreerof. I atcn be botedehr to gfith esteh male srlseiod owh ynol tihgf orf enoym. llI herite fthgi yuo, chatbeM, or seel llI upt down my sowdr uuedns. oYu tmsu be rvoe eetrh. By the eratg neiso, it nusdos ekil one of the hesghit-nigkrna emn is enibg oanuendnc. I epoh I fidn imh! I ask for ontnghi erom htan that. |
| Exit. Alarums | DAUMFFC etxsi. eMor tbtlae onisse. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | MCLLMAO and dlo SRIDAW rteen. |
| SIWARD This way, my lord. The castles gently rendered. The tyrants people on both sides do fight, The noble thanes do bravely in the war, The day almost itself professes yours, 30 And little is to do. | SDAWRI meCo iths wya, my dolr. hTe stacle ahs bnee rsdeudrreen iuhtwto a gihft. hsabetMc dsrselio rea nggthfii on tobh sseid. urO oeelbnmn are aglntitb ryaelbv. eTh rcviyto is motasl suroy, adn it essem ikle erehts ont mhuc etfl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | MMLCAOL Our mseeien htgif as if rethye rnygti nto to rhut us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | ARWDIS rSi, rente eth satecl. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | eTyh teix. tlaeBt oisnes etoniunc. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | utTesrmp dna het osnei of tlaetb. EMBCTHA nteers. |
| MACBETH They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly, But, bearlike, I must fight the course. Whats he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. | ATHMEBC yehT eavh me edit to a estak. I tcan urn waya. I vahe to sdnat nda gfthi, lkie a rebaIn pasahkreeeSs iemt, saber were tdie to ktsaes dna ttckaead by ogds orf hte nsemmuate of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | NUYOG SWDIRA seetrn. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | UGOYN IDWARS haWst royu enma? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HCTMEAB uYlol be rfiaad to raeh it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | NGUYO RDSIAW No I wnot, eevn if uyo ewre eno of het otwsr odemsn in ehll. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | BHCAEMT My aesnm bcMhate. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | NOUGY DIRWSA hTe ilvde sflmieh cotunld sya a enma I eath omre. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | BEACTHM No, nor doulc hte eivsdl maen be emor gnrhiftiegn. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | YNOUG WRAIDS oYu ile, oyu tgdiiugssn ryttna. llI voepr wiht my odwrs tath Im not eascrd of ouy. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | hyTe tghfi adn NOGYU IRSWAD is klilde. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | TAEHMBC uoY erew rbno frmo a nomwa. Srdosw otdn frhtigne me. I uglha at yna pweona dsue by a anm woh saw bnor mrfo a owanm. |
| Exit | TAHMCEB xsite. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | uptmTres dan ealttb donssu. DUAMFFC ersten. |
| MACDUFF That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms 20 Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth, Or else my sword with an unbattered edge I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be; By this great clatter, one of the greatest note Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune, 25 And more I beg not. | FFACMUD eTh sieon is comgin rfom oevr rhete. tTnyar, hwso ruyo aefc! If semnoeo erhot ntah me sllki uyo, eth otsghs of my eiwf adn elndrhci wlli athnu me vreerof. I atcn be botedehr to gfith esteh male srlseiod owh ynol tihgf orf enoym. llI herite fthgi yuo, chatbeM, or seel llI upt down my sowdr uuedns. oYu tmsu be rvoe eetrh. By the eratg neiso, it nusdos ekil one of the hesghit-nigkrna emn is enibg oanuendnc. I epoh I fidn imh! I ask for ontnghi erom htan that. |
| Exit. Alarums | DAUMFFC etxsi. eMor tbtlae onisse. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | MCLLMAO and dlo SRIDAW rteen. |
| SIWARD This way, my lord. The castles gently rendered. The tyrants people on both sides do fight, The noble thanes do bravely in the war, The day almost itself professes yours, 30 And little is to do. | SDAWRI meCo iths wya, my dolr. hTe stacle ahs bnee rsdeudrreen iuhtwto a gihft. hsabetMc dsrselio rea nggthfii on tobh sseid. urO oeelbnmn are aglntitb ryaelbv. eTh rcviyto is motasl suroy, adn it essem ikle erehts ont mhuc etfl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | MMLCAOL Our mseeien htgif as if rethye rnygti nto to rhut us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | ARWDIS rSi, rente eth satecl. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | eTyh teix. tlaeBt oisnes etoniunc. |
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