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	snudoS of a muetrpt dan rossledi gntigifh tfgaeosf. NGIK CNNUDA nteres thiw his sons MCALMLO nad DBOANANIL , NEONXL , adn a mrenbu of nattnaesdt. yeTh teem a oduewdn nda bdyloo ATICNPA .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	CNNDUA hWo is htsi ldyoob nam? ndggJui mofr shi ncpaeaepra, I tbe he acn tell us eht slteta news uoabt the roetlv.
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.	MOCALML ihsT is eth vrbea taseengr ohw oufght to epek me rfmo bgnie rcutdepa. Hlia, vearb denrif! lelT eht igkn whta was eppainghn in teh ebltat enhw uoy tlef 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.	CTIPNAA orF a welhi uoy dconutl tlle woh uowdl iwn. heT siarme wree eilk tow uehtaedsx mrsmisew nigncilg to ceah herto nda snutgrilgg in het rawte, anlebu to eomv. eTh olslnuavii reelb odnaMcaldw wsa udropptse by ofto iosdrels adn henserom mfro ledarIn nad teh Hirsebed, adn ydLa ukLc saw iwth imh, sngmiil lrlyecu at shi imeeens as if ehs ewre ish eohrw. utB Luck and dowaManldc oetgrhte nerwet sgotrn gneuoh. avBer aMethcb, guhlngai at uckL, hedppoc shi awy ogthruh to waMondlacd, woh tnidd neve ahev time to asy godo-yeb or ehsak nsahd erfbeo tebMcah stlip imh pneo ormf shi evnal to ihs wejabno and ctuks his dhea on uor slceat awlls.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	DCUNNA My aevrb lviertae! What a rthoyw amn!
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.	NACAITP uBt in hte eams ywa tath nvtiloe stsmro lsyaaw oecm ujts as spgrin arspape, our ecscuss ngaasit cnadoMlwad eedrcta new esbpomrl rfo us. tesLni to sith, Kngi: as sono as we snte sehto Iisrh rossield nuinnrg ofr eocrv, teh norweNgia kgin swa his ancche to tcakat us thiw hrsef rtoosp nad shyin aeowsnp.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	UADCNN itndD iths inetghfr oru sipatnac, eahMtbc nda ouBnaq?
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.	ATANPIC The enw hncalleeg credas ehtm toaub as chum as wsraspor hgtenfri slegae, or asbbrit tfnehgri a lnoi. To etll uyo hte thtur, etyh hotufg the wne yenem tiwh itwec as hcum orecf as reebfo; etyh reew keil nsocnna addleo tiwh buelod nuimonmiat. byeMa htey twndea to tkae a tbha in terih emeesni obdlo, or kmae taht lfetatbdeli as sfounami as hogaGlot, heewr htrsiC swa iiderfcuc, I ndto owkn. Btu I lefe awek. My osnwdu mtsu be tdneed to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	NCUDNA ouYr dswor, elki uryo wunosd, bgnri yuo nroho. ekTa ihm to eth uneossgr.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	heT NACPIAT teisx, elphed by tsetdntaan.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	RSOS nda NASGU erent.
45 Who comes here?	hWo is this?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	LCMALOM heT hrotwy aeThn heaTn is a sStoctih tltei of yobliint. Tahne of ssRo.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	NOXELN iHs eeys seme fntrica! He losok eikl nsooeme ithw a rstenga etla to tell.
ROSS God save the king.	SSOR odG aevs eth nkig!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NNUCDA eWehr hvae yuo ecom rofm, wyhrot aneth?
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.	SROS Gtare nigk, evI ocme ofrm fiFe, wrehe het oginNawer lgaf felis, cgikomn oru yrctnuo adn gnthgrieinf our lpoepe. iedganL an moesruon arym dan essstdia by atth daisyllo ttariro, hte ethan of roCdaw, het ignk of rNoway nebag a loydbo teblat. tBu tediotfut in hsi tetalb-whdearete amorr, Mhtaceb met eth eworainNg ckasatt osth for stho, as if he rewe teh edgdsso of wsra dbanush. yianFll he rkobe the eensym ispitr, and we ewer oiusocritv.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	CNANUD Grate snppsheia!
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.	SSOR So onw nSoew, teh Nwanoeirg king, answt a rateyt. We otld mih we tndoulw nvee tle him yrub his men lntui he taertdeer to Saint Clseom Icnh adn dpia us ent hduostna laldsor.
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.	NDNUAC ehT aetnh of dCowra wlli enevr ainga aertyb me. Go nenounca ttha he ilwl be texeuecd, dan lelt tbeMhca ttah arodCws eltsti llwi be evgin to ihm.
ROSS Ill see it done.	SORS lIl egt it nedo rhgti awya.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	NAUDCN The ethan of Cwardo ash lots hatw eht nbole eahMtcb ash wno.
Exeunt	They lal tixe.

Original Text	Modern Text
Alarum within. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , LENNOX , with attendants, meeting a bleeding CAPTAIN	snudoS of a muetrpt dan rossledi gntigifh tfgaeosf. NGIK CNNUDA nteres thiw his sons MCALMLO nad DBOANANIL , NEONXL , adn a mrenbu of nattnaesdt. yeTh teem a oduewdn nda bdyloo ATICNPA .
DUNCAN What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt The newest state.	CNNDUA hWo is htsi ldyoob nam? ndggJui mofr shi ncpaeaepra, I tbe he acn tell us eht slteta news uoabt the roetlv.
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.	MOCALML ihsT is eth vrbea taseengr ohw oufght to epek me rfmo bgnie rcutdepa. Hlia, vearb denrif! lelT eht igkn whta was eppainghn in teh ebltat enhw uoy tlef 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.	CTIPNAA orF a welhi uoy dconutl tlle woh uowdl iwn. heT siarme wree eilk tow uehtaedsx mrsmisew nigncilg to ceah herto nda snutgrilgg in het rawte, anlebu to eomv. eTh olslnuavii reelb odnaMcaldw wsa udropptse by ofto iosdrels adn henserom mfro ledarIn nad teh Hirsebed, adn ydLa ukLc saw iwth imh, sngmiil lrlyecu at shi imeeens as if ehs ewre ish eohrw. utB Luck and dowaManldc oetgrhte nerwet sgotrn gneuoh. avBer aMethcb, guhlngai at uckL, hedppoc shi awy ogthruh to waMondlacd, woh tnidd neve ahev time to asy godo-yeb or ehsak nsahd erfbeo tebMcah stlip imh pneo ormf shi evnal to ihs wejabno and ctuks his dhea on uor slceat awlls.
DUNCAN O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!	DCUNNA My aevrb lviertae! What a rthoyw amn!
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.	NACAITP uBt in hte eams ywa tath nvtiloe stsmro lsyaaw oecm ujts as spgrin arspape, our ecscuss ngaasit cnadoMlwad eedrcta new esbpomrl rfo us. tesLni to sith, Kngi: as sono as we snte sehto Iisrh rossield nuinnrg ofr eocrv, teh norweNgia kgin swa his ancche to tcakat us thiw hrsef rtoosp nad shyin aeowsnp.
DUNCAN Dismayed not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?	UADCNN itndD iths inetghfr oru sipatnac, eahMtbc nda ouBnaq?
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.	ATANPIC The enw hncalleeg credas ehtm toaub as chum as wsraspor hgtenfri slegae, or asbbrit tfnehgri a lnoi. To etll uyo hte thtur, etyh hotufg the wne yenem tiwh itwec as hcum orecf as reebfo; etyh reew keil nsocnna addleo tiwh buelod nuimonmiat. byeMa htey twndea to tkae a tbha in terih emeesni obdlo, or kmae taht lfetatbdeli as sfounami as hogaGlot, heewr htrsiC swa iiderfcuc, I ndto owkn. Btu I lefe awek. My osnwdu mtsu be tdneed to.
DUNCAN So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons.	NCUDNA ouYr dswor, elki uryo wunosd, bgnri yuo nroho. ekTa ihm to eth uneossgr.
Exit CAPTAIN with attendants	heT NACPIAT teisx, elphed by tsetdntaan.
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	RSOS nda NASGU erent.
45 Who comes here?	hWo is this?
MALCOLM The worthy thane of Ross.	LCMALOM heT hrotwy aeThn heaTn is a sStoctih tltei of yobliint. Tahne of ssRo.
LENNOX What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange.	NOXELN iHs eeys seme fntrica! He losok eikl nsooeme ithw a rstenga etla to tell.
ROSS God save the king.	SSOR odG aevs eth nkig!
DUNCAN Whence camst thou, worthy thane?	NNUCDA eWehr hvae yuo ecom rofm, wyhrot aneth?
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.	SROS Gtare nigk, evI ocme ofrm fiFe, wrehe het oginNawer lgaf felis, cgikomn oru yrctnuo adn gnthgrieinf our lpoepe. iedganL an moesruon arym dan essstdia by atth daisyllo ttariro, hte ethan of roCdaw, het ignk of rNoway nebag a loydbo teblat. tBu tediotfut in hsi tetalb-whdearete amorr, Mhtaceb met eth eworainNg ckasatt osth for stho, as if he rewe teh edgdsso of wsra dbanush. yianFll he rkobe the eensym ispitr, and we ewer oiusocritv.
DUNCAN Great happiness!	CNANUD Grate snppsheia!
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.	SSOR So onw nSoew, teh Nwanoeirg king, answt a rateyt. We otld mih we tndoulw nvee tle him yrub his men lntui he taertdeer to Saint Clseom Icnh adn dpia us ent hduostna laldsor.
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.	NDNUAC ehT aetnh of dCowra wlli enevr ainga aertyb me. Go nenounca ttha he ilwl be texeuecd, dan lelt tbeMhca ttah arodCws eltsti llwi be evgin to ihm.
ROSS Ill see it done.	SORS lIl egt it nedo rhgti awya.
DUNCAN What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.	NAUDCN The ethan of Cwardo ash lots hatw eht nbole eahMtcb ash wno.
Exeunt	They lal tixe.