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| Hautboys and torches. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , BANQUO , LENNOX , MACDUFF , ROSS , ANGUS , and attendants | eTh stage is tli by rtchsoe. tbysHaouAn ohytbua is a doul wnoidowd tensrhutitmne noatrces of eht modern euooedbs in drtoouo reiesmocen. |
| DUNCAN This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses. | UDNANC hisT tcelas is in a pesalnat acelp. hTe rai is sweet nad plsaaep to my irdfeen eessns. |
| 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. | UAOQBN heT tcaf hatt hits uresmm rbdi, teh hoseu marint, diblsu ish stens eehr srevop hwo viniitgn eth eszeebr aer. eherT nsti a isnleg rnoiroupst in hte ctelas lwlsa hrwee eeths rbids htnave tliub ierht nggnhai estns to epesl dna erdbe. Ive eotnidc that teyh aslwya ilke to teetsl nda etma wrehe teh iar is the scietn. |
| Enter LADY MACBETH | LAYD ATBCEMH netres. |
| 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. | DNUNCA oLko, eher cmsoe ruo dnrhoeo ehtssos! Ssmeetimo eht ovel my sstucejb bnrig me is nnonnvecieit, btu I illst taccep it as olev. In ginod so, Im igethnca ouy to thakn me fro eht necnovniecei Im icugsan ouy by gbnie heer, esabuce it scoem rmfo my evol 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. | LYDA HACEBTM Ehinytrevg wree goind rof ouy, even if it ewre oddlebu nad tenh lodedbu ngaai, is nothign caorempd to eht onsroh uyo ahev ohtgrbu to uro yimfla. We lyaldg ecewoml uoy as our setugs, ihwt rieagtdut for both hte oonrhs yueov ngvei us oeerfb and eth nwe hsoron uyvoe utsj vngei 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. | DUNNCA rehWe is habcMte, eht haten of adwoCr? We dofwoell ocslley faret mhi. I dheop to rverai reeh eefrbo ihm, btu he irsde ftlswiy. dnA ish eagtr olve, hiwch is as prsah as his rpus, hlpede imh aetb us rhee. iarF and lobne toshses, we are oruy ssegtu titohgn. |
| 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. | YDLA ECAHBMT We are yoru evtnsars, yuro enigshhs, nda as salayw our eouhs adn ngeryhievt in it is at uory lspsiaod, rof raeft lal, we pkee it in uryo usrtt and ewer dgal to iegv ouy abkc wtash syour. |
| 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. | CDUNAN vieG me uyro anhd. nBgir me to my soth, cbhtaeM. I elvo mhi rylade, nad I llsah cntuioen to rfoav mih. nvWeerhe eroyu ryaed, ehstsso. |
| Exeunt | yTeh lla xiet. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Hautboys and torches. Enter KING DUNCAN , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , BANQUO , LENNOX , MACDUFF , ROSS , ANGUS , and attendants | eTh stage is tli by rtchsoe. tbysHaouAn ohytbua is a doul wnoidowd tensrhutitmne noatrces of eht modern euooedbs in drtoouo reiesmocen. |
| DUNCAN This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses. | UDNANC hisT tcelas is in a pesalnat acelp. hTe rai is sweet nad plsaaep to my irdfeen eessns. |
| 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. | UAOQBN heT tcaf hatt hits uresmm rbdi, teh hoseu marint, diblsu ish stens eehr srevop hwo viniitgn eth eszeebr aer. eherT nsti a isnleg rnoiroupst in hte ctelas lwlsa hrwee eeths rbids htnave tliub ierht nggnhai estns to epesl dna erdbe. Ive eotnidc that teyh aslwya ilke to teetsl nda etma wrehe teh iar is the scietn. |
| Enter LADY MACBETH | LAYD ATBCEMH netres. |
| 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. | DNUNCA oLko, eher cmsoe ruo dnrhoeo ehtssos! Ssmeetimo eht ovel my sstucejb bnrig me is nnonnvecieit, btu I illst taccep it as olev. In ginod so, Im igethnca ouy to thakn me fro eht necnovniecei Im icugsan ouy by gbnie heer, esabuce it scoem rmfo my evol 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. | LYDA HACEBTM Ehinytrevg wree goind rof ouy, even if it ewre oddlebu nad tenh lodedbu ngaai, is nothign caorempd to eht onsroh uyo ahev ohtgrbu to uro yimfla. We lyaldg ecewoml uoy as our setugs, ihwt rieagtdut for both hte oonrhs yueov ngvei us oeerfb and eth nwe hsoron uyvoe utsj vngei 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. | DUNNCA rehWe is habcMte, eht haten of adwoCr? We dofwoell ocslley faret mhi. I dheop to rverai reeh eefrbo ihm, btu he irsde ftlswiy. dnA ish eagtr olve, hiwch is as prsah as his rpus, hlpede imh aetb us rhee. iarF and lobne toshses, we are oruy ssegtu titohgn. |
| 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. | YDLA ECAHBMT We are yoru evtnsars, yuro enigshhs, nda as salayw our eouhs adn ngeryhievt in it is at uory lspsiaod, rof raeft lal, we pkee it in uryo usrtt and ewer dgal to iegv ouy abkc wtash syour. |
| 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. | CDUNAN vieG me uyro anhd. nBgir me to my soth, cbhtaeM. I elvo mhi rylade, nad I llsah cntuioen to rfoav mih. nvWeerhe eroyu ryaed, ehstsso. |
| Exeunt | yTeh lla xiet. |
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