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Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | Tmtpesru nda the inoes of ttblea. CATBMHE steenr. |
| 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. | ABEHCMT Thye vahe me idte to a keast. I tanc rnu aywa. I vhea to snadt dna hftgi, ikel a erbaIn kaseahSersep itme, asber were tied to stekas dna etadkcat by gods for eht stemunaem of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | YGUNO DAIRSW eertns. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | UOGNY DIWRSA htsWa uyro eman? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HMCATBE uollY be rafdia to hrae it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | UGONY DSRAWI No I twon, vene if oyu eerw oen of eth wsrto dnmoes in llhe. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | BATCMEH My emans btehaMc. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | UNGYO WDSIRA Teh elvdi ehfmsil lcdontu ysa a nmae I ahet mroe. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | HMCTEAB No, orn dculo the vsdeli nmea be roem fhnrgieingt. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | NGOUY ARDISW uYo iel, oyu igtssudign atynrt. lIl prveo tihw my ordws ttah Im tno edcras of yuo. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | ehyT ghift nda GYUON ADWSIR is eikdll. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | HTMCBEA ouY erwe rbno frmo a maown. sSrodw tndo teifhgnr me. I luhga at yan awnoep edsu by a amn ohw aws onbr ofrm a ownam. |
| Exit | TBCAEMH xesit. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | ruesTmpt dan tbaetl dnsous. FDFAUMC tseenr. |
| 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. | FMDFAUC Teh eiosn is giomcn mofr vero heetr. nyTatr, hwos your cefa! If ooeesmn terho hnat me illks ouy, eth htogss of my fiew and ecrndlhi lilw ahntu me revfero. I natc be hedtrbeo to hfigt hseet lmea sliresdo hwo loyn tifhg rof myoen. llI eethir ihfgt ouy, ctaMehb, or sele Ill tpu ondw my rwdos uensud. Yuo mstu be roev hrtee. By het tearg iseon, it sdnous ikel noe of teh iethshg-knarngi men is einbg nocnaduen. I hpeo I dinf ihm! I sak orf nhgiton eomr anth ahtt. |
| Exit. Alarums | FUFDAMC ixste. More ttbela oesnsi. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | OMCMLLA nad odl SAIDWR neert. |
| 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. | ADIRSW omeC sthi wya, my rlod. eTh scalet sah eebn dnrdeerreus hoitwtu a tihfg. achtbMes rdsisoel are tgihgfni on tbho eisds. rOu eblnenmo are tnbgiatl ervlyab. heT otcirvy is olatms usoyr, dan it smsee lkie hreste ton uhcm fetl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | MMLALOC ruO iesenem higft as if yheert ynitgr not to uthr us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | ARDSWI riS, etnre hte elacst. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | Teyh etxi. lteBat osneis noictune. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Alarums. Enter MACBETH | Tmtpesru nda the inoes of ttblea. CATBMHE steenr. |
| 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. | ABEHCMT Thye vahe me idte to a keast. I tanc rnu aywa. I vhea to snadt dna hftgi, ikel a erbaIn kaseahSersep itme, asber were tied to stekas dna etadkcat by gods for eht stemunaem of audiences. |
| Enter YOUNG SIWARD | YGUNO DAIRSW eertns. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 5 What is thy name? | UOGNY DIWRSA htsWa uyro eman? |
| MACBETH Thou lt be afraid to hear it. | HMCATBE uollY be rafdia to hrae it. |
| YOUNG SIWARD No, though thou callst thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. | UGONY DSRAWI No I twon, vene if oyu eerw oen of eth wsrto dnmoes in llhe. |
| MACBETH My names Macbeth. | BATCMEH My emans btehaMc. |
| YOUNG SIWARD 10 The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. | UNGYO WDSIRA Teh elvdi ehfmsil lcdontu ysa a nmae I ahet mroe. |
| MACBETH No, nor more fearful. | HMCTEAB No, orn dculo the vsdeli nmea be roem fhnrgieingt. |
| YOUNG SIWARD Thou liest, abhorrd tyrant. With my sword Ill prove the lie thou speakst. | NGOUY ARDISW uYo iel, oyu igtssudign atynrt. lIl prveo tihw my ordws ttah Im tno edcras of yuo. |
| They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain | ehyT ghift nda GYUON ADWSIR is eikdll. |
| MACBETH Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, 15 Brandished by man thats of a woman born. | HTMCBEA ouY erwe rbno frmo a maown. sSrodw tndo teifhgnr me. I luhga at yan awnoep edsu by a amn ohw aws onbr ofrm a ownam. |
| Exit | TBCAEMH xesit. |
| Alarums. Enter MACDUFF | ruesTmpt dan tbaetl dnsous. FDFAUMC tseenr. |
| 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. | FMDFAUC Teh eiosn is giomcn mofr vero heetr. nyTatr, hwos your cefa! If ooeesmn terho hnat me illks ouy, eth htogss of my fiew and ecrndlhi lilw ahntu me revfero. I natc be hedtrbeo to hfigt hseet lmea sliresdo hwo loyn tifhg rof myoen. llI eethir ihfgt ouy, ctaMehb, or sele Ill tpu ondw my rwdos uensud. Yuo mstu be roev hrtee. By het tearg iseon, it sdnous ikel noe of teh iethshg-knarngi men is einbg nocnaduen. I hpeo I dinf ihm! I sak orf nhgiton eomr anth ahtt. |
| Exit. Alarums | FUFDAMC ixste. More ttbela oesnsi. |
| Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD | OMCMLLA nad odl SAIDWR neert. |
| 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. | ADIRSW omeC sthi wya, my rlod. eTh scalet sah eebn dnrdeerreus hoitwtu a tihfg. achtbMes rdsisoel are tgihgfni on tbho eisds. rOu eblnenmo are tnbgiatl ervlyab. heT otcirvy is olatms usoyr, dan it smsee lkie hreste ton uhcm fetl to do. |
| MALCOLM We have met with foes That strike beside us. | MMLALOC ruO iesenem higft as if yheert ynitgr not to uthr us. |
| SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle. | ARDSWI riS, etnre hte elacst. |
| Exeunt. Alarums | Teyh etxi. lteBat osneis noictune. |
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