King Lear

 

The full text of Shakespeare's works side-by-side with a translation into modern English.
Elizabethan English			Modern English
Dramatis Personae			characters
Lear, King of Britain.			Lear, King of Great Britain.
King of France.			King of France.
Duke of Burgundy.			Duke of Burgundy.
Duke of Cornwall.			Duke of Cornwall.
Duke of Albany.			Duke of Albany.
Earl of Kent.			Earl of Kent.
Earl of Gloucester.			Earl of Gloucester.
Edgar, son of Gloucester.			Edgar, son of Gloucester.
Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester.			Edmund, Bastard son of Gloucester.
Curan, a courtier.			Curan, a court.
Old Man, tenant to Gloucester.			Old man, tenant of Gloucester.
Doctor.			Physician.
Lear's Fool.			Lear's fool.
Oswald, steward to Goneril.			Oswald, Steward zu Goneril.
A Captain under Edmund's command.			A captain under Edmund's command.
Gentlemen.			Men's.
A Herald.			A herald.
Servants to Cornwall.			Servant to Cornwall.
Goneril, daughter to Lear.			Goneril, daughter of Lear.
Regan, daughter to Lear.			Regan, daughter of Lear.
Cordelia, daughter to Lear.			Cordelia, daughter of Lear.
Knights attending on Lear, Officers, Messengers, Soldiers,			Knights who make themselves present on Lear, officers, messengers, soldiers,
Attendants.			Companion.
Scene: - Britain.			Scene: - Great Britain.
ACT I. Scene I.			Act I. Szene I.
[King Lear's Palace.]			[King Lear's Palace.]
Enter Kent, Gloucester, and Edmund. [Kent and Glouceste converse.			Enter Kent, Gloucester and Edmund. [Kent and Glouceste Converse.
Edmund stands back.]			Edmund steps back.]
Kent. I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany			Kent. I thought the king had affected the Duke of Albany more
than			as
Cornwall.			Cornwall.
Glou. It did always seem so to us; but now, in the division of			Glou. It always seemed like this; But now in the division of
the			the
kingdom, it appears not which of the Dukes he values most,			Kingdom, it does not seem which of the dukes he estimate the most,
for			to the
equalities are so weigh'd that curiosity in neither can make			Equality will weigh so that curiosity cannot make either of either
choice of either's moiety.			Selection of the unit of both.
Kent. Is not this your son, my lord?			Kent. Isn't that your son, sir?
Glou. His breeding, sir, hath been at my charge. I have so			Glou. His breeding, Sir, received my indictment. I have so
often			frequently
blush'd to acknowledge him that now I am braz'd to't.			Fulled to recognize him that I am not now Brazil.
Kent. I cannot conceive you.			Kent. I can't imagine you.
Glou. Sir, this young fellow's mother could; whereupon she grew			Glou. Sir, the mother of this young man could; She grew on that
round-womb'd, and had indeed, sir, a son for her cradle ere			Round-hub and indeed had a son for her cradle
she			you
had a husband for her bed. Do you smell a fault?			Had a husband for her bed. Do you smell a guilt?
Kent. I cannot wish the fault undone, the issue of it being so			Kent. I cannot wish the error will be reversed, the problem that it is
proper.			correct.
Glou. But I have, sir, a son by order of law, some year elder			Glou. But I have a year older, SIR, a son, a son of a legal order
than			as
this, who yet is no dearer in my account. Though this knave			This that is not yet more expensive in my account. Although this villain
came			came
something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet			Some saucily in the world before he was sent, but
was			war
his mother fair, there was good sport at his making, and the			His cervix, there was a good sport in its production and the
whoreson must be acknowledged.- Do you know this noble			Whoreson must be recognized.
gentleman,			Gentleman,
Edmund?			Edmund?
Edm. [comes forward] No, my lord.			Edm. [occurs] no, my lord.
Glou. My Lord of Kent. Remember him hereafter as my honourable			Glou. My gentleman von Kent. Remember him in the following as my honorary values
friend.			Friend.
Edm. My services to your lordship.			Edm. My services for your lordship.
Kent. I must love you, and sue to know you better.			Kent. I have to love and sue you to know you better.
Edm. Sir, I shall study deserving.			Edm. Sir, I'll earn.
Glou. He hath been out nine years, and away he shall again.			Glou. He was on the road for nine years and will be gone again.
Sound a sennet.			This is how a sennet sounds.
The King is coming.			The king comes.
Enter one bearing a coronet; then Lear; then the Dukes of			Enter one with a crown; Then Lear; Then the dukes of
Albany and Cornwall; next, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, with			Albany and Cornwall; Next Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, with
Followers.			Follower.
Lear. Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester.			Lear. Visit the men of France and Burgundy, Gloucester.
Glou. I shall, my liege.			Glou. I will, my lucks.
Exeunt [Gloucester and Edmund].			Exit [Gloucester and Edmund].
Lear. Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.			Lear. In the meantime, we will express our darker purpose.
Give me the map there. Know we have divided			Give me the card there. Know that we shared
In three our kingdom; and 'tis our fast intent			In three of our kingdom; And it is our quick intention
To shake all cares and business from our age,			To shake all worries and shops from our age,
Conferring them on younger strengths while we			Give them younger strengths while we
Unburthen'd crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall,			Unbelievous would crawl on death. Our son of Cornwall,
And you, our no less loving son of Albany,			And you, our no less loving son of Albany,
We have this hour a constant will to publish			We have a constant will to publish this hour
Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife			The various merits of our daughters, this future dispute
May be prevented now. The princes, France and Burgundy,			Can now be prevented. The princes, France and Burgundy,
Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love,			Great rivals in the love of our youngest daughter,
Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn,			Long in our court made your stay in love,
And here are to be answer'd. Tell me, my daughters			And here you should answer. Tell me my daughters
(Since now we will divest us both of rule,			(Since we are now both rule out, we will both sell ourselves,
Interest of territory, cares of state),			Interesting the territory, state concerns),
Which of you shall we say doth love us most?			Which of you should we say, love us the most?
That we our largest bounty may extend			That we can extend our greatest premium
Where nature doth with merit challenge. Goneril,			Where nature is with a challenge. Goneril,
Our eldest-born, speak first.			Our elder born, speak first.
Gon. Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter;			Gon. Sir, I love her more than words can practice the matter;
Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty;			Better than vision, space and freedom;
Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare;			Beyond what can be estimated, rich or rarely appreciated;
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour;			No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor;
As much as child e'er lov'd, or father found;			As much as child who was loved or found father;
A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable.			A love that breathes poor, and does not be able to speak.
Beyond all manner of so much I love you.			Beyond all kinds as much as I love you.
Cor. [aside] What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent.			Basket. [Aside] What should Cordelia speak? Love and silence.
Lear. Of all these bounds, even from this line to this,			Lear. From all these limits, even from this line to this line,
With shadowy forests and with champains rich'd,			With shadowy forests and with champains Rich'd,
With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads,			With renowned rivers and wide -ranging methods,
We make thee lady. To thine and Albany's issue			We make you lady. To your and Albany's problem
Be this perpetual.- What says our second daughter,			Be so eternal. What does our second daughter say
Our dearest Regan, wife to Cornwall? Speak.			Our favorite regan, wife of Cornwall? Speak.
Reg. Sir, I am made			Regs Sir, I'm done
Of the selfsame metal that my sister is,			Of the self -seed metal that my sister is,
And prize me at her worth. In my true heart			And evaluate me with your value. In my true heart
I find she names my very deed of love;			I think she calls my very love for love;
Only she comes too short, that I profess			Only she is neglected that I call
Myself an enemy to all other joys			I myself an enemy for all other joys
Which the most precious square of sense possesses,			What the most precious square of the sense has,
And find I am alone felicitate			And think I'm alone
In your dear Highness' love.			In your love 'love' love.
Cor. [aside] Then poor Cordelia!			Basket. [Aside] then poor Cordelia!
And yet not so; since I am sure my love's			And yet not so; Since I am sure that my love of my love is
More richer than my tongue.			Richer than my tongue.
Lear. To thee and thine hereditary ever			Lear. You and your hereditary
Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom,			Stay this extensive third of our beautiful kingdom,
No less in space, validity, and pleasure			No less in space, validity and pleasure
Than that conferr'd on Goneril.- Now, our joy,			When this on Goneril .- Now our joy,
Although the last, not least; to whose young love			Although the last, not least; To whose young love
The vines of France and milk of Burgundy			The vines of France and milk from Burgundy
Strive to be interest; what can you say to draw			Strut for interest; What can you say to draw?
A third more opulent than your sisters? Speak.			A third opuler than their sisters? Speak.
Cor. Nothing, my lord.			Basket. Nothing, sir.
Lear. Nothing?			Lear. Nothing?
Cor. Nothing.			Basket. Nothing.
Lear. Nothing can come of nothing. Speak again.			Lear. Nothing can come from nothing. Talk again.
Cor. Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave			Basket. Unhappy that I am, I can't lift, I can't lift myself
My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty			My heart in my mouth. I love your majesty
According to my bond; no more nor less.			After my bond; Not less.
Lear. How, how, Cordelia? Mend your speech a little,			Lear. How, how, Cordelia? Talk your speech a little
Lest it may mar your fortunes.			So that it cannot march your assets.
Cor. Good my lord,			Basket. Good my lord,
You have begot me, bred me, lov'd me; I			You have breeded me, bred me, loved me; I
Return those duties back as are right fit,			Gives these tasks back on how it is really fit
Obey you, love you, and most honour you.			Obey you, love yourself and honor you the most.
Why have my sisters husbands, if they say			Why do my sisters have husbands when they say?
They love you all? Haply, when I shall wed,			Do you all love you? Glowing if I get married,
That lord whose hand must take my plight shall carry			This gentleman, whose hand has to take my emergency
Half my love with him, half my care and duty.			Half of my love for him, half of my care and duty.
Sure I shall never marry like my sisters,			Certainly I will never marry like my sisters,
To love my father all.			To love my father.
Lear. But goes thy heart with this?			Lear. But does your heart go with it?
Cor. Ay, good my lord.			Basket. Yes, good my gentleman.
Lear. So young, and so untender?			Lear. So young and so infinite?
Cor. So young, my lord, and true.			Basket. So young, my Lord and true.
Lear. Let it be so! thy truth then be thy dower!			Lear. Let it be so! Your truth, then be your dowry!
For, by the sacred radiance of the sun,			Because through the sacred look of the sun,
The mysteries of Hecate and the night;			The secrets of Hecate and night;
By all the operation of the orbs			Through the entire operation of the balls
From whom we do exist and cease to be;			Who we exist and stop from;
Here I disclaim all my paternal care,			Here I reject all my father's care,
Propinquity and property of blood,			Property and property of blood,
And as a stranger to my heart and me			And as a stranger in my heart and me
Hold thee from this for ever. The barbarous Scythian,			Stop from it forever. The barbaric skythen,
Or he that makes his generation messes			Or the one who messes up his generation
To gorge his appetite, shall to my bosom			To devour his appetite, I should go to my breast
Be as well neighbour'd, pitied, and reliev'd,			Also be neighboring, relevant and relives,
As thou my sometime daughter.			When you mean any daughter.
Kent. Good my liege-			Kent. Well, my lounger
Lear. Peace, Kent!			Lear. Frieden, Kent!
Come not between the dragon and his wrath.			Don't come between the kite and his anger.
I lov'd her most, and thought to set my rest			I loved her the most and thought to set my peace
On her kind nursery.- Hence and avoid my sight!-			On her friendly kindergarten. Therefore and avoid my eyesight!-
So be my grave my peace as here I give			So my grave is my peace as I give here
Her father's heart from her! Call France! Who stirs?			Her father's heart! Call France! Who is stirring?
Call Burgundy! Cornwall and Albany,			Call Burgundy! Cornwall and Albany,
With my two daughters' dowers digest this third;			With the employees of my two daughters, this third digest;
Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her.			Leave you proudly, which she calls Plainness, get married.
I do invest you jointly in my power,			I invest them together in my power
Preeminence, and all the large effects			Priority and all major effects
That troop with majesty. Ourself, by monthly course,			This group with majesty. Even, after a monthly course,
With reservation of an hundred knights,			With reservation of a hundred knights,
By you to be sustain'd, shall our abode			From them to maintain, our residence will be
Make with you by due turns. Only we still retain			Make them through due wounds. Only we still keep
The name, and all th' additions to a king. The sway,			The name and all additions to a king. The fluctuating,
Revenue, execution of the rest,			Income, execution of the rest,
Beloved sons, be yours; which to confirm,			Beloved sons, belonged to your; what to confirm
This coronet part betwixt you.			This coronet part between them.
Kent. Royal Lear,			Kent. Royal Lear,
Whom I have ever honour'd as my king,			Which I have ever honored as my king,
Lov'd as my father, as my master follow'd,			Love as my father, as my master follows,
As my great patron thought on in my prayers-			How my big patron followed in my prayer
Lear. The bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft.			Lear. The bow is bent and drawn; turn out of the shaft.
Kent. Let it fall rather, though the fork invade			Kent. Let it fall, even though the fork penetrates
The region of my heart! Be Kent unmannerly			The region of my heart! Be Kent Unmanned
When Lear is mad. What wouldst thou do, old man?			When Lear is crazy. What would you do, old man?
Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak			Think that you should be afraid of speaking to speak
When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's bound			When to flatter arches? To Plainness Honor's Bound
When majesty falls to folly. Reverse thy doom;			When majesty falls into foolishness. Your doom vice versa;
And in thy best consideration check			And in their best considerations
This hideous rashness. Answer my life my judgment,			This hideous carelessness. Answer my life my life
Thy youngest daughter does not love thee least,			Your youngest daughter doesn't love you the least
Nor are those empty-hearted whose low sound			Also that are the empty heart whose low sound
Reverbs no hollowness.			Reverbs no hollow.
Lear. Kent, on thy life, no more!			Lear. Kent, about your life, no longer!
Kent. My life I never held but as a pawn			Kent. My life that I never kept as a farmer
To wage against thine enemies; nor fear to lose it,			To lead against your enemies; It fears that it is still afraid
Thy safety being the motive.			Your security is the motive.
Lear. Out of my sight!			Lear. Out of my sight!
Kent. See better, Lear, and let me still remain			Kent. See better, Lear and still let me stay
The true blank of thine eye.			The true spaces of your eye.
Lear. Now by Apollo-			Lear. NUN from Apollo-
Kent. Now by Apollo, King,			Kent. Now from Apollo, King,
Thou swear'st thy gods in vain.			You swear in vain.
Lear. O vassal! miscreant!			Lear. O vassal! Villain!
[Lays his hand on his sword.]			[Place his hand on his sword.]
Alb., Corn. Dear sir, forbear!			Alb., Mais. Dear Lord, ancestors!
Kent. Do!			Kent. Current!
Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow			Kill your doctor and give the fee
Upon the foul disease. Revoke thy gift,			On the bad illness. Revoke your gift,
Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat,			Or while I can vent my throat
I'll tell thee thou dost evil.			I will tell you you are bad.
Lear. Hear me, recreant!			Lear. Listen to me, restored!
On thine allegiance, hear me!			Listen to your loyalty!
Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow-			Since you have tried to break our vows.
Which we durst never yet- and with strain'd pride			What we have never been allowed to and proudly
To come between our sentence and our power,-			Come between our sentence and our power,-
Which nor our nature nor our place can bear,-			What else can wear our nature or our place-
Our potency made good, take thy reward.			Our potency has done well, take your reward.
Five days we do allot thee for provision			Five days that we give you for the provision
To shield thee from diseases of the world,			Protect you from diseases of the world,
And on the sixth to turn thy hated back			And the sixth to turn your hatred back
Upon our kingdom. If, on the tenth day following,			On our kingdom. When follows the tenth day,
Thy banish'd trunk be found in our dominions,			Your banished trunk are found in our gentlemen,
The moment is thy death. Away! By Jupiter,			The moment is your death. A way! From Jupiter,
This shall not be revok'd.			This is not revoked.
Kent. Fare thee well, King. Since thus thou wilt appear,			Kent. Tariff you well, king. There you will appear like that
Freedom lives hence, and banishment is here.			Freedom therefore lives and the exile is here.
[To Cordelia] The gods to their dear shelter take thee,			[After Cordelia] the gods take you to their dear animal shelter
maid,			Maid,
That justly think'st and hast most rightly said!			That rightly thought and said the most!
[To Regan and Goneril] And your large speeches may your			[To Regan and Goneril] and their big speeches can be theirs
deeds			Deeds
approve,			authorize,
That good effects may spring from words of love.			These good effects can escape from love.
Thus Kent, O princes, bids you all adieu;			So Kent, oh prince offers, all of them;
He'll shape his old course in a country new.			He will shape his old course in a new country.
Exit.			Exit.
Flourish. Enter Gloucester, with France and Burgundy;			Bloom. Enter Gloucester with France and Burgundy;
Attendants.			Companion.
Glou. Here's France and Burgundy, my noble lord.			Glou. Here are France and Burgundy, my noble gentleman.
Lear. My Lord of Burgundy,			Lear. My Lord of Burgundy,
We first address toward you, who with this king			We first aim at you who with this king
Hath rivall'd for our daughter. What in the least			Hath for our daughter. What in the slightest
Will you require in present dower with her,			Request with her in the current dowry,
Or cease your quest of love?			Or do you hear your striving for love?
Bur. Most royal Majesty,			Bur. The royal majesty,
I crave no more than hath your Highness offer'd,			I don't long for her sovereignty that is offered
Nor will you tender less.			They also become no less sharp.
Lear. Right noble Burgundy,			Lear. Real noble burgundy,
When she was dear to us, we did hold her so;			When she loved us, we held her so much;
But now her price is fall'n. Sir, there she stands.			But now your price is autumn. Sir, she's standing.
If aught within that little seeming substance,			If something in this small apparent substance,
Or all of it, with our displeasure piec'd,			Or everything with our displeasure, with our displeasure,
And nothing more, may fitly like your Grace,			And nothing more, may their grace like their grace,
She's there, and she is yours.			She is there and she is yours.
Bur. I know no answer.			Bur. I don't know an answer.
Lear. Will you, with those infirmities she owes,			Lear. Are you going to owe them with these ailments that they owe?
Unfriended, new adopted to our hate,			Unfriendly, newly adopted for our hatred,
Dow'r'd with our curse, and stranger'd with our oath,			Dow'r'r'r'd with our curse and strange with our oath,
Take her, or leave her?			Do you take or leave?
Bur. Pardon me, royal sir.			Bur. Forgive me, Royal Sir.
Election makes not up on such conditions.			The choice does not make such conditions.
Lear. Then leave her, sir; for, by the pow'r that made me,			Lear. Then leave it, sir; Because through the pow'r that made me
I tell you all her wealth. [To France] For you, great King,			I tell you all their wealth. [To France] for you, great king,
I would not from your love make such a stray			I wouldn't get so stray by your love
To match you where I hate; therefore beseech you			To correspond to you where I hate; therefore give yourself
T' avert your liking a more worthier way			T 'teren your taste in a more worthy way
Than on a wretch whom nature is asham'd			Than on a misery that is nature Asham
Almost t' acknowledge hers.			Almost t 'acknowledge hers.
France. This is most strange,			France. That is the strangest
That she that even but now was your best object,			That she was now your best object,
The argument of your praise, balm of your age,			The argument of their praise, the balm of their age,
Most best, most dearest, should in this trice of time			Best, preferably, should be in this testimony of the time
Commit a thing so monstrous to dismantle			Commit
So many folds of favour. Sure her offence			So many folds of favor. Certainly your offense
Must be of such unnatural degree			Must be of such an unnatural degree
That monsters it, or your fore-vouch'd affection			This is monsting it or your front affection
Fall'n into taint; which to believe of her			Fall in flaws; What should believe in her
Must be a faith that reason without miracle			Must be a belief, this reason without miracles
Should never plant in me.			Should never plant in me.
Cor. I yet beseech your Majesty,			Basket. I still give your majesty
If for I want that glib and oily art			If I want this glib and greasy art
To speak and purpose not, since what I well intend,			Do not speak and do not aim because I intend to do well,
I'll do't before I speak- that you make known			I won't be able to make you known before I speak
It is no vicious blot, murther, or foulness,			It is not a malignant blot, no meter or no foul,
No unchaste action or dishonoured step,			No irresistible action or dishonor
That hath depriv'd me of your grace and favour;			That robbed me of your grace and favor;
But even for want of that for which I am richer-			But even for a lack of the one I am richer for.
A still-soliciting eye, and such a tongue			A solicit eye and such a tongue
As I am glad I have not, though not to have it			As I am glad I didn't do it, although I don't have it not to have it
Hath lost me in your liking.			I lost my taste.
Lear. Better thou			Lear. Better you
Hadst not been born than not t' have pleas'd me better.			Wasn't born when I didn't have it better.
France. Is it but this- a tardiness in nature			France. But is it a delay in nature
Which often leaves the history unspoke			Which often leaves history unpathed
That it intends to do? My Lord of Burgundy,			That intends to do? My Lord of Burgundy,
What say you to the lady? Love's not love			What do you tell the lady? Love is not love
When it is mingled with regards that stands			When it mixes with regards, it stands
Aloof from th' entire point. Will you have her?			Distant from the whole point. Will you have them?
She is herself a dowry.			She is a dowry herself.
Bur. Royal Lear,			Bur. Royal Lear,
Give but that portion which yourself propos'd,			But give the part you plan,
And here I take Cordelia by the hand,			And here I take Cordelia by the hand
Duchess of Burgundy.			Duchess of Burgundy.
Lear. Nothing! I have sworn; I am firm.			Lear. Nothing! I have sworn; I am firm.
Bur. I am sorry then you have so lost a father			Bur. I'm sorry, then you have lost a father so much
That you must lose a husband.			That they have to lose a husband.
Cor. Peace be with Burgundy!			Basket. Peace with Burgundy!
Since that respects of fortune are his love,			Since the fortune of happiness is his love, are
I shall not be his wife.			I won't be his wife.
France. Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor;			France. The most beautiful Cordelia, this art, which is richest, is poor;
Most choice, forsaken; and most lov'd, despis'd!			Most of the choice; And most loved, desperate!
Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon.			You and your virtues here I use myself.
Be it lawful I take up what's cast away.			Be it lawful, I take what is occupied.
Gods, gods! 'tis strange that from their cold'st neglect			Gods, gods! It is strange that their cold neglect
My love should kindle to inflam'd respect.			My love should ignite with inflamed respect.
Thy dow'rless daughter, King, thrown to my chance,			Your Dow'Rless daughter, king, was thrown my chance
Is queen of us, of ours, and our fair France.			Is queen of us, of us and our fair France.
Not all the dukes in wat'rish Burgundy			Not all dukes in Wat'rish Burgundy
Can buy this unpriz'd precious maid of me.			Can buy this indescribable maid from me.
Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind.			Offer you say goodbye, Cordelia, although unfriendly.
Thou losest here, a better where to find.			You let you find a better one here.
Lear. Thou hast her, France; let her be thine; for we			Lear. You have it, France; Let them be yours; because we
Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see			No such daughter should never see before
That face of hers again. Therefore be gone			The face of her again. So be gone
Without our grace, our love, our benison.			Without our grace, our love, our Benison.
Come, noble Burgundy.			Come on, noble Burgundy.
Flourish. Exeunt Lear, Burgundy, [Cornwall, Albany,			Bloom. Exit Lear, Burgundy, [Cornwall, Albany,
Gloucester, and Attendants].			Gloucester and companion].
France. Bid farewell to your sisters.			France. Say goodbye to your sisters.
Cor. The jewels of our father, with wash'd eyes			Basket. Our father's jewels with washed eyes
Cordelia leaves you. I know you what you are;			Cordelia leaves you. I know you what you are;
And, like a sister, am most loath to call			And like a sister I am the most to call
Your faults as they are nam'd. Use well our father.			Your mistakes as they are. Use our father well.
To your professed bosoms I commit him;			I commit him to your well -known breasts;
But yet, alas, stood I within his grace,			But unfortunately I stood in his grace
I would prefer him to a better place!			I would prefer it to a better place!
So farewell to you both.			So say goodbye to both of you.
Gon. Prescribe not us our duties.			Gon. Do not prescribe our duties.
Reg. Let your study			Regs leave your studies
Be to content your lord, who hath receiv'd you			Be too satisfied, your Lord who received you
At fortune's alms. You have obedience scanted,			At Fortune's alms. You have obediently advised
And well are worth the want that you have wanted.			And it is worth being the desire you wanted.
Cor. Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.			Basket. Time should develop, which hides the cunning slaughterhouses.
Who cover faults, at last shame them derides.			Cover the errors, after all, ashamed of them.
Well may you prosper!			May you thrive!
France. Come, my fair Cordelia.			France. Come on my beautiful Cordelia.
Exeunt France and Cordelia.			Leave France and Cordelia.
Gon. Sister, it is not little I have to say of what most nearly			Gon. Sister, it is not a little that I have to say, which is almost on
appertains to us both. I think our father will hence			concerns both. I think our father will therefore do it
to-night.			This evening.
Reg. That's most certain, and with you; next month with us.			Regs that is the safest and with you; Next month with us.
Gon. You see how full of changes his age is. The observation we			Gon. You see how full of changes his age is. The observation we
have made of it hath not been little. He always lov'd our			I didn't have been small from it. He always loved our
sister most, and with what poor judgment he hath now cast			Sister the most and with what bad judgment he has now occupied
her			she
off appears too grossly.			Off appears too strong.
Reg. 'Tis the infirmity of his age; yet he hath ever but			Regs' it is the disease of his age; But he always has
slenderly			slim
known himself.			known itself.
Gon. The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash; then			Gon. The best and the sound of his time was just a rash; then
must we look to receive from his age, not alone the			We have to try to receive from his age, not only that
imperfections of long-ingraffed condition, but therewithal			Imperfections of the long -term state, but with that
the unruly waywardness that infirm and choleric years bring			The stubborn stubborn and choleric years
with			With
them.			She.
Reg. Such unconstant starts are we like to have from him as			We like to have such unusual starts from him as
this			Dies
of Kent's banishment.			from KENTS exile.
Gon. There is further compliment of leave-taking between France			Gon. There is another compliments for the standstill between France
and			and
him. Pray you let's hit together. If our father carry			him. Pray, you let us beat together. When our father wears
authority			authority
with such dispositions as he bears, this last surrender of			With such dispositions as he is wearing the last handover of
his			his
will but offend us.			But will insult us.
Reg. We shall further think on't.			We will continue to think about it.
Gon. We must do something, and i' th' heat.			Gon. We have to do something and I 'the heat.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene II.			Scene II.
The Earl of Gloucester's Castle.			The Earl of Gloucesters Castle.
Enter [Edmund the] Bastard solus, [with a letter].			Enter [Edmund den] Bastard Solus [with a letter].
Edm. Thou, Nature, art my goddess; to thy law			Edm. You, nature, art, my goddess; To your law
My services are bound. Wherefore should I			My services are bound. So I should
Stand in the plague of custom, and permit			Stand in the plague of the custom and allow yourself to
The curiosity of nations to deprive me,			The curiosity of the nations to deprive me
For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines			For that I am a few twelve or fourteen moonlights
Lag of a brother? Why bastard? wherefore base?			Delay of a brother? Why bastard? Were base?
When my dimensions are as well compact,			If my dimensions are also compact
My mind as generous, and my shape as true,			My spirit as generous and my shape as true
As honest madam's issue? Why brand they us			As a honest problem of Madam? Why brand you us
With base? with baseness? bastardy? base, base?			With base? With low? Illegitimacy? Base, base?
Who, in the lusty stealth of nature, take			Who takes nature in the lustful stealth of nature
More composition and fierce quality			More composition and violent quality
Than doth, within a dull, stale, tired bed,			Than in a blunt, stale, tired bed,
Go to th' creating a whole tribe of fops			Go to the creation of a whole tribe of FOPS
Got 'tween asleep and wake? Well then,			Did you sleep and guards? Well then,
Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land.			Legitimate Edgar, I have to have your country.
Our father's love is to the bastard Edmund			Our father's love is the bastard Edmund
As to th' legitimate. Fine word- 'legitimate'!			What legitimate. Good word- 'legitimate'!
Well, my legitimate, if this letter speed,			Well, my legitimate if this letter speed,
And my invention thrive, Edmund the base			And my invention thrives, Edmund the basis
Shall top th' legitimate. I grow; I prosper.			Should surpass the legitimate. I grow; I flourish.
Now, gods, stand up for bastards!			Well, gods, stand for bastards!
Enter Gloucester.			Enter Gloucester.
Glou. Kent banish'd thus? and France in choler parted?			Glou. Kent banished like that? And France separated in choler?
And the King gone to-night? subscrib'd his pow'r?			And the king went tonight? Subscribe to his pow'r?
Confin'd to exhibition? All this done			Closure to the exhibition? All of this done
Upon the gad? Edmund, how now? What news?			On the gad? Edmund, like now? What news?
Edm. So please your lordship, none.			Edm. So please your rule, none.
[Puts up the letter.]			[Put on the letter.]
Glou. Why so earnestly seek you to put up that letter?			Glou. Why are you looking so seriously to apply this letter?
Edm. I know no news, my lord.			Edm. I don't know any news, says Lord.
Glou. What paper were you reading?			Glou. Which paper did you read?
Edm. Nothing, my lord.			Edm. Nothing, sir.
Glou. No? What needed then that terrible dispatch of it into			Glou. No? Then what did this terrible shipping of it need in
your			your
pocket? The quality of nothing hath not such need to hide			Pocket? The quality of nothing does not have such a need to hide
itself. Let's see. Come, if it be nothing, I shall not need			yourself. Let's see. Come on when it is nothing, I won't need
spectacles.			Glasses.
Edm. I beseech you, sir, pardon me. It is a letter from my			Edm. I ask you, sir, forgive me. It's a letter from mine
brother			Brothers
that I have not all o'er-read; and for so much as I have			That I haven't overlooked everything; And as much as I do
perus'd, I find it not fit for your o'erlooking.			Perus'd, I don't find it for your O'erlooking.
Glou. Give me the letter, sir.			Glow. Gib me the brief, sir.
Edm. I shall offend, either to detain or give it. The contents,			Edm. I will insult, either capture or give. The content,
as			how
in part I understand them, are to blame.			In some cases I understand them, are to blame.
Glou. Let's see, let's see!			Glou. Let's see, let's see!
Edm. I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote this but			Edm. I hope he wrote that for my brother's justification
as			how
an essay or taste of my virtue.			An attachment or taste of my virtue.
Glou. (reads) 'This policy and reverence of age makes the world			Glou. (reads) 'This policy and awe of age makes the world
bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us			Bitter to the best of strength; keeps our assets from us
till our oldness cannot relish them. I begin to find an idle			Until our old people cannot enjoy it. I start finding an idling
and fond bondage in the oppression of aged tyranny, who			and beautiful bondage in the oppression of the old tyranny that
sways,			fluctuates
not as it hath power, but as it is suffer'd. Come to me,			Not how it has, but how it suffers. Come to me,
that			the
of this I may speak more. If our father would sleep till I			I can speak of that. If our father would sleep
wak'd him, you should enjoy half his revenue for ever, and			Wak him, you should enjoy half of his income forever, and
live			live
the beloved of your brother,			your brother's lover,
EDGAR.'			Edgar. '
Hum! Conspiracy? 'Sleep till I wak'd him, you should enjoy			Buzz! Conspiracy? “Sleep until I won him, you should enjoy it
half			bad
his revenue.' My son Edgar! Had he a hand to write this? a			his income. 'My son Edgar! Did he have a hand to write that? A
heart			heart
and brain to breed it in? When came this to you? Who brought			And brain to breed it? When did that come to you? Who brought
it?			it is?
Edm. It was not brought me, my lord: there's the cunning of it.			Edm. It was not brought to me, my master: there is the cunning of it.
I			I
found it thrown in at the casement of my closet.			found it thrown in when my closet was destroyed.
Glou. You know the character to be your brother's?			Glou. Do you know the character to be your brother?
Edm. If the matter were good, my lord, I durst swear it were			Edm. If it were good, my Lord, I swear, it wasn't
his;			his;
but in respect of that, I would fain think it were not.			But in this regard I wouldn't believe it wasn't.
Glou. It is his.			Glou. It's his.
Edm. It is his hand, my lord; but I hope his heart is not in			Edm. It is his hand, my gentleman; But I hope his heart is not in
the			the
contents.			Contents.
Glou. Hath he never before sounded you in this business?			Glou. Has he never sounded in this business before?
Edm. Never, my lord. But I have heard him oft maintain it to be			Edm. Never, sir. But I often heard him to be
fit			fit
that, sons at perfect age, and fathers declining, the father			that, sons in the perfect age and fathers sink, the father
should be as ward to the son, and the son manage his			Should be like the son as a community and the son manages his
revenue.			Revenue.
Glou. O villain, villain! His very opinion in the letter!			Glou. O bad guy, villain! His opinion in the letter!
Abhorred			Switched off
villain! Unnatural, detested, brutish villain! worse than			Valley! Unnatural, loathes, brutal villain! worse than
brutish! Go, sirrah, seek him. I'll apprehend him.			brutally! Go, Sirrah, look for him. I will grasp it.
Abominable			Hideous
villain! Where is he?			Valley! Where is he?
Edm. I do not well know, my lord. If it shall please you to			Edm. I don't know, my Lord. If you should like it
suspend			expose
your indignation against my brother till you can derive from			Their outrage against my brother until they can be derived
him			him
better testimony of his intent, you should run a certain			Better testimony of his intention that you should make a certain execution
course;			Course;
where, if you violently proceed against him, mistaking his			Where if you violently act against him and confuse his
purpose, it would make a great gap in your own honour and			Purpose that it would be a big gap in your own honor and
shake			Shake
in pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare pawn down my			The heart of his obedience in pieces. I dare to pluck mine
life			life
for him that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your			For him that he wrote this to feel my affection for yours
honour, and to no other pretence of danger.			Honor and no other danger.
Glou. Think you so?			Glou. Do you think you think?
Edm. If your honour judge it meet, I will place you where you			Edm. If your honor judges it, I will place you where you
shall			target
hear us confer of this and by an auricular assurance have			Listen to us that we are transferred from it and have a certain certainty
your			your
satisfaction, and that without any further delay than this			Satisfaction and that without further delay than this
very			very
evening.			Evening.
Glou. He cannot be such a monster.			Glou. He can't be such a monster.
Edm. Nor is not, sure.			Edm. It is not sure either.
Glou. To his father, that so tenderly and entirely loves him.			Glou. For his father, he loves him so tenderly and entirely.
Heaven and earth! Edmund, seek him out; wind me into him, I			Heaven and Earth! Edmund, choose him; Wick me in him, me
pray			pray
you; frame the business after your own wisdom. I would			She; Free business according to your own wisdom. I would
unstate			non -state
myself to be in a due resolution.			I myself to be in a due solution.
Edm. I will seek him, sir, presently; convey the business as I			Edm. I will search for him immediately; convey the business like me
shall find means, and acquaint you withal.			Should find medium and you with.
Glou. These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good			Glou. These late solar eclipses in the sun and moon do not provide anything good
to			to
us. Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus,			us. Although the wisdom of nature can argue that and so
yet			still
nature finds itself scourg'd by the sequent effects. Love			Nature is searched by the sequent effects. love
cools,			cooled,
friendship falls off, brothers divide. In cities, mutinies;			Friendship falls off, brothers share. In cities mutinies;
in			in
countries, discord; in palaces, treason; and the bond			Countries, discord; in palaces, betrayal; And the bond
crack'd			crack
twixt son and father. This villain of mine comes under the			Twixt son and father. This villain from me comes under the
prediction; there's son against father: the King falls from			Forecast; There is a son against father: the king fails
bias			Bias
of nature; there's father against child. We have seen the			from nature; There is father against child. We saw that
best			As
of our time. Machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all			From our time. Machinations, hollow, betrayal and everything
ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves. Find			Ruinous disorders follow us restlessly with our graves. Find
out			out
this villain, Edmund; it shall lose thee nothing; do it			This villain, Edmund; Nothing will lose you; Do it
carefully. And the noble and true-hearted Kent banish'd! his			carefully. And the noble and probable kent banished! his
offence, honesty! 'Tis strange. Exit.			Insult, honesty! It is strange. Exit.
Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we			Edm. This is the excellent fopery in the world that when we
are			are
sick in fortune, often the surfeit of our own behaviour, we			sick in happiness, often the surfing of our own behavior, we
make			make
guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as			guilty of our disasters of the sun, the moon and the stars; how
if			if
we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion;			We were rapids on necessity; Dummy heads of heavenly compulsion;
knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical pre-dominance;			Villain, thieves and traitors through spherical pre -dominance;
drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforc'd obedience of			Drunk, liars and adulterers through a enforced obedience of
planetary influence; and all that we are evil in, by a			Influence of planet; And everything we are angry with, through a
divine			divine
thrusting on. An admirable evasion of whore-master man, to			came up. An admirable bypass of the Hure master man, too
lay			lay
his goatish disposition to the charge of a star! My father			His goat column for the indictment of a star! My father
compounded with my mother under the Dragon's Tail, and my			with my mother under the cock of the dragon and mine
nativity was under Ursa Major, so that it follows I am rough			The birth was under Ursa Major, so I'm rough
and			and
lecherous. Fut! I should have been that I am, had the			hot. Fut! I should have been that I was, that had that
maidenliest star in the firmament twinkled on my			Girl in the firmament who was on my sparkle
bastardizing.			Bastardization.
Edgar-			Edgar-
Enter Edgar.			Enter Edgar.
and pat! he comes, like the catastrophe of the old comedy.			And pat! He comes like the disaster of the old comedy.
My			my
cue is villainous melancholy, with a sigh like Tom o'			Cue is malignant melancholy with a sigh like Tom o '
Bedlam.			Bedlam.
O, these eclipses do portend these divisions! Fa, sol, la,			Oh, these solar eclipses show these departments! Fa, Sol, La,
mi.			me.
Edg. How now, brother Edmund? What serious contemplation are			Edg. How now, brother Edmund? What serious consideration
you			she
in?			in?
Edm. I am thinking, brother, of a prediction I read this other			Edm. I think brother, of a prediction, I read that other
day,			Tag,
what should follow these eclipses.			What should these dark sterns follow?
Edg. Do you busy yourself with that?			Edg. Do you deal with it?
Edm. I promise you, the effects he writes of succeed unhappily:			Edm. I promise you, the effects he writes is unhappy:
as			how
of unnaturalness between the child and the parent; death,			the unnaturalness between the child and the parent; Death,
dearth, dissolutions of ancient amities; divisions in state,			Lack, disolutions of the old Amites; Departments in the state,
menaces and maledictions against king and nobles; needless			Threats and grievances against king and nobles; unnecessary
diffidences, banishment of friends, dissipation of cohorts,			Differentiations, exile for friends, dissipation of cohorts,
nuptial breaches, and I know not what.			Wedding injuries and I don't know what.
Edg. How long have you been a sectary astronomical?			Edg. How long have you been an astronomical section?
Edm. Come, come! When saw you my father last?			Edm. Come come! When you finally saw my father?
Edg. The night gone by.			Edg. The night passed.
Edm. Spake you with him?			Edm. Save you with him?
Edg. Ay, two hours together.			Edg. Ay, two hours together.
Edm. Parted you in good terms? Found you no displeasure in him			Edm. Did you share in good condition? I found that you don't have displeasure in him
by			through
word or countenance			Word or face
Edg. None at all.			Edg. None at all.
Edm. Bethink yourself wherein you may have offended him; and at			Edm. Sprofite where you may have insulted him; and with
my			my
entreaty forbear his presence until some little time hath			Bantry caution of his presence until a few little time takes
qualified the heat of his displeasure, which at this instant			Qualified the heat of his displeasure at that moment
so			Also
rageth in him that with the mischief of your person it would			Rageth in him that it would be with the mischief of her person
scarcely allay.			Hard to remain.
Edg. Some villain hath done me wrong.			Edg. A bad guy made me wrong.
Edm. That's my fear. I pray you have a continent forbearance			Edm. This is my fear. I pray, you have a continent of leniency
till			to
the speed of his rage goes slower; and, as I say, retire			The speed of his anger goes slower; And as I say, they retire
with me			with me
to my lodging, from whence I will fitly bring you to hear my			To my accommodation, from where I will hear them to hear mine
lord speak. Pray ye, go! There's my key. If you do stir			Lord speak. Pray you, go! There is my key. When stirring
abroad,			abroad,
go arm'd.			Go arm'd.
Edg. Arm'd, brother?			Edg. Arm'd, brother?
Edm. Brother, I advise you to the best. Go arm'd. I am no			Edm. Brother, I advise you to do the best. Go arm'd. I am not a
honest man			honest man
if there be any good meaning toward you. I have told you			If there is a good meaning for them. I told you
what I			what I
have seen and heard; but faintly, nothing like the image and			saw and heard; But weak, nothing like the picture and
horror of it. Pray you, away!			Horror of it. Pray you away!
Edg. Shall I hear from you anon?			Edg. Should I hear from you?
Edm. I do serve you in this business.			Edm. I serve them in this business.
Exit Edgar.			Leave Edgar.
A credulous father! and a brother noble,			A gullible father! And a brother noble,
Whose nature is so far from doing harms			Whose nature is so far away from being damaged
That he suspects none; on whose foolish honesty			That he does not suspect; On his stupid honesty
My practices ride easy! I see the business.			My exercises drive easily! I see the business.
Let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit;			Leave me, if not from birth;
All with me's meet that I can fashion fit.			Everything with me Meet that I can make fit.
Exit.			Exit.
Scene III.			Scene III.
The Duke of Albany's Palace.			The Duke of Albany's Palace.
Enter Goneril and [her] Steward [Oswald].			Enter Goneril and [your] steward [Oswald].
Gon. Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool?			Gon. My father hit my gentleman
Osw. Ay, madam.			OSW. Ay, Madam.
Gon. By day and night, he wrongs me! Every hour			Gon. During the day and night, he makes me wrong! Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other			He flashes into one or another gross crime
That sets us all at odds. I'll not endure it.			This contradicts us all. I won't endure it.
His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us			His knights grow up and he calls us
On every trifle. When he returns from hunting,			On every little thing. When he returns from hunting,
I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.			I won't talk to him. Say, I'm sick.
If you come slack of former services,			If you have former services,
You shall do well; the fault of it I'll answer.			You should do it well; I will answer the guilt of this.
[Horns within.]			[Horns inside.]
Osw. He's coming, madam; I hear him.			Osw. He comes, Madam; I hear him.
Gon. Put on what weary negligence you please,			Gon. Put on what tired negligence you want
You and your fellows. I'd have it come to question.			You and your people. I would come to the question.
If he distaste it, let him to our sister,			If he rejects it, leave him our sister
Whose mind and mine I know in that are one,			Whose spirit and mine that I know are one, one,
Not to be overrul'd. Idle old man,			Are not overridden. Idle old man,
That still would manage those authorities			That would still manage these authorities
That he hath given away! Now, by my life,			That he gave away! Now after my life
Old fools are babes again, and must be us'd			Old fools are Babes again and have to be us.
With checks as flatteries, when they are seen abus'd.			With checks as flattery when you can see how it is detached.
Remember what I have said.			Remember what I said.
Osw. Very well, madam.			Osw. Very good, Madam.
Gon. And let his knights have colder looks among you.			Gon. And let his knights look colder.
What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so.			What does it grow, no matter. Guess your people like that.
I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall,			I would breed on occasion, and I will
That I may speak. I'll write straight to my sister			So that I can speak. I'll write to my sister directly
To hold my very course. Prepare for dinner.			Keep my course. Prepare yourself for dinner.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene IV.			Sente IV.
The Duke of Albany's Palace.			The Duke of Albany's Palace.
Enter Kent, [disguised].			Enter Kent [disguised].
Kent. If but as well I other accents borrow,			Kent. But if I also borrow other accents, borrowed,
That can my speech defuse, my good intent			That can defuse my speech, my good intention
May carry through itself to that full issue			Can lead to this full problem through itself
For which I raz'd my likeness. Now, banish'd Kent,			For which I broken my similarity. Now banished kent,
If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemn'd,			If you can serve where you stand, you condemn
So may it come, thy master, whom thou lov'st,			This is how it can come, your master you love
Shall find thee full of labours.			Should find you full of work.
Horns within. Enter Lear, [Knights,] and Attendants.			Horns inside. Enter Lear, [knight] and companion.
Lear. Let me not stay a jot for dinner; go get it ready. [Exit			Lear. Don't let me stay for dinner; Get it ready. [Exit
an Attendant.] How now? What art thou?			A companion.] How now? Which art?
Kent. A man, sir.			Kent. A man, sir.
Lear. What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us?			Lear. What do you give? What would you do with us?
Kent. I do profess to be no less than I seem, to serve him			Kent. I know nothing less than I seem to serve him
truly			really
that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, to			That will bring me into trust, love him what is honest to
converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear			talk to him that is smart and says little to be afraid
judgment, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no fish.			Judgment to fight if I cannot choose and cannot eat fish.
Lear. What art thou?			Lear. Which art?
Kent. A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the King.			Kent. A very honest heartbund and as poor as the king.
Lear. If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king,			Lear. If you are as poor for a topic as for a king,
thou			from
art poor enough. What wouldst thou?			Art poor enough. What would you?
Kent. Service.			Kent. Service.
Lear. Who wouldst thou serve?			Lear. Who would you serve?
Kent. You.			Kent. You.
Lear. Dost thou know me, fellow?			Lear. Dost you know me, guy?
Kent. No, sir; but you have that in your countenance which I			Kent. No sir; But you have that in your face that I
would			want
fain call master.			Fain Call Master.
Lear. What's that?			Lear. What is that?
Kent. Authority.			Kent. Authority.
Lear. What services canst thou do?			Lear. What services can you do?
Kent. I can keep honest counsel, ride, run, mar a curious tale			Kent. I can keep honest advice, ride, race, make a strange story
in			in
telling it and deliver a plain message bluntly. That which			Tell it and transmit a simple message bluntly. That that
ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in, and the best of			Ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified and the best of
me			me
is diligence.			Is diligence.
Lear. How old art thou?			Lear. How old are you?
Kent. Not so young, sir, to love a woman for singing, nor so			Kent. Not so young, sir, to love a woman to sing, so
old to			old too
dote on her for anything. I have years on my back			Dote on them for everything. I have years on my back
forty-eight.			Forty-eight.
Lear. Follow me; thou shalt serve me. If I like thee no worse			Lear. Follow me; You should serve me. If I don't like you worse
after			after
dinner, I will not part from thee yet. Dinner, ho, dinner!			Dinner, I will not separate myself yet. Dinner, HO, dinner!
Where's my knave? my fool? Go you and call my fool hither.			Where is my villain? My fool? Go and give my numbers here.
[Exit an attendant.]			[End a companion.]
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
You, you, sirrah, where's my daughter?			You, she, Sirrah, where is my daughter?
Osw. So please you- Exit.			Osw. So please finish you.
Lear. What says the fellow there? Call the clotpoll back.			Lear. What does the guy say there? Call the Clotpoll back.
[Exit a Knight.] Where's my fool, ho? I think the world's			[Leave a knight.] Where is my fool, HO? I think the world of the world
asleep.			asleep.
[Enter Knight]			[Enteen Ritter]
How now? Where's that mongrel?			Like right now? Where is the mixed breed?
Knight. He says, my lord, your daughter is not well.			Knight. He says my lord, your daughter is not doing well.
Lear. Why came not the slave back to me when I call'd him?			Lear. Why didn't the slave come back to me when I call him?
Knight. Sir, he answered me in the roundest manner, he would			Knight. Sir, he answered me in a rounded way, he would do it
not.			Not.
Lear. He would not?			Lear. He wouldn't?
Knight. My lord, I know not what the matter is; but to my			Knight. My Lord, I don't know what the thing is; But to mine
judgment			judgement
your Highness is not entertain'd with that ceremonious			Your sovereignty will not be entertained with this ceremonic
affection			affection
as you were wont. There's a great abatement of kindness			How you have become. There is a great condemnation of friendliness
appears			appearing
as well in the general dependants as in the Duke himself			also in the general addicts as in the duke itself
also			Also
and your daughter.			and your daughter.
Lear. Ha! say'st thou so?			Lear. Ha! Case you so?
Knight. I beseech you pardon me, my lord, if I be mistaken; for			Knight. I give me, my Lord, forgive me when I'm wrong; to the
my duty cannot be silent when I think your Highness wrong'd.			My duty cannot be silent when I think that your sovereignty is wrong.
Lear. Thou but rememb'rest me of mine own conception. I have			Lear. You remember my own conception of me. I have
perceived a most faint neglect of late, which I have rather			an extremely weak neglection has been perceived lately, which I prefer to have
blamed as mine own jealous curiosity than as a very pretence			accused when my jealous curiosity as a very pretext
and purpose of unkindness. I will look further into't. But			and the purpose of unfriendliness. I will continue to look. but
where's my fool? I have not seen him this two days.			Where is my fool? I haven't seen him in these two days.
Knight. Since my young lady's going into France, sir, the fool			Knight. Since my young lady went to France, sir, the fools
hath much pined away.			has noted a lot.
Lear. No more of that; I have noted it well. Go you and tell my			Lear. No longer of it; I noticed it well. Go and tell me
daughter I would speak with her. [Exit Knight.] Go you, call			Daughter I would talk to her. [Output Knight.] Go to call, call
hither my fool.			Here is my fool.
[Exit an Attendant.]			[End a companion.]
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
O, you, sir, you! Come you hither, sir. Who am I, sir?			Oh, you, sir, you! Come here, sir. Who am I, sir?
Osw. My lady's father.			Osw. My wife's father.
Lear. 'My lady's father'? My lord's knave! You whoreson dog!			Lear. "My wife's father"? The villain of my Lord! You whoreson dog!
you			she
slave! you cur!			Sklave! You Cur!
Osw. I am none of these, my lord; I beseech your pardon.			Osw. I am not one of this, my Lord; I ask for your forgiveness.
Lear. Do you bandy looks with me, you rascal?			Lear. Do you look bandy with me, you ruffle?
[Strikes him.]			[Hits him.]
Osw. I'll not be strucken, my lord.			Osw. I am not hit, my Lord.
Kent. Nor tripp'd neither, you base football player?			Kent. Nor dripes neither, you support football players?
[Trips up his heels.			[Stums the heels up.
Lear. I thank thee, fellow. Thou serv'st me, and I'll love			Lear. I thank you, guy. You serve me and I'll love
thee.			you.
Kent. Come, sir, arise, away! I'll teach you differences. Away,			Kent. Come on, sir, get up, away! I will teach you differences. A way,
away! If you will measure your lubber's length again, tarry;			A way! If you measure the length of your Lubber again, you are arranged.
but			but
away! Go to! Have you wisdom? So.			A way! Go to! Do you have wisdom So.
[Pushes him out.]			[Press him out.]
Lear. Now, my friendly knave, I thank thee. There's earnest of			Lear. Now, my friendly villain, I thank you. There is seriously from
thy			yours
service. [Gives money.]			Service. [Gives money.]
Enter Fool.			Enter fools.
Fool. Let me hire him too. Here's my coxcomb.			To deceive. Let me hire him too. Here is my Coxcomb.
[Offers Kent his cap.]			[Offers Kent his cap.]
Lear. How now, my pretty knave? How dost thou?			Lear. How now, my pretty villain? How do you do?
Fool. Sirrah, you were best take my coxcomb.			To deceive. Sirrah, they were best with my Coxcomb.
Kent. Why, fool?			Kent. Why, fool?
Fool. Why? For taking one's part that's out of favour. Nay, an			To deceive. Why? This is in favor of the inclination. No, on
thou			from
canst not smile as the wind sits, thou'lt catch cold			Can't smile when the wind is sitting, you start cold
shortly.			shortly.
There, take my coxcomb! Why, this fellow hath banish'd two			There my Coxcomb! Why, this guy has banned two
on's			On's
daughters, and did the third a blessing against his will. If			Daughters and made the third a blessing against his will. if
thou follow him, thou must needs wear my coxcomb.- How now,			You follow him, you have to wear my Coxcomb. Like right now,
nuncle? Would I had two coxcombs and two daughters!			Nunkel? I would have two CoxCombs and two daughters!
Lear. Why, my boy?			Lear. Why, my boy?
Fool. If I gave them all my living, I'ld keep my coxcombs			To deceive. If I have gave them all my livelihood, I keep my Coxcombs
myself.			myself.
There's mine! beg another of thy daughters.			There is mine! Ask another of your daughters.
Lear. Take heed, sirrah- the whip.			Lear. Note, Syrrah- the whip.
Fool. Truth's a dog must to kennel; he must be whipp'd out,			To deceive. The truth is a dog to the kennel; He must be expelled
when			if
Lady the brach may stand by th' fire and stink.			Lady, who broke can stand by the fire and stink.
Lear. A pestilent gall to me!			Lear. A pestilent bile for me!
Fool. Sirrah, I'll teach thee a speech.			To deceive. Sirrah, I'll tell you a speech.
Lear. Do.			Lie. Tun.
Fool. Mark it, nuncle.			To deceive. Mark it, nuncle.
Have more than thou showest,			Do you have more than you show
Speak less than thou knowest,			Say less than you know
Lend less than thou owest,			Borrow less than you.
Ride more than thou goest,			Drive more than you go
Learn more than thou trowest,			Find out more than you Trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;			Set less than you throw;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,			Leave your drink and your whore
And keep in-a-door,			And stay in the door
And thou shalt have more			And you should have more
Than two tens to a score.			As two ten to a score.
Kent. This is nothing, fool.			Kent. This is nothing, fool.
Fool. Then 'tis like the breath of an unfeed lawyer- you gave			To deceive. Then it is like the breath of an indescribable lawyer- you have given
me			me
nothing for't. Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle?			Nothing not. Can't use anything, Nunel?
Lear. Why, no, boy. Nothing can be made out of nothing.			Lear. Why, no, boy. Nothing can be made of nothing.
Fool. [to Kent] Prithee tell him, so much the rent of his land			To deceive. [To Kent] Prithee tell him, as much as the rent of his country
comes to. He will not believe a fool.			comes to. He won't believe a fool.
Lear. A bitter fool!			Lear. A bitter fool!
Fool. Dost thou know the difference, my boy, between a bitter			To deceive. You know the difference, my boy, between a bitter
fool and a sweet fool?			Dummy and a sweet fool?
Lear. No, lad; teach me.			Lear. No, boy; Teach me.
Fool. That lord that counsell'd thee			To deceive. This gentleman who advises you
To give away thy land,			Give away your country,
Come place him here by me-			Come him here from me.
Do thou for him stand.			You stand for him.
The sweet and bitter fool			The sweet and bitter fool
Will presently appear;			Will currently appear;
The one in motley here,			The one in colorful here, here,
The other found out there.			The other found out there.
Lear. Dost thou call me fool, boy?			Lear. You call me fools, boy?
Fool. All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast			To deceive. You gave away all your other titles; That you have disappeared
born with.			Born with.
Kent. This is not altogether fool, my lord.			Kent. This is not quite fool, my Lord.
Fool. No, faith; lords and great men will not let me. If I had			To deceive. No belief; Men and big men won't let me. If I had
a			a
monopoly out, they would have part on't. And ladies too,			Monopoly, they don't have it. And ladies too,
they			you
will not let me have all the fool to myself; they'll be			I will not have the fool for me; You will be
snatching. Give me an egg, nuncle, and I'll give thee two			Grate. Give me an egg, nunel, and I'll give you two
crowns.			The crown.
Lear. What two crowns shall they be?			Lear. Which two crowns should they be?
Fool. Why, after I have cut the egg i' th' middle and eat up			To deceive. Why after I cut the egg, I have the middle and ate up
the			the
meat, the two crowns of the egg. When thou clovest thy crown			Meat, the two crowns of the egg. If you have your crown
i'			I'
th' middle and gav'st away both parts, thou bor'st thine ass			The middle and the gave'st -bite parts, you have your ass
on			an
thy back o'er the dirt. Thou hadst little wit in thy bald			Your back over the dirt. You had little joke in your bare
crown			Kry
when thou gav'st thy golden one away. If I speak like myself			When you get your golden way. When I speak like me
in			in
this, let him be whipp'd that first finds it so.			Leave him the first one to find it for the first time.
[Sings] Fools had ne'er less grace in a year,			[Sing] Fummy heads had no less grace in a year
For wise men are grown foppish;			Foppish are grown in wise men;
They know not how their wits to wear,			You don't know how your mind is wearing
Their manners are so apish.			Her manners are so apical.
Lear. When were you wont to be so full of songs, sirrah?			Lear. When shouldn't you be so full of songs, Syrrah?
Fool. I have us'd it, nuncle, ever since thou mad'st thy			To deceive. I have it, nuncle since you angry yours
daughters			Daughter
thy mother; for when thou gav'st them the rod, and put'st			Your mother; Because if you gave them the rod and put it off
down			Low
thine own breeches,			Your own breeches,
[Sings] Then they for sudden joy did weep,			[Sings] then they cried out of sudden joy
And I for sorrow sung,			And I sang for grief,
That such a king should play bo-peep			That such a king Bo-Peep should play
And go the fools among.			And go down the fools.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thy fool			Prithee, nunkel, keep a schoolmaster who can teach your fools
to			to
lie. I would fain learn to lie.			Lie. I would learn to lie.
Lear. An you lie, sirrah, we'll have you whipp'd.			Lear. They lie, Sirrah, we will have them in whipp'd.
Fool. I marvel what kin thou and thy daughters are. They'll			To deceive. I wonder what Kin you and your daughters are. you will be
have me			have me
whipp'd for speaking true; thou'lt have me whipp'd for			Whipp'd to speak true; You have me for whipp'd for
lying;			liar;
and sometimes I am whipp'd for holding my peace. I had			And sometimes I am in favor of keeping my peace. I had
rather be			be more likely
any kind o' thing than a fool! And yet I would not be thee,			Any kind of O 'thing as a fool! And yet I wouldn't be you
nuncle. Thou hast pared thy wit o' both sides and left			Nunkel. You cut your mind from both sides and went
nothing			Nothing
i' th' middle. Here comes one o' the parings.			I 'the middle. Here comes one of the Parings.
Enter Goneril.			Enter Goneril.
Lear. How now, daughter? What makes that frontlet on? Methinks			Lear. How now, daughter? What does this frontlet do? I think
you			she
are too much o' late i' th' frown.			Are too much o 'late I frowned.
Fool. Thou wast a pretty fellow when thou hadst no need to care			To deceive. You were a pretty guy if you don't need to take care of it
for			to the
her frowning. Now thou art an O without a figure. I am			Your frowns. Now you are an o without a figure. I am
better			better
than thou art now: I am a fool, thou art nothing.			When you are now you are now: I'm a fool, you are nothing.
[To Goneril] Yes, forsooth, I will hold my tongue. So your			[To Goneril] Yes, I will hold my tongue. So yours
face			face
bids me, though you say nothing. Mum, mum!			Offers me even though you don't say anything. Mom mom!
He that keeps nor crust nor crum,			Who, who still holds crust or crumbs,
Weary of all, shall want some.-			Tired of all, should want some .-
[Points at Lear] That's a sheal'd peascod.			[Points on Lear] This is a joking peas.
Gon. Not only, sir, this your all-licens'd fool,			Gon. Not only, sir, this is your all-Licens'd-Dummkopf,
But other of your insolent retinue			But another of their uninsmates are enthusiastic
Do hourly carp and quarrel, breaking forth			Hourly carp and argument
In rank and not-to-be-endured riots. Sir,			In rank and not tailored unrest. Mister,
I had thought, by making this well known unto you,			I thought by making it known to you
To have found a safe redress, but now grow fearful,			Have found a safe legal regulation, but are now anxious,
By what yourself, too, late have spoke and done,			Even they spoke and did late,
That you protect this course, and put it on			That they protect this course and put it on
By your allowance; which if you should, the fault			Through their allowance; What if you should, the mistake
Would not scape censure, nor the redresses sleep,			Would neither unite the criticism nor the scope,
Which, in the tender of a wholesome weal,			What, in the tender of a healthy circle,
Might in their working do you that offence			Could do this crime in their work
Which else were shame, that then necessity			What was still shame, then this necessity
Must call discreet proceeding.			Must name discrete procedures.
Fool. For you know, nuncle,			To deceive. For you know, nuncle,
The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long			The hedge bum fed the cuckoo for so long
That it had it head bit off by it young.			That it had bitten young.
So out went the candle, and we were left darkling.			So the candle went out and we got dark.
Lear. Are you our daughter?			Lear. Are you our daughter
Gon. Come, sir,			Gon. Come on, sir,
I would you would make use of that good wisdom			I would use it from this good wisdom
Whereof I know you are fraught, and put away			Where I know that they are tinkered and put them away
These dispositions that of late transform you			These dispositions have been changing you recently
From what you rightly are.			From what they are right to.
Fool. May not an ass know when the cart draws the horse?			To deceive. Can no ass know when the car draws the horse?
Whoop, Jug, I love thee!			Whoop, Krug, I love you!
Lear. Doth any here know me? This is not Lear.			Lear. Do you know me here? This is not learning.
Doth Lear walk thus? speak thus? Where are his eyes?			Learn them? Speak like this? Where are his eyes?
Either his notion weakens, his discernings			Either his idea weakens his recognitions
Are lethargied- Ha! waking? 'Tis not so!			Are sluggish! Wachen? It is not so!
Who is it that can tell me who I am?			Who can tell me who I am?
Fool. Lear's shadow.			Täuschen. Lear Shots.
Lear. I would learn that; for, by the marks of sovereignty,			Lear. I would learn that; Because through the markings of sovereignty,
Knowledge, and reason, I should be false persuaded			Knowledge and reason, I should be wrong
I had daughters.			I had daughters.
Fool. Which they will make an obedient father.			To deceive. What they will do an obedient father.
Lear. Your name, fair gentlewoman?			Lear. Your name, fair, gentle woman?
Gon. This admiration, sir, is much o' th' savour			Gon. This admiration, sir, is a lot of O 'th' gace
Of other your new pranks. I do beseech you			From others their new pranks. I give you
To understand my purposes aright.			To understand my purposes.
As you are old and reverend, you should be wise.			Since they are old and revered, they should be wise.
Here do you keep a hundred knights and squires;			Here they keep a hundred knights and squires;
Men so disorder'd, so debosh'd, and bold			Men so disorganized, according to Debosh'd and brave
That this our court, infected with their manners,			That this is our court, infected with their manners,
Shows like a riotous inn. Epicurism and lust			Shows like a restless inn. Epicurism and lust
Make it more like a tavern or a brothel			Do it more like a tavern or a brothel
Than a grac'd palace. The shame itself doth speak			As a Grac'd Palace. Speak the shame itself
For instant remedy. Be then desir'd			For immediate means. Then wish
By her that else will take the thing she begs			From her that otherwise the thing she asks for asks
A little to disquantity your train,			A little to accuracy of your train,
And the remainder that shall still depend			And the rest that should still hang out
To be such men as may besort your age,			To be men as you have their age,
Which know themselves, and you.			Who know yourself and you.
Lear. Darkness and devils!			Lear. Darkness and devil!
Saddle my horses! Call my train together!			Sattel my horses! Call my train together!
Degenerate bastard, I'll not trouble thee;			Degenerate bastard, I will not worry you;
Yet have I left a daughter.			But I left a daughter.
Gon. You strike my people, and your disorder'd rabble			Gon. You strike my people and your disorder
Make servants of their betters.			Make servants out of their improvements.
Enter Albany.			Enter Albany.
Lear. Woe that too late repents!- O, sir, are you come?			Lear. Woe that too late!- O, sir, are you coming?
Is it your will? Speak, sir!- Prepare my horses.			Is it your will? Say, sir!- prepare my horses.
Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend,			Oingness, you marbler -hearted illustration,
More hideous when thou show'st thee in a child			More terrible if you show yourself in a child
Than the sea-monster!			As the Sea monster!
Alb. Pray, sir, be patient.			Alb. Bete, Sir, be patient.
Lear. [to Goneril] Detested kite, thou liest!			Lear. [zu Goneril] Fearly kite, you read!
My train are men of choice and rarest parts,			My train is men of choice and rarest parts.
That all particulars of duty know			That all information knows the obligation
And in the most exact regard support			And in the most accurate review of the support
The worships of their name.- O most small fault,			The worship of your name.
How ugly didst thou in Cordelia show!			How ugly you have in Cordelia Show!
Which, like an engine, wrench'd my frame of nature			What torn my natural frame like an engine
From the fix'd place; drew from my heart all love			From the fixed place; Pulled all love from my heart
And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!			And added to the bile. O Lear, Lear, Lear!
Beat at this gate that let thy folly in [Strikes his head.]			Beat at this gate that puts your folly in your head.]
And thy dear judgment out! Go, go, my people.			And your dear dish! Go, go, my people.
Alb. My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant			Alb. My Lord, I am guilty because I am ignorant
Of what hath mov'd you.			From what you moved.
Lear. It may be so, my lord.			Lear. It can be so, my Lord.
Hear, Nature, hear! dear goddess, hear!			Hear, nature, hear! Dear goddess, hear!
Suspend thy purpose, if thou didst intend			Express your purpose if you have intended
To make this creature fruitful.			To make this creature fruitful.
Into her womb convey sterility;			Convey sterility in her womb;
Dry up in her the organs of increase;			Dry out the organs of increase;
And from her derogate body never spring			And never jump out of her rejected body
A babe to honour her! If she must teem,			A baby to honor her! If she has to give away
Create her child of spleen, that it may live			Create your child of the spleen so that it can live
And be a thwart disnatur'd torment to her.			And be her a thwarted, throat.
Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth,			Let it fold in your youth route,
With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks,			With Cadent tears, the channels are annoyed in their cheeks,
Turn all her mother's pains and benefits			Turn all the pain and advantages of your mother
To laughter and contempt, that she may feel			To laugh and despise so that she can feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is			How sharper than the tooth of a snake is
To have a thankless child! Away, away! Exit.			To have an ungrateful child! Away away! Exit.
Alb. Now, gods that we adore, whereof comes this?			Alb. Well, gods we love, where does that come from?
Gon. Never afflict yourself to know the cause;			Gon. Never deals with knowing the matter;
But let his disposition have that scope			But let his disposition have this scope
That dotage gives it.			There are days.
Enter Lear.			Enter Lear.
Lear. What, fifty of my followers at a clap?			Lear. What, fifty of my followers in one clap?
Within a fortnight?			Within fourteen days?
Alb. What's the matter, sir?			Alb. What's going on, sir?
Lear. I'll tell thee. [To Goneril] Life and death! I am asham'd			Lear. I will tell you. [To Goneril] Life and Death! I am Asham'd
That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus;			That you have the power to shake my masculinity like this;
That these hot tears, which break from me perforce,			That these hot tears break from me
Should make thee worth them. Blasts and fogs upon thee!			Should make you worth. Explosions and fog on you!
Th' untented woundings of a father's curse			The wounds of a father's curse
Pierce every sense about thee!- Old fond eyes,			Pierce every sense for you!- Old beautiful eyes,
Beweep this cause again, I'll pluck ye out,			I am this thing again, I'll get you out
And cast you, with the waters that you lose,			And throw yourself with the waters you lose
To temper clay. Yea, is it come to this?			Separate sound. Yes, does it come about?
Let it be so. Yet have I left a daughter,			Let it be. But I left a daughter
Who I am sure is kind and comfortable.			Whoever is sure is nice and comfortable.
When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails			If she should hear that from you, with her nails
She'll flay thy wolvish visage. Thou shalt find			It will be your Wolvish Visage Playe. You should find
That I'll resume the shape which thou dost think			That I will resume the shape you think
I have cast off for ever; thou shalt, I warrant thee.			I abolished forever; You should justify yourself.
Exeunt [Lear, Kent, and Attendants].			Exit [Lear, Kent and companion].
Gon. Do you mark that, my lord?			Gon. Do you mark that, my Lord?
Alb. I cannot be so partial, Goneril,			Alb. I can't be so partially, goneril,
To the great love I bear you -			To the great love that I stand -
Gon. Pray you, content.- What, Oswald, ho!			Gon. Pray, content. What, Oswald, Ho!
[To the Fool] You, sir, more knave than fool, after your			[Zum fool] she, sir, more rogue more than fools, after yours
master!			Master!
Fool. Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry! Take the fool with thee.			Trade off. Nuncle Lear, Nuncle Lear, Tarry! Names the fools mit you.
A fox when one has caught her,			A fox when you have caught
And such a daughter,			And such a daughter,
Should sure to the slaughter,			Should the slaughter be sure
If my cap would buy a halter.			If my cap would buy a halter.
So the fool follows after. Exit.			So the fool follows. Exit.
Gon. This man hath had good counsel! A hundred knights?			Gon. This man had a good advice! Hundred knights?
Tis politic and safe to let him keep			It is political and certain to let him keep it
At point a hundred knights; yes, that on every dream,			At points a hundred knights; Yes, that with every dream,
Each buzz, each fancy, each complaint, dislike,			Every sum, every imagination, every complaint, dislike,
He may enguard his dotage with their pow'rs			He can inspire his daily with her prisoners of war
And hold our lives in mercy.- Oswald, I say!			And keep our life in mercy .- Oswald, I say!
Alb. Well, you may fear too far.			Alb. Well, you can fear too far.
Gon. Safer than trust too far.			Gon. Safer than trust too far.
Let me still take away the harms I fear,			Still let me take away the damage I fear
Not fear still to be taken. I know his heart.			Don't be afraid to fear. I know his heart.
What he hath utter'd I have writ my sister.			I wrote my sister what he spoke.
If she sustain him and his hundred knights,			If she supports him and his hundred knights,
When I have show'd th' unfitness-			When I have shown the inability-
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
How now, Oswald?			How now, Oswald?
What, have you writ that letter to my sister?			What, did you write this letter to my sister?
Osw. Yes, madam.			Osw. Yes Madam.
Gon. Take you some company, and away to horse!			Gon. Take a society and path on horseback!
Inform her full of my particular fear,			Inform them full of my special fear
And thereto add such reasons of your own			And add such reasons
As may compact it more. Get you gone,			It can compress more. Leave out
And hasten your return. [Exit Oswald.] No, no, my lord!			And accelerate your return. [End Oswald.] No, no, my Lord!
This milky gentleness and course of yours,			This milky gentleness and their course of them,
Though I condemn it not, yet, under pardon,			Although I have not yet judged it under pardon
You are much more at task for want of wisdom			They are much more in the event of a lack of wisdom
Than prais'd for harmful mildness.			Than for harmful mildness.
Alb. How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell.			Alb. I can't say how far your eyes can pierce.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.			I am striving to improve myself, often Marsching, which is good.
Gon. Nay then-			Gon. No, then-
Alb. Well, well; th' event. Exeunt.			Alb. Good Good; the event. Exeunt.
Scene V.			Sente V.
Court before the Duke of Albany's Palace.			Court in front of the Duke of Albany's palace.
Enter Lear, Kent, and Fool.			Enter Lear, Kent and Fools.
Lear. Go you before to Gloucester with these letters. Acquaint			Lear. Go in front of Gloucester with these letters. Trusted
my			my
daughter no further with anything you know than comes from			Daughter no continued with something you know as if it comes
her			she
demand out of the letter. If your diligence be not speedy, I			Request from the letter. If your diligence is not fast, me
shall be there afore you.			should be there before you.
Kent. I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your			Kent. I'm not going to sleep, my Lord, until I have delivered yours
letter.			Letter.
Exit.			Exit.
Fool. If a man's brains were in's heels, were't not in danger			To deceive. If a man's brain was in heels, it would not be in danger
of			from
kibes?			Kibes?
Lear. Ay, boy.			Lear. Yes, boy.
Fool. Then I prithee be merry. Thy wit shall ne'er go			To deceive. Then I'm happy. Your joke will not go
slip-shod.			sloppy.
Lear. Ha, ha, ha!			Lear Hahaha!
Fool. Shalt see thy other daughter will use thee kindly; for			To deceive. Should see that your other daughter will use you friendly; to the
though			although
she's as like this as a crab's like an apple, yet I can tell			It is like a crab like an apple, but I can say it
what I can tell.			What I can say.
Lear. What canst tell, boy?			Lear. What can it say, boy?
Fool. She'll taste as like this as a crab does to a crab. Thou			To deceive. It tastes like a crab with a crab. You
canst tell why one's nose stands i' th' middle on's face?			Can you say why the nose is the face of the middle of the face?
Lear. No.			Lear. no
Fool. Why, to keep one's eyes of either side's nose, that what			To deceive. Why to keep the eyes of both sides of the nose, what what
a			a
man cannot smell out, 'a may spy into.			Man cannot smell, 'a may spy.
Lear. I did her wrong.			Lear. I did it wrong.
Fool. Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell?			To deceive. Can he say how an oyster makes his shell?
Lear. No.			Lear. no
Fool. Nor I neither; but I can tell why a snail has a house.			To deceive. Nor I neither; But I can say why a snail has a house.
Lear. Why?			Lear. Why?
Fool. Why, to put's head in; not to give it away to his			To deceive. Why to make a head; Not to give it
daughters,			Daughters,
and leave his horns without a case.			And leave his horns without a suitcase.
Lear. I will forget my nature. So kind a father!- Be my horses			Lear. I will forget my nature. So friendly a father!- Be my horses
ready?			ready?
Fool. Thy asses are gone about 'em. The reason why the seven			To deceive. Your asses are gone. The reason why the seven
stars			Stars
are no moe than seven is a pretty reason.			Are not a nice reason than seven.
Lear. Because they are not eight?			Lear. Because they are not eight?
Fool. Yes indeed. Thou wouldst make a good fool.			To deceive. Yes indeed. You would make a good fool.
Lear. To tak't again perforce! Monster ingratitude!			Lear. To avoid perforating again! Monster -Selbstude!
Fool. If thou wert my fool, nuncle, I'ld have thee beaten for			To deceive. If you my fools, nunel, st st.
being			being
old before thy time.			Old before your time.
Lear. How's that?			Lear. How is that?
Fool. Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been			To deceive. You shouldn't have been old until you were
wise.			wise.
Lear. O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven!			Lear. Oh, don't let me be crazy, not crazy, sweet sky!
Keep me in temper; I would not be mad!			Keep me in temperament; I wouldn't be crazy!
[Enter a Gentleman.]			[Enter a Lord.]
How now? Are the horses ready?			Like right now? Are the horses ready?
Gent. Ready, my lord.			Man. Ready, sir.
Lear. Come, boy.			Lear. Come on, boy.
Fool. She that's a maid now, and laughs at my departure,			To deceive. She is now a maid and laughs at my departure
Shall not be a maid long, unless things be cut shorter			Will not be a maid long unless things are cut shorter
Exeunt.			Exit.
ACT II. Scene I.			Act II. Szene I.
A court within the Castle of the Earl of Gloucester.			A dish in the castle of the Earl of Gloucester.
Enter [Edmund the] Bastard and Curan, meeting.			Enter [Edmund den] bastard and curan, meet.
Edm. Save thee, Curan.			Edm. Save yourself, curan.
Cur. And you, sir. I have been with your father, and given him			Cur. And she, sir. I was with your father and gave him
notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his Duchess will			Note that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan will become his duchess
be			be
here with him this night.			Here with him this night.
Edm. How comes that?			Edm. How does that come?
Cur. Nay, I know not. You have heard of the news abroad- I mean			Cur. No, I do not know. You have heard of the news abroad- I mean
the			the
whisper'd ones, for they are yet but ear-kissing arguments?			Whispered because they are still an arguments?
Edm. Not I. Pray you, what are they?			Edm. Not I pray you, what are you?
Cur. Have you heard of no likely wars toward 'twixt the two			Cur. Didn't you hear the WIXT wars of the Two?
Dukes			Dukes
of Cornwall and Albany?			From Cornwall and Albany?
Edm. Not a word.			Edm. Not a word.
Cur. You may do, then, in time. Fare you well, sir. Exit.			Cur. You can then do it in good time. Targe yourself well. Exit.
Edm. The Duke be here to-night? The better! best!			Edm. The duke is here tonight? The better! Best!
This weaves itself perforce into my business.			This interweaves in my business.
My father hath set guard to take my brother;			My father put the guard to take my brother;
And I have one thing, of a queasy question,			And I have one thing, a courageous question,
Which I must act. Briefness and fortune, work!			What I have to act. Letting and happiness, work!
Brother, a word! Descend! Brother, I say!			Brother, a word! Delay! Brother, I say!
Enter Edgar.			Enter Edgar.
My father watches. O sir, fly this place!			My father looks at. O Sir, fly this place!
Intelligence is given where you are hid.			Intelligence is given where they are hidden.
You have now the good advantage of the night.			You now have the good advantage of the night.
Have you not spoken 'gainst the Duke of Cornwall?			Didn't you get the Duke of Cornwall?
He's coming hither; now, i' th' night, i' th' haste,			He comes here; Now, I 'the night, I' the hurry,
And Regan with him. Have you nothing said			And Regan with him. Didn't you say anything?
Upon his party 'gainst the Duke of Albany?			The Duke of Albany with his party?
Advise yourself.			Advise yourself.
Edg. I am sure on't, not a word.			Edg. I'm sure, not a word.
Edm. I hear my father coming. Pardon me!			Edm. I hear my father coming. Excuse me!
In cunning I must draw my sword upon you.			In the cunning I have to pull my sword on you.
Draw, seem to defend yourself; now quit you well.-			Drawing seem to defend themselves; Now listen well .--
Yield! Come before my father. Light, ho, here!			Yield! Come in front of my father. Light, HO, here!
Fly, brother.- Torches, torches!- So farewell.			Fly, brother.
Exit Edgar.			Leave Edgar.
Some blood drawn on me would beget opinion			A blood that was drawn on me would create the opinion
Of my more fierce endeavour. [Stabs his arm.] I have seen			From my more violent efforts. [Stitch his arm.] I saw
drunkards			Drunk
Do more than this in sport.- Father, father!-			Do more than that in sports.
Stop, stop! No help?			Stop stop! No help?
Enter Gloucester, and Servants with torches.			Enter Gloucester and servant with torches.
Glou. Now, Edmund, where's the villain?			Glou. Well, Edmund, where is the villain?
Edm. Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out,			Edm. Here he stood in the dark, his sharp sword,
Mumbling of wicked charms, conjuring the moon			Murmins of evil magicians, summon the moon
To stand 's auspicious mistress.			To bear the lucky lover.
Glou. But where is he?			Glou. But where is he?
Edm. Look, sir, I bleed.			Edm. Look, sir, I'm bleeding.
Glou. Where is the villain, Edmund?			Glou. Where is the villain Edmund?
Edm. Fled this way, sir. When by no means he could-			Edm. In this way fled, sir. If he couldn't do-
Glou. Pursue him, ho! Go after. [Exeunt some Servants].			Glou. Pover him, Ho! Go to Afters. [Exeent some servers]
By no means what?			Under no circumstances?
Edm. Persuade me to the murther of your lordship;			Edm. Persuade me to the martis of your rule;
But that I told him the revenging gods			But that I told him the renovating gods
Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend;			Gainst Parricide all turned their thunder;
Spoke with how manifold and strong a bond			Spoke how diverse and strong a bond
The child was bound to th' father- sir, in fine,			The child was tied to the father in fine, in fine,
Seeing how loathly opposite I stood			I saw how quiet I was opposite
To his unnatural purpose, in fell motion			To his unnatural purpose in Fell movement
With his prepared sword he charges home			With his prepared sword, he calculates home
My unprovided body, lanch'd mine arm;			My unfounded body, the mine arm;
But when he saw my best alarum'd spirits,			But when he saw my best Alarum spirits,
Bold in the quarrel's right, rous'd to th' encounter,			Brave in the right of the dispute
Or whether gasted by the noise I made,			Or whether the sound I made, controlled,
Full suddenly he fled.			Full suddenly he fled.
Glou. Let him fly far.			Glou. Let him fly far.
Not in this land shall he remain uncaught;			It should not remain unintentional in this country;
And found- dispatch. The noble Duke my master,			And found dispatch. The noble duke my master,
My worthy arch and patron, comes to-night.			My worthy arch and patron saint comes tonight.
By his authority I will proclaim it			I will announce it from his authority
That he which find, him shall deserve our thanks,			What he finds, he will earn our thanks
Bringing the murderous caitiff to the stake;			Get the murderous Caitiff on the way;
He that conceals him, death.			Who hides him, death.
Edm. When I dissuaded him from his intent			Edm. When I accepted him from his intention
And found him pight to do it, with curst speech			And found him helper to do it with Curst speech
I threaten'd to discover him. He replied,			I threatened to discover him. He answered,
Thou unpossessing bastard, dost thou think,			You have bastard unthown, you think
If I would stand against thee, would the reposal			If I were against you, the reposal would reposing
Of any trust, virtue, or worth in thee			Of some trust, virtue or value in you
Make thy words faith'd? No. What I should deny			Make your words believe? No, what I should deny
(As this I would; ay, though thou didst produce			(How would I do, even though you produced
My very character), I'ld turn it all			My very character), I will shoot everything
To thy suggestion, plot, and damned practice;			To your proposal, conspiracy and damn practice;
And thou must make a dullard of the world,			And you have to make a long charge in the world
If they not thought the profits of my death			If you didn't think the winnings of my death
Were very pregnant and potential spurs			Were very pregnant and potential spores
To make thee seek it.'			So that it let you search. '
Glou. Strong and fast'ned villain!			Glou. Strong and faster villain!
Would he deny his letter? I never got him.			Would he deny his letter? I never got him.
Tucket within.			Tucket inside.
Hark, the Duke's trumpets! I know not why he comes.			Hark, the duke's trumpets! I don't know why he's coming.
All ports I'll bar; the villain shall not scape;			All ports, I will complete; The villain should not try;
The Duke must grant me that. Besides, his picture			The duke has to grant me that. Also his picture
I will send far and near, that all the kingdom			I will send far and nearby that the whole kingdom
May have due note of him, and of my land,			Can observe him and my country,
Loyal and natural boy, I'll work the means			Loyal and natural boy, I will work the means
To make thee capable.			To make yourself capable of.
Enter Cornwall, Regan, and Attendants.			Enter Cornwall, Regan and companion.
Corn. How now, my noble friend? Since I came hither			Corn. How now, my noble friend? Since I came here
(Which I can call but now) I have heard strange news.			(What I can call, but now) I heard strange messages.
Reg. If it be true, all vengeance comes too short			Risely if it is true, every revenge is too short
Which can pursue th' offender. How dost, my lord?			That can follow this perpetrator. How dost, my Lord?
Glou. O madam, my old heart is crack'd, it's crack'd!			Glou. O Madam, my old heart is cracked, it's cracked!
Reg. What, did my father's godson seek your life?			Rain what, did the sponsor of my father look for your life?
He whom my father nam'd? Your Edgar?			Who my father calls? Your Edgar?
Glou. O lady, lady, shame would have it hid!			Glou. O lady, lady, shame it would have hidden!
Reg. Was he not companion with the riotous knights			He was not a companion with the riotous knights?
That tend upon my father?			That takes around my father?
Glou. I know not, madam. 'Tis too bad, too bad!			Glou. I don't know, Madam. 'It's a shame, too bad!
Edm. Yes, madam, he was of that consort.			Edm. Yes, Madam, he was from this wife.
Reg. No marvel then though he were ill affected.			No wonder, even though he was sick.
Tis they have put him on the old man's death,			It put him on the death of the old man
To have th' expense and waste of his revenues.			To have these costs and waste of his income.
I have this present evening from my sister			I have this present evening from my sister
Been well inform'd of them, and with such cautions			Was well informed about it and with such precautions
That, if they come to sojourn at my house,			This when you come to my house for stay,
I'll not be there.			I will not be there.
Corn. Nor I, assure thee, Regan.			Corn. I also assure you, Regan.
Edmund, I hear that you have shown your father			Edmund, I hear that you showed your father
A childlike office.			A childlike office.
Edm. 'Twas my duty, sir.			Edm. 'It was my duty, sir.
Glou. He did bewray his practice, and receiv'd			Glou. He wrote and received his practice
This hurt you see, striving to apprehend him.			That hurt and tried to grasp it.
Corn. Is he pursued?			Corn. Is he pursued?
Glou. Ay, my good lord.			Glou. Yes, my good gentleman.
Corn. If he be taken, he shall never more			Corn. When he is taken, he will never become more
Be fear'd of doing harm. Make your own purpose,			To be afraid to harm. Make your own purpose
How in my strength you please. For you, Edmund,			As in my strength, you like it. For you, Edmund,
Whose virtue and obedience doth this instant			Their virtue and obedience occur at this moment
So much commend itself, you shall be ours.			So much is recommended that they will belong to us.
Natures of such deep trust we shall much need;			We will need a lot of nature of such deep trust;
You we first seize on.			They continue to use it first.
Edm. I shall serve you, sir,			Edm. I will serve them, sir,
Truly, however else.			Really, but otherwise.
Glou. For him I thank your Grace.			Glou. I thank you for him.
Corn. You know not why we came to visit you-			Corn. You don't know why we visited them.
Reg. Thus out of season, threading dark-ey'd night.			So it is risely outside the season to thread the dark -eyed night.
Occasions, noble Gloucester, of some poise,			Occasion, noble gloucester, of some balance,
Wherein we must have use of your advice.			Although we have to use your advice.
Our father he hath writ, so hath our sister,			Our father wrote, so our sister has
Of differences, which I best thought it fit			From differences that I thought best to fit
To answer from our home. The several messengers			To answer from home. The different messengers
From hence attend dispatch. Our good old friend,			So take the shipping. Our good old friend,
Lay comforts to your bosom, and bestow			Place your breast comfort and lend
Your needful counsel to our business,			Your necessary advice for our business,
Which craves the instant use.			Which longs for immediate use.
Glou. I serve you, madam.			Glou. I serve you, woman.
Your Graces are right welcome.			Your graces are really welcome.
Exeunt. Flourish.			Exit. Bloom.
Scene II.			Scene II.
Before Gloucester's Castle.			Before Gloucesters Castle.
Enter Kent and [Oswald the] Steward, severally.			Enter Kent and [Oswald the] Steward, constantly.
Osw. Good dawning to thee, friend. Art of this house?			Osw. Good day for you, friend. Art of this house?
Kent. Ay.			Kent. Ay.
Osw. Where may we set our horses?			Osw. Where can we set our horses?
Kent. I' th' mire.			Kent. I 'th' MIRE.
Osw. Prithee, if thou lov'st me, tell me.			Osw. Prithee, if you love me, tell me.
Kent. I love thee not.			Kent. I do not love you.
Osw. Why then, I care not for thee.			Osw. Then why I don't interest you for you.
Kent. If I had thee in Lipsbury Pinfold, I would make thee care			Kent. If I had you in Lipsbury Pinfold, I would make you caring for you
for			to the
me.			me.
Osw. Why dost thou use me thus? I know thee not.			Osw. Why do you use me like that? I do not know you.
Kent. Fellow, I know thee.			Kent. Fellow, I know you.
Osw. What dost thou know me for?			Osw. What do you know me for?
Kent. A knave; a rascal; an eater of broken meats; a base,			Kent. A villain; a rascal; A eater with broken meat; One Base,
proud,			proud,
shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy,			flat, wealthy, three suitable, hundred pounds, dirty,
worsted-stocking knave; a lily-liver'd, action-taking,			Rogue animal snow; a lilie liver, action to go,
whoreson,			WHoreson,
glass-gazing, superserviceable, finical rogue;			Glass glazing, super service, final villain;
one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd in			Demandable slave; One that would be a bawd in
way of			Art of
good service, and art nothing but the composition of a			Good service and art nothing but the composition of A
knave,			Be,
beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel			Bedding, coward, pander and the son and legacy of a mixed breed
bitch;			Female dog;
one whom I will beat into clamorous whining, if thou deny			One that I will whine into the spin when you deny
the			the
least syllable of thy addition.			The slightest syllable of your addition.
Osw. Why, what a monstrous fellow art thou, thus to rail on one			Osw. Why, what kind of monstrous co -art do you on a train?
that's neither known of thee nor knows thee!			This is neither known from you nor know!
Kent. What a brazen-fac'd varlet art thou, to deny thou knowest			Kent. What a brazen variety art to deny that you know?
me!			me!
Is it two days ago since I beat thee and tripp'd up thy			It is two days ago since I hit you and hit your tripping on you
heels			Verses
before the King? [Draws his sword.] Draw, you rogue! for,			In front of the king? [Draw his sword.] Draw, you villain! to the,
though			although
it be night, yet the moon shines. I'll make a sop o' th'			It's night, but the moon seems. I will do a sop o 'th'
moonshine o' you. Draw, you whoreson cullionly barbermonger!			Moonlight of you. Draw, you whoreson Cullionly Barbermonger!
draw!			to draw!
Osw. Away! I have nothing to do with thee.			Osw. A way! I have nothing to do with you.
Kent. Draw, you rascal! You come with letters against the King,			Kent. Draw, you ruffle! They come with letters against the king
and			and
take Vanity the puppet's part against the royalty of her			Take the vanity of the puppet against the kings of your license fee
father.			Father.
Draw, you rogue, or I'll so carbonado your shanks! Draw, you			Draw, they rogue or I'll be carbonado your Shanks so! Draw yourself
rascal! Come your ways!			Rascal! Come on your way!
Osw. Help, ho! murther! help!			Osw. Help, HO! Mis! Help!
Kent. Strike, you slave! Stand, rogue! Stand, you neat slave!			Kent. Strike, you slave! Stand, rogue! Stand, you decent slave!
Strike! [Beats him.]			Hit! [Beats him.]
Osw. Help, ho! murther! murther!			Osw. Help, HO! Mis! Mis!
Enter Edmund, with his rapier drawn, Gloucester, Cornwall,			Enter Edmund, drawn with his rapier, Gloucester, Cornwall,
Regan, Servants.			Regan, Diener.
Edm. How now? What's the matter? Parts [them].			Edm. Like right now? What's happening? Divide [you].
Kent. With you, goodman boy, an you please! Come, I'll flesh			Kent. With you, goodman boy, you please! Come on, I'll be meat
ye!			Her!
Come on, young master!			Come on, young master!
Glou. Weapons? arms? What's the matter here?			Glou. Weapons? Weapons? What's going on here?
Corn. Keep peace, upon your lives!			Corn. Keep peace in your life!
He dies that strikes again. What is the matter?			He dies that he strikes again. What's going on there?
Reg. The messengers from our sister and the King			Regs the messengers of our sister and the king
Corn. What is your difference? Speak.			Corn. What is your difference? Speak.
Osw. I am scarce in breath, my lord.			Osw. I'm short in my breath, my master.
Kent. No marvel, you have so bestirr'd your valour. You			Kent. No, Marvel, you have completed your bravery. You
cowardly			feige
rascal, nature disclaims in thee; a tailor made thee.			Rascal, nature rejects you; A tailor made you.
Corn. Thou art a strange fellow. A tailor make a man?			Corn. You are a strange guy. A tailor make a man?
Kent. Ay, a tailor, sir. A stonecutter or a painter could not			Kent. Ay, a tailor, sir. A stonecutter or a painter couldn't
have			to have
made him so ill, though he had been but two hours at the			made him so sick, even though he only two hours
trade.			act.
Corn. Speak yet, how grew your quarrel?			Corn. Do you still speak, how has your dispute grown?
Osw. This ancient ruffian, sir, whose life I have spar'd			Osw. This old Ruffian, Sir, whose life I have spared
At suit of his grey beard-			In the suit of his gray beard
Kent. Thou whoreson zed! thou unnecessary letter! My lord, if			Kent. You whoreson zed! You unnecessary letter! My Lord, if
you'll give me leave, I will tread this unbolted villain			You will give me a vacation, I'll kick this released villain
into			in
mortar and daub the walls of a jakes with him. 'Spare my			Mortel and thanks the walls of a joke with him. 'Save mine
grey			grade
beard,' you wagtail?			Bart, »You dare?
Corn. Peace, sirrah!			Corn. Peace, Sirrah!
You beastly knave, know you no reverence?			Are you standing, do you know that you don't have awe?
Kent. Yes, sir, but anger hath a privilege.			Kent. Yes, sir, but anger has a privilege.
Corn. Why art thou angry?			Corn. Why are you angry?
Kent. That such a slave as this should wear a sword,			Kent. That such a slave like this should wear a sword,
Who wears no honesty. Such smiling rogues as these,			Who does not wear honesty. Such smiling villains as this,
Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain			The sacred cords atwain often bites like rats
Which are too intrinse t' unloose; smooth every passion			The unresolved to intrinse; Smooth out every passion
That in the natures of their lords rebel,			Rebel in the natures of their gentlemen,
Bring oil to fire, snow to their colder moods;			Bring oil to the fire, snow in your colder moods;
Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks			Reneg, confirm and rotate your Halcyon snaps
With every gale and vary of their masters,			With every storm and differently their masters,
Knowing naught (like dogs) but following.			I don't know anything (like dogs), but follows.
A plague upon your epileptic visage!			A plague on your epileptic face!
Smile you my speeches, as I were a fool?			Smile my speeches when I was a fool?
Goose, an I had you upon Sarum Plain,			Gans, I had you on Sarum Plain,
I'ld drive ye cackling home to Camelot.			I would drive her home.
Corn. What, art thou mad, old fellow?			Corn. What, art you crazy, old guy?
Glou. How fell you out? Say that.			Glou. How did you fall out Say that.
Kent. No contraries hold more antipathy			Kent. No contrasts hold antipathy more
Than I and such a knave.			When I and such a villain.
Corn. Why dost thou call him knave? What is his fault?			Corn. Why do you call him damage? What is his fault?
Kent. His countenance likes me not.			Kent. His face doesn't like me.
Corn. No more perchance does mine, or his, or hers.			Corn. No more perchance does mine or her or her.
Kent. Sir, 'tis my occupation to be plain.			Kent. Sir, it's my job to be simple.
I have seen better faces in my time			I saw better faces in my time
Than stands on any shoulder that I see			As if stands on every shoulder that I see
Before me at this instant.			In front of me at that moment.
Corn. This is some fellow			Corn. This is a guy
Who, having been prais'd for bluntness, doth affect			Who, after he was praised because of the bluntness, is the effects
A saucy roughness, and constrains the garb			A cheeky roughness and limits the robe
Quite from his nature. He cannot flatter, he!			Completely from his nature. He can't flatter, he!
An honest mind and plain- he must speak truth!			An honest mind and clear- he has to say truth!
An they will take it, so; if not, he's plain.			One will take it, so; If not, it is simple.
These kind of knaves I know which in this plainness			I know this type of shifts which in this plain text
Harbour more craft and more corrupter ends			Harbor more craft and more corrupt
Than twenty silly-ducking observants			As a twenty stupid document observations
That stretch their duties nicely.			That stretches its duties beautifully.
Kent. Sir, in good faith, in sincere verity,			Kent. Sir, in good belief, in sincere truth,
Under th' allowance of your great aspect,			Under the allowance of their large aspect,
Whose influence, like the wreath of radiant fire			Whose influence, like the wreath of bright fire
On flickering Phoebus' front-			On flickering PhoeBus' front
Corn. What mean'st by this?			Corn. What does it mean?
Kent. To go out of my dialect, which you discommend so much. I			Kent. To leave my dialect, which you will discuss so much. I
know, sir, I am no flatterer. He that beguil'd you in a			White, Sir, I'm not a flatterer. Who seduced you in one
plain			schmucklos
accent was a plain knave, which, for my part, I will not be,			Accent was a simple villain that I will not be for my part
though I should win your displeasure to entreat me to't.			Although I should win her abuses so as not to ask myself.
Corn. What was th' offence you gave him?			Corn. What was the crime you gave him?
Osw. I never gave him any.			Osw. I never gave him any.
It pleas'd the King his master very late			It liked the king very late
To strike at me, upon his misconstruction;			To hit me after his misconstruction;
When he, conjunct, and flattering his displeasure,			When he flatters konjunt and his displeasure,
Tripp'd me behind; being down, insulted, rail'd			Drip me behind it; be down, insulted, seemed
And put upon him such a deal of man			And put on such a man to him
That worthied him, got praises of the King			That deserves him, praised the king
For him attempting who was self-subdu'd;			For him who tried who was prohibited himself;
And, in the fleshment of this dread exploit,			And in the fishkind of this fear, the exploitation,
Drew on me here again.			Moved back to me here.
Kent. None of these rogues and cowards			Kent. None of these villains and cowards
But Ajax is their fool.			But Ajax is her fool.
Corn. Fetch forth the stocks!			Corn. Get the shares!
You stubborn ancient knave, you reverent braggart,			You are persistent, old villain, you am -feared Braggart,
We'll teach you-			We will teach them.
Kent. Sir, I am too old to learn.			Kent. Sir, I'm too old to learn.
Call not your stocks for me. I serve the King;			Don't call your shares for me. I serve the king;
On whose employment I was sent to you.			At whose employment I was sent to you.
You shall do small respect, show too bold malice			They will give little respect, show to bold malice
Against the grace and person of my master,			Against the grace and person of my master,
Stocking his messenger.			His messenger.
Corn. Fetch forth the stocks! As I have life and honour,			Corn. Get the shares! How I have life and honor
There shall he sit till noon.			He should sit there until noon.
Reg. Till noon? Till night, my lord, and all night too!			Risely until noon? Until night, my master and all night too!
Kent. Why, madam, if I were your father's dog,			Kent. Why, Madam, if I were your father's dog,
You should not use me so.			You shouldn't use me like that.
Reg. Sir, being his knave, I will.			Regs Sir, his villain, I will.
Corn. This is a fellow of the selfsame colour			Corn. This is a guy of the self -name -color
Our sister speaks of. Come, bring away the stocks!			Our sister speaks of. Come on, bring the shares away!
Stocks brought out.			Shares published.
Glou. Let me beseech your Grace not to do so.			Glou. Let me ask your grace not to do this.
His fault is much, and the good King his master			His fault is a lot and the good king his master
Will check him for't. Your purpos'd low correction			Will not check it. Your well -groomed low correction
Is such as basest and contemn'dest wretches			Is like most important and constant misery
For pilf'rings and most common trespasses			For Pilf'rings and most common violations
Are punish'd with. The King must take it ill			Are punished with. The king has to make it sick
That he, so slightly valued in his messenger,			That he was so easily valued in his messenger,
Should have him thus restrain'd.			Should let him hold back like this.
Corn. I'll answer that.			Corn. I will answer that.
Reg. My sister may receive it much more worse,			Regs my sister can get it much worse
To have her gentleman abus'd, assaulted,			To have your gentleman off, attacked,
For following her affairs. Put in his legs.-			To follow for their affairs. Put in his legs .-
[Kent is put in the stocks.]			[Kent is inserted into the shares.]
Come, my good lord, away.			Come on, my good gentleman, away.
Exeunt [all but Gloucester and Kent].			Exeunt [all except Gloucester and Kent].
Glou. I am sorry for thee, friend. 'Tis the Duke's pleasure,			Glou. I'm sorry for you, friend. It is the duke's pleasure
Whose disposition, all the world well knows,			Whose disposition, the whole world knows well,
Will not be rubb'd nor stopp'd. I'll entreat for thee.			Is neither ruined nor stopped. I will ask for you.
Kent. Pray do not, sir. I have watch'd and travell'd hard.			Kent. Don't pray, sir. I saw hard and hard.
Some time I shall sleep out, the rest I'll whistle.			I will sleep in for some time, I will whistle the rest.
A good man's fortune may grow out at heels.			A good man's assets can grow out in the heels.
Give you good morrow!			Give yourself good morning!
Glou. The Duke 's to blame in this; 'twill be ill taken.			Glou. The Duke's guilt; 'Till will be sick.
Exit.			Exit.
Kent. Good King, that must approve the common saw,			Kent. Good king who has to approve the common saw,
Thou out of heaven's benediction com'st			You are out of the nominal system of heaven
To the warm sun!			To the warm sun!
Approach, thou beacon to this under globe,			Approach, du Beacon under globe,
That by thy comfortable beams I may			That I can shine through your comfortable shining
Peruse this letter. Nothing almost sees miracles			Read this letter through. Nothing looks almost miracles
But misery. I know 'tis from Cordelia,			But misery. I know it from Cordelia,
Who hath most fortunately been inform'd			Who was the happiest informed
Of my obscured course- and [reads] 'shall find time			From my hidden course and [reads] 'time should find time
From this enormous state, seeking to give			From this huge condition to give
Losses their remedies'- All weary and o'erwatch'd,			Loss their remedies- all tired and o'erwatch'd,
Take vantage, heavy eyes, not to behold			Take vantage, heavy eyes, not to see
This shameful lodging.			This shameful accommodation.
Fortune, good night; smile once more, turn thy wheel.			Happiness, good night; Smile again, turn your bike.
Sleeps.			Is sleeping.
Scene III.			Scene III.
The open country.			The open country.
Enter Edgar.			Enter Edgar.
Edg. I heard myself proclaim'd,			Edg. I heard myself proclaimed
And by the happy hollow of a tree			And through the happy hollow of a tree
Escap'd the hunt. No port is free, no place			It escapes hunting. No harbor is free, no place
That guard and most unusual vigilance			This guard and most unusual vigilance
Does not attend my taking. Whiles I may scape,			Do not take part in my income. While I can combine
I will preserve myself; and am bethought			I will keep myself; and I am bunt
To take the basest and most poorest shape			To accept the most basic and poorest form
That ever penury, in contempt of man,			This Schenur, in contempt for man,
Brought near to beast. My face I'll grime with filth,			Brought near Beast. My face I'm getting grime with dirt,
Blanket my loins, elf all my hair in knots,			Cover my loins, eleven all my hair in knots,
And with presented nakedness outface			And with presented nudity outface
The winds and persecutions of the sky.			The winds and persecution of heaven.
The country gives me proof and precedent			The country gives me evidence and precedent
Of Bedlam beggars, who, with roaring voices,			Of bedlam begging with roaring voices,
Strike in their numb'd and mortified bare arms			Strike in their anesthetic and shameful naked arms
Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary;			Pins, wooden stings, nails, rosemary wines;
And with this horrible object, from low farms,			And with this terrible object of low farms,
Poor pelting villages, sheepcotes, and mills,			Bad Pelting villages, shepherds and mills,
Sometime with lunatic bans, sometime with prayers,			At some point with an amazing floor, at some point with prayer,
Enforce their charity. 'Poor Turlygod! poor Tom!'			Enforce their charity organization. 'Poor turly for! Poor Tom! '
That's something yet! Edgar I nothing am. Exit.			This is still something! Edgar I am nothing. Exit.
Scene IV.			Sente IV.
Before Gloucester's Castle; Kent in the stocks.			Before Gloucester's castle; Kent in the shares.
Enter Lear, Fool, and Gentleman.			Enter Lear, fools and gentleman.
Lear. 'Tis strange that they should so depart from home,			Lear. It is strange that you should go from home like that
And not send back my messenger.			And don't send my messengers back.
Gent. As I learn'd,			Man. How I learn
The night before there was no purpose in them			The night before there was no purpose in them
Of this remove.			Remove from this.
Kent. Hail to thee, noble master!			Kent. Hail to you, noble master!
Lear. Ha!			Lear is hat!
Mak'st thou this shame thy pastime?			Do you make this shame of your pastime?
Kent. No, my lord.			Kent. No sir.
Fool. Ha, ha! look! he wears cruel garters. Horses are tied by			To deceive. Haha! see! He wears cruel tight straps. Horses are bound by
the			the
head, dogs and bears by th' neck, monkeys by th' loins, and			Head, dogs and bears through the neck, monkeys after the loins and
men			men
by th' legs. When a man's over-lusty at legs, then he wears			through the legs. When a man is overlooked over his legs, he wears
wooden nether-stocks.			Wooden basement.
Lear. What's he that hath so much thy place mistook			Lear. What is he who has so much your place.
To set thee here?			Hire you here?
Kent. It is both he and she-			Kent. It is both he and sie-
Your son and daughter.			Your son and your daughter.
Lear. No.			Lear. no
Kent. Yes.			Knows. Yes.
Lear. No, I say.			Lear. No, I say.
Kent. I say yea.			Kent. I say yes.
Lear. No, no, they would not!			Lear. No, no, you wouldn't!
Kent. Yes, they have.			Kent. Yes, you have.
Lear. By Jupiter, I swear no!			Lear. I swear no from Jupiter!
Kent. By Juno, I swear ay!			Kent. I swear from Juno!
Lear. They durst not do't;			Lear. You don't;
They would not, could not do't. 'Tis worse than murther			You wouldn't do it, couldn't do it. It's worse than Mistrag
To do upon respect such violent outrage.			According to respect for such violent outrage.
Resolve me with all modest haste which way			Loosen me with all modest hurry in which way
Thou mightst deserve or they impose this usage,			You could earn or impose this use,
Coming from us.			Come from us.
Kent. My lord, when at their home			Kent. My Lord when they are at home
I did commend your Highness' letters to them,			I praised them letters of their sovereignty
Ere I was risen from the place that show'd			I had risen from the place that was shown
My duty kneeling, came there a reeking post,			My duty kneels, there was a reeking post there,
Stew'd in his haste, half breathless, panting forth			Killed in his hurry, half breathless, gasped out
From Goneril his mistress salutations;			Greeted his mistress by Goneril;
Deliver'd letters, spite of intermission,			Deliver letters, despite the break,
Which presently they read; on whose contents,			What you are currently reading; on whose content,
They summon'd up their meiny, straight took horse,			They call their Mey, just with a horse,
Commanded me to follow and attend			Ordered me to follow and participate
The leisure of their answer, gave me cold looks,			The free time of her answer gave me cold look
And meeting here the other messenger,			And meet the other messengers here,
Whose welcome I perceiv'd had poison'd mine-			I noticed his greeting.
Being the very fellow which of late			I am the guy who has been recently
Display'd so saucily against your Highness-			Show so cheekily against your sovereignty.
Having more man than wit about me, drew.			Drew more man than wit about me.
He rais'd the house with loud and coward cries.			He recorded the house with loud and cushing screams.
Your son and daughter found this trespass worth			Your son and daughter have found this violation worth this violation
The shame which here it suffers.			The shame that it suffers here.
Fool. Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way.			To deceive. Winter is not yet gone when the wild geese fly in this way.
Fathers that wear rags			Fathers who wear rags
Do make their children blind;			Make your children blind;
But fathers that bear bags			But fathers who wear bags
Shall see their children kind.			Should see their children friendly.
Fortune, that arrant whore,			Luck, this arrant whore,
Ne'er turns the key to th' poor.			Ne'er turns the key to the arms.
But for all this, thou shalt have as many dolours for thy			But with all of this you should have so many dolours for yourself
daughters as thou canst tell in a year.			Daughters as you can tell in a year.
Lear. O, how this mother swells up toward my heart!			Lear. Oh, how this mother swells to my heart!
Hysterica passio! Down, thou climbing sorrow!			Hysterica Passio! Below, you climbing grief!
Thy element's below! Where is this daughter?			Your element is below! Where is this daughter?
Kent. With the Earl, sir, here within.			Ktt. Stars the arart, see tur, himan.
Lear. Follow me not;			Lear. Do not follow me;
Stay here. Exit.			Stay here. Exit.
Gent. Made you no more offence but what you speak of?			Man. Didn't make you offend, but what do you talk about?
Kent. None.			Kent. None.
How chance the King comes with so small a number?			How accidental is the king with such a small number?
Fool. An thou hadst been set i' th' stocks for that question,			To deceive. A you had been put on the inventory for this question,
thou'dst well deserv'd it.			You deserve it well.
Kent. Why, fool?			Kent. Why, fool?
Fool. We'll set thee to school to an ant, to teach thee there's			To deceive. We will make you an ant to school to teach you that there is
no			no
labouring i' th' winter. All that follow their noses are led			I worked the winter. Everything that follows your noses is managed
by			through
their eyes but blind men, and there's not a nose among			But her eyes blind men and there is no nose
twenty			twenty
but can smell him that's stinking. Let go thy hold when a			But can smell it, that stinks. Let your hold go when a
great			Great
wheel runs down a hill, lest it break thy neck with			The bike runs down a hill so that it doesn't break with your neck
following			follow
it; but the great one that goes upward, let him draw thee			it; But the big one that goes upwards let him draw you
after.			after.
When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine			If a wise man gives you better advice, give me mine
again. I			again. I
would have none but knaves follow it, since a fool gives it.			I would have nothing else, except villains follow him because there is a fool.
That sir which serves and seeks for gain,			This sir that is used and looking for profit,
And follows but for form,			And follows for form,
Will pack when it begins to rain			Will pack when it starts to rain
And leave thee in the storm.			And let yourself be in the storm.
But I will tarry; the fool will stay,			But I'll linger; The fool will stay
And let the wise man fly.			And let the wise fly.
The knave turns fool that runs away;			The villain becomes fools that runs away;
The fool no knave, perdy.			The fools no villain, Merdy.
Kent. Where learn'd you this, fool?			Kent. Where do you learn that, fool?
Fool. Not i' th' stocks, fool.			To deceive. Not me 'the stocks, fool.
Enter Lear and Gloucester			Enter Lear and Gloucester
Lear. Deny to speak with me? They are sick? they are weary?			Lear. Deny to speak to me? You are sick? You are tired?
They have travell'd all the night? Mere fetches-			Did you make traveling all night? Mere fetches-
The images of revolt and flying off!			The pictures of revolt and fly!
Fetch me a better answer.			Get me a better answer.
Glou. My dear lord,			Glou. My dear Mr,
You know the fiery quality of the Duke,			You know the fiery quality of the duke,
How unremovable and fix'd he is			He is how insensitive and resolved
In his own course.			In his own course.
Lear. Vengeance! plague! death! confusion!			Lear. Revenge! Pest! Death! Confusion!
Fiery? What quality? Why, Gloucester, Gloucester,			Fiery? What quality? Why, Gloucester, Gloucester,
I'ld speak with the Duke of Cornwall and his wife.			I want to speak to the Duke of Cornwall and his wife.
Glou. Well, my good lord, I have inform'd them so.			Glou. Well, my good gentleman, I informed her so much.
Lear. Inform'd them? Dost thou understand me, man?			Lear. Inform you? Dost you understand me, man?
Glou. Ay, my good lord.			Glou. Yes, my good gentleman.
Lear. The King would speak with Cornwall; the dear father			Lear. The king would speak to Cornwall; Dear Father
Would with his daughter speak, commands her service.			Would speak to his daughter, commanded her service.
Are they inform'd of this? My breath and blood!			Are you informed about this? My breath and blood!
Fiery? the fiery Duke? Tell the hot Duke that-			Fiery? The fiery duke? Tell the hot duke that
No, but not yet! May be he is not well.			No, but not yet! Maybe he is not doing well.
Infirmity doth still neglect all office			Frying still neglects the entire office
Whereto our health is bound. We are not ourselves			Where is our health bound. We are not ourselves
When nature, being oppress'd, commands the mind			When nature is suppressed, the spirit orders
To suffer with the body. I'll forbear;			Suffer with the body. I will let up;
And am fallen out with my more headier will,			And I fell out with my more popular will,
To take the indispos'd and sickly fit			Take the indispos and pathologically fit
For the sound man.- Death on my state! Wherefore			For the sound man .- death in my state! why
Should be sit here? This act persuades me			Should sit here? This action convinces me
That this remotion of the Duke and her			That this remote of the duke and hers
Is practice only. Give me my servant forth.			Is only exercise. Give me on my servant.
Go tell the Duke and 's wife I'ld speak with them-			Tell the duke and the woman that I want to talk to you.
Now, presently. Bid them come forth and hear me,			Now. Offer that you are emerging and hearing me
Or at their chamber door I'll beat the drum			Or I'll beat the drum on your chamber door
Till it cry sleep to death.			Until it sleeps to death.
Glou. I would have all well betwixt you. Exit.			Glou. I would have had you all well. Exit.
Lear. O me, my heart, my rising heart! But down!			Lear. Oh, my heart, my upright heart! But down!
Fool. Cry to it, nuncle, as the cockney did to the eels when			To deceive. Cry on it, nuncle
she			you
put 'em i' th' paste alive. She knapp'd 'em o' th' coxcombs			Put the paste alive. She shortened with the CoxCombs
with			With
a stick and cried 'Down, wantons, down!' 'Twas her brother			One stick and cried 'Down, Wantons, Down!' 'It was her brother
that,			the,
in pure kindness to his horse, buttered his hay.			In pure goodness of his horse, his hay buttered.
Enter Cornwall, Regan, Gloucester, Servants.			Enter Cornwall, Regan, Gloucester, servant.
Lear. Good morrow to you both.			Lear. Good morning you both.
Corn. Hail to your Grace!			Corn. Hail to your grace!
Kent here set at liberty.			Knows here in Liberty.
Reg. I am glad to see your Highness.			REG I am happy to see your sovereignty.
Lear. Regan, I think you are; I know what reason			Lear. Regan, I think you are; I know what reason
I have to think so. If thou shouldst not be glad,			I have to think that. If you shouldn't be happy
I would divorce me from thy mother's tomb,			I would be divorced by your mother's grave
Sepulchring an adultress. [To Kent] O, are you free?			Sepulchring an adulterer. [To Kent] o, are you free?
Some other time for that.- Beloved Regan,			Some other time for it .- Beloved Regan,
Thy sister's naught. O Regan, she hath tied			Your sister is nothing. O Regan, she has bound
Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, here!			Sharpness tooth's unfriendliness, like a vulture here!
[Lays his hand on his heart.]			[Place his hand on his heart.]
I can scarce speak to thee. Thou'lt not believe			I can just speak to you. You do not believe
With how deprav'd a quality- O Regan!			With like a quality o regan!
Reg. I pray you, sir, take patience. I have hope			I am praying, sir, take patience. I have hope
You less know how to value her desert			You know less how to appreciate your desert
Than she to scant her duty.			When they save their duty.
Lear. Say, how is that?			Lear. Say how is that?
Reg. I cannot think my sister in the least			REG I can't think of my sister in the least
Would fail her obligation. If, sir, perchance			Would not exist. If, sir, perchance
She have restrain'd the riots of your followers,			She held back the riots of her supporters
Tis on such ground, and to such wholesome end,			Tis on such soil and to such a healthy end ,,
As clears her from all blame.			As she blamed above all.
Lear. My curses on her!			Lear. My curses to her!
Reg. O, sir, you are old!			Regs o, sir, you are old!
Nature in you stands on the very verge			Nature in you is at the top
Of her confine. You should be rul'd, and led			From her restriction. They should be laid and managed
By some discretion that discerns your state			According to discretion that recognize their state
Better than you yourself. Therefore I pray you			Better than yourself. That's why I pray you
That to our sister you do make return;			You return that for our sister;
Say you have wrong'd her, sir.			Say, you did it wrong, sir.
Lear. Ask her forgiveness?			Lear. Ask you forgiveness?
Do you but mark how this becomes the house:			But mark how this becomes the house:
Dear daughter, I confess that I am old. [Kneels.]			Dear daughter, I confess that I am old. [Knels.]
Age is unnecessary. On my knees I beg			Age is unnecessary. I ask my knees
That you'll vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food.'			That you build me, circle, bed and food. '
Reg. Good sir, no more! These are unsightly tricks.			Regs good gentleman, no longer! These are unsightly tricks.
Return you to my sister.			Return to my sister.
Lear. [rises] Never, Regan!			Lear. [Rises] Never, Regan!
She hath abated me of half my train;			She thought about half of my train;
Look'd black upon me; struck me with her tongue,			Look black at me; hit me with her tongue
Most serpent-like, upon the very heart.			On the snake -like, on the heart.
All the stor'd vengeances of heaven fall			All warehouse sky fall
On her ingrateful top! Strike her young bones,			On your constricting top! Beat your young bones
You taking airs, with lameness!			You take airs with lameness!
Corn. Fie, sir, fie!			Horn. Either, sir!
Lear. You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames			Lear. They nimble light, dart their dazzling flames
Into her scornful eyes! Infect her beauty,			In their contemptuous eyes! Infect your beauty
You fen-suck'd fogs, drawn by the pow'rful sun,			You took fog, drawn by the Pow'rful sun,
To fall and blast her pride!			To fall and go beyond their pride!
Reg. O the blest gods! so will you wish on me			Regs o The battles gods! So you wish me
When the rash mood is on.			When the exclusive mood is switched on.
Lear. No, Regan, thou shalt never have my curse.			Lear. No, Regan, you should never have my curse.
Thy tender-hefted nature shall not give			Your tender nature must not give
Thee o'er to harshness. Her eyes are fierce; but thine			The O'er to Harshness. Your eyes are wild; But your
Do comfort, and not burn. 'Tis not in thee			Make comfort and don't burn. It's not in you
To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train,			To dig my joys to cut my train,
To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes,			To bandy hasty words to save my sizes,
And, in conclusion, to oppose the bolt			And finally to oppose the bolt
Against my coming in. Thou better know'st			Against my coming. You know better
The offices of nature, bond of childhood,			The offices of nature, bond of childhood,
Effects of courtesy, dues of gratitude.			Effects of courtesy, thanks to gratitude.
Thy half o' th' kingdom hast thou not forgot,			You have not forgotten your half of the kingdom
Wherein I thee endow'd.			I have equipped you.
Reg. Good sir, to th' purpose.			Regs good gentleman, for this purpose.
Tucket within.			Tucket inside.
Lear. Who put my man i' th' stocks?			Lear. Who set my husband? I 'the shares?
Corn. What trumpet's that?			Corn. Which trumpet is that?
Reg. I know't- my sister's. This approves her letter,			REG I don't know- my sister. This approves your letter
That she would soon be here.			That she would be here soon.
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
Is your lady come?			Is your lady coming?
Lear. This is a slave, whose easy-borrowed pride			Lear. This is a slave whose slightly adorned pride is proud
Dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows.			He lives in the moody grace of her, he follows.
Out, varlet, from my sight!			Get out, Varlet, out of my eyes!
Corn. What means your Grace?			Corn. What does your grace mean?
Enter Goneril.			Enter Goneril.
Lear. Who stock'd my servant? Regan, I have good hope			Lear. Who has my servant in stock? Regan, I have good hope
Thou didst not know on't.- Who comes here? O heavens!			You didn't know- who comes here? O heaven!
If you do love old men, if your sweet sway			When they love old men when their sweet fluctuating
Allow obedience- if yourselves are old,			Allow obedience- if you are old,
Make it your cause! Send down, and take my part!			Do it! Send down and take my part!
[To Goneril] Art not asham'd to look upon this beard?-			[To goneril] art not Asham'd to look at this beard?-
O Regan, wilt thou take her by the hand?			O Regan, do you want to take her by the hand?
Gon. Why not by th' hand, sir? How have I offended?			Gon. Why not through the hand, sir? How did I insult?
All's not offence that indiscretion finds			Everything is not insulting that indiscretion finds
And dotage terms so.			And do days.
Lear. O sides, you are too tough!			Lear. O pages, you are too hard!
Will you yet hold? How came my man i' th' stocks?			Will you still hold? How did my husband come, I have the shares?
Corn. I set him there, sir; but his own disorders			Corn. I put him there, sir; But his own disorders
Deserv'd much less advancement.			Earn much less progress.
Lear. You? Did you?			Lear. You? Do you have?
Reg. I pray you, father, being weak, seem so.			I am praying for you, father, being weak, so seem like that.
If, till the expiration of your month,			If, until the end of your month,
You will return and sojourn with my sister,			You will return with my sister and soy.
Dismissing half your train, come then to me.			Half of your train released, then come to me.
I am now from home, and out of that provision			I am now from home and from this provision
Which shall be needful for your entertainment.			This should be necessary for their entertainment.
Lear. Return to her, and fifty men dismiss'd?			Lear. Return to her and released fifty men?
No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose			No, but all roofs and choose it
To wage against the enmity o' th' air,			To lead against the hostility from the air,
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl-			Be a comrade with wolf and owl
Necessity's sharp pinch! Return with her?			The sharp pinch of necessity! Return with her?
Why, the hot-blooded France, that dowerless took			Why, the hot -flowered France that took happiness
Our youngest born, I could as well be brought			Our youngest born, I could also be brought
To knee his throne, and, squire-like, pension beg			His throne to knee and, squire -like pension, begs
To keep base life afoot. Return with her?			To keep basic life. Return with her?
Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter			Rather persuade me to be a slave and sumpter
To this detested groom. [Points at Oswald.]			To this loathe groom. [Points at Oswald.]
Gon. At your choice, sir.			Gon. In your choice, sir.
Lear. I prithee, daughter, do not make me mad.			Lear. I prithmy, daughter, don't make myself angry.
I will not trouble thee, my child; farewell.			I will not strive with you, my child; Taking leave.
We'll no more meet, no more see one another.			We will no longer meet, no longer see.
But yet thou art my flesh, my blood, my daughter;			But you are my meat, my blood, my daughter;
Or rather a disease that's in my flesh,			Or rather a disease that lies in my meat,
Which I must needs call mine. Thou art a boil,			What I need to call mine. You are a cooking
A plague sore, an embossed carbuncle			A plague hurt, a minted carbunkel
In my corrupted blood. But I'll not chide thee.			In my corrupt blood. But I won't meet you.
Let shame come when it will, I do not call it.			Let yourself be coming, if it wants, I don't call it.
I do not bid the Thunder-bearer shoot			I don't offer the thunderstar
Nor tell tales of thee to high-judging Jove.			Also say the stories of you, the Jove chasing with a high verdict.
Mend when thou canst; be better at thy leisure;			Repair if you can; Be better in your free time;
I can be patient, I can stay with Regan,			I can be patient, I can stay with Regan
I and my hundred knights.			Me and my hundred knights.
Reg. Not altogether so.			Overall not.
I look'd not for you yet, nor am provided			I'm not looking for you yet, I am still available
For your fit welcome. Give ear, sir, to my sister;			Welcome to your attack. Give my sister's ear, sir;
For those that mingle reason with your passion			For those who mix reason with their passion
Must be content to think you old, and so-			Must be satisfied to think old, and so-
But she knows what she does.			But she knows what she is doing.
Lear. Is this well spoken?			Lear. Is that spoken well?
Reg. I dare avouch it, sir. What, fifty followers?			I dare to carry it out, sir. What, fifty supporters?
Is it not well? What should you need of more?			Isn't it good? What should you need more?
Yea, or so many, sith that both charge and danger			Yes, or so many, Sith who have both charges and danger
Speak 'gainst so great a number? How in one house			Do you speak a number so great? Like in a house
Should many people, under two commands,			Should many people under two commands
Hold amity? 'Tis hard; almost impossible.			Keep amity? Its hard; almost impossible.
Gon. Why might not you, my lord, receive attendance			Gon. Why could you not receive participation?
From those that she calls servants, or from mine?			Of those who calls you servants or mine?
Reg. Why not, my lord? If then they chanc'd to slack ye,			Regs why not my Lord? If you then prompted her to loosen her,
We could control them. If you will come to me			We could control them. When they come to me
(For now I spy a danger), I entreat you			(At the moment I spy a danger), I ask you to you
To bring but five-and-twenty. To no more			Bring only twenty -five. To no more
Will I give place or notice.			Will I give space or hint?
Lear. I gave you all-			Lear. I gave you everything
Reg. And in good time you gave it!			Approach and in time you gave it!
Lear. Made you my guardians, my depositaries;			Lear. Made you my guards, my deposits;
But kept a reservation to be followed			But retained a reservation to follow
With such a number. What, must I come to you			With such a number. What, I have to come to you
With five-and-twenty, Regan? Said you so?			With twenty -five regan? Did you say?
Reg. And speak't again my lord. No more with me.			Regs and do not speak my master again. No longer with me.
Lear. Those wicked creatures yet do look well-favour'd			Lear. These evil creatures still look good, look good
When others are more wicked; not being the worst			When others are angry; Not be the worst
Stands in some rank of praise. [To Goneril] I'll go with			Is in a rank of praise. [To goneril] I'll go with me
thee.			you.
Thy fifty yet doth double five-and-twenty,			Your fifty and yet twenty -five,
And thou art twice her love.			And you are your love twice.
Gon. Hear, me, my lord.			Gon. Hear, me, my lord.
What need you five-and-twenty, ten, or five,			What do you need twenty -five, ten or five?
To follow in a house where twice so many			To follow in a house in which twice as many
Have a command to tend you?			Do you have a command to maintain it?
Reg. What need one?			Regs what does one need?
Lear. O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars			Lear. Oh, reason not the need! Our most basic beggars
Are in the poorest thing superfluous.			Are superfluous in the poorest things.
Allow not nature more than nature needs,			No more than the natural needs,
Man's life is cheap as beast's. Thou art a lady:			The life of man is cheap as that of Beast. You are a lady:
If only to go warm were gorgeous,			If only to get warm, it would be beautiful,
Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'st			Why doesn't nature need what you should wear more beautiful
Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But, for true need-			Which hardly keeps you warm. But for true needs
You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need!			You sky, give me this patience, patience that I need!
You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,			You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both.			As full of grief as age; Misery in both.
If it be you that stirs these daughters' hearts			If you are who stirs the hearts of these daughters
Against their father, fool me not so much			I don't fool me so much against her father
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,			To wear it; Touch me with noble anger,
And let not women's weapons, water drops,			And do not leave any women's weapons, drops of water,
Stain my man's cheeks! No, you unnatural hags!			Dye my husband's cheeks! No, you unnatural hags!
I will have such revenges on you both			I will have such tendrils for both of you
That all the world shall- I will do such things-			That the whole world will become such things-
What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be			What else you are, I don't know; But they should be
The terrors of the earth! You think I'll weep.			The horrors of the earth! You think I'll cry.
No, I'll not weep.			No, I won't cry.
I have full cause of weeping, but this heart			I have full cause of the wine, but this heart
Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws			Should collapse in a hundred thousand defects
Or ere I'll weep. O fool, I shall go mad!			Or before I will cry. O stupid, I'll go crazy!
Exeunt Lear, Gloucester, Kent, and Fool. Storm and			Exeunt Lear, Gloucester, Kent and Fools. Sturm and
tempest.			Sturm.
Corn. Let us withdraw; 'twill be a storm.			Corn. Let us withdraw; 'Till is a storm.
Reg. This house is little; the old man and 's people			This house is small; The old man and the people of the people
Cannot be well bestow'd.			Can't be delivered well.
Gon. 'Tis his own blame; hath put himself from rest			Gon. It is his own fault; got out of rest
And must needs taste his folly.			And has to taste his foolishness.
Reg. For his particular, I'll receive him gladly,			I will be happy to receive him for his special
But not one follower.			But not a trailer.
Gon. So am I purpos'd.			Gon. So I am well -groomed.
Where is my Lord of Gloucester?			Where is my master of Gloucester?
Corn. Followed the old man forth.			Corn. Continued to follow the old man.
Enter Gloucester.			Enter Gloucester.
He is return'd.			He is returned.
Glou. The King is in high rage.			Glou. The king is high anger.
Corn. Whither is he going?			Corn. Where does he go?
Glou. He calls to horse, but will I know not whither.			Glou. He calls for horse, but I won't know where to go.
Corn. 'Tis best to give him way; he leads himself.			Corn. It is best to give it to him; He leads himself.
Gon. My lord, entreat him by no means to stay.			Gon. My Lord, does not ask him to stay.
Glou. Alack, the night comes on, and the bleak winds			Glou. Alack, the night arrives and the bleak winds
Do sorely ruffle. For many miles about			Schorious arms. For many miles around
There's scarce a bush.			There is almost a bush.
Reg. O, sir, to wilful men			Regs o, sir, to intentional men
The injuries that they themselves procure			The injuries that you get yourself
Must be their schoolmasters. Shut up your doors.			Must be your schoolmaster. Stop the door.
He is attended with a desperate train,			He is visited with a desperate train
And what they may incense him to, being apt			And what you can clear it to be suitable
To have his ear abus'd, wisdom bids fear.			In order to have his ear ignisse, wisdom fears fear.
Corn. Shut up your doors, my lord: 'tis a wild night.			Corn. Stop the flap, my gentleman: It's a wild night.
My Regan counsels well. Come out o' th' storm.			My regan advises well. Come out of the storm.
[Exeunt.]			[Exit.]
ACT III. Scene I.			Act III. Szene I.
A heath.			A heather.
Storm still. Enter Kent and a Gentleman at several doors.			Storm silent. Enter Kent and a gentleman on several doors.
Kent. Who's there, besides foul weather?			Kent. Who is there except foul weather?
Gent. One minded like the weather, most unquietly.			Man. One was like the weather, most restless.
Kent. I know you. Where's the King?			Kent. I know you. Where is the king?
Gent. Contending with the fretful elements;			Man. Fight with the annoying elements;
Bids the wind blow the earth into the sea,			Offers the wind blowing the earth into the sea,
Or swell the curled waters 'bove the main,			Or swell the ripple of the main water, the main thing,
That things might change or cease; tears his white hair,			That things can change or stop; Tears his white hair,
Which the impetuous blasts, with eyeless rage,			What the impetuous explosions with a wallless anger,
Catch in their fury and make nothing of;			Catch your anger and do nothing about it;
Strives in his little world of man to outscorn			Strive for man in his small world to surpass
The to-and-fro-conflicting wind and rain.			The wind and rain.
This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch,			This night in which the young bred bear would be on couch,
The lion and the belly-pinched wolf			The lion and the belly -cooled wolf
Keep their fur dry, unbonneted he runs,			Keep your fur dry, unabbonet, he runs,
And bids what will take all.			And offered what will take.
Kent. But who is with him?			Kent. But who is with him?
Gent. None but the fool, who labours to outjest			Man. Nobody but the fool who works to go out Jest
His heart-struck injuries.			His injuries affected by heart.
Kent. Sir, I do know you,			Kent. Sir, I know her
And dare upon the warrant of my note			And dare to arrest my note
Commend a dear thing to you. There is division			Praise you a love. There is division
(Although as yet the face of it be cover'd			(Although his face is covered by him
With mutual cunning) 'twixt Albany and Cornwall;			With mutual cunning) 'Twixt Albany and Cornwall;
Who have (as who have not, that their great stars			Who has (how who does not have that their big stars
Thron'd and set high?) servants, who seem no less,			Three throne and set up?) Servant who do not seem less,
Which are to France the spies and speculations			Who are spies and speculations for France
Intelligent of our state. What hath been seen,			Intelligent of our state. What has been seen
Either in snuffs and packings of the Dukes,			Either in snuff tobacco and packs of the dukes,
Or the hard rein which both of them have borne			Or the hard reins that both have worn
Against the old kind King, or something deeper,			Against the old king or something deeper,
Whereof, perchance, these are but furnishings-			This is only furniture
But, true it is, from France there comes a power			But true, it is from France, there is a power
Into this scattered kingdom, who already,			In this scattered kingdom, which already,
Wise in our negligence, have secret feet			Wise in our negligence, have secret feet
In some of our best ports and are at point			In some of our best ports and are at the point
To show their open banner. Now to you:			Show your open banner. Now to you:
If on my credit you dare build so far			If you dare to build yourself on my loan so far
To make your speed to Dover, you shall find			To make your speed after Dover, you will find
Some that will thank you, making just report			Some who will thank them and make only report
Of how unnatural and bemadding sorrow			How unnatural and defendant grief
The King hath cause to plain.			The king has simple.
I am a gentleman of blood and breeding,			I am a gentleman of blood and breeding,
And from some knowledge and assurance offer			And for knowledge and certainty offer
This office to you.			This office to you.
Gent. I will talk further with you.			Man. I will continue to speak to them.
Kent. No, do not.			Kent. No, do not.
For confirmation that I am much more			To confirm that I am much more
Than my out-wall, open this purse and take			As my outer wall, open this handbag and take it
What it contains. If you shall see Cordelia			What it contains. If you are supposed to see Cordelia
(As fear not but you shall), show her this ring,			(Not afraid, but you will), show her this ring,
And she will tell you who your fellow is			And she will tell you who your guy is
That yet you do not know. Fie on this storm!			You don't know that yet. Fie on this storm!
I will go seek the King.			I will look for the king.
Gent. Give me your hand. Have you no more to say?			Man. Give me your hand. Don't you have to say?
Kent. Few words, but, to effect, more than all yet:			Kent. Few words, but too effective, even more than everyone:
That, when we have found the King (in which your pain			That when we have found the king (in which your pain
That way, I'll this), he that first lights on him			In this way I will), he's the first one on him
Holla the other.			Holla the other.
Exeunt [severally].			End [strict].
Scene II.			Scene II.
Another part of the heath.			Another part of the heath.
Storm still. Enter Lear and Fool.			Storm silent. Enter Lear and Fools.
Lear. Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!			Lear. Bubbles, winds and crack your cheeks! Fury! Beat!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout			They cataracts and hurricanes, flow out
Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks!			Until you soaked our church door, drowned the cocks!
You sulph'rous and thought-executing fires,			They sulfur -shaped and thoughtful fire, fires,
Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts,			Thin hours to the oak split monke
Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder,			Sing my white head! And you, everything shakes, thunder,
Strike flat the thick rotundity o' th' world,			Beat the thick rotundity in the world,
Crack Nature's moulds, all germains spill at once,			The forms of nature tore, all Germains are buried at the same time,
That makes ingrateful man!			That does one -sided man!
Fool. O nuncle, court holy water in a dry house is better than			To deceive. O Nuncle, court sacred water in a dry house is better than
this			Dies
rain water out o' door. Good nuncle, in, and ask thy			Rainwater o 'door. Good nunkel, in and ask yours
daughters			Daughter
blessing! Here's a night pities nether wise men nor fools.			Blessing! Here are a night of how the Nether wise men are still fools.
Lear. Rumble thy bellyful! Spit, fire! spout, rain!			Lear. Rump your stomach! Spit, fire! Express, rain!
Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire are my daughters.			Still rain, wind, thunder, fire are my daughters.
I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness.			I do not tax you, you elements, with unfriendliness.
I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children,			I never gave you the kingdom, you call children
You owe me no subscription. Then let fall			You don't owe me a subscription. Then drop
Your horrible pleasure. Here I stand your slave,			Your terrible pleasure. Here I stand your slaves
A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man.			A poor, frail, weak and desperate old man.
But yet I call you servile ministers,			But I call you servile ministers,
That will with two pernicious daughters join			This will join two harmful daughters
Your high-engender'd battles 'gainst a head			Your highly more battles get a head
So old and white as this! O! O! 'tis foul!			So old and like that! Ö! Ö! It's foul!
Fool. He that has a house to put 's head in has a good			To deceive. Whoever has a house that you can put in your head
head-piece.			Headpiece.
The codpiece that will house			The codpiece that is accommodated
Before the head has any,			Before the head has some
The head and he shall louse:			The head and he should rush:
So beggars marry many.			So many get married.
The man that makes his toe			The man who makes his toe
What he his heart should make			What he should do his heart
Shall of a corn cry woe,			Should from a shear,
And turn his sleep to wake.			And turn your sleep to wake up.
For there was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a			Because there has never been a beautiful woman, but she made mouth in one
glass.			Vote.
Enter Kent.			Enter Kent.
Lear. No, I will be the pattern of all patience;			Lear. No, I will be the pattern of all patience;
I will say nothing.			I will not say anything.
Kent. Who's there?			Kent. Who's there?
Fool. Marry, here's grace and a codpiece; that's a wise man and			To deceive. Marriage, here is grace and a codpiece; This is a wise man and
a			a
fool.			To deceive.
Kent. Alas, sir, are you here? Things that love night			Kent. Unfortunately, sir, are you here? Things love night
Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies			Do not love nights like this. The angry sky
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark			Gallogenic the hikers of darkness
And make them keep their caves. Since I was man,			And let them keep their caves. Since I was a man
Such sheets of fire, such bursts of horrid thunder,			Such fire leaves, such outbreaks of terrible thunder,
Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never			Such moans of roaring wind and rain, I never
Remember to have heard. Man's nature cannot carry			Remember to have heard. The nature of man cannot wear
Th' affliction nor the fear.			The suffering or fear.
Lear. Let the great gods,			Lear. Leave the big gods,
That keep this dreadful pudder o'er our heads,			That keeps this terrible pudder over our head
Find out their enemies now. Tremble, thou wretch,			Find out your enemies now. Tremble, you misery,
That hast within thee undivulged crimes			That had intact crimes
Unwhipp'd of justice. Hide thee, thou bloody hand;			Inevitably of justice. Hide yourself, you bloody hand;
Thou perjur'd, and thou simular man of virtue			You have and you simular man of virtue
That art incestuous. Caitiff, in pieces shake			This art incestation. Shaking Caitiff in pieces
That under covert and convenient seeming			This apparently under hidden and more convenient
Hast practis'd on man's life. Close pent-up guilts,			I practiced human life. Close feelings of guilt,
Rive your concealing continents, and cry			Browse your hiding continents and cry
These dreadful summoners grace. I am a man			These terrible summoners Grace. I'm a man
More sinn'd against than sinning.			More against than sin.
Kent. Alack, bareheaded?			Kent. Alack, barhead?
Gracious my lord, hard by here is a hovel;			Merciful my gentleman, hard from here is a hut;
Some friendship will it lend you 'gainst the tempest.			Some friendship will receive the storm.
Repose you there, whilst I to this hard house			Rest there while I'm to this hard house
(More harder than the stones whereof 'tis rais'd,			(Stronger than the stones from which it is diamond,
Which even but now, demanding after you,			But what now, demanding after you,
Denied me to come in) return, and force			Refused to come in) Return and compulsion
Their scanted courtesy.			Their sparse courtesy.
Lear. My wits begin to turn.			Lear. My mind begins to turn.
Come on, my boy. How dost, my boy? Art cold?			Come on, my boy. How dost, my boy? Art cold?
I am cold myself. Where is this straw, my fellow?			I'm cold myself. Where is this straw, my guy?
The art of our necessities is strange,			The art of our necessities is strange
That can make vile things precious. Come, your hovel.			That can make hideous things precious. Come on your hut.
Poor fool and knave, I have one part in my heart			Poor fool and villain, I have a part in my heart
That's sorry yet for thee.			I'm still sorry for you.
Fool. [sings]			To deceive. [Sing]
He that has and a little tiny wit-			Who has and a little joke-
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain-			With Hey, Ho, the wind and the rain
Must make content with his fortunes fit,			Must make content fit with his assets,
For the rain it raineth every day.			It rains every day for the rain.
Lear. True, my good boy. Come, bring us to this hovel.			Lear. That's right, my good boy. Come on, bring us to this hut.
Exeunt [Lear and Kent].			Exit [Lear and Kent].
Fool. This is a brave night to cool a courtesan. I'll speak a			To deceive. This is a brave night to cool a course. I will speak a
prophecy ere I go:			Prophecy um I go:
When priests are more in word than matter;			If priests are more in word than matter;
When brewers mar their malt with water;			When brewer her malt with water Marben;
When nobles are their tailors' tutors,			When nobles are the tutors of their tailors,
No heretics burn'd, but wenches' suitors;			No heretics burned, but Wenches' freer;
When every case in law is right,			If every legal case is right,
No squire in debt nor no poor knight;			No crowd in debt or no poor knight;
When slanders do not live in tongues,			If defamers do not live in tongues,
Nor cutpurses come not to throngs;			Reasons do not come to tribons either;
When usurers tell their gold i' th' field,			When usurer say their gold, I 'the field',
And bawds and whores do churches build:			And Bawds and whores build churches:
Then shall the realm of Albion			Then the Reich Albion
Come to great confusion.			Come to great confusion.
Then comes the time, who lives to see't,			Then comes the time that cannot see
That going shall be us'd with feet.			That will be us with feet.
This prophecy Merlin shall make, for I live before his time.			This prophecy Merlin will do because I live before his time.
Exit.			Exit.
Scene III.			Scene III.
Gloucester's Castle.			Gloucesters Schloss.
Enter Gloucester and Edmund.			Enter Gloucester and Edmund.
Glou. Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural dealing!			Glou. Alack, Alack, Edmund, I don't like this unnatural trade!
When			If
I desir'd their leave that I might pity him, they took from			I wanted to have your vacation
me			me
the use of mine own house, charg'd me on pain of perpetual			The use of my own house, ridiculed me because of pain eternal
displeasure neither to speak of him, entreat for him, nor			Do not displeasure to speak of him, to ask for him, nor
any			any
way sustain him.			how he supports him.
Edm. Most savage and unnatural!			Edm. The wildest and unnatural!
Glou. Go to; say you nothing. There is division betwixt the			Glou. Go to; Say nothing. There is division between the
Dukes,			Dukes,
and a worse matter than that. I have received a letter this			And a worse affair than that. I received a letter
night- 'tis dangerous to be spoken- I have lock'd the letter			Night- it is dangerous to speak- I have blocked the letter
in			in
my closet. These injuries the King now bears will be			My wardrobe. These injuries will now be the king
revenged			renovated
home; there's part of a power already footed; we must			Hometown; There is part of a power; we must
incline to			Tendency to
the King. I will seek him and privily relieve him. Go you			the king. I will look for him and relieve him of him. You go
and			and
maintain talk with the Duke, that my charity be not of him			Keep the conversation with the Duke that my charity is not from him
perceived. If he ask for me, I am ill and gone to bed.			perceived. When he asks about me, I am sick and went to bed.
Though I			I thought
die for't, as no less is threat'ned me, the King my old			it dies because there is no less threatening, the king my old king
master			master
must be relieved. There is some strange thing toward,			Must be relieved. There is something strange towards
Edmund.			Edmund.
Pray you be careful. Exit.			Pray, you are careful. Exit.
Edm. This courtesy, forbid thee, shall the Duke			Edm. This courtesy forbids you the duke
Instantly know, and of that letter too.			White immediately and also from this letter.
This seems a fair deserving, and must draw me			This seems to be a fair merit and has to draw me
That which my father loses- no less than all.			What my father loses- no less than anything.
The younger rises when the old doth fall. Exit.			The younger one rises when the old man falls. Exit.
Scene IV.			Sente IV.
The heath. Before a hovel.			The heath. In front of a hut.
Storm still. Enter Lear, Kent, and Fool.			Storm silent. Enter Lear, Kent and Fools.
Kent. Here is the place, my lord. Good my lord, enter.			Kent. Here is the place, my Lord. Well, my Lord, enter them.
The tyranny of the open night 's too rough			The tyranny of the open night too rough
For nature to endure.			So that nature can endure.
Lear. Let me alone.			Lear. Leave me in peace.
Kent. Good my lord, enter here.			Kent. Well, my gentleman, enter here.
Lear. Wilt break my heart?			Lear. Break my heart?
Kent. I had rather break mine own. Good my lord, enter.			Kent. I preferred to break mine. Well, my Lord, enter them.
Lear. Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storm			Lear. You think that this controversial storm
Invades us to the skin. So 'tis to thee;			Penetrate us into the skin. So it to you;
But where the greater malady is fix'd,			But where the larger disease is remedied,
The lesser is scarce felt. Thou'dst shun a bear;			The smaller one felt tight. You have avoided a bear;
But if thy flight lay toward the raging sea,			But if your flight was towards the raging sea,
Thou'dst meet the bear i' th' mouth. When the mind's free,			You should hit the bear. When the spirit is free
The body's delicate. The tempest in my mind			The body is tender. The storm in my head
Doth from my senses take all feeling else			Take everyone else
Save what beats there. Filial ingratitude!			Save what strikes there. Filial and ungrateful!
Is it not as this mouth should tear this hand			Isn't it because this mouth should tear this hand?
For lifting food to't? But I will punish home!			Not for lifting food? But I'll punish at home!
No, I will weep no more. In such a night			No, I won't cry anymore. In such a night
To shut me out! Pour on; I will endure.			To rule out me! Pour; I will endure.
In such a night as this! O Regan, Goneril!			Such a night like that! O Regan, Goneril!
Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all!			Your old, friendly father, whose open heart gave everything!
O, that way madness lies; let me shun that!			Oh, that's the madness; Let me avoid it!
No more of that.			No longer.
Kent. Good my lord, enter here.			Kent. Well, my gentleman, enter here.
Lear. Prithee go in thyself; seek thine own ease.			Lear. Prithee go within yourself; Find your own ease.
This tempest will not give me leave to ponder			This storm will not think for me to think
On things would hurt me more. But I'll go in.			I would hurt more about things. But I'll go in.
[To the Fool] In, boy; go first.- You houseless poverty-			[To fool] in, boy; Go first.
Nay, get thee in. I'll pray, and then I'll sleep.			No, get in. I will pray and then I'll sleep.
Exit [Fool].			Exit [fool].
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,			Poor naked misery where you are, you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm,			This is biding the pelting of this merciless storm,
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,			How are your secretless minds and un -fredic sides?
Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you			Your loop'd and window shelf, defend them
From seasons such as these? O, I have ta'en			From such seasons? Oh, I have ta'en
Too little care of this! Take physic, pomp;			Too little care! Pompically, pomp;
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,			Express the self to feel what miserable feel,
That thou mayst shake the superflux to them			That you shake the Superflux
And show the heavens more just.			And show the sky just more.
Edg. [within] Fathom and half, fathom and half! Poor Tom!			Edg. [Inside] fathom and half, fathom and half! Poor Tom!
Enter Fool [from the hovel].			Enter fools [from the hut].
Fool. Come not in here, nuncle, here's a spirit. Help me, help			To deceive. Don't come in here, Nunel, here is a spirit. Help me, help
me!			me!
Kent. Give me thy hand. Who's there?			Kent. Give me your hand. Who's there?
Fool. A spirit, a spirit! He says his name's poor Tom.			To deceive. A spirit, a spirit! He says his name is poor Tom.
Kent. What art thou that dost grumble there i' th' straw?			Kent. What art you grumble there? I 'the straw?
Come forth.			Emerge.
Enter Edgar [disguised as a madman].			Enter Edgar [disguised as crazy].
Edg. Away! the foul fiend follows me! Through the sharp			Edg. A way! The foul follows me! Through the sharp
hawthorn			Hawthorn
blows the cold wind. Humh! go to thy cold bed, and warm			Blow the cold wind. Hum! Go to your cold bed and warm
thee.			you.
Lear. Hast thou given all to thy two daughters, and art thou			Lear. Did you give all of your two daughters and art you
come			Come
to this?			to?
Edg. Who gives anything to poor Tom? whom the foul fiend hath			Edg. Who gives the poor Tom something? Who the foul has
led			LED
through fire and through flame, through ford and whirlpool,			through fire and flame, through Ford and whirlpool,
o'er			O'er
bog and quagmire; that hath laid knives under his pillow and			Moor and swamp; That put knives under his pillow and
halters in his pew, set ratsbane by his porridge, made him			Halter in his pew, put Ratsbane from his porridge, made him
proud			proud
of heart, to ride on a bay trotting horse over four-inch'd			heart
bridges, to course his own shadow for a traitor. Bless thy			Bridges to correct his own shadow for a traitor. Bless your
five			five
wits! Tom 's acold. O, do de, do de, do de. Bless thee from			Joke! Toms Acold. O, do de, do de, do de. Bless yourself from
whirlwinds, star-blasting, and taking! Do poor Tom some			Whirlwind, star bubbles and take! Make a poor Tom something
charity,			Charity,
whom the foul fiend vexes. There could I have him now- and			Who the foul is annoyed. I could have it now-
there-			there-
and there again- and there!			And back there and there!
Storm still.			Sturm still.
Lear. What, have his daughters brought him to this pass?			Lear. What, did his daughters bring him to this pass?
Couldst thou save nothing? Didst thou give 'em all?			Couldn't you save anything? Did you give them everything?
Fool. Nay, he reserv'd a blanket, else we had been all sham'd.			To deceive. No, he reserved a blanket, otherwise we were all ashamed.
Lear. Now all the plagues that in the pendulous air			Lear. Now all plagues that are in the hanging air
Hang fated o'er men's faults light on thy daughters!			Hang the fateful men's mistakes on your daughters!
Kent. He hath no daughters, sir.			Kent. He has no daughters, sir.
Lear. Death, traitor! nothing could have subdu'd nature			Lear. Death, traitor! Nothing could have undergone nature
To such a lowness but his unkind daughters.			To such a depth, but his unfriendly daughters.
Is it the fashion that discarded fathers			Is it fashion that has thrown away fathers
Should have thus little mercy on their flesh?			So should your meat have little grace?
Judicious punishment! 'Twas this flesh begot			Reasonable punishment! 'It was this meat that jumped
Those pelican daughters.			These pelican daughters.
Edg. Pillicock sat on Pillicock's Hill. 'Allow, 'allow, loo,			Edg. Pillicock was sitting on Pillicock's Hill. 'Allow', allow, toilet ,,
loo!			to!
Fool. This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen.			To deceive. This cold night will transform us all to fools and crazy people.
Edg. Take heed o' th' foul fiend; obey thy parents: keep thy			Edg. Pay attention to the lazy fully; obey your parents: keep yours
word			Word
justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set			rightly; Don't swear; Do not get involved with the curved spouse of man; set to
not			Not
thy sweet heart on proud array. Tom 's acold.			Your sweet heart on a proud array. Toms Acold.
Lear. What hast thou been?			Lear. What were you?
Edg. A servingman, proud in heart and mind; that curl'd my			Edg. A servant, proud to their heart and mind; That cried me
hair,			Hair,
wore gloves in my cap; serv'd the lust of my mistress' heart			wore gloves in my cap; Serves the lust of the heart of my beloved
and			and
did the act of darkness with her; swore as many oaths as I			did the act of darkness with her; swore as many oaths as I do
spake			Rode
words, and broke them in the sweet face of heaven; one that			Words and broke her in the sweet face of the sky; one of
slept in the contriving of lust, and wak'd to do it. Wine			Shaked in the relaxation of the lust and what it was to do. Wine
lov'd			Law
I deeply, dice dearly; and in woman out-paramour'd the Turk.			I am crying deep, expensive; And in the woman who surpasses the Turks.
False of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand; hog in sloth,			Wrong of the heart, light of the ear, bloody by hand; Pig in the sloth,
fox			Fuchs
in stealth, wolf in greediness, dog in madness, lion in			In Stealth, wolf in greed, dog in madness, lion in
prey.			Prey.
Let not the creaking of shoes nor the rustling of silks			Don't let the creak of shoes nor the rustling of silk
betray			deceive
thy poor heart to woman. Keep thy foot out of brothel, thy			Your bad heart to wife. Hold your foot out of brothel, yours
hand			Hand
out of placket, thy pen from lender's book, and defy the			From the placket, your pen from the book of the lender, and defies that
foul			Foul
fiend. Still through the hawthorn blows the cold wind; says			Devil. Still through the hawthorn, the cold wind blows; says
suum, mun, hey, no, nonny. Dolphin my boy, my boy, sessa!			Be, mun, hey, no, nonny. Delphin my boy, my boy, Sessa!
let			To let
him trot by.			He trot.
Storm still.			Sturm still.
Lear. Why, thou wert better in thy grave than to answer with			Lear. Why, you are better in your grave than to answer
thy			yours
uncover'd body this extremity of the skies. Is man no more			Discovered the body this end of the sky. Is man no longer
than			as
this? Consider him well. Thou ow'st the worm no silk, the			This? Look at him well. You have the worm without silk, the
beast			Tier
no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Ha! Here's			No hiding place, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Ha! Here is
three			three
on's are sophisticated! Thou art the thing itself;			Ons are clever! You are the thing yourself;
unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked			Not recognized man is no longer, but so poor, naked, grated
animal as thou art. Off, off, you lendings! Come, unbutton			Animal as you are. Out, you borrow! Come on, buttons
here.			here.
[Tears at his clothes.]			[Tears on his clothes.]
Fool. Prithee, nuncle, be contented! 'Tis a naughty night to			To deceive. Prithee, nunkel, be satisfied! It's a naughty night too
swim			swim
in. Now a little fire in a wild field were like an old			in. Now a little fire was like an old in a wild field
lecher's			Liza
heart- a small spark, all the rest on's body cold. Look,			Heart a little spark, the rest on cold body is cold. Looks,
here			here
comes a walking fire.			Comes a walking fire.
Enter Gloucester with a torch.			Enter Gloucester with a flashlight.
Edg. This is the foul fiend Flibbertigibbet. He begins at			Edg. This is the foul fiend flibbertigibbet. He starts at
curfew,			Curfew,
and walks till the first cock. He gives the web and the pin,			And goes to the first tail. He gives the web and the pen,
squints the eye, and makes the harelip; mildews the white			Ashamed the eye and makes the harelip; Mildew that white
wheat,			Wheat,
and hurts the poor creature of earth.			And violates the poor creature of the earth.
Saint Withold footed thrice the 'old;			Saint Withhold fougt three times the old;
He met the nightmare, and her nine fold;			He met the nightmare and her nine times;
Bid her alight			Offer your coming
And her troth plight,			And your troth emergency,
And aroint thee, witch, aroint thee!			And Aroint you, witch, aroint you!
Kent. How fares your Grace?			Kent. How is your grace?
Lear. What's he?			Lear. What you?
Kent. Who's there? What is't you seek?			Kent. Who's there? What are you not looking for?
Glou. What are you there? Your names?			Glou. What are you there? Their names?
Edg. Poor Tom, that eats the swimming frog, the toad, the			Edg. Poor Tom, who the swimming frog, the toad, eats, the
todpole,			Todpole,
the wall-newt and the water; that in the fury of his heart,			The wall new and the water; that in the anger of his heart,
when			if
the foul fiend rages, eats cow-dung for sallets, swallows			The foul is raging, eats cow dung for sallets, swallows
the			the
old rat and the ditch-dog, drinks the green mantle of the			Old rat and ditch dog, drink the green coat of the
standing pool; who is whipp'd from tithing to tithing, and			standing pool; Who is tenth to tenth, and
stock-punish'd and imprison'd; who hath had three suits to			in stock and imprisoned; Who had three suits too
his			his
back, six shirts to his body, horse to ride, and weapons to			Back, six shirts to his body, horse riding and weapons
wear;			wear;
But mice and rats, and such small deer,			But mice and rats and so little deer,
Have been Tom's food for seven long year.			I've been eating Toms for seven years.
Beware my follower. Peace, Smulkin! peace, thou fiend!			Caute my trailer to me. Peace, Smulkin! Peace, you fid!
Glou. What, hath your Grace no better company?			Glou. What does your grace have no better society?
Edg. The prince of darkness is a gentleman!			Edg. The prince of darkness is a gentleman!
Modo he's call'd, and Mahu.			Modo he called and mahu.
Glou. Our flesh and blood is grown so vile, my lord,			Glou. Our flesh and blood are so hideous, my lord,
That it doth hate what gets it.			That it hates what it gets.
Edg. Poor Tom 's acold.			Edg. Arme Toms Acold.
Glou. Go in with me. My duty cannot suffer			Glou. Go into me. My duty may not suffer
T' obey in all your daughters' hard commands.			Obey their daughters in all the hard commands.
Though their injunction be to bar my doors			Although your injunction is excluding my doors
And let this tyrannous night take hold upon you,			And let this tyrannical night hold you down,
Yet have I ventur'd to come seek you out			But I decided to get you out
And bring you where both fire and food is ready.			And bring them to where both fire and food are ready.
Lear. First let me talk with this philosopher.			Lear. Let me speak to this philosopher first.
What is the cause of thunder?			What is the cause of the thunder?
Kent. Good my lord, take his offer; go into th' house.			Kent. Well, my Lord, take his offer; Go to the house.
Lear. I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban.			Lear. I will speak a word with the same scholar.
What is your study?			What do you study?
Edg. How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin.			Edg. How to prevent the fault and kill vermin.
Lear. Let me ask you one word in private.			Lear. Let me ask a word privately.
Kent. Importune him once more to go, my lord.			Kent. Lust for him again, my master.
His wits begin t' unsettle.			His mind does not begin to worry.
Glou. Canst thou blame him?			Glou. Can you blame him?
Storm still.			Sturm still.
His daughters seek his death. Ah, that good Kent!			His daughters are looking for his death. Ah, this good kent!
He said it would be thus- poor banish'd man!			He said it was so bad man!
Thou say'st the King grows mad: I'll tell thee, friend,			You say the king is going crazy: I'll tell you, friend,
I am almost mad myself. I had a son,			I'm almost crazy myself. I had a son
Now outlaw'd from my blood. He sought my life			Now forbidden from my blood. He was looking for my life
But lately, very late. I lov'd him, friend-			But very late lately. I loved him, friend
No father his son dearer. True to tell thee,			No father, his son, more expensive. Faithful to tell you
The grief hath craz'd my wits. What a night 's this!			The grief cracked my mind. What a night it is!
I do beseech your Grace-			I give your grace
Lear. O, cry you mercy, sir.			Lear. O, you cry mercy, sir.
Noble philosopher, your company.			Noble philosopher, her company.
Edg. Tom's acold.			Edg. Tom's ACOLD.
Glou. In, fellow, there, into th' hovel; keep thee warm.			Glou. In, there, there in the hut; Keep up warm.
Lear. Come, let's in all.			Lear. Come leave on it all.
Kent. This way, my lord.			Kent. In this way my lord.
Lear. With him!			Lear. With him!
I will keep still with my philosopher.			I will keep silent with my philosopher.
Kent. Good my lord, soothe him; let him take the fellow.			Kent. Well, my gentleman, calms him up; Let him take the guy.
Glou. Take him you on.			Glow. Names dich and.
Kent. Sirrah, come on; go along with us.			Kent. Sirrah, come on; Go with us.
Lear. Come, good Athenian.			Lear. Come on, good Athenian.
Glou. No words, no words! hush.			Glou. No words, no words! Silence.
Edg. Child Rowland to the dark tower came;			Edg. The child Rowland came to the dark tower;
His word was still			His word was still
Fie, foh, and fum!			Either, foh and smoke!
I smell the blood of a British man.			I smell a British blood.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene V.			Sente V.
Gloucester's Castle.			Gloucesters Schloss.
Enter Cornwall and Edmund.			Enter Cornwall and Edmund.
Corn. I will have my revenge ere I depart his house.			Corn. I will have my revenge before I leave his house.
Edm. How, my lord, I may be censured, that nature thus gives			Edm. How, my Lord, I can be censored, this nature gives
way to			Away too
loyalty, something fears me to think of.			Loyalty, something fears me to think about it.
Corn. I now perceive it was not altogether your brother's evil			Corn. I now notice that it wasn't her brother's evil
disposition made him seek his death; but a provoking merit,			The disposition made him search for his death; but a provocative merit,
set			set to
awork by a reproveable badness in himself.			Works through a resonable badness.
Edm. How malicious is my fortune that I must repent to be just!			Edm. How malicious is my fortune that I have to regret just to be!
This is the letter he spoke of, which approves him an			This is the letter he spoke of, which has approved him
intelligent party to the advantages of France. O heavens!			Intelligent party to the advantages of France. O heaven!
that			the
this treason were not- or not I the detector!			This betrayal was not or not the detector!
Corn. Go with me to the Duchess.			Corn. Go to the Duchess with me.
Edm. If the matter of this paper be certain, you have mighty			Edm. If the question of this paper is safe, you have powerful
business in hand.			Business in hand.
Corn. True or false, it hath made thee Earl of Gloucester.			Corn. True or wrong, it made you the Earl of Gloucester.
Seek out where thy father is, that he may be ready for our			Find out where your father is so that he is ready for ours
apprehension.			Opinion.
Edm. [aside] If I find him comforting the King, it will stuff			Edm. [Aside] When I think he's comforting the king, it will stuff
his			his
suspicion more fully.- I will persever in my course of			Suspicious detailed .- I will be in my course of
loyalty,			Loyalty,
though the conflict be sore between that and my blood.			Although the conflict between this and my blood is sore.
Corn. I will lay trust upon thee, and thou shalt find a dearer			Corn. I will trust you on you and you should find a loved one
father in my love.			Father in my love.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene VI.			Scene we.
A farmhouse near Gloucester's Castle.			A farmhouse near Gloucester Castle.
Enter Gloucester, Lear, Kent, Fool, and Edgar.			Enter Gloucester, Lear, Kent, Fools and Edgar.
Glou. Here is better than the open air; take it thankfully. I			Glou. Here is better than the open air; Take it grateful. I
will			Will
piece out the comfort with what addition I can. I will not			Give the comfort I can. I will not
be			be
long from you.			long from you.
Kent. All the power of his wits have given way to his			Kent. The whole power of his mind gave his place
impatience.			Impatience.
The gods reward your kindness!			The gods reward your kindness!
Exit [Gloucester].			Exit [Gloucester].
Edg. Frateretto calls me, and tells me Nero is an angler in the			Edg. Frateretto calls me and tells me that Nero is an angler in the
lake of darkness. Pray, innocent, and beware the foul fiend.			Lake of darkness. Pray, innocent and pay attention to the foul.
Fool. Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman			To deceive. Prithee, nuncle, tell me if a crazy man is a gentleman
or a			or a
yeoman.			Yeoman.
Lear. A king, a king!			Lear. A king, a king!
Fool. No, he's a yeoman that has a gentleman to his son; for			To deceive. No, he is a Yeoman who has a master of his son; to the
he's a			he is a
mad yeoman that sees his son a gentleman before him.			Crazy Yeoman who sees his son a gentleman in front of him.
Lear. To have a thousand with red burning spits			Lear. To have a thousand with red -burning point
Come hizzing in upon 'em-			Come up to become.
Edg. The foul fiend bites my back.			Edg. The foul bite my back.
Fool. He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse's			To deceive. He is crazy who is familiar with the tame of a wolf, a horse
health, a boy's love, or a whore's oath.			Health, the love of a boy or the oath of a whore.
Lear. It shall be done; I will arraign them straight.			Lear. It should be done; I will accuse her directly.
[To Edgar] Come, sit thou here, most learned justicer.			[To Edgar] Come on, you sit here, most scholars.
[To the Fool] Thou, sapient sir, sit here. Now, you			[The fool] You, sapient sir, sit here. Now you
she-foxes!			She-fades!
Edg. Look, where he stands and glares! Want'st thou eyes at			Edg. Look where he stands and looks! Do you want eyes
trial,			Study,
madam?			Madam?
Come o'er the bourn, Bessy, to me.			Come over the Bourn, Bessy, to me.
Fool. Her boat hath a leak,			To deceive. Your boat has a leak
And she must not speak			And she must not speak
Why she dares not come over to thee.			Why she doesn't dare to come to you.
Edg. The foul fiend haunts poor Tom in the voice of a			Edg. The foulfiend pursues the poor Tom in the voice of A
nightingale.			Nightingale.
Hoppedance cries in Tom's belly for two white herring. Croak			Hoppedance cries in Tom's stomach after two white herring. croak
not, black angel; I have no food for thee.			Not, black angel; I have no food for you.
Kent. How do you, sir? Stand you not so amaz'd.			Kent. How are you, sir? Don't be like that.
Will you lie down and rest upon the cushions?			Will you lie down and rest on the pillow?
Lear. I'll see their trial first. Bring in their evidence.			Lear. I will see your exam first. Bring your evidence.
[To Edgar] Thou, robed man of justice, take thy place.			[To Edgar] You, the robbed man of justice, take your place.
[To the Fool] And thou, his yokefellow of equity,			[To fool] and you, his jokefellow of justice,
Bench by his side. [To Kent] You are o' th' commission,			Bank at its side. [To kent] they are o 'the' commission,
Sit you too.			Sit too.
Edg. Let us deal justly.			Edg. Leave us to do justice.
Sleepest or wakest thou, jolly shepherd?			Sleeping or wakest, funny shepherd?
Thy sheep be in the corn;			Be your sheep in the corn;
And for one blast of thy minikin mouth			And for an explosion of your Minikin Mund
Thy sheep shall take no harm.			Your sheep will not be damaged.
Purr! the cat is gray.			Purr! The cat is gray.
Lear. Arraign her first. 'Tis Goneril. I here take my oath			Lear. Charge them first. 'Tis Goneril. I take my oath here
before			before
this honourable assembly, she kicked the poor King her			This honorable assembly she took the poor king on her
father.			Father.
Fool. Come hither, mistress. Is your name Goneril?			To deceive. Come here, mistress. Is your name Goneril?
Lear. She cannot deny it.			Lear. She can't deny it.
Fool. Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint-stool.			To deceive. Wine you mercy, I took you with me for a shared stool.
Lear. And here's another, whose warp'd looks proclaim			Lear. And here is different whose appearance proclaimed
What store her heart is made on. Stop her there!			What your heart is being made is done. Stop them there!
Arms, arms! sword! fire! Corruption in the place!			Poor, arms! Sword! Fire! Corruption on site!
False justicer, why hast thou let her scape?			Wrong Justice, why did you have them combined?
Edg. Bless thy five wits!			Edg. Bless your five joke!
Kent. O pity! Sir, where is the patience now			Kent. O sorry! Sir, where is the patience now
That you so oft have boasted to retain?			Do you often boast of keeping that?
Edg. [aside] My tears begin to take his part so much			Edg. [Next to] My tears take on its part so much
They'll mar my counterfeiting.			You will march my fake.
Lear. The little dogs and all,			Lear. The little dogs and everyone,
Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart, see, they bark at me.			Tablet, blanch and treasure, you see, they bark at me.
Edg. Tom will throw his head at them. Avaunt, you curs!			Edg. Tom will throw his head on her. Avaunt, you curses!
Be thy mouth or black or white,			Be your mouth or black or white,
Tooth that poisons if it bite;			Toothed when it bites;
Mastiff, greyhound, mongrel grim,			Mastiff, greyhound, mixed breed grim,
Hound or spaniel, brach or lym,			Hound or Spaniel, broke or lym,
Bobtail tyke or trundle-tall-			Bobtail Tyke oder Trundle-Tall-
Tom will make them weep and wail;			Tom will cry and whine;
For, with throwing thus my head,			Because with throwing my head
Dogs leap the hatch, and all are fled.			Dogs jump into the hatch and everyone fled.
Do de, de, de. Sessa! Come, march to wakes and fairs and			Do de, de, de. Sessa! Come on, march to watch and measure and measure
market			Market
towns. Poor Tom, thy horn is dry.			Cities. Poor Tom, your horn is dry.
Lear. Then let them anatomize Regan. See what breeds about her			Lear. Then let them anatomize regan. See what's breeding about her
heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard			Heart. Is there a cause in nature that makes this difficult
hearts? [To Edgar] You, sir- I entertain you for one of my			Heart? [To edgar] she, sir- I entertain them for one of me
hundred; only I do not like the fashion of your garments.			hundred; Only I don't like the fashion of your clothing.
You'll			You will
say they are Persian attire; but let them be chang'd.			Say you are Persian clothing; But let them be changed.
Kent. Now, good my lord, lie here and rest awhile.			Kent. Well, good, sir, lie here and rest for a while.
Lear. Make no noise, make no noise; draw the curtains.			Lear. Do not make a sound, do not make a sound; Pull the curtains.
So, so, so. We'll go to supper i' th' morning. So, so, so.			So so. We go for dinner. I 'the morning. So so.
Fool. And I'll go to bed at noon.			To deceive. And I'll go to bed at noon.
Enter Gloucester.			Enter Gloucester.
Glou. Come hither, friend. Where is the King my master?			Glou. Come here, friend. Where is the king my master?
Kent. Here, sir; but trouble him not; his wits are gone.			Kent. Here, sir; But didn't bother him; His mind is gone.
Glou. Good friend, I prithee take him in thy arms.			Glou. Good friend, I take him in your arms.
I have o'erheard a plot of death upon him.			I have a conspiracy of death.
There is a litter ready; lay him in't			A litter is ready; Don't be one
And drive towards Dover, friend, where thou shalt meet			And drive towards dover, friend where you should meet
Both welcome and protection. Take up thy master.			Both welcome and protection. Accept your master.
If thou shouldst dally half an hour, his life,			If you take half an hour, his life, his life,
With thine, and all that offer to defend him,			With your and all the offer to defend him,
Stand in assured loss. Take up, take up!			In the insured loss. Take, pick up!
And follow me, that will to some provision			And follow me, that becomes a certain care
Give thee quick conduct.			Give you quick behavior.
Kent. Oppressed nature sleeps.			Kent. Oppressed nature sleeps.
This rest might yet have balm'd thy broken senses,			This break would still have your broken sense balm,
Which, if convenience will not allow,			What if the convenience does not allow,
Stand in hard cure. [To the Fool] Come, help to bear thy			Stand in hard healing. [To fool] Come to wear you
master.			Master.
Thou must not stay behind.			You can't stay behind.
Glou. Come, come, away!			Glow. Beime, Come, so, please!
Exeunt [all but Edgar].			Exit [all except Edgar].
Edg. When we our betters see bearing our woes,			Edg. When we see our beters, we wear our suffering,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.			We hardly think our misery of our enemies.
Who alone suffers suffers most i' th' mind,			Who suffers alone
Leaving free things and happy shows behind;			Leave free things and happy shows;
But then the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip			But then the spirit is a lot of suffering before O'erskip
When grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship.			When grief has a partnership and bears community.
How light and portable my pain seems now,			How light and sustainable my pain now seems
When that which makes me bend makes the King bow,			If what bends me, the king bends,
He childed as I fathered! Tom, away!			He opened up when I was witness! Tom, gone!
Mark the high noises, and thyself bewray			Mark the high noises and write yourself
When false opinion, whose wrong thought defiles thee,			If false opinion, whose wrong thought contaminates you, dirty you,
In thy just proof repeals and reconciles thee.			In your cancellation and reconciles you.
What will hap more to-night, safe scape the King!			What will be going to have the king tonight!
Lurk, lurk. [Exit.]			Lauer, Lurk. [Exit.]
Scene VII.			Sente VII.
Gloucester's Castle.			Gloucesters Schloss.
Enter Cornwall, Regan, Goneril, [Edmund the] Bastard, and			Enter Cornwall, Regan, Goneril, [Edmund the] Bastard and
Servants.			Diener.
Corn. [to Goneril] Post speedily to my lord your husband, show			Corn. [to Goneril] quickly post to my Lord, your husband,
him			him
this letter. The army of France is landed.- Seek out the			this letter. The army of France is landed. Search for that
traitor			traitor
Gloucester.			Gloucester.
[Exeunt some of the Servants.]			[Exoont some of the servers.
Reg. Hang him instantly.			Regs hangs him up immediately.
Gon. Pluck out his eyes.			Gon. Pluck the eyes.
Corn. Leave him to my displeasure. Edmund, keep you our sister			Corn. Leave it to my displeasure. Edmund, keep our sister
company. The revenges we are bound to take upon your			Company. The revenge we have to take on yours
traitorous			Treacherous
father are not fit for your beholding. Advise the Duke where			Father is not suitable for their consideration. Advice the duke where
you			she
are going, to a most festinate preparation. We are bound to			go to most preparation. We are bound too
the			the
like. Our posts shall be swift and intelligent betwixt us.			how. Our contributions are quick and intelligent between us.
Farewell, dear sister; farewell, my Lord of Gloucester.			Farewell, dear sister; Farewell, my gentleman of Gloucester.
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
How now? Where's the King?			Like right now? Where is the king?
Osw. My Lord of Gloucester hath convey'd him hence.			Osw. My master of Gloucester therefore conveyed him.
Some five or six and thirty of his knights,			About five or six and thirty of his knights,
Hot questrists after him, met him at gate;			Hot quests met him at the gate;
Who, with some other of the lord's dependants,			Who with some other members of the Lord,
Are gone with him towards Dover, where they boast			Are away with him in the direction of Dover, where they boast
To have well-armed friends.			Have well armed friends.
Corn. Get horses for your mistress.			Corn. Get horses for your lover.
Gon. Farewell, sweet lord, and sister.			Gon. Farewell, sweet master and sister.
Corn. Edmund, farewell.			Corn. Edmund, farewell.
Exeunt Goneril, [Edmund, and Oswald].			End Goneril, [Edmond and Oswald].
Go seek the traitor Gloucester,			Find the traitor Gloucester,
Pinion him like a thief, bring him before us.			Skip him like a thief, bring him in front of us.
[Exeunt other Servants.]			[Leave other servants.]
Though well we may not pass upon his life			Although we cannot pass on his life to his life
Without the form of justice, yet our power			Without the form of justice, but our power
Shall do a court'sy to our wrath, which men			A dish should do our anger, the men
May blame, but not control.			Can give the guilt but not control.
Enter Gloucester, brought in by two or three.			Enter Gloucester with two or three.
Who's there? the traitor?			Who's there? the traitor?
Reg. Ingrateful fox! 'tis he.			Approaching fox! It's him.
Corn. Bind fast his corky arms.			Corn. Quickly tie his corky arms.
Glou. What mean, your Graces? Good my friends, consider			Glou. What does your graces mean? Well, my friends, think about
You are my guests. Do me no foul play, friends.			You are my guests. Don't play a bad game, friends.
Corn. Bind him, I say.			Corn. Tie him, I say.
[Servants bind him.]			[Diener bind him.]
Reg. Hard, hard. O filthy traitor!			Rain hard hard. O dirty traitor!
Glou. Unmerciful lady as you are, I am none.			Glou. Uniform lady as they are, I'm not one.
Corn. To this chair bind him. Villain, thou shalt find-			Corn. Tie it to this chair. Villain, you should find
[Regan plucks his beard.]			[Regan picks his beard.]
Glou. By the kind gods, 'tis most ignobly done			Glou. Of the friendly gods who did it most independently
To pluck me by the beard.			Pluck me by the beard.
Reg. So white, and such a traitor!			So it knows and such a traitor!
Glou. Naughty lady,			Glou. Freche Lady,
These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin			This hair that you stir from my chin
Will quicken, and accuse thee. I am your host.			Will accelerate and accuse you. I am your host.
With robber's hands my hospitable favours			With robber hands my hospitable favors
You should not ruffle thus. What will you do?			So you shouldn't ruffle. What are you going to do?
Corn. Come, sir, what letters had you late from France?			Corn. Come on, what letters did you have from France late?
Reg. Be simple-answer'd, for we know the truth.			They are just a lot to answer, because we know the truth.
Corn. And what confederacy have you with the traitors			Corn. And what confederation do you have with the traitors
Late footed in the kingdom?			Late foot in the kingdom?
Reg. To whose hands have you sent the lunatic King?			In whose hands have you sent the insane king?
Speak.			Speak.
Glou. I have a letter guessingly set down,			Glou. I have raised a letter that fuses,
Which came from one that's of a neutral heart,			What came from someone who is from a neutral heart,
And not from one oppos'd.			And not from an opposite.
Corn. Cunning.			Corn. Cracked.
Reg. And false.			Ris and wrong.
Corn. Where hast thou sent the King?			Corn. Where did you send the king?
Glou. To Dover.			Glow. After dover.
Reg. Wherefore to Dover? Wast thou not charg'd at peril-			Regs why to dover? You don't wast in danger
Corn. Wherefore to Dover? Let him first answer that.			Corn. Why too dover? Let him answer that first.
Glou. I am tied to th' stake, and I must stand the course.			Glou. I am tied to the stake and have to endure the course.
Reg. Wherefore to Dover, sir?			Regs why to dover, sir?
Glou. Because I would not see thy cruel nails			Glou. Because I wouldn't see your cruel nails
Pluck out his poor old eyes; nor thy fierce sister			Got out of his poor old eyes; still your violent sister
In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs.			In his anointed meat tapes.
The sea, with such a storm as his bare head			The sea with a storm like its naked head
In hell-black night endur'd, would have buoy'd up			In the hell-black night, she would have weakened
And quench'd the steeled fires.			And delete the steel fires.
Yet, poor old heart, he holp the heavens to rain.			But the poor old heart, he has the sky to the rain.
If wolves had at thy gate howl'd that stern time,			When wolves belong to your goal in this strict time,
Thou shouldst have said, 'Good porter, turn the key.'			You should have said: "Good porter, turn the key."
All cruels else subscrib'd. But I shall see			All cruels otherwise have subscribed to. But I'll see
The winged vengeance overtake such children.			The winged revenge overtake such children.
Corn. See't shalt thou never. Fellows, hold the chair.			Corn. Don't see you never. Scholarship holders hold the chair.
Upon these eyes of thine I'll set my foot.			I will put my foot on these eyes.
Glou. He that will think to live till he be old,			Glou. Who will think that he will live until he is old
Give me some help!- O cruel! O ye gods!			Give me some help!- O cruel! O you gods!
Reg. One side will mock another. Th' other too!			Regs one side will mock another. The other too!
Corn. If you see vengeance-			Corn. When you see revenge-
1. Serv. Hold your hand, my lord!			1. Serv. Hold your hand, sir!
I have serv'd you ever since I was a child;			I've served you since childhood;
But better service have I never done you			But I never did better service
Than now to bid you hold.			Than now to offer them.
Reg. How now, you dog?			REG like now, you dog?
1. Serv. If you did wear a beard upon your chin,			1. Serv. If you have worn a beard on the chin,
I'ld shake it on this quarrel.			I will shake it on this argument.
Reg. What do you mean?			REGS what do you mean?
Corn. My villain! Draw and fight.			Corn. My villain! Draw and fight.
1. Serv. Nay, then, come on, and take the chance of anger.			1. Serv. No, then come and take the chance of anger.
Reg. Give me thy sword. A peasant stand up thus?			Give me your sword. A farmer get up?
She takes a sword and runs at him behind.			She takes a sword and runs behind him.
1. Serv. O, I am slain! My lord, you have one eye left			1. Serv. O, I killed! My Lord, you have an eye left
To see some mischief on him. O! He dies.			To see some mischief on him. Ö! He dies.
Corn. Lest it see more, prevent it. Out, vile jelly!			Corn. So that it no longer sees, they prevent it. Get out, hideous jelly!
Where is thy lustre now?			Where is your shine now?
Glou. All dark and comfortless! Where's my son Edmund?			Glou. Everything dark and uncomfortable! Where is my son Edmund?
Edmund, enkindle all the sparks of nature			Edmund, Enkindle all sparks of nature
To quit this horrid act.			To end this terrible act.
Reg. Out, treacherous villain!			Rain out, treacherous villain!
Thou call'st on him that hates thee. It was he			You call him that hates you. He was it
That made the overture of thy treasons to us;			This made the overture of your ibexes of ownership to us;
Who is too good to pity thee.			Who is too good to do you.
Glou. O my follies! Then Edgar was abus'd.			Glow. O Mee Follies! Then edgar abus'd was.
Kind gods, forgive me that, and prosper him!			Friendly gods, forgive me and thrive him!
Reg. Go thrust him out at gates, and let him smell			Get it off to the gates and let him smell it
His way to Dover.			His way to Dover.
Exit [one] with Gloucester.			Leave with gloucester [one].
How is't, my lord? How look you?			How is it not, my Lord? How does you look?
Corn. I have receiv'd a hurt. Follow me, lady.			Corn. I received a pain. Follow me, lady.
Turn out that eyeless villain. Throw this slave			Turn out of these yeloses villain. Throw these slaves
Upon the dunghill. Regan, I bleed apace.			On the Misthill. Regan, I was bleeding diagonally.
Untimely comes this hurt. Give me your arm.			This pain comes out of time. Give me your arm.
Exit [Cornwall, led by Regan].			Exit [Cornwall, led by Regan].
2. Serv. I'll never care what wickedness I do,			2. Serv. I don't care what malice I do,
If this man come to good.			When this man is good.
3. Serv. If she live long,			3. Serv. If she lives for a long time,
And in the end meet the old course of death,			And in the end they meet the old course of death,
Women will all turn monsters.			Women will shoot all monsters.
2. Serv. Let's follow the old Earl, and get the bedlam			2. Serv. Let's follow the old Earl and get the bedlam
To lead him where he would. His roguish madness			To lead him to where he would. His mischievous madness
Allows itself to anything.			Everything allows itself.
3. Serv. Go thou. I'll fetch some flax and whites of eggs			3. Serv. You go. I will get some flax and white from eggs
To apply to his bleeding face. Now heaven help him!			Apply to his bleeding face. Now the sky helps him!
Exeunt.			Exit.
ACT IV. Scene I.			Act IV. Szene I.
The heath.			The heath.
Enter Edgar.			Enter Edgar.
Edg. Yet better thus, and known to be contemn'd,			Edg. But better and known to be so constant,
Than still contemn'd and flatter'd. To be worst,			As still constant and flattered. Be the worst
The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune,			The lowest and most depressed thing of the assets,
Stands still in esperance, lives not in fear.			Is quiet in Esperance, does not live in fear.
The lamentable change is from the best;			The defendant change is of the best;
The worst returns to laughter. Welcome then,			The worst returns to laugh. Welcome then, then,
Thou unsubstantial air that I embrace!			You unfounded air that I hug!
The wretch that thou hast blown unto the worst			The misery that you blown to the worst
Owes nothing to thy blasts.			Owes nothing to your explosions.
Enter Gloucester, led by an Old Man.			Enter Gloucester, led by an old man.
But who comes here?			But who comes here?
My father, poorly led? World, world, O world!			My father, badly guided? World, world, o world!
But that thy strange mutations make us hate thee,			But that your strange mutations let us hate
Life would not yield to age.			Life would not give in to age.
Old Man. O my good lord,			Old man. O my good gentleman,
I have been your tenant, and your father's tenant,			I was your tenant and the tenant of your father.
These fourscore years.			These quarter.
Glou. Away, get thee away! Good friend, be gone.			Glou. Way, get away! Good friend, be gone.
Thy comforts can do me no good at all;			Your comfort cannot do anything good for me at all;
Thee they may hurt.			You can hurt.
Old Man. You cannot see your way.			Old man. You can't see your way.
Glou. I have no way, and therefore want no eyes;			Glou. I have no way and therefore do not want any eyes;
I stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seen			I stumbled when I saw. Fully seen
Our means secure us, and our mere defects			Our funds secure us and our mere shortcomings
Prove our commodities. Ah dear son Edgar,			Provide our goods. Ah dear son Edgar,
The food of thy abused father's wrath!			The food of your abused father!
Might I but live to see thee in my touch,			Could I only live to see you in my touch
I'ld say I had eyes again!			I would say I had eyes again!
Old Man. How now? Who's there?			Old man. Like right now? Who's there?
Edg. [aside] O gods! Who is't can say 'I am at the worst'?			Edg. [Aside] O gods! Who can't say "I'm the worst"?
I am worse than e'er I was.			I'm worse than me.
Old Man. 'Tis poor mad Tom.			Old man. It is poor crazy Tom.
Edg. [aside] And worse I may be yet. The worst is not			Edg. [Aside] and worse, I could still be. The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'			As long as we can say: "This is the worst."
Old Man. Fellow, where goest?			Old man. Colleagues where goes?
Glou. Is it a beggarman?			Glou. Is it a bedblyis?
Old Man. Madman and beggar too.			Old man. Crazy and beggar too.
Glou. He has some reason, else he could not beg.			Glou. He has a reason, otherwise he couldn't beg.
I' th' last night's storm I such a fellow saw,			I 'th' last night storm I saw such a guy
Which made me think a man a worm. My son			That made me think a man as a worm. my son
Came then into my mind, and yet my mind			Then came into my thoughts and yet my mind
Was then scarce friends with him. I have heard more since.			Back then it was scarce with him. I've heard more since then.
As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods.			We are the gods as flies of willful boys.
They kill us for their sport.			They kill us for their sport.
Edg. [aside] How should this be?			Edg. [Aside] How should that be?
Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow,			The trade is bad that has to play fools for mourning,
Ang'ring itself and others.- Bless thee, master!			Concerns and others- bless you, master!
Glou. Is that the naked fellow?			Glou. Is that the bare guy?
Old Man. Ay, my lord.			Old man. Yes my Lord.
Glou. Then prithee get thee gone. If for my sake			Glou. Then Prithee gets away. If myet will
Thou wilt o'ertake us hence a mile or twain			You will be transferred from us by a mile or a twelve
I' th' way toward Dover, do it for ancient love;			I 'the way towards Dover, do it for old love;
And bring some covering for this naked soul,			And bring with you some cover for this naked soul,
Who I'll entreat to lead me.			Who will I ask myself to lead me?
Old Man. Alack, sir, he is mad!			Old man. Alack, Sir, he's crazy!
Glou. 'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind.			Glou. It is the plague of the time when crazy about the blind.
Do as I bid thee, or rather do thy pleasure.			Do what I give you or prefer your pleasure.
Above the rest, be gone.			About the rest, be gone.
Old Man. I'll bring him the best 'parel that I have,			Old man. I will bring him the best parel I have
Come on't what will. Exit.			Don't come what will be. Exit.
Glou. Sirrah naked fellow-			Glou. Syrrah naked
Edg. Poor Tom's acold. [Aside] I cannot daub it further.			Edg. Armer Toms Acold. [Aside] I can't summon it.
Glou. Come hither, fellow.			Glou. Come here, guy.
Edg. [aside] And yet I must.- Bless thy sweet eyes, they bleed.			Edg. [Next to] and yet I have to bless your sweet eyes, they bleed.
Glou. Know'st thou the way to Dover?			Glou. Do you know the way to Dover?
Edg. Both stile and gate, horseway and footpath. Poor Tom hath			Edg. Both styles and gate, horse paths and footpath. Poor Tom has
been			been
scar'd out of his good wits. Bless thee, good man's son,			Scared from his good mind. Bless you, the son of the good man,
from			out
the foul fiend! Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once:			The foul! Five faults were also in poor Tom:
of			from
lust, as Obidicut; Hobbididence, prince of dumbness; Mahu,			Lust like Obidicut; Hobbididence, prince of stupidity; Mahu,
of			from
stealing; Modo, of murder; Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and			steal; Modo, from murder; Flibbertigibbet of wiping and
mowing, who since possesses chambermaids and waiting women.			Mowing that has had chamber maid and waiting women since then.
So,			So,
bless thee, master!			Bless you, master!
Glou. Here, take this Purse, thou whom the heavens' plagues			Glou. Here you take this handbag that the sky plagues
Have humbled to all strokes. That I am wretched			Have humble on all lines. That I'm miserable
Makes thee the happier. Heavens, deal so still!			Makes you all the happier. Heaven, negotiate so quietly!
Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man,			Leave the superfluous and funny man,
That slaves your ordinance, that will not see			This slaves their ordinance, that won't see
Because he does not feel, feel your pow'r quickly;			Because he doesn't feel, feel your prisoners of war quickly;
So distribution should undo excess,			The distribution should therefore undo the excess,
And each man have enough. Dost thou know Dover?			And every man has enough. Dost you know Dover?
Edg. Ay, master.			Edg. Yes Master.
Glou. There is a cliff, whose high and bending head			Glou. There is a cliff whose high and bending head
Looks fearfully in the confined deep.			Looks anxious in the narrow depth.
Bring me but to the very brim of it,			But get me to the edge
And I'll repair the misery thou dost bear			And I will repair the misery that you annoy with bear
With something rich about me. From that place			With something ripe over me. From this place
I shall no leading need.			I will not be a leading need.
Edg. Give me thy arm.			Edg. Give me your arm.
Poor Tom shall lead thee.			Poor Tom will lead you.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene II.			Scene II.
Before the Duke of Albany's Palace.			In front of the Duke of Albany's palace.
Enter Goneril and [Edmund the] Bastard.			Enter Goneril and [Edmund den] bastard.
Gon. Welcome, my lord. I marvel our mild husband			Gon. Welcome, sir. I am amazed by our mild husband
Not met us on the way.			Didn't hit us on the way.
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
Now, where's your master?			Where is your master?
Osw. Madam, within, but never man so chang'd.			Osw. Madam, inside, but never changed so.
I told him of the army that was landed:			I told him about the army that was landed:
He smil'd at it. I told him you were coming:			He smiled on it. I told him that you were coming:
His answer was, 'The worse.' Of Gloucester's treachery			His answer was: "The worse thing." From gloucesters betrayal
And of the loyal service of his son			And the loyal service of his son
When I inform'd him, then he call'd me sot			When I informed him, he called me Soth
And told me I had turn'd the wrong side out.			And told me I had turned the wrong side outwards.
What most he should dislike seems pleasant to him;			What he shouldn't like most does seem pleasant to him;
What like, offensive.			What how, insulting.
Gon. [to Edmund] Then shall you go no further.			Gon. [To Edmund] Then you shouldn't go any further.
It is the cowish terror of his spirit,			It is the calming terror of his mind,
That dares not undertake. He'll not feel wrongs			It doesn't dare. He will not feel wrong
Which tie him to an answer. Our wishes on the way			That bind him to an answer. Our wishes on the go
May prove effects. Back, Edmund, to my brother.			Can prove effects. Back, Edmund, to my brother.
Hasten his musters and conduct his pow'rs.			Hurry up his patterns and carry out his prisoners of war.
I must change arms at home and give the distaff			I have to change my arms at home and give the distaf
Into my husband's hands. This trusty servant			In my husband's hands. This trustworthy servant
Shall pass between us. Ere long you are like to hear			Should go between us. Um long that you like to hear
(If you dare venture in your own behalf)			(If you dare to dare to dare in your own name)
A mistress's command. Wear this. [Gives a favour.]			Command of the mistress. Wear that. [Give a favor.]
Spare speech.			Replacement speech.
Decline your head. This kiss, if it durst speak,			Lean your head. This kiss if he doesn't speak
Would stretch thy spirits up into the air.			Would stretch your spirits into the air.
Conceive, and fare thee well.			Imagine and treat you well.
Edm. Yours in the ranks of death! Exit.			Edm. Yours in the ranks of death! Exit.
Gon. My most dear Gloucester!			Gon. My favorite Gloucester!
O, the difference of man and man!			Oh, the difference between man and man!
To thee a woman's services are due;			The services of a woman are due for you;
My fool usurps my body.			My fool users my body.
Osw. Madam, here comes my lord. Exit.			Osw. Madam, here comes my gentleman. Exit.
Enter Albany.			Enter Albany.
Gon. I have been worth the whistle.			Gon. I was worth the pipe.
Alb. O Goneril,			White. O gonelil,
You are not worth the dust which the rude wind			You are not worth the dust that the rude wind
Blows in your face! I fear your disposition.			Slide your face! I'm afraid of your disposition.
That nature which contemns it origin			This nature that it corresponds to origin
Cannot be bordered certain in itself.			Can not be determined in itself.
She that herself will sliver and disbranch			You that you save yourself and disbranch
From her material sap, perforce must wither			Perforce has to wither from their material juice
And come to deadly use.			And come fatal.
Gon. No more! The text is foolish.			Gon. No longer! The text is stupid.
Alb. Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile;			Alb. Wisdom and quality compared to the resolutions seem to be hideous;
Filths savour but themselves. What have you done?			But dirt enjoys yourself. What did you do?
Tigers, not daughters, what have you perform'd?			Tiger, no daughters, what did you perform?
A father, and a gracious aged man,			A father and a lovable man, man,
Whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick,			Whose rehearsal
Most barbarous, most degenerate, have you madded.			The most barbaric, at the degree, are angry.
Could my good brother suffer you to do it?			Could my good brother suffer you to do it?
A man, a prince, by him so benefited!			A man, a prince, benefits from him so much!
If that the heavens do not their visible spirits			If the sky does not make its visible spirits
Send quickly down to tame these vile offences,			Send down quickly to tame these hideous crimes.
It will come,			It will come
Humanity must perforce prey on itself,			Humanity must be victims after itself,
Like monsters of the deep.			Like monsters of the depth.
Gon. Milk-liver'd man!			Gon. Mann-Leberer man!
That bear'st a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs;			This bears a cheek for blows, a head by wrong;
Who hast not in thy brows an eye discerning			Who doesn't have in your eyes
Thine honour from thy suffering; that not know'st			Your honor of your suffering; I do not know that
Fools do those villains pity who are punish'd			Dummy heads make up for these bad guys who are punished
Ere they have done their mischief. Where's thy drum?			Before they did their disaster. Where is your drum?
France spreads his banners in our noiseless land,			France spreads its banners in our noiseless country,
With plumed helm thy state begins to threat,			With fishing helmet, your state begins too threatened
Whiles thou, a moral fool, sit'st still, and criest			While you have a moral fool, sitting quietly and criester
Alack, why does he so?'			Alack, why is he doing that? '
Alb. See thyself, devil!			Alb. See yourself, devil!
Proper deformity seems not in the fiend			The right deformity does not seem to be in the devil
So horrid as in woman.			As terrible as with a woman.
Gon. O vain fool!			Gon. O vain fol!
Alb. Thou changed and self-cover'd thing, for shame!			Alb. You have changed and covered yourself, for shame!
Bemonster not thy feature! Were't my fitness			Not your function! Were not my fitness
To let these hands obey my blood,			To follow these hands to my blood
They are apt enough to dislocate and tear			They are useful enough to reduce and tear
Thy flesh and bones. Howe'er thou art a fiend,			Your meat and bones. Howe'er you are a fault,
A woman's shape doth shield thee.			The shape of a woman protects you.
Gon. Marry, your manhood mew!			Gon. Marriage, your masculinity MEW!
Enter a Gentleman.			Enter a gentleman.
Alb. What news?			Alb. What news?
Gent. O, my good lord, the Duke of Cornwall 's dead,			Man. Oh, my good gentleman, the Duke of Cornwall's Dead,
Slain by his servant, going to put out			Killed by his servant will bring out
The other eye of Gloucester.			The other eye from Gloucester.
Alb. Gloucester's eyes?			Alb. Gloucester's eyes?
Gent. A servant that he bred, thrill'd with remorse,			Man. A servant he bred, enthusiastic with repentance,
Oppos'd against the act, bending his sword			Linked against the crime against his sword
To his great master; who, thereat enrag'd,			To his great master; Who, it is stored Thermat,
Flew on him, and amongst them fell'd him dead;			Flew on him and below them fell dead.
But not without that harmful stroke which since			But not without this harmful stroke that has since
Hath pluck'd him after.			Hathe put him on afterwards.
Alb. This shows you are above,			Alb. This shows that they are above
You justicers, that these our nether crimes			You justice that this is our sub -crime
So speedily can venge! But O poor Gloucester!			It can smoke that quickly! But o poor gloucester!
Lose he his other eye?			He loses his other eye?
Gent. Both, both, my lord.			Man. Both, both, sir.
This letter, madam, craves a speedy answer.			This letter, Madam, longs for a quick answer.
Tis from your sister.			It's from your sister.
Gon. [aside] One way I like this well;			Gon. [Apart from a kind of how I like it;
But being widow, and my Gloucester with her,			But widow and my Gloucester with her,
May all the building in my fancy pluck			May the entire building pluck in my chic
Upon my hateful life. Another way			On my hateful life. Another way
The news is not so tart.- I'll read, and answer.			The messages are not so tört. I will read and answer.
Exit.			Exit.
Alb. Where was his son when they did take his eyes?			Alb. Where was his son when they took his eyes?
Gent. Come with my lady hither.			Man. Come with my wife here.
Alb. He is not here.			Alb. He is not here.
Gent. No, my good lord; I met him back again.			Man. No, my good gentleman; I met him again.
Alb. Knows he the wickedness?			Alb. Does he know the malice?
Gent. Ay, my good lord. 'Twas he inform'd against him,			Man. Yes, my good gentleman. 'Twas he informed him against him
And quit the house on purpose, that their punishment			And deliberately leave the house that their punishment
Might have the freer course.			Could have the free course.
Alb. Gloucester, I live			Alb. Gloucester, I live
To thank thee for the love thou show'dst the King,			To thank you for the love you show the king
And to revenge thine eyes. Come hither, friend.			And to avenge your eyes. Come here, friend.
Tell me what more thou know'st.			Tell me what you know more.
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene III.			Scene III.
The French camp near Dover.			The French camp near Dover.
Enter Kent and a Gentleman.			Enter Kent and a gentleman.
Kent. Why the King of France is so suddenly gone back know you			Kent. Why the King of France went back so suddenly
the			the
reason?			Reason?
Gent. Something he left imperfect in the state, which since his			Man. Something that he left in the state that since his
coming forth is thought of, which imports to the kingdom so			It is considered to be imported to which the kingdom is imported
much			a lot of
fear and danger that his personal return was most required			Fear and danger that his personal return was most necessary
and			and
necessary.			necessary.
Kent. Who hath he left behind him general?			Kent. Who left him behind?
Gent. The Marshal of France, Monsieur La Far.			Man. The Marshal of France, Mr. Far.
Kent. Did your letters pierce the Queen to any demonstration of			Kent. Has her letters the queen to drill through every demonstration of
grief?			Grief?
Gent. Ay, sir. She took them, read them in my presence,			Man. Yes, sir. She took her and read her in my presence,
And now and then an ample tear trill'd down			And from time to time a lot of tears that were put down
Her delicate cheek. It seem'd she was a queen			Your delicate cheek. It seemed to be a queen
Over her passion, who, most rebel-like,			About their passion, the ones who are most rebellious, how
Sought to be king o'er her.			Tried to be king about her.
Kent. O, then it mov'd her?			Kent. Oh, then it moved you?
Gent. Not to a rage. Patience and sorrow strove			Man. Not too anger. Patience and grief strived
Who should express her goodliest. You have seen			Who should express them well. You have seen
Sunshine and rain at once: her smiles and tears			Sunshine and rain immediately: your smile and tears
Were like, a better way. Those happy smilets			Were like, a better way. This happy smile
That play'd on her ripe lip seem'd not to know			That played on her mature Lippe didn't seem to know
What guests were in her eyes, which parted thence			Which guests were in their eyes, what separated from there
As pearls from diamonds dropp'd. In brief,			Fall as pearls of diamonds. Shortly,
Sorrow would be a rarity most belov'd,			Mourning would be a rarity the most
If all could so become it.			If everything could get like this.
Kent. Made she no verbal question?			Kent. Didn't she ask an oral question?
Gent. Faith, once or twice she heav'd the name of father			Man. Believe, she held the name of the father once or twice
Pantingly forth, as if it press'd her heart;			Steadily emphasized as if it were pushing her heart;
Cried 'Sisters, sisters! Shame of ladies! Sisters!			Riefs sisters, sisters! Shame of the ladies! Sisters!
Kent! father! sisters! What, i' th' storm? i' th' night?			Kent! Father! Sisters! What, I 'the storm? I 'the night?
Let pity not be believ'd!' There she shook			Don't let pity believe! 'She trembled there
The holy water from her heavenly eyes,			The sacred water from their heavenly eyes,
And clamour moisten'd. Then away she started			And moistened. Then she caught
To deal with grief alone.			Deal with grief alone.
Kent. It is the stars,			Kent. They are the stars
The stars above us, govern our conditions;			The stars above us rule our conditions;
Else one self mate and mate could not beget			Otherwise a self -buddy and a buddy could not witness
Such different issues. You spoke not with her since?			So different topics. Have you not spoken to her since then?
Gent. No.			Persons. no
Kent. Was this before the King return'd?			Kent. Was that before the king returned?
Gent. No, since.			Man. No, since.
Kent. Well, sir, the poor distressed Lear's i' th' town;			Kent. Well, sir, the poor, desperate Lear's i 'the' town;
Who sometime, in his better tune, remembers			Who remembers at some point in his better melody
What we are come about, and by no means			What we are and by no means
Will yield to see his daughter.			Will give in to see his daughter.
Gent. Why, good sir?			Man. Why, good gentleman?
Kent. A sovereign shame so elbows him; his own unkindness,			Kent. A sovereign shame, says Ellbogen; his own unfriendliness,
That stripp'd her from his benediction, turn'd her			She deleted this from his Seibility to transform her
To foreign casualties, gave her dear rights			Her dear rights gave her to foreign victims
To his dog-hearted daughters- these things sting			To his dog-like daughters- these things sting
His mind so venomously that burning shame			His mind so toxic this burning shame
Detains him from Cordelia.			Keep it from Cordelia.
Gent. Alack, poor gentleman!			Man. Alack, poor gentleman!
Kent. Of Albany's and Cornwall's powers you heard not?			Kent. You haven't heard of Albanys and Cornwall's forces?
Gent. 'Tis so; they are afoot.			Man. It is so; You are in progress.
Kent. Well, sir, I'll bring you to our master Lear			Kent. Well, sir, I'll take you to our master Lear
And leave you to attend him. Some dear cause			And let yourself be participating in him. Some love things
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.			Will hide me in a while.
When I am known aright, you shall not grieve			When I am known Aright, you shouldn't mourn
Lending me this acquaintance. I pray you go			I borrow this acquaintance. I pray you go
Along with me. Exeunt.			With me. Exit.
Scene IV.			Sente IV.
The French camp.			The French camp.
Enter, with Drum and Colours, Cordelia, Doctor, and Soldiers.			Enter with drum and colors, Cordelia, doctor and soldiers.
Cor. Alack, 'tis he! Why, he was met even now			Basket. Alack, it's him! Why, he was already hit
As mad as the vex'd sea, singing aloud,			As crazy as the angry sea, singing loudly,
Crown'd with rank fumiter and furrow weeds,			Crowns with rank fumiter and furrows weeds,
With hardocks, hemlock, nettles, cuckoo flow'rs,			With hardocks, hemlock, nettles, cuckoo flow,
Darnel, and all the idle weeds that grow			Darnel and all the inactive weeds that grow
In our sustaining corn. A century send forth.			In our sustainable corn. A century.
Search every acre in the high-grown field			Find every hectare in the tall field
And bring him to our eye. [Exit an Officer.] What can man's			And take him to our eye. [End an officer.] What can people be?
wisdom			wisdom
In the restoring his bereaved sense?			In the restoration of his bereaved?
He that helps him take all my outward worth.			Anyone who helps him take all my external value.
Doct. There is means, madam.			DOKT. There are means, Madam.
Our foster nurse of nature is repose,			Our nursing sister of nature is calm
The which he lacks. That to provoke in him			He is missing. Provoke that in it
Are many simples operative, whose power			Are many simples operational, the power of which
Will close the eye of anguish.			The eye of fear will close.
Cor. All blest secrets,			Basket. All battle secrets,
All you unpublish'd virtues of the earth,			Everything you have not published, virtues of the earth,
Spring with my tears! be aidant and remediate			Spring with my tears! Be aid and remedy
In the good man's distress! Seek, seek for him!			In the need of the good man! Search, search for him!
Lest his ungovern'd rage dissolve the life			So that his unboving anger dissolves life
That wants the means to lead it.			That wants the means to lead it.
Enter Messenger.			Enter messenger.
Mess. News, madam.			Chaos. News, Madam.
The British pow'rs are marching hitherward.			The British prisoners of war march behind.
Cor. 'Tis known before. Our preparation stands			Basket. It is known beforehand. Our preparation is available
In expectation of them. O dear father,			In anticipation of them. O dear father,
It is thy business that I go about.			It is your business that I do.
Therefore great France			Therefore great France
My mourning and important tears hath pitied.			My grief and important tears tried.
No blown ambition doth our arms incite,			No blown ambition that encourage our arms
But love, dear love, and our ag'd father's right.			But love, love and the right of our AG'D father.
Soon may I hear and see him!			Soon I can hear and see him!
Exeunt.			Exit.
Scene V.			Sente V.
Gloucester's Castle.			Gloucesters Schloss.
Enter Regan and [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter Regan and [Oswald the] Steward.
Reg. But are my brother's pow'rs set forth?			But my brother's war transactions have shown that my brother's war transactions?
Osw. Ay, madam.			OSW. Ay, Madam.
Reg. Himself in person there?			READ personally there?
Osw. Madam, with much ado.			Osw. Madam, with a lot of Ado.
Your sister is the better soldier.			Your sister is the better soldier.
Reg. Lord Edmund spake not with your lord at home?			Regs Lord Edmund didn't speak to your Lord at home?
Osw. No, madam.			Osw. Nein, Madam.
Reg. What might import my sister's letter to him?			Regs what could import my sister's letter to him?
Osw. I know not, lady.			Osw. I don't know, lady.
Reg. Faith, he is posted hence on serious matter.			Regs belief that he is therefore posted on serious matters.
It was great ignorance, Gloucester's eyes being out,			It was great ignorance, Gloucester's eyes were outside,
To let him live. Where he arrives he moves			Let him live. Wherever he arrives, he moves
All hearts against us. Edmund, I think, is gone,			All hearts against us. Edmund, I think is gone
In pity of his misery, to dispatch			In pity for his misery to send
His nighted life; moreover, to descry			His nightlife; In addition, to relieve
The strength o' th' enemy.			The enemy's strength.
Osw. I must needs after him, madam, with my letter.			Osw. I have to go to him, Madam, with my letter.
Reg. Our troops set forth to-morrow. Stay with us.			Our troops relyed on tomorrow. Stay with us.
The ways are dangerous.			The paths are dangerous.
Osw. I may not, madam.			Osw. I am not allowed to.
My lady charg'd my duty in this business.			My lady praised my duty in this shop.
Reg. Why should she write to Edmund? Might not you			Regs why should she write to Edmund? You couldn't
Transport her purposes by word? Belike,			Transport your purposes with word? Be like
Something- I know not what- I'll love thee much-			Something- I don't know what- I will love you very much-
Let me unseal the letter.			Let me remove the letter.
Osw. Madam, I had rather-			Osw. Madam, I had more-
Reg. I know your lady does not love her husband;			I know that your wife doesn't love her husband;
I am sure of that; and at her late being here			I'm sure of that; And with her was here
She gave strange eliads and most speaking looks			She gave strange eliades and the most speaking look
To noble Edmund. I know you are of her bosom.			To Edler Edmund. I know you are from your breast.
Osw. I, madam?			Osw. I woman?
Reg. I speak in understanding. Y'are! I know't.			I am in your understanding. Her! I do not know.
Therefore I do advise you take this note.			So I advise you to accept this note.
My lord is dead; Edmund and I have talk'd,			My Lord is dead; Edmund and I spoke
And more convenient is he for my hand			And it is more convenient for my hand
Than for your lady's. You may gather more.			Than for your wife. You can gather more.
If you do find him, pray you give him this;			If you find him, pray that you give him that;
And when your mistress hears thus much from you,			And when your lover hears so much about you
I pray desire her call her wisdom to her.			I pray that she calls her as wisdom.
So farewell.			So say goodbye.
If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor,			If you have the chance to hear from this blind traitor,
Preferment falls on him that cuts him off.			He prefers him who cuts him off.
Osw. Would I could meet him, madam! I should show			Osw. I would meet him, Madam! I should show
What party I do follow.			Which party I follow.
Reg. Fare thee well. Exeunt.			Long live. Exit.
Scene VI.			Scene we.
The country near Dover.			The country near Dover.
Enter Gloucester, and Edgar [like a Peasant].			Enter Gloucester and Edgar [like a farmer].
Glou. When shall I come to th' top of that same hill?			Glou. When should I get to the top on the same hill?
Edg. You do climb up it now. Look how we labour.			Edg. You are now climbing. See how we work.
Glou. Methinks the ground is even.			Glou. I think the floor is right now.
Edg. Horrible steep.			Edg. Terribly steep.
Hark, do you hear the sea?			Hark, do you hear the sea?
Glou. No, truly.			Glou. No really.
Edg. Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect			Edg. Then why their other senses grow imperfectly
By your eyes' anguish.			By the fear of their eyes.
Glou. So may it be indeed.			Glou. So it may be.
Methinks thy voice is alter'd, and thou speak'st			I think your voice is changed and you speak
In better phrase and matter than thou didst.			In better expression and matter than you do.
Edg. Y'are much deceiv'd. In nothing am I chang'd			Edg. They are deceived a lot. I am changed in nothing
But in my garments.			But in my clothes.
Glou. Methinks y'are better spoken.			Glou. I know that they are better spoken.
Edg. Come on, sir; here's the place. Stand still. How fearful			Edg. Come on, sir; Here is the place. Stand still. How anxious
And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low!			And dizzy to throw your eyes so deep!
The crows and choughs that wing the midway air			The crows and choughs that wing the middle of the air
Show scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down			Show just as rough as beetles. Midway
Hangs one that gathers sampire- dreadful trade!			Hangs one who collects sampire fears!
Methinks he seems no bigger than his head.			I don't seem bigger than his head.
The fishermen that walk upon the beach			The fishermen who go on the beach
Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark,			Appear like mice; and Yond high anchoring bark,
Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy			Reduced her tail; Your tail, a buoy
Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge			Almost too small for the view. The murmuring climb
That on th' unnumb'red idle pebble chafes			That with the unnecessary idle pebble shaking
Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more,			Can't be heard as high. I will no longer seek
Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight			So that my brain does not turn over and the poor sight
Topple down headlong.			Fall upside down.
Glou. Set me where you stand.			Glou. Set me where you stand.
Edg. Give me your hand. You are now within a foot			Edg. Give me your hand. You are now within one foot
Of th' extreme verge. For all beneath the moon			Of the extreme verge. For everyone under the moon
Would I not leap upright.			Wouldn't I jump upright?
Glou. Let go my hand.			Glou. Let go of my hand.
Here, friend, is another purse; in it a jewel			Here, friend, is a different handbag; In it a jewel
Well worth a poor man's taking. Fairies and gods			A poor man takes it worth it. Fairy and gods
Prosper it with thee! Go thou further off;			Get it with you! Go further;
Bid me farewell, and let me hear thee going.			Offer me goodbye and let me hear me.
Edg. Now fare ye well, good sir.			Edg. Now go well, good sir.
Glou. With all my heart.			Glou. From the bottom of my heart.
Edg. [aside]. Why I do trifle thus with his despair			Edg. [aside]. Why I am so excessive with his despair
Is done to cure it.			Is done to heal it.
Glou. O you mighty gods! He kneels.			Glou. O You mighty gods! He kneels.
This world I do renounce, and, in your sights,			This world that I do without and in your field of vision,
Shake patiently my great affliction off.			Shake my great suffering patiently.
If I could bear it longer and not fall			If I could endure it longer and couldn't fall
To quarrel with your great opposeless wills,			After dispute with your great opposing will,
My snuff and loathed part of nature should			My snuff and the loathless part of nature should
Burn itself out. If Edgar live, O, bless him!			Burn yourself. If Edgar live, o, bless him!
Now, fellow, fare thee well.			Well, colleagues, you are fine.
He falls [forward and swoons].			He falls [forward and smloons].
Edg. Gone, sir, farewell.-			Edg. Way, Sir, farewell
And yet I know not how conceit may rob			And yet I don't know how native can rob
The treasury of life when life itself			The treasury of life when life itself
Yields to the theft. Had he been where he thought,			Results in the theft. If he had been where he thought
By this had thought been past.- Alive or dead?			So it had come by.
Ho you, sir! friend! Hear you, sir? Speak!-			Ho you, sir! Friend! Do you hear them, sir? Speak!-
Thus might he pass indeed. Yet he revives.			So he could actually happen. But he revives.
What are you, sir?			What are you, sir?
Glou. Away, and let me die.			Glou. Away and let me die.
Edg. Hadst thou been aught but gossamer, feathers, air,			Edg. Did you have been something, but more gossam, feathers, air,
So many fadom down precipitating,			So many Fadom -Down failures,
Thou'dst shiver'd like an egg; but thou dost breathe;			You trembled like an egg; But you breathe;
Hast heavy substance; bleed'st not; speak'st; art sound.			Have severe substance; not bleeding; speak; Art sound.
Ten masts at each make not the altitude			Ten masts do not each make the height
Which thou hast perpendicularly fell.			What you liked vertically.
Thy life is a miracle. Speak yet again.			Your life is a miracle. Talk again.
Glou. But have I fall'n, or no?			Glou. But did I like, or no?
Edg. From the dread summit of this chalky bourn.			Edg. From the fear summit of this calcareous bourn.
Look up a-height. The shrill-gorg'd lark so far			Look at A-Hiright. The shrill gorge diameter so far
Cannot be seen or heard. Do but look up.			Can't be seen or heard. But look up.
Glou. Alack, I have no eyes!			Glou. Alack, I don't have any eyes!
Is wretchedness depriv'd that benefit			Is disadvantaged that benefit from it
To end itself by death? 'Twas yet some comfort			To end through death? 'It was still some comfort
When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage			If misery could seduct the anger of the tyrant
And frustrate his proud will.			And frustrate his proud will.
Edg. Give me your arm.			Edg. Give me your arm.
Up- so. How is't? Feel you your legs? You stand.			So how is it not? Do you feel your legs? They stand.
Glou. Too well, too well.			Glou. Too good, too good.
Edg. This is above all strangeness.			Edg. This is above all strangeness.
Upon the crown o' th' cliff what thing was that			On the crown of the cliff, what was that
Which parted from you?			What separated from you?
Glou. A poor unfortunate beggar.			Glou. A poor unfortunate beggar.
Edg. As I stood here below, methought his eyes			Edg. When I was down here, he cost his eyes
Were two full moons; he had a thousand noses,			Were two full monds; He had a thousand noses
Horns whelk'd and wav'd like the enridged sea.			Horns, like the enriched sea won and won.
It was some fiend. Therefore, thou happy father,			It was a fully. Therefore you happy father,
Think that the clearest gods, who make them honours			Think that the clearest gods she honors
Of men's impossibility, have preserv'd thee.			Impossible by men have preserved you.
Glou. I do remember now. Henceforth I'll bear			Glou. I remember now. From now on I will endure
Affliction till it do cry out itself			Distress until it writes itself
Enough, enough,' and die. That thing you speak of,			Enough, enough, and die. The thing you are talking about
I took it for a man. Often 'twould say			I took it for a man. Often one would say
The fiend, the fiend'- he led me to that place.			The fiend, the fully, he led me to this place.
Edg. Bear free and patient thoughts.			Edg. Bear free and patient thoughts.
Enter Lear, mad, [fantastically dressed with weeds].			Enter Lear, crazy, [fantastically dressed with weeds].
But who comes here?			But who comes here?
The safer sense will ne'er accommodate			The safer meaning will not accommodate it
His master thus.			His master like that.
Lear. No, they cannot touch me for coming;			Lear. No, you can't touch me because I came;
I am the King himself.			I am the king myself.
Edg. O thou side-piercing sight!			Edg. O You long for the sight!
Lear. Nature 's above art in that respect. There's your press			Lear. Nature is over art in this regard. There is your press
money. That fellow handles his bow like a crow-keeper. Draw			Money. This guy takes care of his bow like a crow. To draw
me			me
a clothier's yard. Look, look, a mouse! Peace, peace; this			The garden of a dress. Look, look, a mouse! Peace peace; This
piece			piece
of toasted cheese will do't. There's my gauntlet; I'll prove			It won't do it from roasted cheese. There is my glove; I will prove
it			it is
on a giant. Bring up the brown bills. O, well flown, bird!			On a giant. Enter the brown bills. Oh, flew well, bird!
i'			I'
th' clout, i' th' clout! Hewgh! Give the word.			The stroke, I 'the clout! HewGH! Give the word.
Edg. Sweet marjoram.			Edg. Sweet Marjoram.
Lear. Pass.			Lear. Happen.
Glou. I know that voice.			Glou. I know this voice.
Lear. Ha! Goneril with a white beard? They flatter'd me like a			Lear. Ha! Goneril with a white beard? They flattered me like one
dog,			Dog,
and told me I had white hairs in my beard ere the black ones			and told me I had white hair in my beard in front of the black ones
were there. To say 'ay' and 'no' to everything I said! 'Ay'			was there. To say what I said 'Ay' and 'No'! "Ay"
and			and
no' too was no good divinity. When the rain came to wet me			No, not good divinity either. When the rain came to wet me
once, and the wind to make me chatter; when the thunder			Once and the wind to chat; When the thunder
would			want
not peace at my bidding; there I found 'em, there I smelt			No peace in my bid; I found her there, I dared
em			in
out. Go to, they are not men o' their words! They told me I			out. Go to you are not men from your words! You told me me
was			war
everything. 'Tis a lie- I am not ague-proof.			all. 'It is a lie- I'm not Ague-Sod.
Glou. The trick of that voice I do well remember.			Glou. The trick of this voice remind me well.
Is't not the King?			Isn't the king?
Lear. Ay, every inch a king!			Lear. Yes, every centimeter of a king!
When I do stare, see how the subject quakes.			When I stare, you can see how the subject asks.
I pardon that man's life. What was thy cause?			I sorry for this man's life. What was your cause?
Adultery?			Adultery?
Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery? No.			You shouldn't die. Die for adultery? no
The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly			The battlements do not work and the small gilded fly
Does lecher in my sight.			Makes Lecher in my eyes.
Let copulation thrive; for Gloucester's bastard son			Lass a copulation; For Gloucesters Bastardsohn
Was kinder to his father than my daughters			Was friendlier for his father than my daughters
Got 'tween the lawful sheets.			I have the rightful sheets.
To't, luxury, pell-mell! for I lack soldiers.			Luxury, Pell-Mell! Because I lack soldiers.
Behold yond simp'ring dame,			See Yond Simp'ring lady,
Whose face between her forks presageth snow,			Whose face between her forks snow
That minces virtue, and does shake the head			That mixes virtue and shakes the head
To hear of pleasure's name.			To hear from the name of pleasure.
The fitchew nor the soiled horse goes to't			The fitchew or the dirty horse does not work
With a more riotous appetite.			With a stirring appetite.
Down from the waist they are Centaurs,			From the waist they are centaur,
Though women all above.			Although women all above.
But to the girdle do the gods inherit,			But the gods inherit to the belt,
Beneath is all the fiend's.			Under this is all the faults.
There's hell, there's darkness, there's the sulphurous pit;			There is hell, there is darkness, there is the sulfur -shaped pit;
burning, scalding, stench, consumption. Fie, fie, fie! pah,			Burning, scalding, stench, consumption. Either ... or,! Pah,
pah!			PAH!
Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my			Give me an ounce civil, good pharmacy to sweeten mine
imagination. There's money for thee.			Performance. There is money for you.
Glou. O, let me kiss that hand!			Glou. Oh, let me kiss this hand!
Lear. Let me wipe it first; it smells of mortality.			Lear. Let me wipe it first; It smells of mortality.
Glou. O ruin'd piece of nature! This great world			Glou. O Ruined piece of nature! This great world
Shall so wear out to naught. Dost thou know me?			Should wear it like that. Dost you know me?
Lear. I remember thine eyes well enough. Dost thou squiny at			Lear. I remember your eyes well enough. Dost du quadstar
me?			me?
No, do thy worst, blind Cupid! I'll not love. Read thou this			No, do your worst, blind cupid! I will not love. Read that
challenge; mark but the penning of it.			Challenge; But mark the bum.
Glou. Were all the letters suns, I could not see one.			Glou. Were all letters Sun, I couldn't see anyone.
Edg. [aside] I would not take this from report. It is,			Edg. [Aside] I would not take that out of the report. It is,
And my heart breaks at it.			And my heart breaks over it.
Lear. Read.			Lear. Read.
Glou. What, with the case of eyes?			Glou. What, with eyes?
Lear. O, ho, are you there with me? No eyes in your head, nor			Lear. Oh, Ho, are you with me? No eyes in your head, still
no			no
money in your purse? Your eyes are in a heavy case, your			Money in your handbag? Your eyes are in a difficult case, yours
purse			wallet
in a light. Yet you see how this world goes.			in the light. But they see how this world works.
Glou. I see it feelingly.			Glou. I see it feels feels.
Lear. What, art mad? A man may see how the world goes with no			Lear. What, art crazy? A man can see how the world works no
eyes.			Eyes.
Look with thine ears. See how yond justice rails upon yond			Look out with your ears. See how Yond Justice Rails anchored on Yond
simple thief. Hark in thine ear. Change places and,			Simple thief. Raub in your ear. Change places and,
handy-dandy,			Handy dandy,
which is the justice, which is the thief? Thou hast seen a			What is justice that is thief? You saw A
farmer's dog bark at a beggar?			Farmer dog trowel in a beggar?
Glou. Ay, sir.			Glou. JA, sir.
Lear. And the creature run from the cur? There thou mightst			Lear. And the creature runs from the curt? There you could
behold			catch sight of
the great image of authority: a dog's obeyed in office.			The great picture of authority: a dog in office.
Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand!			You caught pearl, hold your bloody hand!
Why dost thou lash that whore? Strip thine own back.			Why did you whip these whore? Strip your own back.
Thou hotly lusts to use her in that kind			You have hot to use them in this way
For which thou whip'st her. The usurer hangs the cozener.			For which you whip it. The usury hangs the Cozener.
Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear;			Small trucks appear through destroyed clothing;
Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,			Robs and Furr dresses all hide. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;			And the strong lance of justice was injured.
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.			Arm it in rags, a pygmy straw pierces it.
None does offend, none- I say none! I'll able 'em.			Nobody insulted, nobody, I don't say any! I will be able to.
Take that of me, my friend, who have the power			Take that from me, my friend who has the power
To seal th' accuser's lips. Get thee glass eyes			To seal the accuser's lips. Get the glass eyes
And, like a scurvy politician, seem			And like a scurvy politician seem
To see the things thou dost not. Now, now, now, now!			To see the things you don't die. Now, now, now, now!
Pull off my boots. Harder, harder! So.			Take off my boots. Harder, harder! So.
Edg. O, matter and impertinency mix'd!			Edg. O, matter and insolence mix!
Reason, in madness!			Reason in madness!
Lear. If thou wilt weep my fortunes, take my eyes.			Lear. When you cry my fate, make my eyes.
I know thee well enough; thy name is Gloucester.			I know you well enough; Your name is gloucester.
Thou must be patient. We came crying hither;			You have to be patient. We cried here;
Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air			You know the first time that we smell the air
We wawl and cry. I will preach to thee. Mark.			We wander and cry. I will preach you. To mark.
Glou. Alack, alack the day!			Glou. Alack, Alack am Tag!
Lear. When we are born, we cry that we are come			Lear. When we are born, we cry that we have come
To this great stage of fools. This' a good block.			To this big stage of the fools. This is a good block.
It were a delicate stratagem to shoe			It was a delicate strategy for the shoe
A troop of horse with felt. I'll put't in proof,			A troop horse with felt. I will not prove
And when I have stol'n upon these sons-in-law,			And when I came across these sons -sons -to -life
Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!			Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!
Enter a Gentleman [with Attendants].			Enter a gentleman [with the companions].
Gent. O, here he is! Lay hand upon him.- Sir,			Man. Oh, here he is! Place hand on him .- Sir,
Your most dear daughter-			Your dear daughter
Lear. No rescue? What, a prisoner? I am even			Lear. No rescue? What, a prisoner? I am even
The natural fool of fortune. Use me well;			The natural fool of happiness. Use me well;
You shall have ransom. Let me have a surgeon;			You will have ransom. Let me have a surgeon;
I am cut to th' brains.			I was cut into the brain.
Gent. You shall have anything.			Man. You should have something.
Lear. No seconds? All myself?			Lear. No seconds? Everything yourself?
Why, this would make a man a man of salt,			That would make a man a salt a man
To use his eyes for garden waterpots,			Use his eyes for garden water spots,
Ay, and laying autumn's dust.			Ay, and put the autumn dust.
Gent. Good sir-			Man. Good sir
Lear. I will die bravely, like a smug bridegroom. What!			Lear. I will die courageously like a coherent groom. What!
I will be jovial. Come, come, I am a king;			I will be happy. Come on, come, I'm a king;
My masters, know you that?			My masters, do you know that?
Gent. You are a royal one, and we obey you.			Man. You are a royal and we obey you.
Lear. Then there's life in't. Nay, an you get it, you shall get			Lear. Then there is still a life. No, and you understand, you should get
it			it is
by running. Sa, sa, sa, sa!			Run through. In, on, in, in!
Exit running. [Attendants follow.]			Run out. [Follow companions.]
Gent. A sight most pitiful in the meanest wretch,			Man. A sight of the most miserable, most pathetic,
Past speaking of in a king! Thou hast one daughter			Past of a king! You have a daughter
Who redeems nature from the general curse			Who redeem nature from the general curse
Which twain have brought her to.			Which Twain brought you.
Edg. Hail, gentle sir.			Edg. Hagel, sanfter Sir.
Gent. Sir, speed you. What's your will?			Man. Sir, accelerates them. What is your will?
Edg. Do you hear aught, sir, of a battle toward?			Edg. Do you hear something, sir, from a fight against?
Gent. Most sure and vulgar. Every one hears that			Man. The safest and vulgar. Everyone hears that
Which can distinguish sound.			That can distinguish sound.
Edg. But, by your favour,			Edg. But through their favor,
How near's the other army?			How close is the other army?
Gent. Near and on speedy foot. The main descry			Man. Close and on a quick foot. The main desachy
Stands on the hourly thought.			Is on the hourly thoughts.
Edg. I thank you sir. That's all.			Edg. Thank you, Sir. That's all.
Gent. Though that the Queen on special cause is here,			Man. Although the queen is special here,
Her army is mov'd on.			Your army is moved.
Edg. I thank you, sir			Edg. Thank you, sir
Exit [Gentleman].			Exit [Gentleman].
Glou. You ever-gentle gods, take my breath from me;			Glou. You always have gods, take my breath;
Let not my worser spirit tempt me again			Don't let me seduce me again
To die before you please!			To die before you want!
Edg. Well pray you, father.			Edg. Now you pray, father.
Glou. Now, good sir, what are you?			Glou. Well, good sir, what are you?
Edg. A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows,			Edg. A very poor man who made Fortune's blows tame,
Who, by the art of known and feeling sorrows,			Who, bothering through the art of the acquaintance and feeling,
Am pregnant to good pity. Give me your hand;			I'm pregnant for good pity. Give me your hand;
I'll lead you to some biding.			I will lead her to a stay.
Glou. Hearty thanks.			Glou. Hearty thanks.
The bounty and the benison of heaven			The bounty and the benison of the sky
To boot, and boot!			To boot and boot!
Enter [Oswald the] Steward.			Enter the Steward [Oswald.
Osw. A proclaim'd prize! Most happy!			Osw. A proclaimed price! The happiest!
That eyeless head of thine was first fram'd flesh			This eyeless head of yours was meat for the first time
To raise my fortunes. Thou old unhappy traitor,			Increase my fate. You old unfortunate traitor,
Briefly thyself remember. The sword is out			In short you remember. The sword is out
That must destroy thee.			That has to destroy you.
Glou. Now let thy friendly hand			Glou. Now leave your friendly hand
Put strength enough to't.			Set your strength enough to do it.
[Edgar interposes.]			[Edgar filed.]
Osw. Wherefore, bold peasant,			Osw. Therefore courageous farmers,
Dar'st thou support a publish'd traitor? Hence!			Do you support a published traitor? Consequently!
Lest that th' infection of his fortune take			So that this infection does not take his assets
Like hold on thee. Let go his arm.			How to hold you about you. Let his arm go.
Edg. Chill not let go, zir, without vurther 'cagion.			Edg. Don't let go of the Kallen, zir, without Vurther Cagion.
Osw. Let go, slave, or thou diest!			Osw. Let go, slave or duest!
Edg. Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor voke pass. An			Edg. Good gentleman, go your gear and let arms pass. A
chud			Chud
ha' bin zwagger'd out of my life, 'twould not ha' bin zo			ha 'am zwagger'd from my life,' twod not ha 'am zo
long as			As long as
tis by a vortnight. Nay, come not near th' old man. Keep			TIS for a preliminary congregation. No, don't come near the old man. To keep
out,			out,
che vore ye, or Ise try whether your costard or my ballow be			che in front of ye or isse try whether your Costard or my baller is
the			the
harder. Chill be plain with you.			Heavier. Chill is simply with you.
Osw. Out, dunghill!			Osw. Out, derthill!
They fight.			They fight.
Edg. Chill pick your teeth, zir. Come! No matter vor your			Edg. Cold pick your teeth, for. Come! No matter whether you are yours
foins.			HEU.
[Oswald falls.]			[Oswald Falls.]
Osw. Slave, thou hast slain me. Villain, take my purse.			Osw. Slave, you killed me. Villain, take my handbag.
If ever thou wilt thrive, bury my body,			If you ever thrive, they bury my body,
And give the letters which thou find'st about me			And give the letters you find about me
To Edmund Earl of Gloucester. Seek him out			According to Edmund Earl of Gloucester. Find him out
Upon the British party. O, untimely death! Death!			On the British party. O, early death! Death!
He dies.			He dies.
Edg. I know thee well. A serviceable villain,			Edg. I know you well. A maintenance -capable villain,
As duteous to the vices of thy mistress			So dutens for the trucks of your lover
As badness would desire.			How bad would wish.
Glou. What, is he dead?			Glou. What is he dead?
Edg. Sit you down, father; rest you.			Edg. Sit down, father; rest.
Let's see his pockets; these letters that he speaks of			Let us see his bags; These letters he speaks of
May be my friends. He's dead. I am only sorry			Can be my friends. He's dead. I'm just sorry
He had no other deathsman. Let us see.			He had no other death man. Let's see.
Leave, gentle wax; and, manners, blame us not.			Abandoned, gentle wax; And, manners, do not accuse us.
To know our enemies' minds, we'ld rip their hearts;			To know the thoughts of our enemies, we would tear their hearts;
Their papers, is more lawful. Reads the letter.			Your papers are more lawful. Reads the letter.
Let our reciprocal vows be rememb'red. You have many			Let our mutual vows remind. You have got many
opportunities to cut him off. If your will want not, time			Opportunities to cut it off. If you don't want time, time, time
and			and
place will be fruitfully offer'd. There is nothing done, if			The place is offered fertile. Nothing is done if
he			is
return the conqueror. Then am I the prisoner, and his bed my			Give the conqueror back. Then I am the prisoner and his bed my bed
jail; from the loathed warmth whereof deliver me, and supply			Prison; From the loathless warmth from which I deliver and supply myself
the			the
place for your labour.			Space for your work.
Your (wife, so I would say) affectionate servant,			Your (wife, I would say) loving servant,
Goneril.'			Goneril. '
O indistinguish'd space of woman's will!			O Uninterrupted space of the woman's will!
A plot upon her virtuous husband's life,			An action on the life of her virtuous husband,
And the exchange my brother! Here in the sands			And the exchange my brother! Here in the sand
Thee I'll rake up, the post unsanctified			You will get up, the contribution will not be committed
Of murtherous lechers; and in the mature time			Of rental lucks; and in the mature time
With this ungracious paper strike the sight			With this naughty paper you put the sight on
Of the death-practis'd Duke, For him 'tis well			Of the death practice herzog, for him it is good
That of thy death and business I can tell.			I can say that about your death and business.
Glou. The King is mad. How stiff is my vile sense,			Glou. The king is crazy. How stiff is my hideous sense
That I stand up, and have ingenious feeling			That I get up and have a brilliant feeling
Of my huge sorrows! Better I were distract.			My huge worries! I was better distracted.
So should my thoughts be sever'd from my griefs,			So my thoughts should be separated from my grief
And woes by wrong imaginations lose			And lose suffering from false ideas
The knowledge of themselves.			Knowledge of itself.
A drum afar off.			A drum far away.
Edg. Give me your hand.			Edg. Give me your hand.
Far off methinks I hear the beaten drum.			I hear the beaten drum far away.
Come, father, I'll bestow you with a friend. Exeunt.			Come on, father, I will give you a friend. Exeunt.
Scene VII.			Sente VII.
A tent in the French camp.			A tent in the French camp.
Enter Cordelia, Kent, Doctor, and Gentleman.			Enter Cordelia, Kent, Doctor and Gentleman.
Cor. O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work			Basket. Oh you good, kent, how should I live and work?
To match thy goodness? My life will be too short			To meet your quality? My life will be too short
And every measure fail me.			And every measure fails me.
Kent. To be acknowledg'd, madam, is o'erpaid.			Kent. To confirm Madam, is O'erpaid.
All my reports go with the modest truth;			All my reports go with the modest truth;
Nor more nor clipp'd, but so.			Even more or clipp'd, but so.
Cor. Be better suited.			Basket. Be more suitable.
These weeds are memories of those worser hours.			These weeds are memories of these temples.
I prithee put them off.			I switched it off.
Kent. Pardon, dear madam.			Kent. Sorry, dear Madam.
Yet to be known shortens my made intent.			However, it is too well known that I shorten my intention.
My boon I make it that you know me not			My blessing, I do that you don't know me
Till time and I think meet.			Until the time and I think they meet us.
Cor. Then be't so, my good lord. [To the Doctor] How, does the			Basket. Then not so, my good gentleman. [To the doctor] How does that do that
King?			King?
Doct. Madam, sleeps still.			DOKT. Madam sleeps silently.
Cor. O you kind gods,			Basket. O You friendly gods,
Cure this great breach in his abused nature!			Healing this great violation in its abused nature!
Th' untun'd and jarring senses, O, wind up			The unemployed and jarring senses, o, ends up
Of this child-changed father!			From this father changed by child!
Doct. So please your Majesty			DOKT. So please your majesty
That we may wake the King? He hath slept long.			So that we can wake the king? He slept for a long time.
Cor. Be govern'd by your knowledge, and proceed			Basket. Be registered by your knowledge and drive away
I' th' sway of your own will. Is he array'd?			I have my own will. Is he arranged?
Enter Lear in a chair carried by Servants.			Enter Lear in a chair worn by servants.
Gent. Ay, madam. In the heaviness of sleep			Man. Ay, Madam. In the severity of sleep
We put fresh garments on him.			We create fresh clothing.
Doct. Be by, good madam, when we do awake him.			DOKT. Be at, good, woman when we watch him.
I doubt not of his temperance.			I don't doubt his moderate.
Cor. Very well.			Basket. Very good.
Music.			Music.
Doct. Please you draw near. Louder the music there!			DOKT. Please move closer. Louder the music there!
Cor. O my dear father, restoration hang			Basket. O My dear father, restored
Thy medicine on my lips, and let this kiss			Your medicine on my lips and leave this kiss
Repair those violent harms that my two sisters			Repair these violent damage that my two sisters
Have in thy reverence made!			I did in your awe!
Kent. Kind and dear princess!			Kent. Friendly and dear princess!
Cor. Had you not been their father, these white flakes			Basket. If you hadn't been your father, these white flakes
Had challeng'd pity of them. Was this a face			Had a problem with them. Was that a face
To be oppos'd against the warring winds?			Against the warfare winds?
To stand against the deep dread-bolted thunder?			Stand against the deeply torn thunder?
In the most terrible and nimble stroke			In the most terrible and nasal stroke
Of quick cross lightning? to watch- poor perdu!-			Of fast cross flash? to see- poor perdu!-
With this thin helm? Mine enemy's dog,			With this thin helmet? Dog of the enemy, dog,
Though he had bit me, should have stood that night			Although he had bitten me, he should have been that night
Against my fire; and wast thou fain, poor father,			Against my fire; And you are Fain, poor father,
To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlorn,			Leave you with pigs and villains to amaze you,
In short and musty straw? Alack, alack!			In short and musty straw? Alack, Alack!
Tis wonder that thy life and wits at once			It is surprising that your life and mind immediately
Had not concluded all.- He wakes. Speak to him.			Had not all closed .- He wakes up. Talk to him.
Doct. Madam, do you; 'tis fittest.			DOKT. Woman, do you; It's fitter.
Cor. How does my royal lord? How fares your Majesty?			Basket. How does my royal master do? How prices for majesty?
Lear. You do me wrong to take me out o' th' grave.			Lear. You make me wrong to take me from the grave.
Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound			You are a soul in bliss; But I'm bound
Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears			On a fire wheel, these mine have tears
Do scald like molten lead.			Scatter yourself like melted lead.
Cor. Sir, do you know me?			Basket. Sir, do you know me?
Lear. You are a spirit, I know. When did you die?			Lear. You are a spirit, I know. When did you die?
Cor. Still, still, far wide!			Basket. Still much wide!
Doct. He's scarce awake. Let him alone awhile.			DOKT. He is scarce. Leave him alone for a while.
Lear. Where have I been? Where am I? Fair daylight,			Lear. Where was I? Where am I? Fair daylight,
I am mightily abus'd. I should e'en die with pity,			I am very off. I should die with pity
To see another thus. I know not what to say.			See another. I don't know what to say.
I will not swear these are my hands. Let's see.			I won't swear, that's my hands. Just take a look.
I feel this pin prick. Would I were assur'd			I feel this PIN tail. Would I be insured?
Of my condition!			From my condition!
Cor. O, look upon me, sir,			Basket. Oh, look at me, sir,
And hold your hands in benediction o'er me.			And hold your hands over me in a blessing.
No, sir, you must not kneel.			No, sir, you are not allowed to kneel.
Lear. Pray, do not mock me.			Lear. Pray, don't mock me.
I am a very foolish fond old man,			I am a very stupid, dear old man,
Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less;			Fourcore and up, neither an hour nor less;
And, to deal plainly,			And handle clearly,
I fear I am not in my perfect mind.			I'm afraid I'm not in my perfect mind.
Methinks I should know you, and know this man;			I think I should know you and know this man.
Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant			Nevertheless, I am doubtful; Because I am mainly ignorant
What place this is; and all the skill I have			Which place is that? And all the skills I have
Remembers not these garments; nor I know not			Do not remember these clothing; I do not know either
Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me;			Where I learned last night. Do not laugh at me;
For (as I am a man) I think this lady			Because (as I am a man) I think this lady
To be my child Cordelia.			Be my child Cordelia.
Cor. And so I am! I am!			Basket. And so I am! I am!
Lear. Be your tears wet? Yes, faith. I pray weep not.			Lear. Be your tears wet? Yes, believe. I don't pray wine.
If you have poison for me, I will drink it.			If you have poison for me, I'll drink it.
I know you do not love me; for your sisters			I know you do not Love Me; For their sisters
Have, as I do remember, done me wrong.			I made me wrong.
You have some cause, they have not.			You have a certain reason, you don't have it.
Cor. No cause, no cause.			Basket. No cause, no cause.
Lear. Am I in France?			Lear. Am I in France?
Kent. In your own kingdom, sir.			Kent. In your own kingdom, sir.
Lear. Do not abuse me.			Lear. Don't abuse me.
Doct. Be comforted, good madam. The great rage			DOKT. Be comforted, good Madam. The big anger
You see is kill'd in him; and yet it is danger			You see, is killed in him; And yet it is danger
To make him even o'er the time he has lost.			To make him over time when he lost.
Desire him to go in. Trouble him no more			Wish him to go in. Don't annoy him anymore
Till further settling.			Lied further.
Cor. Will't please your Highness walk?			Basket. Will your sovereignty not like it?
Lear. You must bear with me.			Lear. You have to endure with me.
Pray you now, forget and forgive. I am old and foolish.			Pray now, forget and forgive. I am old and stupid.
Exeunt. Manent Kent and Gentleman.			Exit. Stay kent and gentleman.
Gent. Holds it true, sir, that the Duke of Cornwall was so			Man. It is true that the Duke of Cornwall was like that
slain?			slay?
Kent. Most certain, sir.			Kent. The safest, sir.
Gent. Who is conductor of his people?			Man. Who is the head of his people?
Kent. As 'tis said, the bastard son of Gloucester.			Kent. As Tis said, Gloucester's bastard son.
Gent. They say Edgar, his banish'd son, is with the Earl of			Man. You say, Edgar, his banished son, is with the earl of
Kent			Kent
in Germany.			in Germany.
Kent. Report is changeable. 'Tis time to look about; the powers			Kent. Report is changeable. It is time to look around; the forces
of			from
the kingdom approach apace.			The kingdom approach apace.
Gent. The arbitrement is like to be bloody.			Man. The arbitration process is like being bloody.
Fare you well, sir. [Exit.]			Targe yourself well. [Exit.]
Kent. My point and period will be throughly wrought,			Kent. My point and my period are made continuously,
Or well or ill, as this day's battle's fought. Exit.			Or good or sick, like the fight that day. Exit.
ACT V. Scene I.			Nude V. Sene I.
The British camp near Dover.			The British camp near Dover.
Enter, with Drum and Colours, Edmund, Regan, Gentleman, and			Enter with drum and colors, Edmund, Regan, gentleman and
Soldiers.			Soldiers.
Edm. Know of the Duke if his last purpose hold,			Edm. Do you know the duke when its last purpose fulfills,
Or whether since he is advis'd by aught			Or whether he is advised by anything
To change the course. He's full of alteration			Change the course. He is full of changes
And self-reproving. Bring his constant pleasure.			And self -represented. Bring his constant pleasure.
[Exit an Officer.]			[End an officer.]
Reg. Our sister's man is certainly miscarried.			The husband's husband is certainly wrong.
Edm. Tis to be doubted, madam.			Edm. It is doubtful, Madam.
Reg. Now, sweet lord,			Regs now, sweet lord,
You know the goodness I intend upon you.			You know the kindness that I intend to do.
Tell me- but truly- but then speak the truth-			Tell me- but really- but then the truth-
Do you not love my sister?			Don't you love my sister?
Edm. In honour'd love.			Edm. In love with honor.
Reg. But have you never found my brother's way			But have you never found my brother's path?
To the forfended place?			To the huge place?
Edm. That thought abuses you.			Edm. This thought abuses you.
Reg. I am doubtful that you have been conjunct			REG I am doubtful that they have been conjunctively
And bosom'd with her, as far as we call hers.			And as far as we call her, she was looking for with her.
Edm. No, by mine honour, madam.			Edm. No, through my honor, Madam.
Reg. I never shall endure her. Dear my lord,			REG I will never endure it. Dear my Lord,
Be not familiar with her.			Don't be familiar with her.
Edm. Fear me not.			Edm. Don't be afraid.
She and the Duke her husband!			You and the Duke, her husband!
Enter, with Drum and Colours, Albany, Goneril, Soldiers.			Enter with drum and colors, Albany, Goneril, soldiers.
Gon. [aside] I had rather lose the battle than that sister			Gon. [Aside] I preferred to lose the battle than this sister
Should loosen him and me.			Should solve him and me.
Alb. Our very loving sister, well bemet.			Alb. Our very loving sister, well, bemet.
Sir, this I hear: the King is come to his daughter,			Sir, I hear that: the king came to his daughter
With others whom the rigour of our state			With others who are the rigor of our state
Forc'd to cry out. Where I could not be honest,			Forc'd to scream. Where I couldn't be honest
I never yet was valiant. For this business,			I've never been brave. For this business,
It toucheth us as France invades our land,			It touches us when France penetrates our country,
Not bolds the King, with others whom, I fear,			Not brave the king, with others that I fear,
Most just and heavy causes make oppose.			Most of the righteous and severe causes are opposed.
Edm. Sir, you speak nobly.			Edm. Sir, you speak no it.
Reg. Why is this reason'd?			Regs why is this reason?
Gon. Combine together 'gainst the enemy;			Gon. Combine with the enemy;
For these domestic and particular broils			For these domestic and special roasts
Are not the question here.			Are not the question here.
Alb. Let's then determine			Alb. Then let us determine
With th' ancient of war on our proceeding.			With the old war in our process.
Edm. I shall attend you presently at your tent.			Edm. I will currently visit her in your tent.
Reg. Sister, you'll go with us?			Regal sister, you will go with us?
Gon. No.			Gon. NÖ.
Reg. 'Tis most convenient. Pray you go with us.			It is most convenient. Pray, you go with us.
Gon. [aside] O, ho, I know the riddle.- I will go.			Gon. [Aside] o, Ho, I know the riddle. I will go.
[As they are going out,] enter Edgar [disguised].			[While you go out, enter Edgar [disguised].
Edg. If e'er your Grace had speech with man so poor,			Edg. When your grace spoke so poor to man,
Hear me one word.			Listen to me a word.
Alb. I'll overtake you.- Speak.			Alb. I will overtake you.
Exeunt [all but Albany and Edgar].			End [all except Albany and Edgar].
Edg. Before you fight the battle, ope this letter.			Edg. Before you fight the fight, open this letter.
If you have victory, let the trumpet sound			If you have the victory, let the trumpet sound
For him that brought it. Wretched though I seem,			It brought it for him. Misery though I seem
I can produce a champion that will prove			I can produce a champion that will prove
What is avouched there. If you miscarry,			What is aligned there. If you have a miscarriage
Your business of the world hath so an end,			Your business in the world has ended
And machination ceases. Fortune love you!			And power stops. Happiness, love you!
Alb. Stay till I have read the letter.			Alb. Stay until I read the letter.
Edg. I was forbid it.			Edg. I was forbidden.
When time shall serve, let but the herald cry,			If the time is to serve, but let the herald cry,
And I'll appear again.			And I will appear again.
Alb. Why, fare thee well. I will o'erlook thy paper.			Alb. Why, you are fine. I will overlook your paper.
Exit [Edgar].			Exit [Edgar].
Enter Edmund.			Enter Edmund.
Edm. The enemy 's in view; draw up your powers.			Edm. The enemy in the view; Draw your strength.
Here is the guess of their true strength and forces			Here is the presumption of their true strength and their true powers
By diligent discovery; but your haste			Through hard -working discovery; But your hurry
Is now urg'd on you.			Is now thrown on you.
Alb. We will greet the time. Exit.			Alb. We will welcome the time. Exit.
Edm. To both these sisters have I sworn my love;			Edm. I swore my love for these two sisters;
Each jealous of the other, as the stung			Everyone jealous of the other, like the stick
Are of the adder. Which of them shall I take?			Are from the addierer. Which of you should I take?
Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoy'd,			Both? one? Or not? You can also enjoy
If both remain alive. To take the widow			When both stay alive. Take the widow
Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril;			Her sister Goneril is angry;
And hardly shall I carry out my side,			And as soon as I will run my site
Her husband being alive. Now then, we'll use			Her husband is alive. Now we will use
His countenance for the battle, which being done,			His face for the battle that is done
Let her who would be rid of him devise			Let them develop that would get rid of him
His speedy taking off. As for the mercy			His quick withdrawal. As for mercy
Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia-			What to learn and cordelia-
The battle done, and they within our power,			The battle is done and it in our power,
Shall never see his pardon; for my state			Should never see his forgiveness; for my state
Stands on me to defend, not to debate. Exit.			It is up to me to defend, not to debate. Exit.
Scene II.			Scene II.
A field between the two camps.			A field between the two camps.
Alarum within. Enter, with Drum and Colours, the Powers of France			Alarum inside. Enter the powers of France with drum and colors
over the stage, Cordelia with her Father in her hand, and exeunt.			On stage, Cordelia with her father in her hand and exeunt.
Enter Edgar and Gloucester.			Enter Edgar and Gloucester.
Edg. Here, father, take the shadow of this tree			Edg. Here, father, take the shadow of this tree
For your good host. Pray that the right may thrive.			For your good host. Pray that the right can thrive.
If ever I return to you again,			When I ever come back to you
I'll bring you comfort.			I will bring you comfort.
Glou. Grace go with you, sir!			Glolou. Trin has found the day, see Fee!
Exit [Edgar].			Exit [Edgar].
Alarum and retreat within. Enter Edgar,			Alarum and retreat inside. Enter Edgar,
Edg. Away, old man! give me thy hand! away!			Edg. Way, old man! Give me your hand! A way!
King Lear hath lost, he and his daughter ta'en.			King Lear has lost, he and his daughter Ta'en.
Give me thy hand! come on!			Give me your hand! light up!
Glou. No further, sir. A man may rot even here.			Glou. No, further, sir. A man can even rot here.
Edg. What, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure			Edg. What, again in sick thoughts? Men have to endure
Their going hence, even as their coming hither;			They therefore go, even if they come here;
Ripeness is all. Come on.			Mature is everything. Come on.
Glou. And that's true too. Exeunt.			Glou. And that's true. Exeunt.
Scene III.			Scene III.
The British camp, near Dover.			The British camp near Dover.
Enter, in conquest, with Drum and Colours, Edmund; Lear and			Enter in conquest with drum and colors, Edmund; Lear and
Cordelia			Cordelia
as prisoners; Soldiers, Captain.			as a prisoner; Soldiers, captain.
Edm. Some officers take them away. Good guard			Edm. Some officers take away. Good guardian
Until their greater pleasures first be known			Until their greater joys are known for the first time
That are to censure them.			That is supposed to be hundreds of centers.
Cor. We are not the first			Basket. We are not the first
Who with best meaning have incurr'd the worst.			Whoever condemned the worst with the best meaning.
For thee, oppressed king, am I cast down;			For you, the oppressed king, I put down;
Myself could else outfrown false Fortune's frown.			I was able to exceed False Fortune's frown.
Shall we not see these daughters and these sisters?			Should we not see these daughters and these sisters?
Lear. No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison.			Lear. No no no no! Come on, let's go to prison.
We two alone will sing like birds i' th' cage.			We two alone will sing like birds.
When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down			If you ask me if you bless, I'll kneel
And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live,			And ask for forgiveness. So we will live
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh			And pray and sing and old stories tell and laugh
At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues			With gold -plated butterflies and listen to arms
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too-			Talk about court news; And we will also speak to them.
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out-			Who loses and wins; Who is in, who is out
And take upon 's the mystery of things,			And take the secret of things
As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out,			As if we were God's spies; And we will wear it
In a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones			In a wall prison, packs and sects great
That ebb and flow by th' moon.			The EBB and flows through the moon.
Edm. Take them away.			Edm. She creates away.
Lear. Upon such sacrifices, my Cordelia,			Lear. On such victims, my Cordelia,
The gods themselves throw incense. Have I caught thee?			The gods themselves throw frankincense. Did I caught you?
He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven			Whoever share us should bring a brand out of heaven
And fire us hence like foxes. Wipe thine eyes.			And therefore fire us like foxes. Wipe your eyes off.
The goodyears shall devour 'em, flesh and fell,			The Goodyears will devour them, meat and fell,
Ere they shall make us weep! We'll see 'em starv'd first.			Before they let us cry! We will see them first.
Come. Exeunt [Lear and Cordelia, guarded].			Come. Exit [Lear and Cordelia guarded].
Edm. Come hither, Captain; hark.			Edm. Come here, captain; listen.
Take thou this note [gives a paper]. Go follow them to			Take this note [gives a paper]. Follow them too
prison.			Prison.
One step I have advanc'd thee. If thou dost			I have pre -developed a step. If you dost
As this instructs thee, thou dost make thy way			Since this proves you, you make your way
To noble fortunes. Know thou this, that men			To noble assets. Do you know that men
Are as the time is. To be tender-minded			Are like time. Be tender
Does not become a sword. Thy great employment			Will not be a sword. Your great job
Will not bear question. Either say thou'lt do't,			No question will wear. Either you don't say, not
Or thrive by other means.			Or thrive with other means.
Capt. I'll do't, my lord.			Capt. I won't do it, my Lord.
Edm. About it! and write happy when th' hast done.			Edm. About that! And write happy when you have done.
Mark- I say, instantly; and carry it so			Mark- I say immediately; and wear it that way
As I have set it down.			As I put it down.
Capt. I cannot draw a cart, nor eat dried oats;			Capt. I can't draw a cart or eat dried oats;
If it be man's work, I'll do't. Exit.			If it is human work, I won't do it. Exit.
Flourish. Enter Albany, Goneril, Regan, Soldiers.			Bloom. Enter Albany, Goneril, Regan, soldiers.
Alb. Sir, you have show'd to-day your valiant strain,			Alb. Sir, you showed your brave stress today.
And fortune led you well. You have the captives			And happiness led you well. You have the prisoners
Who were the opposites of this day's strife.			Who were the opposites of today's dispute.
We do require them of you, so to use them			We need them from you to use them
As we shall find their merits and our safety			How we will find your services and our security
May equally determine.			Can determine equally.
Edm. Sir, I thought it fit			Edm. Sir, I thought it fits
To send the old and miserable King			Send the old and miserable king
To some retention and appointed guard;			For storage and a nuance appointed;
Whose age has charms in it, whose title more,			Whose old charm has in IT, whose title is more,
To pluck the common bosom on his side			To pick the bosom together on his side
And turn our impress'd lances in our eyes			And turn our impressive lances in our eyes
Which do command them. With him I sent the Queen,			Who command them. With him I sent the queen
My reason all the same; and they are ready			My reason anyway; And they are ready
To-morrow, or at further space, t' appear			Tomorrow or in the further room T '
Where you shall hold your session. At this time			Where you should hold your session. At this moment
We sweat and bleed: the friend hath lost his friend;			We sweat and bleed: the friend lost his friend;
And the best quarrels, in the heat, are curs'd			And the best disputes in the heat are curses
By those that feel their sharpness.			Of those who feel their sharpness.
The question of Cordelia and her father			The question of Cordelia and her father
Requires a fitter place.			Needs a fitter place.
Alb. Sir, by your patience,			Alb. Sir, through their patience,
I hold you but a subject of this war,			I just keep you one topic of this war
Not as a brother.			Not as a brother.
Reg. That's as we list to grace him.			It is rugging when we list it to decorate it.
Methinks our pleasure might have been demanded			I would have been our pleasure
Ere you had spoke so far. He led our powers,			Before you have spoken so far. He led our strength
Bore the commission of my place and person,			Boredom the inspection of my place and myself,
The which immediacy may well stand up			The immediacy can get up
And call itself your brother.			And call yourself your brother.
Gon. Not so hot!			Gon. Not so hot!
In his own grace he doth exalt himself			In his own grace he increases himself
More than in your addition.			More than in their addition.
Reg. In my rights			Regs in my right
By me invested, he compeers the best.			He invested the best of me.
Gon. That were the most if he should husband you.			Gon. That was most of it if he should keep them.
Reg. Jesters do oft prove prophets.			REGS JESTERS often prove prophets.
Gon. Holla, holla!			Gon. Holla, holla!
That eye that told you so look'd but asquint.			The eye that told you that you look like this, but asquint.
Reg. Lady, I am not well; else I should answer			Regs lady, I'm not doing well; Otherwise I should answer
From a full-flowing stomach. General,			From a fully flowing stomach. General,
Take thou my soldiers, prisoners, patrimony;			Do you take my soldiers, prisoners, heir;
Dispose of them, of me; the walls are thine.			Dispose of them, from me; The walls are yours.
Witness the world that I create thee here			Witness of the world that I can do here here
My lord and master.			My master and master.
Gon. Mean you to enjoy him?			Gon. Do you think you enjoy it?
Alb. The let-alone lies not in your good will.			Alb. The Let alone is not in its good will.
Edm. Nor in thine, lord.			Edm. Still in yours, Lord.
Alb. Half-blooded fellow, yes.			Alb. Half -blooded guy, yes.
Reg. [to Edmund] Let the drum strike, and prove my title thine.			Regs [zu Edmund] let the drum beat and prove my title.
Alb. Stay yet; hear reason. Edmund, I arrest thee			Alb. Still remain; Hear the reason. Edmund, I arrest you
On capital treason; and, in thine attaint,			About treason; and in your opinion
This gilded serpent [points to Goneril]. For your claim,			This gilded snake [points to Goneril]. For your claim,
fair			Harvest
sister,			Sister,
I bar it in the interest of my wife.			I block it in my wife's interest.
Tis she is subcontracted to this lord,			It is awarded to this gentleman
And I, her husband, contradict your banes.			And I, her husband, contradicts her Banes.
If you will marry, make your loves to me;			When you get married, make your loved ones for me;
My lady is bespoke.			My lady is tailor -made.
Gon. An interlude!			Gon. An interlude!
Alb. Thou art arm'd, Gloucester. Let the trumpet sound.			Alb. You are poor, Gloucester. Let the trumpet sound.
If none appear to prove upon thy person			If nobody seems to prove to you
Thy heinous, manifest, and many treasons,			Your hideous, manifesters and lots of property.
There is my pledge [throws down a glove]! I'll prove it on			There is my promise [throws down a glove]! I will prove it
thy			yours
heart,			Heart,
Ere I taste bread, thou art in nothing less			Before I taste bread, you are nothing less
Than I have here proclaim'd thee.			When I announced here.
Reg. Sick, O, sick!			Regs sick, o, sick!
Gon. [aside] If not, I'll ne'er trust medicine.			Gon. [Apart from] if not, I will not trust medicine.
Edm. There's my exchange [throws down a glove]. What in the			Edm. There is my exchange [throws a glove.] What in the
world			World
he is			he is
That names me traitor, villain-like he lies.			That calls me traitor, badly he lies.
Call by thy trumpet. He that dares approach,			Call from your trumpet. Who dares to, approaches
On him, on you, who not? I will maintain			On him, on you, who doesn't? I will maintain
My truth and honour firmly.			My truth and honor.
Alb. A herald, ho!			Alb. A Herad, Ho!
Edm. A herald, ho, a herald!			Edm. A herald, Ho, a herald!
Alb. Trust to thy single virtue; for thy soldiers,			Alb. Trust your individual virtue; For your soldiers,
All levied in my name, have in my name			Everything in my name has been raised in my name
Took their discharge.			Took their discharge.
Reg. My sickness grows upon me.			My illness grows on me.
Alb. She is not well. Convey her to my tent.			Alb. She is not feeling well. Transfer them to my tent.
[Exit Regan, led.]			[Output regan, led.]
Enter a Herald.			Enter a herald.
Come hither, herald. Let the trumpet sound,			Come here, Herald. Let the trumpet sound,
And read out this.			And read that.
Capt. Sound, trumpet! A trumpet sounds.			Capt. Sound, trumpet! A trumpet sounds.
Her. (reads) 'If any man of quality or degree within the lists			She. (reads) 'when a man of quality or degree within the lists
of			from
the army will maintain upon Edmund, supposed Earl of			The army becomes Edmund, supposedly Earl of
Gloucester,			Gloucester,
that he is a manifold traitor, let him appear by the third			That he is a diverse traitor, let him appear on the third
sound			Klang
of the trumpet. He is bold in his defence.'			The trumpet. He is brave in his defense. '
Edm. Sound! First trumpet.			Edm. Sound! First trumpet.
Her. Again! Second trumpet.			She. Again! Second trumpet.
Her. Again! Third trumpet.			She. Again! Third trumpet.
Trumpet answers within.			Trumpet answers within.
Enter Edgar, armed, at the third sound, a Trumpet before him.			Enter Edgar, armed, a trumpet in front of him at the third sound.
Alb. Ask him his purposes, why he appears			Alb. Ask him for his intentions why he appears
Upon this call o' th' trumpet.			On this call from the trumpet.
Her. What are you?			She. What are you?
Your name, your quality? and why you answer			Your name, your quality? And why do you answer
This present summons?			This summary?
Edg. Know my name is lost;			Edg. I know my name is lost;
By treason's tooth bare-gnawn and canker-bit.			Through bare gnawn and scratch bit of the betrayal.
Yet am I noble as the adversary			Still, I'm noble like the opponent
I come to cope.			I come to coping.
Alb. Which is that adversary?			Alb. What is the opponent?
Edg. What's he that speaks for Edmund Earl of Gloucester?			Edg. What does he speak for Edmund Earl from Gloucester?
Edm. Himself. What say'st thou to him?			Edm. Even. What do you say to him?
Edg. Draw thy sword,			Edg. Draw your sword
That, if my speech offend a noble heart,			This when my speech insults a noble heart,
Thy arm may do thee justice. Here is mine.			Your arm can do justice to you. Here is my.
Behold, it is the privilege of mine honours,			See, it is the privilege of my honors
My oath, and my profession. I protest-			My oath and my job. I protest
Maugre thy strength, youth, place, and eminence,			Maugre your strength, youth, place and eminence,
Despite thy victor sword and fire-new fortune,			Despite your Victor sword and the fire, new assets,
Thy valour and thy heart- thou art a traitor;			Your bravery and your heart, you are a traitor;
False to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father;			Wrong to your gods, your brother and your father;
Conspirant 'gainst this high illustrious prince;			Conspicuous to win this high famous prince;
And from th' extremest upward of thy head			And from the most extreme over your head
To the descent and dust beneath thy foot,			To descend and dust under your foot,
A most toad-spotted traitor. Say thou 'no,'			A most blatant traitor. Say no ''
This sword, this arm, and my best spirits are bent			This sword, this arm and my best spirits are bent
To prove upon thy heart, whereto I speak,			Prove where I speak
Thou liest.			You read.
Edm. In wisdom I should ask thy name;			Edm. I should ask your name in wisdom;
But since thy outside looks so fair and warlike,			But since your outside looks so fair and warlike,
And that thy tongue some say of breeding breathes,			And this your tongue, which some say about breeding, breathes,
What safe and nicely I might well delay			What safe and beautiful I could definitely delay
By rule of knighthood, I disdain and spurn.			I despise and dirty after the knight's breed.
Back do I toss those treasons to thy head;			Back I throw these treasures into your head;
With the hell-hated lie o'erwhelm thy heart;			With the hellish lie over your heart;
Which- for they yet glance by and scarcely bruise-			What do you still throw and hardly any blue spots
This sword of mine shall give them instant way			This sword of me will give you an immediate way
Where they shall rest for ever. Trumpets, speak!			Where they should rest forever. Trumpets, speak!
Alarums. Fight. [Edmund falls.]			Alarums. KAMPF. [Edmund Falls.]
Alb. Save him, save him!			Alb. Save him, save him!
Gon. This is mere practice, Gloucester.			Gon. This is only practice, Gloucester.
By th' law of arms thou wast not bound to answer			According to the weapons law that you have not obliged to answer
An unknown opposite. Thou art not vanquish'd,			An unknown opposite. You are not defeated
But cozen'd and beguil'd.			But Cozen'd and enthusiastic.
Alb. Shut your mouth, dame,			Alb. Close your mouth, lady,
Or with this paper shall I stop it. [Shows her her letter to			Or with this paper I should stop it. [Shows her letter to
Edmund.]- [To Edmund]. Hold, sir.			Edmund.]- [to Edmund]. Hold, Sir.
[To Goneril] Thou worse than any name, read thine own evil.			[To Goneril] You are worse than any other name, read your own evil.
No tearing, lady! I perceive you know it.			No tears, lady! I notice you know.
Gon. Say if I do- the laws are mine, not thine.			Gon. Say when I do it are my laws, not yours.
Who can arraign me for't?			Who can it not cause me?
Alb. Most monstrous!			Alb. The most monstrous!
Know'st thou this paper?			Do you know this paper?
Gon. Ask me not what I know. Exit.			Gon. Don't ask me what I know. Exit.
Alb. Go after her. She's desperate; govern her.			Alb. Go to her. She is desperate; rule them.
[Exit an Officer.]			[End an officer.]
Edm. What, you have charg'd me with, that have I done,			Edm. What, you led me with me, I did that,
And more, much more. The time will bring it out.			And more, much more. Time will bring out.
Tis past, and so am I.- But what art thou			It's a thing of the past, and I too, but what kind of art you
That hast this fortune on me? If thou'rt noble,			This luck with me is that? If you are noble
I do forgive thee.			I forgive you.
Edg. Let's exchange charity.			Edg. Let us exchange charity organization.
I am no less in blood than thou art, Edmund;			I am no less blood than you are, Edmund;
If more, the more th' hast wrong'd me.			If more, the more that did me wrong.
My name is Edgar and thy father's son.			My name is Edgar and her father's son.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices			The gods are fair and of our pleasant latter
Make instruments to scourge us.			Make instruments to take care of us.
The dark and vicious place where thee he got			The dark and malignant place where he got
Cost him his eyes.			His eyes cost him.
Edm. Th' hast spoken right; 'tis true.			Edm. The correctly spoken; It's true.
The wheel is come full circle; I am here.			The bike closes the circle; I'm here.
Alb. Methought thy very gait did prophesy			Alb. Made your very gear prophecies
A royal nobleness. I must embrace thee.			A royal nastiness. I have to hug you.
Let sorrow split my heart if ever I			Leave my heart if I am ever
Did hate thee, or thy father!			Did you or your father hated you!
Edg. Worthy prince, I know't.			Edg. Worthy prince, I don't know.
Alb. Where have you hid yourself?			Alb. Where do you hide?
How have you known the miseries of your father?			How did you know your father's misery?
Edg. By nursing them, my lord. List a brief tale;			Edg. Through the care, my Lord. List a short story;
And when 'tis told, O that my heart would burst!			And when it said my heart would burst!
The bloody proclamation to escape			The bloody proclamation to escape
That follow'd me so near (O, our lives' sweetness!			That followed me so close (o, our life 'sweetness!
That with the pain of death would hourly die			That would die hourly with the pain of death
Rather than die at once!) taught me to shift			Instead of dying immediately!) Teached me to shift me
Into a madman's rags, t' assume a semblance			T 'appeals to the rags of a crazy person
That very dogs disdain'd; and in this habit			These dogs despised; And in this habit
Met I my father with his bleeding rings,			I met my father with his bleeding rings
Their precious stones new lost; became his guide,			Your precious stones is new; became his guide
Led him, begg'd for him, sav'd him from despair;			Led him, begged around him, said him before despair;
Never (O fault!) reveal'd myself unto him			Never (o guilty!) Reveal me
Until some half hour past, when I was arm'd,			Up to half an hour passed when I was poor
Not sure, though hoping of this good success,			I'm not sure, although he hopes for this good success
I ask'd his blessing, and from first to last			I asked his blessing and from first to the end
Told him my pilgrimage. But his flaw'd heart			Told him my pilgrimage. But his faulty heart
(Alack, too weak the conflict to support!)			(Alack, too weak the conflict to support them!)
Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,			Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,
Burst smilingly.			Breaked up.
Edm. This speech of yours hath mov'd me,			Edm. This speech from you moved me
And shall perchance do good; but speak you on;			And should do it well; But speak to yourself;
You look as you had something more to say.			They look like they had a little more to say.
Alb. If there be more, more woful, hold it in;			Alb. If there is more, more WoFul, keep it in;
For I am almost ready to dissolve,			Because I am almost ready to solve
Hearing of this.			Listen.
Edg. This would have seem'd a period			Edg. This would have seemed a period
To such as love not sorrow; but another,			Not grief to such love; But another,
To amplify too much, would make much more,			To reinforce too much would do a lot more
And top extremity.			And top extremity.
Whilst I was big in clamour, came there a man,			While I was big, I got a man there, a man,
Who, having seen me in my worst estate,			Who after I have seen myself in my worst estate,
Shunn'd my abhorr'd society; but then, finding			Meld my abrupt society; But then find
Who 'twas that so endur'd, with his strong arms			Who ended it with his strong arms
He fastened on my neck, and bellowed out			He attached my neck and roared out
As he'd burst heaven; threw him on my father;			When he burst the sky; threw him on my father;
Told the most piteous tale of Lear and him			Told the most pictorial story of Lear and him
That ever ear receiv'd; which in recounting			This ear was always received; What in the retelling
His grief grew puissant, and the strings of life			His grief became Puissant and the life states of life
Began to crack. Twice then the trumpets sounded,			Began to crack. The trumpets sounded twice then,
And there I left him tranc'd.			And there I let him cross.
Alb. But who was this?			Alb. But who was that?
Edg. Kent, sir, the banish'd Kent; who in disguise			Edg. Kent, sir, the exiled kent; Who disguised
Followed his enemy king and did him service			Followed his enemy king and service to him
Improper for a slave.			Unresolved for a slave.
Enter a Gentleman with a bloody knife.			Enter a gentleman with a bloody knife.
Gent. Help, help! O, help!			Man. Help, help! O, help!
Edg. What kind of help?			Edg. What kind of help?
Alb. Speak, man.			Alb. Say, man.
Edg. What means that bloody knife?			Edg. What does this bloody knife mean?
Gent. 'Tis hot, it smokes.			Man. It's hot, it smokes.
It came even from the heart of- O! she's dead!			It even came from the heart of-o! She is dead!
Alb. Who dead? Speak, man.			Alb. Who dead? Say, man.
Gent. Your lady, sir, your lady! and her sister			Man. Your wife, sir, your wife! and her sister
By her is poisoned; she hath confess'd it.			It is poisoned by it; She confessed.
Edm. I was contracted to them both. All three			Edm. I was both contractual. All three
Now marry in an instant.			Now get married immediately.
Enter Kent.			Enter Kent.
Edg. Here comes Kent.			Edg. Kent comes here.
Alb. Produce their bodies, be they alive or dead.			Alb. Produce your bodies, be alive or dead.
[Exit Gentleman.]			[Gentleman output.]
This judgement of the heavens, that makes us tremble			This judgment of the sky that makes us tremble
Touches us not with pity. O, is this he?			Don't touch us with pity. Oh, is that he?
The time will not allow the compliment			Time will not allow the compliment
That very manners urges.			Exactly these manners push.
Kent. I am come			Kent. I came
To bid my king and master aye good night.			To offer my king and master good night.
Is he not here?			Isn't he here?
Alb. Great thing of us forgot!			Alb. Forgot a great thing from us!
Speak, Edmund, where's the King? and where's Cordelia?			Talk, Edmund, where is the king? And where is Cordelia?
The bodies of Goneril and Regan are brought in.			The corpses of Goneril and Regan are brought in.
Seest thou this object, Kent?			Do you see this object, kent?
Kent. Alack, why thus?			Kent. Alack, why?
Edm. Yet Edmund was belov'd.			Edm. Nevertheless, Edmund was beloved.
The one the other poisoned for my sake,			One of the other for my will, poisoned,
And after slew herself.			And after trotting.
Alb. Even so. Cover their faces.			Alb. Even so. Cover your faces.
Edm. I pant for life. Some good I mean to do,			Edm. I gasped for life. Some good ones that I want to do
Despite of mine own nature. Quickly send			Despite my own nature. Quickly send
(Be brief in't) to the castle; for my writ			(Be short) to the castle; For my letter
Is on the life of Lear and on Cordelia.			Is on the life of Lear and Cordelia.
Nay, send in time.			No, send time.
Alb. Run, run, O, run!			Alb. Run, run, oh, run!
Edg. To who, my lord? Who has the office? Send			Edg. For whom, sir? Who has the office? Send
Thy token of reprieve.			Your token of the respect.
Edm. Well thought on. Take my sword;			Edm. Thought well. Take my sword;
Give it the Captain.			Give it to the captain.
Alb. Haste thee for thy life. [Exit Edgar.]			Alb. Hat for your life. [Edgar.]
Edm. He hath commission from thy wife and me			Edm. He has ordered from her wife and me
To hang Cordelia in the prison and			Cordelia hang in prison and
To lay the blame upon her own despair			To blame your own despair
That she fordid herself.			That she promotes herself.
Alb. The gods defend her! Bear him hence awhile.			Alb. The gods defend them! So wear it for a while.
[Edmund is borne off.]			[Edmund is held.]
Enter Lear, with Cordelia [dead] in his arms, [Edgar,			Enter Lear, with Cordelia [dead] in his arms, [Edgar,
Captain,			Captain,
and others following].			and others follow].
Lear. Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stone.			Leather. Very, very, very, very much! Oh, you are Mend Stein Aus.
Had I your tongues and eyes, I'ld use them so			I had your tongues and eyes, I would use them like this
That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever!			The vault of the sky should crack. It is gone forever!
I know when one is dead, and when one lives.			I know when you're dead and when you live.
She's dead as earth. Lend me a looking glass.			It is dead like the earth. Lead me a looking glass.
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,			If your breath torments or coloring the stone, turns
Why, then she lives.			Why, then she lives.
Kent. Is this the promis'd end?			Kent. Is that promise?
Edg. Or image of that horror?			Edg. Or picture of this horror?
Alb. Fall and cease!			Alb. Autumn and stop!
Lear. This feather stirs; she lives! If it be so,			Lear. This spring moves; She lives! If so
It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows			It is an opportunity that all worries redeem
That ever I have felt.			I've ever felt that.
Kent. O my good master!			Kent. O my good master!
Lear. Prithee away!			Lear. Prithee Weg!
Edg. 'Tis noble Kent, your friend.			Edg. 'It's noble Kent, your friend.
Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all!			Lear. A plague on you, murderer, traitor everyone!
I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever!			I might have late her; Now it is gone forever!
Cordelia, Cordelia! stay a little. Ha!			Cordelia, Cordelia! Stay a little. Ha!
What is't thou say'st, Her voice was ever soft,			What is not that you say her voice was always soft,
Gentle, and low- an excellent thing in woman.			Gentle and low- an excellent thing with woman.
I kill'd the slave that was a-hanging thee.			I kill the slave that was in you.
Capt. 'Tis true, my lords, he did.			Capt. 'It is true, gentlemen, he did it.
Lear. Did I not, fellow?			Lear. I don't, guy?
I have seen the day, with my good biting falchion			I saw the day with my good falchion
I would have made them skip. I am old now,			I would have let her skip. I'm old now
And these same crosses spoil me. Who are you?			And the same crosses spoil me. Who are you?
Mine eyes are not o' th' best. I'll tell you straight.			My eyes are not the best. I'll tell you right now.
Kent. If fortune brag of two she lov'd and hated,			Kent. When Fortune Prahl of two, she loved and hated
One of them we behold.			We see one of them.
Lear. This' a dull sight. Are you not Kent?			Lear. This is a boring sight. Are you not kent?
Kent. The same-			Kent. The same-
Your servant Kent. Where is your servant Caius?			Your servant kent. Where is your servant Caius?
Lear. He's a good fellow, I can tell you that.			Lear. He is a good guy, I can tell you that.
He'll strike, and quickly too. He's dead and rotten.			He will also beat quickly. He is dead and lazy.
Kent. No, my good lord; I am the very man-			Kent. No, my good gentleman; I am the very man-
Lear. I'll see that straight.			Lear. I'll see that right now.
Kent. That from your first of difference and decay			Kent. That from their first difference and decay
Have followed your sad steps.			I followed your sad steps.
Lear. You're welcome hither.			Lear. They are happy to happen here.
Kent. Nor no man else! All's cheerless, dark, and deadly.			Kent. No man yet! Everything is happy, dark and fatal.
Your eldest daughters have fordone themselves,			Her oldest daughters have Fordon themselves,
And desperately are dead.			And desperate are dead.
Lear. Ay, so I think.			Lear. Yes, so I think.
Alb. He knows not what he says; and vain is it			Alb. He doesn't know what he says; And it is vain
That we present us to him.			That we present ourselves.
Edg. Very bootless.			Edg. Very bootlos.
Enter a Captain.			Enter a captain.
Capt. Edmund is dead, my lord.			Capt. Edmund is dead, sir.
Alb. That's but a trifle here.			Alb. This is just a little thing here.
You lords and noble friends, know our intent.			You Lords and noble friends know our intention.
What comfort to this great decay may come			What comfort for this great decay can come
Shall be applied. For us, we will resign,			Is used. For us we will step back
During the life of this old Majesty,			During the life of this old majesty,
To him our absolute power; [to Edgar and Kent] you to your			For him our absolute strength; [to Edgar and Kent] she to yours
rights;			Right;
With boot, and Such addition as your honours			With the boot and such a supplement like their honor
Have more than merited.- All friends shall taste			More than deserve.- All friends should taste good
The wages of their virtue, and all foes			The wages of their virtue and all enemies
The cup of their deservings.- O, see, see!			The cup of their merits.
Lear. And my poor fool is hang'd! No, no, no life!			Lear. And my poor fool is hanging! No, no, no life!
Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life,			Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, live,
And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more,			And you don't have a breath at all? You can't get anymore
Never, never, never, never, never!			Never, never, never, never, never!
Pray you undo this button. Thank you, sir.			Pray, you can undo this button. Thank you my Lord.
Do you see this? Look on her! look! her lips!			Do you see that? Look at them! see! your lips!
Look there, look there! He dies.			Look there, look there! He dies.
Edg. He faints! My lord, my lord!			Edg. He passed out! My Lord, my Lord!
Kent. Break, heart; I prithee break!			Kent. Herz Brechen; I prithee break!
Edg. Look up, my lord.			Edg. Look at, my lord.
Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him			Kent. Vex not his spirit. Oh, let him pass! He hates him
That would upon the rack of this tough world			That would be on the frame of this hard world
Stretch him out longer.			Extend it longer.
Edg. He is gone indeed.			Edg. He is indeed gone.
Kent. The wonder is, he hath endur'd so long.			Kent. The miracle is that he ended so long.
He but usurp'd his life.			He used his life.
Alb. Bear them from hence. Our present business			Alb. Wear them from now on. Our current business
Is general woe. [To Kent and Edgar] Friends of my soul, you			Is general woe. [To Kent and Edgar] friends of my soul, you
twain			Twain
Rule in this realm, and the gor'd state sustain.			Usually in this area and the Gor'd state support.
Kent. I have a journey, sir, shortly to go.			Kent. I have a trip, sir, shortly.
My master calls me; I must not say no.			My master calls me; I can't say no.
Alb. The weight of this sad time we must obey,			Alb. We have to obey the weight of this sad time,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.			Talk what we feel, not what we should say.
The oldest have borne most; we that are young			The elders have worn the most; We who are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.			Should never see so much and live so long.
Exeunt with a dead march.			Go out with a dead march.
THE END			THE END