No Fear Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Act 5 Scene 3

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Original Text	Modern Text
Enter SYLVIA , OUTLAWS	SYLVIA enters, led by Outlaws.
FIRST OUTLAW Come, come, Be patient. We must bring you to our captain.	FIRST OUTLAW Come on, come on. Be patient. We must bring you to our captain.
SYLVIA A thousand more mischances than this one Have learned me how to brook this patiently.	SYLVIA A thousand misfortunes worse than this one have taught me how to endure this patiently.
SECOND OUTLAW 5 Come, bring her away.	SECOND OUTLAW Go on, take her away.
FIRST OUTLAW Where is the gentleman that was with her?	FIRST OUTLAW Where is the gentleman that was with her Meaning Eglamour. the gentleman that was with her?
SECOND OUTLAW Being nimble-footed, he hath outrun us, But Moses and Valerius follow him. Go thou with her to the west end of the wood; 10 There is our captain. We’ll follow him that’s fled. The thicket is beset; he cannot scape.	SECOND OUTLAW He was fast so he outran us, but Moses and Valerius are following him. Go with her to the west end of the woods. Our captain is there. We’ll follow the guy who fled. The woods are surrounded by our men—he cannot escape.
Exeunt all but FIRST OUTLAW and SYLVIA	They all exit, except the First Outlaw and Sylvia.
FIRST OUTLAW Come, I must bring you to our captain’s cave. Fear not; he bears an honorable mind And will not use a woman lawlessly.	FIRST OUTLAW Come on, I must take you to our captain’s cave. Don’t be afraid. He is an honorable man and will not rape you.
SYLVIA 15 O Valentine, this I endure for thee!	SYLVIA Oh, Valentine, I endure all this for you!
Exeunt	They exit.

Original Text	Modern Text
Enter SYLVIA , OUTLAWS	SYLVIA enters, led by Outlaws.
FIRST OUTLAW Come, come, Be patient. We must bring you to our captain.	FIRST OUTLAW Come on, come on. Be patient. We must bring you to our captain.
SYLVIA A thousand more mischances than this one Have learned me how to brook this patiently.	SYLVIA A thousand misfortunes worse than this one have taught me how to endure this patiently.
SECOND OUTLAW 5 Come, bring her away.	SECOND OUTLAW Go on, take her away.
FIRST OUTLAW Where is the gentleman that was with her?	FIRST OUTLAW Where is the gentleman that was with her Meaning Eglamour. the gentleman that was with her?
SECOND OUTLAW Being nimble-footed, he hath outrun us, But Moses and Valerius follow him. Go thou with her to the west end of the wood; 10 There is our captain. We’ll follow him that’s fled. The thicket is beset; he cannot scape.	SECOND OUTLAW He was fast so he outran us, but Moses and Valerius are following him. Go with her to the west end of the woods. Our captain is there. We’ll follow the guy who fled. The woods are surrounded by our men—he cannot escape.
Exeunt all but FIRST OUTLAW and SYLVIA	They all exit, except the First Outlaw and Sylvia.
FIRST OUTLAW Come, I must bring you to our captain’s cave. Fear not; he bears an honorable mind And will not use a woman lawlessly.	FIRST OUTLAW Come on, I must take you to our captain’s cave. Don’t be afraid. He is an honorable man and will not rape you.
SYLVIA 15 O Valentine, this I endure for thee!	SYLVIA Oh, Valentine, I endure all this for you!
Exeunt	They exit.