No Fear Shakespeare: Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1

No Fear Shakespheare

William Shakespeare

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	Original Text	Modern Text
	Enter FOOL and FABIAN	The FOOL and FABIAN enter.
	FABIAN Now, as thou lovest me, let me see his letter.	FABIAN If you’re my friend, you’ll let me see his letter.
	FOOL Good Master Fabian, grant me another request.	FOOL Dear Mr. Fabian, do me another favor first.
	FABIAN Anything.	FABIAN Anything.
	FOOL Do not desire to see this letter.	FOOL Don’t ask to see this letter.
5	FABIAN This is, to give a dog and in recompense desire my dog again.	FABIAN That’s like giving someone a dog as a present, and then asking for the dog back in return.
	Enter ORSINO, VIOLA, CURIO, and lords	ORSINO, VIOLA, CURIO, and lords enter.
	ORSINO Belong you to the Lady Olivia, friends?	ORSINO My friends, are you all Lady Olivia’s servants?
	FOOL Ay, sir, we are some of her trappings.	FOOL Yes, sir, we’re part of her entourage.
	ORSINO I know thee well. How dost thou, my good fellow?	ORSINO I know you. How are you, my friend?
10	FOOL Truly, sir, the better for my foes and the worse for my friends.	FOOL I’m better off because of my enemies, and worse off because of my friends.
	ORSINO Just the contrary. The better for thy friends.	ORSINO You mean it the other way around. You’re better off because of your friends.
	FOOL No, sir, the worse.	FOOL No, sir, worse off.
	ORSINO How can that be?	ORSINO How can that be?