Original Text
Doubtful it stood,
As two spent swimmers that do cling together
And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald—
Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
The multiplying villanies of nature
Do swarm upon him—from the Western Isles
Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied,
And fortune, on his damnèd quarrel smiling,
Showed like a rebel’s whore. But all’s too weak,
For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—
Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution,
Like valor’s minion carved out his passage
English Text
For a while you couldn’t tell who would win. The armies were like two exhausted swimmers clinging to each other and struggling in the water, unable to move. The villainous rebel Macdonwald was supported by foot soldiers and horsemen from Ireland and the Hebrides, and Lady Luck was with him, smiling cruelly at his enemies as if she were his whore. But Luck and Macdonwald together weren’t strong enough. Brave Macbeth, laughing at Luck, chopped his way through to Macdonwald, who didn’t even have time to say good-bye or shake hands before Macbeth split him open from his navel to his jawbone and stuck his head on our castle walls.
Were I found this
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_4.html
Credit to sparknotes
September 20, 2016 at 7:18 pm
That’s an extremely strong modern interpretation, Junior – did you write it or find it?
September 20, 2016 at 7:24 pm
I think this was directly copied from “No Fear Shakespeare” – this is the URL: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_4.html – if you ever do this, you MUST acknowledge the source. Sparknotes actually tells you how to do this on their site: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/citing.html
If you quickly do this, I’ll overlook the example of plagiarism this time.
CW