Macbeth Final

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· [Dramatis Personae

Duncan, King ofScotland

Malcolm } .Donalbain his sons

Macbeth

Banquo

Macduff

-Lennoxl~ \-R ( '"~ noblemen of Scotlandoss . ~,,..

Menteith

ngus !,"aithness

#leance, son toBanquo

Si$a%d, &a%l of 'o%thumbe%land, gene%al of the

&nglish fo%ces(oung Si$a%d, his son

Se)ton, an office% attending onMacbeth

Son to Macduff

n &nglish Docto%

Scottish Docto%

*o%te%

n +ld Manh%ee Mu%de%e%s

Lad) Macbeth

Lad) Macduff

entle$oman attending onLad) Macbethecate

/itches

00a%itions

- Lo%ds, +ffice%s, Soldie%s, ttendants, and MI'

senge%s

Scene: Scotland1 &ngland2

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I5> The Tragedy ofMacbeth

ACT1

Scene 7. [Anopen place! ......L-, •

l L(D~L ,...a. J\ l5l37h\95 ""'!:6-Th"nder and lightning #nter nlree $itches :: ;ltt5\tD.

3 77 5 %irst $itch /hen shall $e th%eemeet again< &' 'd''\. ,;=> '

In thunde%, lightning, o% in%ain< U lqtc.Q~#$ "' -

Second $itch /hen the hu%l)bu%l)5s done, "!;1'facrs:;??/hen the battle5s lost and$on.

Third $itch hat $il l bee%e the set of sun. \ \t. \\\..~.~~ %irst $itch /he%e the 0lace< IJ##I()**+,-(f

Second $itch @0on theheath. ;

Third $itch he%e to meet $ith Macbeth.

1·%.rst$itc)/I come, %a)~

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7 7Sec0M $itch *addod"5calls.C~. 5 % "

Third$itch .& 'Ann$ oII

A) is foul, and foul is fuu.. 51!!tomt,h 10

oe% th%ough the fog andfilth) ai%. ~r ,;- y t)(1 '.1

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: MACBETH

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Scene I. 0A ca)! 44&4&

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Alar "m

)ithin

) #nter ing [D"ncan!& 2al-colm/

Donalbain& ,enno6&4)2th Attendan

&meet-t n g

( bleeding 7aptain, ing /hat bl?o~)

man

that< >;e5

can.%e0o

%t,s seemeth b)

0light, of the%eolt!!,he ne$est state~ C &, ''',

Malcolm his f~. se%geant! ~/ho liEe agood.and~a%0

ldie%fought5ains

tm)ca*ti~l

!ail. b ~f%iend>Sa) to theEing th Eno$ledge +l5S6b%oil

+

s thou didst lea eit.

7aptain ('2t)' Doubtful itsto

,s t$o s0entCs$imme%s, that docling togethe% nd choEe 3hei% a%t56!-heme%ciless Macdon$ald-/o%th) to be a %ebel f8J-5othathe multi0l)ing illainies-~nat@%eDos$a%m u0on him-f%om /este%n ;sles!

+fEtiDs and gallo$glasses! ~00lied1n5}#o%tune1 onhis damned qua%%el! smiling,

Sho$ed liEe a%ebel5s $ho%e6! but all5s too $eaE6

~o% b%ae Macbeth-$ell he dese%es that nanuisdaining

#o%tune.$ith

hisb%andished steel,/hich smoEed $ithblood) execution,LiEe alo%5s minion! ca%ed outhis0assage

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7.I.s.d. la%um

$ithin t %um0et c! offs tage H se%geant '\. \A777A.,3he is .cal9~, 0e %ha0s $ith no inconsistenc) in Sha.Ec5;!N5;;3,.5. ;;./a ea0tain ;n t+ s.d, and s0eech 0%efixes. Sergeant ;~ ,;oO!)ll.hll ;

P b%oil qua%%el G choEe thei% !rt ham0e% each othe%5s dn3

; ,5 /... .

e% n

;sles eb%ides 7H r Ee%ns

and ga@o$glasses

$i.h

;oOll,i;4

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foot soldie%s and heai l) !r4+dones 7: clamnfd q.,," 77875!!,

cause 7 Sho$ed @Ee a %ebel5s $ho%e Le., falsel) 7;7575"*l%ll ;.. ;.(>Macdon$ald 9G minion 3 t% is)l labic4 fao% ite

7.I. - 7.I. MACBETH

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illhe faced the slae1/hich ne5% shooE hands-no% bade fa%e~ll to 4.ill he unseamed 4 f%omthe nae to tI' cho0s,!nd fixedhis head u0on ou% battlements.

ing 6 aliant cousin> /o%th) gentleman>

7aptain A $he7.>cethe sun 5gins his %eflection<

Shi0$%acEingsto%ms and di%eful thunde%s b%eaE,So f%om t!t s0%ing $hence comfo%t seemed t comeDiscomfo%t S/ells.Ma%~ King ofScotland, ma%E6

'o soone%Oustice had, $ith alo% a%med,

"om0elled thesesEi00ing Ee%ns to t%ustthei%heelsBut t+ 'o%$e)an lo%d1 su%e)ing5antage, A

/ith fu%bished a%ms an5d ne$ su00lie~f men,Begana f%esh-assault, !-

ing Disma)ed not thisr ca0tains, Macbeth andBanquo<

7aptain (es1 A s0a%%o$s ~gles, o%the hate the lion.I$ ; sa) sooth1! ; must %e0o%t the) $e%e

A cannons oe%cha%ged $ithdouble c%acEs1!So the) doubl).%edoubled st%oEes u0on thefoe.&xce0t! the) me~ tobathein%eeEing $ounds,r memo%iQe anothe%1 olgotha, A

;cannot tell- &,But ;am faint1 47 gashesc%) fo%hel0.

ing&So $ell th) $o%dsbecome theeas th) $ounds1he) smacE of hono% both. o get him su%geons.

[Exit 7aptain& attended!

#nter <oss andAng"s

/ho comes he%e<

II 11I1~+ to th5 cho0s nael to the Oa$s I %eflection 3fou% s)llables1I 3,;;;l;ng ion-here !nd often else$he%e in the 0la)-s-is dis)llabic4

~; !it~c)lng antage seeing an o00o%tunit) HP sooth t%uth HR c%acEs*;.4 ,;es HG &xce0t unless :A memo%iQe anothe% olgotha maEe

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T5 us memo%able as olgotha, !the 0lace of

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7.I.MACBETH

& he $o%th) hane! of Joss.

ahaste

looEs th%ough his e)es> So

he looE ,to! s0eaE things st%ange.

58, 8, ~ -sae the Eing>

/hen,\cam5st

thou, /+~5?@i*e<

!-

& #%om 8$+....g%eat King1the '+;5\=e)anbanne%s flout the sE) ':9

0eo0le cold. &, ,

himself , ~

th

te%%ible numbe%s, !-

b) that most dislo)al t%aito% of "a$do% ,

began adismalU

conflict1Bellona5s

b%ideg%oom, la00ed in 0%oof,!

him$ith self-com0a%isons,!against 0oint, %ebellious a%m 5gainst a%m,

his laish! s0i%it6 and, t conclude,

fell on us.

%eat ha00iness>

( hat no$the 'o%$a)s5 Eing, c%aes com0osition1!

$e deign him bu%ial of5his menhe d isbu%sed , at Saint "olme5s ;nch ,!

en thousand dolla%s! to ou% gene%al ~e .

'o mo%e t!thane of "a$do% shall deceie bosom inte%est6! ~ 0%onounce his 0%esent!

nd$ith his fo%me% title g%eet Macbeth. \

see it done.

he !t lost, n~le Macbeth hath $on.ExCU

Scottish title of nobilit)4 :R seems to seems !tt ;t,

of 'o%$a) H dismal th%eatening : Be;l@lui!,of the goddess of $a%, clad in tested 3;5,o\1tll

se;f-com0a%isons counte%-moements R ;aiVh 11,.t

of 0eace P7 ;ncb island PI dD!r (;3!r1~ 7777.7+u% bosom inte%est m) 30lu%al of !5(l,l;),

0%esent immediate

7.H. MACBETH

Scene H. [A heath!

Th"nder #nterthe Three $itches-.. C

%irst /~chW-../he%e hast thou been, siste%<

Second )tch Killing s$ine.

Third $itch Siste%, $he%e thou< %irst $itch s~o%5 s$ife had chestnuts in he% la0,

nd mounchedxand mounched, and mounched.!ie me,! q@?th9.

!%oint thee, ? $itch>! the-%um0-fed %on)on< c%ies.

e% husband5s to,.le00o gone, maste% A5 t' ige%6But n 5a.siee ;5l l thithe% sail,nd, liE~ %at /itholit atail, \.; 5ll do, ; 5l l AA, and ;5ll (16. =9

Second $itch -=il~.e thee5a $ind. \

%irst $it7h

t

a%t . d. \\

Third$itch d I an the%. .

%irst&$itch m)sel f ha~ al l the ~ the%1nti the)5ec) 0o%ts th~(W;o$,o C

ll theCqua%te%s that the) Eno$;5 t' shi0man5s ca%d.!

;5ll d%ain him d%) as ha)6 \SleX shall neithe% night no% da)ang u0on his 0enthouse lid1! 89

e shall lie aman fo%bid6!

/eH>(. se5nights nine times nineSh~7 he d$indle, 0eaE, < and 0ine6

> ; 34 %oint t++ begone P %um0-fed %on)on fat-%um0ed scabb) c%ea-

>5555 ;S 0o%ts the) blo$ ha%bo%s to $hich the $inds blo$ (1)

, . !7;%e7c om0a ss c a% d IA 0enthous e lid e)elid 3t he figu% e is of a lea n-t o4! ;ol%bld cu%sed IH 3+!= $aste a$a)

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be lost, be tem0est-tossed.

sho$ me.

a0ilot5s thumb,ashome$a%d-he did come ..5

Dr"m ::?ithin)--)@&@/

':~#\C'>'d?\J?~T""~,.! Iin hand, \ I.." aI

the sea and land, #1tr' '~! ~5 ! 5. 5

to mine, 5!t.#@7$ u0 %une. C}5 5 ,

$ound u0. )ny"li'" #nterMacbeth andanB"o

.9.5,da) I hae not seen.

to #o%%es< /hat a%e thesein thei% atti%e,

inhabitants A5 th5 ea%th,

)ou, o% a%e )ou aught(ou seemto nd+rt!nd me,cho00)! finge% la)ing

(ou should be $omen,fo%bid me tointe%0%et

)ou can6 $hat a%e )ou<

! t t++, T!n+of &!11~I

Macbeth> ail to thee, T!(' III

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one common o0inion held lhall++$om.677/l5ll~ !lh\l \;1,i> }56,;,N5.in ;h.6#i%~t #nhll3;fill4 ;@9l;:,$ M&4 &24

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1.3_ 7.H. M"B& G

Third $itch ll hail , Macbeth, that shalt be King

he%eafte%> 1t %-+,~\i l \ I 7\793 t'\ 1.1

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anB"o ood si%, $b) do )ou sta%t, and seem tofea%

hings that do sound so fai%< I' th5 name of t%uth,

@l .) %e )efantastical ,! o% that indeed5-'~\~iOich out$a%dl) )e sho$< M) noble 0a%tne% \

),1('I ,(ou g%eet $ith 0%esent g%ace< and g%eat 0%ediction4 . 55

t~ -+f noble haing< and of%o)al ho0e, 011d~, at he seems %a0t $ithal6! tome )ou s0eaE not ..... liS

I$ )ou can looE into the seeds of time, . .,. ~, ~" I .t\ nd sa)$hich g%ain $ill g%o$ and $hich $ill not, ,

S0eaE then to me, $ho neithe% beg no% fea% 5 5\. "II" 09

(ou% fao%s no% )ou% hate.

%irst $itch ail> A\Lt= ~ ~.d4 #t'Second $itch ail> 5. %+l\,d1 r\##'J~%. )45\.T.' ( E' & '1' F+" 7--777AAA.. GrJ ~t 7ft~n;6 itcn !: .,.!5t5.9 ! I L' ~ I$

!. \ 73\637717.5 %irst $itch Lesse% than Macbeth, and g%eate%.5 t,'"~;;5 5P7

Second $itch 'ot so ha00), U )et much ha00ie%,

Third $itch hou shal t get< Eings, though thou be

none.

So ! hail, Macbeth and Banquo> 5. ~

%irst $)tc=3/&apB"oand Macbeth, all hail> r\\ (C& )(&pL 1"

Macbetn Sta), )ou im0e%fect! s0eaEe%s, tel l me mo%ei , &)oB) Sinel5s! death ; Eno$ ; am hane of lamis1 t

But ho$ of "a$do%< he hane of "a$do% lies, ?0%os0e%ous gentleman1 and tobe King

Stands not $ithin the 0%os0ect of belief,

'o mo%e than tobe "a$do%. Sa)f%om $hence >5

(ou o$eo this st%ange intelligence<+ +% $h) )? %

@0on t blasted heath )ousto0ou% $a) \?r?7~~

~ 5t9 ...."n ..7;7imagina%) g%ace bono% P baing 0ossession R %a0t O,l;ld t5;liil;l"35d b) it PP ha00) fonullule PR get beget RA i m0e%fec t

\>ci9ii5%,;!;5~ ;; Sine5 3MndW\5 lh! t+r) >H B+ o$n, !?+ ~ intel-"8n"""",'1

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7.H. P ))).~M"B& ell

such 0%o0hetic g%eeting< S0eaE, ; cha%ge

\1 \-85 5\\ \~' .. \'\- '# 37 ;l5 &* .&

~ \ (53=! 4&t7 s*ams

ea%th hath bubbles asthe $ate% has,

a%e of them. /hithe% a%e the) anished<

;nto the ai%, and $hat seemed co%0o%alU

into the $ind. /ould the) hadsta)ed>

such things he%e as$e do s0eaE about<

$e eaten on theinsane! %oot 5 I\".

the %eason 0%isone%< - ~ \~'$.?Jchild%en shall be Eings. 54}

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(ou shall be King.

hane of "a$do% too. /ent it not so<

selfsame tune and $o%ds. /ho5s he%e<

#nter <oss and Ang"s ((24 W7\7

~\8\5. \~ heKing hathha00il) %eceied, Macbeth!! ...:r\~

ofth) success1 and $hen he%eads\ . ..,\55\\\..55

entu%e in the%ebels5 tight, ,;\~L .....and his 0%aises do contend ~\6 !, I\'

should be thine o% his.! Silenced $i th that , 5 !5

e% the %est A5 th 5 sel fsame da),thee inthe stout 'o%$e)an %anEs, .54i \\5 ,

afea%d of $hat th)self didst maEe, \ -(2f3217 2(images of death. A thicE as tale5 ,

$ith 0ost, A and ee%) onedid bea%

h) 0%a ises in h is E ingdom5s g%eat defense,

nd 0ou%ed them do$n befo%e him,

=99 Ang"s /e a%esent

1(2I2E o gie thee, f%om ou% %o)al maste%, thanEs1

F7 co%0o%al co%0o%eal F: insane insanit)-0%oducing GA ;5l5lld~ :r"'~tI~I'GI-GH is $onde%s .. bis i.e., Duncan5S5 s0eechles s admi%atlou, !;5lill5

0%iate to him, contends $ith desi%e to 0%aise )ou 35C7 IJ>3;ii A.thicE . 0ost as fast as could be counted came mllsscng5! III' "'

senge%

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+nl) to he%ald thee into his sight, ?2 'ot 0a) thee. - t ~'. .to

f:< ) ,,,\5t5.!)45oss nd fo% an ea%nest! of ag%eate% hono%, r ( n

e bade me, f%om him, call thee hane of "a$do%1 =N lFS

;n /hich addition,! hail, most $o%th) hane>

#o% it is thine.

anB"o /hat, canthe deil s0eaE t %ue<

Macbeth he hane of "a$do% lies6 $h) do)ou d%ess

me

;n bo%%o$ed %obes<

1t)Eng"s /ho $as the thane lies )et,

But nd+r hea) Oudgment bea%s that li fe [0

/hich he dese%es to lose. /hethe% he $as com-

bined!

/ith those of 'o%$a), o% did line! the %ebel

/ith h idden hel0 and antage,! o% that $ith both

e labo%ed in his count%)5s $%acE, A I Eno$ not1

But t%easons ca0ital , confessed and 0%oed, ==5

ae oe%th%o$n him.

Macbeth [Aside! lamis, and hane of "a$do%6

he g%eatest is behind. < [To <oss and Ang"s! T!n=fo% 7r 0ains.

[Aside- to anB"o! Do )ou not ho0e )ou% child%enshall be Eings,

/hen those that .gae the hane of "a$do% to me

*%omised no less to them<

/ltlll+. [Aside toMacbeth! hat, t%usted home,! 10

Might )et enEindle )ouunto thec%o$n,

I l cs ides the hane of "a$do%. But 5ti s s t%ange6 c

L.5\noftentimes, to$in us toou% ha%m, ~ '-~C;\ ~

,

I he inst%uments of da%Eness tell us t%uths, \"t\)" ~", '. /ill us$i th honest t %if les, to bet %a) 5s ~~Y9%S

;ill 75775777,,7 0ledge 7AP addition title 9;; combined allied 77I lint! !li*5I'" II ; antage o00o%tunit) 77: $%acE min t 7R ~hlnd r.c .. I I~II

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12 M"B& 2+@$l4);n dee0est consequence. U 4t +ft"Y'\~\ 5 ,.I."ousins, U a $o%d, ;0%a) )ou. , !!

I Macbeth [Aside! $o t%uths a%e told, 5

s ha00) 0%ologues to the s$elling< act+f the im0e%ial theme.-; thanE )ou, gentlemen.-[Aside! his su0e%natu%al soliciting!"annot be ill, cannot be good. I$ ,/h) hath it gien me ea%nest of success,"ommencing n a t%uth<; !4 hane of "a$do%6I$ good, $h) do I )ield to that suggestion/hose ho%%id image doth n$K m) hai%

nd maEe m)seated! hea%tEnocE at m)%ibs,gainst theuse of nam%e<!*%esent fea%s%e less thanho%%ible imaginings.M) thought, $hosemu%de% )et but fantastical,UShaEes som) single< state ofman that function;s smothe%ed n su%mise, and nothing isBut $hat not.

aTG"o LooE. ho$ ou% 0a%tne%5s %-a0t.

Macbeth [Aside! I$ chance $ill hae me King, $h),

~hance ma).c%o$n me, ~f/.dec6l~;P=l4/ithout m) sti%.

aTG"o 'e$ hono%s comeu0onhim,LiEe ou% st%ange! ga%ments, cleae not t thei%

mold \\... \35 I -% But $ith the aid ofuse. 7\..N~ . ,

Macbeth [Aside! "ome $hat come ma)~ime and thehou% %uns th%ough the%oughest da).

anB"o /o%th) Macbeth, $e sta)u0on )ou% leisu%e.54

Macbeth ie me )ou% fao%.UM) dull b%ain $as$%ought

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7IP In dee0est consequence in the most significant se quel 7IR "+;$n.

i.e., fello$ noblemen 7IF s$ell ing s ta te l) 7HA so lici ting inilinl7HP seated fixed 7HR gainst the use ofnZtu%e cont%a%) to 47 nal@la5

$a) 7HG fantastical imagina%) 7:A single unaided. $eaE 3o% ..cnti %e..547: st%ange ne$ 7:F sta) u0on (ou% leisu%e a$ait )ou% conl.!l;i%lM!7:G fao% 0a%don

7.:. MACBETH

/ith things fo%gotten. Kind gentlemen, )ou% 0ains 10

%e%egiste%ed $he%eee%) da) I trn

he leafto%ead them. Let us to$a%d theKing.[Aside to anB"o! hinE u0on $hathath

chanced, and atmo%e time,heinte%im haing $eighed it,! letuss0eaE +u% f%ee hea%ts< each toothe%.

anB"o =e%) gladl).

Macbeth ill then, +n."ome, f%iends.I

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~~.:" ~S Scene :. [%orres The palace!

~~3. .5. ,i.4 %lo"rish A #nter ing [D"ncan!& ,enno6&

.9\~. Malcolm& Donalbain& and Attendants

ing ;sexecution done on "a$do%5 %e nothose n commission! )et %en.%ned<

Malcolm M) liege, ,he) a%e not )et come bacE. But ; hae s0oEe/ith one thatsa$ bim die, $ho did %e0o%thate%)f%anEl) he confessed his t%easons,

;m0lo%ed )ou% ighness5 0a%don and setf+.%th -'I.J.) dee0 %e0entance6 nothing in his life I, ~~Becamehim liEe theleaing it. e died 4 \!- s one that had been studiedU n his death, . o th%o$a$a) the dea%est thing heo$edU ~~~s 5t$e%e aca%eless! t%ifle. \S~~

77\57 5the inte%im haiog $eighed it i.e.. $hen $e hae had time to

;hllll6 757 +u% $r++ +!rt r minds f% ee l) ;. s. d. #lou%ish tnnfu%e,5f nlmmiss ion i .e .. commissioned L+ oe%see the cxc35ul inn G.lil!dhN.7n6>1N66tt,nl 7A o$ed o$ned J7ca%eless unca%ed-fo%

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MACBETH

ing he%e5s no a%to find themind5s const%uction in theface6e $as a gentleman on$hom I builtn absolute t%ust.

#nter Macbeth& anB"o& <oss& and Ang"s

o $o%thiest cousin>he sinofm)ing%atitude eenno$

/as hea) onme6 thou a%t sofa% befo%e,hat s$iftest $ing of%ecom0ense isslo$o oe%taEe thee. /ould thou hadst less dese%ed,hat the 0%o0o%tion< both of t!n= and 0a)ment

Might hae been mine> +nl) I hae left to sa),Mo%e isth)due t!n mo%e t!n ! can 0a).

)Macbeth he se%ice and thelo)alt) lo$e,;n doing it,0a)s itself.! (ou% ighness5 0a%t;s to%eceie ou% duties6 and ou%duties%e to )ou% th%one andstate child%en andse%ants1/hich do but $hat the) should, b) doing ee%)

tnSafe to$a%d< )ou% loe andhono%.

ing /elcome hithe%.I hae begun to 0lant thee, and $ill labo% -]\7~o maEe theefull of g%o$ing. 'oble Banquo,hat hast no less dese%ed, no% must be Eno$n~5 l

'o less tohae done so, let me enfold theend hold thee tom)hea%t.

anB"o he%e $ ; g%o$, iche ha%est is)ou% o$n.

ing M)0lenteous Oo)s,/antonU n fullness, seeE t hide themseles;n d%o0s of so%%o$. Sons, Einsmen, thanes,nd )ou$hose 0laces a%e t+ nea%est, Eno$,/e $ill establish ou%estateU u0on+u% eldest, Malcolm, $hom (5ename,he%eafte%

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7G 0%o0o%tion 0%e0onde%ance IH 0a)s itself is its o$n %e$a%d 2 !$tto$a%d safegua%ding 3R4 H: /anton nr+tr!n+d HR establblh A77,

estate settle the succession

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he*%ince of "umbe%land6 $hich hono% must 'ot unaccom0anied inest 4n7,But signs of nobleness, liEe sta%s, shall shine+n alldese%e%s.#%om hence to;ne%ness,nd bind usfu%the% to )ou.

Macbeth he test labo%, $hich isnot used fo% )ou. A

I' be m)self the ha%binge%, and maEeOo)ful, *5

he hea%ing 5of m) $ife $ith 7r a00%oach1 ,CSo,humbl) taEe m) leae.

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3i24. M)$o%th) "a$do%>

Macbeth [Aside! he *%ince of "umbe%land> hat aste0

+n $hich ;must fall do$n, o% else o5e%lea0,#o% n m) $a) it lies. Sta%s, hide )ou% fi%es1 59

Let not light seem) blacE and dee0 desi%es6he e)e Bn= atthe hand1! )et let that be/hich the e)efea%s, $hen it isdone, to see.

#6it

ing %ue, $o%th) Banquo1 he isfullsoaliant,nd n his commendations!; am fed1 5

;t is a banquet to me. Let5s afte% him,/hose ca%eis gone befo%e tobid us $elcome.

;t is a0ee%less Einsman. ., %lo"rish #6e"nt

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J-,~Scene . [In*erness Maobeth2s castle!

, '"\ @)(t=l=t:r Macbeth2s Hife& alone& t*&ith aletter .,I9 r ?..\ '. ~ 2)4-l-)E,1 \"\ %: I ,.. 2t I

ll"ly Macbeth [<eads! 555the) met me 16 the da) 4.5III success1 and ; hae lea%ned b) the 0e%fect5st

!i.e '' .. )ou Le., %e0ose is labo%ious $hen not em0lo)ed fo% !; S2 $illE ut tbe band i.e., be blind to the hand5s deed his com-

". commendationsof him

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%e0o%t the) haemo%e inthem than mo%tal Eno$l-edge. /hen ; bu%ned in desi%e to question themfu%the%, the) made themseles ai%, into $hich the)anished. /hiles I stood %a0t in the$onde% of it,came missies! f%om theKing, $ho all-hailed me5hane of "a$do%51 b) $hich title, befo%e, these$ei%d siste%s sa luted me, and %efe%%ed me to thecoming on of time, $ith 5ail, King that shalt be>5 his hae I thought good to delie% thee,! m)dea%est 0a%tne% of g%eatness, that thou mightst notlose the dues of %eOoicing, b) being igno%ant of

$hat g%eatness is 0%omised thee. La) it toth) hea%t,and fa%e$ell.! ~\tlamis thou a%t, and "a$do%, and shaltbe 54~/hat thou a%t 0%omised. (et do ;fea%th) natu%e1 %q A;t is too $ A5 th5 4= of human Eindness< ~lf o catch the nea%est $a). hou $ouldst be g%eat,

Art not $ithout ambition, but $ithouthe illness< should attend it./hat thou $ouldst

highl),hat $ouldst thou holil)1 $ouldst not0la) false,nd )et $ouldst $%ongl) $in. hou5dst hae,

g%eat lamis,

hat $hich c%ies 55hus thoumustdo! $ thou haeit1nd that $hich %athe% thou dostfea% todohan $ishest should beundone. ie theehithe%,hat ;ma) 0ou% m) s0i%its in thine ea%,nd chastise $ith the alo% ofm) tonguell that im0edes thee f%om thegolden %ound!/hich fate andmeta0h)sical! aiddoth seemo hae thee c%o$ned $ithal.U

#nter Messenger

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missins messenge%s 77 delie% thee %e0o%t to )ou ;;> mlill "Eindness i.e., gentle qualit) of human natu%e I7 i;;n"5;*; $E:IG %ound CrED HA meta0b)sical su0e%natu%al H7 $ith. 5 B

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E\ ;CC$+)~.\ /hat is)ou% tidings<

)essenger heKingcomes he%e tonight.

La( Macbeth hou5%t mad to sa)it>;s not th) maste% $ith 4, $ho, $e%e 5 t so,/ould hae info%med fo%0%e0a%ation<

Messenger So 0lease )ou, it is t%ue. +u% thane iscoming. H

+ne ofm)fello$s had the s0eed of him, </ho, almost dead fo% b%eath, had sca%cel) mo%ehan $ould maEe u0his message.

,ady Macbeth ie 4 tending1e b%ings g%eat ne$s. #6it Messengerhe %aen himself ishoa%se (1\

hat c%oaEs the fatal ent%ance of Duncan -""r %~7, ,\ ;9

@nde% m) battlements. "ome, )ou s0i%its 'I .. 1",tix;;..~4 hat tend onmo%ta;U thoughts, unsex mehe%e, !\ ~ nd $ me, f%om the c%o$n to the toe, to0-full ~+f di%est c%uelt)> MaEe thicEm)blood,Sto0 u0 th5 access and0assage to %emo%se,o, '.~hat no com0unctious isitings of natu%e! \!i5*7ShaEoe m) fell

o 0u%0ose, no% Eee0 0eace bet$een 4

h5 effect! and it> "ome tom) $oman5s b%easts,nd taEe m) 4= fo%< gall, )oumu%d5%ing ministe%s,!/he%ee% in )ou% sightless! substances 59

(ou $ait onU natu%e5s mischief> "ome, thicE night,nd0all! thee in thedunnest! smoEe of hell,hat m)Eeen Enife see notthe $ound itmaEes, 'o%heaen 0ee0 th%ough theblanEet of the da%E.75A c%) !old, hold>!

"'E9 I$\ )nre)acbeth~ 7# d%eat lamis>/o%th) "a$do%>

('Ict+r than both, b) the !-! he%eafte%>!

77.. 77 .l%e s0eed of 4 outdistanced him :I mo%tal deadl) : %e-cf!ll0assion :P com0unctious isitings of natu%e natu%al feel -

I ,!%lll51 l~ion :R fen saage :F effect fulfillme nt :G fo% in ex-I,. n $ Ol4 ministe%s agents A sightless inisible 7 $ait on assist

I !5>~(,P..d ,I duune st da%Eest P all-hail hc%f. 5of5lc% t' thi%d, II . O,ill f7it' "IP ofthe futu%e ('1)

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hae t%ans0o%ted me be)ond ~..

0%esent. and I feel no$ ~49., )Z.'5in the instant. < ,R LI ( ,

M) dea%est loe, ~. 3!he%e tonight.

50 nd $hen goes hence<

omo%%o$,as he 0u%0oses,

6, nee%

mo%%o$see>m) hane, is as abooE $he%e men

%ead st%ange matte%s. o beguile the time,!the t ime1 bea% $elcome in )ou% e)e,)ou% tongue6 looE liEe th5 inno.cent

6"6"""7..the se~n~ und~... 5t . e that5s crnn 0%o.ided fo%6 ana )ou shall 0ut

g%eat business into m)dis0atch1!! ou% nights and da)s to .come

soe%eign s$a) and maste%dom.

s0eaE fu%the%. I" ;. !

n7 looE u0 clea%. <ee% isto fea%. <

the %est to me. #6e"nt

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G instant 0%esent P: o beguile th~ ;;. !. ;d!7 PG dis0atch management RIlooE li0

alte% fea% to sbo$a distu%h.. .. !.

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Scene P. [efore Macbeth2s castle!

Ja"tboys4 and torches #nter ing [D"ncan!& Malcolm& Donalbain& anB"o& ,enno6& Macd"ff& <oss& Ang"s& andAttendants

I ing T castle hath a0leasant seat 1 < the ai% 'imbl) ....r:ts$eetl) %ecommends itself @nto ou% gentle! .senses.

anB"o his guest of summe%,he tem0le-haunting ma%tlet ,< does a00%oe!

B) his loed mansion%)!that the heaen5s b%eathSmells $ooingl) he%e. 'o. Outt),! f%ieQe,

Butt%ess, no% coign of antage, < but t bi%dath made his 0endent +d and 0%oc%eant< c%adle.

/he%e the) most b%eed and haunt, < I hae obse%ed I

1he ai% is delicate. ..9

~ ~ ~' .\A ,~\,~.... &#nt)r,ady[MacbethE

7~&l;~. .5.;5t ~ ing 9'-' ' See, see, ou% hono%ed hostess>

he loe that fol lo$s us somet ime is ou% t %ouble,/hich still $e thanE as loe.!e%ein ; teach )ou;lo$ )ou shall bid od 5ield! us fo% )ou% 0ains~Id thanE us fo% )ou% t%ouble.

.~ Macbeth ll ou% se%iceI ee%) 0oint t$ice done, andthen done double,

/el3 0oo% and single business! to contend A.I1n'\t those hono%s dee0 and b%oad $he%e$ith

! !!l;lbo)s oboes ; seat s ite Hgent le soothed :tem0le-ham%ting@tl;i l% tln 3 s$if t4 nes ting in chu%ches :a00%oe 0%oe mansion%)

3l,i5ltl) 0%oOection > coign of antage adantageous come% 0%o- tu$lng, Ghaunt isit 77-7I he loe loe the loe offe%ed4'$,.,;nconeniences me, t s till ;a lue it a s loe 7H 5ie ld %e $a %d

, ".I ..~q feeble se%ice

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(ou% MaOest) loads ou% house6 fo% those of old,

nd thelate dignities hea0ed u0 tothem,

/e %est )ou% he%mits. U

89 ing /he%e5s the hane of"a$do%<

/e cou%sedU 4 at the heels, and !d a0u%0ose

o be his 0u%e)o%6! but he %ides $ell,

nd h is g%eat loe , sha%0 as his s0u%, hath hol0!

4o his home befo%e us. #ai % and noble hostess,

/e a%e )ou% guest tonight.

La( Macbeth (ou% se%ants ee%

ae thei %s , themseles, and $hat is thei%s, incom0t,U

o maEe thei % audit a t )ou% ighness5 0 leasu%e,Stille to %etu%n )ou% o$n.

ing ie me )ou% hand.

"onduct me tomine host6 $e loe 4 highl),0 nd shall continue ou% g%aces to$a%ds 4.

B) )ou% leae, hostess. #6e"nt

Scene R. [Macbeth2s castle!

Ja"tboys Torches #nter aSeHer& < and di*erse Set *ants Hithdishes and ser*ice o*er thestage &*2

enter Macbeth

Macbeth I$ i t $e%e donee $hen 't done, then 5t$c%e

$ell

;t $e%e done quicEl). I$ th5 assassination

IA )ou% be%mlts de0endents bound to 0%a) fo% )ou I7 cou~ ;...,! ....II 0u%e)o% adance-su00l) $$c+r IH bo90 he l0ed IP ae 5.....

com0t hae thei% de0endents, themseles, !nd thei% 0osse~,illll~ In ....

IF Still al$a)s 7.R.s.d. Se$e% .chief butle%. 7done +=t5;5 alld ;

$ith

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"ould t%ammel u0! the consequence, and catch,

/ith his su%cease,! success1! that but this b lo$

Might bethe be-all and theend-all-he%e,

But he%e, u0on this banE and shoal of time,

/e5d Oum0< the life to come. But n these cases

/e still< hae Oudgment he%e1 that $e but teach

Blood) inst%uctions, $hich, being taught, %etu%n

o 0lague t' inento%6 this een-handed! Oustice

"ommends! th 5 ing%edients of ou% 0oisoned

chalice

o ou% o$n li0s. e5s he%e n double t%ust6

#i%st, as; am his Einsman and his subOect,

St%ong both against the deed1 then , as h is host ,

/ho should against h is mu%de%e% shut the doo%,

'ot bea% the Enife m)self. Besides, this Duncan

ath bo%ne his faculties! so meeE, hath been

So clea%! in his g%eat office, that his i%tues

/ill 0lead liEe angels t%um0et-tongued against

he dee0 damnation of his taEing-off1

nd 0it), liEe anaEed ne$bo%n babe,

St%iding< the blast , o% heaen5s che%ubin ho%sed

@0on the sightless cou%ie%s! of the ai%,

Shall blo$ the ho%%id deed inee%) e)e,

hat! tea%s shal l d%o$n the $ind . ;hae no s0u%

o 0%icE the s ides of m) inten t, but onl)

=aulting ambition, $hich o5e%lea0s itself

nd falls on th5 othe%5----

#nter ,ady [Macbeth!

o$ no$> /hat ne$s<

_m' t# 2acbeth e has almost su00ed. /h) hae )ou

It ft the chambe%<

mel li0 catch in a net :bis su%cease Duncan5s death3<4 tbe'\$'Cc'~ cessotion3574 : success $hat follo$s R Oum0 %i sE. F t

777een-handed 43!rt! 77 C44+nd $$ +r 7R faculties

III $4r s0otless II St%iding best%iding IH sightless cou%ie%s

3il;; ;o"%3;.e. the $inds4 I hat so that

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Macbeth ath he asEed fo% me<

,ady Macbeth Kno$ )ounot he has<

Macbeth /e $ill 0%oceed no fu%the% in this business6

e hath hono%ed me of late, and ;hae bought<

olden o0inions f%om ! so%ts of 0eo0le,

/hich $ould be $o%n no$ n thei% ne$est gloss,

cast aside so soon.

,ady Macbeth /as the ho0e drn=

/he%ein )ou d%essed )ou%sel f< ath it sle0t since<

nd $aEes it no$, to looE sog%eenU and 0ale

$hat i t did so f%eel)< #%om th is timeSuch I account th) loe. %t thou afea%d

o bethe same in th ine o$n act and alo%

s thou a%t in desi%e< /ouldst thou hae that

/hich thou esteem5st the o%nament of li fe,

nd lie aco$a%d n thine o$n esteem,

Letting "I d!r+ not! $ai t u0on! '1 $ould,!

the 0oo% catU i5 th5 adage<

Macbeth *%ithee, 0eace>

;da%e do all that ma) become I$ man1

/ho da%es do mo%e is none.

,ady Macbeth /hat beast $as 5t then

made )ou b%eaEU this ente%0%ise to me<

/hen )ou du%st do it, then )ou $e%e aman1

nd to be mo%e than $hat )ou $e%e, )ou $ould

Be so much mo%e the man. 'o% time no% 0lace

Did then adhe%e,! and )et )ou $ould maEe both.

he) hae made themseles, and that thei%U fitness

no$

Does unmaEe )ou. ;hae gien sucE, and Eno$

o$ tende% 5t is to loe the babe that 4= me6

;$ould, $hile it $as smiling in m)face,

ae 0lucEed m) ni00le f%om boneless gums,

acqui%ed HR g%een sicEl) :: $ait u0on follo$ : cat Bc'

fea%s L $et its 0a $s4 * b%eaE r!c I adbe%e .,,77thei% e%)

7.R. 7.R. MACNOT

nd dashed the b%ains out , had ;so s$o%n as )ou

ae done to this.

Macbeth I$ $e should fail<

,ady Macbeth /e fail<But< sc%e$ )ou% cou%age tothe sticEing-0lace,! 09

nd $e5l7 not fail. /hen Duncan is aslee0-

/he%eto the %athe% shall his da)5s ha%d Oou%ne)

Soundl) inite him-his t$o chambe%lains/ill I $ith $ine and $assai lU so conince,!hat memo%), the $a%de%< of the b%ain, P

Shall be a fume, and the%ecei0t of %eason

l imbecE onl)6! $hen in s$inish slee0hei% d%enched natu%es lies! as in adeath,/hat cannot )ou and I 0e%fo%m u0on

T' ungua%ded Duncan, $hat not 0ut u0on K9

is s0ong)< office%s, $ho shall bea% the guilt+f ou% g%eat quell<!

Macbeth Nrn fo%th men-child%en onl)1#o% th) undaunted mettle! should com0ose 'othing but males. /ill it not be %eceied,

/hen $e hae ma%Eed $ith blood those slee0) t$o >5

+f his o$n chambe%, andused thei% e%) dagge%s,hat the) hae done 5t<

,ady Macbeth /ho da%es %eceie it othe%, U

s $e shal l maEe ou% g%iefs and clamo% %oa% @0on his death<

Macbeth ;am settled, and bend u0&ach co%0o%al agent to this te%%ible feat. L9

$a), and mocE the time! $i th fai %est sho$6

#alse face must h ide $hat the fal se hea%t doth Eno$.

#6e"nt

fl! 77777onl) PA sticEing-0la ce notch 3holding the bo$st%ing of a ta uti+l,hm4 P: $assail ca%ousing P: c on ince oe %0o$e % P $anle%

il5 ll 77P-PR %ec ei0t onl) i.e., the %ece0tacle #r*c*it), $hich

7777\7collect the distillate of thougbt-%eason-$ill be a me%e esselilhI&E $ undistilled liquids PF + lie R7 3n7 sodden RI quell

;.!i6ii~ RH mettle substance RR othe% othe%$ise F7 mocE the time be-;;;~7777 $o%ld

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#nter anB"o& and %leance& Hitha torcb before

( him )&."U'-o$ goes the night,bo)< !he moonis do$n1; hae not hea%d the

,,\

nd she goes do$n att$ele. & (& I taEe5t, 5tis late%, si%.

old, taEem) s$o%d. he%e5s husband%)U nheaen. \

hei% candles a%e allbut. 'r!=+thee that too.summons<97.esliEe lea5Zu0on me,$ould not slee0. Me%ciful 0o$e%s,

n me the cu%~Mthough/that natu%e,7,to in %e0ose2 \ \.

#nter Mar:beth&and aSer*ant Hith a torchieme m) s$o%d>

the%e< -f%iend.

/bat,-~i;6.,n+t)et at~stR he ;qng5s a-bed6679e hath ~n n..unusual 0lcasu%e,$dS~nt fo%th5g3eat la%ge~ to )?u%oft>..Es6U

di.un?nahe g%eets )ou% ~e $ithal,B) the nant~ ofm~t ~hostess1 and shut-u0<In m~as@%eless content.

I.7. : hus ban d%) f%uga lit) P summons c all 3 to s lee 04 l- t5 . ... ... ..)ou% omces gifts to )ou% se%ants5 qua%te%s 7P shut u0 concluded

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Macbeth& f B,ing un0,%e0di5ed, +>u5B beeameJ+se%antf+ddfe"16f,<

\ ./hich elsesho.Gld~ hae-$%ought.I ~ -

anB"o ll5s $ell.;d%eamt last night ofthe th%ee $ei%d siste%s6o )outhe)hae sho$ed some t%uth.

Macbeth I thinE not of them.(et, $hen $ecanent%eat an r to se%e,/e $ould s0enditinsome $o%ds u0on that

business,I$ )ou $ould g%ant the time.

anB"o t)ou% Eind5st leisu%e. Macbeth I$ )ou shall cleae tom)consent, $hen

5tis,!;t shall maEehono% fo% )ou.

anB"o Soc; lose noneIn seeEing to augment it, but still Eee0M) bosom f%anchisedU and allegiance clea%,!; shall be counseled.

Macbeth ood %e0ose the$hile>

ItanB"ohanEs, si%.he liEe to)ou>

#6it anB"o [Hith %leance!

acbeth:o bid th) mist%ess, $hen m) d%inE is %ead),

Shest%iEeu0on the bell. et thee to bed.

#6it [Ser*ant!

76 this a dagge% $hich ; seebefo%e me,5;h% handleto$a%d m)hand< "ome, let me clutch

t++.I t?+thee not, and )et ; see thee still.n;hounot, fatal ision, sensible!;u It ding as tosight, o% !rt thou but

~P.:r of the mind, afalse c%eation,

I .li5 , d..feet ou% good $ill $as ham0e%ed 7 ou% def ic ient 0%e0-;t~ I5 dtlle .. 5tis <i2 m) cause, $hen the t ime comes5\ ffi;=15h-,9that IF f%anchised f%ee 3f%om guilt4 IF clea% s0otlessIMNI r. ;~5c0tlble

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*%oceeding f%om thebeat-o00%essed b%ain<;see thee )et. in fo%m as0al0ables this $hich no$ I d%a$.

hou ma%shal5st me the$a) that I $as going1nd such an inst%ument ;$as to use.

Mine e)es a%e made the fools A5 t' othe% senses,+% else $o%th ! the %est. ;see thee sti ll 1

nd onth) blade and dudgeonU gouts! of b lood,

/hich $as not so befo%e. he%e5s nosuch thing.;t is the blood) business $hich info%ms!

hus to mine e)es. 'o$ o5e% theone half-$o%ld 'atu%e seems dead, and $icEed d%eams abuse<

he cu%tained slee01 $itchc%aft celeb%ates*ale ecate5s offe%ings1! and $ithe%ed mu%de%,la%umed< b) his sentinel, the $olf,

/hose ho$l 5s his $atch, thus $i th h is stea lth) 0ace,/ith a%quin5s! %aishing st%ides, to$a%ds his designMoes l iEe a ghost. hou su%e andfi%m-set ea%th ,

ea% not m) ste0s, $hich $a)the) $alE, fo% fea% h) e%) stones 0%ate of m) $he%eabout,

nd taEe the0%esent ho%%o% f%om thetime,/hich no$ suits $i th it. U /hiles ;th%eat, he

lies6

/o%ds tothe heat of deeds too co ld b%eath gies.

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;go, and it is done6 the bel l inites 4+,ea% it not, Duncan, fo% i t is aEnell

hat summons thee toheaen, o% to hel l.

2=\;1

:P dudgeon $ooden hilt :P gouts la%ge d%o0s :F info%ms gic~ -h3<4 A abuse deceie I ecate5S offe% ings offe%ings to cc.ue 3 .5dess of so%ce%)4 H 9a%umed cal led to action a%quin 3Klllit)%ant $ho %aished Luc%ece4 G-PA taEe . it % emoe 3b) !,,,,,,iIho%%ible s ilence anendant on this moment and suitable to it 3<4

I.7. I.I. MACBETH

Scene I. [Macbeth2s 7astle!


La( Macbeth hat $hich bath made them drn= hathmade me bold1

/hat hath quencbed them bathgien me fi%e. a%E>*eace>

It $as the o$l that sh%ieEed, the fatal bellman,/hich gies the stem5st good-night. ! e is about it.

he doo%s a%e o0en, and thesu%feited g%ooms

Do mocE thei % cba%ge $i th sno%es . ;hae d%ugged

thei% 0ossets1 <hat death and natu%e! do contend about them,

/hethe% the) l ie o% d ie.

Macbeth [$ithin! /ho5s the%e< /hat. ho<

.il( Macbeth lacE , ;am af%aid the) hae a$aEednd 5ti s not done> h5 at tem0t and not the deed =9

"onfounds! us. a%E> ;laid thei% dagge%s %ead)1

e could not miss 5em. ad he not %esembled

M)fathe% ashe sle0t, ;had done 't.

#nter Macbeth

M) husband>

1ll2lit2th; hae done the deed. Didst thou not hea% anoise<

f ndy Macbeth ;hea%d the o$l sc%eam and thec%icEetsu)

Dil4not )ou s0eaE<

=,if./>&. /hen<

!!;>man 5! good-night i .e ., the o$l5s call, 0o%tending death,577574 ;;O,to$n c%ie%5s call to acondemned man P 0ossets 3bedtime 5i 57 uate%e natu%al italit) 77 "ontounds %uins

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La( Macbeth

Macbeth

La( Macbeth ).

Macbeth a%E>

/ho lies i5 th5 second chambe%<

,ady Macbeth Donalbain.

'o$.

s I descended<

89 Macbeth his a so%%)< sight.

,ady Macbeth fool ish thought , tosa) a so%%) sight .

Macbeth he%e5 s one d idlaugh in 5s s lee0 , and one

c%ied !Mu%de%>!hat the) did $aEe each othe%. I stood and hea%d

them.

But the) didsa) thei% 0%a)e%s, and add%essed them

gain to slee0.

85 ,ady Macbeth he%e a%et$o lodged togethe%.

Macbeth +ne c%ied !od bless us>! and !men! theothe%,

s the) had seen me$ith these hangman5s< hands6

List5 ning thei% fea%, I could not sa) !men,!

/hen the) didsa) !od bless us>!

,ady Macbeth "onside% it not so dee0l).

Macbeth But $he%efo%e could not I 0%onounce9 !men!<

I had most need of blessing, and !men!

StucE n m) th%oat.

La( Macbeth hese deeds must not be thoughtfte% these $a)s1 so, it $ill maEe us mad.

Macbeth Methought ;hea%d aoice c%) !Slee0 no

mo%e>

H Macbeth does mu%de% slee0!- the innocent slee0.

Slee0 that Enits u0 the%aeled sleae< of ca%e,

IA so%%) mise%able IR hangman5s executione%5s 3i.e., blood)4 7757

u0 tbe %aeled s9eae st%aightens out the tangled sEein

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he death of each d a)5s life, so%e l abo%5s bath,

Balm of hu%t minds, g%eat natu%e 5s second cou%se,!

"hief nou%ishe% n life5s feast--

,ady Macbeth /hat do)ou mean<

Macbeth Still it c% ied !Slee0 no mo%e>! to all the

house6 ;9

!lamis hath mu%de%ed slee0, and the%efo%e

"a$do%

Shall slee0 no mo%e6 Macbeth shall slee0 no mo%e. It

La( Macbeth /ho $as it that thus c%ied< /h),

$o%th) hane,

(ou do unbend< )ou% noble st%ength, to thinE

So b%ainsicEl) of things. o get some $ate%, *5

nd $ash t fil th) $itness! f%om )ou% hand.

/h) did)ou b%ing these dagge%s f%om tile 0lace<

he) must lie the%e6 go ca%%) them, and smea%

he slee0) g%ooms $ith blood.

Macbeth I' go no mo%e.

I am af%aid to thinE $hat I hae done1 59

LooE n 5t again I d!r+ not.

/l#f Macbeth In$r4 of 0u%0ose>

ie me the dagge%s. he slee0ing and thedead

Ar+ but as 0ictu%es. 5is the e)eof childhood

!llat fea%s a0aintedU deil. I$ he do bleed,!@gild! the faces of the g%ooms $ithal, 55

I 53l% it must seem thei% guilt .

#6it noc Hithin

r/&. /hence is that EnocEing<

o$is 5t $ith me, $hen ee%) noise a00al ls me<\?.0 hands a%e he%e< a> he) 0lucE out mine

45t5ll

/illall g%eat 'e0tune5s ocean $ash th is b lood

" $r4 m) hand< 'o1 this m) hand $i ll %athe% 09

;t ,.. ltJe> i.e., s lee0 3 the less substantial fi%st cou%se is food4

'~~ :P $itness eidence : 0ainted de0icted gild 0aint

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multitudinous seas inca%nadine, <the g%een one %ed,!


Macbeth M) hands a%e of )ou% colo% , but Ishame

ahea%t so $hite. #32c?.) I hea% a

EnocEing

the south ent%). Jet i%e $e toou% chambe%.

$ate% clea%s us of this deed6o$ eas) is i t then> (ou% constanc)

left )ou unattended.! #32c?.) a%E> mo%e

EnocEing.on )ou% nightgo$n,! lest occasion call us

nd sho$ ustobe $atche%s .! Be not lost

0oo%l)! in )ou% thoughts.

oEno$ m) deed, 5t$e%e best not Eno$

m)self. #32c?.)

Duncan $ith th)EnocEing> ;$ould thou

couldst> #6e"nt

Scene H. [Macbeth2s castle!

#nter aPorter nocing Hithin

e%e5s a EnocEing indeed> I$ a man

0o%te% of hell Z.ate.. hesll+uld ha~~ old! tumiDa .#32c?.) 3Knoc;e, ~ocE, EnocE> ~ho 5!5

%edden PI the g%een one Jd 30e%ha0s !theocean,! but 0e%ha0s !one! he%e means !totall),! .

unattended )ou% fi%mness has dese%ted )ou $t lRA $atche%s i.e., u0 late R7 0ood) $eaEl) I,57ce% ta inl) hae 0lent) of

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i5th5 name of BeelQebub< e%e5s a fa%me%, that

hanged himself on t h5 ex0ectation of 0lent).!"ome

, in t ime> ae na0Eins eno$!about )ou1 he%e )ou 5l l

,s$eat fo% 5to 1llnocE KnocE, EnocE> /ho5s the%e,I in th5 0 the% dei l5s name< #aith, he%e5 s an equi~3>.-I to%,! that could s$ea%, in5 both the scales agamst

Ieithe% scale1 $ho committed t%eason enough fo%

od5s saEe5 1%et toff9, not equiocate 5i*nea~n. A,_come in, ~equi(Gc~o%. @.A2c? r ) 5~+"O, (nocEs

EnocE> /ho5s thete< #aith, he%e5s an ~ng7Osh tailo% 5

come hithe%-fo% stealing out of a #%ench 9lo!sf56come in, taflo%. e%e )ou ma) %oast )ou% goos~.o

(~~"RcW: EnocE1 nee% at quietf/;iat a%e--ou. !But this 0lace is too cold fo% hell. I' deil-

0o%te% it no fu%the%. I had thought to hae let in

some of all 0%ofessions that go the 0%im%ose $a)

to th5 ee%lasting bonfi%e. #32c?.) non, anon>

IFpens an entrance! I 0%a) )ou, %emembe% the 0o%te% .6

#nter Macd"ff a2( ,enno6

1..f,UBtllif.!./~ it so late, f%iend, e%e)ou $ent to bed,;hut )ou do lie solate<

;!,. #ai th . si t $e $e%e ca%ousing t the second ... I

_;; E6oand d%inE, s i% , i s ag%eat 0%ooEe% of th%ee

. %

)4l2i3Gf)/hat th%ee things does drn= es0eciall) 0%o-

(i)3$2=

77 .5*oMn%%), si%. nose-0ainting, slee0, and u%ine. =9

I ,r7. si%, it 0%ooEes and un0%ooEes1 it 0%o-

,,~:+J';> desi%e, but it taEes a$a) the 0e%f o%-

7;75li>+6the%efo%e .%auch d%inE ma) be said to be an

l5.i=++l;l+l$ith leche%)6 it maEes 4 and it ma%s

- 7,lnl.( 3the fanne% hoa%ded so hecould late% + high,I:ttP.though the%e $ ould be a c%o0 su%0lus he !n+d

,>il\\5 tlln@l5h -V equiocato% i.e., 9esuit 3$ho !++d7

\ 5@;! 5; 5"h to fu%the% od5s ends4 7: 8r+nc + tight-

9lf">WSingi%on I-IP second cc= 3about H a.m.4

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it sets him on and t taEes 4 off1 it 0e%-suades him anddishea%tens him1 maEes him stand

and not stand to1.in conclusion, equiocatesin a slee0, and giing 4 the lie, leaes him.

r

tMacd"ff I beliee Xrn= gae thee thelie! last night.

hat it did, si%, i1 the ,e%) tt)6oat on me6 but

%equited ~m f his ,;i,7}.and%l NthinEC, being toost1%ong fo% him, thoughL.he tooE u0 m) legs some-

)et I maEe a shift to cast! htm. .

Macd"ff ;s th)maste% sti%%ing<

#nter Macbeth+u% EnocEing !a$aEed him1 he%e hecomes.

d mo%%o$, no<le si%.

Macbeth ood mo%%o$, both.

Macd"ff ;stheEing sti%%ing, $o%th) hane<

Macbeth 'ot )et.

Macd"ff e didcommand me tocall timel)! on him6

;hae almost sli00ed! the hou%.

Macbeth I' b%ing )ou to him.

; Eno$ thisis aOo)ful t%ouble to )ou1But )et 5tis one.

Macbeth he labo% $edelight in 0h)sics 0ain. Uhis is the doo%.

Macd"ff ;5ll maEe so bold to c!,5tis m) limited se%ice. <

,enno6: oes the Eing hence toda)<

edoes6hedid a00oint

the l ie ca lled )ou a lia% 3$i tha 0un on !st%etched

3$ith a 0un on !cas t. ! mean ing !omi t!4 *W

sli00ed let sll0 I he labo% 0ain labo% tha; ;;5 0leasu%e cu%es discomfo%t : limitedse%ice a00ointed dut)

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,enno6 he night ! been un%ul). /he%e $e la),+u%chimne)s $e%e blo$n do$n, and, as the) sa),Lamentings hea%d ' th5 ai%, st%ange sc%eams of

death.nd0%o0hes)ing $ithaccents te%%ible+f di%e combustion

Aand confused eents 09

'e$ hatched to th5 $oeful time6 the obscu%e bi%d<

"lamo%ed the lielong night. Some sa), the ea%th/asfee%ous

anddid shaEe.

Macbeth 5$as a%oughnight.

,enno6M) )oung %ememb%ance cannot 0a%allel fello$ to it. P

#nter Macd"ff Macd"f

f6 ho%%o%, ho%%o%, ho%%o%> ongue no% hea%t

"annot conceie no% name thee.

acD*t&.and,enno 6

/hat5s the matte%<

&(f1"·d"ff "onfusionU

no$ hath made hismaste%0iece.Most sac%ilegious mu%de% hathb%oEeo0eT+Lo%d5s anointed tem0le, and stolethence 80

5%helife

A5 th5

building.

)2&&42&et h

/hat is 't )ou sa)< he life<

,~2x .

Mean )ou hisMaOest)<

6tB ,

ltl.f f.

00%oach t+chambe%, and dest%o) )ou%

It$t\ \

itha ne$ o%gon6!donotbid me s0eaE1

lind then s0eaE )ou%seles. $aEe, a$aEe> R

#6e"nt Macbeth and ,enno6

ll7filr theala%um bell. Mu%de% and %eason>;lOO9o5;;;+ and Donalbain> Malcolm> $aEe>

li>Li"off thisdo$n) slee0, death5s counte%feit,!IIr (n= on death itself> @0, u0, and see

77,.\I' !doom5s image>! Malcolm> Banquo> F0

",'.~tI"' tumult H1 obscu%e bi%d rd of da%Eness. i.e., the o$l,,,fililollthm%uction R: o%gon 3c%eatu%e ca0able of tu%ning +-

>3\>4>i54 RF..co/lte%feit imitation FA g%eat doom5s image liEe-; ;@lii>7t7 Y

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f%om )ou% g%aes %ise u0, and B!= liEe s0%ites,!

o countenance! this ho%%o%1 Jing the bell.

ell rings #nter La( [Macbeth!

Macbeth /hat5s the business,

such ahideous t%um0et calls to 0a%le)

slee0e%s ofthe house< S0eaE, s0eaE>

A gentle lad),

not fo% )ou to hea% B!t ; can s0eaE6

%e0etit ion, U in a $oman5s ea%,

mu%de% as i t fell.

#nter anB"o

o Banquo, Banquo>

%o)al maste%5s mu%de%ed.

Macbeth /oe, alas>n ou% house<

oo c%uel an)$he%e.

Duff, I 0%ithee, cont%adict th)self,

sa) i t is no t so.

#nter Macbeth& ,enno6& and <oss

ad I but died an hou% befo%e this chance,

had lied a blessed time1 fo% f%om this instant

nothing se%ious in mo%talit)6!

but to)s. UJeno$n and g%ace dead,

$ine of life is d%a$n, and theme%e lees!this ault!to b%ag of.

#nter Malcolm and Donalbain (FH4/hat is amiss<

(ou a%e, and do not Eno$

s0%ing, the head, the fountain of )ou% blood

;s sto00ed1 thee%) sou%ce of it is sto00ed.

(ou% %o)al fathe%5s mu%de%ed.

S c ounte nanc e be n Eee0ing $ith > %e0etldoll

in mo%tal it) $o% th$hile n mo%tal life GP to).

GF ault 374 $ine a ult 3 I4 ea%th, $ith thl5

2.3. 2.3.

Malcolm

MACBETH

A, b) $hom<

,enno6 hose of his chambe%, as it seemed, had

done5t6hei % hands and faces $e%e ! badgedU $ith blood1So $e%e thei % dagge%s , $hich un$i0ed $e found

@0on thei % 0 il lo$s. he) sta%ed , and $e%e

dist%acted. 'o man5s life $as to be t%usted $ith them.

Macbeth A, )et ; do %e0ent me of m) fu%),hat I did = them.

Macd"ff /he%efo%e did)ou so<

Macbeth /ho can be$ise, amaQed,! tem05%ate andfu%ious, 110

Lo)al and neut%al, n a moment< 'o man.

he ex0edit ionU of m) iolent loe

+ut%un the 0ause%, %eason. e%e la) Duncan,

is sile% sEin laced $ith his golden blood,nd his gashed stabs looEed liEe ab%each in natu%e 1 5

*o% %uin5s $asteful ent%ance6 the%e, the mu%de%e%s,Stee0ed in thecolo%s of thei % t%ade, thei % dagge%s(Jnmanne%l) b%eeched $ith go%e.!/ho could

%ef%ain,!;hat had ahea%t to loe, and n that hea%ttuu%age to maEe5s loe Eno$n<

!5!e>7; Macbeth el0 me hence, ho> no=tI24 &&if LooE to< the lad).

6t. olm [Aside to Donalbain! E7 do $e hold

.,5ui% tongues, .I.4'most ma) claim t a%gument fo% ou%s<!

'l,iUB"l2. [Aside to Malcolm! /hat should +

D+llenhe%e,

/h"t,ou% fate, hid inanauge%-hole,!

l~i,ilgt.7 ma%Eed 77A amaQed be$ilde%ed 77I ex0edition haste

; 5i;77fui,,5N%9) b%eeched Bt go%e coe% ed $ith unse eml) b %ee che s o f 77P ~7 3%uin checE oneself 7I7 LooE to looE afte% 7IH hat

\>% $ $ho a%e the most conce%ned $ith this to0ic 7I: auge%-5;/ 7~,c1led 0lace

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Ma) %ush, and seiQe us< Let 5s a$a)6

tea%s a%e not )et b%e$ed.

[Aside toDonalbain! 'o% ou% st%ong

the foot of motion. <

LooE tothe lad).

[La( Macbeth is carried o"t!

nd $hen $e hae ou% naEed f%ailt ies d,<suffe% in ex0osu%e, let us meetquestion< th is most blood) 0iece of $o%E,

o Eno$ it fu%the%. #ea%s and sc%u0les< shaEe us.the g%eat band of od I stand, and thencethe undiulged 0%etense! I fight

t%easonous malice.

nd sodo I.

Sod

Let5s b%iefl)! 0ut on 4!n7 %eadiness,

meet ' th5 hall togethe%.

/ell contented.

#6e"nt [all b"t Malcolm and Donalbaini&

/hat $ill )ou do< Let5s not conso%t $ith

o sho$ anunfelt so%%o$ is an office!the false man does eas). I' to &ngland.

o ;%eland, ;1 ou% se0a%ated fo%tune

Eee0 usboth the safe%. /he%e $e a%edagge%s n men5s smiles1 the nea% n blood,

he nea%e% blood).

his mu%de%ous shaft that5s

)et l ighted , and ou% safest $a)

motion i.e . $e hae not )et had time f +3

so%%o$s n action 3<4 7IF naEed fmilties

hid7HA question discuss 7H7 s c% u0 les s us 0ic ions 7H4

hidden 0u%0ose 7H b%ieft)

quicEl) 7HF oftE e

I.H. I.:. MACBETH

;s f +

aoid the aim. >he%efo% e

toho%s~1

1G

%id let not be daint) $' leae-taEing,

But shi ft a$a) he%e5s $a%%ant!in that theft/hich steals itself! $hen the%e5 s no me%c) left .

#6e"nt

Scene :. [F"tside Macbeth2s castle!

~- #nter-<oss Hith a2 Fld Man )

l( Man h%eesco%e and ten ..c!n %emembe% $ell6/ithin the olume of $hich t ime ; hae seenou%s d%eadfu l-and th ings st %ange, but this so%e!

night \ath t%ifled fo%me% Eno$ings.!

\ '.=)III4 4 a, good fathe%,

hou.seestthe heaens, as t%oubled $i th man5s act,

;b%eatenshis blood) stage. B) th5 clocE5 t da),

nd5%,et c;a%E night st%angles the t%H.5~Nel4ng\la%n06o

'It5t ni~5s 0%":.ominance,o o% the!da(,5s sname,

..hntd~~ess does the fac%,of ea%th en5t~mP,

E+nlitg light should = it< -. \

&=== a2. ',- .. \ iis unnatu%al,I ( n liEe ~e deed that5s done. +n uesda) last;; hllcon, to$5%ing n he% 0%ide of 0lace , <\\ ! b) amousing! o$l ha$Eed at and Ei lled.

\.L\nd Duncan5s ho%ses-a thing most st%ange

77777ce%tain-;;,5%5ill.Nous and s/ift, the minions! of thei% %ace,

!,i,;,l5 tt $7 about 7:R B!rr!nt Oustification 7:F steals itself 761Z7;f ;l$a) I.:. H so%e g%ieous : t%i+ed fo%me% Eno$ings

5; ~I~I III $r4+r ex0e%iences R t%aeling lam0 i.e., the sun F 0%e-lMfological su0%emac) 9I to$5 %ing . 0lace soa%ing at

;5 mousing i.e., no%mall) mouse-eating 7minions da%lings

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oss /ell, ; B thithe%.

Macd"ff /ell, ma) )ou seethings $ell done the%e.dieu,

Lest ou% old%obes sit easie% than ou% ne$>

H-f'!r@.#a%e$ell, ~

illiMan.~od5sbenisonU go$ith )ou, and $ith thosehat $ould maEe good ofbad, and f%iends offoes>

#6e"nt omnes

M"B& 2~u%ned $ild n natu%e,D%oEe thei% stalls, flung out, A5

"ontending ,gainst obedience, asthe) $ould maEe/a% $ith 4!n=nd. .

5is saidthe)eat!eachothe%. _

he) did so, to th5 amaQement ofmine e)es,looEed u0on t. . ,

3; #nter Macd"ff &&&&2 %5 ,

5e%e comes thegood Macduff o$goes the $o%ld, si%, no$<

/h), see )ou not<

;s 5t Eno$n $ho did t mo%e than blood) deed<

hose thatMacbeth hath slain.

las, thegood could the)0%etend<!

he)$e%e subo%ned6!Malcolm and Donalbain, the Eing5s t$o sons,

stol5n a$a) andfled,$hich 0utsu0on themSus0icion ofthe deed.

5ainst natu%e still.h%iftless! ambition, that$ill %ain u0<hine o$n life5s means> hen 5tismost liEehesoe%eignt) $illfallu0onMacbeth.

e is al%ead) named,Uand gone to Sconeo be inested.U

/he%e isDuncan5s bod)<

"a%%ied t "olmeEill,he sac%ed sto%ehouse of his0%edecesso%snd gua%dian ofthei% bones.

/ill )ou to Scone<

I.:. M"B&

'o, cousin, ;5ll to #ife.

lunged $i ld l) 7F eat a te I: 0%etend ho0e fo % S..IF h%iftless $asteful IF %ain u0 g%eedil)

HI ;nested installedasEing

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Scene 7. [%orres The palace!

#nter anB"o

anB"o hou hast it no$6 King, "a$do%, lamis, al l,s the $ei %d $omen 0%omised , and I fea%

hou 0la)5dst most foull) fo% 5t. (et it $as said

;t should not stand< inth) 0oste%it),

5 But that m)self should be the%oot and fathe%

+f man) Eings. I$ the%e come t%uth f%om them-

s u0on thee, Macbeth, thei% s0eeches shine-

/h), b)the e%ities onthee made good,

Ma) the) not be m) o%acles as $ell

9 nd set me u0 inho0e< But hush, no mo%e>

Sennet4 so"nded #nter Macbeth as ing& ,ady[Macbeth!& ,enno6& <oss& ,ards& and Attendants

Macbeth e%e5s ou% chief guest .

,ady Macbeth I$ he had been $r+

;t had been as a ga0 inou% g%eat feast,

nd all-thing! unbecoming.

Macbeth onight $ehold a solemnU su00e%, s i% ,

nd ;5l l %equest )ou% 0%esence.

/ anB"o Let)ou% n;gnncslii

"ommand u0on me, tothe $hich m) duties

H .7 .: s tand continue s.d. Sennet t%um0et call7: solemn ce%emonious

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%e $i th amost indissoluble tie

#o% ee% Enit.

Macbeth Jide )ou this afte%noon<

anB"o ), m) good lo%d.

Macbeth /e should hae else desi%ed )ou% good adice 89

3/hich stil l! hath been both g%ae and

0%os0e%ous!4;n this da)5s council1 but $e5l l taEe tomo%%o$.

ls 5t fa% )ou %ide<

anB"o s fa%, m) lo%d, as $ill fil l u0 the time

5$ixt this and su00e% . o not m) ho%se the bette%,! I

I must become abo%%o$e% of the night

#o% ada%E hou% o% t$ain.

Macbeth #ai l not ou% feast.

anB"o M) lo%d, I $ill not.

Macbeth /e hea% ou% blood) cousins a%e besto$ed!

In &ngland and n ;%eland, not confessing 0

hei% c%uel 0a%%icide, fil ling thei% hea%e%s

/ith st%ange inention. < But of that tomo%%o$,

/hen the%e$ithal $e shall hae cause of sta te

"%aingus Oointl). <ie )ou to ho%se. dieu,

5fill )ou %etu%n at night. oes #leance $ith )ou< H

i"B"o), m) good lo%d6 ou% time does cal l u0on 5s .

A', I. ·bethI $ish )ou% ho%ses s$ift and su%e offoot,

nd so; do commend )ou to thei% bacEs.I il%e$ell. #6it anB"oI %6l ee%) man be maste% of his time G0

fall seen at night. o maEe societ)

s$eete% $elcome, $e $ill Eee0 ou%self

5"lln;l$a)s I7 g%ae and 0%os0e%ous $eight) and 0%ofitable I o,EI I unless m) ho%se goes bette% than _ex0ect IG a%e besto$ed

bl II $Z$+ HI inention lies HH.-H: cause . Oointl) matte%s of

I. 'G'II,t!ou% Ooint attention

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ill su00e%-time alone. /hileo

then. od be $ith

)ou>

#6e"nt ,ords [andall b"tMacbeth and a Ser*ant!

Si%%ah ,! a$o%d $i th )oo6 a ttend! those men

+u% 0leasu%e<

Attendant he) a%e, m) lo%d, $ithout! the 0alace

gate.

Macbeth B%ing them befo%e us. #6it Ser*anto be thus is nothing, but< tobe safel) thus-

+u% fea%s in! Banquo sticE dee0,

nd in his %o)alt) of na~l>.t ....

-/hich..$aul~ ~~~~is ~u~~ .he daies1nd, to! that dauntless tem0e%o of his mind, ~

e hath a$isdom that doth guide his alo%

o act in safet). he%e is none hut he

/hose being I do fea%6 and unde% 4M) genius is %ebuEed. Uas i t is said

Ma%E nton)5s $as b) "%esa%. e chid thesiste%s,

/hen fi%st the) 0ut the name of King u0on me,

nd bade them s0eaE t? him1 then 0%o0hetliEe;he)

hailedhimfathe% ta line of Eings.

-@0onm)head5the)

0laced af%uitless c%o$n

lnd 0ut aba%%en 5sce0te% in

;Dx.g%i0e,ohence tobe $%en"h!ed$ith an unlineal hand,

'o son of mine succeeding, I$ 5t be so,

#o% Banquo5s

issue ha~l

filedU m) mind1

#o% them the-g%acious Duncan hae I mu%de%ed1

*ut %dnco%so

in t+essel ofm) 0eace

+nl) fP% them, and mine ete%nal Oe$el!

ien tothe common enem) of man, U

o maEe them Eings, the ++dof Banquo Eings>

/hile until :: Si%%ah 3common add%ess t an infe% io%4 :::P $it hout outside :F but unless :G n about 7

a dded t o I tem0e% qualit) P genius %ebuEedPI g%i0e g%as0 P filed defiled PR %anco%s bille%

PF ete%nal Oe$el i.e., soul PG common enem) of man .i.e.,theDeil

H.7. H.7. ...... MAC NOT I' :H

Jathe% than so, T,.o%ne, fate, into the list,!

'I ADdcham0ion me to t' utte%ance>! /ho5~ the%e<67 ~

U ~>~~Ser*ant a) THo M)rderers@ 6.9!'o$ go!5lfWtheNdoo%, and sta)the%e till $e call.

#6it Ser*ant

/as i t not )este%da) $e s0oEe togethe%<

EM"rderers ;t $as, so 0lease )ou% ighness.

Macbeth /ell then, no$ R

ae )ou conside%ed of m) s0eeches< Kno$

hat it $as he inthe times 0ast, $hich held )ouSo unde% fo%tune,! $hich )ou thought had been

+u% innocent sel f6 th is I made good to )ouIn ou% last confe%ence1 0assed in 0%obationU $ith

)ou, L9

o$ )ou $e%e bo%ne in hand, A ho$ c%ossed1! the

inst%uments, U

/ho $%ought $ith them, and all things else that

might

o half asoul< and to a notion< c%aQed 5 .

Sa) !hus did Banquo.!

!t M"rderer (ou made i t Eno$n to us.

*t&N beth I did so 1 and $ent fu%the%, $hich is no$ F

,)Ir 0oint of second meeting. Do)ou find\ ou% 0atience so 0%edominant in )ou% natu%e,I.t )ou can let this go< %e )ou so gos0eled,!I II 0%a) fo% this good man and fo% his issue,E+hea) hand hathbo$ed )ou tothe g%ae GA

\, I begga%ed )ou%s fo% ee%<

t"rderer /e a%emen, m) liege.

/;; ), in the catalogue )egofo%! men1

77.7;>tt. RI cham0ion me to th5 u@e%ance f ight against me tothe ~5777held fo%tnne Ee0t )ou f%omgood fo%tune374 FA 0assed

iO!;;,2fi%~~le$cdthe0%oofs F7 bo%ne in band deceied F7 c%ossed

a; h.8anllllents tools FH half a soul ahalf$it FH notion mind I., mde meeE 7 the gos0el GI gofo% 0ass as



MACBETH H.7.

shounds and g%e)hounds~ng%els, s0aniels,cu%s,

Shoughs, $ate%-%ugs!and demi-$oles, a%e cle0t! I

ll b) the name of+bg.s~ the alued file!Distinguishes the s$ift,,the5s~$5, the subtle,he houseEee0e%, o the5hunteq~%) onecco%ding to the5 gift $hm~boun~us natu%eath in him closed. U $hel5e..b)~edoes~ce~e*a%ticula% addition, f%o..,mthe bt,uU .9

hat $%ites themall HliEe6 anO> ~f men. 'o$ $ )ou hae a station in the fil~. 'ot ' t' $o%st %anE of manhood, sa) 5t,nd ; $ill 0ut that business in)ou% bosoms/hose execution taEes )ou%enem) off,%a00les )outo the hea%t and;oe of us,/ho $ea% ou% health but sicEl) i;>his life,U/hich in hisdeath $e%e 0e%fect.

Second M"rderer 1am one, m) liege,/hom theile blo$s andbuffets of the $o%ldath so incensed-that;5am.%ecEless $hatI do t s0ite the $o%ld. . .. ... ...

%irst M"rderer nd ; anothe% So$ea%) $ith disaste%s, t@gged $ith fo%tune,hat I $ould set! m)life +ttan) chance,

o mend it o% be%id on 5t. .- Both of )ou

Kno$ Banquo $as)ou%enem).

oth M"rderers %ue, m) lo%d.

So he mine, and insuch blood) distance5ee%) minute of hisbeing th%usts

gainst m) nea%5st oflife6! andthough ;could

$ate%-nags shagg) dogs, long-hai%ed $ate%

alue d file cla ssification b) aluable t%a its GR

c+d enclosed 7AA *a%tEula% addition,n o00osition to the list 16> B+!r

health $hile he lies @H set %isE 77P distance

DI+most ital s0ot

H.7. MACBETH

/ithba%efaced 0o$e%s$ee0him f%om m)sight

nd bid m) $ill aouch!it, )et ; must not, 10

#o%< ce%tain f%iends that a%eboth his and mine,

/hose loes I ma) not d%o0, but $ail his fall<

/ho I m)self st%ucE do$n6 and thence itis

hat I to )ou% assistance domaEe loe,

MasEing the business f%om thecommon e)e 1

#o% sund%) $eight) %easons.

Second M"rderer /e shall, m) lo%d,

*e%fo%m $hat)ou command us.

%irst M"rderer hough +@; lies--- Macbeth (ou% s0i%its shine th%ough )ou. /ithin t

hou% at mostI $ill adise )ou $he%e to0lant )ou%seles,

cquaint )ou $ith the0e%fect s0)! A5 t' time, =9

he moment on 5t1! fo% 5t must + done tonight,

ndsomething! f%om the 0alace1 al$a)s thought!

l5hat ; %equi%e aclea%ness6!

and $ith 4-

%34leaeno %ubs! no% botches in the $o%E-

3ilcance hisson,

that Eee0s him com0an), 1

/hoseabsence is no less mate%ial to me

;h

n

is hisfathe%5s, must emb%ace thefate

II II that da%E hou%. Jesole )ou%seles a0a%t6! ;; come to )ou anon.

/e a%e %esoled, m) lo%d.

II li#, .

;5ll callu0on )ou st%aight.! bide $ithin. 1G0

;;>~%oncluded-

Banquo,

th) soul5s flight,

;; ;;hlld

heaen, must findit out tonight. #6e"nt

lilt. 9~;Mi% )

7I7 #o%because of 7II $all fall +B! his death

tl~7

_tel !;;(exact info%mation 3<4 #s lite%all) means !obse%ation!1

.,75,5 Mil,ll;Nth al%ead) bas the hi%d Mu%de%e% n mind4 7H7 66 5t; I' i?>.,,5lhln9>some distance 7HI thought %emembe%ed 7HH clea% -

I:$$ h!7n sus0icion 7H: %ubs fta$s 7HF Jesole )ounelesInI ))Ir~+$ 1*6 st%aight immediatel)

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MACBETH H.I.

Scene I. [The palace!

#nter Macbetft2s ,ady and aSer*ant\..... , \

,ady Macbeth ;~Ba0qu~l ~e f%om cou%t< &, "-

)~ madam-but %e~ agafu\ tonight. . !-

h))eth)ay to teCKing, t$~ul~ attend his

#o%a $+B$o%ds. -,

M~,.#..

,ady Macbeth 'ought5s had. all5s

/he%e ou% desi %e i s got $i thout content65is safe% to bethat $hich $e dest %o)han b) dest%uction d$ell in doubtful Oo).

#nter Macbeth

o$ no$, m) lo%d> /h) do)ou Eee0 alone.+f so%%iest!fancies )ou% com0anions maEing.@sing those thoughts $hich should indeed hae

died/ith them the) thinE on<hings $i thout< all

%emed)Should be $ithout %ega%d6 $hat 5s done is done.

Macbeth /e hae sco%chedU the snaEe, not Ei lled it 5She5ll close! and behe%self, $hilst ou% 0oo% malJemains in dange% of he% fo%me% tooth.But let the f%ame of things disOoint, Uboth the

$o%ldsU suffe%,&%e $e $i ll ea t ou% meal in fea%, and slee0

the affliction of these te%%ible d%eams

so%%iest most des0icable 77 $i thou t be)ond 7Hslashed, sco%ed 7: closeheal 7: 0oo% malice feeble enmit)

dis9olnt unie%se colla0se 7P t the $o%lds

H.I. MACBETH

hat shaEe us nightl)6 bette% be $ith t+ dead,

/hom $e, to !n ou% 0eace , hae sent to 0eace,

han on the to%tu%eU of the mind to lie

;n %estless ecstas).!Duncan isin h is g%ae1

fte% l ife5s fi tful fee% he s lee0s $el l.

%eason has done his! $o%st6 no% steel, no% 0oison ,

Malice domestic, Ufo%eign le), nothing,

"an touch 4 fu%the%.

la(I Macbeth "ome on.

entle m) lo%d, s leeE< o5e% )ou% %uggedU looEs1

Be b%ight and Ooial among )ou% guests tonight .

Macbeth So shall ;, loe1 and so, ; 0%a), be )ou6Let )ou% %ememb%ance a00l) to Banquo6!

*%esent him eminence, Uboth $ith e)e and tongue6

@nsafe the $hile, that $e must lae!r hono%s in these flatte%ing st%eams

nd maEe ou% faces iQa%dsU to ou% hea%ts,

Disguising $hat the) a%e.

~" Macbeth (ou must leae this.

~; &&·heth A, $ of sco%0ions ism) mind, dea% $ife>

thou Eno$5st that Banquo, and his#7eance, l ies.

I",%, Macbeth But n them natu%e5s co0)5s! not eteme.

6t,,! /"t&. he%e5s comfo%t )et1 the) a%e assailable.

.,n + thou Oocund. &%e thebat hath flo$n G0

77777cloiste%ed flight, e%e to blacE ecate5 ssummonsI, sha%d-bome! beet le $ith h is d%o$s) hums

;liOlh %ung night 5s )a$ning 0eal, the%e shall be done~ ~I, . 'd of d%eadful note.

/hat5s to bedone<

; ;;;5! %ucE II ecstas) f%enQ) I: its I Mal ice domest ic

7 s leeE s mooth IR %ugged fu%%o$ed HA Let... Fanquo!f ;hll!Zhts on Ba nqu

oH7 *%esent 4 eminence hono% him

..t ;l;e

i.e.,

)ou and ; a%e unsafe because $e must di0

!;.E s

HF natu%e5s c o0) na tu %e 5s le as e 37 4 imita tion 3i, e. , a tl?tu%

e-3<4 :I sha%d-bo%ne bo%ne on scal) $ings 3<4

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Macbeth Be innocent ofthe Eno$ledge, dea%estchucE,U

ill thou a00laud the deed. "ome, seeling!

night,Sca%f u0! the tende% e)e of 0itiful da),

nd $ith th) blood) and inisible hand"ancel and tea% to 0ieces that g%eat nd"/hich Eee0s me 0ale> Light thicEens, and theo%o$

MaEes $ing to t' %ooE)!$ood.ood things of da) begin to d%oo0 and d%o$se,/hiles n ight 5s blacE agents to thei % 0%e)s do %ouse.

hou ma%el5st at m) $o%ds6 but hold thee sti ll 1hings bad begun 4!=+st%ong themseles b) ill 6

So, 0%ithee, go$ith me.

Scene H. [Oear thepalace!

#nter Three M"rderers

%irst M"rderer But $ho didbid thee Ooin $ith us<

Third M"rderer

Second M"rderer e needs not ou% mist %ust1 s ince

delie%sr offices and $hat $e hae to doo the di%ection Oust A

%irst M"rderer hen stand $ith us.

he $est )et glimme%s $ith some st%eaEs of da). 'o$ s0u%s the latedU t%aele% a0ace

o gain thet imel) inn , !nd nea% a00%oacbeshe subOect of ou% $atch .

chicE 3a te%m of endea%ment 4 :P seeling e)e-closing blindfold :G bond i.e., bet$een Banquo and fate 3<4 Ban

3<4 Macbeth5s linE to humanit) 3R4 7 %ooE) full

e needs . Oust $e need D( mist%ust him 3i.e., lhesince he desc%ibes ou% duties acco%ding to ou% exa~

Plated belated

H.H.

Third M"rderer

MACBETH

a%E> I bea% ho%ses.

anB"o 1$ithinE ie us a light the%e, ho;

Second M"rderer hen 5tis he. he %est

hat a%e $ithin the note of ex0ectation!l%ead) a%e ' th5 cou%t.

%irst M"rderer is ho%ses go about.

Third M"rderer lmost amile6 but he does usual l)-

So ! men do-f%om hence to th5 0alace gate

MaEe it thei% $alE.

#nter anB"o and%leance& Hith a torch

4&2cond M"rderer light, alight>

thtrd M"rderer

f.Jt M"rderer

5is he .

Stand to 57.

,"/+. ;t $ill be %ain tonight.

, 11. t M"rderer Let it come do$n.

[They set"pon anB"o!

42441499& t %eache%)> #l), good #leance, f i), fl), f i)>

[#6it %leance!

5hi l@ ma)st %eenge. A slael [Dies!

",, r(*r*r. /ho did st%iEe out the l ight<

/as 5t not the $a)<+

$I,' st"rderer he%e5s but one do$n1 the son is fled,

M"rderer /e hae lost best half of ou% affai%.

derer/ell, let 5s a$a) and sa)ho$ much is

#6e"nt

hhi tii>7 uote of ~tion on the list of ex0ected guests 7G $a)

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Scene :. [&* palace!

anB"et prepared #nter Macbeth ,ady [Mac-beth! & <oss& ,enno6& ,ords and Attendants

Macbeth (ou Eno$ 7r o$n deg%ees1! sit do$n6

t fi%st and last , the hea%t) $elcome.

,ords hanEs to )ou% MaOest).

Macbeth +u%self B mingle $ith societ)!nd 0la) thehumble host.+u% hostess Eee0s he% sta te , < but n best time/e $ill %equi%e! he% $elcome.

,ady Macbeth *%onounce it fo% me, si%, to ! ou%

f%iends,#o% m) hea%t s0eaEs the) a%e$elcome .

#nter %irst M"rderer

Macbeth See, the) encounte%!thee $ith thei% hea%ts

thanEs.Both sides a%e een6 he%e I' sit i 5 t' midst6Be la%ge in mi%th1 anon $e5ll drn= ameasu%e!

he table %ound. [oes toM"rderer! he%e5s blood u0on th) face.

M"rderer 5is Banquo5s then.

Macbeth 5is bette% thee $i thout than he $ithin.!I he dis0atched<

M"rderer M) lo%d , h is th%oat i s cu t1 that ;did fo% him.

Macbeth hou a%t the best A5 th5 cutth%oats.

7deg%ees %anEs : societ) thecom0an) P Eee0s he% statehe% chai% of state R %equi%e %equest 7A eacosn

7I m ea su%e goblet 7 tbee $i thout t!n he $ithin outside

H MACNOT

(et he5s good that did the l iEe fo% #leance1

I$ thou didst it, thou a%t the non0a%eil.

M"rderer Most %o)al s i% , #leance is 5sca0ed.'-=-'-- ._ ...c..11 ~

Macbeth [Aside! hen comes m) fit again6 I had

else been 0e%fect,

~ole asthe ma%ble, foundedU a~the %ocE,

~s b%oad and 5gene%al as the casing! ai%6B@t no$; amicabined, c%ibbed, < confined, bound in S5

o sauc)! doubts and fea%~.-But Banquo5s safe<

M"rderer ), m) good lo%d6 safe n aditch he bides,

/~th t$ent) t%enched! gashes on.his head,he least adeath to natu%e.

J1lcb)th 'T!n=fo% thatf6si(*K he%e the g%o$n se%0ent l ies 1 the $o%m!

that5s fledIlath natu%e that n time $ill Y.C4. b.%$d, ~~_Ysent666et thee gone. omo%%o$/e5ll hea% ou%seles! again. #6it M"rderer

I 4&I* Macbeth M7 %o)al lo%d, ~ \ d? not gie the chee%.oll%i ie feast is sold 57;hllt,is t i+tolten ouched, $hile 5tis a-maEing, 5H

7777 Qien.-$ith$elcome. o feed$e%e best at

rn+"

77,.77\th5n~, t~Sauce to meat! is ce%emon)1M,, ting$e%e ba%e $ithout it.

~K.

#nter the host ofanB"o& andsits in Macbeth2s place

2= -C!9+,15 n S$eet %ememb%ance%>!

76;9+ddigestion $ait on a00etite,

77,77 ..,77thon both>

!! 677 ;hml) based I: b%oad . ,. cas ing unconfinedas the su%-

57,s%;bbed 0enned u0 IP sauc)insolent IF t%encbed t%ench-

!5 !! %0en l HH bea% ou%seles talE it oe% H: thechee% a.t H:-HP he feas t . home i .e ., the feas t seems sold

;;9i@F $hich the host fails to$elcome theguests. Me%e eat-

~.,hnme HR meat food HF %ememb%ance% %eminde%

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L*22x. Ma) 't 0lease )ou% ighness

Macbeth e%ehad $eno$ ou%count%)5s hono% %oofed,!

/e%e the g%aced 0e%son of ou%Banquo 0%esent-/ho ma);%athe% challenge fo% unEindnesshan 0it) fo% mischance>! !

<oss is absence, si%,La)sblame u0on his0%omise. *lease 5t )ou%

ighnesso g%ace us $ith)out %o)al com0an)<

Macbeth he table5s full.

e%e is a 0lace %ese%ed,L*22x. Macbeth /he%e<

L*22x. e%e, m)good lo%d. /hat is 't that moes)ou% ighness<

Macbeth /hich of)ouhae done this<

,ords /hat, m) good

Macbeth hou canst not sa) ; did it.'ee% shaEeh) go%) locEs atme.

<oss entlemen, %ise, his ighness isnot $ell.

,ady Macbeth Sit, $o%th) f%iends. M) lo%d isoftenthus,

nd hath been f%omhis)outh. *%a) )ou, Eee0

he fit is momenta%)1 u0on a thought!e $ill again be $ell. I$ much )ou note him,(ou shall offend 4 and extend his 0assion. A

#eed, and %ega%d 4 not.-%e )ou a man<

Macbeth ), and abold one, thatda%e looE on thal/hich might a00all the deiL

La( Macbeth A0%o0e% stuff>his isthee%) 0ainting of)ou% fea%.his is theai%-d%a$n dagge% $hich, )ou said,

count%)5s hono% %oofed ou%nobilit)unde% one %oof mischance $hom; ho0e; ma) %e0%oe because heis 0it) because be

basencounte%ed an accident P u0on.

asquicE as

thought

F extend his0assion lengthenhis fit

H.:. M" B& 5

L+d )ou to Duncan. A, these fla$s!and sta%ts.;m0osto%s to! t%uefea%. $ould $ell become P

$oman5s sto%) at a $inte%5s fi%e.utho%iQedU b)he% g%andam. Shame itself>/h) do)oumaEe suchfaces< /hen all5s done,(ou looEbut on a stool.

Macbeth *%ithee, see the%e>Behold> LooE> Lo>o$ sa) )ou< RA

/h), $hat ca%e ;< I$ thou canst nod, s0eaE too.I$ cha%ne

lhouses! andou%g%aes must send

hose that $e bu%) bacE, ou% monumentsShall be the ma$s of Eites.U [#6it host!

,adQ Macbeth /hat, quite unmanned infoll)<

Macbeth I$ ; stand he%e, I sa$ 4.

lady Macbeth #ie, fo% shame> R

Macbeth Bloodhath been shed e%eno$, ' t' oldentime,

&%ehumane statute 0u%ged the gentle $eal1!), andsince too, mu%de%s haebeen 0e%fo%medoo te%%ible fo% t+ ea%. he times has beenhat,$hen the b%ains $e%e out, the man $ould die, F0

ndthe%e an end1 butno$ the) %iseagain,/ith t$ent) mo%tal mu%de%s on thei%c%o$ns, <nd0ush us f%om ou% stools. his is mo%e st%ange

I han such amu%de% is. ., ,5>.;77 Macbeth M)$o%th) lo%d,

\ uu%noble f%iends do lacE )ou.

" BBBt&. ;do fo%get. F

,!, notmuse at me, m) most $o%th) f%iends1II) '#I." ast%ange infi%mit), $hich is nothing;tl II)+that Eno$ me. "ome, loe andhealth to

III

ItI., outbu%sts P t com0a%ed $ith PR utho9@ed ouchedI.4d houses aul ts oon ta in iog bones RH-R: ou% E ites

,~ l;M;;+ the bellies of %a0acious bi%ds RR 0u%ged t+ gende!77777Ved t+ state and made it gentle FI mo%tal mu%de%s on

A7,ddl)

$oundsonthei%

heads



MAC NOT H.:.hen ;5ll sit do$n. ie 4+ some $ine, $ full.

#nter host

d%inE toth5

gene%al Oo) ' th5

$hole table,

nd to ou% dea% f%iend Banquo, $hom $e miss1

/ould he $e%e he%e> o ! and him $e thi%st15

.Daanto all. <

,ords +u% duties, and the0ledge.

Macbeth aunt> and quit m) sight> Let the ea%th hide

thee>

h) bones a%e ma%%o$less, th) blood is cold1

hou hast no s0eculat ion< in those e)es

/hich thou dost gla%e $i th.

Macbeth hinE of th is, good 0ee%s,

But as a thing of custom1 't no othe%.

+nl) it s0oils the 0leasu%e of the t ime.

Macbeth /hat man da%e, ;da%e.

00%oach thou liEe the %ugged Jussian bea%,

he a%med %hinoce%os, o% th5 )%can! tige%1

aEe an) sha0e but that, and m) $nn ne%es!Shall nee% t%emble. +% be alie again ,

nd da%e me to thedese%tU $ith th) s$o%d.t%embling ;inhabit then, 0%otest-me

he bab) of a gi%l . U ence, ho%%ible shado$>

@n%eal mocE5%), hence>[#6it host!/h), so6 being gone,

;am a man again. *%a) )ou, s it s till .

Macbeth (ou hae dis0laced the mi%th, b%oEegood meeting,

/ith most admi%edU diso%de%.

Macbeth "an suchthings be,

nd oe%come us! liEe asumme%5s cloud,

desi%e 16 drn= GH a ll t o a ll e e %)thing to ee% bodd%inE to ee%)bod) 3R4 GP s0eculation sight 7

3 ne a% the " as 0ia n Se a4 16 ne%es sine$s 7A the

7AP-AR I$ . gi%l if then ; t%emble. 0%oclaim me a

admi%ed amaQing 77I oe%come us come oe% us

H.:. MACNOT

/ithout ou% s0ecial $onde%< (ou maEe me st%ange&en tothe dis0osition that lo$e, U

/hen no$ I thinE )oucan behold such sights,nd Eee0 the natu%al %ub) of )ou% cheeEs,

/hen mine is blanched $ith fea%.

<oss /hat sights, m) lo%d<

,ady Macbeth ; 0%a) )ou, s0eaE not6 he g%o$s $o%se

and $o%se1?uestion en%ages him6 at once, good night.Stand not u0on the o%de% of )ou% going, U

But go at once.

,enno6 ood night1 and bette% health

ttend his MaOest)>

,ady Macbeth Eind good night to al l>

#6e"nt ,ords

Macbeth It $ill hae blood, the) sa)6 b lood $il l hae

blood.Stones hae been Eno$n to moe and t%ees to

s0eaE1ugu%es and unde%stood %elations< haeB) maggot-0ies and choughs and %ooEs b%ought

fo%thUhe sec%et 5st man ofblood. /hat isthe night<!

I. ,,/ Macbeth lmost at odds! $ith mo%ning, $hich is

$hich.

~I." bet h

o$ sa)5s t thou, that Macduf f

denies his

0e%son

lou% g%eat bidding<

4&&&& Macbeth Did )ousend tohim, si%<

5,ntd!.

;hea% i t b) the $a),+ but ; B send6

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o$e i.e.

)ou 4!=+ me $onde% $hat m) natu%e is

5,Lifntl

going do not insist on de0a%ting in )ou% o%de% of %anE !9l~u%t5t and unde%stood %elatious augu%ies and com0%ehended %e-

;.~, B) $rt b) mag0ies. choughs, and %ooEs 3telltale

; II tied lIR /hat the nigbt $hat time of night is itI .,I,IP- . l%i ing - 11 7 the B!7 incidentall)

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he%e5 s not aone of them but n his house;Eee0 ase%ant fee5 d. A ; B tomo%%o$,

nd betimes< ;$ill , to the $ei%d siste%s6

Mo%e shall the) s0eaE, fo% no$; am-bent! to Eno$B) the $o%st means the $o%st . #o% mine o$n goodll causes! shall gie $a). ;am n blood

Ste00ed n so fa% that , should ;$ade no mo%e,!2 Jetu%ning $e%e as tedious asgo o5e%. \

St%ange th ings ;hae in head that $il l to hand,

/hich must be acted e%e the) ma) bescanned. U

La( Macbeth (ou lacE the season of all natu%es ,A

slee0.

Macbeth "ome, $e5 ll to s lee0 . M) st %ange and self-abuse!

;s the initiate fea% that $ants ha%d use.U

/e a%e)et but )oung n deed. #6e"nt

Scene . [A $itches2 ha"nt!

Th"nder #nter the Three $itches& meeting

& Jecate

%irst $itch /h), bo..$no$ ...ecate> )ou looE anged). ....~ ~ &

Jecate ae ;not %eason. bel~!5~ou a%e,

Sauc) and 8}eibo9d<o$ did )ou d!r+o t%ade-and t%affic $ith Macbeth;n %iddles and affai%s of death1

7HH fee5d i .e. , 0ai d t o s0) 7H: betimes quicld) 7H bentcauses conside%ations 7:7 ma) be scanned can be

7:I season of ! natu%es seasoning 30%ese%atie4 of ! liM) st%ange and self-abuse m) st%angedelusion 7::

beginne%5s fea% that lacEs ha%dening 0%actice H.. I beldami

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nd ; , the mist %ess of )ou% cha%ms,

he close cont%ie%! of al l ha%ms,

/as nee% called to +!r m) 0a%t,r sho$ the glo%) of ou% a%t<nd, $hich is $o%se, all )ou hae done

ath been nut fo% a$a)$a%d son!S0i teful and 5f%athful 1 $ho, as o%ge%s do,

Loes fo% his 5+$.n ends, not fo% ~ou.But maEe amends no$6 get (+~fone,nd at the 0it o3 che%on! J

Meet me .' th5 mo%ning6 thi the% 5 he

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me to Eno\. his destin).

essels and )ou% s0ells 0%oide,

ha%ms and exe%)thing beside.%th5 ai%1 this night I' s0end

@ntoa 4!and a~ata7 end6%eat business must be $%ought e%e noon.

@0on the come% of the-moon

he%e hangs aa05%ous d%o0 0%ofound1!

3577 catch it e%e it come to g%ound6nd that distilled b) magic sleights<

Shall %aise such a%tificial s0%ites!

\! b) the st%ength of ?lei% illusion

`n77d%a$ him on tG hi>\,confusion,<It shall s0u%n fate, sco%n~eath, and bea% ;9ill ho0es '?+ $isdom, g%ace, and fea%6

\;;@)ou all Eno$ secu%it)U \.I mo%tals5 chief est enem). \

M"sic and asong

I&!~t I am c!+d m) litt le s0i%it, see,n! fogg) cloud and s ta)s fo% me. [Exit.K

flt2= Hithin& !"ome a$a), come a$a),! c.

& 3(2Itch "ome, let5s maEe haste1 she5ll soon belill> ~ again. #6e"nt

6tluh5lc% sec%et inento% 7 che%on 3%ie%of ades4 I: 0%o-I . ' :?7 SH sleigbts a%ts S> !rt$c! s0%ites s0i%its c%eated 7. ('%I a%tful 3cunning4 s0i%its 374 IG confusion rn S se-

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#nte&&lenno6 andanother Grd, \

,enno6 M) iP~1f .~0ee"hes hae 5but hi t )ou% thoughts, < \. r

/hich can inteiJ%e'a%tbe%. +nl) ;sa)

hings hae been s~l@lgttl( bo%ne. < he g%acious

Duncan ,/as 0itied of Macbeth6ma%%),he $as dead.nd the %ight-aliant Banquo $alEed too late1/hom, )ou ma) sa), if5t 0lease )ou, #leance

Eilled,#o% #leance fled . Men must not $alE too late ./ho cannot $ant the thought,! ho$ monst%ous;t $as fo% Malcolm and fo% Donalbain

o = thei% g%acious fathe%< DalnnM fact>!o$ it d id g%iee Macbeth> Did henot st %aight ,In 0ious %age, thet$o delinquents te~,hat $e%e the slaes of drn= and th%alls!of slee0<

/as not that nobl) done< A7~andlis5e~) too1

#o% 5t$ould hae ange%ed an) hea%t /=\o hea% the men den) 5t.So that ;sa\6 .e has bo%ne! al l th ings $ell 6 and ;dP tn=hat, had he Duncan5s sons unde% his =+7-s, an 5to 0lease heaen, he shal l not-49 ie) should

79nd/hat 5 t$e%e to Eil l afathe%. So should #leance .But, 0eace> fo% f%om b%oad $o%ds,! and 5cause

failedis 0%esence at the t)%ant5s feast, ;hea%,

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H.P. 7 M) ... thoughts i.e., m) %ecent $o%ds hae onl)

$ith $hat )ou hae n )ou% mind H bo%ne managed F c!nD

the thought can $! to thinE 7A fact ei l deed 7H tr!t7R bo%ne managed 7G an 5t if it I7 fo3, $r4 b%oad $o%ds$r!n=. talE

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Macduff lies in disg%ace. Si%, can )ou tell

/he%e he besto$s himself<

,ord he son of Duncan,

#%om $hom this t)%ant holds the dueof bi%th , <Lies inthe &nglish cou%t, and is %eceied+f the most 0ious &d$a%d! $ith suchg%ace

hat the maleolence of fo%tune nothingaEes f%om ' high %es0ect. < hithe% Macduff ;s gone to 0%a) the hol) King, u0o0 his aid!o $aEe 'o%thumbe%land! and $a%liEe Si$a%d1

hat ~ the hel0 of these, $ith im~boeo %atif)5the $o%E, $e ma) again

ie to ou%tab les meat , s lee0 to ou% nights,#%ee f%om ou% feasts and banquets b lood) Enies,Do fai~ homage and %eceie f%ee! hono%s6

ll $hich ~e 0ine fo% no$5 nd this %e0o%t

ath.so exas0e%ate theKing that he*%e0a%es 3o% some attem0t of $a%.

I. -22x. Sent he to Macduff<

I srde did6 and $ith anabsolute !Si% , non,!;he cloud)! messenge% tu%ns me his bacE,

nd hums, as $ho should sa) !(ou5ll %uethe t ime

%hat clogs! me.$ith this ans$e%.!

422226 2 ,n nd that. $ell might,\,;ise 4 to a caution, t5 hold $hat distance

II" $isdom can 0%oide. Some hol) angel I7 to the ~ou%t of &ngland and unfold'(It message e%e he \~ome, that as$ift blessing . ..

~il;;(Joan%et6u%%l to this ou% suffe%ing count%),Jt,rr a hand accu%sed>

!ll ; 5ll send m)0%a)e%s $i th 4.

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7!57 i,O5 !7Mb bi%th%ight IR &d$a%d &d$a%d the "onfesso% 3%eigned4 7F~IG nothing .. . %es0ect does not diminish the high. %e-

\\It he is held HA u0on aid to aid him 3Malcolm4, 'o%thumbe%land i.e., to a%ouse the 0eo0le n an &nglish

., 5t+lland HP $r++ f%eel) g%unted :7 cloud) distu%bed

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"Scene 7. [A $itches2 &a2t.K )

)"nder #nter the Three $itches

%irst $itch h%ice the b%indedU cathath me$ed.Second $itch h%ice and once thehedge-0ig!

$hined.

Third $itch a%0ie%! c%ies. 5is time, 5tis time.

%irst $itch Jound about the cald%on-go6 45 In the 0oisoned ent%ails th%o$.

oad, thatunde% cold stoneDa)s andnights has thi%t)-oneS$elt5%ed enom slee0ing g?t,~Boil thou fi%st i 5 th5 cha%med,0ot.

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10 All Double, double, toil and t%ou\Wlt>1#i%e bu%n an~ cald%on bubble.

Second $itch #illet! of a fenn)! snaEe,In the cald%on boil and baEe1&)e of ne$t and toe c$ f%og,

1 /ool of bat and tongue.of (4,

dde%5s fo%E! andblind$o%m5s! sting,

LiQa%d5s leg andho$le%5s! 5~g,

:.7 . 7b%i nded b%i ndled Ib edge-0i g bed ge~ Ha%0ie% 3ans0i%it. liEe %a)malEin and *addocE n 7 .74 FS$el t5 %ed enomgot enom s$eat edout $hile slee0ing 7I #illet slice 7 Ia s$am0 7P fo%E fo%Eed tongue 7P blind$o%m 3H legle\

7R ho$let o$let50

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#o% acha%m of 3B'r$ t%ouble,L=+ a hell-b%oth boil and bubble.

All Double, double, t~il andt%ouble1 &,#i%e bum and cald%on ?,ubble. ~

. Third $itch Scale ofd%agon, tooth of$olf, . 5.

/i~h~s mumm),! ma$-andgulf!+f~ %~7nTdosalt-sea .sha%E, 5

Joot +~3mu+"E digged i5 t' da%E,Lie% A bls0he;nmg 9e$, ,all ofg II.t,and sli0s of )e$ !5-Slie%ed in5the moon5s ecli0se, \

'ose of u%935an? a%ta%5s li0s, \

#inge% ofbi%th-st%angled babe ,Ditch-delie%ed b) ad%ab,! .~. 5!MaEe the g%uel thicE and slab6!dd5tbe%eto a tige%5s chaud%on,! 5\...I 'r thi5~edience of qr cald%on.

51. Double, dau~le, toil andt%ouble1 ~~1'116 bu%nand cald%on bubble.,f!,l $3tch qWo;f%.~ith ababoon5s blood,7777n ili111ha%m is $r4 and good.

. !ttnter )ate and the2other Three $itches.... 5

==2 A, ie done> ; commend 7r 0ains1"",.I)?+c7one shall sha%e ' th5 gains6

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no$ about the cald%on sing,,II, lies and fai%ies n a%ing, \.\l5;i5 ,%ilingall th~t )ou 0ut n.

A$sic and a song: !BlacE S0i%its,! Zc.

l'*2t..:*cat* and the-other-Il"ee $itches !

$idl& B) the0%icEing ofm) thumbs,777illinK $icEed this$a)comes6'I"'$ locEs,

I, ti/3 I EnocEs>

!O>, ll l, ,, ,) mummified flesh of a $itcb IH ma$ and $

'( 5I:r!?n+d %aenous H7 Ditch-delie%ed 7 N d%ab ;o!..-6% A ;t.t%luf HIslab iscous HHchaud%on ent%ails

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Macbeth o$ no$, )ou sec%et, blacE, and midnight

hags>/hat is 5t )ou do<

deed $ithout aname.

Macbeth2i conOu%e )ou, b) that$hich )ou 0%ofess,o$e5 e% )oucome to Eno$ it, ans$e% me6hough )ouuntie the $inds and letthem fightgainst the chu%ches1 though the)est)U $aes"onfoundo ands$allo$ naigation u01hough bladed com be lodgedU andt%ees blo$n

do$n1

hough castles to00le onthei% $a%de%s5 heads1hough 0alaces and0)%amids do slo0e!hei% heads tothei% foundations1 though thet%eas-

u%e$ natu%e5s ge%mens+tumble all togethe%,&en t dest%uction sicEen, U ans$e% me

o $hat I asE )ou.

%irst $itch S0eaE.

MACBETH

Second $itch

Third $itch

Demand.

/e5ll ans$e%.

%irst $itch Sa), $ t' badst %athe% hea% itf%om ou%

mouths,

+%f%om ou% maste%s< Macbeth "all em, let me see em.

%irst $itch *ou% n so$5s blood. that hath eatene%ninefa%%o$1! g%easethat5s s$eaten+#%om the mu%de%e%5s gibbet th%o$

;nto the flame.

All "ome, high o% lo$,

h)self andoffice! deftl) sho$>

)...~t) foam) : "onfound dest%o) bladed co%n +7777;5ll% he beaten do$n R slo0e bend G natu%e5s

"0" h;4~Elc~n i.e., sicEen at its o$n $o%E P fa%%o$~/ffil~! .....,1.,h5d PF office function

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Th"nder %irst Apparition: an Armed Jead

Macbeth ell me, thou unEno$n 0o$e%6---

%irst $itch e Eno$s th) thought6ea% his s0eech, but sa) thou nought.

%irst Apparition Macbeth> Macbeth> Macbeth;Be$a%eMacduff

>r~ (4(

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'E\\-c.. .,Be$a%e the hane of#ife.\0is%niss me6 enough!.4

Je descends

Macbeth /bate5e%

thou a%t, fo% th) good cautionthanEs6

hou hast ha%0edU m) fea% a%ight. But one $o%dmo%e

'#r tf

$itche $ill not be commanded. e%e5s an-othe%, R

t-1c)r+ 0otent than thefi%st.

Th"nder Second Apparition: aloody 7hild

'-ill (

Apparition Macbeth> Macbeth> Macbeth>

" ii,'.ad I th%ee ea%s, ;5d hea% thee.

"Jt' =pparitionBe blood). bold, and %esolute>

9~'''nto sco%nI ' tE' % of man, fo% none of$oman bo%n F0

hlllmMacbeth. Descends11~11,;hcn lie, Macduff6 $hat need ;fea% of IIt':

7 t't 'I maEe assu%ance double su%e,IL'.D~I bondof fate,! hou shalt not lie1

; 'n~d 0ale-hea%ted fea% itlies, F

;~;;!;;ill s0ite ofthunde%.

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4&/&42= Ihlrd Apparition: a7hild 7roHned&$itha tree in his hand

uucE the note of F: taEe a bond o% %a te gel aI .1. n.the $il9 Eill Macduff and thus $ill com0el

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/hat is this,

hat %ises l iEe theissue! of aEing,nd $ea%s u0on his bab)-b%o$ the %ound

nd to0 of soe%eignt)<+

----6lL Listen, but s0eaE not to 5 to

Third Apparition Be lion-mettled, 0%oud. and taEe

no ca%e/ho chafes , $ho f%ets, o% $he%e cons0i %e%s a%e6

Macbeth shall nee% anquished be until%eat Bi%na%n /ood to high Dunsinane il lShall come against him. Descends

Macbeth hat $ill nee% be./ho can im0%ess! the fo%est, bidthe t%ee@nfix his ea%th-bound %oot< S$eet bodements,+

good>Jebellious dead,! %ise nee%, t the /ood

+f Bi%nam %ise, and ou% high-0laced Macbeth

Shal l lie the lease of natu%e, < 0a) his r+!t

o time and mo%tal custom.7f!(et m) hea%t .--'. :-' .,.- ~ .....

h%+bs to tm+$-one-thing. eD.me, if.)ou% a%t"an te ll so much6 shal l Banquo 5 si ssue ee%

Jeign in this9dngdom< \,

6l. \ !SeeE to Eno$ no mo%e.

Macbeth ;$ill be sao AA.U Den)-methis,

nd anete%nal cu%se $ on )ou> Let me Eno$....,/h) sinEs ~at cald%on< $hat noise! is this7

( Ja"tboys 4&

%ifst $itch& Sho$>

Second $itch Sho$>

Third $itch Sho$>

77Rtssee offs0%ing FZ-FG %oundCnd to0 A3 soe%eignt) i.e.,;l;l0%ess consc%i0t GP bodements 0%o0hecies GR Jebellious

>lt%!ttll~ n%efe%ence _A Banquo1 but 0e%ha0s a mis0%int fo% ;516il+!} 0illcll~e of natu%e natu%al lifes0an 7AA 4rt! custom

;h7.5;@~l\ed i.e.,full) info%med 7APnoise music

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All Sho$ his e)es, and g%iee his hea%t1

"ome liEe shado$s, so de0a%t>

__..---_

AshoH of eight ings a2( anB"o& last [ing! f Hith aglass4 inhis hand/

Macbeth hou a%t too l iEe. the s0i %it of Banquo.Do$n>

h) c%o$n does sea% mine e)elids. nd th)hai%, thou othe% gold-bound b%o$, is l iEe the f i%st.

thi%d is liEe the fo%me%. #ilth) hags>

/h) do)ou sho$ me this< fou% th> Sta%t,! e)es>

/hat,5$ill theline s t%etch out to t h5 c%acE of

doom<+nothe% )et> seenth> ;5ll see no mo%e.

~d )et the eighth a00ea%s, $ho bea%s aglass

/hich sho$s meman) mo%e1 and some I see

hat t$ofold balls and t%eble sce0te%s! ca%%)6

o%%ible sight> 'o$ I see 5tis t%ue1

#o% t+ blood~bolte%edU Banquo smiles u0onme,

nd 0oints at them fo% his. /hat, is this so<

%irst2$itch ). si%, ! t is so . But $h)

Stands Macbeth thus amaQedl)<

"ome, sis te%s , chee% $e u0his s0%ites , <nd sho$ the best of ou% delights6

;5ll cha%m the a

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to gie a sound,

/hile )ou 0e%fo%m )ou% antic %ound, Uhat this g%eat E ing ma) Eindl) sa)

r duties did his $e7come 0a). r' 9 M"sic The-

$tchesdance& and *anish

.- -~(" beth ~1e a%e the)< one< Let this 0e%niciousr

, " Inda)e accu%sed in thecalenda%>

; lime in, $ithout the%e>

II i,el,t ll!s mi%%o% 77P Sta%t i .e., f %omthe socEets 77R c%acE $ doom 3_77 I t%um0et <4 a t doomsda ) 7I7 t $ofold ba lls a nd t %eble'I 3co%onation emblems4 7IH bloodNholle%ed matted $ith blood

!f5>>5 ~;4i%its 7HAantic %ound g%otesque ci%cula% d!nc+

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#nter ,enno6

/hat5s )ou% %ace5s $ill<

Macbeth Sa$ )ou the $ei%d siste%s<

,enno6 'o, m) lo%d.

Macbeth "ame the) not b) )ou<

1,enno6E 'o indeed, m) lo%d.

Macbeth ;nfected bethe ai% $he%eon the) %ide,

nd damned all those t!t t%ust them> I did hea%

he gallo0ing of ho%se.! /ho $as 't came b)<

3Lennox.45is t$o o% th%ee, m) lo%d, t!t b%ing )ou

$o%dMacduff is fled to&ngland.

Macbeth #led to &ngland<

E'$ 1,enno; ), m) good lo%d.

Macbeth [Aside! ime, thou entici0at5st! m)

d%ead ex0loits.

he flight) 0u%0ose nee% is o 5e%tooE

@nless the deed go$ith i t.! #%om th is moment

he e%) f i%st lings of m) hea%t! shall be

he fi%st lings ofm) hand. nd een no$,

o c%o$n m) thoughts $ith acts, be it thought and

done6he castle of Macduff I $ill su%0%ise1!

SeiQe u0on #ife1 gie to th5 edge A5 th5 s$o%d

is $ife, his babes, and all unfo%tunate souls

hat t%ace 4 in his line .! 'o boast ing liEe afool 1

his deed ;5l l do befo%e t 0u%0ose cool6

But no mo%e sights>-/he%e a%e these gent lemen<

"ome, b%ing me $he%e the) a%e.

7:A ho%se ho%ses 3o% !ho%semen!4 7::antici0at5st fo%etold 7:-:Pftlght) ., it the fle et ing 0 la n nee% fulfilled unless an !ct

com0anies it 7:R fi%stlings of m) hea%t i.e., fi%st thoughts,,A su%0%ise attacE suddenl) 7H t%ace 4 n his line a%e of his

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Scene I. [Macd"ff2s castle!

#nter Macd"ff2s $ife&her Son& and <oss

La( Macd"ff /hat had hedone, to maEe 4 $7 theland<

<oss (ou must hae 0atience, madam.

La( Macd"ff e !dnone6

is fl ight $as madness. /hen ou% actions do not,+u% fea%s do maEe us t%aito%s.

<oss (ouEno$ not/hethe% it $as his $isdom o % his fea%.

La( Macd"ff /isdom> o leae his $ife, to leae his babes,

is mansion and h is t it les, < in a 0lace

#%om $hence himself does fi)<e loes us not 1e $ants the natu%al touch6! fo% the 0oo% $%en ,he most diminutie of b i%ds, $il l f ight ,

.e% )oung ones n he% nest, against the o$l.ll isthe fea% and nothing isthe loe1

s li tt le isthe $isdom, $he%e the flight

So %uns against all %eason.1,B.f@. M) dea%est coQ, <

70%a) )ou, school< )ou%self . But, fo% )ou% husband,

e is noble, $ise, Oudicious, and best Eno$s5the fits A5 th5 season.! ;da%e n ot s0eaE much

fu%the%6

;;@lc%uel a%ethe times, $hen $e a%et%aito%s\nd do not Eno$ ou%seles1 $hen $e hold %umo% u%n $hat $e fea%,! )et Eno$ not $hat $e fea%, 89

illies 0ossessions G $an ts the natu%a4 touch i.e. , l acEs n!tr! !$-;ll% his $ife and child%en 9: coQ cousin 7 school cont %ol 7Rfits

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But float u0oo a$ild and iolent sea&ach $a) and moe. ;taEe m) leae of )ou.

Shall oot be long but ;5ll be he%e again.hings at the $o%st $i ll cease, < o% else climb u0-

$a%do $hat the) $e%e befo%e. M) 0%ett) cousin ,

Blessing u0on )ou>

,ady Macd"ff #athe%ed he is, and )et he5s fathe%less.

<oss I am so much afool, should I sta) longe%,;t $ould bem) disg%ace! and )ou% discomfo%t.; taEe m) leae at once. #6it <oss

,ady Macd"ff Si%%ah,< )ou% fathe%5s dead6nd $hat $ill )oudo no$< o$ B )ou lie<

Son s bi%ds d?,.motheL -

fl$t Macd"ff /hat, $ith $o%ms and flies<

Son /ith $hat I get, ; mean1 and sodo the).

fAdy Macd"ff *oo% bi%d> thou5dst nee% fea% the net

no%lime1 o

T+ 0itfall no% the gin. < fon /h) should ;, mothe%< !*oo% bi %ds the) a%e not

set fo%,,, ...M) fathe% is ndt dead , fo% al l)ou% sa)ing.

)* ., !

fAtly Macd"ff (es, he is dead6 ho$ $llt thou do fo% a

fathe%5i, \.

Son 'a), ho$ $ill )ou d+ fo% ahusband<

&,ady Macd"ff /b)~I can bu) me t$ent) at an)

ma%Eet.

Son hen )ou 5; l bu) '+4 to sell! again.

I,ady Ma7d"ff hou 5s0eaE5st $ith all th) $it, and

' faith, -/ith $it enough fo% thee. U - - --I .-73 l5o se i.e ., c eas e $o% se ning IG It $ould + m) dis g% ac e i. e. ;

, 7A S i%% ah 3he %e a n affec tiona te a dd %e ss 7A a child4 H:77A! .. !,o%ed n b%anches 7A catch bi%ds4 H n t%a0 :7 sell

!5, l.e. fo% a child

:.I. :.I. MACBETH

Son /as m) fathe% at %ai to%, mothe%<

La( Macd"ff ), that he $as. !,

Son /hat is a t%aito%<\. !\!5!

La( Macd"ff /h), one that s$ea%s ~d lies. A 554

Son nd be all t%aito%s t?atdo so< ~ -,

,1"Iy Macd"ff &e%) on~~that does so i~,a t%aito%xand Imust be hanged. . !

Son nd m~t the) all beh ged that s$ea% and lie< 59

.... \ ,ady ac( . &e%) one. 5., 5! .,5 .. ,...

Son /hom t hang them< \ .~ \6 \. 2i& ,ady Macd"ff /h), the honest men. ~

Sonr

\hen the lia%s and s$ea%e%s a%e fools1 fo% the%e

a%~ li~ and -s$ea%e%s eno$55 to beat the honest 55

me~and hang u0 them.

La( Macd"ff 'o$. od hel0 thee, 0oo% monEe)l Butho$ /ilt thou do fo% afathe%<

@2. I$ he $e%e dead, )ou5d $ee0 fo% him. I$ )ou

$ould not, it $e%e agood sign that I should quicEl) H()

hae a ne$ fathe%.

t 1&dl tacd"ff toose%attle%, ho$ thoutalE5st> ~

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J22222=MRerBless )ou, fai% dame> I am not to )ouEno$n,

though in )ou% state of hono% ;am 0e%fect, A

I dt" some dange% does a00%oach )ou nea%l)6II )ou B t aEe ahomel)< man 5s adice .)III not found he%e1 hence , $ith )ou% li ttle ones.

t! f% ight )ou thus, methinEsI am too saage1t.'do $o%se to )ou $e%e fell! c%uelt),

/hicl\istoo nigh )ou% 0e%son. eaen 0%ese%e~

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N.!,il !!d lies .i.e., taEes an oath and b%eaEs it eno$ enough;;; I !;feet ; am full) info%med of )ou% nr!+ r!n= P doubt

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abide no longe%. #6it Messenger

,ady Macd"ff /hithe% should I ft)<

done no ha%m, But ;%emembe% no$

n this ea%thl) $o%ld. $he%e todo ba%m

often laudable, todo good sometime

ccounted dange%ous fo ll). /h) then, alas,

0ut u0 that $omanl) defense,o sa) I hae done no ha%m<-/hat a%e these faces<

#nter M"rderers

M"rderer /he%e is )ou% husband< 5

Macd"ff I ho0e. n no 0lace so unsanctified/he%e such asthou ma)st find him.

e5s a t%aito%. M"rderer

hou li5st , thou shag-ea%ed! illain>

/hat, )ou egg> M"rderer

[Stabbing him!

(oung f%)! of t%eache%)>

e has Eil led me, mothe%6Son

Jun a$a), ;0%a) )ou>

[Dies!

#6it [,ady Macd"ff!& crying 4M"rder34 loHed by ,""rn",

Scene H. [#ngland efore the ing2s palace!

#nter Malcolm and Macd"ff

&, Malcolm Let us seeE out some desolate shade,

the%e .

/ee0 ou% ~ad boS+DlS~0t). r-G

~h!g-ea%ed hai%)-ea%ed 3<4, $ith shagg) hai% hanging oe% tho

'1 tr7s0a$n

:.H. A111 M"B&

Macd"ff Let us %athe%

old fast the mo%talU s$o%d, and liEe good men

Best %ide ou% do$n-fall 5n b i% thdom.< &ach ne$mom \!

'e$ $ido$s ho$l, 5ne$ +%0hans c%), ne$ so%%o$sSt%iEe heaen on theface, that< t %esounds

s $ i t felt $ith Scotland and )elled outLiEe s)llable of dolo%. A

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Malcolm (4 /hat ;5beliee, ;5l l $ail1

/hat Eno$! beliee1 and $hat ; can %ed%ess,s ;shall find thetime to f%iend, U; $ill .

/hat )ou hae s0oEe, i t ma) + so 0e%chance.

his t)%ant, $hose sole!name bliste%s+u% tongues,/as oncethought honest6! )ou hae loed 4

$ell1

e hath ndt touched )ou )et. I am )oung1 but~omething

(ou ma) dese%e of him th%ough me1! and $isdom!o offei 5u0 a$eaE, 0oo%, innocent lamb5 a00ease anang%) god.

It.)cd"ff ; am not t%eache%ous.

Il"icoim 2( But Macbeth is.

~~ and-i%tuous natu%e ma) %ecoil \.;n?an~0e%ia; cha%ge. But ;shall c%ae )ou%

0a%don1

that l$hich )~u ~e, m) thoughts cannottr!n3+[ .

\ngels a%e b% ights~ though the b%ightest! fell6

though all things foul $ould $ea%! the b%o$s of ~ce,-6s.

\'.I g%ace must sti ll looE so.!

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llilll%tal deadl) :Be st%ide ou% do$nN %a n5o b i%thdom 0%o te ctie l)#rr r natie land Pthat that FLiEe s)Dable of dolo % I Ind $ g%ief 7A t f%iend f%iendl), 0%o0itious 7I + e%)

l ,nod 7 dese%e of bim th%ough me i.e., ea%n 7 bet%a)ing

7!,7!777 7 $isdom it ma) be $ise 7G-IA %ecoill;n gie $a)

7h5ll!~0ose t%ansfo%m II the b%ightest i.e., Lucife% IH $ouldIII $ea% I:so i.e., liEe itself

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MACBETH Macd"ff I hae lost m) ho0es.

Malcolm *e%chance een the%e $he%e I did find m)

doubts./h) in that %a$ness! \eft)ou $ife and child,

hose 0%ecious motiesxthose st%ong Enots of

loe, 5!/ithout leae-taEing< I 0%a)-)ou,Let not m) Oealousies! be )ou%5dishono%s, !But mine o$n safet ies . (ou ma)be %ightl) Oust0

/hatee% I shat> ,~. 53. "n ,''-

Macd"ff 2 Bleed, bleed, 0oo% count%)6

%eat t)%ann), la)5thou th) basis! su%e,

#o% goodness da%e not checE! thee6 $ea% thou th)$%ongs1 5\

he title is affee%ed. o #a%e ~ $ell, lo%d6

;$ould not be the illain t!t thou thinE5st

#o% the $hole s0ace that 5s 7Athe t)%ant5s g%as0

nd the%ich &ast to boot.

Malcolm AB~\~toffended6

;s0eaE not asin a bsolute fea% $7.; thinE ou% count%) sinEs beneaththe )oEe1

;t $ee0s, i t bleeds, ah~ each ne$ da) a gash

;s added to he% $Gunds. ; tn= $itha9U

he%e $ould be hands u0lifted inm) fight1 <nd he%e f%omlh-acie~s &nglandU hae 7offe%

+f goodl) thousands6 Dttt,fG%o all this, \. \,/hen ;shauft%ead u0on thel)%ant5s head, ..r $ea% it0n m) s$o%d, )et m) 0oo% count%)

Shall~a= mo%e ices t!n it had befo%e,Mo%e s e%, and mo%e sund%) $a)s than ee%,

B) . that shall succeed.

Macd"ff /hat should he be<

Malcolm ;t is m)self ;mean. in $hom ;Eno$

IP %a$ness un0%otected condition IG Oealousies sus0icions HAhono%able HI basis foundation HH checE %est%ain

cn$r4+d :7 $ithal mo%eoe% :I in 47 %ight n behalf :H &ngland i .e , the King of&ngland. :: fo% des0ite

:.H. :.H. MACBETHll the 0a%ticula%so of ice so g%aftedU

T&rt,$hen the) shall be o0ened, UblacE Macbeth

/ill seem as 0u%e as sno$, and the0oo% state

&steem him as a lamb, being com0a%ed

/ith m) confineless ha%ms. <

Macd"ff ( 'ot n the legions

+f ho%%id ~I1can come a5deil mo%e damnedIn eils to t3 Macbeth. ,

Malcolm 2) ;g%ant him blood),

Luxu%ious, Uaa%icious, false, deceitful,

Sudden, <mal ic ious, smacEing of ee%) sin5\ '

hat !a name6 but the%e5 s no bottom, none, 50

In m) olu0%uousness6s )ou% $ies, )ou% daughte%s,

(ou% mat%ons and )ou% maids, could not fill n0

T+ ciste%n of m) lust, and m) desi%e

l l continent! im0ediments $ould o5 e%bea% ,hat did o00ose m) $ill . Bette% Macbeth

han such an one to %eign.

& ff,7d"ff )

Boundless intem0e%ance

;nnalflle

o.a t)%ann)1 it hath been

T' ~timel) Pm0t)fug $ theha~0)

th%one,

nd f~ of man) cn

~.

But5fea%

not )et

35A taKeu0on )ou $hat5is )ou%s6 )ou ma) 5one~o )ou% 0leasu%es a s0acious 0lent),

!id (df seem cold, the ~eo )ou 4!7 so hood$inE.

\.~..I\ ha,~~i lling dames enough. he%e cannot be777.5tu tu%e in )ou, to deou% so man)

, $ill A g%eatness dedicate themseles,$tn tso inclined. .

,,t$ /ith this the%e g%o$s

$ i ll( most ill-com0osed affectionU such

/>llilft s0ecial Einds 7 g%afted eng%afted I o0ened in bloom.

li";t confineless ha%ms unbounded eils F Luxu%ious lech-u,l,5%J iolent P7 olu0tuousness lust P: continent %est%aining

I man5s natu%e >1 "one) sec%etl) manage n time a ge ,

R7777-com*oseci affectioneill) com0ounded cha%acte%

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stanchless! aa%ice that. $e%e ;King,

I should cut off the nobles fo% thei % lands,

Desi%e h is Oe$els and th is othe%5s house6

nd m) mo%e-haing $ould be as a sauceo maEe me hunge% mo%e, that I should fo%ge

?ua%%els unOust against thegood and lo)al,

Dest%o)ing them fo% $ealth.

Macd"ff 24 T aa%iceSticEs dee0en g%o$s $i th 5mo%e 0e%nic ious %oot

han summe%-seeming!lus~!and it hath been

he s$o%d of ou% slain Eings.o(et do not fea%.

Scotland hath foisons to fil l u0 )ou% $ill

$ )ou% me%e o$n.! ll these !r+ 0o%table, U

/ith othe% g%aces $eighed.

Malcolm But I hae none6 the Eing-becoming g%aces,

s Oustice, e%it), tem05%anee, stableness,

Bount), 0e%see%ance, me%c), lo$liness,

Deotion, 0atience, cou%age,fo%titude,

I hae no %elish o%o them, but 5aboundIn the diision of each see%al cr4+,"cting i t man) $a)s. 'a), had 0o$5%, I should

*ou% the s$eet milE of conco%d in\o hell,

@0%oa%! the unie%sal 0eace, confound

ll unit) on +!rt. \.

Macd"ff 2& AScotland, Scotlan53l> Malcolm I$ such !n+ be fit togoe%n, s0eaE6

;am as; hae s0oEen. !

Macd"ff #it to goe%nl

'o, not to lie. A nation mise%able>/ith an untitled t)%ant blood)-sce0te%ed,

/hen shal t thou see th)$holesome da)s again ,

RF s ta nc hle ss nee% -e nding FP s umme% -s ee ming be fit ting s umme %,7t$ (1) t%ansito%) (1) FR 5s$o%d of +@ slain Eings i.e. , the

death to r Eings F~G %oisons . Bn enough abundall"llll

o$n L satisf) )ou% coetousness FG 0o%table bea%able G

taste fo% 3R4 t%ace of 3R4 GP d iision '$ e ac h s ee %a l c% ime

ofeach Eind ofc%ime GG @0%oa% 0ut into a tumult

:.H. :.H. MACBETH

Since that the t%uest issue of th) th%one

B) his o$n inte%dictionU stands accu%sed,

nd does b7a1s0heme his b%eed<! h) %o)al fathe%

/as amost sinted Eing6 the queen that bo%e thee,+ft 5ne% u0on he% 7mees .r!nAA he% feet,

DiedU ee%) da) s.b~.}ied. #a%e thee $ell>hese eils thou %eJt 5s t @0on th)sel f

ath banis~ed me f%om-Scotland, A m) b%east.h) ho0e ends he%e> !

Malcolm Macdu!ff, this noble 0assion,"~d of integ%it), hath f%om 47 soul

/i0ed the- blacE sc%u0les, U %econciledm) thoughts

o th) good t%uth and hono%. Deilish MacbethB) man) of these t %ains! hath sought to$in me

;nto his 0o$e%, and modest $isdom< 0lucEs me#%om oe%-c%edulous haste6 but od aboe

Deal bet$een thee and me> #o% een no$I 0ut m)self to! th) di%ection, and

@ns0eaE mine o$n det%action1 he%e abOu%e;le taints and blames I laid u0oo m)self,

#o%!st%ange%s tom) natu%e. ;am )et

@nEno$n to $oman, nee% $as fo%s$o%n,

qca%cel) hae coeted $hat $as mine o$n,

:,.7no time b%oEe 47 fai th , $ould not bet %a)

%hodeil to hisfello$, and delightI ~n less t%uth than life. M) fi%st false s0eaEing\ \ .777this u0on m)self. /hat I am t%ul),t thine and-m) 0oo% count%)5s to command6

" t+r indeed, befo%e th) he%e-a00%oach,IIII Si$a%d, $ith ten thousand $a%liEe.men,,.,i! ;d) at a0omt, U$as setting fo%th. ,

,5,\. $e5lltogethe%, and thechance of goodness

' I ou% $a%%anted qua%%el>! E7 a%e )oui5;;>5<

7.lillo5!n cu%se, exclusion 7AF b%eed ancest%) 777Die d i. e. , 0%e -$' ;5 helll. n 77Psc%u0les sus0icions 77F t%ains 0lots 77Gmodest

\-5;lltl%nce 7II to unde% 7I #o% as 7H at a 0oint 0%e0a%edllou ..7; qua%%el i.e., ma) ou% chance of success equal the'III -

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Macd"ff Such $elcome and un$elcome things at once5is ha%d to %econcile. .,..-

8, 5- #nter aDoctor -

.....- " Malcolm& /ell, mo%e anon. "omes the King-fo%th, ;

0%a) (+@< ..... . ~ !5-

Doctor ), si%. he%e ~ c%e$ $ $%etched soulshat sta)! his cu%e6 thei% nial~<, coninceshe g%eat assa)-qfa%t1! but at his touch,Such sanctit) hath ?eaellgie,%his hand,he) 0%esentl) amend,!

Malcolm 2(I

t!n=)ou, doct~%. #6rt [Doctor!

Macd"ff /hat5s the disease he means<

Malcolm 5is called the eil6!most mi%aculous $o%E n this good King,

/hich often since m) he%e-%emain in&nglandhae seen himdo. o$he solicits heaen>

imself best Eno$s6 but st.%angel)-isitedU$0eo0le,

A s$oll5n and ulce%ous, *~Nti.fulto *ie e)e,he UU' des0ai% of su%ge t, hec~es,anging agolden stam0! abo thei% necEs,*ut on 5(ithhol) 0%a)e%s6 and 'ts0oEen,o the succeeding %o)alt) he leaes

he healing5 benediction. ,/ith this st%ange i%tue!e hath ,!heaenl) gift of 0%o0hec),nd sund%) blessings hang about his th%one

hat s0eaEU him $ of ~a~e .

#nter <oss

Macd"ff See, $ho comes

Malcolm M) count%)man1 but )et ;Eno$ 4 not.

a$ait 7:I-:H coD!inceslbe g%eat assa) of !rt i.e.,medical science 1*5 0%esentl) !4+nd immediatel)

3sc%ofula, called !the Eing5s eil! +c!+ i t could $

the ;cing5s touch4 156 st%angel)-isited dd7 afflicted7Hstam0 coin 7Pi%tue 0o$e% 7G 3+!= 0%oclaim

:.H. :.H. MACBETH

Macd"ff M) ee% gentle< cousin, $elcome hithe%.

Malcolm ;Eno$ 4 no$6 good od, betimes<%emoe

he means that maEes us st%ange%s>

<oss Si%, amen.

Macd"ff Stands Scotland $he%e it did<

<oss las, 0oo% count%)>lmost af%aid to Eno$ itself> ;t cannot 7P

Be called ou% mothe% but ou% g%ae, $he%e nothing<But $ho Eno$s nothing is once seen to smile1

/he%e sighs and g%oans, and sh%ieEs that %ent theai%,

%e made, not ma%Eed1! $he%e iolent so%%o$ seems modem ecstas). Uhe dead man5s Enell

;s the%e sca%ce asEed fo% $ho, and good men5s lies&x0i%e befo%e the flo$e%s in thei% ca0s,D)ing o% e%e the) sicEen.

424cd"ff A, %elation%oonice,< !nd)et too t%ue>

A&tlr1Elm /hat5s the ne$est g%ief<

i.~.\J hat of an hou%5s agedoth hiss the s0eaEe%1! %, ich minute teems< ane$ one.

1!.,'''ff. o$ does m) $ife<

! /h),$ell.

nd all m) child%en<

/ell, too.

diiE he t)%ant has not batte%ed at thei% 0eace<

'3;, the)$e%e $ell at 0eace $hen ;did leaeI~

;f. ;/>N7A 7PIbetimes quicEl) 7PPnothing no one 7PG ma%Eed;153i ,N ...dn ecstas) i.e., o%dina%) emotion 1>->* %elation;ooi'6 !~umte- 7R hat . s0eaEe% i.e., the %e0o%t of t$$:

~.I "II 6F6 i s hi ssed as s ta le ne$s 7RP teems gies b i%th to

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L9 Macd"ff Be not anigga%d of)ou% s0eech6 ho$goes 5t<

<oss /hen ;came hithe% to t%ans0o%t the tidings,/hich ;hae heail)! bo%ne, the%e %an a%umo% +f man) $o%th) fello$s that $e%e out1!

/hich $asto m) belief $itnessed! the %athe%,#o% that I sa$ the t)%ant5s 0o$e%! afoot 'o$ is thetime of hel0. (ou% e)e inScotland/ould c%eate soldie%s, maEe ou%$omen fight,

o doffthei% di%e dist%esses.

Malcolm Be 5t thei% comfo%t/e a%e coming thithe%. %acious &ngland hath

Lent usgood Si$a%d andten thousand men1 An olde% and abette% soldie% nonehat "h%istendom gies out. A

<oss /ould I couldhis comfo%t $ith theliEe> But I hae $o%dshat $ould! be ho$led out n the dese%t ai%,

/he%e hea%ing should notlatchA

them.

5 Macd"ff E!t conce%nhe gene%al cause o% isit afee-g%ief Due to some single b%east<!

<oss 'o mindthat5s honest

But init sha%es some $oe, though themain 0a%t

*e%tains to)ou alone. Macd"ff I$ it be mine,

Kee0 it notf%om me, quicEl) letme hae it.

<oss Let not)ou%ea%s des0ise m)tongue fo% ee%,/hich shall 0ossess them$ith the heaiest

hat ee% )et the) hea%d.

Macd"ff umh> ;guess at it.

<oss (ou% castle issu%0%ised1! )ou% $ife andbabes

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7FI heail) sadl) 7FH out i.e., u0 n a% ms 7F: $ it ne sse d a tt es ted 0o$e% a%m) 7GI gies out %e0o%ts 7G: $ould should 7G latch

7GP-GR fee-g%iefCDue to some single b%eas t i .e ., a0e%sonal g% ief

an indiidual IA: su%0%i sed suddenl) attacEed

:.H. MACBETH

Saagel) slaughte%ed. o %elate themanne%,/e%e, onthequa%%)! of these mu%de%ed dee%,o add the death of)ou.

Malcolm Me%ciful heaen>/hat, man> 'e5e% 0ull )ou% hatu0on )ou% b%o$s1ie so%%o$ $o%ds. he g%ief that does not s0eaE /his0e%s the o5e%-f%aught hea%t,! and bids itb%eaE.

Macd"ff M)child%en too<

<oss /ife, child%en, se%ants, !hat could + found.

Macd"ff nd I must be f%om thence>M) $ifeEilled too<

<oss I hae said.

Malcolm Be comfo%ted.Let5s maEe us med5cines ofou% g%eat %eenge,ocu%e this deadl) g%ief.

Macd"ff e hasno child%en. A m) 0%ett) ones<Did)ou sa) all< A hell-Eite>! ll</hat, allm) 0%ett) chicEens and thei% damt one fell s$oo0<

; Ialcolm:Dis0ute< it liEe aman.

I 14cd"ff I shall do so1$~t ;must also feel itas a man.

r cannot but %emembe% suchthings $e%e,;5hat $e%e most 0%ecious tome.Did heaen looE on,

And$ould not taEe thei%0a%t< Sinful Macduff,%ho)$e%e allst%ucE fo% thee>'aught< that ;am,2Lfo%thei% o$n deme%its butfo% mine

0,;; slaughte% onthei% souls. eaen %est them no$>

,;/rl$.Be t the $hetstone of)ou% s$o%d. Let. g%lof $"?+rt toange%1 blunt not the hea%t, en%age it.

$'P') hea0 ofslaughte%ed !4+ I7A /his0e%s the o 5e%- f%aught bea%t

'li It the oe %bu%de ned hea%t I7R bell-Eite hellish bi%d of 0%e)illhl .. counte% II 'aught $icEed

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Macd"ff A, ;could 0la) t+ $oman $ith mine e)es,nd b%agga%t $ith m)tongue> But, gentle heaens,"ut sho%t all inte%mission1! f%ont to f%ont!B%ing thou t fiend ofScotland and m)self1/ithin m) s$o%d5s length.set him. I$ he 5sca0e,

eaen fo%giehim too>

Malcolm T time goesmanl)."ome, go $eto the King. +u% 0o$e% is%ead)1+u%lacE is nothing but ou% leae. < Macbeth;s %i0e fo% shaEing, and tbe0o$5%s aboe*ut on thei% inst%uments. < Jeceie $hat chee%

ma).

he night is long that nee% finds theda).

#nter aDoctor ofPhysic anda$aiting-entleHoman

Doctor I hae t$o nights $atched $ith )ou, but can 0e%ceie no t%uth in )ou% %e0o%t. /hen $as it shelast.$alEed<

n&ntleHoman SincehisMaOest) $ent into the field, Ihae seen he% %ise f%om he% bed, th%o$ he% night-go$n u0on he%, unlocE he% closet, < taEe fo%th

0a0e%, fold i~,$%ite u0on 5t, %ead it, afte%$a%ds sealfl, and again %etu%nto 66\1 )et all this B+ n amost PI slee0\ ! 5\,

=&Ntort 46.eat 0e%tu%bation.; natu%e, to %eceie atnc+ t'+ be5efit of slee0 \an d~ t+ effects of \~5ltt"'a~o;%i\thi~ slumh5%) agi 5on, besides he% ,,5ulEing and othe% actual \0eto%m ces,U $hat, at

6.t\)tim~l7~e )Pu ~ea%d ~et sa)<

, "'~#/.Homa) .hat, s\l\ $hich ; E not %e0o%t afte% ILI'I . \\

liil'Nfll (ou i?a. to me, and 5tis most meet! )oueIi+lilcl, I"

'iitll'r$a2. 'eithe% to )ouno% an)one, haing not confi%m m) s0eech.

$l*r ,ady [Macbeth!& Hith a taper

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Scene 7. [D"nsinane Inthe castle!

IHI inte%mission inte%al IHI f%ont to f%ont fo%ehead tof ace to face IHR +u% lacE nothing but ou% leae i .e .,

ou% Leae IHG *ut on thei % inst%o6ments a %mthei% agents, on$a%d3R4

5 chest 77-7I effects of $atdliog deeds of one a$aEe;i5unnnt55 5 deeds 7R meet suitable

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M"B&~/5- .7.)ou, he%e she comes>fhls is he% e%) guise,!

u0onm) life, fast aslee0>3+b~%e he%1 stand

close.+4$,

o$ came she b) ,~at light<

entleHoman E7, i t stood b) he%. She haslight b)

he% continuall). 5ishe% conlin,and. ,)

(ou see, he%e)es a%e o0enx,

entleHoman ), butOhei% sense! a%eshut.

/hat is it she does ~o$< LooE, ho$ she

he% hands.

entleHoman ;t is !n accustomed action $ith he%,seem thus $ashing he% hands6 I hae Eno$n

~ continue n this a qua%te% of an hou%. -.

Macbeth (et he%e5s as0ot.

a%E> she-s0eaEs. ; $ill set do$n $hatf%om he%, to satisf)U ;9l( %ememb%ance the

st%ongl). 5

Macbeth +ut, damned s0ot> +ut, I sa)>t$o6 $h), then 5tis time to do 5t. ell i s

m) lo%d, fie> soldie%, and afea%d< /hat

fea% $ho Eno$s it~ $hen none can call 0o$5% to accom0t<! (et $ho $ould hae

old man tohae had so much blood n D&p4cto=2Do )ou ma%E than ~

Macbeth he hane of#ife had a $ife.she no$< /hat, B these hands ne5e% be clean<mo%e A5 that, m) lo%d, no mo%e A5 that> (ou

all$ith this sta%ting. ~

.Doctor o to1+ go to> (ou hae Eno$n $hat

should not.5 I...,

entleHoman She has s0oEe $hat she should

I7guise custom IHclose hidden IFsense ;.e.,0o$e%s ofsighl:Ito accom0t into account :G to 3anexclamation4

.7. r- M"B&

~ e~~af. ea~e%lEno$s $hatshe hasEno$n.

,ady Macbeth e%e5s the smell of theblood still. A

the 0e%fumes of %abia $ill not s$eeten this little band. +h, , oh> 55

&l3Fctor /hat a Jtis5 the!!799e P~ ~.'....cha%gedi55 ' r ) >C

entleHBrnan E ;. ~A~7G5n~t hae ,.fch a ,bea%t in ' bosom $.-th~ d1Fn95(.'$ the $hole botN I·eo)tor /e77t 5fell5f ell '~I ..' 09

entleHdmanPra y od it be, ~r. &I

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octor his diseas..e is be)ond m) 0%actice.U (et r

1hae Eno$n mose $hich hae $alEed in thei%slee05$ho hae.died >>Glil)-in9hei% beds. 6-

fl( Macbeth /ash )ou% hands1 0ut on )ou% night- P

go$n1 looE not so 0ale> I tell )ou )et again, Ban-quo5s bu%ied. e cannot come out on 5s! g%ae.

4lIrtor &en so<.,..,,~-- & &tTy Macbeth o bed, to bed> he%e5s EnocEing at

r+gate. "ome, come, come, come, gie me )ou% K9

nnd /hat5s done cannot be undone. o bed, to

I'd, to bed> ~ #6it ,adlrMacb)th& @

' .".\ /O,lt~e gono$ to +d[ I

5!I, soHoman/Di%ectl), 5C

i. dt! #oul $his05%ings a%e ab%oad. @nnatu%al deeds >5

I hl b%eed unnatu%al t%oubles. ;nfected minds;! Ihei% deaf 0illo$s $ill discha%ge thei%sec%ets.~I,,$t needsshe the diine than the0h)sician.I 7A;tll, 6od fo%gie us ! LooE afte% he%1 ~.

77,-n?+f%om he% the means of all anno)ance,! r L9

>;ii _@lloEee0e)es u0on he%. So good night.

t .,77 h@hEned G dignit) $o%th. %anE PI 0%actice 0%ofes-; I !R !77 5O of h is FAF%$o)ance inOu%) t continu-

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M) mind she has matedU and amaQed m) sight6

I thinE, but d!r+ not s0eaE.'I. .......

d night, good docto%.(entleHorfGln, #6e"nt

Scene I. [The co"ntry near D"nsinane!

Dr"m and colors #nter Menteith& 7aithness& Ang"s ,enno6& Soldiers

Menteith T&nglish 0o$5%! nea%, led on b)

Malcolm, II..

is uncle Si$l@!dand the good Macduff.Jeenges bu%n O0 t91tem1fo% thei% ~Ca%o causes

/ould to the ble\ding and the IJtala%m

&xcite the mo%tifi~ man. U .C

Ang"s ( 2+J. Bi%nam /ood

Shall $e $el l meet tb~1 r th9$a) a%ethe) c+;DlDg

7aithness /ho Eno$s ifRDoni7bain be$ith his

b%othe%< ,~'

' ,enno6 #o% ce%tain, si%, heis ot. I hae afile!+f all the gent%)6 the%e 's Si d5s son,

nd man) un%ough!)<uths t t een no$

*%otest! thei% fi%stof .9hanhood. ~.\1

Menteith /hat does the

7aithness %eat Dunsinane he st%ongl) fo%tifies.Some sa) h e5s mad1 othe%s, that lesse% bate him,

Do cal l i t a lian t fu%)6 but, fo% ce%tain,,

FI mated baffled .I. 0o$5l!a%m) Hdea% hea%tfelt :- /ouldman i.e., $ould incite a dead man 3o% !a 0a%al)Qed man!4 to blood) and g%im call to battle F file li s1 7A un%ougb i .e .,

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e cannot bucEle his d is tem0e%edU cause/ithin the bel t of %ule. o

Ang) 'o$ does he feelis i lec%et mu%de%s sticEing on his hands1

'o$!minutel) %eolts u0b%aid< his faith-b%each.5;7>ose !he commands moe onl) in command,

'othing ~loe. '">$dT1Weshe >eel his titleang lAPse55 lbout him, liEe agiant5s %obe

, @0on ad$a6disi thief.

t

ith ( /ho then shall blame 0este%ed< senses to %ecoil and sta%t,

en ! that is $ithin him does condemn

I$ fo% being the%e<

7aithltess /eiO, ma%ch $e on,

o ~e obedience $he%e \is t%ul) o$ed.Meet $e themed 5 cine! of t9}o s icEl) $eal,!

nd Bt 4 0ou% $e, in r'+ntr7' 0u%ge,&ach d%o0 of us.U

l enno6 +% so much as it needso d+B

othe soe%eignU flo$e% and ?%o$!0the

/eeds.

MaEe $e ou% ma%ch to$a%ds Bi%nam.\ 5.

#6e"n) &marching I

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Scene H. [D"nsinane Inthe castle!

#nter Macbeth& Doctor& and Attendants

t&c&2&. B%ing meno mo%e %e0o%ts 1 let them fl) !rd Bi%nam /ood %emoe to Dunsinane I 4nt taint< Bt fea%. /hat5s thebo) Malcolm<

.. ;;K5%e d s$ollen b) d%o0s) 7P %ule self-cont%ol 7F minutel)!5;lb%aid %ebellions ee%) minute %ebuEe IH 0este%ed to%mented

5l;nll i.e., Malcolm IR B+! common$eal th IG &ach d%o0 of +l%.%) last d%o0 of ou% blood 374 HA de$ bede$, $ate% 3and

;;1 O >~%o$4 HA soe%eign 3;4 %o)al 3I4 %emedial .H . H ta in tI,. r+d

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Dr"m and colors #nter Malcolm& SiHard& Mac-d"ff& SiHard2s Son& Menteith& 7aithness& Ang"s&

and Soldiers& marching

Malcolm "ousins, I ho0e the da)s a%e nea% athand

chambe%s $illbe safe.U Menteih /e doubt it notblng.!

SiHard /hat $ood is thisbefo%e us<

Menteith he/ood of

Malcolm Letee%) soldie% he$ him do$n aboughnd bea% 't befo%e him. he%eb) ! $e shado$he numbe%s of ou%host, and maEe discoe%)!

Orr in %e0o%t of us.

Soldiers ;tshall bedone.

it i .e ., the- a%mo% G bane dest %uct ion .: . Ihat cham! 5!safe l.e. that a man $ill be safe i n .hi s bed%oom Ioothl... .

Pdiscoe%) %econnaissance .,

M"B&

hat should a00laud again.-*ull 't off, ; sa).-/hat %huba%b, senna, o% $ha%0u%gatie d%ug,/ould scou%these &nglish hence< ea%5st thou of

them< ~\ I

Doctor ), m) goo.d5l6 )ou%. %ot.al*9e0a%ation,MaEes us hea% some ':. " \ .9 !-

Macbeth R \ ..... \ ~g~5t+ afte% me.I~ obt ~e af~atdof ath and ane! ,ill Nrn~ #o%est co% to~~ ane.

Doctor [)lde! /efe lftomDtin~~ a$a)and clea%, ....., \,

*%ofit againshould ha%dl) d%a$ me he%e....

Scene :. [7o"ntry nearimam $ood!

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#6e"nt

.. M" B& FGSiHard: /e lea%nno othe% but< the confident t)%ant

Kee0s still n Dunsinane, and $illendu%e<+u%setting do$n befo%e5 t.

Malcolm ( 5is hismain ho0e, I 10

#o% $he%e the%e is adantage to begienUBoth mo%e andless! hae gien him the%eolt,nd none,se%e $ith him but const%ained things5$05ose he~ a%e absen1 too.

ac(ff., Let ou% Oust c+nr+

ttend the t%ue eent,U and 0ut $e on 7

;ndust%ious soldie%shi0. -.\

4Hard he time a00%oaches, ,

hat $ill$ithduedecision maEeus Eno$ /hat $e5shall sa)5$ehae and $hat $e o$e.!f5houghts-s0eculatie thei% unsu%eho0es %elate, ~ut ce%tain issue st%oEes must a%bit%ate6! 89

,to$a%ds $hich adance the $a%.!

#6e"nt& marching

Scene . [D"nsinane $ithin the castle!

1~lUtr Macbeth& Seyton/ and Soldiers& Hith dr"mand colors

frill angout ou%banne%s onthe out$a%d $alls.I .7 I still !he) comet! +u% castle~s..st%en~

7735 lit. xh a siege to sco%n. 5e%e5let themlie- - ;.~.777.>l;tineand theague! eatthem u0. ,C l)&

I ' ." ,7not fo%ced < $ith those that should be

.I nothing but that Gendu%e allo$ ;; adantage to~%ol,.7 n n o00o%t uni t) 7I mo%e a nd less high and lo$

,5&%!.\N1 ttend the t%ue eent t%ue Oudgment a$ait the actualII~ liill> n$n (t+ cont%ast is bet$een !$hat $e shall sa) $e

>m> 5,,5 'n %eall) !?+") IA ce%tain issue st%oEes mostn' rc4+ must be decided b) batt le I7 $a% a%m)

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MACBETH/e might !?+ met them da%eful,! bea%d to bea%d,

nd beat them bacE$a%d home.....C

A cr Hithin ofHomen &

/hat that noise<

Seyton It is the c%) of $omen, m)good lo%d. [#6it!

Macbeth I hae almost fo%got the taste of fea%s6he time h as been, m) senses $ould hae cooled

o hea% anight -sh%ieE, and m)fel l! of hai% /ould at adismal t%eat ise! %ouse and s ti % s li fe $e%e in 5 to I hae su00ed $ $ith ho%%o%s.

Di%eness, familia% tom) slaughte%ous thoughts,

"annot once sta%tU me.

[#nter Seyton!

/he%efo%e $as that c%)<

Seyton he ?ueen, m) lo%d, dead.

Macbeth She should! hae died he%eafte%1he%e $ould hae been at ime fo% such a$o%d. <omo%%o$, and tomo%%o$, and tomo%%o$"%ee0s in t 0ett) 0ace f%om da) toda),

o the last s)llab le of %eco%ded time1nd all ou% )este%da)s hae lighted foolshe $a) to dust) death. +ut, out, b%ief candle>

Life5s but a$alEing shado$, a0oo% 0la)e% hat st%uts and f%ets his hou% u0on the stage

nd then i s hea%d no mo%e. ; t a taleold b)an idiot, $ of sound and fu%)

Signif)ing nothing6

#nter aMessenger

hou com5st to use th) tongue1 th) sto%) " I .. .. .. .. .. .. J

MeS2senger %acious m) lo%d,I should %e0o%t that $hich I sa) I sa$,

But Eno$ not ho$ todo 5t.

Macbeth /ell sa), si%.

met them da%e75u7 i.e., met them n the battlef ield boldl) ;;t %eati se s to%) 7 sta %t sta%tle 7R sbould ineitabl)

$o%d message

.~. .P. MACBETH

Messenger s ; did s tand m) $atch u0on the ,I looEed to$a%d Bimam, and anon, metbought,he $ood began to moe.

Macbeth Lia% and slae>

Messenger Let 4+ endu%e )ou% $%ath, $ 5t be not so.

/ithin th is th%ee mi le ma) )ou see i t coming1I sa) a moing g%oe.

Macbeth I$ thou s0eaE5st false,@0on the next t%ee shalt thou hang alie,

ill famine cling< thee. I$ th) s0eech be sooth,!I ca%e not if thou dost fo% me as much.;0ull n %esolution, U and begin

o doubt! th5 equiocation of the fiendhat l ies l iEe t %uth6 !#ea% not , t Bi%nam /ood

Do come to Dunsinane>! ndno$ a$ood

"omes to$a%d Dunsinane. %m, a%m, and out>I$'t $hich he aouches a does a00ea%,

the%e i s no% fl)ing hence no% ta%%)ing he%e.I'n to be a$ea%) of the sun.

\nd $ish th 5 estate< A5 th5 $o%ld $e%e no$ undone.

5ling the ala%um bel;> Blo$ $ind, come $%acE>

'I least $e5l l die $ith ha%ness<on ou% bacE.

#6e"nt

Scene P. [D"nsinane efore the castle J

Pr$ and colors #nter Malcolm& SiHard& Macd"ff& 4and their army& Hith bo"ghs

===12 'o$ nea% enough. (ou% ;ea)< sc%eens1.7\5 do$n,

;@;/ l iEe those )ou a%e. (ou, $o%th) uncle,

ill,I :Asooth t %uth :I 3 n %esolution %est%ain confidenceI q :R aouches asse% ts A lb5 estate the o%de%l) CD-

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MACBETHShall, $i th m)cousin, )ou% %ight noble son,

Lead ou% fi %st bat tle.! /o%th) Macduff and $eo

Shall taEe u0on5s $hat else %emains to do,

cco%ding to ou% o%de%. <

SiHard #a%e )ou $elLDo $eo but find the t)%ant5s 0o$e%!tonight,

Let us be beaten, $ $e cannot fight.

Macd"ff MaEe all ou% t%um0ets s0eaE1 gie them !

b%eath.hose clamo%ous ha%binge%s of blood and death.

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Scene R. [Another part of the field!

#nter Macbeth

Macbeth he) hae tied me to a staEe1 I cannot $7.But bea%liEe I must fight the c ou%se.! /hat5s he

hat $as not bo%n of $oman< Such a one

A4I to fea%, o% none. #nter o"ng SiHard

o"ng SiHard /hat isth) name<

Macbeth hou5;t be af%aid to

o"ng SiHard 'o1 though thou call5st th)self a

namehan an) is in hell.

Macbeth M) name5s Macbeth.

:batt le bat ta lion :$e 3Malcolm uses the %o)al !$e!4R D $e $ $e AA R0o$e% fo%ces .R. Icou%se bout,in mind an attacE of dogs o% men u0on a bea% chained 16

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o"ng SiHard he dei l h imself could not 0%onounceatitle

Mo%e hateful to mine ea%.

Macbeth 'o, no% mo%e fea%ful.

o"ng SiHard hou liest , abho%%ed t)%ant1 $ith m)s$o%d

;5ll 0%oe thelie thou s0eaE5st.

%ight& and o"ng SiHard slain

&tncbeth hou $ast bo%n of $oman.

But s$o%ds I smile at, $ea0ons laugh to sco%n,

B%andished b) man that5s of a$oman bo%n.

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Alar"ms #nter Macd"ff

~; 4d"ff hat $a) the noise is. )%ant, sho$ th) face>II thou be 5s t slain and $ith nost%oEe of mine,

I /ife and child%en5 ~ghosts $ill haunt me sti ll .;. mnot st%iEe at $%etchedEe%ns, < $hose a%ms

\,. hi%ed to~tbei% staes. <&ithe% thou,\l;7"bcth, ~~5 ~ ....

II" I' m) s$o%d, $ith anunbatte%ed edge,

; r'"1+a~~eeded.o he%e thou shouldst

I'I I,.g%eat "l1161,. n+of g%eatest n~te

;;;>5 h%uited.+Letme find lli9t\#o%tune>77.7ffi3l;lH _ beg not. 5\ !. #6it Alar"ms

#nter Malcolm and SiHard" . -...

; ;lil@ $a), m) lo%d. he castle5s gent l)II. 5le+,6

III tt ;;; 0eo0le 66 both sides do fight1;>;,lii"l>;7;l"S dQ b%ael) in the$a%175h>nl;>;47W;itself-0%ofesses< )ou%s, "=' t ;f9 r

'$! 3contem0tuous4 7F staes 3+!r IA ondeeded>ltOltl~ n b%uited %e0oned I: gentl) %end5%ed su%-iO9f0l,4 ~Rilli"lf0%ofesses decla%es itself

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MAC.OT~

Malcolm ~eha)e..ffiet $ithfoes

hat-st%iEe beside us.+1,

1SiHard 4 &nte%)Si%, the castle,

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_Scene F . Another part of the field!

#nter MC'/beth

Macbeth /h7 should.; 0la) . .theJoman fool , and+n mine o$n s$o%d< /hiles Lsee lies,! the

Do bette% u0on them. -

#nter Macd"ff

Macd"ff u%n, hell-hound, tu%n>

Macbeth +f all men else I hae aoided thee.But get thee bacE> M) soul is too much cha%ged!

/ith blood of thine al%ead).

Macd"ff I hae no $o%ds6

M) oice is inm) s$o%d , thou bloodie% i llain

han te%ms can gie thee out> A

rI %ight Alar"m

Macbeth hou losests eas) ma)st thou theint%enchant! a i% /ith th) Eeen s$o%d im0%ess! as maEe me

Let fall th) blade on ulne%able c%ests1I bea% acha%med life, $hich must not )ield

o one of $oman bo%n.

IG bes ide us i .e ., delibe%a tel) miss @S 3<4 as ou% com%adesI/hiles ; see Desso long as ; see liing men cba%gedFtenns can gietbee out $o%dscan desc%ibe )ou G;nt%ench.ntof being cL 7A;m0%ess maEe an im0%ession on

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MAC NOT

Macd"ff Des0ai%U th) cha%m,

nd let the angel! $hom thou sti ll hast se%ed

ell thee, Macduff $as f%om h is mothe% 5s $omb@ntimel) %i00ed.

Macbeth ccu%sed be that tongue that te ll s me so,#o% it hath co$ed m) bette% 0a%t of man>!

nd bethese Ouggling fiends no mo%e belieed,hat 0alte%< $i th usin a double sense1hat Eee0 the $o%d of0%omise to ou% ea%,

nd b%eaE i t to ou% ho0e. ; 5l l not fight $ith thee .

2fll12d"ff hen )ield thee, co$a%d,

nd lie to + thesho$ and gaQe A5 t' gme6o

E+~!?+ thee!as ou% ;a%f%monste%. t a% 3>~!;5 IInt~($ u0on>a 0ole,! and unde%$%it,7. } 3+r+ ~~ )ou see thet)%ant!

~' ,4&th I $ill not )ield, ,t Eiss the g%ound befo%e )oung Malcolm5s fee t,

t;;O to + baitedU $ith the%abble5s cu%se.1"'I Bimam /ood be come to Dunsinane,

t ; thou o00osed, being of no $oman bo%n,, q $ $ill tr7 the last. Befo%e m) bod)

lliilt5$ m) $a%liEe shield. La) on, Macduff1

'I'd ,mned be 4 that fi%st c%ies !old,;;5 ItI~" #6e"nt& fighting Alar"ms

I'',L' '&oflfer fighting& and Macbeth slain [#6it

2=2= ,,l#/, Hith Macbeth! <etreat and flo"r-4ii& %nter& Hith2 dr"m and colors& Malcolm&,;, <oss& Thanes& and Soldiers

, 9 ....mld the f%iends $e miss $e%e safeI

!l"ll;>1> go off1! and )et, b) these I see,.1 I,3.;ll(,''Ichisis chea0l) bought.

, ' .I ' J*" 7:777777eli .e., fallen angel, f iend 7F bette% 3!rt

,t I@;;;,;;e% equiocate S*gaQe A5 tb5 time s0ectacle! 56>mli 67 l !eh IP *ain ted u0on F 0ole i.e., 0ictu%ed

I I,~ 01".-'"'"I1I'; booth IG baited assailed 3liEea bea% ; 7;56i;6>>i _.,,77 f lou%ish L%um0et call to $ithd%a$, andI ,I 'r't$"IIIII~.tI3r)

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MACNOT

Malcolm Macduff i s missing, and )ou% noble son.

<oss (ou% son, m) l o%d, has 0aid a soldie%5s debt6

e onl) lied but t he $as a man1he $hich no soone% had h is 0%o$ess confi %medIn the unsh%inEing station! $he%e he fought.

But liEe aman he died.

SiHard hen heis dead<

<oss ), and b%ought off the f ield. (ou% cause of

so%%o$Must not be measu%ed b) his $o%th , fo% then

;t hath no end.

SiHard: ad hehishu%ts befo%e< <oss ), on the f%ont.

SiHard E7 then, od5s soldie% be

ad I as man) sons as I hae hai%s,I $ould not $ish them to a fai%e% death6

nd sohis Enell is Enolled.

59 Malcolm e5s $o%th mo%e

nd that ; 5l l s0end fo% him.

SiHard e5s $o%th no mo%e6

he) sa) he0a%ted $ell and 0aid his sco%e6!nd sood be $ith 4 e%e comes ne$e%

comfo%t.

#nter Macd"ff& Hith Macbeth2s head Macd"ff ail, Wn fo% so thou a%t6 behold,

standsh5 usu%0e%5s cu%sed head. he time is f%ee.!I see thee com0assedU $ith th)Eingdom5s

hat s0eaE m) salutation n thei% minds,/hose oices I desi%e aloud $ith mine6

ail, Wn of Scotland>

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:I unsb%inEing station i.e., 0lace at $hich he td finnl)$ell and 0aid his sco%e de0a% ted $el l !nd set tled his account

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