when shall we three meet again in thunder lightning or in rain second witch when the hurlyburlys done when the battles lost and won third witch that will be ere the set of sun first witch where the place second witch upon the heath third witch there to meet with macbeth first witch come graymalkin second witch paddock calls third witch anon fair is foul and foul is fair hover through the fog and filthy air exeunt camp near forres alarum within enter with attendants meeting a bleeding sergeant what bloody man is that he can report as seemeth by his plight of the revolt the newest state this is the sergeant who like a good and hardy soldier fought gainst my captivity hail brave friend say to the king the knowledge of the broil as thou didst leave it sergeant doubtful it stood as two spent swimmers that do cling together and choke their art the merciless macdonwald worthy to be a rebel for to that the multiplying villanies of nature do swarm upon himfrom the western isles of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied and fortune on his damned quarrel smiling showd like a rebels whore but alls too weak for brave macbethwell he deserves that name disdaining fortune with his brandishd steel which smoked with bloody execution like valours minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave which neer shook hands nor bade farewell to him till he unseamd him from the nave to the chaps and fixd his head upon our battlements valiant cousin worthy gentleman sergeant as whence the sun gins his reflection shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break so from that spring whence comfort seemd to come discomfort swells mark king of scotland mark no sooner justice had with valour armd compelld these skipping kerns to trust their heels but the norweyan lord surveying vantage with furbishd arms and new supplies of men began a fresh assault dismayd not this our captains macbeth and banquo sergeant yes as sparrows eagles or the hare the lion if say sooth must report they were as cannons overcharged with double cracks so they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds or memorise another golgotha cannot tell but am faint my gashes cry for help so well thy words become thee as thy wounds they smack of honour both go get him surgeons exit sergeant attended who comes here enter the worthy thane of ross what a haste looks through his eyes so should he look that seems to speak things strange god save the king whence camest thou worthy thane from fife great king where the norweyan banners flout the sky and fan our people cold norway himself with terrible numbers assisted by that most disloyal traitor the thane of cawdor began a dismal conflict till that bellonas bridegroom lappd in proof confronted him with selfcomparisons point against point rebellious arm gainst arm curbing his lavish spirit and to conclude the victory fell on us great happiness that now sweno the norways king craves composition nor would we deign him burial of his men till he disbursed at saint colmes inch ten thousand dollars to our general use no more that thane of cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest go pronounce his present death and with his former title greet macbeth ill see it done what he hath lost noble macbeth hath won exeunt heath near forres thunder enter the three witches first witch where hast thou been sister second witch killing swine third witch sister where thou first witch sailors wife had chestnuts in her lap and munchd and munchd and munchd give me quoth aroint thee witch the rumpfed ronyon cries her husbands to aleppo gone master o the tiger but in a sieve ill thither sail and like a rat without a tail ill do ill do and ill do second witch ill give thee a wind first witch thourt kind third witch and another first witch myself have all the other and the very ports they blow all the quarters that they know the shipmans card will drain him dry as hay sleep shall neither night nor day hang upon his penthouse lid he shall live a man forbid weary sennights nine times nine shall he dwindle peak and pine though his bark cannot be lost yet it shall be tempesttost look what have second witch show me show me first witch here have a pilots thumb wreckd as homeward he did come drum within third witch drum a drum macbeth doth come the weird sisters hand in hand posters of the sea and land thus do go about about thrice to thine and thrice to mine and thrice again to make up nine peace the charms wound up enter and so foul and fair a day have not seen how far ist calld to forres what are these so witherd and so wild in their attire that look not like the inhabitants o the earth and yet are ont live you or are you aught that man may question you seem to understand me by each at once her chappy finger laying upon her skinny lips you should be women and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so speak if you can what are you first witch all hail macbeth hail to thee thane of glamis second witch all hail macbeth hail to thee thane of cawdor third witch all hail macbeth thou shalt be king hereafter good sir why do you start and seem to fear things that do sound so fair the name of truth are ye fantastical or that indeed which outwardly ye show my noble partner you greet with present grace and great prediction of noble having and of royal hope that he seems rapt withal to me you speak not if you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not speak then to me who neither beg nor fear your favours nor your hate first witch hail second witch hail third witch hail first witch lesser than macbeth and greater second witch not so happy yet much happier third witch thou shalt get kings though thou be none so all hail macbeth and banquo first witch banquo and macbeth all hail stay you imperfect speakers tell me more by sinels death know am thane of glamis but how of cawdor the thane of cawdor lives prosperous gentleman and to be king stands not within the prospect of belief no more than to be cawdor say from whence you owe this strange intelligence or why upon this blasted heath you stop our way with such prophetic greeting speak charge you witches vanish the earth hath bubbles as the water has and these are of them whither are they vanishd into the air and what seemd corporal melted as breath into the wind would they had stayd were such things here as we do speak about or have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner your children shall be kings you shall be king and thane of cawdor too went it not so to the selfsame tune and words whos here enter and the king hath happily received macbeth the news of thy success and when he reads thy personal venture in the rebels fight his wonders and his praises do contend which should be thine or his silenced with that in viewing oer the rest o the selfsame day he finds thee in the stout norweyan ranks nothing afeard of what thyself didst make strange images of death as thick as hail came post with post and every one did bear thy praises in his kingdoms great defence and pourd them down before him we are sent to give thee from our royal master thanks only to herald thee into his sight not pay thee and for an earnest of a greater honour he bade me from him call thee thane of cawdor in which addition hail most worthy thane for it is thine what can the devil speak true the thane of cawdor lives why do you dress me in borrowd robes who was the thane lives yet but under heavy judgment bears that life which he deserves to lose whether he was combined with those of norway or did line the rebel with hidden help and vantage or that with both he labourd in his countrys wreck know not but treasons capital confessd and proved have overthrown him aside glamis and thane of cawdor the greatest is behind to and thanks for your pains to do you not hope your children shall be kings when those that gave the thane of cawdor to me promised no less to them that trusted home might yet enkindle you unto the crown besides the thane of cawdor but tis strange and oftentimes to win us to our harm the instruments of darkness tell us truths win us with honest trifles to betrays in deepest consequence cousins a word pray you aside two truths are told as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial themei thank you gentlemen aside this supernatural soliciting cannot be ill cannot be good if ill why hath it given me earnest of success commencing in a truth am thane of cawdor if good why do yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature present fears are less than horrible imaginings my thought whose murder yet is but fantastical shakes so my single state of man that function is smotherd in surmise and nothing is but what is not look how our partners rapt aside if chance will have me king why chance may crown me without my stir new horrors come upon him like our strange garments cleave not to their mould but with the aid of use aside come what come may time and the hour runs through the roughest day worthy macbeth we stay upon your leisure give me your favour my dull brain was wrought with things forgotten kind gentlemen your pains are registerd where every day turn the leaf to read them let us toward the king think upon what hath chanced and at more time the interim having weighd it let us speak our free hearts each to other very gladly till then enough come friends exeunt forres the palace flourish enter and attendants is execution done on cawdor are not those in commission yet returnd my liege they are not yet come back but have spoke with one that saw him die who did report that very frankly he confessd his treasons implored your highness pardon and set forth deep repentance nothing in his life became him like the leaving it he died as one that had been studied in his death to throw away the dearest thing he owed as twere a careless trifle theres no art to find the minds construction in the face he was a gentleman on whom built an absolute trust enter and worthiest cousin the sin of my ingratitude even now was heavy on me thou art so far before that swiftest wing of recompense is slow to overtake thee would thou hadst less deserved that the proportion both of thanks and payment might have been mine only have left to say more is thy due than more than all can pay the service and the loyalty owe in doing it pays itself your highness part is to receive our duties and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants which do but what they should by doing every thing safe toward your love and honour welcome hither have begun to plant thee and will labour to make thee full of growing noble banquo that hast no less deserved nor must be known no less to have done so let me enfold thee and hold thee to my heart there if grow the harvest is your own my plenteous joys wanton in fulness seek to hide themselves in drops of sorrow sons kinsmen thanes and you whose places are the nearest know we will establish our estate upon our eldest malcolm whom we name hereafter the prince of cumberland which honour must not unaccompanied invest him only but signs of nobleness like stars shall shine on all deservers from hence to inverness and bind us further to you the rest is labour which is not used for you ill be myself the harbinger and make joyful the hearing of my wife with your approach so humbly take my leave my worthy cawdor aside the prince of cumberland that is a step on which must fall down or else oerleap for in my way it lies stars hide your fires let not light see my black and deep desires the eye wink at the hand yet let that be which the eye fears when it is done to see exit true worthy banquo he is full so valiant and in his commendations am fed it is a banquet to me lets after him whose care is gone before to bid us welcome it is a peerless kinsman flourish exeunt inverness macbeths castle enter reading a letter they met me in the day of success and have learned by the perfectest report they have more in them than mortal knowledge when burned in desire to question them further they made themselves air into which they vanished whiles stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the king who allhailed me thane of cawdor by which title before these weird sisters saluted me and referred me to the coming on of time with hail king that shalt be this have thought good to deliver thee my dearest partner of greatness that thou mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee lay it to thy heart and farewell glamis thou art and cawdor and shalt be what thou art promised yet do fear thy nature it is too full o the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way thou wouldst be great art not without ambition but without the illness should attend it what thou wouldst highly that wouldst thou holily wouldst not play false and yet wouldst wrongly win thouldst have great glamis that which cries thus thou must do if thou have it and that which rather thou dost fear to do than wishest should be undone hie thee hither that may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crownd withal enter a messenger what is your tidings messenger the king comes here tonight thourt mad to say it is not thy master with him who weret so would have informd for preparation messenger so please you it is true our thane is coming one of my fellows had the speed of him who almost dead for breath had scarcely more than would make up his message give him tending he brings great news exit messenger the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of duncan under my battlements come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty make thick my blood stop up the access and passage to remorse that no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between the effect and it come to my womans breasts and take my milk for gall you murdering ministers wherever in your sightless substances you wait on natures mischief come thick night and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell that my keen knife see not the wound it makes nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark to cry hold hold enter great glamis worthy cawdor greater than both by the allhail hereafter thy letters have transported me beyond this ignorant present and feel now the future in the instant my dearest love duncan comes here tonight and when goes hence tomorrow as he purposes never shall sun that morrow see your face my thane is as a book where men may read strange matters to beguile the time look like the time bear welcome in your eye your hand your tongue look like the innocent flower but be the serpent undert he thats coming must be provided for and you shall put this nights great business into my dispatch which shall to all our nights and days to come give solely sovereign sway and masterdom we will speak further only look up clear to alter favour ever is to fear leave all the rest to me exeunt before macbeths castle hautboys and torches enter and attendants this castle hath a pleasant seat the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses this guest of summer the templehaunting martlet does approve by his loved mansionry that the heavens breath smells wooingly here no jutty frieze buttress nor coign of vantage but this bird hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle where they most breed and haunt have observed the air is delicate enter see see our honourd hostess the love that follows us sometime is our trouble which still we thank as love herein teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains and thank us for your trouble all our service in every point twice done and then done double were poor and single business to contend against those honours deep and broad wherewith your majesty loads our house for those of old and the late dignities heapd up to them we rest your hermits wheres the thane of cawdor we coursed him at the heels and had a purpose to be his purveyor but he rides well and his great love sharp as his spur hath holp him to his home before us fair and noble hostess we are your guest tonight your servants ever have theirs themselves and what is theirs in compt to make their audit at your highness pleasure still to return your own give me your hand conduct me to mine host we love him highly and shall continue our graces towards him by your leave hostess exeunt macbeths castle hautboys and torches enter a sewer and divers servants with dishes and service and pass over the stage then enter if it were done when tis done then twere well it were done quickly if the assassination could trammel up the consequence and catch with his surcease success that but this blow might be the beall and the endall here but here upon this bank and shoal of time weld jump the life to come but in these cases we still have judgment here that we but teach bloody instructions which being taught return to plague the inventor this evenhanded justice commends the ingredients of our poisond chalice to our own lips hes here in double trust first as am his kinsman and his subject strong both against the deed then as his host who should against his murderer shut the door not bear the knife myself besides this duncan hath borne his faculties so meek hath been so clear in his great office that his virtues will plead like angels trumpettongued against the deep damnation of his takingoff and pity like a naked newborn babe striding the blast or heavens cherubim horsed upon the sightless couriers of the air shall blow the horrid deed in every eye that tears shall drown the wind have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but only vaulting ambition which oerleaps itself and falls on the other enter how now what news he has almost suppd why have you left the chamber hath he askd for me know you not he has we will proceed no further in this business he hath honourd me of late and have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people which would be worn now in their newest gloss not cast aside so soon was the hope drunk wherein you dressd yourself hath it slept since and wakes it now to look so green and pale at what it did so freely from this time such account thy love art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire wouldst thou have that which thou esteemst the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem letting dare not wait upon would like the poor cat i the adage prithee peace dare do all that may become a man who dares do more is none what beast wast then that made you break this enterprise to me when you durst do it then you were a man and to be more than what you were you would be so much more the man nor time nor place did then adhere and yet you would make both they have made themselves and that their fitness now does unmake you have given suck and know how tender tis to love the babe that milks me would while it was smiling in my face have pluckd my nipple from his boneless gums and dashd the brains out had so sworn as you have done to this if we should fail we fail but screw your courage to the stickingplace and well not fail when duncan is asleep whereto the rather shall his days hard journey soundly invite himhis two chamberlains will with wine and wassail so convince that memory the warder of the brain shall be a fume and the receipt of reason limbeck only when in swinish sleep their drenched natures lie as in a death what cannot you and perform upon the unguarded duncan what not put upon his spongy officers who shall bear the guilt of our great quell bring forth menchildren only for thy undaunted mettle should compose nothing but males will it not be received when we have markd with blood those sleepy two of his own chamber and used their very daggers that they have donet who dares receive it other as we shall make our griefs and clamour roar upon his death am settled and bend up each corporal agent to this terrible feat away and mock the time with fairest show false face must hide what the false heart doth know exeunt court of macbeths castle enter and bearing a torch before him how goes the night boy the moon is down have not heard the clock and she goes down at twelve taket tis later sir hold take my sword theres husbandry in heaven their candles are all out take thee that too heavy summons lies like lead upon me and yet would not sleep merciful powers restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to in repose enter and a servant with a torch give me my sword whos there friend what sir not yet at rest the kings abed he hath been in unusual pleasure and sent forth great largess to your offices this diamond he greets your wife withal by the name of most kind hostess and shut up in measureless content being unprepared our will became the servant to defect which else should free have wrought alls well dreamt last night of the three weird sisters to you they have showd some truth think not of them yet when we can entreat an hour to serve we would spend it in some words upon that business if you would grant the time at your kindst leisure if you shall cleave to my consent when tis it shall make honour for you so lose none in seeking to augment it but still keep my bosom franchised and allegiance clear shall be counselld good repose the while thanks sir the like to you exeunt and go bid thy mistress when my drink is ready she strike upon the bell get thee to bed exit servant is this a dagger which see before me the handle toward my hand come let me clutch thee have thee not and yet see thee still art thou not fatal vision sensible to feeling as to sight or art thou but dagger of the mind a false creation proceeding from the heatoppressed brain see thee yet in form as palpable as this which now draw thou marshallst me the way that was going and such an instrument was to use mine eyes are made the fools o the other senses or else worth all the rest see thee still and on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood which was not so before theres no such thing it is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes now oer the one halfworld nature seems dead and wicked dreams abuse the curtaind sleep witchcraft celebrates pale hecates offerings and witherd murder alarumd by his sentinel the wolf whose howls his watch thus with his stealthy pace with tarquins ravishing strides towards his design moves like a ghost thou sure and firmset earth hear not my steps which way they walk for fear thy very stones prate of my whereabout and take the present horror from the time which now suits with it whiles threat he lives words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives bell rings go and it is done the bell invites me hear it not duncan for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell exit the same enter that which hath made them drunk hath made me bold what hath quenchd them hath given me fire hark peace it was the owl that shriekd the fatal bellman which gives the sternst goodnight he is about it the doors are open and the surfeited grooms do mock their charge with snores have druggd their possets that death and nature do contend about them whether they live or die within whos there what ho alack am afraid they have awaked and tis not done the attempt and not the deed confounds us hark laid their daggers ready he could not miss em had he not resembled my father as he slept had donet enter my husband have done the deed didst thou not hear a noise heard the owl scream and the crickets cry did not you speak when now as descended ay hark who lies i the second chamber donalbain this is a sorry sight looking on his hands foolish thought to say a sorry sight theres one did laugh ins sleep and one cried murder that they did wake each other stood and heard them but they did say their prayers and addressd them again to sleep there are two lodged together one cried god bless us and amen the other as they had seen me with these hangmans hands listening their fear could not say amen when they did say god bless us consider it not so deeply but wherefore could not pronounce amen had most need of blessing and amen stuck in my throat these deeds must not be thought after these ways so it will make us mad methought heard a voice cry sleep no more macbeth does murder sleep the innocent sleep sleep that knits up the ravelld sleeve of care the death of each days life sore labours bath balm of hurt minds great natures second course chief nourisher in lifes feast what do you mean still it cried sleep no more to all the house glamis hath murderd sleep and therefore cawdor shall sleep no more macbeth shall sleep no more who was it that thus cried why worthy thane you do unbend your noble strength to think so brainsickly of things go get some water and wash this filthy witness from your hand why did you bring these daggers from the place they must lie there go carry them and smear the sleepy grooms with blood ill go no more am afraid to think what have done look ont again dare not infirm of purpose give me the daggers the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil if he do bleed ill gild the faces of the grooms withal for it must seem their guilt exit knocking within whence is that knocking how ist with me when every noise appals me what hands are here ha they pluck out mine eyes will all great neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hand no this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in incarnadine making the green one red reenter my hands are of your colour but shame to wear a heart so white knocking within hear a knocking at the south entry retire we to our chamber little water clears us of this deed how easy is it then your constancy hath left you unattended knocking within hark more knocking get on your nightgown lest occasion call us and show us to be watchers be not lost so poorly in your thoughts to know my deed twere best not know myself knocking within wake duncan with thy knocking would thou couldst exeunt the same knocking within enter a porter porter heres a knocking indeed if a man were porter of hellgate he should have old turning the key knocking within knock knock knock whos there i the name of beelzebub heres a farmer that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty come in time have napkins enow about you here youll sweat fort knocking within knock knock whos there in the other devils name faith heres an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale who committed treason enough for gods sake yet could not equivocate to heaven come in equivocator knocking within knock knock knock whos there faith heres an english tailor come hither for stealing out of a french hose come in tailor here you may roast your goose knocking within knock knock never at quiet what are you but this place is too cold for hell ill devilporter it no further had thought to have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way to the everlasting bonfire knocking within anon anon pray you remember the porter opens the gate enter and was it so late friend ere you went to bed that you do lie so late porter faith sir we were carousing till the second cock and drink sir is a great provoker of three things what three things does drink especially provoke porter marry sir nosepainting sleep and urine lechery sir it provokes and unprovokes it provokes the desire but it takes away the performance therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery it makes him and it mars him it sets him on and it takes him off it persuades him and disheartens him makes him stand to and not stand to in conclusion equivocates him in a sleep and giving him the lie leaves him believe drink gave thee the lie last night porter that it did sir i the very throat on me but requited him for his lie and think being too strong for him though he took up my legs sometime yet made a shift to cast him is thy master stirring enter our knocking has awaked him here he comes good morrow noble sir good morrow both is the king stirring worthy thane not yet he did command me to call timely on him have almost slippd the hour ill bring you to him know this is a joyful trouble to you but yet tis one the labour we delight in physics pain this is the door ill make so bold to call for tis my limited service exit goes the king hence today he does he did appoint so the night has been unruly where we lay our chimneys were blown down and as they say lamentings heard i the air strange screams of death and prophesying with accents terrible of dire combustion and confused events new hatchd to the woeful time the obscure bird clamourd the livelong night some say the earth was feverous and did shake twas a rough night my young remembrance cannot parallel fellow to it reenter horror horror horror tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee whats the matter confusion now hath made his masterpiece most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope the lords anointed temple and stole thence the life o the building what is t you say the life mean you his majesty approach the chamber and destroy your sight with a new gorgon do not bid me speak see and then speak yourselves exeunt and awake awake ring the alarumbell murder and treason banquo and donalbain malcolm awake shake off this downy sleep deaths counterfeit and look on death itself up up and see the great dooms image malcolm banquo as from your graves rise up and walk like sprites to countenance this horror ring the bell bell rings enter whats the business that such a hideous trumpet calls to parley the sleepers of the house speak speak gentle lady tis not for you to hear what can speak the repetition in a womans ear would murder as it fell enter banquo banquo our royal master s murderd woe alas what in our house too cruel any where dear duff prithee contradict thyself and say it is not so reenter and with had but died an hour before this chance had lived a blessed time for from this instant there s nothing serious in mortality all is but toys renown and grace is dead the wine of life is drawn and the mere lees is left this vault to brag of enter and what is amiss you are and do not knowt the spring the head the fountain of your blood is stoppd the very source of it is stoppd your royal father s murderd by whom those of his chamber as it seemd had done t their hands and faces were an badged with blood so were their daggers which unwiped we found upon their pillows they stared and were distracted no mans life was to be trusted with them yet do repent me of my fury that did kill them wherefore did you so who can be wise amazed temperate and furious loyal and neutral in a moment no man the expedition my violent love outrun the pauser reason here lay duncan his silver skin laced with his golden blood and his gashd stabs lookd like a breach in nature for ruins wasteful entrance there the murderers steepd in the colours of their trade their daggers unmannerly breechd with gore who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make s love known help me hence ho look to the lady aside to why do we hold our tongues that most may claim this argument for ours aside to what should be spoken here where our fate hid in an augerhole may rush and seize us let s away our tears are not yet brewd aside to nor our strong sorrow upon the foot of motion look to the lady is carried out and when we have our naked frailties hid that suffer in exposure let us meet and question this most bloody piece of work to know it further fears and scruples shake us in the great hand of god stand and thence against the undivulged pretence fight of treasonous malice and so do so all lets briefly put on manly readiness and meet i the hall together well contented exeunt all but malcolm and donalbain what will you do lets not consort with them to show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy ill to england to ireland our separated fortune shall keep us both the safer where we are theres daggers in mens smiles the near in blood the nearer bloody this murderous shaft thats shot hath not yet lighted and our safest way is to avoid the aim therefore to horse and let us not be dainty of leavetaking but shift away theres warrant in that theft which steals itself when theres no mercy left exeunt outside macbeths castle enter and an old man old man threescore and ten can remember well within the volume of which time have seen hours dreadful and things strange but this sore night hath trifled former knowings ah good father thou seest the heavens as troubled with mans act threaten his bloody stage by the clock tis day and yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp ist nights predominance or the days shame that darkness does the face of earth entomb when living light should kiss it old man tis unnatural even like the deed thats done on tuesday last falcon towering in her pride of place was by a mousing owl hawkd at and killd and duncans horsesa thing most strange and certain beauteous and swift the minions of their race turnd wild in nature broke their stalls flung out contending gainst obedience as they would make war with mankind old man tis said they eat each other they did so to the amazement of mine eyes that lookd upont here comes the good macduff enter how goes the world sir now why see you not ist known who did this more than bloody deed those that macbeth hath slain alas the day what good could they pretend they were subornd malcolm and donalbain the kings two sons are stoln away and fled which puts upon them suspicion of the deed gainst nature still thriftless ambition that wilt ravin up thine own lifes means then tis most like the sovereignty will fall upon macbeth he is already named and gone to scone to be invested where is duncans body carried to colmekill the sacred storehouse of his predecessors and guardian of their bones will you to scone no cousin ill to fife well will thither well may you see things well done there adieu lest our old robes sit easier than our new farewell father old man gods benison go with you and with those that would make good of bad and friends of foes exeunt forres the palace enter thou hast it now king cawdor glamis all as the weird women promised and fear thou playdst most foully fort yet it was said it should not stand in thy posterity but that myself should be the root and father of many kings if there come truth from them as upon thee macbeth their speeches shine why by the verities on thee made good may they not be my oracles as well and set me up in hope but hush no more sennet sounded enter as king as queen lords ladies and attendants heres our chief guest if he had been forgotten it had been as a gap in our great feast and allthing unbecoming tonight we hold a solemn supper sir and ill request your presence let your highness command upon me to the which my duties are with a most indissoluble tie for ever knit ride you this afternoon ay my good lord we should have else desired your good advice which still hath been both grave and prosperous in this days council but well take tomorrow ist far you ride as far my lord as will fill up the time twixt this and supper go not my horse the better must become a borrower of the night for a dark hour or twain fail not our feast my lord will not we hear our bloody cousins are bestowd in england and in ireland not confessing their cruel parricide filling their hearers with strange invention but of that tomorrow when therewithal we shall have cause of state craving us jointly hie you to horse adieu till you return at night goes fleance with you ay my good lord our time does call upon s wish your horses swift and sure of foot and so do commend you to their backs farewell exit let every man be master of his time till seven at night to make society the sweeter welcome we will keep ourself till suppertime alone while then god be with you exeunt all but and an attendant sirrah a word with you attend those men our pleasure they are my lord without the palace gate bring them before us exit attendant to be thus is nothing but to be safely thusour fears in banquo stick deep and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feard tis much he dares and to that dauntless temper of his mind he hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety there is none but he whose being do fear and under him my genius is rebuked as it is said mark antonys was by caesar he chid the sisters when first they put the name of king upon me and bade them speak to him then prophetlike they haild him father to a line of kings upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren sceptre in my gripe thence to be wrenchd with an unlineal hand no son of mine succeeding if t be so for banquos issue have filed my mind for them the gracious duncan have murderd put rancours in the vessel of my peace only for them and mine eternal jewel given to the common enemy of man to make them kings the seed of banquo kings rather than so come fate into the list and champion me to the utterance whos there reenter attendant with two murderers now go to the door and stay there till we call exit attendant was it not yesterday we spoke together first murderer it was so please your highness well then now have you considerd of my speeches know that it was he in the times past which held you so under fortune which you thought had been our innocent self this made good to you in our last conference passd in probation with you how you were borne in hand how crossd the instruments who wrought with them and all things else that might to half a soul and to a notion crazed say thus did banquo first murderer you made it known to us did so and went further which is now our point of second meeting do you find your patience so predominant in your nature that you can let this go are you so gospelld to pray for this good man and for his issue whose heavy hand hath bowd you to the grave and beggard yours for ever first murderer we are men my liege ay in the catalogue ye go for men as hounds and greyhounds mongrels spaniels curs shoughs waterrugs and demiwolves are clept all by the name of dogs the valued file distinguishes the swift the slow the subtle the housekeeper the hunter every one according to the gift which bounteous nature hath in him closed whereby he does receive particular addition from the bill that writes them all alike and so of men now if you have a station in the file not i the worst rank of manhood say t and will put that business in your bosoms whose execution takes your enemy off grapples you to the heart and love of us who wear our health but sickly in his life which in his death were perfect second murderer am one my liege whom the vile blows and buffets of the world have so incensed that am reckless what do to spite the world first murderer and another so weary with disasters tuggd with fortune that would set my lie on any chance to mend it or be rid ont both of you know banquo was your enemy both murderers true my lord so is he mine and in such bloody distance that every minute of his being thrusts against my nearst of life and though could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight and bid my will avouch it yet must not for certain friends that are both his and mine whose loves may not drop but wail his fall who myself struck down and thence it is that to your assistance do make love masking the business from the common eye for sundry weighty reasons second murderer we shall my lord perform what you command us first murderer though our lives your spirits shine through you within this hour at most will advise you where to plant yourselves acquaint you with the perfect spy o the time the moment ont fort must be done tonight and something from the palace always thought that require a clearness and with him to leave no rubs nor botches in the work fleance his son that keeps him company whose absence is no less material to me than is his fathers must embrace the fate of that dark hour resolve yourselves apart ill come to you anon both murderers we are resolved my lord ill call upon you straight abide within exeunt murderers it is concluded banquo thy souls flight if it find heaven must find it out tonight exit the palace enter and a servant is banquo gone from court servant ay madam but returns again tonight say to the king would attend his leisure for a few words servant madam will exit noughts had alls spent where our desire is got without content tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy enter how now my lord why do you keep alone of sorriest fancies your companions making using those thoughts which should indeed have died with them they think on things without all remedy should be without regard whats done is done we have scotchd the snake not killd it shell close and be herself whilst our poor malice remains in danger of her former tooth but let the frame of things disjoint both the worlds suffer ere we will eat our meal in fear and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly better be with the dead whom we to gain our peace have sent to peace than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy duncan is in his grave after lifes fitful fever he sleeps well treason has done his worst nor steel nor poison malice domestic foreign levy nothing can touch him further come on gentle my lord sleek oer your rugged looks be bright and jovial among your guests tonight so shall love and so pray be you let your remembrance apply to banquo present him eminence both with eye and tongue unsafe the while that we must lave our honours in these flattering streams and make our faces vizards to our hearts disguising what they are you must leave this full of scorpions is my mind dear wife thou knowst that banquo and his fleance lives but in them natures copys not eterne theres comfort yet they are assailable then be thou jocund ere the bat hath flown his cloisterd flight ere to black hecates summons the shardborne beetle with his drowsy hums hath rung nights yawning peal there shall be done deed of dreadful note whats to be done be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck till thou applaud the deed come seeling night scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day and with thy bloody and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me pale light thickens and the crow makes wing to the rooky wood good things of day begin to droop and drowse while nights black agents to their preys do rouse thou marvellst at my words but hold thee still things bad begun make strong themselves by ill so prithee go with me exeunt park near the palace enter three murderers first murderer but who did bid thee join with us third murderer macbeth second murderer he needs not our mistrust since he delivers our offices and what we have to do to the direction just first murderer then stand with us the west yet glimmers with some streaks of day now spurs the lated traveller apace to gain the timely inn and near approaches the subject of our watch third murderer hark hear horses within give us a light there ho second murderer then tis he the rest that are within the note of expectation already are i the court first murderer his horses go about third murderer almost a mile but he does usually so all men do from hence to the palace gate make it their walk second murderer light a light enter and with a torch third murderer tis he first murderer stand tot it will be rain tonight first murderer let it come down they set upon treachery fly good fleance fly fly fly thou mayst revenge slave dies escapes third murderer who did strike out the light first murderer wast not the way third murderer theres but one down the son is fled second murderer we have lost best half of our affair first murderer well lets away and say how much is done exeunt the same hall in the palace banquet prepared enter lords and attendants you know your own degrees sit down at first and last the hearty welcome lords thanks to your majesty ourself will mingle with society and play the humble host our hostess keeps her state but in best time we will require her welcome pronounce it for me sir to all our friends for my heart speaks they are welcome first murderer appears at the door see they encounter thee with their hearts thanks both sides are even here ill sit i the midst be large in mirth anon well drink a measure the table round approaching the door theres blood on thy face first murderer tis banquos then tis better thee without than he within is he dispatchd first murderer my lord his throat is cut that did for him thou art the best o the cutthroats yet hes good that did the like for fleance if thou didst it thou art the nonpareil first murderer most royal sir fleance is scaped then comes my fit again had else been perfect whole as the marble founded as the rock as broad and general as the casing air but now am cabind cribbd confined bound in to saucy doubts and fears but banquos safe first murderer ay my good lord safe in a ditch he bides with twenty trenched gashes on his head the least a death to nature thanks for that there the grown serpent lies the worm thats fled hath nature that in time will venom breed no teeth for the present get thee gone tomorrow well hear ourselves again exit murderer my royal lord you do not give the cheer the feast is sold that is not often vouchd while tis amaking tis given with welcome to feed were best at home from thence the sauce to meat is ceremony meeting were bare without it sweet remembrancer now good digestion wait on appetite and health on both mayt please your highness sit the enters and sits in macbeths place here had we now our countrys honour roofd were the graced person of our banquo present who may rather challenge for unkindness than pity for mischance his absence sir lays blame upon his promise pleaset your highness to grace us with your royal company the tables full here is a place reserved sir where here my good lord what ist that moves your highness which of you have done this lords what my good lord thou canst not say did it never shake thy gory locks at me gentlemen rise his highness is not well sit worthy friends my lord is often thus and hath been from his youth pray you keep seat the fit is momentary upon a thought he will again be well if much you note him you shall offend him and extend his passion feed and regard him not are you a man ay and a bold one that dare look on that which might appal the devil proper stuff this is the very painting of your fear this is the airdrawn dagger which you said led you to duncan these flaws and starts impostors to true fear would well become womans story at a winters fire authorized by her grandam shame itself why do you make such faces when alls done you look but on a stool prithee see there behold look lo how say you why what care if thou canst nod speak too if charnelhouses and our graves must send those that we bury back our monuments shall be the maws of kites vanishes what quite unmannd in folly if stand here saw him fie for shame blood hath been shed ere now i the olden time ere human statute purged the gentle weal ay and since too murders have been performd too terrible for the ear the times have been that when the brains were out the man would die and there an end but now they rise again with twenty mortal murders on their crowns and push us from our stools this is more strange than such a murder is my worthy lord your noble friends do lack you do forget do not muse at me my most worthy friends have a strange infirmity which is nothing to those that know me come love and health to all then ill sit down give me some wine fill full drink to the general joy o the whole table and to our dear friend banquo whom we miss would he were here to all and him we thirst and all to all lords our duties and the pledge reenter avaunt and quit my sight let the earth hide thee thy bones are marrowless thy blood is cold thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with think of this good peers but as a thing of custom tis no other only it spoils the pleasure of the time what man dare dare approach thou like the rugged russian bear the armd rhinoceros or the hyrcan tiger take any shape but that and my firm nerves shall never tremble or be alive again and dare me to the desert with thy sword if trembling inhabit then protest me the baby of a girl hence horrible shadow unreal mockery hence vanishes why so being gone am a man again pray you sit still you have displaced the mirth broke the good meeting with most admired disorder can such things be and overcome us like a summers cloud without our special wonder you make me strange even to the disposition that owe when now think you can behold such sights and keep the natural ruby of your cheeks when mine is blanched with fear what sights my lord pray you speak not he grows worse and worse question enrages him at once good night stand not upon the order of your going but go at once good night and better health attend his majesty kind good night to all exeunt all but and it will have blood they say blood will have blood stones have been known to move and trees to speak augurs and understood relations have by magotpies and choughs and rooks brought forth the secretst man of blood what is the night almost at odds with morning which is which how sayst thou that macduff denies his person at our great bidding did you send to him sir hear it by the way but will send theres not a one of them but in his house keep a servant feed will tomorrow and betimes will to the weird sisters more shall they speak for now am bent to know by the worst means the worst for mine own good all causes shall give way am in blood steppd in so far that should wade no more returning were as tedious as go oer strange things have in head that will to hand which must be acted ere they may be scannd you lack the season of all natures sleep come well to sleep my strange and selfabuse is the initiate fear that wants hard use we are yet but young in deed exeunt heath thunder enter the three witches meeting first witch why how now hecate you look angerly have not reason beldams as you are saucy and overbold how did you dare to trade and traffic with macbeth in riddles and affairs of death and the mistress of your charms the close contriver of all harms was never calld to bear my part or show the glory of our art and which is worse all you have done hath been but for a wayward son spiteful and wrathful who as others do loves for his own ends not for you but make amends now get you gone and at the pit of acheron meet me i the morning thither he will come to know his destiny your vessels and your spells provide your charms and every thing beside am for the air this night ill spend unto a dismal and a fatal end great business must be wrought ere noon upon the corner of the moon there hangs a vaporous drop profound ill catch it ere it come to ground and that distilld by magic sleights shall raise such artificial sprites as by the strength of their illusion shall draw him on to his confusion he shall spurn fate scorn death and bear he hopes bove wisdom grace and fear and you all know security is mortals chiefest enemy music and a song within come away come away c hark am calld my little spirit see sits in a foggy cloud and stays for me exit first witch come lets make haste shell soon be back again exeunt forres the palace enter and another lord my former speeches have but hit your thoughts which can interpret further only say things have been strangely borne the gracious duncan was pitied of macbeth marry he was dead and the rightvaliant banquo walkd too late whom you may say ift please you fleance killd for fleance fled men must not walk too late who cannot want the thought how monstrous it was for malcolm and for donalbain to kill their gracious father damned fact how it did grieve macbeth did he not straight in pious rage the two delinquents tear that were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep was not that nobly done ay and wisely too for twould have angerd any heart alive to hear the men denyt so that say he has borne all things well and do think that had he duncans sons under his key as ant please heaven he shall notthey should find what twere to kill a father so should fleance but peace for from broad words and cause he faild his presence at the tyrants feast hear macduff lives in disgrace sir can you tell where he bestows himself lord the son of duncan from whom this tyrant holds the due of birth lives in the english court and is received of the most pious edward with such grace that the malevolence of fortune nothing takes from his high respect thither macduff is gone to pray the holy king upon his aid to wake northumberland and warlike siward that by the help of thesewith him above to ratify the workwe may again give to our tables meat sleep to our nights free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives do faithful homage and receive free honours all which we pine for now and this report hath so exasperate the king that he prepares for some attempt of war sent he to macduff lord he did and with an absolute sir not the cloudy messenger turns me his back and hums as who should say youll rue the time that clogs me with this answer and that well might advise him to a caution to hold what distance his wisdom can provide some holy angel fly to the court of england and unfold his message ere he come that a swift blessing may soon return to this our suffering country under a hand accursed lord ill send my prayers with him exeunt cavern in the middle a boiling cauldron thunder enter the three witches first witch thrice the brinded cat hath mewd second witch thrice and once the hedgepig whined third witch harpier cries tis time tis time first witch round about the cauldron go in the poisond entrails throw toad that under cold stone days and nights has thirtyone swelterd venom sleeping got boil thou first i the charmed pot double double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble second witch fillet of a fenny snake in the cauldron boil and bake eye of newt and toe of frog wool of bat and tongue of dog adders fork and blindworms sting lizards leg and owlets wing for a charm of powerful trouble like a hellbroth boil and bubble double double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble third witch scale of dragon tooth of wolf witches mummy maw and gulf of the ravind saltsea shark root of hemlock diggd i the dark liver of blaspheming jew gall of goat and slips of yew silverd in the moons eclipse nose of turk and tartars lips finger of birthstrangled babe ditchdeliverd by a drab make the gruel thick and slab add thereto a tigers chaudron for the ingredients of our cauldron double double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble second witch cool it with a baboons blood then the charm is firm and good enter to the other three witches well done commend your pains and every one shall share i the gains and now about the cauldron sing live elves and fairies in a ring enchanting all that you put in music and a song black spirits c retires second witch by the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes open locks whoever knocks enter how now you secret black and midnight hags what ist you do deed without a name conjure you by that which you profess howeer you come to know it answer me though you untie the winds and let them fight against the churches though the yesty waves confound and swallow navigation up though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down though castles topple on their warders heads though palaces and pyramids do slope their heads to their foundations though the treasure of natures germens tumble all together even till destruction sicken answer me to what ask you first witch speak second witch demand third witch well answer first witch say if thoudst rather hear it from our mouths or from our masters call em let me see em first witch pour in sows blood that hath eaten her nine farrow grease thats sweaten from the murderers gibbet throw into the flame come high or low thyself and office deftly show thunder first apparition an armed head tell me thou unknown power first witch he knows thy thought hear his speech but say thou nought first apparition macbeth macbeth macbeth beware macduff beware the thane of fife dismiss me enough descends whateer thou art for thy good caution thanks thou hast harpd my fear aright but one word more first witch he will not be commanded heres another more potent than the first thunder second apparition bloody child second apparition macbeth macbeth macbeth had three ears ild hear thee second apparition be bloody bold and resolute laugh to scorn the power of man for none of woman born shall harm macbeth descends then live macduff what need fear of thee but yet ill make assurance double sure and take a bond of fate thou shalt not live that may tell palehearted fear it lies and sleep in spite of thunder thunder third apparition a child crowned with a tree in his hand what is this that rises like the issue of a king and wears upon his babybrow the round and top of sovereignty listen but speak not tot third apparition be lionmettled proud and take no care who chafes who frets or where conspirers are macbeth shall never vanquishd be until great birnam wood to high dunsinane hill shall come against him descends that will never be who can impress the forest bid the tree unfix his earthbound root sweet bodements good rebellions head rise never till the wood of birnam rise and our highplaced macbeth shall live the lease of nature pay his breath to time and mortal custom yet my heart throbs to know one thing tell me if your art can tell so much shall banquos issue ever reign in this kingdom seek to know no more will be satisfied deny me this and an eternal curse fall on you let me know why sinks that cauldron and what noise is this hautboys first witch show second witch show third witch show show his eyes and grieve his heart come like shadows so depart show of eight kings the last with a glass in his hand following thou art too like the spirit of banquo down thy crown does sear mine eyeballs and thy hair thou other goldbound brow is like the first third is like the former filthy hags why do you show me this fourth start eyes what will the line stretch out to the crack of doom another yet seventh ill see no more and yet the eighth appears who bears a glass which shows me many more and some see that twofold balls and treble scepters carry horrible sight now see tis true for the bloodbolterd banquo smiles upon me and points at them for his apparitions vanish what is this so first witch ay sir all this is so but why stands macbeth thus amazedly come sisters cheer we up his sprites and show the best of our delights ill charm the air to give a sound while you perform your antic round that this great king may kindly say our duties did his welcome pay music the witches dance and then vanish with where are they gone let this pernicious hour stand aye accursed in the calendar come in without there enter whats your graces will saw you the weird sisters no my lord came they not by you no indeed my lord infected be the air whereon they ride and damnd all those that trust them did hear the galloping of horse who wast came by tis two or three my lord that bring you word macduff is fled to england fled to england ay my good lord time thou anticipatest my dread exploits the flighty purpose never is oertook unless the deed go with it from this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand and even now to crown my thoughts with acts be it thought and done the castle of macduff will surprise seize upon fife give to the edge o the sword his wife his babes and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line no boasting like a fool this deed ill do before this purpose cool but no more sightswhere are these gentlemen come bring me where they are exeunt fife macduffs castle enter her son and what had he done to make him fly the land you must have patience madam he had none his flight was madness when our actions do not our fears do make us traitors you know not whether it was his wisdom or his fear wisdom to leave his wife to leave his babes his mansion and his titles in a place from whence himself does fly he loves us not he wants the natural touch for the poor wren the most diminutive of birds will fight her young ones in her nest against the owl all is the fear and nothing is the love as little is the wisdom where the flight so runs against all reason my dearest coz pray you school yourself but for your husband he is noble wise judicious and best knows the fits o the season dare not speak much further but cruel are the times when we are traitors and do not know ourselves when we hold rumour from what we fear yet know not what we fear but float upon a wild and violent sea each way and move take my leave of you shall not be long but ill be here again things at the worst will cease or else climb upward to what they were before my pretty cousin blessing upon you fatherd he is and yet hes fatherless am so much a fool should stay longer it would be my disgrace and your discomfort take my leave at once exit sirrah your fathers dead and what will you do now how will you live son as birds do mother what with worms and flies son with what get mean and so do they poor bird thouldst never fear the net nor lime the pitfall nor the gin son why should mother poor birds they are not set for my father is not dead for all your saying yes he is dead how wilt thou do for a father son nay how will you do for a husband why can buy me twenty at any market son then youll buy em to sell again thou speakst with all thy wit and yet i faith with wit enough for thee son was my father a traitor mother ay that he was son what is a traitor why one that swears and lies son and be all traitors that do so every one that does so is a traitor and must be hanged son and must they all be hanged that swear and lie every one son who must hang them why the honest men son then the liars and swearers are fools for there are liars and swearers enow to beat the honest men and hang up them now god help thee poor monkey but how wilt thou do for a father son if he were dead yould weep for him if you would not it were a good sign that should quickly have a new father poor prattler how thou talkst enter a messenger messenger bless you fair dame am not to you known though in your state of honour am perfect doubt some danger does approach you nearly if you will take a homely mans advice be not found here hence with your little ones to fright you thus methinks am too savage to do worse to you were fell cruelty which is too nigh your person heaven preserve you dare abide no longer exit whither should fly have done no harm but remember now am in this earthly world where to do harm is often laudable to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly why then alas do put up that womanly defence to say have done no harm enter murderers what are these faces first murderer where is your husband hope in no place so unsanctified where such as thou mayst find him first murderer hes a traitor son thou liest thou shaghaird villain first murderer what you egg stabbing him young fry of treachery son he has killd me mother run away pray you dies exit crying murder exeunt murderers following her england before the kings palace enter and let us seek out some desolate shade and there weep our sad bosoms empty let us rather hold fast the mortal sword and like good men bestride our downfalln birthdom each new morn new widows howl new orphans cry new sorrows strike heaven on the face that it resounds as if it felt with scotland and yelld out like syllable of dolour what believe ill wail what know believe and what can redress as shall find the time to friend will what you have spoke it may be so perchance this tyrant whose sole name blisters our tongues was once thought honest you have loved him well he hath not touchd you yet am young but something you may deserve of him through me and wisdom to offer up a weak poor innocent lamb to appease an angry god am not treacherous but macbeth is good and virtuous nature may recoil in an imperial charge but shall crave your pardon that which you are my thoughts cannot transpose angels are bright still though the brightest fell though all things foul would wear the brows of grace yet grace must still look so have lost my hopes perchance even there where did find my doubts why in that rawness left you wife and child those precious motives those strong knots of love without leavetaking pray you let not my jealousies be your dishonours but mine own safeties you may be rightly just whatever shall think bleed bleed poor country great tyranny lay thou thy basis sure for goodness dare not cheque thee wear thou thy wrongs the title is affeerd fare thee well lord would not be the villain that thou thinkst for the whole space thats in the tyrants grasp and the rich east to boot be not offended speak not as in absolute fear of you think our country sinks beneath the yoke it weeps it bleeds and each new day a gash is added to her wounds think withal there would be hands uplifted in my right and here from gracious england have offer of goodly thousands but for all this when shall tread upon the tyrants head or wear it on my sword yet my poor country shall have more vices than it had before more suffer and more sundry ways than ever by him that shall succeed what should he be it is myself mean in whom know all the particulars of vice so grafted that when they shall be opend black macbeth will seem as pure as snow and the poor state esteem him as a lamb being compared with my confineless harms not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damnd in evils to top macbeth grant him bloody luxurious avaricious false deceitful sudden malicious smacking of every sin that has a name but theres no bottom none in my voluptuousness your wives your daughters your matrons and your maids could not fill up the cistern of my lust and my desire all continent impediments would oerbear that did oppose my will better macbeth than such an one to reign boundless intemperance in nature is a tyranny it hath been the untimely emptying of the happy throne and fall of many kings but fear not yet to take upon you what is yours you may convey your pleasures in a spacious plenty and yet seem cold the time you may so hoodwink we have willing dames enough there cannot be that vulture in you to devour so many as will to greatness dedicate themselves finding it so inclined with this there grows in my most illcomposed affection such stanchless avarice that were king should cut off the nobles for their lands desire his jewels and this others house and my morehaving would be as a sauce to make me hunger more that should forge quarrels unjust against the good and loyal destroying them for wealth this avarice sticks deeper grows with more pernicious root than summerseeming lust and it hath been the sword of our slain kings yet do not fear scotland hath foisons to fill up your will of your mere own all these are portable with other graces weighd but have none the kingbecoming graces as justice verity temperance stableness bounty perseverance mercy lowliness devotion patience courage fortitude have no relish of them but abound in the division of each several crime acting it many ways nay had power should pour the sweet milk of concord into hell uproar the universal peace confound all unity on earth scotland scotland if such a one be fit to govern speak am as have spoken fit to govern no not to live nation miserable with an untitled tyrant bloodyscepterd when shalt thou see thy wholesome days again since that the truest issue of thy throne by his own interdiction stands accursed and does blaspheme his breed thy royal father was a most sainted king the queen that bore thee oftener upon her knees than on her feet died every day she lived fare thee well these evils thou repeatst upon thyself have banishd me from scotland my breast thy hope ends here macduff this noble passion child of integrity hath from my soul wiped the black scruples reconciled my thoughts to thy good truth and honour devilish macbeth by many of these trains hath sought to win me into his power and modest wisdom plucks me from overcredulous haste but god above deal between thee and me for even now put myself to thy direction and unspeak mine own detraction here abjure the taints and blames laid upon myself for strangers to my nature am yet unknown to woman never was forsworn scarcely have coveted what was mine own at no time broke my faith would not betray the devil to his fellow and delight no less in truth than life my first false speaking was this upon myself what am truly is thine and my poor countrys to command whither indeed before thy hereapproach old siward with ten thousand warlike men already at a point was setting forth now well together and the chance of goodness be like our warranted quarrel why are you silent such welcome and unwelcome things at once tis hard to reconcile enter a doctor well more anoncomes the king forth pray you doctor ay sir there are a crew of wretched souls that stay his cure their malady convinces the great assay of art but at his touch such sanctity hath heaven given his hand they presently amend thank you doctor exit doctor whats the disease he means tis calld the evil most miraculous work in this good king which often since my hereremain in england have seen him do how he solicits heaven himself best knows but strangelyvisited people all swoln and ulcerous pitiful to the eye the mere despair of surgery he cures hanging a golden stamp about their necks put on with holy prayers and tis spoken to the succeeding royalty he leaves the healing benediction with this strange virtue he hath a heavenly gift of prophecy and sundry blessings hang about his throne that speak him full of grace enter see who comes here my countryman but yet know him not my evergentle cousin welcome hither know him now good god betimes remove the means that makes us strangers sir amen stands scotland where it did alas poor country almost afraid to know itself it cannot be calld our mother but our grave where nothing but who knows nothing is once seen to smile where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the air are made not markd where violent sorrow seems modern ecstasy the dead mans knell is there scarce askd for who and good mens lives expire before the flowers in their caps dying or ere they sicken relation too nice and yet too true whats the newest grief that of an hours age doth hiss the speaker each minute teems a new one how does my wife why well and all my children well too the tyrant has not batterd at their peace no they were well at peace when did leave em but not a niggard of your speech how goest when came hither to transport the tidings which have heavily borne there ran a rumour of many worthy fellows that were out which was to my belief witnessd the rather for that saw the tyrants power afoot now is the time of help your eye in scotland would create soldiers make our women fight to doff their dire distresses bet their comfort we are coming thither gracious england hath lent us good siward and ten thousand men an older and a better soldier none that christendom gives out would could answer this comfort with the like but have words that would be howld out in the desert air where hearing should not latch them what concern they the general cause or is it a feegrief due to some single breast no mind thats honest but in it shares some woe though the main part pertains to you alone if it be mine keep it not from me quickly let me have it let not your ears despise my tongue for ever which shall possess them with the heaviest sound that ever yet they heard hum guess at it your castle is surprised your wife and babes savagely slaughterd to relate the manner were on the quarry of these murderd deer to add the death of you merciful heaven what man neer pull your hat upon your brows give sorrow words the grief that does not speak whispers the oerfraught heart and bids it break my children too wife children servants all that could be found and must be from thence my wife killd too have said be comforted lets make us medicines of our great revenge to cure this deadly grief he has no children all my pretty ones did you say all hellkite all what all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop dispute it like a man shall do so but must also feel it as a man cannot but remember such things were that were most precious to me did heaven look on and would not take their part sinful macduff they were all struck for thee naught that am not for their own demerits but for mine fell slaughter on their souls heaven rest them now be this the whetstone of your sword let grief convert to anger blunt not the heart enrage it could play the woman with mine eyes and braggart with my tongue but gentle heavens cut short all intermission front to front bring thou this fiend of scotland and myself within my swords length set him if he scape heaven forgive him too this tune goes manly come go we to the king our power is ready our lack is nothing but our leave macbeth is ripe for shaking and the powers above put on their instruments receive what cheer you may the night is long that never finds the day exeunt dunsinane anteroom in the castle enter a doctor of physic and a waitinggentlewoman doctor have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report when was it she last walked gentlewoman since his majesty went into the field have seen her rise from her bed throw her nightgown upon her unlock her closet take forth paper fold it write upont read it afterwards seal it and again return to bed yet all this while in a most fast sleep doctor great perturbation in nature to receive at once the benefit of sleep and do the effects of watching in this slumbery agitation besides her walking and other actual performances what at any time have you heard her say gentlewoman that sir which will not report after her doctor you may to me and tis most meet you should gentlewoman neither to you nor any one having no witness to confirm my speech enter with a taper lo you here she comes this is her very guise and upon my life fast asleep observe her stand close doctor how came she by that light gentlewoman why it stood by her she has light by her continually tis her command doctor you see her eyes are open gentlewoman ay but their sense is shut doctor what is it she does now look how she rubs her hands gentlewoman it is an accustomed action with her to seem thus washing her hands have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour yet heres a spot doctor hark she speaks will set down what comes from her to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly out damned spot out sayone two why then tis time to dothell is murkyfie my lord fie a soldier and afeard what need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to accountyet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him doctor do you mark that the thane of fife had a wife where is she now what will these hands neer be cleanno more o that my lord no more o that you mar all with this starting doctor go to go to you have known what you should not gentlewoman she has spoke what she should not am sure of that heaven knows what she has known heres the smell of the blood still all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand oh oh oh doctor what a sigh is there the heart is sorely charged gentlewoman would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body doctor well well well gentlewoman pray god it be sir doctor this disease is beyond my practise yet have known those which have walked in their sleep who have died holily in their beds wash your hands put on your nightgown look not so palei tell you yet again banquos buried he cannot come out ons grave doctor even so to bed to bed theres knocking at the gate come come come come give me your hand whats done cannot be undoneto bed to bed to bed exit doctor will she go now to bed gentlewoman directly doctor foul whisperings are abroad unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets more needs she the divine than the physician god god forgive us all look after her remove from her the means of all annoyance and still keep eyes upon her so good night my mind she has mated and amazed my sight think but dare not speak gentlewoman good night good doctor exeunt the country near dunsinane drum and colours enter and soldiers the english power is near led on by malcolm his uncle siward and the good macduff revenges burn in them for their dear causes would to the bleeding and the grim alarm excite the mortified man near birnam wood shall we well meet them that way are they coming who knows if donalbain be with his brother for certain sir he is not have a file of all the gentry there is siwards son and many unrough youths that even now protest their first of manhood what does the tyrant great dunsinane he strongly fortifies some say hes mad others that lesser hate him do call it valiant fury but for certain he cannot buckle his distemperd cause within the belt of rule now does he feel his secret murders sticking on his hands now minutely revolts upbraid his faithbreach those he commands move only in command nothing in love now does he feel his title hang loose about him like a giants robe upon a dwarfish thief who then shall blame his pesterd senses to recoil and start when all that is within him does condemn itself for being there well march we on to give obedience where tis truly owed meet we the medicine of the sickly weal and with him pour we in our countrys purge each drop of us or so much as it needs to dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds make we our march towards birnam exeunt marching dunsinane room in the castle enter doctor and attendants bring me no more reports let them fly all till birnam wood remove to dunsinane cannot taint with fear whats the boy malcolm was he not born of woman the spirits that know all mortal consequences have pronounced me thus fear not macbeth no man thats born of woman shall eer have power upon thee then fly false thanes and mingle with the english epicures the mind sway by and the heart bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear enter a servant the devil damn thee black thou creamfaced loon where gotst thou that goose look servant there is ten thousand geese villain servant soldiers sir go prick thy face and overred thy fear thou lilyliverd boy what soldiers patch death of thy soul those linen cheeks of thine are counsellors to fear what soldiers wheyface servant the english force so please you take thy face hence exit servant seytoni am sick at heart when beholdseyton saythis push will cheer me ever or disseat me now have lived long enough my way of life is falln into the sear the yellow leaf and that which should accompany old age as honour love obedience troops of friends must not look to have but in their stead curses not loud but deep mouthhonour breath which the poor heart would fain deny and dare not seyton enter what is your gracious pleasure what news more all is confirmd my lord which was reported ill fight till from my bones my flesh be hackd give me my armour tis not needed yet ill put it on send out more horses skirr the country round hang those that talk of fear give me mine armour how does your patient doctor doctor not so sick my lord as she is troubled with thick coming fancies that keep her from her rest cure her of that canst thou not minister to a mind diseased pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow raze out the written troubles of the brain and with some sweet oblivious antidote cleanse the stuffd bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon the heart doctor therein the patient must minister to himself throw physic to the dogs ill none of it come put mine armour on give me my staff seyton send out doctor the thanes fly from me come sir dispatch if thou couldst doctor cast the water of my land find her disease and purge it to a sound and pristine health would applaud thee to the very echo that should applaud againpullt off say what rhubarb cyme or what purgative drug would scour these english hence hearst thou of them doctor ay my good lord your royal preparation makes us hear something bring it after me will not be afraid of death and bane till birnam forest come to dunsinane doctor aside were from dunsinane away and clear profit again should hardly draw me here exeunt country near birnam wood drum and colours enter and and soldiers marching cousins hope the days are near at hand that chambers will be safe we doubt it nothing what wood is this before us the wood of birnam let every soldier hew him down a bough and beart before him thereby shall we shadow the numbers of our host and make discovery err in report of us soldiers it shall be done we learn no other but the confident tyrant keeps still in dunsinane and will endure our setting down before t tis his main hope for where there is advantage to be given both more and less have given him the revolt and none serve with him but constrained things whose hearts are absent too let our just censures attend the true event and put we on industrious soldiership the time approaches that will with due decision make us know what we shall say we have and what we owe thoughts speculative their unsure hopes relate but certain issue strokes must arbitrate towards which advance the war exeunt marching dunsinane within the castle enter and soldiers with drum and colours hang out our banners on the outward walls the cry is still they come our castles strength will laugh a siege to scorn here let them lie till famine and the ague eat them up were they not forced with those that should be ours we might have met them dareful beard to beard and beat them backward home cry of women within what is that noise it is the cry of women my good lord exit have almost forgot the taste of fears the time has been my senses would have coold to hear a nightshriek and my fell of hair would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir as life were int have suppd full with horrors direness familiar to my slaughterous thoughts cannot once start me reenter wherefore was that cry the queen my lord is dead she should have died hereafter there would have been a time for such a word tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death out out brief candle lifes but a walking shadow a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more it is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing enter a messenger thou comest to use thy tongue thy story quickly messenger gracious my lord should report that which say saw but know not how to do it well say sir messenger as did stand my watch upon the hill lookd toward birnam and anon methought the wood began to move liar and slave messenger let me endure your wrath ift be not so within this three mile may you see it coming say a moving grove if thou speakst false upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive till famine cling thee if thy speech be sooth care not if thou dost for me as much pull in resolution and begin to doubt the equivocation of the fiend that lies like truth fear not till birnam wood do come to dunsinane and now a wood comes toward dunsinane arm arm and out if this which he avouches does appear there is nor flying hence nor tarrying here gin to be aweary of the sun and wish the estate o the world were now undone ring the alarumbell blow wind come wrack at least well die with harness on our back exeunt dunsinane before the castle drum and colours enter and their army with boughs now near enough your leafy screens throw down and show like those you are you worthy uncle shall with my cousin your rightnoble son lead our first battle worthy macduff and we shall take upon s what else remains to do according to our order fare you well do we but find the tyrants power tonight let us be beaten if we cannot fight make all our trumpets speak give them all breath those clamorous harbingers of blood and death exeunt another part of the field alarums enter they have tied me to a stake cannot fly but bearlike must fight the course whats he that was not born of woman such a one am to fear or none enter what is thy name thoult be afraid to hear it no though thou callst thyself a hotter name than any is in hell my names macbeth the devil himself could not pronounce a title more hateful to mine ear no nor more fearful thou liest abhorred tyrant with my sword ill prove the lie thou speakst they fight and is slain thou wast born of woman but swords smile at weapons laugh to scorn brandishd by man thats of a woman born exit alarums enter that way the noise is tyrant show thy face if thou best slain and with no stroke of mine my wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still cannot strike at wretched kerns whose arms are hired to bear their staves either thou macbeth or else my sword with an unbatterd edge sheathe again undeeded there thou shouldst be by this great clatter one of greatest note seems bruited let me find him fortune and more beg not exit alarums enter and this way my lord the castles gently renderd the tyrants people on both sides do fight the noble thanes do bravely in the war the day almost itself professes yours and little is to do we have met with foes that strike beside us enter sir the castle exeunt alarums another part of the field enter why should play the roman fool and die on mine own sword whiles see lives the gashes do better upon them enter turn hellhound turn of all men else have avoided thee but get thee back my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already have no words my voice is in my sword thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out they fight thou losest labour as easy mayst thou the intrenchant air with thy keen sword impress as make me bleed let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests bear a charmed life which must not yield to one of woman born despair thy charm and let the angel whom thou still hast served tell thee macduff was from his mothers womb untimely rippd accursed be that tongue that tells me so for it hath cowd my better part of man and be these juggling fiends no more believed that palter with us in a double sense that keep the word of promise to our ear and break it to our hope ill not fight with thee then yield thee coward and live to be the show and gaze o the time well have thee as our rarer monsters are painted on a pole and underwrit here may you see the tyrant will not yield to kiss the ground before young malcolms feet and to be baited with the rabbles curse though birnam wood be come to dunsinane and thou opposed being of no woman born yet will try the last before my body throw my warlike shield lay on macduff and damnd be him that first cries hold enough exeunt fighting alarums retreat flourish enter with drum and colours the other thanes and soldiers would the friends we miss were safe arrived some must go off and yet by these see so great a day as this is cheaply bought macduff is missing and your noble son your son my lord has paid a soldiers debt he only lived but till he was a man the which no sooner had his prowess confirmd in the unshrinking station where he fought but like a man he died then he is dead ay and brought off the field your cause of sorrow must not be measured by his worth for then it hath no end had he his hurts before ay on the front why then gods soldier be he had as many sons as have hairs would not wish them to a fairer death and so his knell is knolld hes worth more sorrow and that ill spend for him hes worth no more they say he parted well and paid his score and so god be with him here comes newer comfort reenter with macbeths head hail king for so thou art behold where stands the usurpers cursed head the time is free see thee compassd with thy kingdoms pearl that speak my salutation in their minds whose voices desire aloud with mine hail king of scotland hail king of scotland flourish we shall not spend a large expense of time before we reckon with your several loves and make us even with you my thanes and kinsmen henceforth be earls the first that ever scotland in such an honour named whats more to do which would be planted newly with the time as calling home our exiled friends abroad that fled the snares of watchful tyranny producing forth the cruel ministers of this dead butcher and his fiendlike queen who as tis thought by self and violent hands took off her life this and what needful else that calls upon us by the grace of grace we will perform in measure time and place so thanks to all at once and to each one whom we invite to see us crownd at scone flourish exeunt