MACBETH DRAMATIS PERSONAE DUNCAN king of Scotland.

MALCOLM | | hi on . DONALBAIN| MACBETH | | g!n!"al of th! king# a"$%. BAN&UO | MACDU'' | | LENNO( | | ROSS | | no)l!$!n of Scotland. MENTEITH | | AN*US | | CAITHNESS | 'LEANCE SI-ARD on to Ban+,o. Ea"l of No"th,$)!"land. g!n!"al of th! Engli h fo"c! . hi on.

/OUN* SI-ARD SE/TON

an offic!" att!nding on Mac)!th.

Bo%. on to Macd,ff. 0Son12 An Engli h Docto". 0Docto"12 A Scotch Docto". 0Docto"12

A Soldi!". A Po"t!". An Old Man LAD/ MACBETH1 LAD/ MACDU''1 *!ntl!3o$an att!nding on Lad% Mac)!th. 0*!ntl!3o$an12 HECATE1 Th"!! -itch! . 0'i" t -itch12 0S!cond -itch12 0Thi"d -itch12 A44a"ition . 0'i" t A44a"ition12 0S!cond A44a"ition12 0Thi"d A44a"ition12 Lo"d . *!ntl!$!n. Offic!" . Soldi!" . M,"d!"!" . Att!ndant . and M! !ng!" . 0Lo"d12 0S!"g!ant12 0S!"5ant12 0'i" t M,"d!"!"12 0S!cond M,"d!"!"12 0Thi"d M,"d!"!"12 0M! !ng!"12 SCENE Scotland1 England.

MACBETH ACT I

SCENE I

A d! !"t 4lac!.

6Th,nd!" and lightning. Ent!" th"!! -itch! 7 'i" t -itch -h!n hall 3! th"!! $!!t again In th,nd!". lightning. o" in "ain8 S!cond -itch -h!n th! h,"l%),"l%# don!. -h!n th! )attl!# lo t and 3on. Thi"d -itch 'i" t -itch S!cond -itch Thi"d -itch 'i" t -itch That 3ill )! !"! th! !t of ,n. -h!"! th! 4lac!8 U4on th! h!ath. Th!"! to $!!t 3ith Mac)!th. I co$!. *"a%$alkin9

S!cond -itch Paddock call . Thi"d -itch ALL Anon.

'ai" i fo,l. and fo,l i fai"1 Ho5!" th"o,gh th! fog and filth% ai". 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I

SCENE II

A ca$4 n!a" 'o""! .

6Ala",$ 3ithin. Ent!" DUNCAN. MALCOLM. DONALBAIN. LENNO(. 3ith Att!ndant . $!!ting a )l!!ding S!"g!ant7 DUNCAN -hat )lood% $an i that8 H! can "!4o"t. A !!$!th )% hi 4light. of th! "!5olt

Th! n!3! t tat!. MALCOLM Thi i th! !"g!ant -ho lik! a good and ha"d% oldi!" fo,ght #*ain t $% ca4ti5it%. Hail. )"a5! f"i!nd9 Sa% to th! king th! kno3l!dg! of th! )"oil A tho, did t l!a5! it. S!"g!ant Do,)tf,l it tood; A t3o 4!nt 3i$$!" . that do cling tog!th!" And chok! th!i" a"t. Th! $!"cil! Macdon3ald<< -o"th% to )! a "!)!l. fo" to that Th! $,lti4l%ing 5illani! of nat,"! Do 3a"$ ,4on hi$<<f"o$ th! 3! t!"n i l! Of k!"n and gallo3gla ! i ,44li!d; And fo"t,n!. on hi da$n!d +,a""!l $iling. Sho3#d lik! a "!)!l# 3ho"!1 ),t all# too 3!ak1 'o" )"a5! Mac)!th<<3!ll h! d! !"5! that na$!<< Di daining fo"t,n!. 3ith hi )"andi h#d t!!l. -hich $ok!d 3ith )lood% !:!c,tion. Lik! 5alo,"# $inion ca"5!d o,t hi 4a ag! Till h! fac!d th! la5!; -hich n!#!" hook hand . no" )ad! fa"!3!ll to hi$. Till h! ,n !a$#d hi$ f"o$ th! na5! to th! cha4 . And fi:#d hi h!ad ,4on o," )attl!$!nt . DUNCAN O 5aliant co, in9 3o"th% g!ntl!$an9

S!"g!ant A 3h!nc! th! ,n #gin hi "!fl!ction Shi43"!cking to"$ and di"!f,l th,nd!" )"!ak. So f"o$ that 4"ing 3h!nc! co$fo"t !!$#d to co$! Di co$fo"t 3!ll . Ma"k. king of Scotland. $a"k1 No oon!" =, tic! had 3ith 5alo," a"$#d Co$4!ll#d th! ! ki44ing k!"n to t", t th!i" h!!l . B,t th! No"3!%an lo"d ,"5!%ing 5antag!. -ith f,")i h#d a"$ and n!3 ,44li! of $!n B!gan a f"! h a a,lt. DUNCAN Di $a%#d not thi O," ca4tain . Mac)!th and Ban+,o8 S!"g!ant /! ; A 4a""o3 !agl! . o" th! ha"! th! lion. If I a% ooth. I $, t "!4o"t th!% 3!"! A cannon o5!"cha"g!d 3ith do,)l! c"ack . o th!% Do,)l% "!do,)l!d t"ok! ,4on th! fo!1

E:c!4t th!% $!ant to )ath! in "!!king 3o,nd . O" $!$o"i ! anoth!" *olgotha. I cannot t!ll. B,t I a$ faint. $% ga h! c"% fo" h!l4. DUNCAN So 3!ll th% 3o"d )!co$! th!! a th% 3o,nd ; Th!% $ack of hono," )oth. *o g!t hi$ ,"g!on . 6E:it S!"g!ant. att!nd!d7 -ho co$! h!"!8 6Ent!" ROSS7 MALCOLM Th! 3o"th% than! of Ro .

LENNO( -hat a ha t! look th"o,gh hi !%! 9 So ho,ld h! look That !!$ to 4!ak thing t"ang!. ROSS *od a5! th! king9 DUNCAN -h!nc! ca$! t tho,. 3o"th% than!8

ROSS '"o$ 'if!. g"!at king; -h!"! th! No"3!%an )ann!" flo,t th! k% And fan o," 4!o4l! cold. No"3a% hi$ !lf. -ith t!""i)l! n,$)!" . A i t!d )% that $o t di lo%al t"aito" Th! than! of Ca3do". )!gan a di $al conflict; Till that B!llona# )"id!g"oo$. la44#d in 4"oof. Conf"ont!d hi$ 3ith !lf<co$4a"i on . Point again t 4oint "!)!llio, . a"$ #gain t a"$. C,")ing hi la5i h 4i"it1 and. to concl,d!. Th! 5icto"% f!ll on , . DUNCAN *"!at ha44in! 9

ROSS That no3 S3!no. th! No"3a% # king. c"a5! co$4o ition1 No" 3o,ld 3! d!ign hi$ ),"ial of hi $!n Till h! di )," !d at Saint Col$!# inch T!n tho, and dolla" to o," g!n!"al , !. DUNCAN No $o"! that than! of Ca3do" hall d!c!i5! O," )o o$ int!"! t1 go 4"ono,nc! hi 4"! !nt d!ath. And 3ith hi fo"$!" titl! g"!!t Mac)!th.

ROSS I#ll !! it don!. DUNCAN -hat h! hath lo t no)l! Mac)!th hath 3on.

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MACBETH ACT I

SCENE III

A h!ath n!a" 'o""! .

6Th,nd!". Ent!" th! th"!! -itch! 7 'i" t -itch -h!"! ha t tho, )!!n. i t!"8

S!cond -itch >illing 3in!. Thi"d -itch Si t!". 3h!"! tho,8

'i" t -itch A ailo"# 3if! had ch! tn,t in h!" la4. And $,nch#d. and $,nch#d. and $,nch#d1<< #*i5! $!.# +,oth I1 #A"oint th!!. 3itch9# th! ",$4<f!d "on%on c"i! . H!" h, )and# to Al!44o gon!. $a t!" o# th! Tig!"1 B,t in a i!5! I#ll thith!" ail. And. lik! a "at 3itho,t a tail. I#ll do. I#ll do. and I#ll do. S!cond -itch I#ll gi5! th!! a 3ind. 'i" t -itch Thi"d -itch Tho,#"t kind. And I anoth!".

'i" t -itch I $% !lf ha5! all th! oth!". And th! 5!"% 4o"t th!% )lo3. All th! +,a"t!" that th!% kno3

I# th! hi4$an# ca"d. I 3ill d"ain hi$ d"% a ha%1 Sl!!4 hall n!ith!" night no" da% Hang ,4on hi 4!nt<ho, ! lid; H! hall li5! a $an fo")id1 -!a"% !#nnight nin! ti$! nin! Shall h! d3indl!. 4!ak and 4in!1 Tho,gh hi )a"k cannot )! lo t. /!t it hall )! t!$4! t<to t. Look 3hat I ha5!. S!cond -itch Sho3 $!. ho3 $!. 'i" t -itch H!"! I ha5! a 4ilot# th,$). -"!ck#d a ho$!3a"d h! did co$!. 6D",$ 3ithin7 Thi"d -itch A d",$. a d",$9 Mac)!th doth co$!. ALL Th! 3!i"d i t!" . hand in hand. Po t!" of th! !a and land. Th, do go a)o,t. a)o,t1 Th"ic! to thin! and th"ic! to $in! And th"ic! again. to $ak! ,4 nin!. P!ac!9 th! cha"$# 3o,nd ,4. 6Ent!" MACBETH and BAN&UO7 MACBETH So fo,l and fai" a da% I ha5! not !!n.

BAN&UO Ho3 fa" i #t call#d to 'o""! 8 -hat a"! th! ! So 3ith!"#d and o 3ild in th!i" atti"!. That look not lik! th! inha)itant o# th! !a"th. And %!t a"! on#t8 Li5! %o,8 o" a"! %o, a,ght That $an $a% +,! tion8 /o, !!$ to ,nd!" tand $!. B% !ach at onc! h!" cha44% fing!" la%ing U4on h!" kinn% li4 1 %o, ho,ld )! 3o$!n. And %!t %o," )!a"d fo")id $! to int!"4"!t That %o, a"! o. MACBETH 'i" t -itch S4!ak. if %o, can1 3hat a"! %o,8 All hail. Mac)!th9 hail to th!!. than! of *la$i 9

S!cond -itch All hail. Mac)!th. hail to th!!. than! of Ca3do"9 Thi"d -itch All hail. Mac)!th. tho, halt )! king h!"!aft!"9

BAN&UO *ood i". 3h% do %o, ta"t; and !!$ to f!a" Thing that do o,nd o fai"8 I# th! na$! of t",th. A"! %! fanta tical. o" that ind!!d -hich o,t3a"dl% %! ho38 M% no)l! 4a"tn!" /o, g"!!t 3ith 4"! !nt g"ac! and g"!at 4"!diction Of no)l! ha5ing and of "o%al ho4!. That h! !!$ "a4t 3ithal1 to $! %o, 4!ak not. If %o, can look into th! !!d of ti$!. And a% 3hich g"ain 3ill g"o3 and 3hich 3ill not. S4!ak th!n to $!. 3ho n!ith!" )!g no" f!a" /o," fa5o," no" %o," hat!. 'i" t -itch Hail9

S!cond -itch Hail9 Thi"d -itch 'i" t -itch Hail9 L! !" than Mac)!th. and g"!at!".

S!cond -itch Not o ha44%. %!t $,ch ha44i!". Thi"d -itch Tho, halt g!t king . tho,gh tho, )! non!1 So all hail. Mac)!th and Ban+,o9 'i" t -itch Ban+,o and Mac)!th. all hail9

MACBETH Sta%. %o, i$4!"f!ct 4!ak!" . t!ll $! $o"!1 B% Sin!l# d!ath I kno3 I a$ than! of *la$i ; B,t ho3 of Ca3do"8 th! than! of Ca3do" li5! . A 4"o 4!"o, g!ntl!$an; and to )! king Stand not 3ithin th! 4"o 4!ct of )!li!f. No $o"! than to )! Ca3do". Sa% f"o$ 3h!nc! /o, o3! thi t"ang! int!llig!nc!8 o" 3h% U4on thi )la t!d h!ath %o, to4 o," 3a% -ith ,ch 4"o4h!tic g"!!ting8 S4!ak. I cha"g! %o,. 6-itch! 5ani h7 BAN&UO Th! !a"th hath ),))l! . a th! 3at!" ha . And th! ! a"! of th!$. -hith!" a"! th!% 5ani h#d8

MACBETH Into th! ai"; and 3hat !!$#d co"4o"al $!lt!d A )"!ath into th! 3ind. -o,ld th!% had ta%#d9 BAN&UO -!"! ,ch thing h!"! a 3! do 4!ak a)o,t8 O" ha5! 3! !at!n on th! in an! "oot That tak! th! "!a on 4"i on!"8 MACBETH BAN&UO MACBETH BAN&UO /o," child"!n hall )! king . /o, hall )! king. And than! of Ca3do" too1 3!nt it not o8 To th! !lf a$! t,n! and 3o"d . -ho# h!"!8

6Ent!" ROSS and AN*US7 ROSS Th! king hath ha44il% "!c!i5!d. Mac)!th. Th! n!3 of th% ,cc! ; and 3h!n h! "!ad Th% 4!" onal 5!nt,"! in th! "!)!l # fight. Hi 3ond!" and hi 4"ai ! do cont!nd -hich ho,ld )! thin! o" hi 1 il!nc!d 3ith that. In 5i!3ing o#!" th! "! t o# th! !lf a$! da%. H! find th!! in th! to,t No"3!%an "ank . Nothing af!a"d of 3hat th% !lf did t $ak!. St"ang! i$ag! of d!ath. A thick a hail Ca$! 4o t 3ith 4o t; and !5!"% on! did )!a" Th% 4"ai ! in hi kingdo$# g"!at d!f!nc!. And 4o,"#d th!$ do3n )!fo"! hi$. AN*US -! a"! !nt To gi5! th!! f"o$ o," "o%al $a t!" thank ; Onl% to h!"ald th!! into hi ight. Not 4a% th!!. ROSS And. fo" an !a"n! t of a g"!at!" hono,". H! )ad! $!. f"o$ hi$. call th!! than! of Ca3do"1 In 3hich addition. hail. $o t 3o"th% than!9 'o" it i thin!. BAN&UO -hat. can th! d!5il 4!ak t",!8 $!

MACBETH Th! than! of Ca3do" li5! 1 3h% do %o, d"! In )o""o3#d "o)! 8 AN*US -ho 3a th! than! li5! %!t;

B,t ,nd!" h!a5% =,dg$!nt )!a" that lif! -hich h! d! !"5! to lo !. -h!th!" h! 3a co$)in!d -ith tho ! of No"3a%. o" did lin! th! "!)!l -ith hidd!n h!l4 and 5antag!. o" that 3ith )oth H! la)o,"#d in hi co,nt"%# 3"!ck. I kno3 not; B,t t"!a on ca4ital. conf! #d and 4"o5!d. Ha5! o5!"th"o3n hi$. MACBETH 6A id!7 *la$i . and than! of Ca3do"9 Th! g"!at! t i )!hind. 6To ROSS and AN*US7 Thank fo" %o," 4ain . 6To BAN&UO7 Do %o, not ho4! %o," child"!n hall )! king . -h!n tho ! that ga5! th! than! of Ca3do" to $! P"o$i !d no l! to th!$8 BAN&UO That t", t!d ho$! Might %!t !nkindl! %o, ,nto th! c"o3n. B! id! th! than! of Ca3do". B,t #ti t"ang!1 And oft!nti$! . to 3in , to o," ha"$. Th! in t",$!nt of da"kn! t!ll , t",th . -in , 3ith hon! t t"ifl! . to )!t"a%# In d!!4! t con !+,!nc!. Co, in . a 3o"d. I 4"a% %o,. MACBETH 6A id!7 T3o t",th a"! told. A ha44% 4"olog,! to th! 3!lling act Of th! i$4!"ial th!$!.<<I thank %o,. g!ntl!$!n. 6A id!7 Thi ,4!"nat,"al oliciting Cannot )! ill. cannot )! good1 if ill. -h% hath it gi5!n $! !a"n! t of ,cc! . Co$$!ncing in a t",th8 I a$ than! of Ca3do"1 If good. 3h% do I %i!ld to that ,gg! tion -ho ! ho""id i$ag! doth ,nfi: $% hai" And $ak! $% !at!d h!a"t knock at $% "i) . Again t th! , ! of nat,"!8 P"! !nt f!a" A"! l! than ho""i)l! i$agining 1 M% tho,ght. 3ho ! $,"d!" %!t i ),t fanta tical. Shak! o $% ingl! tat! of $an that f,nction I $oth!"#d in ,"$i !. and nothing i

B,t 3hat i not. BAN&UO Look. ho3 o," 4a"tn!"# "a4t.

MACBETH 6A id!7 If chanc! 3ill ha5! $! king. 3h%. chanc! $a% c"o3n $!. -itho,t $% ti". BAN&UO N!3 ho""o" co$! ,4on hi$. Lik! o," t"ang! ga"$!nt . cl!a5! not to th!i" $o,ld B,t 3ith th! aid of , !. MACBETH 6A id!7 Co$! 3hat co$! $a%. Ti$! and th! ho," ",n th"o,gh th! "o,gh! t da%. BAN&UO -o"th% Mac)!th. 3! ta% ,4on %o," l!i ,"!.

MACBETH *i5! $! %o," fa5o,"1 $% d,ll )"ain 3a 3"o,ght -ith thing fo"gott!n. >ind g!ntl!$!n. %o," 4ain A"! "!gi t!"#d 3h!"! !5!"% da% I t,"n Th! l!af to "!ad th!$. L!t , to3a"d th! king. Think ,4on 3hat hath chanc!d. and. at $o"! ti$!. Th! int!"i$ ha5ing 3!igh#d it. l!t , 4!ak O," f"!! h!a"t !ach to oth!". BAN&UO MACBETH ?!"% gladl%. Till th!n. !no,gh. Co$!. f"i!nd .

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MACBETH ACT I

SCENE I?

'o""! . Th! 4alac!.

6'lo,"i h. Ent!" DUNCAN. MALCOLM. DONALBAIN. LENNO(. and Att!ndant 7

DUNCAN I !:!c,tion don! on Ca3do"8 A"! not Tho ! in co$$i ion %!t "!t,"n#d8 MALCOLM M% li!g!. Th!% a"! not %!t co$! )ack. B,t I ha5! 4ok! -ith on! that a3 hi$ di!1 3ho did "!4o"t That 5!"% f"ankl% h! conf! #d hi t"!a on . I$4lo"!d %o," highn! # 4a"don and !t fo"th A d!!4 "!4!ntanc!1 nothing in hi lif! B!ca$! hi$ lik! th! l!a5ing it; h! di!d A on! that had )!!n t,di!d in hi d!ath To th"o3 a3a% th! d!a"! t thing h! o3!d. A #t3!"! a ca"!l! t"ifl!. DUNCAN Th!"!# no a"t To find th! $ind# con t",ction in th! fac!1 H! 3a a g!ntl!$an on 3ho$ I ),ilt An a) ol,t! t", t. 6Ent!" MACBETH. BAN&UO. ROSS. and AN*US7 O 3o"thi! t co, in9 Th! in of $% ing"atit,d! !5!n no3 -a h!a5% on $!1 tho, a"t o fa" )!fo"! That 3ift! t 3ing of "!co$4!n ! i lo3 To o5!"tak! th!!. -o,ld tho, had t l! d! !"5!d. That th! 4"o4o"tion )oth of thank and 4a%$!nt Might ha5! )!!n $in!9 onl% I ha5! l!ft to a%. Mo"! i th% d,! than $o"! than all can 4a%. MACBETH Th! !"5ic! and th! lo%alt% I o3!. In doing it. 4a% it !lf. /o," highn! # 4a"t I to "!c!i5! o," d,ti! ; and o," d,ti! A"! to %o," th"on! and tat! child"!n and !"5ant . -hich do ),t 3hat th!% ho,ld. )% doing !5!"% thing Saf! to3a"d %o," lo5! and hono,". DUNCAN -!lco$! hith!"1 I ha5! )!g,n to 4lant th!!. and 3ill la)o," To $ak! th!! f,ll of g"o3ing. No)l! Ban+,o. That ha t no l! d! !"5!d. no" $, t )! kno3n No l! to ha5! don! o. l!t $! !nfold th!! And hold th!! to $% h!a"t. BAN&UO Th!"! if I g"o3. Th! ha"5! t i %o," o3n.

DUNCAN M% 4l!nt!o, =o% . -anton in f,ln! . !!k to hid! th!$ !l5! In d"o4 of o""o3. Son . kin $!n. than! . And %o, 3ho ! 4lac! a"! th! n!a"! t. kno3 -! 3ill ! ta)li h o," ! tat! ,4on O," !ld! t. Malcol$. 3ho$ 3! na$! h!"!aft!" Th! P"inc! of C,$)!"land; 3hich hono," $, t Not ,nacco$4ani!d in5! t hi$ onl%. B,t ign of no)l!n! . lik! ta" . hall hin! On all d! !"5!" . '"o$ h!nc! to In5!"n! . And )ind , f,"th!" to %o,. MACBETH Th! "! t i la)o,". 3hich i not , !d fo" %o,1 I#ll )! $% !lf th! ha")ing!" and $ak! =o%f,l Th! h!a"ing of $% 3if! 3ith %o," a44"oach; So h,$)l% tak! $% l!a5!. DUNCAN M% 3o"th% Ca3do"9

MACBETH 6A id!7 Th! P"inc! of C,$)!"land9 that i a t!4 On 3hich I $, t fall do3n. o" !l ! o#!"l!a4. 'o" in $% 3a% it li! . Sta" . hid! %o," fi"! ; L!t not light !! $% )lack and d!!4 d! i"! 1 Th! !%! 3ink at th! hand; %!t l!t that )!. -hich th! !%! f!a" . 3h!n it i don!. to !!. 6E:it7 DUNCAN T",!. 3o"th% Ban+,o; h! i f,ll o 5aliant. And in hi co$$!ndation I a$ f!d; It i a )an+,!t to $!. L!t# aft!" hi$. -ho ! ca"! i gon! )!fo"! to )id , 3!lco$!1 It i a 4!!"l! kin $an. 6'lo,"i h. E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I

SCENE ?

In5!"n! . Mac)!th# ca tl!.

6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH. "!ading a l!tt!"7 LAD/ MACBETH #Th!% $!t $! in th! da% of ,cc! 1 and I ha5! l!a"n!d )% th! 4!"f!ct! t "!4o"t. th!% ha5! $o"! in th!$ than $o"tal kno3l!dg!. -h!n I ),"n!d in d! i"! to +,! tion th!$ f,"th!". th!% $ad! th!$ !l5! ai". into 3hich th!% 5ani h!d. -hil! I tood "a4t in th! 3ond!" of it. ca$! $i i5! f"o$ th! king. 3ho all<hail!d $! #Than! of Ca3do";# )% 3hich titl!. )!fo"!. th! ! 3!i"d i t!" al,t!d $!. and "!f!""!d $! to th! co$ing on of ti$!. 3ith #Hail. king that halt )!9# Thi ha5! I tho,ght good to d!li5!" th!!. $% d!a"! t 4a"tn!" of g"!atn! . that tho, $ight t not lo ! th! d,! of "!=oicing. )% )!ing igno"ant of 3hat g"!atn! i 4"o$i !d th!!. La% it to th% h!a"t. and fa"!3!ll.# *la$i tho, a"t. and Ca3do"; and halt )! -hat tho, a"t 4"o$i !d1 %!t do I f!a" th% nat,"!; It i too f,ll o# th! $ilk of h,$an kindn! To catch th! n!a"! t 3a%1 tho, 3o,ld t )! g"!at; A"t not 3itho,t a$)ition. ),t 3itho,t Th! illn! ho,ld att!nd it1 3hat tho, 3o,ld t highl%. That 3o,ld t tho, holil%; 3o,ld t not 4la% fal !. And %!t 3o,ld t 3"ongl% 3in1 tho,#ld t ha5!. g"!at *la$i . That 3hich c"i! #Th, tho, $, t do. if tho, ha5! it; And that 3hich "ath!" tho, do t f!a" to do Than 3i h! t ho,ld )! ,ndon!.# Hi! th!! hith!". That I $a% 4o," $% 4i"it in thin! !a"; And cha ti ! 3ith th! 5alo," of $% tong,! All that i$4!d! th!! f"o$ th! gold!n "o,nd. -hich fat! and $!ta4h% ical aid doth !!$ To ha5! th!! c"o3n#d 3ithal. 6Ent!" a M! !ng!"7 -hat i %o," tiding 8 M! !ng!" Th! king co$! h!"! to<night.

LAD/ MACBETH Tho,#"t $ad to a% it1 I not th% $a t!" 3ith hi$8 3ho. 3!"!#t o. -o,ld ha5! info"$#d fo" 4"!4a"ation.

M! !ng!" So 4l!a ! %o,. it i t",!1 o," than! i co$ing1 On! of $% f!llo3 had th! 4!!d of hi$. -ho. al$o t d!ad fo" )"!ath. had ca"c!l% $o"! Than 3o,ld $ak! ,4 hi $! ag!. LAD/ MACBETH *i5! hi$ t!nding; H! )"ing g"!at n!3 . 6E:it M! !ng!"7 Th! "a5!n hi$ !lf i hoa" ! That c"oak th! fatal !nt"anc! of D,ncan Und!" $% )attl!$!nt . Co$!. %o, 4i"it That t!nd on $o"tal tho,ght . ,n !: $! h!"!. And fill $! f"o$ th! c"o3n to th! to! to4<f,ll Of di"! t c",!lt%9 $ak! thick $% )lood; Sto4 ,4 th! acc! and 4a ag! to "!$o" !. That no co$4,nctio, 5i iting of nat,"! Shak! $% f!ll 4,"4o !. no" k!!4 4!ac! )!t3!!n Th! !ff!ct and it9 Co$! to $% 3o$an# )"!a t . And tak! $% $ilk fo" gall. %o, $,"d!"ing $ini t!" . -h!"!5!" in %o," ightl! ,) tanc! /o, 3ait on nat,"!# $i chi!f9 Co$!. thick night. And 4all th!! in th! d,nn! t $ok! of h!ll. That $% k!!n knif! !! not th! 3o,nd it $ak! . No" h!a5!n 4!!4 th"o,gh th! )lank!t of th! da"k. To c"% #Hold. hold9# 6Ent!" MACBETH7 *"!at *la$i 9 3o"th% Ca3do"9 *"!at!" than )oth. )% th! all<hail h!"!aft!"9 Th% l!tt!" ha5! t"an 4o"t!d $! )!%ond Thi igno"ant 4"! !nt. and I f!!l no3 Th! f,t,"! in th! in tant. MACBETH M% d!a"! t lo5!. D,ncan co$! h!"! to<night. LAD/ MACBETH MACBETH And 3h!n go! h!nc!8

To<$o""o3. a h! 4,"4o ! .

LAD/ MACBETH O. n!5!" Shall ,n that $o""o3 !!9

/o," fac!. $% than!. i a a )ook 3h!"! $!n Ma% "!ad t"ang! $att!" . To )!g,il! th! ti$!. Look lik! th! ti$!; )!a" 3!lco$! in %o," !%!. /o," hand. %o," tong,!1 look lik! th! innoc!nt flo3!". B,t )! th! !"4!nt ,nd!"#t. H! that# co$ing M, t )! 4"o5id!d fo"1 and %o, hall 4,t Thi night# g"!at ), in! into $% di 4atch; -hich hall to all o," night and da% to co$! *i5! ol!l% o5!"!ign 3a% and $a t!"do$. MACBETH -! 3ill 4!ak f,"th!".

LAD/ MACBETH Onl% look ,4 cl!a"; To alt!" fa5o," !5!" i to f!a"1 L!a5! all th! "! t to $!. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I

SCENE ?I

B!fo"! Mac)!th# ca tl!.

6Ha,t)o% and to"ch! . Ent!" DUNCAN. MALCOLM. DONALBAIN. BAN&UO. LENNO(. MACDU''. ROSS. AN*US. and Att!ndant 7 DUNCAN Thi ca tl! hath a 4l!a ant !at; th! ai" Ni$)l% and 3!!tl% "!co$$!nd it !lf Unto o," g!ntl! !n ! . BAN&UO Thi g,! t of ,$$!". Th! t!$4l!<ha,nting $a"tl!t. do! a44"o5!. B% hi lo5!d $an ion"%. that th! h!a5!n# )"!ath S$!ll 3ooingl% h!"!1 no =,tt%. f"i!@!. B,tt"! . no" coign of 5antag!. ),t thi )i"d Hath $ad! hi 4!nd!nt )!d and 4"oc"!ant c"adl!1 -h!"! th!% $o t )"!!d and ha,nt. I ha5! o) !"5!d.

Th! ai" i d!licat!. 6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH7 DUNCAN S!!. !!. o," hono,"#d ho t! 9 Th! lo5! that follo3 , o$!ti$! i o," t"o,)l!. -hich till 3! thank a lo5!. H!"!in I t!ach %o, Ho3 %o, hall )id *od #ild , fo" %o," 4ain . And thank , fo" %o," t"o,)l!. LAD/ MACBETH All o," !"5ic! In !5!"% 4oint t3ic! don! and th!n don! do,)l! -!"! 4oo" and ingl! ), in! to cont!nd Again t tho ! hono," d!!4 and )"oad 3h!"!3ith /o," $a=! t% load o," ho, !1 fo" tho ! of old. And th! lat! digniti! h!a4#d ,4 to th!$. -! "! t %o," h!"$it . DUNCAN -h!"!# th! than! of Ca3do"8 -! co," !d hi$ at th! h!!l . and had a 4,"4o ! To )! hi 4,"5!%o"1 ),t h! "id! 3!ll; And hi g"!at lo5!. ha"4 a hi 4,". hath hol4 hi$ To hi ho$! )!fo"! , . 'ai" and no)l! ho t! . -! a"! %o," g,! t to<night. LAD/ MACBETH /o," !"5ant !5!" Ha5! th!i" . th!$ !l5! and 3hat i th!i" . in co$4t. To $ak! th!i" a,dit at %o," highn! # 4l!a ,"!. Still to "!t,"n %o," o3n. DUNCAN *i5! $! %o," hand; Cond,ct $! to $in! ho t1 3! lo5! hi$ highl%. And hall contin,! o," g"ac! to3a"d hi$. B% %o," l!a5!. ho t! . 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I

SCENE ?II

Mac)!th# ca tl!.

6Ha,t)o% and to"ch! . Ent!" a S!3!". and di5!" S!"5ant 3ith di h! and !"5ic!. and 4a o5!" th! tag!. Th!n !nt!" MACBETH7 MACBETH If it 3!"! don! 3h!n #ti don!. th!n #t3!"! 3!ll It 3!"! don! +,ickl%1 if th! a a ination Co,ld t"a$$!l ,4 th! con !+,!nc!. and catch -ith hi ,"c!a ! ,cc! ; that ),t thi )lo3 Might )! th! )!<all and th! !nd<all h!"!. B,t h!"!. ,4on thi )ank and hoal of ti$!. -!#ld =,$4 th! lif! to co$!. B,t in th! ! ca ! -! till ha5! =,dg$!nt h!"!; that 3! ),t t!ach Blood% in t",ction . 3hich. )!ing ta,ght. "!t,"n To 4lag,! th! in5!nto"1 thi !5!n<hand!d =, tic! Co$$!nd th! ing"!di!nt of o," 4oi on#d chalic! To o," o3n li4 . H!# h!"! in do,)l! t", t; 'i" t. a I a$ hi kin $an and hi ,)=!ct. St"ong )oth again t th! d!!d; th!n. a hi ho t. -ho ho,ld again t hi $,"d!"!" h,t th! doo". Not )!a" th! knif! $% !lf. B! id! . thi D,ncan Hath )o"n! hi fac,lti! o $!!k. hath )!!n So cl!a" in hi g"!at offic!. that hi 5i"t,! -ill 4l!ad lik! ang!l . t",$4!t<tong,!d. again t Th! d!!4 da$nation of hi taking<off; And 4it%. lik! a nak!d n!3<)o"n )a)!. St"iding th! )la t. o" h!a5!n# ch!",)i$. ho" !d U4on th! ightl! co,"i!" of th! ai". Shall )lo3 th! ho""id d!!d in !5!"% !%!. That t!a" hall d"o3n th! 3ind. I ha5! no 4," To 4"ick th! id! of $% int!nt. ),t onl% ?a,lting a$)ition. 3hich o#!"l!a4 it !lf And fall on th! oth!". 6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH7 Ho3 no39 3hat n!3 8 LAD/ MACBETH MACBETH H! ha al$o t ,44#d1 3h% ha5! %o, l!ft th! cha$)!"8

Hath h! a k#d fo" $!8 >no3 %o, not h! ha 8

LAD/ MACBETH

MACBETH -! 3ill 4"oc!!d no f,"th!" in thi ), in! 1 H! hath hono,"#d $! of lat!; and I ha5! )o,ght *old!n o4inion f"o$ all o"t of 4!o4l!. -hich 3o,ld )! 3o"n no3 in th!i" n!3! t glo . Not ca t a id! o oon. LAD/ MACBETH -a th! ho4! d",nk -h!"!in %o, d"! #d %o," !lf8 hath it l!4t inc!8 And 3ak! it no3. to look o g"!!n and 4al! At 3hat it did o f"!!l%8 '"o$ thi ti$! S,ch I acco,nt th% lo5!. A"t tho, af!a"d To )! th! a$! in thin! o3n act and 5alo," A tho, a"t in d! i"!8 -o,ld t tho, ha5! that -hich tho, ! t!!$# t th! o"na$!nt of lif!. And li5! a co3a"d in thin! o3n ! t!!$. L!tting #I da"! not# 3ait ,4on #I 3o,ld.# Lik! th! 4oo" cat i# th! adag!8 MACBETH P"ith!!. 4!ac!1 I da"! do all that $a% )!co$! a $an; -ho da"! do $o"! i non!. LAD/ MACBETH -hat )!a t 3a #t. th!n. That $ad! %o, )"!ak thi !nt!"4"i ! to $!8 -h!n %o, d," t do it. th!n %o, 3!"! a $an; And. to )! $o"! than 3hat %o, 3!"!. %o, 3o,ld B! o $,ch $o"! th! $an. No" ti$! no" 4lac! Did th!n adh!"!. and %!t %o, 3o,ld $ak! )oth1 Th!% ha5! $ad! th!$ !l5! . and that th!i" fitn! no3 Do! ,n$ak! %o,. I ha5! gi5!n ,ck. and kno3 Ho3 t!nd!" #ti to lo5! th! )a)! that $ilk $!1 I 3o,ld. 3hil! it 3a $iling in $% fac!. Ha5! 4l,ck#d $% ni44l! f"o$ hi )on!l! g,$ . And da h#d th! )"ain o,t. had I o 3o"n a %o, Ha5! don! to thi . MACBETH If 3! ho,ld fail8

LAD/ MACBETH -! fail9 B,t c"!3 %o," co,"ag! to th! ticking<4lac!. And 3!#ll not fail. -h!n D,ncan i a l!!4<< -h!"!to th! "ath!" hall hi da%# ha"d =o,"n!% So,ndl% in5it! hi$<<hi t3o cha$)!"lain -ill I 3ith 3in! and 3a ail o con5inc! That $!$o"%. th! 3a"d!" of th! )"ain. Shall )! a f,$!. and th! "!c!i4t of "!a on

A li$)!ck onl%1 3h!n in 3ini h l!!4 Th!i" d"!nch!d nat,"! li! a in a d!ath. -hat cannot %o, and I 4!"fo"$ ,4on Th! ,ng,a"d!d D,ncan8 3hat not 4,t ,4on Hi 4ong% offic!" . 3ho hall )!a" th! g,ilt Of o," g"!at +,!ll8 MACBETH B"ing fo"th $!n<child"!n onl%; 'o" th% ,nda,nt!d $!ttl! ho,ld co$4o ! Nothing ),t $al! . -ill it not )! "!c!i5!d. -h!n 3! ha5! $a"k#d 3ith )lood tho ! l!!4% t3o Of hi o3n cha$)!" and , !d th!i" 5!"% dagg!" . That th!% ha5! don!#t8 LAD/ MACBETH -ho da"! "!c!i5! it oth!". A 3! hall $ak! o," g"i!f and cla$o," "oa" U4on hi d!ath8 MACBETH I a$ !ttl!d. and )!nd ,4 Each co"4o"al ag!nt to thi t!""i)l! f!at. A3a%. and $ock th! ti$! 3ith fai"! t ho31 'al ! fac! $, t hid! 3hat th! fal ! h!a"t doth kno3. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT II

SCENE I

Co,"t of Mac)!th# ca tl!.

6Ent!" BAN&UO. and 'LEANCE )!a"ing a to"ch )!fo"! hi$7 BAN&UO 'LEANCE BAN&UO Ho3 go! th! night. )o%8 Th! $oon i do3n; I ha5! not h!a"d th! clock. And h! go! do3n at t3!l5!.

'LEANCE

I tak!#t. #ti lat!". i".

BAN&UO Hold. tak! $% 3o"d. Th!"!# h, )and"% in h!a5!n; Th!i" candl! a"! all o,t. Tak! th!! that too. A h!a5% ,$$on li! lik! l!ad ,4on $!. And %!t I 3o,ld not l!!41 $!"cif,l 4o3!" . R! t"ain in $! th! c," !d tho,ght that nat,"! *i5! 3a% to in "!4o !9 6Ent!" MACBETH. and a S!"5ant 3ith a to"ch7 *i5! $! $% 3o"d. -ho# th!"!8 MACBETH A f"i!nd.

BAN&UO -hat. i". not %!t at "! t8 Th! king# a<)!d1 H! hath )!!n in ,n, ,al 4l!a ,"!. and S!nt fo"th g"!at la"g! to %o," offic! . Thi dia$ond h! g"!!t %o," 3if! 3ithal. B% th! na$! of $o t kind ho t! ; and h,t ,4 In $!a ,"!l! cont!nt. MACBETH B!ing ,n4"!4a"!d. O," 3ill )!ca$! th! !"5ant to d!f!ct; -hich !l ! ho,ld f"!! ha5! 3"o,ght. BAN&UO All# 3!ll. I d"!a$t la t night of th! th"!! 3!i"d i t!" 1 To %o, th!% ha5! ho3#d o$! t",th. MACBETH I think not of th!$1 /!t. 3h!n 3! can !nt"!at an ho," to !"5!. -! 3o,ld 4!nd it in o$! 3o"d ,4on that ), in! . If %o, 3o,ld g"ant th! ti$!. BAN&UO At %o," kind# t l!i ,"!.

MACBETH If %o, hall cl!a5! to $% con !nt. 3h!n #ti . It hall $ak! hono," fo" %o,. BAN&UO So I lo ! non! In !!king to a,g$!nt it. ),t till k!!4 M% )o o$ f"anchi !d and all!gianc! cl!a". I hall )! co,n !ll#d.

MACBETH BAN&UO

*ood "!4o ! th! 3hil!9 Thank . i"1 th! lik! to %o,9

6E:!,nt BAN&UO and 'LEANCE7 MACBETH *o )id th% $i t"! . 3h!n $% d"ink i "!ad%. Sh! t"ik! ,4on th! )!ll. *!t th!! to )!d. 6E:it S!"5ant7 I thi a dagg!" 3hich I !! )!fo"! $!. Th! handl! to3a"d $% hand8 Co$!. l!t $! cl,tch th!!. I ha5! th!! not. and %!t I !! th!! till. A"t tho, not. fatal 5i ion. !n i)l! To f!!ling a to ight8 o" a"t tho, ),t A dagg!" of th! $ind. a fal ! c"!ation. P"oc!!ding f"o$ th! h!at<o44"! !d )"ain8 I !! th!! %!t. in fo"$ a 4al4a)l! A thi 3hich no3 I d"a3. Tho, $a" hall# t $! th! 3a% that I 3a going; And ,ch an in t",$!nt I 3a to , !. Min! !%! a"! $ad! th! fool o# th! oth!" !n ! . O" !l ! 3o"th all th! "! t; I !! th!! till. And on th% )lad! and d,dg!on go,t of )lood. -hich 3a not o )!fo"!. Th!"!# no ,ch thing1 It i th! )lood% ), in! 3hich info"$ Th, to $in! !%! . No3 o#!" th! on! half3o"ld Nat,"! !!$ d!ad. and 3ick!d d"!a$ a), ! Th! c,"tain#d l!!4; 3itchc"aft c!l!)"at! Pal! H!cat!# off!"ing . and 3ith!"#d $,"d!". Ala",$#d )% hi !ntin!l. th! 3olf. -ho ! ho3l# hi 3atch. th, 3ith hi t!alth% 4ac!. -ith Ta"+,in# "a5i hing t"id! . to3a"d hi d! ign Mo5! lik! a gho t. Tho, ,"! and fi"$< !t !a"th. H!a" not $% t!4 . 3hich 3a% th!% 3alk. fo" f!a" Th% 5!"% ton! 4"at! of $% 3h!"!a)o,t. And tak! th! 4"! !nt ho""o" f"o$ th! ti$!. -hich no3 ,it 3ith it. -hil! I th"!at. h! li5! 1 -o"d to th! h!at of d!!d too cold )"!ath gi5! . 6A )!ll "ing 7 I go. and it i don!; th! )!ll in5it! $!. H!a" it not. D,ncan; fo" it i a kn!ll That ,$$on th!! to h!a5!n o" to h!ll.

6E:it7

MACBETH ACT II

SCENE II

Th! a$!.

6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH7 LAD/ MACBETH That 3hich hath $ad! th!$ d",nk hath $ad! $! )old; -hat hath +,!nch#d th!$ hath gi5!n $! fi"!. Ha"k9 P!ac!9 It 3a th! o3l that h"i!k#d. th! fatal )!ll$an. -hich gi5! th! t!"n# t good<night. H! i a)o,t it1 Th! doo" a"! o4!n; and th! ,"f!it!d g"oo$ Do $ock th!i" cha"g! 3ith no"! 1 I ha5! d",gg#d th!i" 4o !t . That d!ath and nat,"! do cont!nd a)o,t th!$. -h!th!" th!% li5! o" di!. MACBETH 6-ithin7 -ho# th!"!8 3hat. ho9

LAD/ MACBETH Alack. I a$ af"aid th!% ha5! a3ak!d. And #ti not don!. Th! att!$4t and not th! d!!d Confo,nd , . Ha"k9 I laid th!i" dagg!" "!ad%; H! co,ld not $i #!$. Had h! not "! !$)l!d M% fath!" a h! l!4t. I had don!#t. 6Ent!" MACBETH7 M% h, )and9 MACBETH I ha5! don! th! d!!d. Did t tho, not h!a" a noi !8

LAD/ MACBETH I h!a"d th! o3l c"!a$ and th! c"ick!t c"%. Did not %o, 4!ak8

MACBETH LAD/ MACBETH MACBETH

-h!n8 No3.

A I d! c!nd!d8 A%.

LAD/ MACBETH

MACBETH Ha"k9 -ho li! i# th! !cond cha$)!"8 LAD/ MACBETH MACBETH Donal)ain.

Thi i a o""% ight.

6Looking on hi hand 7 LAD/ MACBETH A fooli h tho,ght. to a% a o""% ight.

MACBETH Th!"!# on! did la,gh in# l!!4. and on! c"i!d #M,"d!"9# That th!% did 3ak! !ach oth!"1 I tood and h!a"d th!$1 B,t th!% did a% th!i" 4"a%!" . and add"! #d th!$ Again to l!!4. LAD/ MACBETH Th!"! a"! t3o lodg!d tog!th!".

MACBETH On! c"i!d #*od )l! , 9# and #A$!n# th! oth!"; A th!% had !!n $! 3ith th! ! hang$an# hand . Li t!ning th!i" f!a". I co,ld not a% #A$!n.# -h!n th!% did a% #*od )l! , 9# LAD/ MACBETH Con id!" it not o d!!4l%.

MACBETH B,t 3h!"!fo"! co,ld not I 4"ono,nc! #A$!n#8 I had $o t n!!d of )l! ing. and #A$!n# St,ck in $% th"oat. LAD/ MACBETH Th! ! d!!d $, t not )! tho,ght Aft!" th! ! 3a% ; o. it 3ill $ak! , $ad. MACBETH M!tho,ght I h!a"d a 5oic! c"% #Sl!!4 no $o"!9 Mac)!th do! $,"d!" l!!4#. th! innoc!nt l!!4. Sl!!4 that knit ,4 th! "a5!ll#d l!!5! of ca"!. Th! d!ath of !ach da%# lif!. o"! la)o,"# )ath. Bal$ of h,"t $ind . g"!at nat,"!# !cond co," !.

Chi!f no,"i h!" in lif!# f!a t.<< LAD/ MACBETH -hat do %o, $!an8

MACBETH Still it c"i!d #Sl!!4 no $o"!9# to all th! ho, !1 #*la$i hath $,"d!"#d l!!4. and th!"!fo"! Ca3do" Shall l!!4 no $o"!; Mac)!th hall l!!4 no $o"!.# LAD/ MACBETH -ho 3a it that th, c"i!d8 -h%. 3o"th% than!. /o, do ,n)!nd %o," no)l! t"!ngth. to think So )"ain ickl% of thing . *o g!t o$! 3at!". And 3a h thi filth% 3itn! f"o$ %o," hand. -h% did %o, )"ing th! ! dagg!" f"o$ th! 4lac!8 Th!% $, t li! th!"!1 go ca""% th!$; and $!a" Th! l!!4% g"oo$ 3ith )lood. MACBETH I#ll go no $o"!1 I a$ af"aid to think 3hat I ha5! don!; Look on#t again I da"! not. LAD/ MACBETH Infi"$ of 4,"4o !9 *i5! $! th! dagg!" 1 th! l!!4ing and th! d!ad A"! ),t a 4ict,"! 1 #ti th! !%! of childhood That f!a" a 4aint!d d!5il. If h! do )l!!d. I#ll gild th! fac! of th! g"oo$ 3ithal; 'o" it $, t !!$ th!i" g,ilt. 6E:it. >nocking 3ithin7 MACBETH -h!nc! i that knocking8 Ho3 i #t 3ith $!. 3h!n !5!"% noi ! a44al $!8 -hat hand a"! h!"!8 ha9 th!% 4l,ck o,t $in! !%! . -ill all g"!at N!4t,n!# oc!an 3a h thi )lood Cl!an f"o$ $% hand8 No. thi $% hand 3ill "ath!" Th! $,ltit,dino, !a in inca"nadin!. Making th! g"!!n on! "!d. 6R!<!nt!" LAD/ MACBETH7 LAD/ MACBETH M% hand a"! of %o," colo,"; ),t I ha$! To 3!a" a h!a"t o 3hit!. 6>nocking 3ithin7 I h!a" a knocking At th! o,th !nt"%1 "!ti"! 3! to o," cha$)!";

A littl! 3at!" cl!a" , of thi d!!d1 Ho3 !a % i it. th!n9 /o," con tanc% Hath l!ft %o, ,natt!nd!d. 6>nocking 3ithin7 Ha"k9 $o"! knocking. *!t on %o," nightgo3n. l! t occa ion call , . And ho3 , to )! 3atch!" . B! not lo t So 4oo"l% in %o," tho,ght . MACBETH To kno3 $% d!!d. #t3!"! )! t not kno3 $% !lf.

6>nocking 3ithin7 -ak! D,ncan 3ith th% knocking9 I 3o,ld tho, co,ld t9 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT II

SCENE III

Th! a$!.

6>nocking 3ithin. Ent!" a Po"t!"7 Po"t!" H!"!# a knocking ind!!d9 If a $an 3!"! 4o"t!" of h!ll<gat!. h! ho,ld ha5! old t,"ning th! k!%. 6>nocking 3ithin7 >nock. knock. knock9 -ho# th!"!. i# th! na$! of B!!l@!),)8 H!"!# a fa"$!". that hang!d hi$ !lf on th! !:4!ctation of 4l!nt%1 co$! in ti$!; ha5! na4kin !no3 a)o,t %o,; h!"! %o,#ll 3!at fo"#t. 6>nocking 3ithin7

>nock. knock9 -ho# th!"!. in th! oth!" d!5il# na$!8 'aith. h!"!# an !+,i5ocato". that co,ld 3!a" in )oth th! cal! again t !ith!" cal!; 3ho co$$itt!d t"!a on !no,gh fo" *od# ak!. %!t co,ld not !+,i5ocat! to h!a5!n1 O. co$! in. !+,i5ocato". 6>nocking 3ithin7 >nock. knock. knock9 -ho# th!"!8 'aith. h!"!# an Engli h tailo" co$! hith!". fo" t!aling o,t of a '"!nch ho !1 co$! in. tailo"; h!"! %o, $a% "oa t %o," goo !. 6>nocking 3ithin7 >nock. knock; n!5!" at +,i!t9 -hat a"! %o,8 B,t thi 4lac! i too cold fo" h!ll. I#ll d!5il<4o"t!" it no f,"th!"1 I had tho,ght to ha5! l!t in o$! of all 4"of! ion that go th! 4"i$"o ! 3a% to th! !5!"la ting )onfi"!. 6>nocking 3ithin7 Anon. anon9 I 4"a% %o,. "!$!$)!" th! 4o"t!". 6O4!n th! gat!7 6Ent!" MACDU'' and LENNO(7 MACDU'' -a it o lat!. f"i!nd. !"! %o, 3!nt to )!d. That %o, do li! o lat!8 Po"t!" #'aith i". 3! 3!"! ca"o, ing till th! !cond cock1 and d"ink. i". i a g"!at 4"o5ok!" of th"!! thing . MACDU'' -hat th"!! thing do! d"ink ! 4!ciall% 4"o5ok!8

Po"t!" Ma""%. i". no !<4ainting. l!!4. and ,"in!. L!ch!"%. i". it 4"o5ok! . and ,n4"o5ok! ; it 4"o5ok! th! d! i"!. ),t it tak! a3a% th! 4!"fo"$anc!1 th!"!fo"!. $,ch d"ink $a% )! aid to )! an !+,i5ocato" 3ith l!ch!"%1 it $ak! hi$. and it $a" hi$; it !t

hi$ on. and it tak! hi$ off; it 4!" ,ad! hi$. and di h!a"t!n hi$; $ak! hi$ tand to. and not tand to; in concl, ion. !+,i5ocat! hi$ in a l!!4. and. gi5ing hi$ th! li!. l!a5! hi$. MACDU'' I )!li!5! d"ink ga5! th!! th! li! la t night.

Po"t!" That it did. i". i# th! 5!"% th"oat on $!1 ),t I "!+,it!d hi$ fo" hi li!; and. I think. )!ing too t"ong fo" hi$. tho,gh h! took ,4 $% l!g o$!ti$!. %!t I $ad! a hift to ca t hi$. MACDU'' I th% $a t!" ti""ing8

6Ent!" MACBETH7 O," knocking ha a3ak!d hi$; h!"! h! co$! . LENNO( MACBETH MACDU'' MACBETH *ood $o""o3. no)l! i". *ood $o""o3. )oth. I th! king ti""ing. 3o"th% than!8 Not %!t.

MACDU'' H! did co$$and $! to call ti$!l% on hi$1 I ha5! al$o t li44#d th! ho,". MACBETH I#ll )"ing %o, to hi$.

MACDU'' I kno3 thi i a =o%f,l t"o,)l! to %o,; B,t %!t #ti on!. MACBETH Th! la)o," 3! d!light in 4h% ic 4ain. Thi i th! doo". MACDU'' I#ll $ak! o )old to call. 'o" #ti $% li$it!d !"5ic!. 6E:it7 LENNO( MACBETH *o! th! king h!nc! to<da%8 H! do! 1 h! did a44oint o.

LENNO( Th! night ha )!!n ,n",l%1 3h!"! 3! la%. O," chi$n!% 3!"! )lo3n do3n; and. a th!% a%. La$!nting h!a"d i# th! ai"; t"ang! c"!a$ of d!ath. And 4"o4h! %ing 3ith acc!nt t!""i)l! Of di"! co$), tion and conf, !d !5!nt N!3 hatch#d to th! 3o!f,l ti$!1 th! o) c,"! )i"d Cla$o,"#d th! li5!long night1 o$! a%. th! !a"th -a f!5!"o, and did hak!. MACBETH #T3a a "o,gh night.

LENNO( M% %o,ng "!$!$)"anc! cannot 4a"all!l A f!llo3 to it. 6R!<!nt!" MACDU''7 MACDU'' O ho""o". ho""o". ho""o"9 Tong,! no" h!a"t Cannot conc!i5! no" na$! th!!9 MACBETH | LENNO( | -hat# th! $att!". |

MACDU'' Conf, ion no3 hath $ad! hi $a t!"4i!c!9 Mo t ac"il!gio, $,"d!" hath )"ok! o4! Th! Lo"d# anoint!d t!$4l!. and tol! th!nc! Th! lif! o# th! ),ilding9 MACBETH LENNO( -hat i #t %o, a%8 th! lif!8 M!an %o, hi $a=! t%8

MACDU'' A44"oach th! cha$)!". and d! t"o% %o," ight -ith a n!3 *o"gon1 do not )id $! 4!ak; S!!. and th!n 4!ak %o," !l5! . 6E:!,nt MACBETH and LENNO(7 A3ak!. a3ak!9 Ring th! ala",$<)!ll. M,"d!" and t"!a on9 Ban+,o and Donal)ain9 Malcol$9 a3ak!9 Shak! off thi do3n% l!!4. d!ath# co,nt!"f!it. And look on d!ath it !lf9 ,4. ,4. and !!

Th! g"!at doo$# i$ag!9 Malcol$9 Ban+,o9 A f"o$ %o," g"a5! "i ! ,4. and 3alk lik! 4"it! . To co,nt!nanc! thi ho""o"9 Ring th! )!ll. 6B!ll "ing 7 6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH7 LAD/ MACBETH -hat# th! ), in! . That ,ch a hid!o, t",$4!t call to 4a"l!% Th! l!!4!" of th! ho, !8 4!ak. 4!ak9 MACDU'' O g!ntl! lad%. #Ti not fo" %o, to h!a" 3hat I can 4!ak1 Th! "!4!tition. in a 3o$an# !a". -o,ld $,"d!" a it f!ll. 6Ent!" BAN&UO7 O Ban+,o. Ban+,o. O," "o%al $a t!" # $,"d!"#d9 LAD/ MACBETH -o!. ala 9 -hat. in o," ho, !8 BAN&UO Too c",!l an% 3h!"!. D!a" D,ff. I 4"ith!!. cont"adict th% !lf. And a% it i not o. 6R!<!nt!" MACBETH and LENNO(. 3ith ROSS7 MACBETH Had I ),t di!d an ho," )!fo"! thi chanc!. I had li5!d a )l! !d ti$!; fo". f"o$ thi in tant. Th!"! # nothing !"io, in $o"talit%1 All i ),t to% 1 "!no3n and g"ac! i d!ad; Th! 3in! of lif! i d"a3n. and th! $!"! l!! I l!ft thi 5a,lt to )"ag of. 6Ent!" MALCOLM and DONALBAIN7 DONALBAIN-hat i a$i 8 MACBETH /o, a"!. and do not kno3#t1 Th! 4"ing. th! h!ad. th! fo,ntain of %o," )lood I to44#d; th! 5!"% o,"c! of it i to44#d.

MACDU''

/o," "o%al fath!" # $,"d!"#d.

MALCOLM O. )% 3ho$8 LENNO( Tho ! of hi cha$)!". a it !!$#d. had don! #t1 Th!i" hand and fac! 3!"! an )adg!d 3ith )lood; So 3!"! th!i" dagg!" . 3hich ,n3i4!d 3! fo,nd U4on th!i" 4illo3 1 Th!% ta"!d. and 3!"! di t"act!d; no $an# lif! -a to )! t", t!d 3ith th!$. MACBETH O. %!t I do "!4!nt $! of $% f,"%. That I did kill th!$. MACDU'' -h!"!fo"! did %o, o8

MACBETH -ho can )! 3i !. a$a@!d. t!$4!"at! and f,"io, . Lo%al and n!,t"al. in a $o$!nt8 No $an1 Th! !:4!dition $% 5iol!nt lo5! O,t",n th! 4a, !". "!a on. H!"! la% D,ncan. Hi il5!" kin lac!d 3ith hi gold!n )lood; And hi ga h#d ta) look#d lik! a )"!ach in nat,"! 'o" ",in# 3a t!f,l !nt"anc!1 th!"!. th! $,"d!"!" . St!!4#d in th! colo," of th!i" t"ad!. th!i" dagg!" Un$ann!"l% )"!!ch#d 3ith go"!1 3ho co,ld "!f"ain. That had a h!a"t to lo5!. and in that h!a"t Co,"ag! to $ak! # lo5! kno3n8 LAD/ MACBETH MACDU'' H!l4 $! h!nc!. ho9

Look to th! lad%.

MALCOLM 6A id! to DONALBAIN7 -h% do 3! hold o," tong,! . That $o t $a% clai$ thi a"g,$!nt fo" o," 8 DONALBAIN6A id! to MALCOLM7 -hat ho,ld )! 4ok!n h!"!. 3h!"! o," fat!. Hid in an a,g!"<hol!. $a% ", h. and !i@! , 8 L!t # a3a%; O," t!a" a"! not %!t )"!3#d. MALCOLM 6A id! to DONALBAIN7 U4on th! foot of $otion. BAN&UO Look to th! lad%1 No" o," t"ong o""o3

6LAD/ MACBETH i ca""i!d o,t7 And 3h!n 3! ha5! o," nak!d f"ailti! hid. That ,ff!" in !:4o ,"!. l!t , $!!t. And +,! tion thi $o t )lood% 4i!c! of 3o"k. To kno3 it f,"th!". '!a" and c",4l! hak! , 1 In th! g"!at hand of *od I tand; and th!nc! Again t th! ,ndi5,lg!d 4"!t!nc! I fight Of t"!a ono, $alic!. MACDU'' ALL So all. And o do I.

MACBETH L!t# )"i!fl% 4,t on $anl% "!adin! . And $!!t i# th! hall tog!th!". ALL -!ll cont!nt!d. 6E:!,nt all ),t Malcol$ and Donal)ain. MALCOLM -hat 3ill %o, do8 L!t# not con o"t 3ith th!$1 To ho3 an ,nf!lt o""o3 i an offic! -hich th! fal ! $an do! !a %. I#ll to England. DONALBAINTo I"!land. I; o," !4a"at!d fo"t,n! Shall k!!4 , )oth th! af!"1 3h!"! 3! a"!. Th!"!# dagg!" in $!n# $il! 1 th! n!a" in )lood. Th! n!a"!" )lood%. MALCOLM Thi $,"d!"o, haft that# hot Hath not %!t light!d. and o," af! t 3a% I to a5oid th! ai$. Th!"!fo"!. to ho" !; And l!t , not )! daint% of l!a5!<taking. B,t hift a3a%1 th!"!# 3a""ant in that th!ft -hich t!al it !lf. 3h!n th!"!# no $!"c% l!ft. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT II

SCENE I?

O,t id! Mac)!th# ca tl!.

6Ent!" ROSS and an old Man7 Old Man Th"!! co"! and t!n I can "!$!$)!" 3!ll1 -ithin th! 5ol,$! of 3hich ti$! I ha5! !!n Ho," d"!adf,l and thing t"ang!; ),t thi o"! night Hath t"ifl!d fo"$!" kno3ing . ROSS Ah. good fath!". Tho, !! t. th! h!a5!n . a t"o,)l!d 3ith $an# act. Th"!at!n hi )lood% tag!1 )% th! clock. #ti da%. And %!t da"k night t"angl! th! t"a5!lling la$41 I #t night# 4"!do$inanc!. o" th! da%# ha$!. That da"kn! do! th! fac! of !a"th !nto$). -h!n li5ing light ho,ld ki it8 Old Man #Ti ,nnat,"al. E5!n lik! th! d!!d that# don!. On T,! da% la t. A falcon. to3!"ing in h!" 4"id! of 4lac!. -a )% a $o, ing o3l ha3k#d at and kill#d. ROSS And D,ncan# ho" ! <<a thing $o t t"ang! and c!"tain<< B!a,t!o, and 3ift. th! $inion of th!i" "ac!. T,"n#d 3ild in nat,"!. )"ok! th!i" tall . fl,ng o,t. Cont!nding #gain t o)!di!nc!. a th!% 3o,ld $ak! -a" 3ith $ankind. Old Man #Ti aid th!% !at !ach oth!".

ROSS Th!% did o. to th! a$a@!$!nt of $in! !%! That look#d ,4on#t. H!"! co$! th! good Macd,ff. 6Ent!" MACDU''7 Ho3 go! th! 3o"ld. i". no38 MACDU'' -h%. !! %o, not8

ROSS I #t kno3n 3ho did thi $o"! than )lood% d!!d8 MACDU'' Tho ! that Mac)!th hath lain.

ROSS Ala . th! da%9 -hat good co,ld th!% 4"!t!nd8 MACDU'' Th!% 3!"! ,)o"n#d1 Malcol$ and Donal)ain. th! king# t3o on . A"! tol#n a3a% and fl!d; 3hich 4,t ,4on th!$ S, 4icion of th! d!!d. ROSS #*ain t nat,"! till9 Th"iftl! a$)ition. that 3ilt "a5in ,4 Thin! o3n lif!# $!an 9 Th!n #ti $o t lik! Th! o5!"!ignt% 3ill fall ,4on Mac)!th. MACDU'' H! i al"!ad% na$!d. and gon! to Scon! To )! in5! t!d. ROSS -h!"! i D,ncan# )od%8

MACDU'' Ca""i!d to Col$!kill. Th! ac"!d to"!ho, ! of hi 4"!d!c! o" . And g,a"dian of th!i" )on! . ROSS -ill %o, to Scon!8 MACDU'' No. co, in. I#ll to 'if!.

ROSS -!ll. I 3ill thith!". MACDU'' -!ll. $a% %o, !! thing 3!ll don! th!"!1 adi!,9 L! t o," old "o)! it !a i!" than o," n!39 ROSS 'a"!3!ll. fath!". Old Man *od# )!ni on go 3ith %o,; and 3ith tho ! That 3o,ld $ak! good of )ad. and f"i!nd of fo! 9 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT III

SCENE I

'o""! . Th! 4alac!.

6Ent!" BAN&UO7 BAN&UO Tho, ha t it no31 king. Ca3do". *la$i . all. A th! 3!i"d 3o$!n 4"o$i !d. and. I f!a". Tho, 4la%#d t $o t fo,ll% fo"#t1 %!t it 3a aid It ho,ld not tand in th% 4o t!"it%. B,t that $% !lf ho,ld )! th! "oot and fath!" Of $an% king . If th!"! co$! t",th f"o$ th!$<< A ,4on th!!. Mac)!th. th!i" 4!!ch! hin!<< -h%. )% th! 5!"iti! on th!! $ad! good. Ma% th!% not )! $% o"acl! a 3!ll. And !t $! ,4 in ho4!8 B,t h, h9 no $o"!. 6S!nn!t o,nd!d. Ent!" MACBETH. a king. LAD/ MACBETH. a +,!!n. LENNO(. ROSS. Lo"d . Ladi! . and Att!ndant 7 MACBETH H!"!# o," chi!f g,! t.

LAD/ MACBETH If h! had )!!n fo"gott!n. It had )!!n a a ga4 in o," g"!at f!a t. And all<thing ,n)!co$ing. MACBETH To<night 3! hold a ol!$n ,44!" i". And I#ll "!+,! t %o," 4"! !nc!. BAN&UO L!t %o," highn! Co$$and ,4on $!; to th! 3hich $% d,ti! A"! 3ith a $o t indi ol,)l! ti! 'o" !5!" knit. MACBETH BAN&UO Rid! %o, thi aft!"noon8 A%. $% good lo"d.

MACBETH -! ho,ld ha5! !l ! d! i"!d %o," good ad5ic!. -hich till hath )!!n )oth g"a5! and 4"o 4!"o, . In thi da%# co,ncil; ),t 3!#ll tak! to<$o""o3. I #t fa" %o, "id!8

BAN&UO A fa". $% lo"d. a 3ill fill ,4 th! ti$! #T3i:t thi and ,44!"1 go not $% ho" ! th! )!tt!". I $, t )!co$! a )o""o3!" of th! night 'o" a da"k ho," o" t3ain. MACBETH BAN&UO 'ail not o," f!a t. M% lo"d. I 3ill not.

MACBETH -! h!a". o," )lood% co, in a"! )! to3#d In England and in I"!land. not conf! ing Th!i" c",!l 4a""icid!. filling th!i" h!a"!" -ith t"ang! in5!ntion1 ),t of that to<$o""o3. -h!n th!"!3ithal 3! hall ha5! ca, ! of tat! C"a5ing , =ointl%. Hi! %o, to ho" !1 adi!,. Till %o, "!t,"n at night. *o! 'l!anc! 3ith %o,8 BAN&UO A%. $% good lo"d1 o," ti$! do! call ,4on # .

MACBETH I 3i h %o," ho" ! 3ift and ,"! of foot; And o I do co$$!nd %o, to th!i" )ack . 'a"!3!ll. 6E:it BAN&UO7 L!t !5!"% $an )! $a t!" of hi ti$! Till !5!n at night1 to $ak! oci!t% Th! 3!!t!" 3!lco$!. 3! 3ill k!!4 o," !lf Till ,44!"<ti$! alon!1 3hil! th!n. *od )! 3ith %o,9 6E:!,nt all ),t MACBETH. and an att!ndant7 Si""ah. a 3o"d 3ith %o,1 att!nd tho ! $!n O," 4l!a ,"!8 ATTENDANT MACBETH Th!% a"!. $% lo"d. 3itho,t th! 4alac! gat!.

B"ing th!$ )!fo"! , .

6E:it Att!ndant7 To )! th, i nothing; B,t to )! af!l% th, .<<O," f!a" in Ban+,o Stick d!!4; and in hi "o%alt% of nat,"! R!ign that 3hich 3o,ld )! f!a"#d1 #ti $,ch h! da"! ; And. to that da,ntl! t!$4!" of hi $ind. H! hath a 3i do$ that doth g,id! hi 5alo,"

To act in af!t%. Th!"! i non! ),t h! -ho ! )!ing I do f!a"1 and. ,nd!" hi$. M% *!ni, i "!),k!d; a . it i aid. Ma"k Anton%# 3a )% Ca! a". H! chid th! i t!" -h!n fi" t th!% 4,t th! na$! of king ,4on $!. And )ad! th!$ 4!ak to hi$1 th!n 4"o4h!t<lik! Th!% hail#d hi$ fath!" to a lin! of king 1 U4on $% h!ad th!% 4lac!d a f",itl! c"o3n. And 4,t a )a""!n c!4t"! in $% g"i4!. Th!nc! to )! 3"!nch#d 3ith an ,nlin!al hand. No on of $in! ,cc!!ding. If #t )! o. 'o" Ban+,o# i ,! ha5! I fil!d $% $ind; 'o" th!$ th! g"acio, D,ncan ha5! I $,"d!"#d; P,t "anco," in th! 5! !l of $% 4!ac! Onl% fo" th!$; and $in! !t!"nal =!3!l *i5!n to th! co$$on !n!$% of $an. To $ak! th!$ king . th! !!d of Ban+,o king 9 Rath!" than o. co$! fat! into th! li t. And cha$4ion $! to th! ,tt!"anc!9 -ho# th!"!9 6R!<!nt!" Att!ndant. 3ith t3o M,"d!"!" 7 No3 go to th! doo". and ta% th!"! till 3! call. 6E:it Att!ndant7 -a it not %! t!"da% 3! 4ok! tog!th!"8 'i" t M,"d!"!" It 3a . o 4l!a ! %o," highn! . MACBETH -!ll th!n. no3 Ha5! %o, con id!"#d of $% 4!!ch! 8 >no3 That it 3a h! in th! ti$! 4a t 3hich h!ld %o, So ,nd!" fo"t,n!. 3hich %o, tho,ght had )!!n O," innoc!nt !lf1 thi I $ad! good to %o, In o," la t conf!"!nc!. 4a #d in 4"o)ation 3ith %o,. Ho3 %o, 3!"! )o"n! in hand. ho3 c"o #d. th! in t",$!nt . -ho 3"o,ght 3ith th!$. and all thing !l ! that $ight To half a o,l and to a notion c"a@!d Sa% #Th, did Ban+,o.# 'i" t M,"d!"!" /o, $ad! it kno3n to , . MACBETH I did o. and 3!nt f,"th!". 3hich i no3 O," 4oint of !cond $!!ting. Do %o, find

/o," 4ati!nc! o 4"!do$inant in %o," nat,"! That %o, can l!t thi go8 A"! %o, o go 4!ll#d To 4"a% fo" thi good $an and fo" hi i ,!. -ho ! h!a5% hand hath )o3#d %o, to th! g"a5! And )!gga"#d %o," fo" !5!"8 'i" t M,"d!"!" -! a"! $!n. $% li!g!. MACBETH A%. in th! catalog,! %! go fo" $!n; A ho,nd and g"!%ho,nd . $ong"!l . 4ani!l . c," . Sho,gh . 3at!"<",g and d!$i<3ol5! . a"! cl!4t All )% th! na$! of dog 1 th! 5al,!d fil! Di ting,i h! th! 3ift. th! lo3. th! ,)tl!. Th! ho, !k!!4!". th! h,nt!". !5!"% on! Acco"ding to th! gift 3hich )o,nt!o, nat,"! Hath in hi$ clo !d; 3h!"!)% h! do! "!c!i5! Pa"tic,la" addition. f"o$ th! )ill That 3"it! th!$ all alik!1 and o of $!n. No3. if %o, ha5! a tation in th! fil!. Not i# th! 3o" t "ank of $anhood. a% #t; And I 3ill 4,t that ), in! in %o," )o o$ . -ho ! !:!c,tion tak! %o," !n!$% off. *"a44l! %o, to th! h!a"t and lo5! of , . -ho 3!a" o," h!alth ),t ickl% in hi lif!. -hich in hi d!ath 3!"! 4!"f!ct. S!cond M,"d!"!" I a$ on!. $% li!g!. -ho$ th! 5il! )lo3 and ),ff!t of th! 3o"ld Ha5! o inc!n !d that I a$ "!ckl! 3hat I do to 4it! th! 3o"ld. 'i" t M,"d!"!" And I anoth!" So 3!a"% 3ith di a t!" . t,gg#d 3ith fo"t,n!. That I 3o,ld !t $% li! on an% chanc!. To $!nd it. o" )! "id on#t. MACBETH Both of %o, >no3 Ban+,o 3a %o," !n!$%. Both M,"d!"!" T",!. $% lo"d.

MACBETH So i h! $in!; and in ,ch )lood% di tanc!. That !5!"% $in,t! of hi )!ing th", t Again t $% n!a"# t of lif!1 and tho,gh I co,ld -ith )a"!fac!d 4o3!" 3!!4 hi$ f"o$ $% ight And )id $% 3ill a5o,ch it. %!t I $, t not.

'o" c!"tain f"i!nd that a"! )oth hi and $in!. -ho ! lo5! I $a% not d"o4. ),t 3ail hi fall -ho I $% !lf t",ck do3n; and th!nc! it i . That I to %o," a i tanc! do $ak! lo5!. Ma king th! ), in! f"o$ th! co$$on !%! 'o" ,nd"% 3!ight% "!a on . S!cond M,"d!"!" -! hall. $% lo"d. P!"fo"$ 3hat %o, co$$and , . 'i" t M,"d!"!" Tho,gh o," li5! << MACBETH /o," 4i"it hin! th"o,gh %o,. -ithin thi ho," at $o t I 3ill ad5i ! %o, 3h!"! to 4lant %o," !l5! ; Ac+,aint %o, 3ith th! 4!"f!ct 4% o# th! ti$!. Th! $o$!nt on#t; fo"#t $, t )! don! to<night. And o$!thing f"o$ th! 4alac!; al3a% tho,ght That I "!+,i"! a cl!a"n! 1 and 3ith hi$<< To l!a5! no ",) no" )otch! in th! 3o"k<< 'l!anc! hi on. that k!!4 hi$ co$4an%. -ho ! a) !nc! i no l! $at!"ial to $! Than i hi fath!"# . $, t !$)"ac! th! fat! Of that da"k ho,". R! ol5! %o," !l5! a4a"t1 I#ll co$! to %o, anon. Both M,"d!"!" MACBETH -! a"! "! ol5!d. $% lo"d. I#ll call ,4on %o, t"aight1 a)id! 3ithin.

6E:!,nt M,"d!"!" 7 It i concl,d!d. Ban+,o. th% o,l# flight. If it find h!a5!n. $, t find it o,t to<night. 6E:it7

MACBETH ACT III

SCENE II

Th! 4alac!.

6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH and a S!"5ant7 LAD/ MACBETH S!"5ant I Ban+,o gon! f"o$ co,"t8

A%. $ada$. ),t "!t,"n again to<night.

LAD/ MACBETH Sa% to th! king. I 3o,ld att!nd hi l!i ,"! 'o" a f!3 3o"d . S!"5ant 6E:it7 LAD/ MACBETH No,ght# had. all# 4!nt. -h!"! o," d! i"! i got 3itho,t cont!nt1 #Ti af!" to )! that 3hich 3! d! t"o% Than )% d! t",ction d3!ll in do,)tf,l =o%. 6Ent!" MACBETH7 Ho3 no3. $% lo"d9 3h% do %o, k!!4 alon!. Of o""i! t fanci! %o," co$4anion $aking. U ing tho ! tho,ght 3hich ho,ld ind!!d ha5! di!d -ith th!$ th!% think on8 Thing 3itho,t all "!$!d% Sho,ld )! 3itho,t "!ga"d1 3hat# don! i don!. MACBETH -! ha5! cotch#d th! nak!. not kill#d it1 Sh!#ll clo ! and )! h!" !lf. 3hil t o," 4oo" $alic! R!$ain in dang!" of h!" fo"$!" tooth. B,t l!t th! f"a$! of thing di =oint. )oth th! 3o"ld ,ff!". E"! 3! 3ill !at o," $!al in f!a" and l!!4 In th! affliction of th! ! t!""i)l! d"!a$ That hak! , nightl%1 )!tt!" )! 3ith th! d!ad. -ho$ 3!. to gain o," 4!ac!. ha5! !nt to 4!ac!. Than on th! to"t,"! of th! $ind to li! In "! tl! !c ta %. D,ncan i in hi g"a5!; Aft!" lif!# fitf,l f!5!" h! l!!4 3!ll; T"!a on ha don! hi 3o" t1 no" t!!l. no" 4oi on. Malic! do$! tic. fo"!ign l!5%. nothing. Can to,ch hi$ f,"th!". LAD/ MACBETH Co$! on; Mada$. I 3ill.

*!ntl! $% lo"d. l!!k o#!" %o," ",gg!d look ; B! )"ight and =o5ial a$ong %o," g,! t to<night. MACBETH So hall I. lo5!; and o. I 4"a%. )! %o,1 L!t %o," "!$!$)"anc! a44l% to Ban+,o; P"! !nt hi$ !$in!nc!. )oth 3ith !%! and tong,!1 Un af! th! 3hil!. that 3! M, t la5! o," hono," in th! ! flatt!"ing t"!a$ . And $ak! o," fac! 5i@a"d to o," h!a"t . Di g,i ing 3hat th!% a"!. LAD/ MACBETH /o, $, t l!a5! thi .

MACBETH O. f,ll of co"4ion i $% $ind. d!a" 3if!9 Tho, kno3# t that Ban+,o. and hi 'l!anc!. li5! . LAD/ MACBETH B,t in th!$ nat,"!# co4%# not !t!"n!.

MACBETH Th!"!# co$fo"t %!t; th!% a"! a aila)l!; Th!n )! tho, =oc,nd1 !"! th! )at hath flo3n Hi cloi t!"#d flight. !"! to )lack H!cat!# ,$$on Th! ha"d<)o"n! )!!tl! 3ith hi d"o3 % h,$ Hath ",ng night# %a3ning 4!al. th!"! hall )! don! A d!!d of d"!adf,l not!. LAD/ MACBETH -hat# to )! don!8

MACBETH B! innoc!nt of th! kno3l!dg!. d!a"! t ch,ck. Till tho, a44la,d th! d!!d. Co$!. !!ling night. Sca"f ,4 th! t!nd!" !%! of 4itif,l da%; And 3ith th% )lood% and in5i i)l! hand Canc!l and t!a" to 4i!c! that g"!at )ond -hich k!!4 $! 4al!9 Light thick!n ; and th! c"o3 Mak! 3ing to th! "ook% 3ood1 *ood thing of da% )!gin to d"oo4 and d"o3 !; -hil! night# )lack ag!nt to th!i" 4"!% do "o, !. Tho, $a"5!ll# t at $% 3o"d 1 ),t hold th!! till; Thing )ad )!g,n $ak! t"ong th!$ !l5! )% ill. So. 4"ith!!. go 3ith $!. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH

ACT III

SCENE III

A 4a"k n!a" th! 4alac!.

6Ent!" th"!! M,"d!"!" 7 'i" t M,"d!"!" B,t 3ho did )id th!! =oin 3ith , 8 Thi"d M,"d!"!" Mac)!th.

S!cond M,"d!"!" H! n!!d not o," $i t", t. inc! h! d!li5!" O," offic! and 3hat 3! ha5! to do To th! di"!ction =, t. 'i" t M,"d!"!" Th!n tand 3ith , . Th! 3! t %!t gli$$!" 3ith o$! t"!ak of da%1 No3 4," th! lat!d t"a5!ll!" a4ac! To gain th! ti$!l% inn; and n!a" a44"oach! Th! ,)=!ct of o," 3atch. Thi"d M,"d!"!" BAN&UO Ha"k9 I h!a" ho" ! .

6-ithin7 *i5! , a light th!"!. ho9

S!cond M,"d!"!" Th!n #ti h!1 th! "! t That a"! 3ithin th! not! of !:4!ctation Al"!ad% a"! i# th! co,"t. 'i" t M,"d!"!" Hi ho" ! go a)o,t. Thi"d M,"d!"!" Al$o t a $il!1 ),t h! do! , ,all%. So all $!n do. f"o$ h!nc! to th! 4alac! gat! Mak! it th!i" 3alk. S!cond M,"d!"!" A light. a light9

6Ent!" BAN&UO. and 'LEANCE 3ith a to"ch7 Thi"d M,"d!"!" #Ti h!.

'i" t M,"d!"!" Stand to#t.

BAN&UO

It 3ill )! "ain to<night.

'i" t M,"d!"!" L!t it co$! do3n. 6Th!% !t ,4on BAN&UO7 BAN&UO O. t"!ach!"%9 'l%. good 'l!anc!. fl%. fl%. fl%9 Tho, $a% t "!5!ng!. O la5!9 6Di! . 'LEANCE ! ca4! 7 Thi"d M,"d!"!" -ho did t"ik! o,t th! light8

'i" t M,"d!"!" -a t not th! 3a%8 Thi"d M,"d!"!" Th!"!# ),t on! do3n; th! on i fl!d.

S!cond M,"d!"!" -! ha5! lo t B! t half of o," affai". 'i" t M,"d!"!" -!ll. l!t# a3a%. and a% ho3 $,ch i don!. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT III

SCENE I?

Th! a$!. Hall in th! 4alac!.

6A )an+,!t 4"!4a"!d. Ent!" MACBETH. LAD/ MACBETH. ROSS. LENNO(. Lo"d . and Att!ndant 7 MACBETH /o, kno3 %o," o3n d!g"!! ; it do3n1 at fi" t And la t th! h!a"t% 3!lco$!. Lo"d Thank to %o," $a=! t%. MACBETH O," !lf 3ill $ingl! 3ith oci!t%.

And 4la% th! h,$)l! ho t. O," ho t! k!!4 h!" tat!. ),t in )! t ti$! -! 3ill "!+,i"! h!" 3!lco$!. LAD/ MACBETH P"ono,nc! it fo" $!. i". to all o," f"i!nd ; 'o" $% h!a"t 4!ak th!% a"! 3!lco$!. 6'i" t M,"d!"!" a44!a" at th! doo"7 MACBETH S!!. th!% !nco,nt!" th!! 3ith th!i" h!a"t # thank . Both id! a"! !5!n1 h!"! I#ll it i# th! $id t1 B! la"g! in $i"th; anon 3!#ll d"ink a $!a ,"! Th! ta)l! "o,nd. 6A44"oaching th! doo"7 Th!"!# )lood on th% fac!. 'i" t M,"d!"!" #Ti Ban+,o# th!n. MACBETH #Ti )!tt!" th!! 3itho,t than h! 3ithin. I h! di 4atch#d8 'i" t M,"d!"!" M% lo"d. hi th"oat i c,t; that I did fo" hi$. MACBETH Tho, a"t th! )! t o# th! c,t<th"oat 1 %!t h!# good That did th! lik! fo" 'l!anc!1 if tho, did t it. Tho, a"t th! non4a"!il. 'i" t M,"d!"!" Mo t "o%al i". 'l!anc! i # ca4!d. MACBETH Th!n co$! $% fit again1 I had !l ! )!!n 4!"f!ct. -hol! a th! $a")l!. fo,nd!d a th! "ock. A )"oad and g!n!"al a th! ca ing ai"1 B,t no3 I a$ ca)in#d. c"i))#d. confin!d. )o,nd in To a,c% do,)t and f!a" . B,t Ban+,o# af!8 'i" t M,"d!"!" A%. $% good lo"d1 af! in a ditch h! )id! . -ith t3!nt% t"!nch!d ga h! on hi h!ad; Th! l!a t a d!ath to nat,"!. MACBETH Thank fo" that1 Th!"! th! g"o3n !"4!nt li! ; th! 3o"$ that# fl!d Hath nat,"! that in ti$! 3ill 5!no$ )"!!d. No t!!th fo" th! 4"! !nt. *!t th!! gon!1 to<$o""o3

-!#ll h!a". o," !l5! . again. 6E:it M,"d!"!"7 LAD/ MACBETH M% "o%al lo"d. /o, do not gi5! th! ch!!"1 th! f!a t i old That i not oft!n 5o,ch#d. 3hil! #ti a<$aking. #Ti gi5!n 3ith 3!lco$!1 to f!!d 3!"! )! t at ho$!; '"o$ th!nc! th! a,c! to $!at i c!"!$on%; M!!ting 3!"! )a"! 3itho,t it. MACBETH S3!!t "!$!$)"anc!"9 No3. good dig! tion 3ait on a44!tit!. And h!alth on )oth9 LENNO( Ma%#t 4l!a ! %o," highn! it.

6Th! *HOST O' BAN&UO !nt!" . and it in MACBETH# 4lac!7 MACBETH H!"! had 3! no3 o," co,nt"%# hono," "oof#d. -!"! th! g"ac!d 4!" on of o," Ban+,o 4"! !nt; -ho $a% I "ath!" chall!ng! fo" ,nkindn! Than 4it% fo" $i chanc!9 ROSS Hi a) !nc!. i". La% )la$! ,4on hi 4"o$i !. Pl!a !#t %o," highn! To g"ac! , 3ith %o," "o%al co$4an%. MACBETH LENNO( MACBETH LENNO( MACBETH Lo"d -h!"!8 H!"!. $% good lo"d. -hat i #t that $o5! %o," highn! 8 -hich of %o, ha5! don! thi 8 Th! ta)l!# f,ll. H!"! i a 4lac! "! !"5!d. i".

-hat. $% good lo"d8

MACBETH Tho, can t not a% I did it1 n!5!" hak! Th% go"% lock at $!. ROSS *!ntl!$!n. "i !1 hi highn! i not 3!ll.

LAD/ MACBETH Sit. 3o"th% f"i!nd 1 $% lo"d i oft!n th, . And hath )!!n f"o$ hi %o,th1 4"a% %o,. k!!4 !at; Th! fit i $o$!nta"%; ,4on a tho,ght H! 3ill again )! 3!ll1 if $,ch %o, not! hi$. /o, hall off!nd hi$ and !:t!nd hi 4a ion1 '!!d. and "!ga"d hi$ not. A"! %o, a $an8 MACBETH A%. and a )old on!. that da"! look on that -hich $ight a44al th! d!5il. LAD/ MACBETH O 4"o4!" t,ff9 Thi i th! 5!"% 4ainting of %o," f!a"1 Thi i th! ai"<d"a3n dagg!" 3hich. %o, aid. L!d %o, to D,ncan. O. th! ! fla3 and ta"t . I$4o to" to t",! f!a". 3o,ld 3!ll )!co$! A 3o$an# to"% at a 3int!"# fi"!. A,tho"i@!d )% h!" g"anda$. Sha$! it !lf9 -h% do %o, $ak! ,ch fac! 8 -h!n all# don!. /o, look ),t on a tool. MACBETH P"ith!!. !! th!"!9 )!hold9 look9 lo9 ho3 a% %o,8 -h%. 3hat ca"! I8 If tho, can t nod. 4!ak too. If cha"n!l<ho, ! and o," g"a5! $, t !nd Tho ! that 3! ),"% )ack. o," $on,$!nt Shall )! th! $a3 of kit! . 6*HOST O' BAN&UO 5ani h! 7 LAD/ MACBETH MACBETH -hat. +,it! ,n$ann#d in foll%8

If I tand h!"!. I a3 hi$. 'i!. fo" ha$!9

LAD/ MACBETH

MACBETH Blood hath )!!n h!d !"! no3. i# th! old!n ti$!. E"! h,$an tat,t! 4,"g!d th! g!ntl! 3!al; A%. and inc! too. $,"d!" ha5! )!!n 4!"fo"$#d Too t!""i)l! fo" th! !a"1 th! ti$! ha5! )!!n. That. 3h!n th! )"ain 3!"! o,t. th! $an 3o,ld di!. And th!"! an !nd; ),t no3 th!% "i ! again. -ith t3!nt% $o"tal $,"d!" on th!i" c"o3n . And 4, h , f"o$ o," tool 1 thi i $o"! t"ang! Than ,ch a $,"d!" i . LAD/ MACBETH M% 3o"th% lo"d.

/o," no)l! f"i!nd do lack %o,. MACBETH I do fo"g!t. Do not $, ! at $!. $% $o t 3o"th% f"i!nd . I ha5! a t"ang! infi"$it%. 3hich i nothing To tho ! that kno3 $!. Co$!. lo5! and h!alth to all; Th!n I#ll it do3n. *i5! $! o$! 3in!; fill f,ll. I d"ink to th! g!n!"al =o% o# th! 3hol! ta)l!. And to o," d!a" f"i!nd Ban+,o. 3ho$ 3! $i ; -o,ld h! 3!"! h!"!9 to all. and hi$. 3! thi" t. And all to all. Lo"d O," d,ti! . and th! 4l!dg!. 6R!<!nt!" *HOST O' BAN&UO7 MACBETH A5a,nt9 and +,it $% ight9 l!t th! !a"th hid! th!!9 Th% )on! a"! $a""o3l! . th% )lood i cold; Tho, ha t no 4!c,lation in tho ! !%! -hich tho, do t gla"! 3ith9 LAD/ MACBETH Think of thi . good 4!!" . B,t a a thing of c, to$1 #ti no oth!"; Onl% it 4oil th! 4l!a ,"! of th! ti$!. MACBETH -hat $an da"!. I da"!1 A44"oach tho, lik! th! ",gg!d R, ian )!a". Th! a"$#d "hinoc!"o . o" th! H%"can tig!"; Tak! an% ha4! ),t that. and $% fi"$ n!"5! Shall n!5!" t"!$)l!1 o" )! ali5! again. And da"! $! to th! d! !"t 3ith th% 3o"d; If t"!$)ling I inha)it th!n. 4"ot! t $! Th! )a)% of a gi"l. H!nc!. ho""i)l! hado39 Un"!al $ock!"%. h!nc!9 6*HOST O' BAN&UO 5ani h! 7 -h%. o1 )!ing gon!. I a$ a $an again. P"a% %o,. it till. LAD/ MACBETH /o, ha5! di 4lac!d th! $i"th. )"ok! th! good $!!ting. -ith $o t ad$i"!d di o"d!". MACBETH Can ,ch thing )!. And o5!"co$! , lik! a ,$$!"# clo,d. -itho,t o," 4!cial 3ond!"8 /o, $ak! $! t"ang!

E5!n to th! di 4o ition that I o3!. -h!n no3 I think %o, can )!hold ,ch ight . And k!!4 th! nat,"al ",)% of %o," ch!!k . -h!n $in! i )lanch!d 3ith f!a". ROSS -hat ight . $% lo"d8 LAD/ MACBETH I 4"a% %o,. 4!ak not; h! g"o3 3o" ! and 3o" !; &,! tion !n"ag! hi$. At onc!. good night1 Stand not ,4on th! o"d!" of %o," going. B,t go at onc!. LENNO( *ood night; and )!tt!" h!alth Att!nd hi $a=! t%9 LAD/ MACBETH A kind good night to all9

6E:!,nt all ),t MACBETH and LAD/ MACBETH7 MACBETH It 3ill ha5! )lood; th!% a%. )lood 3ill ha5! )lood1 Ston! ha5! )!!n kno3n to $o5! and t"!! to 4!ak; A,g," and ,nd!" tood "!lation ha5! B% $agot<4i! and cho,gh and "ook )"o,ght fo"th Th! !c"!t# t $an of )lood. -hat i th! night8 LAD/ MACBETH Al$o t at odd 3ith $o"ning. 3hich i 3hich.

MACBETH Ho3 a%# t tho,. that Macd,ff d!ni! hi 4!" on At o," g"!at )idding8 LAD/ MACBETH Did %o, !nd to hi$. i"8

MACBETH I h!a" it )% th! 3a%; ),t I 3ill !nd1 Th!"!# not a on! of th!$ ),t in hi ho, ! I k!!4 a !"5ant f!!#d. I 3ill to<$o""o3. And )!ti$! I 3ill. to th! 3!i"d i t!" 1 Mo"! hall th!% 4!ak; fo" no3 I a$ )!nt to kno3. B% th! 3o" t $!an . th! 3o" t. 'o" $in! o3n good. All ca, ! hall gi5! 3a%1 I a$ in )lood St!44#d in o fa" that. ho,ld I 3ad! no $o"!. R!t,"ning 3!"! a t!dio, a go o#!"1 St"ang! thing I ha5! in h!ad. that 3ill to hand; -hich $, t )! act!d !"! th!% $a% )! cann#d. LAD/ MACBETH /o, lack th! !a on of all nat,"! . l!!4.

MACBETH Co$!. 3!#ll to l!!4. M% t"ang! and !lf<a), ! I th! initiat! f!a" that 3ant ha"d , !1 -! a"! %!t ),t %o,ng in d!!d. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT III

SCENE ?

A H!ath.

6Th,nd!". Ent!" th! th"!! -itch! $!!ting HECATE7 'i" t -itch -h%. ho3 no3. H!cat!9 %o, look ang!"l%.

HECATE Ha5! I not "!a on. )!lda$ a %o, a"!. Sa,c% and o5!")old8 Ho3 did %o, da"! To t"ad! and t"affic 3ith Mac)!th In "iddl! and affai" of d!ath; And I. th! $i t"! of %o," cha"$ . Th! clo ! cont"i5!" of all ha"$ . -a n!5!" call#d to )!a" $% 4a"t. O" ho3 th! glo"% of o," a"t8 And. 3hich i 3o" !. all %o, ha5! don! Hath )!!n ),t fo" a 3a%3a"d on. S4it!f,l and 3"athf,l. 3ho. a oth!" do. Lo5! fo" hi o3n !nd . not fo" %o,. B,t $ak! a$!nd no31 g!t %o, gon!. And at th! 4it of Ach!"on M!!t $! i# th! $o"ning1 thith!" h! -ill co$! to kno3 hi d! tin%1 /o," 5! !l and %o," 4!ll 4"o5id!. /o," cha"$ and !5!"% thing )! id!. I a$ fo" th! ai"; thi night I#ll 4!nd Unto a di $al and a fatal !nd1 *"!at ), in! $, t )! 3"o,ght !"! noon1 U4on th! co"n!" of th! $oon Th!"! hang a 5a4o"o, d"o4 4"ofo,nd;

I#ll catch it !"! it co$! to g"o,nd1 And that di till#d )% $agic l!ight Shall "ai ! ,ch a"tificial 4"it! A )% th! t"!ngth of th!i" ill, ion Shall d"a3 hi$ on to hi conf, ion1 H! hall 4,"n fat!. co"n d!ath. and )!a" H! ho4! #)o5! 3i do$. g"ac! and f!a"1 And %o, all kno3. !c,"it% I $o"tal # chi!f! t !n!$%. 6M, ic and a ong 3ithin1 #Co$! a3a%. co$! a3a%.# Ac7 Ha"k9 I a$ call#d; $% littl! 4i"it. !!. Sit in a fogg% clo,d. and ta% fo" $!. 6E:it7 'i" t -itch Co$!. l!t# $ak! ha t!; h!#ll oon )! )ack again.

6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT III

SCENE ?I

'o""! . Th! 4alac!.

6Ent!" LENNO( and anoth!" Lo"d7 LENNO( M% fo"$!" 4!!ch! ha5! ),t hit %o," tho,ght . -hich can int!"4"!t f,"th!"1 onl%. I a%. Thing ha5! )!!n t"ang!l% )o"n!. Th! g"acio, D,ncan -a 4iti!d of Mac)!th1 $a""%. h! 3a d!ad1 And th! "ight<5aliant Ban+,o 3alk#d too lat!; -ho$. %o, $a% a%. if#t 4l!a ! %o,. 'l!anc! kill#d. 'o" 'l!anc! fl!d1 $!n $, t not 3alk too lat!. -ho cannot 3ant th! tho,ght ho3 $on t"o,

It 3a fo" Malcol$ and fo" Donal)ain To kill th!i" g"acio, fath!"8 da$n!d fact9 Ho3 it did g"i!5! Mac)!th9 did h! not t"aight In 4io, "ag! th! t3o d!lin+,!nt t!a". That 3!"! th! la5! of d"ink and th"all of l!!48 -a not that no)l% don!8 A%. and 3i !l% too; 'o" #t3o,ld ha5! ang!"#d an% h!a"t ali5! To h!a" th! $!n d!n%#t. So that. I a%. H! ha )o"n! all thing 3!ll1 and I do think That had h! D,ncan# on ,nd!" hi k!%<< A . an#t 4l!a ! h!a5!n. h! hall not<<th!% ho,ld find -hat #t3!"! to kill a fath!"; o ho,ld 'l!anc!. B,t. 4!ac!9 fo" f"o$ )"oad 3o"d and #ca, ! h! fail#d Hi 4"! !nc! at th! t%"ant# f!a t. I h!a" Macd,ff li5! in di g"ac!1 i". can %o, t!ll -h!"! h! )! to3 hi$ !lf8 Lo"d Th! on of D,ncan. '"o$ 3ho$ thi t%"ant hold th! d,! of )i"th Li5! in th! Engli h co,"t. and i "!c!i5!d Of th! $o t 4io, Ed3a"d 3ith ,ch g"ac! That th! $al!5ol!nc! of fo"t,n! nothing Tak! f"o$ hi high "! 4!ct1 thith!" Macd,ff I gon! to 4"a% th! hol% king. ,4on hi aid To 3ak! No"th,$)!"land and 3a"lik! Si3a"d1 That. )% th! h!l4 of th! !<<3ith Hi$ a)o5! To "atif% th! 3o"k<<3! $a% again *i5! to o," ta)l! $!at. l!!4 to o," night . '"!! f"o$ o," f!a t and )an+,!t )lood% kni5! . Do faithf,l ho$ag! and "!c!i5! f"!! hono," 1 All 3hich 3! 4in! fo" no31 and thi "!4o"t Hath o !:a 4!"at! th! king that h! P"!4a"! fo" o$! att!$4t of 3a". S!nt h! to Macd,ff8

LENNO( Lo"d

H! did1 and 3ith an a) ol,t! #Si". not I.# Th! clo,d% $! !ng!" t,"n $! hi )ack. And h,$ . a 3ho ho,ld a% #/o,#ll ",! th! ti$! That clog $! 3ith thi an 3!".#

LENNO( And that 3!ll $ight Ad5i ! hi$ to a ca,tion. to hold 3hat di tanc! Hi 3i do$ can 4"o5id!. So$! hol% ang!l 'l% to th! co,"t of England and ,nfold

Hi $! ag! !"! h! co$!. that a 3ift )l! ing Ma% oon "!t,"n to thi o," ,ff!"ing co,nt"% Und!" a hand acc," !d9 Lo"d I#ll !nd $% 4"a%!" 3ith hi$. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I?

SCENE I

A ca5!"n. In th! $iddl!. a )oiling ca,ld"on.

6Th,nd!". Ent!" th! th"!! -itch! 7 'i" t -itch Th"ic! th! )"ind!d cat hath $!3#d.

S!cond -itch Th"ic! and onc! th! h!dg!<4ig 3hin!d. Thi"d -itch Ha"4i!" c"i! #Ti ti$!. #ti ti$!.

'i" t -itch Ro,nd a)o,t th! ca,ld"on go; In th! 4oi on#d !nt"ail th"o3. Toad. that ,nd!" cold ton! Da% and night ha thi"t%<on! S3!lt!"#d 5!no$ l!!4ing got. Boil tho, fi" t i# th! cha"$!d 4ot. ALL Do,)l!. do,)l! toil and t"o,)l!; 'i"! ),"n. and ca,ld"on ),))l!.

S!cond -itch 'ill!t of a f!nn% nak!. In th! ca,ld"on )oil and )ak!; E%! of n!3t and to! of f"og. -ool of )at and tong,! of dog. Add!"# fo"k and )lind<3o"$# ting. Li@a"d# l!g and o3l!t# 3ing.

'o" a cha"$ of 4o3!"f,l t"o,)l!. Lik! a h!ll<)"oth )oil and ),))l!. ALL Do,)l!. do,)l! toil and t"o,)l!; 'i"! ),"n and ca,ld"on ),))l!.

Thi"d -itch Scal! of d"agon. tooth of 3olf. -itch! # $,$$%. $a3 and g,lf Of th! "a5in#d alt< !a ha"k. Root of h!$lock digg#d i# th! da"k. Li5!" of )la 4h!$ing B!3. *all of goat. and li4 of %!3 Sil5!"#d in th! $oon# !cli4 !. No ! of T,"k and Ta"ta"# li4 . 'ing!" of )i"th< t"angl!d )a)! Ditch<d!li5!"#d )% a d"a). Mak! th! g",!l thick and la)1 Add th!"!to a tig!"# cha,d"on. 'o" th! ing"!di!nt of o," ca,ld"on. ALL Do,)l!. do,)l! toil and t"o,)l!; 'i"! ),"n and ca,ld"on ),))l!.

S!cond -itch Cool it 3ith a )a)oon# )lood. Th!n th! cha"$ i fi"$ and good. 6Ent!" HECATE to th! oth!" th"!! -itch! 7 HECATE O 3!ll don!9 I co$$!nd %o," 4ain ; And !5!"% on! hall ha"! i# th! gain ; And no3 a)o,t th! ca,ld"on ing. Li5! !l5! and fai"i! in a "ing. Enchanting all that %o, 4,t in. 6M, ic and a ong1 #Black 4i"it .# Ac7 6HECATE "!ti"! 7 S!cond -itch B% th! 4"icking of $% th,$) . So$!thing 3ick!d thi 3a% co$! . O4!n. lock . -ho!5!" knock 9 6Ent!" MACBETH7 MACBETH Ho3 no3. %o, !c"!t. )lack. and $idnight hag 9

-hat i #t %o, do8 ALL A d!!d 3itho,t a na$!.

MACBETH I con=,"! %o,. )% that 3hich %o, 4"of! . Ho3!#!" %o, co$! to kno3 it. an 3!" $!1 Tho,gh %o, ,nti! th! 3ind and l!t th!$ fight Again t th! ch,"ch! ; tho,gh th! %! t% 3a5! Confo,nd and 3allo3 na5igation ,4; Tho,gh )lad!d co"n )! lodg!d and t"!! )lo3n do3n; Tho,gh ca tl! to44l! on th!i" 3a"d!" # h!ad ; Tho,gh 4alac! and 4%"a$id do lo4! Th!i" h!ad to th!i" fo,ndation ; tho,gh th! t"!a ,"! Of nat,"!# g!"$!n t,$)l! all tog!th!". E5!n till d! t",ction ick!n; an 3!" $! To 3hat I a k %o,. 'i" t -itch S!cond -itch D!$and. Thi"d -itch -!#ll an 3!". S4!ak.

'i" t -itch Sa%. if tho,#d t "ath!" h!a" it f"o$ o," $o,th . O" f"o$ o," $a t!" 8 MACBETH Call #!$; l!t $! !! #!$.

'i" t -itch Po," in o3# )lood. that hath !at!n H!" nin! fa""o3; g"!a ! that# 3!at!n '"o$ th! $,"d!"!"# gi))!t th"o3 Into th! fla$!. ALL Co$!. high o" lo3; Th% !lf and offic! d!ftl% ho39 6Th,nd!". 'i" t A44a"ition1 an a"$!d H!ad7 MACBETH T!ll $!. tho, ,nkno3n 4o3!".<<

'i" t -itch H! kno3 th% tho,ght1 H!a" hi 4!!ch. ),t a% tho, no,ght. 'i" t A44a"ition Mac)!th9 Mac)!th9 Mac)!th9 )!3a"! Macd,ff; B!3a"! th! than! of 'if!. Di $i $!. Eno,gh.

6D! c!nd 7 MACBETH -hat!#!" tho, a"t. fo" th% good ca,tion. thank ; Tho, ha t ha"4#d $% f!a" a"ight1 ),t on! 3o"d $o"!.<< 'i" t -itch H! 3ill not )! co$$and!d1 h!"!# anoth!". Mo"! 4ot!nt than th! fi" t. 6Th,nd!". S!cond A44a"ition1 A )lood% Child7 S!cond A44a"ition MACBETH Mac)!th9 Mac)!th9 Mac)!th9

Had I th"!! !a" . I#ld h!a" th!!.

S!cond A44a"ition B! )lood%. )old. and "! ol,t!; la,gh to co"n Th! 4o3!" of $an. fo" non! of 3o$an )o"n Shall ha"$ Mac)!th. 6D! c!nd 7 MACBETH Th!n li5!. Macd,ff1 3hat n!!d I f!a" of th!!8 B,t %!t I#ll $ak! a ,"anc! do,)l! ,"!. And tak! a )ond of fat!1 tho, halt not li5!; That I $a% t!ll 4al!<h!a"t!d f!a" it li! . And l!!4 in 4it! of th,nd!". 6Th,nd!". Thi"d A44a"ition1 a Child c"o3n!d. 3ith a t"!! in hi hand7 -hat i thi That "i ! lik! th! i ,! of a king. And 3!a" ,4on hi )a)%<)"o3 th! "o,nd And to4 of o5!"!ignt%8 ALL Li t!n. ),t 4!ak not to#t.

Thi"d A44a"ition B! lion<$!ttl!d. 4"o,d; and tak! no ca"! -ho chaf! . 3ho f"!t . o" 3h!"! con 4i"!" a"!1 Mac)!th hall n!5!" 5an+,i h#d )! ,ntil *"!at Bi"na$ 3ood to high D,n inan! hill Shall co$! again t hi$. 6D! c!nd 7 MACBETH That 3ill n!5!" )!

-ho can i$4"! th! fo"! t. )id th! t"!! Unfi: hi !a"th<)o,nd "oot8 S3!!t )od!$!nt 9 good9 R!)!llion# h!ad. "i ! n!5!" till th! 3ood Of Bi"na$ "i !. and o," high<4lac!d Mac)!th Shall li5! th! l!a ! of nat,"!. 4a% hi )"!ath To ti$! and $o"tal c, to$. /!t $% h!a"t Th"o) to kno3 on! thing1 t!ll $!. if %o," a"t Can t!ll o $,ch1 hall Ban+,o# i ,! !5!" R!ign in thi kingdo$8 ALL S!!k to kno3 no $o"!.

MACBETH I 3ill )! ati fi!d1 d!n% $! thi . And an !t!"nal c," ! fall on %o,9 L!t $! kno3. -h% ink that ca,ld"on8 and 3hat noi ! i thi 8 6Ha,t)o% 7 'i" t -itch Sho39

S!cond -itch Sho39 Thi"d -itch ALL Sho39

Sho3 hi !%! . and g"i!5! hi h!a"t; Co$! lik! hado3 . o d!4a"t9 6A ho3 of Eight >ing . th! la t 3ith a gla in hi hand; *HOST O' BAN&UO follo3ing7

MACBETH Tho, a"t too lik! th! 4i"it of Ban+,o1 do3n9 Th% c"o3n do! !a" $in! !%!<)all . And th% hai". Tho, oth!" gold<)o,nd )"o3. i lik! th! fi" t. A thi"d i lik! th! fo"$!". 'ilth% hag 9 -h% do %o, ho3 $! thi 8 A fo,"th9 Sta"t. !%! 9 -hat. 3ill th! lin! t"!tch o,t to th! c"ack of doo$8 Anoth!" %!t9 A !5!nth9 I#ll !! no $o"!1 And %!t th! !ighth a44!a" . 3ho )!a" a gla -hich ho3 $! $an% $o"!; and o$! I !! That t3o<fold )all and t"!)l! c!4t!" ca""%1 Ho""i)l! ight9 No3. I !!. #ti t",!; 'o" th! )lood<)olt!"#d Ban+,o $il! ,4on $!. And 4oint at th!$ fo" hi . 6A44a"ition 5ani h7

-hat. i thi

o8

'i" t -itch A%. i". all thi i o1 ),t 3h% Stand Mac)!th th, a$a@!dl%8 Co$!. i t!" . ch!!" 3! ,4 hi 4"it! . And ho3 th! )! t of o," d!light 1 I#ll cha"$ th! ai" to gi5! a o,nd. -hil! %o, 4!"fo"$ %o," antic "o,nd1 That thi g"!at king $a% kindl% a%. O," d,ti! did hi 3!lco$! 4a%. 6M, ic. Th! 3itch! danc! and th!n 5ani h. 3ith HECATE7 MACBETH -h!"! a"! th!%8 *on!8 L!t thi 4!"nicio, ho," Stand a%! acc," !d in th! cal!nda"9 Co$! in. 3itho,t th!"!9 6Ent!" LENNO(7 LENNO( MACBETH LENNO( MACBETH LENNO( -hat# %o," g"ac!# 3ill8 Sa3 %o, th! 3!i"d i t!" 8 No. $% lo"d. Ca$! th!% not )% %o,8 No. ind!!d. $% lo"d.

MACBETH Inf!ct!d )! th! ai" 3h!"!on th!% "id!; And da$n#d all tho ! that t", t th!$9 I did h!a" Th! gallo4ing of ho" !1 3ho 3a #t ca$! )%8 LENNO( #Ti t3o o" th"!!. $% lo"d. that )"ing %o, 3o"d Macd,ff i fl!d to England. MACBETH LENNO( 'l!d to England9 A%. $% good lo"d.

MACBETH Ti$!. tho, antici4at! t $% d"!ad !:4loit 1 Th! flight% 4,"4o ! n!5!" i o#!"took Unl! th! d!!d go 3ith it; f"o$ thi $o$!nt Th! 5!"% fi" tling of $% h!a"t hall )! Th! fi" tling of $% hand. And !5!n no3.

To c"o3n $% tho,ght 3ith act . )! it tho,ght and don!1 Th! ca tl! of Macd,ff I 3ill ,"4"i !; S!i@! ,4on 'if!; gi5! to th! !dg! o# th! 3o"d Hi 3if!. hi )a)! . and all ,nfo"t,nat! o,l That t"ac! hi$ in hi lin!. No )oa ting lik! a fool; Thi d!!d I#ll do )!fo"! thi 4,"4o ! cool. B,t no $o"! ight 9<<-h!"! a"! th! ! g!ntl!$!n8 Co$!. )"ing $! 3h!"! th!% a"!. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT I?

SCENE II

'if!. Macd,ff# ca tl!.

6Ent!" LAD/ MACDU''. h!" Son. and ROSS7 LAD/ MACDU'' -hat had h! don!. to $ak! hi$ fl% th! land8

ROSS /o, $, t ha5! 4ati!nc!. $ada$. LAD/ MACDU'' H! had non!1 Hi flight 3a $adn! 1 3h!n o," action do not. O," f!a" do $ak! , t"aito" . ROSS /o, kno3 not -h!th!" it 3a hi 3i do$ o" hi f!a". LAD/ MACDU'' -i do$9 to l!a5! hi 3if!. to l!a5! hi )a)! . Hi $an ion and hi titl! in a 4lac! '"o$ 3h!nc! hi$ !lf do! fl%8 H! lo5! , not; H! 3ant th! nat,"al to,ch1 fo" th! 4oo" 3"!n. Th! $o t di$in,ti5! of )i"d . 3ill fight. H!" %o,ng on! in h!" n! t. again t th! o3l. All i th! f!a" and nothing i th! lo5!; A littl! i th! 3i do$. 3h!"! th! flight So ",n again t all "!a on.

ROSS M% d!a"! t co@. I 4"a% %o,. chool %o," !lf1 ),t fo" %o," h, )and. H! i no)l!. 3i !. =,dicio, . and )! t kno3 Th! fit o# th! !a on. I da"! not 4!ak $,ch f,"th!"; B,t c",!l a"! th! ti$! . 3h!n 3! a"! t"aito" And do not kno3 o," !l5! . 3h!n 3! hold ",$o," '"o$ 3hat 3! f!a". %!t kno3 not 3hat 3! f!a". B,t float ,4on a 3ild and 5iol!nt !a Each 3a% and $o5!. I tak! $% l!a5! of %o,1 Shall not )! long ),t I#ll )! h!"! again1 Thing at th! 3o" t 3ill c!a !. o" !l ! cli$) ,43a"d To 3hat th!% 3!"! )!fo"!. M% 4"!tt% co, in. Bl! ing ,4on %o,9 LAD/ MACDU'' 'ath!"#d h! i . and %!t h!# fath!"l! .

ROSS I a$ o $,ch a fool. ho,ld I ta% long!". It 3o,ld )! $% di g"ac! and %o," di co$fo"t1 I tak! $% l!a5! at onc!. 6E:it7 LAD/ MACDU'' Si""ah. %o," fath!"# d!ad; And 3hat 3ill %o, do no38 Ho3 3ill %o, li5!8 Son A )i"d do. $oth!". -hat. 3ith 3o"$ and fli! 8

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

-ith 3hat I g!t. I $!an; and o do th!%.

LAD/ MACDU'' Poo" )i"d9 tho,#ld t n!5!" f!a" th! n!t no" li$!. Th! 4itfall no" th! gin. Son -h% ho,ld I. $oth!"8 Poo" )i"d th!% a"! not !t fo". M% fath!" i not d!ad. fo" all %o," a%ing. /! . h! i d!ad; ho3 3ilt tho, do fo" a fath!"8

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

Na%. ho3 3ill %o, do fo" a h, )and8 -h%. I can ),% $! t3!nt% at an% $a"k!t.

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

Th!n %o,#ll ),% #!$ to !ll again.

LAD/ MACDU'' Tho, 4!ak# t 3ith all th% 3it1 and %!t. i# faith. -ith 3it !no,gh fo" th!!. Son -a $% fath!" a t"aito". $oth!"8 A%. that h! 3a .

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

-hat i a t"aito"8 -h%. on! that 3!a" and li! .

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

And )! all t"aito" that do o8 E5!"% on! that do! o i a t"aito". and $, t )! hang!d.

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

And $, t th!% all )! hang!d that 3!a" and li!8 E5!"% on!.

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

-ho $, t hang th!$8 -h%. th! hon! t $!n.

LAD/ MACDU'' Son

Th!n th! lia" and 3!a"!" a"! fool . fo" th!"! a"! lia" and 3!a"!" !no3 to )!at th! hon! t $!n and hang ,4 th!$.

LAD/ MACDU'' No3. *od h!l4 th!!. 4oo" $onk!%9 B,t ho3 3ilt tho, do fo" a fath!"8 Son If h! 3!"! d!ad. %o,#ld 3!!4 fo" hi$1 if %o, 3o,ld not. it 3!"! a good ign that I ho,ld +,ickl% ha5! a n!3 fath!". Poo" 4"attl!". ho3 tho, talk# t9

LAD/ MACDU''

6Ent!" a M! !ng!"7 M! !ng!" Bl! %o,. fai" da$!9 I a$ not to %o, kno3n. Tho,gh in %o," tat! of hono," I a$ 4!"f!ct. I do,)t o$! dang!" do! a44"oach %o, n!a"l%1 If %o, 3ill tak! a ho$!l% $an# ad5ic!. B! not fo,nd h!"!; h!nc!. 3ith %o," littl! on! . To f"ight %o, th, . $!think . I a$ too a5ag!; To do 3o" ! to %o, 3!"! f!ll c",!lt%.

-hich i too nigh %o," 4!" on. H!a5!n 4"! !"5! %o,9 I da"! a)id! no long!". 6E:it7 LAD/ MACDU'' -hith!" ho,ld I fl%8 I ha5! don! no ha"$. B,t I "!$!$)!" no3 I a$ in thi !a"thl% 3o"ld; 3h!"! to do ha"$ I oft!n la,da)l!. to do good o$!ti$! Acco,nt!d dang!"o, foll%1 3h% th!n. ala . Do I 4,t ,4 that 3o$anl% d!f!nc!. To a% I ha5! don! no ha"$8 6Ent!" M,"d!"!" 7 -hat a"! th! ! fac! 8 'i" t M,"d!"!" -h!"! i %o," h, )and8 LAD/ MACDU'' I ho4!. in no 4lac! o ,n anctifi!d -h!"! ,ch a tho, $a% t find hi$. 'i" t M,"d!"!" H!# a t"aito". Son Tho, li! t. tho, hag<hai"#d 5illain9

'i" t M,"d!"!" -hat. %o, !gg9 6Sta))ing hi$7 /o,ng f"% of t"!ach!"%9 Son H! ha kill#d $!. $oth!"1 R,n a3a%. I 4"a% %o,9 6Di! 7 6E:it LAD/ MACDU''. c"%ing #M,"d!"9# E:!,nt M,"d!"!" . follo3ing h!"7

MACBETH ACT I?

SCENE III

England. B!fo"! th! >ing# 4alac!.

6Ent!" MALCOLM and MACDU''7 MALCOLM L!t , !!k o,t o$! d! olat! had!. and th!"! -!!4 o," ad )o o$ !$4t%. MACDU'' L!t , "ath!" Hold fa t th! $o"tal 3o"d. and lik! good $!n B! t"id! o," do3n<fall#n )i"thdo$1 !ach n!3 $o"n N!3 3ido3 ho3l. n!3 o"4han c"%. n!3 o""o3 St"ik! h!a5!n on th! fac!. that it "! o,nd A if it f!lt 3ith Scotland and %!ll#d o,t Lik! %lla)l! of dolo,". MALCOLM -hat I )!li!5! I#ll 3ail. -hat kno3 )!li!5!. and 3hat I can "!d"! . A I hall find th! ti$! to f"i!nd. I 3ill. -hat %o, ha5! 4ok!. it $a% )! o 4!"chanc!. Thi t%"ant. 3ho ! ol! na$! )li t!" o," tong,! . -a onc! tho,ght hon! t1 %o, ha5! lo5!d hi$ 3!ll. H! hath not to,ch#d %o, %!t. I a$ %o,ng; ),t o$!thing /o, $a% d! !"5! of hi$ th"o,gh $!. and 3i do$ To off!" ,4 a 3!ak 4oo" innoc!nt la$) To a44!a ! an ang"% god. MACDU'' I a$ not t"!ach!"o, .

MALCOLM B,t Mac)!th i . A good and 5i"t,o, nat,"! $a% "!coil In an i$4!"ial cha"g!. B,t I hall c"a5! %o," 4a"don; That 3hich %o, a"! $% tho,ght cannot t"an 4o !1 Ang!l a"! )"ight till. tho,gh th! )"ight! t f!ll; Tho,gh all thing fo,l 3o,ld 3!a" th! )"o3 of g"ac!. /!t g"ac! $, t till look o. MACDU'' I ha5! lo t $% ho4! .

MALCOLM P!"chanc! !5!n th!"! 3h!"! I did find $% do,)t . -h% in that "a3n! l!ft %o, 3if! and child.

Tho ! 4"!cio, $oti5! . tho ! t"ong knot of lo5!. -itho,t l!a5!<taking8 I 4"a% %o,. L!t not $% =!alo, i! )! %o," di hono," . B,t $in! o3n af!ti! . /o, $a% )! "ightl% =, t. -hat!5!" I hall think. MACDU'' Bl!!d. )l!!d. 4oo" co,nt"%9 *"!at t%"ann%9 la% tho, th% )a i ,"!. 'o" goodn! da"! not ch!+,! th!!1 3!a" tho, th% 3"ong ; Th! titl! i aff!!"#d9 'a"! th!! 3!ll. lo"d1 I 3o,ld not )! th! 5illain that tho, think# t 'o" th! 3hol! 4ac! that# in th! t%"ant# g"a 4. And th! "ich Ea t to )oot. MALCOLM B! not off!nd!d1 I 4!ak not a in a) ol,t! f!a" of %o,. I think o," co,nt"% ink )!n!ath th! %ok!; It 3!!4 . it )l!!d ; and !ach n!3 da% a ga h I add!d to h!" 3o,nd 1 I think 3ithal Th!"! 3o,ld )! hand ,4lift!d in $% "ight; And h!"! f"o$ g"acio, England ha5! I off!" Of goodl% tho, and 1 ),t. fo" all thi . -h!n I hall t"!ad ,4on th! t%"ant# h!ad. O" 3!a" it on $% 3o"d. %!t $% 4oo" co,nt"% Shall ha5! $o"! 5ic! than it had )!fo"!. Mo"! ,ff!" and $o"! ,nd"% 3a% than !5!". B% hi$ that hall ,cc!!d. MACDU'' -hat ho,ld h! )!8

MALCOLM It i $% !lf I $!an1 in 3ho$ I kno3 All th! 4a"tic,la" of 5ic! o g"aft!d That. 3h!n th!% hall )! o4!n#d. )lack Mac)!th -ill !!$ a 4,"! a no3. and th! 4oo" tat! E t!!$ hi$ a a la$). )!ing co$4a"!d -ith $% confin!l! ha"$ . MACDU'' Not in th! l!gion Of ho""id h!ll can co$! a d!5il $o"! da$n#d In !5il to to4 Mac)!th. MALCOLM I g"ant hi$ )lood%. L,:,"io, . a5a"icio, . fal !. d!c!itf,l. S,dd!n. $alicio, . $acking of !5!"% in That ha a na$!1 ),t th!"!# no )otto$. non!.

In $% 5ol,4t,o, n! 1 %o," 3i5! . %o," da,ght!" . /o," $at"on and %o," $aid . co,ld not fill ,4 Th! ci t!"n of $% l, t. and $% d! i"! All contin!nt i$4!di$!nt 3o,ld o#!")!a" That did o44o ! $% 3ill1 )!tt!" Mac)!th Than ,ch an on! to "!ign. MACDU'' Bo,ndl! int!$4!"anc! In nat,"! i a t%"ann%; it hath )!!n Th! ,nti$!l% !$4t%ing of th! ha44% th"on! And fall of $an% king . B,t f!a" not %!t To tak! ,4on %o, 3hat i %o," 1 %o, $a% Con5!% %o," 4l!a ,"! in a 4acio, 4l!nt%. And %!t !!$ cold. th! ti$! %o, $a% o hood3ink. -! ha5! 3illing da$! !no,gh1 th!"! cannot )! That 5,lt,"! in %o,. to d!5o," o $an% A 3ill to g"!atn! d!dicat! th!$ !l5! . 'inding it o inclin!d. MALCOLM -ith thi th!"! g"o3 In $% $o t ill<co$4o !d aff!ction ,ch A tanchl! a5a"ic! that. 3!"! I king. I ho,ld c,t off th! no)l! fo" th!i" land . D! i"! hi =!3!l and thi oth!"# ho, !1 And $% $o"!<ha5ing 3o,ld )! a a a,c! To $ak! $! h,ng!" $o"!; that I ho,ld fo"g! &,a""!l ,n=, t again t th! good and lo%al. D! t"o%ing th!$ fo" 3!alth. MACDU'' Thi a5a"ic! Stick d!!4!". g"o3 3ith $o"! 4!"nicio, "oot Than ,$$!"< !!$ing l, t. and it hath )!!n Th! 3o"d of o," lain king 1 %!t do not f!a"; Scotland hath foi on to fill ,4 %o," 3ill. Of %o," $!"! o3n1 all th! ! a"! 4o"ta)l!. -ith oth!" g"ac! 3!igh#d. MALCOLM B,t I ha5! non!1 th! king<)!co$ing g"ac! . A =, tic!. 5!"it%. t!$4!"anc!. ta)l!n! . Bo,nt%. 4!" !5!"anc!. $!"c%. lo3lin! . D!5otion. 4ati!nc!. co,"ag!. fo"tit,d!. I ha5! no "!li h of th!$. ),t a)o,nd In th! di5i ion of !ach !5!"al c"i$!. Acting it $an% 3a% . Na%. had I 4o3!". I ho,ld Po," th! 3!!t $ilk of conco"d into h!ll. U4"oa" th! ,ni5!" al 4!ac!. confo,nd

All ,nit% on !a"th. MACDU'' O Scotland. Scotland9

MALCOLM If ,ch a on! )! fit to go5!"n. 4!ak1 I a$ a I ha5! 4ok!n. MACDU'' 'it to go5!"n9 No. not to li5!. O nation $i !"a)l!. -ith an ,ntitl!d t%"ant )lood%< c!4t!"#d. -h!n halt tho, !! th% 3hol! o$! da% again. Sinc! that th! t",! t i ,! of th% th"on! B% hi o3n int!"diction tand acc," !d. And do! )la 4h!$! hi )"!!d8 Th% "o%al fath!" -a a $o t aint!d king1 th! +,!!n that )o"! th!!. Oft!n!" ,4on h!" kn!! than on h!" f!!t. Di!d !5!"% da% h! li5!d. 'a"! th!! 3!ll9 Th! ! !5il tho, "!4!at# t ,4on th% !lf Ha5! )ani h#d $! f"o$ Scotland. O $% )"!a t. Th% ho4! !nd h!"!9 MALCOLM Macd,ff. thi no)l! 4a ion. Child of int!g"it%. hath f"o$ $% o,l -i4!d th! )lack c",4l! . "!concil!d $% tho,ght To th% good t",th and hono,". D!5ili h Mac)!th B% $an% of th! ! t"ain hath o,ght to 3in $! Into hi 4o3!". and $od! t 3i do$ 4l,ck $! '"o$ o5!"<c"!d,lo, ha t!1 ),t *od a)o5! D!al )!t3!!n th!! and $!9 fo" !5!n no3 I 4,t $% !lf to th% di"!ction. and Un 4!ak $in! o3n d!t"action. h!"! a)=,"! Th! taint and )la$! I laid ,4on $% !lf. 'o" t"ang!" to $% nat,"!. I a$ %!t Unkno3n to 3o$an. n!5!" 3a fo" 3o"n. Sca"c!l% ha5! co5!t!d 3hat 3a $in! o3n. At no ti$! )"ok! $% faith. 3o,ld not )!t"a% Th! d!5il to hi f!llo3 and d!light No l! in t",th than lif!1 $% fi" t fal ! 4!aking -a thi ,4on $% !lf1 3hat I a$ t",l%. I thin! and $% 4oo" co,nt"%# to co$$and1 -hith!" ind!!d. )!fo"! th% h!"!<a44"oach. Old Si3a"d. 3ith t!n tho, and 3a"lik! $!n. Al"!ad% at a 4oint. 3a !tting fo"th. No3 3!#ll tog!th!"; and th! chanc! of goodn! B! lik! o," 3a""ant!d +,a""!l9 -h% a"! %o, il!nt8

MACDU'' S,ch 3!lco$! and ,n3!lco$! thing at onc! #Ti ha"d to "!concil!. 6Ent!" a Docto"7 MALCOLM -!ll; $o"! anon.<<Co$! th! king fo"th. I 4"a% %o,8 Docto" A%. i"; th!"! a"! a c"!3 of 3"!tch!d o,l That ta% hi c,"!1 th!i" $alad% con5inc! Th! g"!at a a% of a"t; ),t at hi to,ch<< S,ch anctit% hath h!a5!n gi5!n hi hand<< Th!% 4"! !ntl% a$!nd. MALCOLM I thank %o,. docto". 6E:it Docto"7 MACDU'' -hat# th! di !a ! h! $!an 8

MALCOLM #Ti call#d th! !5il1 A $o t $i"ac,lo, 3o"k in thi good king; -hich oft!n. inc! $% h!"!<"!$ain in England. I ha5! !!n hi$ do. Ho3 h! olicit h!a5!n. Hi$ !lf )! t kno3 1 ),t t"ang!l%<5i it!d 4!o4l!. All 3oln and ,lc!"o, . 4itif,l to th! !%!. Th! $!"! d! 4ai" of ,"g!"%. h! c,"! . Hanging a gold!n ta$4 a)o,t th!i" n!ck . P,t on 3ith hol% 4"a%!" 1 and #ti 4ok!n. To th! ,cc!!ding "o%alt% h! l!a5! Th! h!aling )!n!diction. -ith thi t"ang! 5i"t,!. H! hath a h!a5!nl% gift of 4"o4h!c%. And ,nd"% )l! ing hang a)o,t hi th"on!. That 4!ak hi$ f,ll of g"ac!. 6Ent!" ROSS7 MACDU'' S!!. 3ho co$! h!"!8

MALCOLM M% co,nt"%$an; ),t %!t I kno3 hi$ not. MACDU'' M% !5!"<g!ntl! co, in. 3!lco$! hith!".

MALCOLM I kno3 hi$ no3. *ood *od. )!ti$! "!$o5! Th! $!an that $ak! , t"ang!" 9 ROSS Si". a$!n.

MACDU''

Stand Scotland 3h!"! it did8

ROSS Ala . 4oo" co,nt"%9 Al$o t af"aid to kno3 it !lf. It cannot B! call#d o," $oth!". ),t o," g"a5!; 3h!"! nothing. B,t 3ho kno3 nothing. i onc! !!n to $il!; -h!"! igh and g"oan and h"i!k that "!nd th! ai" A"! $ad!. not $a"k#d; 3h!"! 5iol!nt o""o3 !!$ A $od!"n !c ta %; th! d!ad $an# kn!ll I th!"! ca"c! a k#d fo" 3ho; and good $!n# li5! E:4i"! )!fo"! th! flo3!" in th!i" ca4 . D%ing o" !"! th!% ick!n. MACDU'' O. "!lation Too nic!. and %!t too t",!9 MALCOLM -hat# th! n!3! t g"i!f8 ROSS That of an ho,"# ag! doth hi th! 4!ak!"1 Each $in,t! t!!$ a n!3 on!. MACDU'' Ho3 do! $% 3if!8

ROSS -h%. 3!ll. MACDU'' ROSS -!ll too. MACDU'' Th! t%"ant ha not )att!"#d at th!i" 4!ac!8 And all $% child"!n8

ROSS No; th!% 3!"! 3!ll at 4!ac! 3h!n I did l!a5! #!$. MACDU'' B,t not a nigga"d of %o," 4!!ch1 ho3 go! #t8

ROSS -h!n I ca$! hith!" to t"an 4o"t th! tiding . -hich I ha5! h!a5il% )o"n!. th!"! "an a ",$o," Of $an% 3o"th% f!llo3 that 3!"! o,t; -hich 3a to $% )!li!f 3itn! #d th! "ath!". 'o" that I a3 th! t%"ant# 4o3!" a<foot1 No3 i th! ti$! of h!l4; %o," !%! in Scotland -o,ld c"!at! oldi!" . $ak! o," 3o$!n fight. To doff th!i" di"! di t"! ! . MALCOLM B!#t th!i" co$fo"t

-! a"! co$ing thith!"1 g"acio, England hath L!nt , good Si3a"d and t!n tho, and $!n; An old!" and a )!tt!" oldi!" non! That Ch"i t!ndo$ gi5! o,t. ROSS -o,ld I co,ld an 3!" Thi co$fo"t 3ith th! lik!9 B,t I ha5! 3o"d That 3o,ld )! ho3l#d o,t in th! d! !"t ai". -h!"! h!a"ing ho,ld not latch th!$. MACDU'' -hat conc!"n th!%8 Th! g!n!"al ca, !8 o" i it a f!!<g"i!f D,! to o$! ingl! )"!a t8 ROSS No $ind that# hon! t B,t in it ha"! o$! 3o!; tho,gh th! $ain 4a"t P!"tain to %o, alon!. MACDU'' If it )! $in!. >!!4 it not f"o$ $!. +,ickl% l!t $! ha5! it. ROSS L!t not %o," !a" d! 4i ! $% tong,! fo" !5!". -hich hall 4o ! th!$ 3ith th! h!a5i! t o,nd That !5!" %!t th!% h!a"d. MACDU'' H,$9 I g,! at it.

ROSS /o," ca tl! i ,"4"i !d; %o," 3if! and )a)! Sa5ag!l% la,ght!"#d1 to "!lat! th! $ann!". -!"!. on th! +,a""% of th! ! $,"d!"#d d!!". To add th! d!ath of %o,. MALCOLM M!"cif,l h!a5!n9 -hat. $an9 n!#!" 4,ll %o," hat ,4on %o," )"o3 ; *i5! o""o3 3o"d 1 th! g"i!f that do! not 4!ak -hi 4!" th! o#!"<f"a,ght h!a"t and )id it )"!ak. MACDU'' ROSS M% child"!n too8

-if!. child"!n. !"5ant . all That co,ld )! fo,nd.

MACDU'' And I $, t )! f"o$ th!nc!9 M% 3if! kill#d too8 ROSS I ha5! aid.

MALCOLM B! co$fo"t!d1 L!t# $ak! , $!dicin! of o," g"!at "!5!ng!. To c,"! thi d!adl% g"i!f. MACDU'' H! ha no child"!n. All $% 4"!tt% on! 8 Did %o, a% all8 O h!ll<kit!9 All8 -hat. all $% 4"!tt% chick!n and th!i" da$ At on! f!ll 3oo48 MALCOLM Di 4,t! it lik! a $an. MACDU'' I hall do o; B,t I $, t al o f!!l it a a $an1 I cannot ),t "!$!$)!" ,ch thing 3!"!. That 3!"! $o t 4"!cio, to $!. Did h!a5!n look on. And 3o,ld not tak! th!i" 4a"t8 Sinf,l Macd,ff. Th!% 3!"! all t",ck fo" th!!9 na,ght that I a$. Not fo" th!i" o3n d!$!"it . ),t fo" $in!. '!ll la,ght!" on th!i" o,l . H!a5!n "! t th!$ no39 MALCOLM B! thi th! 3h!t ton! of %o," 3o"d1 l!t g"i!f Con5!"t to ang!"; )l,nt not th! h!a"t. !n"ag! it. MACDU'' O. I co,ld 4la% th! 3o$an 3ith $in! !%! And )"agga"t 3ith $% tong,!9 B,t. g!ntl! h!a5!n . C,t ho"t all int!"$i ion; f"ont to f"ont B"ing tho, thi fi!nd of Scotland and $% !lf; -ithin $% 3o"d# l!ngth !t hi$; if h! # ca4!. H!a5!n fo"gi5! hi$ too9 MALCOLM Thi t,n! go! $anl%. Co$!. go 3! to th! king; o," 4o3!" i "!ad%; O," lack i nothing ),t o," l!a5!; Mac)!th I "i4! fo" haking. and th! 4o3!" a)o5! P,t on th!i" in t",$!nt . R!c!i5! 3hat ch!!" %o, $a%1 Th! night i long that n!5!" find th! da%. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH

ACT ?

SCENE I

D,n inan!. Ant!<"oo$ in th! ca tl!.

6Ent!" a Docto" of Ph% ic and a -aiting<*!ntl!3o$an7 Docto" I ha5! t3o night 3atch!d 3ith %o,. ),t can 4!"c!i5! no t",th in %o," "!4o"t. -h!n 3a it h! la t 3alk!d8 *!ntl!3o$an Sinc! hi $a=! t% 3!nt into th! fi!ld. I ha5! !!n h!" "i ! f"o$ h!" )!d. th"o3 h!" night<go3n ,4on h!". ,nlock h!" clo !t. tak! fo"th 4a4!". fold it. 3"it! ,4on#t. "!ad it. aft!"3a"d !al it. and again "!t,"n to )!d; %!t all thi 3hil! in a $o t fa t l!!4. Docto" A g"!at 4!"t,")ation in nat,"!. to "!c!i5! at onc! th! )!n!fit of l!!4. and do th! !ff!ct of 3atching9 In thi l,$)!"% agitation. )! id! h!" 3alking and oth!" act,al 4!"fo"$anc! . 3hat. at an% ti$!. ha5! %o, h!a"d h!" a%8 *!ntl!3o$an That. i". 3hich I 3ill not "!4o"t aft!" h!". Docto" /o, $a% to $!1 and #ti $o t $!!t %o, ho,ld. *!ntl!3o$an N!ith!" to %o, no" an% on!; ha5ing no 3itn! confi"$ $% 4!!ch. 6Ent!" LAD/ MACBETH. 3ith a ta4!"7 Lo %o,. h!"! h! co$! 9 Thi i h!" 5!"% g,i !; and. ,4on $% lif!. fa t a l!!4. O) !"5! h!"; tand clo !. Docto" Ho3 ca$! h! )% that light8 *!ntl!3o$an -h%. it tood )% h!"1 h! ha light )% h!" contin,all%; #ti h!" co$$and. Docto" /o, !!. h!" !%! a"! o4!n. *!ntl!3o$an A%. ),t th!i" !n ! i h,t. to

Docto" -hat i it h! do! no38 Look. ho3 h! ",) h!" hand .

*!ntl!3o$an It i an acc, to$!d action 3ith h!". to !!$ th, 3a hing h!" hand 1 I ha5! kno3n h!" contin,! in thi a +,a"t!" of an ho,". LAD/ MACBETH /!t h!"!# a 4ot.

Docto" Ha"k9 h! 4!ak 1 I 3ill !t do3n 3hat co$! f"o$ h!". to ati f% $% "!$!$)"anc! th! $o"! t"ongl%. LAD/ MACBETH O,t. da$n!d 4ot9 o,t. I a%9<<On!1 t3o1 3h%. th!n. #ti ti$! to do#t.<<H!ll i $,"k%9<<'i!. $% lo"d. fi!9 a oldi!". and af!a"d8 -hat n!!d 3! f!a" 3ho kno3 it. 3h!n non! can call o," 4o3!" to acco,nt8<</!t 3ho 3o,ld ha5! tho,ght th! old $an to ha5! had o $,ch )lood in hi$. Docto" Do %o, $a"k that8 LAD/ MACBETH Th! than! of 'if! had a 3if!1 3h!"! i -hat. 3ill th! ! hand n!#!" )! cl!an8<<No $o"! o# that. $% lo"d. no $o"! o# that1 %o, $a" all 3ith thi ta"ting. Docto" *o to. go to; %o, ha5! kno3n 3hat %o, ho,ld not. *!ntl!3o$an Sh! ha 4ok! 3hat h! ho,ld not. I a$ ,"! of that1 h!a5!n kno3 3hat h! ha kno3n. LAD/ MACBETH H!"!# th! $!ll of th! )lood till1 all th! 4!"f,$! of A"a)ia 3ill not 3!!t!n thi littl! hand. Oh. oh. oh9 Docto" -hat a igh i th!"!9 Th! h!a"t i o"!l% cha"g!d. h! no38<<

*!ntl!3o$an I 3o,ld not ha5! ,ch a h!a"t in $% )o o$ fo" th! dignit% of th! 3hol! )od%. Docto" -!ll. 3!ll. 3!ll.<< *!ntl!3o$an P"a% *od it )!. i". Docto" Thi di !a ! i )!%ond $% 4"acti !1 %!t I ha5! kno3n tho ! 3hich ha5! 3alk!d in th!i" l!!4 3ho ha5! di!d holil% in th!i" )!d .

LAD/ MACBETH -a h %o," hand . 4,t on %o," nightgo3n; look not o 4al!.<<I t!ll %o, %!t again. Ban+,o# ),"i!d; h! cannot co$! o,t on# g"a5!. Docto" E5!n o8 LAD/ MACBETH To )!d. to )!d9 th!"!# knocking at th! gat!1 co$!. co$!. co$!. co$!. gi5! $! %o," hand. -hat# don! cannot )! ,ndon!.<<To )!d. to )!d. to )!d9 6E:it7 Docto" -ill h! go no3 to )!d8 *!ntl!3o$an Di"!ctl%. Docto" 'o,l 3hi 4!"ing a"! a)"oad1 ,nnat,"al d!!d Do )"!!d ,nnat,"al t"o,)l! 1 inf!ct!d $ind To th!i" d!af 4illo3 3ill di cha"g! th!i" !c"!t 1 Mo"! n!!d h! th! di5in! than th! 4h% ician. *od. *od fo"gi5! , all9 Look aft!" h!"; R!$o5! f"o$ h!" th! $!an of all anno%anc!. And till k!!4 !%! ,4on h!". So. good night1 M% $ind h! ha $at!d. and a$a@!d $% ight. I think. ),t da"! not 4!ak. *!ntl!3o$an *ood night. good docto". 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE II

Th! co,nt"% n!a" D,n inan!.

6D",$ and colo," . Ent!" MENTEITH. CAITHNESS. AN*US. LENNO(. and Soldi!" 7 MENTEITH Th! Engli h 4o3!" i n!a". l!d on )% Malcol$.

Hi ,ncl! Si3a"d and th! good Macd,ff1 R!5!ng! ),"n in th!$; fo" th!i" d!a" ca, ! -o,ld to th! )l!!ding and th! g"i$ ala"$ E:cit! th! $o"tifi!d $an. AN*US N!a" Bi"na$ 3ood Shall 3! 3!ll $!!t th!$; that 3a% a"! th!% co$ing. CAITHNESS -ho kno3 if Donal)ain )! 3ith hi )"oth!"8 LENNO( 'o" c!"tain. i". h! i not1 I ha5! a fil! Of all th! g!nt"%1 th!"! i Si3a"d# on. And $an% ,n"o,gh %o,th that !5!n no3 P"ot! t th!i" fi" t of $anhood. MENTEITH -hat do! th! t%"ant8 CAITHNESS *"!at D,n inan! h! t"ongl% fo"tifi! 1 So$! a% h!# $ad; oth!" that l! !" hat! hi$ Do call it 5aliant f,"%1 ),t. fo" c!"tain. H! cannot ),ckl! hi di t!$4!"#d ca, ! -ithin th! )!lt of ",l!. AN*US No3 do! h! f!!l Hi !c"!t $,"d!" ticking on hi hand ; No3 $in,t!l% "!5olt ,4)"aid hi faith<)"!ach; Tho ! h! co$$and $o5! onl% in co$$and. Nothing in lo5!1 no3 do! h! f!!l hi titl! Hang loo ! a)o,t hi$. lik! a giant# "o)! U4on a d3a"fi h thi!f. MENTEITH -ho th!n hall )la$! Hi 4! t!"#d !n ! to "!coil and ta"t. -h!n all that i 3ithin hi$ do! cond!$n It !lf fo" )!ing th!"!8 CAITHNESS -!ll. $a"ch 3! on. To gi5! o)!di!nc! 3h!"! #ti t",l% o3!d1 M!!t 3! th! $!dicin! of th! ickl% 3!al. And 3ith hi$ 4o," 3! in o," co,nt"%# 4,"g! Each d"o4 of , . LENNO( O" o $,ch a it n!!d . To d!3 th! o5!"!ign flo3!" and d"o3n th! 3!!d . Mak! 3! o," $a"ch to3a"d Bi"na$.

6E:!,nt. $a"ching7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE III

D,n inan!. A "oo$ in th! ca tl!.

6Ent!" MACBETH. Docto". and Att!ndant 7 MACBETH B"ing $! no $o"! "!4o"t ; l!t th!$ fl% all1 Till Bi"na$ 3ood "!$o5! to D,n inan!. I cannot taint 3ith f!a". -hat# th! )o% Malcol$8 -a h! not )o"n of 3o$an8 Th! 4i"it that kno3 All $o"tal con !+,!nc! ha5! 4"ono,nc!d $! th, 1 #'!a" not. Mac)!th; no $an that# )o"n of 3o$an Shall !#!" ha5! 4o3!" ,4on th!!.# Th!n fl%. fal ! than! . And $ingl! 3ith th! Engli h !4ic,"! 1 Th! $ind I 3a% )% and th! h!a"t I )!a" Shall n!5!" ag 3ith do,)t no" hak! 3ith f!a". 6Ent!" a S!"5ant7 Th! d!5il da$n th!! )lack. tho, c"!a$<fac!d loon9 -h!"! got# t tho, that goo ! look8 S!"5ant MACBETH S!"5ant Th!"! i t!n tho, and<< *!! !. 5illain9 Soldi!" . i".

MACBETH *o 4"ick th% fac!. and o5!"<"!d th% f!a". Tho, lil%<li5!"#d )o%. -hat oldi!" . 4atch8 D!ath of th% o,l9 tho ! lin!n ch!!k of thin! A"! co,n !llo" to f!a". -hat oldi!" . 3h!%<fac!8 S!"5ant Th! Engli h fo"c!. o 4l!a ! %o,.

MACBETH

Tak! th% fac! h!nc!.

6E:it S!"5ant7 S!%ton9<<I a$ ick at h!a"t. -h!n I )!hold<<S!%ton. I a%9<<Thi 4, h -ill ch!!" $! !5!". o" di !at $! no3. I ha5! li5!d long !no,gh1 $% 3a% of lif! I fall#n into th! !a". th! %!llo3 l!af; And that 3hich ho,ld acco$4an% old ag!. A hono,". lo5!. o)!di!nc!. t"oo4 of f"i!nd . I $, t not look to ha5!; ),t. in th!i" t!ad. C," ! . not lo,d ),t d!!4. $o,th<hono,". )"!ath. -hich th! 4oo" h!a"t 3o,ld fain d!n%. and da"! not. S!%ton9 6Ent!" SE/TON7 SE/TON MACBETH SE/TON -hat i %o," g"acio, 4l!a ,"!8 -hat n!3 $o"!8 All i confi"$#d. $% lo"d. 3hich 3a "!4o"t!d.

MACBETH I#ll fight till f"o$ $% )on! $% fl! h )! hack#d. *i5! $! $% a"$o,". SE/TON #Ti not n!!d!d %!t.

MACBETH I#ll 4,t it on. S!nd o,t $o"! ho" ! ; ki"" th! co,nt"% "o,nd; Hang tho ! that talk of f!a". *i5! $! $in! a"$o,". Ho3 do! %o," 4ati!nt. docto"8 Docto" Not o ick. $% lo"d. A h! i t"o,)l!d 3ith thick co$ing fanci! . That k!!4 h!" f"o$ h!" "! t. MACBETH C,"! h!" of that. Can t tho, not $ini t!" to a $ind di !a !d. Pl,ck f"o$ th! $!$o"% a "oot!d o""o3. Ra@! o,t th! 3"itt!n t"o,)l! of th! )"ain And 3ith o$! 3!!t o)li5io, antidot! Cl!an ! th! t,ff#d )o o$ of that 4!"ilo, t,ff -hich 3!igh ,4on th! h!a"t8

Docto" Th!"!in th! 4ati!nt M, t $ini t!" to hi$ !lf. MACBETH Th"o3 4h% ic to th! dog ; I#ll non! of it. Co$!. 4,t $in! a"$o," on; gi5! $! $% taff. S!%ton. !nd o,t. Docto". th! than! fl% f"o$ $!. Co$!. i". di 4atch. If tho, co,ld t. docto". ca t Th! 3at!" of $% land. find h!" di !a !. And 4,"g! it to a o,nd and 4"i tin! h!alth. I 3o,ld a44la,d th!! to th! 5!"% !cho. That ho,ld a44la,d again.<<P,ll#t off. I a%.<< -hat "h,)a"). c%$!. o" 3hat 4,"gati5! d",g. -o,ld co," th! ! Engli h h!nc!8 H!a"# t tho, of th!$8 Docto" A%. $% good lo"d; %o," "o%al 4"!4a"ation Mak! , h!a" o$!thing. MACBETH B"ing it aft!" $!. I 3ill not )! af"aid of d!ath and )an!. Till Bi"na$ fo"! t co$! to D,n inan!. Docto" 6A id!7 -!"! I f"o$ D,n inan! a3a% and cl!a". P"ofit again ho,ld ha"dl% d"a3 $! h!"!. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE I?

Co,nt"% n!a" Bi"na$ 3ood.

6D",$ and colo," . Ent!" MALCOLM. SI-ARD and /OUN* SI-ARD. MACDU''. MENTEITH. CAITHNESS. AN*US. LENNO(. ROSS. and Soldi!" . $a"ching7 MALCOLM Co, in . I ho4! th! da% a"! n!a" at hand That cha$)!" 3ill )! af!.

MENTEITH -! do,)t it nothing. SI-ARD -hat 3ood i thi )!fo"! , 8

MENTEITH Th! 3ood of Bi"na$. MALCOLM L!t !5!"% oldi!" h!3 hi$ do3n a )o,gh And )!a"#t )!fo"! hi$1 th!"!)% hall 3! hado3 Th! n,$)!" of o," ho t and $ak! di co5!"% E"" in "!4o"t of , . Soldi!" It hall )! don!.

SI-ARD -! l!a"n no oth!" ),t th! confid!nt t%"ant >!!4 till in D,n inan!. and 3ill !nd,"! O," !tting do3n )!fo"! #t. MALCOLM #Ti hi $ain ho4!1 'o" 3h!"! th!"! i ad5antag! to )! gi5!n. Both $o"! and l! ha5! gi5!n hi$ th! "!5olt. And non! !"5! 3ith hi$ ),t con t"ain!d thing -ho ! h!a"t a"! a) !nt too. MACDU'' L!t o," =, t c!n ,"! Att!nd th! t",! !5!nt. and 4,t 3! on Ind, t"io, oldi!" hi4. SI-ARD Th! ti$! a44"oach! That 3ill 3ith d,! d!ci ion $ak! , kno3 -hat 3! hall a% 3! ha5! and 3hat 3! o3!. Tho,ght 4!c,lati5! th!i" ,n ,"! ho4! "!lat!. B,t c!"tain i ,! t"ok! $, t a")it"at!1 To3a"d 3hich ad5anc! th! 3a". 6E:!,nt. $a"ching7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE ?

D,n inan!. -ithin th! ca tl!.

6Ent!" MACBETH. SE/TON. and Soldi!" . 3ith d",$ and colo," 7 MACBETH Hang o,t o," )ann!" on th! o,t3a"d 3all ; Th! c"% i till #Th!% co$!1# o," ca tl!# t"!ngth -ill la,gh a i!g! to co"n1 h!"! l!t th!$ li! Till fa$in! and th! ag,! !at th!$ ,41 -!"! th!% not fo"c!d 3ith tho ! that ho,ld )! o," . -! $ight ha5! $!t th!$ da"!f,l. )!a"d to )!a"d. And )!at th!$ )ack3a"d ho$!. 6A c"% of 3o$!n 3ithin7 -hat i that noi !8 SE/TON 6E:it7 MACBETH I ha5! al$o t fo"got th! ta t! of f!a" ; Th! ti$! ha )!!n. $% !n ! 3o,ld ha5! cool#d To h!a" a night< h"i!k; and $% f!ll of hai" -o,ld at a di $al t"!ati ! "o, ! and ti" A lif! 3!"! in#t1 I ha5! ,44#d f,ll 3ith ho""o" ; Di"!n! . fa$ilia" to $% la,ght!"o, tho,ght Cannot onc! ta"t $!. 6R!<!nt!" SE/TON7 -h!"!fo"! 3a that c"%8 SE/TON Th! +,!!n. $% lo"d. i d!ad. It i th! c"% of 3o$!n. $% good lo"d.

MACBETH Sh! ho,ld ha5! di!d h!"!aft!"; Th!"! 3o,ld ha5! )!!n a ti$! fo" ,ch a 3o"d. To<$o""o3. and to<$o""o3. and to<$o""o3. C"!!4 in thi 4!tt% 4ac! f"o$ da% to da% To th! la t %lla)l! of "!co"d!d ti$!. And all o," %! t!"da% ha5! light!d fool Th! 3a% to d, t% d!ath. O,t. o,t. )"i!f candl!9 Lif!# ),t a 3alking hado3. a 4oo" 4la%!" That t",t and f"!t hi ho," ,4on th! tag! And th!n i h!a"d no $o"!1 it i a tal!

Told )% an idiot. f,ll of o,nd and f,"%. Signif%ing nothing. 6Ent!" a M! !ng!"7 Tho, co$! t to , ! th% tong,!; th% to"% +,ickl%. M! !ng!" *"acio, $% lo"d. I ho,ld "!4o"t that 3hich I a% I a3. B,t kno3 not ho3 to do it. MACBETH -!ll. a%. i".

M! !ng!" A I did tand $% 3atch ,4on th! hill. I look#d to3a"d Bi"na$. and anon. $!tho,ght. Th! 3ood )!gan to $o5!. MACBETH Lia" and la5!9

M! !ng!" L!t $! !nd,"! %o," 3"ath. if#t )! not o1 -ithin thi th"!! $il! $a% %o, !! it co$ing; I a%. a $o5ing g"o5!. MACBETH If tho, 4!ak# t fal !. U4on th! n!:t t"!! halt tho, hang ali5!. Till fa$in! cling th!!1 if th% 4!!ch )! ooth. I ca"! not if tho, do t fo" $! a $,ch. I 4,ll in "! ol,tion. and )!gin To do,)t th! !+,i5ocation of th! fi!nd That li! lik! t",th1 #'!a" not. till Bi"na$ 3ood Do co$! to D,n inan!1# and no3 a 3ood Co$! to3a"d D,n inan!. A"$. a"$. and o,t9 If thi 3hich h! a5o,ch! do! a44!a". Th!"! i no" fl%ing h!nc! no" ta""%ing h!"!. I gin to )! a3!a"% of th! ,n. And 3i h th! ! tat! o# th! 3o"ld 3!"! no3 ,ndon!. Ring th! ala",$<)!ll9 Blo3. 3ind9 co$!. 3"ack9 At l!a t 3!#ll di! 3ith ha"n! on o," )ack. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH

ACT ?

SCENE ?I

D,n inan!. B!fo"! th! ca tl!.

6D",$ and colo," . Ent!" MALCOLM. SI-ARD. MACDU''. and th!i" A"$%. 3ith )o,gh 7 MALCOLM No3 n!a" !no,gh1 %o," l!af% c"!!n th"o3 do3n. And ho3 lik! tho ! %o, a"!. /o,. 3o"th% ,ncl!. Shall. 3ith $% co, in. %o," "ight<no)l! on. L!ad o," fi" t )attl!1 3o"th% Macd,ff and 3! Shall tak! ,4on # 3hat !l ! "!$ain to do. Acco"ding to o," o"d!". SI-ARD 'a"! %o, 3!ll. Do 3! ),t find th! t%"ant# 4o3!" to<night. L!t , )! )!at!n. if 3! cannot fight. MACDU'' Mak! all o," t",$4!t 4!ak; gi5! th!$ all )"!ath. Tho ! cla$o"o, ha")ing!" of )lood and d!ath. 6E:!,nt7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE ?II

Anoth!" 4a"t of th! fi!ld.

6Ala",$ . Ent!" MACBETH7 MACBETH Th!% ha5! ti!d $! to a tak!; I cannot fl%. B,t. )!a"<lik!. I $, t fight th! co," !. -hat# h! That 3a not )o"n of 3o$an8 S,ch a on! A$ I to f!a". o" non!.

6Ent!" /OUN* SI-ARD7 /OUN* SI-ARD MACBETH -hat i th% na$!8 Tho,#lt )! af"aid to h!a" it.

/OUN* SI-ARD No; tho,gh tho, call# t th% !lf a hott!" na$! Than an% i in h!ll. MACBETH M% na$!# Mac)!th.

/OUN* SI-ARD Th! d!5il hi$ !lf co,ld not 4"ono,nc! a titl! Mo"! hat!f,l to $in! !a". MACBETH No. no" $o"! f!a"f,l.

/OUN* SI-ARD Tho, li! t. a)ho""!d t%"ant; 3ith $% 3o"d I#ll 4"o5! th! li! tho, 4!ak# t. 6Th!% fight and /OUN* SI-ARD i lain7

MACBETH Tho, 3a t )o"n of 3o$an B,t 3o"d I $il! at. 3!a4on la,gh to co"n. B"andi h#d )% $an that# of a 3o$an )o"n. 6E:it7 6Ala",$ . Ent!" MACDU''7 MACDU'' That 3a% th! noi ! i . T%"ant. ho3 th% fac!9 If tho, )!# t lain and 3ith no t"ok! of $in!. M% 3if! and child"!n# gho t 3ill ha,nt $! till. I cannot t"ik! at 3"!tch!d k!"n . 3ho ! a"$ A"! hi"!d to )!a" th!i" ta5! 1 !ith!" tho,. Mac)!th. O" !l ! $% 3o"d 3ith an ,n)att!"#d !dg! I h!ath! again ,nd!!d!d. Th!"! tho, ho,ld t )!; B% thi g"!at clatt!". on! of g"!at! t not! S!!$ )",it!d. L!t $! find hi$. fo"t,n!9 And $o"! I )!g not. 6E:it. Ala",$ 7 6Ent!" MALCOLM and SI-ARD7 SI-ARD Thi 3a%. $% lo"d; th! ca tl!# g!ntl% "!nd!"#d1

Th! t%"ant# 4!o4l! on )oth id! do fight; Th! no)l! than! do )"a5!l% in th! 3a"; Th! da% al$o t it !lf 4"of! ! %o," . And littl! i to do. MALCOLM -! ha5! $!t 3ith fo! That t"ik! )! id! , . SI-ARD Ent!". i". th! ca tl!.

6E:!,nt. Ala",$ 7

MACBETH ACT ?

SCENE ?III Anoth!" 4a"t of th! fi!ld. 6Ent!" MACBETH7 MACBETH -h% ho,ld I 4la% th! Ro$an fool. and di! On $in! o3n 3o"d8 3hil! I !! li5! . th! ga h! Do )!tt!" ,4on th!$. 6Ent!" MACDU''7 MACDU'' T,"n. h!ll<ho,nd. t,"n9

MACBETH Of all $!n !l ! I ha5! a5oid!d th!!1 B,t g!t th!! )ack; $% o,l i too $,ch cha"g!d -ith )lood of thin! al"!ad%. MACDU'' I ha5! no 3o"d 1 M% 5oic! i in $% 3o"d1 tho, )loodi!" 5illain Than t!"$ can gi5! th!! o,t9 6Th!% fight7 MACBETH Tho, lo ! t la)o,"1

A !a % $a% t tho, th! int"!nchant ai" -ith th% k!!n 3o"d i$4"! a $ak! $! )l!!d1 L!t fall th% )lad! on 5,ln!"a)l! c"! t ; I )!a" a cha"$!d lif!. 3hich $, t not %i!ld. To on! of 3o$an )o"n. MACDU'' D! 4ai" th% cha"$; And l!t th! ang!l 3ho$ tho, till ha t !"5!d T!ll th!!. Macd,ff 3a f"o$ hi $oth!"# 3o$) Unti$!l% "i44#d. MACBETH Acc," !d )! that tong,! that t!ll $! o. 'o" it hath co3#d $% )!tt!" 4a"t of $an9 And )! th! ! =,ggling fi!nd no $o"! )!li!5!d. That 4alt!" 3ith , in a do,)l! !n !; That k!!4 th! 3o"d of 4"o$i ! to o," !a". And )"!ak it to o," ho4!. I#ll not fight 3ith th!!. MACDU'' Th!n %i!ld th!!. co3a"d. And li5! to )! th! ho3 and ga@! o# th! ti$!1 -!#ll ha5! th!!. a o," "a"!" $on t!" a"!. Paint!d on a 4ol!. and ,nd!"3"it. #H!"! $a% %o, !! th! t%"ant.# MACBETH I 3ill not %i!ld. To ki th! g"o,nd )!fo"! %o,ng Malcol$# f!!t. And to )! )ait!d 3ith th! "a))l!# c," !. Tho,gh Bi"na$ 3ood )! co$! to D,n inan!. And tho, o44o !d. )!ing of no 3o$an )o"n. /!t I 3ill t"% th! la t. B!fo"! $% )od% I th"o3 $% 3a"lik! hi!ld. La% on. Macd,ff. And da$n#d )! hi$ that fi" t c"i! . #Hold. !no,gh9# 6E:!,nt. fighting. Ala",$ 7 6R!t"!at. 'lo,"i h. Ent!". 3ith d",$ and colo," . MALCOLM. SI-ARD. ROSS. th! oth!" Than! . and Soldi!" 7 MALCOLM I 3o,ld th! f"i!nd 3! $i 3!"! af! a""i5!d.

SI-ARD So$! $, t go off1 and %!t. )% th! ! I !!. So g"!at a da% a thi i ch!a4l% )o,ght. MALCOLM Macd,ff i $i ing. and %o," no)l! on. ROSS /o," on. $% lo"d. ha 4aid a oldi!"# d!)t1

H! onl% li5!d ),t till h! 3a a $an; Th! 3hich no oon!" had hi 4"o3! confi"$#d In th! ,n h"inking tation 3h!"! h! fo,ght. B,t lik! a $an h! di!d. SI-ARD Th!n h! i d!ad8

ROSS A%. and )"o,ght off th! fi!ld1 %o," ca, ! of o""o3 M, t not )! $!a ,"!d )% hi 3o"th. fo" th!n It hath no !nd. SI-ARD ROSS A%. on th! f"ont. SI-ARD -h% th!n. *od# oldi!" )! h!9 Had I a $an% on a I ha5! hai" . I 3o,ld not 3i h th!$ to a fai"!" d!ath1 And o. hi kn!ll i knoll#d. MALCOLM H!# 3o"th $o"! o""o3. And that I#ll 4!nd fo" hi$. SI-ARD H!# 3o"th no $o"! Th!% a% h! 4a"t!d 3!ll. and 4aid hi co"!1 And o. *od )! 3ith hi$9 H!"! co$! n!3!" co$fo"t. 6R!<!nt!" MACDU''. 3ith MACBETH# h!ad7 MACDU'' Hail. king9 fo" o tho, a"t1 )!hold. 3h!"! tand Th! , ,"4!"# c," !d h!ad1 th! ti$! i f"!!1 I !! th!! co$4a #d 3ith th% kingdo$# 4!a"l. That 4!ak $% al,tation in th!i" $ind ; -ho ! 5oic! I d! i"! alo,d 3ith $in!1 Hail. >ing of Scotland9 ALL Hail. >ing of Scotland9 6'lo,"i h7 MALCOLM -! hall not 4!nd a la"g! !:4!n ! of ti$! B!fo"! 3! "!ckon 3ith %o," !5!"al lo5! . And $ak! , !5!n 3ith %o,. M% than! and kin $!n. H!nc!fo"th )! !a"l . th! fi" t that !5!" Scotland In ,ch an hono," na$!d. -hat# $o"! to do. -hich 3o,ld )! 4lant!d n!3l% 3ith th! ti$!. Had h! hi h,"t )!fo"!8

A calling ho$! o," !:il!d f"i!nd a)"oad That fl!d th! na"! of 3atchf,l t%"ann%; P"od,cing fo"th th! c",!l $ini t!" Of thi d!ad ),tch!" and hi fi!nd<lik! +,!!n. -ho. a #ti tho,ght. )% !lf and 5iol!nt hand Took off h!" lif!; thi . and 3hat n!!df,l !l ! That call ,4on , . )% th! g"ac! of *"ac!. -! 3ill 4!"fo"$ in $!a ,"!. ti$! and 4lac!1 So. thank to all at onc! and to !ach on!. -ho$ 3! in5it! to !! , c"o3n#d at Scon!. 6'lo,"i h. E:!,nt7