[Exeunt. [them : All. Well contented. Mal. What will you do? Let's not confort with To fhew an unfelt forrow, is an office Which the false man does eafy: I'll to England. Don. To Ireland, I; our feparated fortune Shall keep us both the fafer: where we are, There's daggers in men's fmiles: the near in blood, The nearer bloody. Mal. This murderous fhaft that's shot, Hath not yet lighted; and our fafeft way 1s, to avoid the aim. Therefore, to horfe; And let us not be dainty of leave-taking, But shift away: There's warrant in that theft Which steals itself, when there's no mercy left. Roffe. Is 'tknown, who did this more than bloody What good could they pretend 4 ? Macd. They were fuborn'd: Malcolm, and Donalbain, the king's two fons, Ro. Gainft nature still: Thriftlefs ambition, that wilt ravin up Thine own life's means!-Then 'tis most like, Macd. He is already nam'd; and gone to Scone, To be invefted. Rof. Where is Duncan's body? Maid. Carried to Colmes-kill 5; The facred ftore-houfe of his predeceffors, Roje. Will you to Scone ? Macd. No, coufin, I'll to Fife. Roffe. Well, I will thither. [-adieu ! SCENE I Enter Banquo. ACT HOU haft it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, III. (As apon thee, Macbeth, their speeches fhine Tas the weird women promis'd; and, I fear, Senet founded. Enter Macbeth as King; Lady Mac Thou playd'st most foully for 't: yet it was faid, Of many kings: If there come truth from them, beth, Lenox, Roffe, Lords, and sittendants. Macb. Here's our chief guest. Lady. If he had been forgotten, 1 Meaning, our half-dreft bodies. 2 i. e. intention, defign. 3 Meaning, confidence in its quality. 4 To pretend, means here, propofe to themfelves. 5 Colmes-hill, or Colm-kill, means Iona, one of the weitern ifles, where moft of the ancient kings of Scotland are buried. i. c. profper. And And all things unbecoming. No fon of mine fucceeding. If it be fo, Marb. To-night we hold a folemn fupper, fir, For Banquo's iffue have I fil'd 2 my mind; And I'll requeft your prefence. Ban. Lay your highness' Command upon me; to the which, my duties Mach. Ride you this afternoon ? Ban. Ay, my good lord. For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd; To make them kings, the feed of Banquo kings! [advice | And champion meto the utterance 4 !--Who's there? Mach. We fhould have elfe defir'd your good Ban. As far, my lord, as will fill up the time Macb. Fail not our feaft. [ter, Mach. We hear, our bloody coufins are bestow'd upon us. [Exit Banquo. Was it not yesterday we spoke together? Have you confider'd of my fpeeches? Know, Who wrought with them; and all things elfe, To half a foul, and to a notion craz'd, I Mur. You made it known to us. Macb. I did fo; and went further, which is now Mach. I with your horfes fwift, and fure of foot; Our point of fecond meeting. Do you find And fo I do commend you to their backs. Your patience fo predominant in your nature, Farewel.That you can let this go? Are you fo gospell'd 3⁄4, To pray for this good man, and for his iffue, Whofe heavy hand hath bow'd you to the grave, And beggar'd yours for ever? Let every man be mafter of his time Se. They are, my lord, without the palace gate. 1 Mar. We are men, my liege, Macb. Ay, in the catalogue you go for men; Reigns that, which would be fear'd: 'Tis much he Particular addition, from the bill dares; And, to that dauntless temper of his mind, He hath a wildom that doth guide his valour That writes them all alike: and fo of men. 2 Mur. I am one, my liege, Mur. And I another, 1i. e. If he does not go well. 2 i. e. defiled. 3 the devil. 4 The word utterance is derived from the French outrance. A challenge or a combat a l'outrance, to extremity, was a fix'd term in the law of arms, uled when the combatants engaged with an odium inter ecinum, an intention to defray each other. 5 i. e, made to believe what was not true. 6 Meaning, are you of that degree of piccife virtue? Gospellers was a name of contempt given by the Papitts to the Lollards. 7 Shoughs are pro bably what we now call fhocks. The expreflion, valued file, feems to mean in this place, a poft of honour; the firit rank, in oppofition to the last. File and lift are fynonymous. Bb3 So weary with difafters, tugg'd with fortune 1, Macb. Both of you Know, Banquo was your enemy. Mur. True, my lord. Macb. So is he mine: and in fuch bloody distance 2 May. We fhall, my lord, Perform what you command us. Mur. Though our lives With them they think on Things without all Should be without regard: what's done, is done. But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds Ere we will cat our meal in fear, and fleep Lady. Come on; Gentle my lord, Sleek o'er your rugged looks; be bright and jovial Macb. Your fpirits fhine through you, Within Among your guefts to-night. this hour, at most, I will advise you where to plant yourselves; Mur. We are refolv'd, my lord. Mach. I'll call upon you straight; abide within. II. Enter Lady Macbeth, and a Servant. Sery. Madam, I will. Lady. Nought's had, all's fpent, [Exit. Mack. So fhall 1, love; And fo, I pray, be you; Let your remembrance Lady. You must leave this. Macb. O, full of fcorpions is my mind, dear wife ! Ledy. What's to be done? Matb. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck 19, II Till theu applaud the deed. Come, feeling night, Makes wing to the rooky wood 13 : Good things of day begin to droop and drowze; While night's black agent to their preys do reuze. Thou mai vell'ft at my words: but hold thee ftill ; Things, bad begun, make strong themiclves by ill : Ufing those thoughts, which thould indeed have dy'd¦So, pr'ythee, go with me. [Excunt. How now, my lord? why do you keep alone, 1 i. e, worried by fortune. 2 Such a diflance as mortal enemies would fland at from each other when the 'r quarrel muft be determined by the fword. 3 Meaning, the exact time. 4 i. c. Always remembering, that throughout the whole tranfaction I must ftand clear of fufpicion. 5 i. e. Worthlefs, vile. 6 ftacy here fignifies any violent emotion of the mind, pain, ogony. 71. e. Do him the highest honours. 8 Eterne for eternal. 9 i. e. according to Mr Steevens, the beetle borne along the air by its fhards or fealy wings; fhards fignifying feales. But Mr. Tollet fays, that faard-Lorn beetle is the beetle born in dung; and that hard fignifies dung, is well known in the North of Staffordshire, where couffard is the word generally used for cow-dung. 10 A term of endearment. blinding. 1 i. e. The right grows dull or muddy. 13 i. c. to a rookery. II 1. C. SCENE Our offices, and what we have to do, To the direction just. I Mur. Then ftand with us. Macb. Then comes my fit again: I had elie been Whole as the marble, founded as the rock; As broad, and general, as the cafing air: I am cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, bound in The west yet glimmers with fome ftreaks of day:To faucy doubts and fears. But Banquo's fate? Now fpurs the lated traveller apace, To gain the timely inn; and near approaches The fubject of our watch. 3 Mur. Hark! I hear horfes. [Banquo within.] Give us a light there, ho! 2 Mur. Then it is he; the reft That are within the note of expectation, Already are i' the court. I Mur. His horses go about. 3 Mur. Alır ft a mile: but he does usually, So all men do, from hence to the palace gate, Make it their walk. Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch. 2 Mur. A light, a light! 3 Mur. 'Tis he. 1 Mo. Stand to't. Ban. It will be rain to-night. 1 May. Let it come down. [They affault Banquo. B.n. Oh, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly; Thou may'ft revenge.-Oh flave! [Dies. Fleance efcapes. Mur. Who did strike out the light? I Mar. Was 't not the way ? I 3 Mar. There's but one down; the fon is fled. 2 Mur. We have loft beft half of our affair. Mur. Well, let's away, and fay how much is done. SCENE IV. [Exeunt. Both fides are even: Here I'll fit i' the midft: Be large in mirth; anon, we'll drink a measure The table round.-There's blood upon thy face. Mur. 'Tis Banquo's then. Mach. 'Tis better thee without, than he within. Is he difpatch'd? Mur. Ay, my good lord: fafe in a ditch he bides, With twenty trenched 2 gafhes on his head; The leaft a death to nature. Macb. Thanks for that: There the grown ferpent lies; the worm, that's fled, Hath nature that in time will venom breed, Noteeth for the prefent.-Get thee gone; to-morrow We'll hear, ourselves again. [Exit Murderer. Lady. My royal lord, You do not give the cheer: the feaft is fold, From thence, the fauce to meat is ceremony; [Enter the Ghoft of Banquo, and fits in Macbeth's Mach. Sweet remembrancer!- Len. May it please your highness fit? [roof'd, Ref. His abfence, fir, [nefs Lays blame upon his promise. Please it your high- Len. Here is a place referv'd, fir. Mach. Where? [your highnefs? Len. Here, my good lord. What is 't that moves Mack. Which of you have done this? Lords. What, my good lord? Mach. Thou canst not fay, I did it: never fhake Thy goary locks at me. Roffe. Gentlemen, rife; his highnefs is not well. Lady. Sit, worthy friends:--my lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth: pray you, keep feat ; The fit is momentary; upon a thought He will again be well: if much you note him, You fhall offend him, and extend his paffion 4; Feed, and regard him not.-Are you a man? Macb. Ay, and a bold one, that dare look on that Which might appall the devil. Lady. O proper stuff! This is the very painting of your fear: Mur. My lord, his throat is cut; that I did for him. Led you to Duncan. Oh, thefe flaws 5, and starts, 1 That is, the best means to evade difcovery, f that which is not given chearfully, cannot be $Flaws are fudden gufts. 2 From trancher, to cut. 3 The meaning is, called a gift.” i. c. prolong his fuffering. Bb 4 (Impoftors (Impoftors to true fear,) would well become you make fuch faces? When all's done, You look but on a stool. [fay you? Lady. What! quite unmann'd in folly? [time, Macb. Blood hath been fhed ere now, i' the olden Ere human ftatute purg'd the gentle weal1; Ay, and fince too, murders have been perform'd Too terrible for the ear: the times have been, That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end: but now, they rife again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, Len. Good night, and better health, Attend his majesty! Lady. A kind good night to all! [Exeunt Lords, Macb. It will have blood, they fay; blood will have blood: [peak Stones have been known to move, and trees to Augurs, and understood relations 7, have [forth By magot-pies, and choughs, and rooks, brought And push us from our ftools: This is more strangeThe fecret'ft man of blood.—What is the night? Than fuch a murder is. Lady. My worthy lord, Your noble friends do lack you. Mach. I do forget : Do not mufe 2 at me, my moft worthy friends; And to our dear friend Banque, whom we mifs; Lords. Our duties, and the pledge. [hide thee! Lady. Think of this, good peers, Mach. What man dare, I dare: Lady. You have difplac'd the mirth, broke the With moft admir'd diforder. [good meeting, Lady. Almost at odds with morning, which is which. [perfon, Mach. How fay'ft thou, that Macduff denies his At our great bidding? Lady. Did you send to him, fir? Macb. I heard it by the way; but I will fend: There's not a one of them, but in his house I keep a fervant fee'd. I will to-morrow (And betimes I will) unto the weird fifters: More fhall they speak; for now I am bent to know, By the worft means, the worst: for mine own good, All caufes fhall give way; I am in blood Stept in fo far, that, fhould I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er: Strange things I have in head, that will to hand; Which must be acted, ere they may be feann'd 9. Lady. You lack the feafon 10 of all natures, fleep. Macb, Come, we'll to fleep: My flrange and felf-abuse Is the initiate fear, that wants hard use :----- [Exeunt. 1 The gentle weal is the peaceable community. 2 i. e. wonder. 3 i. e. all good wishes to all fuch as he had named above, love, health, and joy. 4 Pope reads, and we think properly, inhibit; that is. if I refufe, or evade thee. 5 Meaning, pafs over us like a fummer's cloud. 6 Mr. Steevens clucidates this paifage thus: "You prove to me that I am a ftranger even to my own difpofition, "when I perceive that the very object which fleals the colour from my cheek, permits it to remain in yours. In other words,- You prove to me how falfe an opinion I have hitherto maintained "of my own courage, when yours on the trial is found to exceed it." 7 By relation is here meant i. e. e. magpies. Magot-pie is the original name of the bird, from magot, Fr. and hence alfo the modern abbreviation of mag, applied to pies, 9-To Jean is to examine nicely. 10 i. e. refreshment. the connion of effects with caufes. Was |