That would'st thou holily; would'st not play false, And yet would'st wrongly win: thou'd'st have, great Glamis, That which cries, Thus thou must do, if thou have it; Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither, Enter an Attendant. Attend. The king comes here to-night. Thou'rt mad to say it: Is not thy master with him? who, wer't so, Attend. So please you, it is true; our thane is One of my fellows had the speed of him; Who, almost dead for breath, had scarcely more Than would make up his message. Lady M. That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan + Diadem. 6 Deadly, murderous. 5 Supernatural. 7 Pity. And take my milk for gall, you murd'ring ministers, You wait on nature's mischief: Come, thick night, Cawdor! Enter MACbeth. Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter ! The future in the instant. O, never Your face, my thane, is as a book, where men But be the serpent under it. He that's coming Only look up clear; To alter favour 9 ever is to fear : [Exeunt. 8 Wrap as in a mantle. 9 Look, countenance. SCENE VI. Before the Castle. Hautboys. Servants of Macbeth attending. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, BANQUO, LENOX, MACDUFF, ROSSE, ANGUS, and Attendants. Dun. This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses. Ban. This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve, By his lov'd mansionry, that the heaven's breath, Smells wooingly here: no jutty, frieze, buttress, Nor coigne of vantage', but this bird hath made His pendent bed, and procreant cradle: Where they Most breed and haunt, I have observ'd the air Is delicate. Dun. Enter Lady MAСВЕТН. See, see! our honour'd hostess! The love that follows us, sometime is our trouble, Which still we thank as love. Lady M. Herein I teach you, us for your pains, All our service In every point twice done, and then done double, Were poor and single business, to contend Against those honours deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house: For those of old, And the late dignities heap'd up to them, We rest your hermits. Dun. Where's the thane of Cawdor? 1 Convenient corner. 2 Reward. We cours'd him at the heels, and had a purpose To be his purveyor: but he rides well; And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him To his home before us: Fair and noble hostess, We are your guest to-night. Lady M. Your servants ever Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs, in compt, 3 To make their audit at your highness' pleasure, Dun. [Exeunt. SCENE VII. A Room in the Castle. Hautboys and torches. Enter, and pass over the stage, a Sewer and divers Servants with dishes and service. Then enter MACBETH. Macb. If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly: If the assassination But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,— We'd jump the life to come. But, in these cases, We still have judgment here; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor: This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice 3 Subject to acccompt. An officer so called from his placing the dishes on the table. To our own lips. He's here in double trust: And pity, like a naked new-born babe, 5 Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind. — I have no spur How now, what news? Enter Lady Macbeth. Lady M. He has almost supp'd; Why have you left the chamber? Macb. Hath he ask'd for me? Lady M. Know you not, he has? Macb. We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honoured me of late; and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, Was the hope drunk, 5 Winds; sightless is invisible. |