第5章

Exit。KnockingwithinMACBETHWhenceisthatknocking?

Howis\'twithme,wheneverynoiseappalsme?

Whathandsarehere?ha!theypluckoutmineeyes。

WillallgreatNeptune\'soceanwashthisbloodCleanfrommyhand?No,thismyhandwillratherThemultitudinousseasinincarnadine,Makingthegreenonered。

Re—enterLADYMACBETHLADYMACBETHMyhandsareofyourcolour;butIshameTowearaheartsowhite。

KnockingwithinIhearaknockingAtthesouthentry:retirewetoourchamber;

Alittlewaterclearsusofthisdeed:

Howeasyisit,then!YourconstancyHathleftyouunattended。

KnockingwithinHark!moreknocking。

Getonyournightgown,lestoccasioncallus,Andshowustobewatchers。BenotlostSopoorlyinyourthoughts。MACBETHToknowmydeed,\'twerebestnotknowmyself。

KnockingwithinWakeDuncanwiththyknocking!Iwouldthoucouldst!

ExeuntSCENEIII。Thesame。Knockingwithin。EnteraPorterPorterHere\'saknockingindeed!Ifamanwereporterofhell—gate,heshouldhaveoldturningthekey。

KnockingwithinKnock,knock,knock!Who\'sthere,i\'thenameofBeelzebub?Here\'safarmer,thathangedhimselfontheexpectationofplenty:comeintime;havenapkinsenowaboutyou;hereyou\'llsweatfor\'t。

KnockingwithinKnock,knock!Who\'sthere,intheotherdevil\'sname?Faith,here\'sanequivocator,thatcouldswearinboththescalesagainsteitherscale;

whocommittedtreasonenoughforGod\'ssake,yetcouldnotequivocatetoheaven:O,comein,equivocator。

KnockingwithinKnock,knock,knock!Who\'sthere?Faith,here\'sanEnglishtailorcomehither,forstealingoutofaFrenchhose:comein,tailor;hereyoumayroastyourgoose。

KnockingwithinKnock,knock;neveratquiet!Whatareyou?Butthisplaceistoocoldforhell。I\'lldevil—porteritnofurther:Ihadthoughttohaveletinsomeofallprofessionsthatgotheprimrosewaytotheeverlastingbonfire。

KnockingwithinAnon,anon!Iprayyou,remembertheporter。

OpensthegateEnterMACDUFFandLENNOXMACDUFFWasitsolate,friend,ereyouwenttobed,Thatyoudoliesolate?Porter\'Faithsir,wewerecarousingtillthesecondcock:anddrink,sir,isagreatprovokerofthreethings。MACDUFFWhatthreethingsdoesdrinkespeciallyprovoke?PorterMarry,sir,nose—painting,sleep,andurine。Lechery,sir,itprovokes,andunprovokes;

itprovokesthedesire,butittakesawaytheperformance:therefore,muchdrinkmaybesaidtobeanequivocatorwithlechery:

itmakeshim,anditmarshim;itsetshimon,andittakeshimoff;itpersuadeshim,anddisheartenshim;makeshimstandto,andnotstandto;inconclusion,equivocateshiminasleep,and,givinghimthelie,leaveshim。MACDUFFIbelievedrinkgavetheethelielastnight。PorterThatitdid,sir,i\'theverythroatonme:butIrequitedhimforhislie;and,I

think,beingtoostrongforhim,thoughhetookupmylegssometime,yetImadeashifttocasthim。MACDUFFIsthymasterstirring?

EnterMACBETH

Ourknockinghasawakedhim;herehecomes。LENNOXGoodmorrow,noblesir。MACBETHGoodmorrow,both。MACDUFFIsthekingstirring,worthythane?MACBETHNotyet。MACDUFFHedidcommandmetocalltimelyonhim:

Ihavealmostslipp\'dthehour。MACBETHI\'llbringyoutohim。MACDUFFIknowthisisajoyfultroubletoyou;

Butyet\'tisone。MACBETHThelabourwedelightinphysicspain。

Thisisthedoor。MACDUFFI\'llmakesoboldtocall,For\'tismylimitedservice。

ExitLENNOXGoesthekinghenceto—day?MACBETHHedoes:hedidappointso。LENNOXThenighthasbeenunruly:wherewelay,Ourchimneyswereblowndown;and,astheysay,Lamentingsheardi\'theair;strangescreamsofdeath,AndprophesyingwithaccentsterribleOfdirecombustionandconfusedeventsNewhatch\'dtothewoefultime:theobscurebirdClamour\'dthelivelongnight:somesay,theearthWasfeverousanddidshake。MACBETH\'Twasaroughnight。LENNOXMyyoungremembrancecannotparallelAfellowtoit。

Re—enterMACDUFFMACDUFFOhorror,horror,horror!TonguenorheartCannotconceivenornamethee!MACBETHLENNOXWhat\'sthematter。MACDUFFConfusionnowhathmadehismasterpiece!

MostsacrilegiousmurderhathbrokeopeTheLord\'sanointedtemple,andstolethenceThelifeo\'thebuilding!MACBETHWhatis\'tyousay?thelife?LENNOXMeanyouhismajesty?MACDUFFApproachthechamber,anddestroyyoursightWithanewGorgon:donotbidmespeak;

See,andthenspeakyourselves。

ExeuntMACBETHandLENNOX

Awake,awake!

Ringthealarum—bell。Murderandtreason!

BanquoandDonalbain!Malcolm!awake!

Shakeoffthisdownysleep,death\'scounterfeit,Andlookondeathitself!up,up,andseeThegreatdoom\'simage!Malcolm!Banquo!

Asfromyourgravesriseup,andwalklikesprites,Tocountenancethishorror!Ringthebell。

BellringsEnterLADYMACBETHLADYMACBETHWhat\'sthebusiness,ThatsuchahideoustrumpetcallstoparleyThesleepersofthehouse?speak,speak!MACDUFFOgentlelady,\'TisnotforyoutohearwhatIcanspeak:

Therepetition,inawoman\'sear,Wouldmurderasitfell。

EnterBANQUO

OBanquo,Banquo,Ourroyalmaster\'smurder\'d!LADYMACBETHWoe,alas!

What,inourhouse?BANQUOToocruelanywhere。

DearDuff,Iprithee,contradictthyself,Andsayitisnotso。

Re—enterMACBETHandLENNOX,withROSSMACBETHHadIbutdiedanhourbeforethischance,Ihadlivedablessedtime;for,fromthisinstant,There\'snothingseriousinmortality:

Allisbuttoys:renownandgraceisdead;

Thewineoflifeisdrawn,andthemereleesIsleftthisvaulttobragof。

EnterMALCOLMandDONALBAINDONALBAINWhatisamiss?MACBETHYouare,anddonotknow\'t:

Thespring,thehead,thefountainofyourbloodIsstopp\'d;theverysourceofitisstopp\'d。MACDUFFYourroyalfather\'smurder\'d。MALCOLMO,bywhom?LENNOXThoseofhischamber,asitseem\'d,haddone\'t:

Theirhandsandfaceswereanbadgedwithblood;

Soweretheirdaggers,whichunwipedwefoundUpontheirpillows:

Theystared,andweredistracted;noman\'slifeWastobetrustedwiththem。MACBETHO,yetIdorepentmeofmyfury,ThatIdidkillthem。MACDUFFWhereforedidyouso?MACBETHWhocanbewise,amazed,temperateandfurious,Loyalandneutral,inamoment?Noman:

TheexpeditionmyviolentloveOutrunthepauser,reason。HerelayDuncan,Hissilverskinlacedwithhisgoldenblood;