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;