第8章

Theleastadeathtonature。MACBETHThanksforthat:

Therethegrownserpentlies;thewormthat\'sfledHathnaturethatintimewillvenombreed，Noteethforthepresent。Gettheegone:to—morrowWe\'llhear，ourselves，again。

ExitMurdererLADYMACBETHMyroyallord，Youdonotgivethecheer:thefeastissoldThatisnotoftenvouch\'d，while\'tisa—making，\'Tisgivenwithwelcome:tofeedwerebestathome;

Fromthencethesaucetomeatisceremony;

Meetingwerebarewithoutit。MACBETHSweetremembrancer！

Now，gooddigestionwaitonappetite，Andhealthonboth！LENNOXMay\'tpleaseyourhighnesssit。

TheGHOSTOFBANQUOenters，andsitsinMACBETH\'splaceMACBETHHerehadwenowourcountry\'shonourroof\'d，WerethegracedpersonofourBanquopresent;

WhomayIratherchallengeforunkindnessThanpityformischance！ROSSHisabsence，sir，Laysblameuponhispromise。Please\'tyourhighnessTograceuswithyourroyalcompany。MACBETHThetable\'sfull。LENNOXHereisaplacereserved，sir。MACBETHWhere？LENNOXHere，mygoodlord。Whatis\'tthatmovesyourhighness？MACBETHWhichofyouhavedonethis？LordsWhat，mygoodlord？MACBETHThoucanstnotsayIdidit:nevershakeThygorylocksatme。ROSSGentlemen，rise:hishighnessisnotwell。LADYMACBETHSit，worthyfriends:mylordisoftenthus，Andhathbeenfromhisyouth:prayyou，keepseat;

Thefitismomentary;uponathoughtHewillagainbewell:ifmuchyounotehim，Youshalloffendhimandextendhispassion:

Feed，andregardhimnot。Areyouaman？MACBETHAy，andaboldone，thatdarelookonthatWhichmightappalthedevil。LADYMACBETHOproperstuff！

Thisistheverypaintingofyourfear:

Thisistheair—drawndaggerwhich，yousaid，LedyoutoDuncan。O，theseflawsandstarts，Impostorstotruefear，wouldwellbecomeAwoman\'sstoryatawinter\'sfire，Authorizedbyhergrandam。Shameitself！

Whydoyoumakesuchfaces？Whenall\'sdone，Youlookbutonastool。MACBETHPrithee，seethere！behold！look！lo！

howsayyou？

Why，whatcareI？Ifthoucanstnod，speaktoo。

Ifcharnel—housesandourgravesmustsendThosethatweburyback，ourmonumentsShallbethemawsofkites。

GHOSTOFBANQUOvanishesLADYMACBETHWhat，quiteunmann\'dinfolly？MACBETHIfIstandhere，Isawhim。LADYMACBETHFie，forshame！MACBETHBloodhathbeenshederenow，i\'theoldentime，Erehumanstatutepurgedthegentleweal;

Ay，andsincetoo，murdershavebeenperform\'dTooterriblefortheear:thetimeshavebeen，That，whenthebrainswereout，themanwoulddie，Andthereanend;butnowtheyriseagain，Withtwentymortalmurdersontheircrowns，Andpushusfromourstools:thisismorestrangeThansuchamurderis。LADYMACBETHMyworthylord，Yournoblefriendsdolackyou。MACBETHIdoforget。

Donotmuseatme，mymostworthyfriends，Ihaveastrangeinfirmity，whichisnothingTothosethatknowme。Come，loveandhealthtoall;

ThenI\'llsitdown。Givemesomewine;fillfull。

Idrinktothegeneraljoyo\'thewholetable，AndtoourdearfriendBanquo，whomwemiss;

Wouldhewerehere！toall，andhim，wethirst，Andalltoall。LordsOurduties，andthepledge。

Re—enterGHOSTOFBANQUOMACBETHAvaunt！andquitmysight！lettheearthhidethee！

Thybonesaremarrowless，thybloodiscold;

ThouhastnospeculationinthoseeyesWhichthoudostglarewith！LADYMACBETHThinkofthis，goodpeers，Butasathingofcustom:\'tisnoother;

Onlyitspoilsthepleasureofthetime。MACBETHWhatmandare，Idare:

ApproachthouliketheruggedRussianbear，Thearm\'drhinoceros，ortheHyrcantiger;

Takeanyshapebutthat，andmyfirmnervesShallnevertremble:orbealiveagain，Anddaremetothedesertwiththysword;

IftremblingIinhabitthen，protestmeThebabyofagirl。Hence，horribleshadow！

Unrealmockery，hence！

GHOSTOFBANQUOvanishesWhy，so:beinggone，Iamamanagain。Prayyou，sitstill。LADYMACBETHYouhavedisplacedthemirth，brokethegoodmeeting，Withmostadmireddisorder。MACBETHCansuchthingsbe，Andovercomeuslikeasummer\'scloud，Withoutourspecialwonder？YoumakemestrangeEventothedispositionthatIowe，WhennowIthinkyoucanbeholdsuchsights，Andkeepthenaturalrubyofyourcheeks，Whenmineisblanchedwithfear。ROSSWhatsights，mylord？LADYMACBETHIprayyou，speaknot;hegrowsworseandworse;

Questionenrageshim。Atonce，goodnight:

Standnotupontheorderofyourgoing，Butgoatonce。LENNOXGoodnight;andbetterhealthAttendhismajesty！LADYMACBETHAkindgoodnighttoall！

ExeuntallbutMACBETHandLADYMACBETHMACBETHItwillhaveblood;theysay，bloodwillhaveblood:

Stoneshavebeenknowntomoveandtreestospeak;

AugursandunderstoodrelationshaveBymagot—piesandchoughsandrooksbroughtforthThesecret\'stmanofblood。Whatisthenight？LADYMACBETHAlmostatoddswithmorning，whichiswhich。MACBETHHowsay\'stthou，thatMacduffdenieshispersonAtourgreatbidding？LADYMACBETHDidyousendtohim，sir？MACBETHIhearitbytheway;butIwillsend:

There\'snotaoneofthembutinhishouseIkeepaservantfee\'d。Iwillto—morrow，AndbetimesIwill，totheweirdsisters:

Moreshalltheyspeak;fornowIambenttoknow，Bytheworstmeans，theworst。Formineowngood，Allcausesshallgiveway:IaminbloodStepp\'dinsofarthat，shouldIwadenomore，Returningwereastediousasgoo\'er:

StrangethingsIhaveinhead，thatwilltohand;

Whichmustbeactederetheymaybescann\'d。LADYMACBETHYoulacktheseasonofallnatures，sleep。MACBETHCome，we\'lltosleep。Mystrangeandself—abuseIstheinitiatefearthatwantsharduse:

Weareyetbutyoungindeed。

ExeuntSCENEV。AHeath。Thunder。EnterthethreeWitchesmeetingHECATEFirstWitchWhy，hownow，Hecate！youlookangerly。HECATEHaveInotreason，beldamsasyouare，Saucyandoverbold？HowdidyoudareTotradeandtrafficwithMacbethInriddlesandaffairsofdeath;

AndI，themistressofyourcharms，Theclosecontriverofallharms，Wasnevercall\'dtobearmypart，Orshowthegloryofourart？

And，whichisworse，allyouhavedoneHathbeenbutforawaywardson，Spitefulandwrathful，who，asothersdo，Lovesforhisownends，notforyou。

Butmakeamendsnow:getyougone，AndatthepitofAcheronMeetmei\'themorning:thitherheWillcometoknowhisdestiny:

Yourvesselsandyourspellsprovide，Yourcharmsandeverythingbeside。

Iamfortheair;thisnightI\'llspendUntoadismalandafatalend:

Greatbusinessmustbewroughterenoon:

UponthecornerofthemoonTherehangsavaporousdropprofound;

I\'llcatchitereitcometoground:

Andthatdistill\'dbymagicsleightsShallraisesuchartificialspritesAsbythestrengthoftheirillusionShalldrawhimontohisconfusion:

Heshallspurnfate，scorndeath，andbearHehopes\'bovewisdom，graceandfear:

Andyouallknow，securityIsmortals\'chiefestenemy。