第12章

AnolderandabettersoldiernoneThatChristendomgivesout。ROSSWouldIcouldanswerThiscomfortwiththelike!ButIhavewordsThatwouldbehowl\'doutinthedesertair,Wherehearingshouldnotlatchthem。MACDUFFWhatconcernthey?

Thegeneralcause?orisitafee—griefDuetosomesinglebreast?ROSSNomindthat\'shonestButinitsharessomewoe;thoughthemainpartPertainstoyoualone。MACDUFFIfitbemine,Keepitnotfromme,quicklyletmehaveit。ROSSLetnotyourearsdespisemytongueforever,WhichshallpossessthemwiththeheaviestsoundThateveryettheyheard。MACDUFFHum!Iguessatit。ROSSYourcastleissurprised;yourwifeandbabesSavagelyslaughter\'d:torelatethemanner,Were,onthequarryofthesemurder\'ddeer,Toaddthedeathofyou。MALCOLMMercifulheaven!

What,man!ne\'erpullyourhatuponyourbrows;

Givesorrowwords:thegriefthatdoesnotspeakWhisperstheo\'er—fraughtheartandbidsitbreak。MACDUFFMychildrentoo?ROSSWife,children,servants,allThatcouldbefound。MACDUFFAndImustbefromthence!

Mywifekill\'dtoo?ROSSIhavesaid。MALCOLMBecomforted:

Let\'smakeusmedicinesofourgreatrevenge,Tocurethisdeadlygrief。MACDUFFHehasnochildren。Allmyprettyones?

Didyousayall?Ohell—kite!All?

What,allmyprettychickensandtheirdamAtonefellswoop?MALCOLMDisputeitlikeaman。MACDUFFIshalldoso;

ButImustalsofeelitasaman:

Icannotbutremembersuchthingswere,Thatweremostprecioustome。Didheavenlookon,Andwouldnottaketheirpart?SinfulMacduff,Theywereallstruckforthee!naughtthatI

am,Notfortheirowndemerits,butformine,Fellslaughterontheirsouls。Heavenrestthemnow!MALCOLMBethisthewhetstoneofyoursword:

letgriefConverttoanger;bluntnottheheart,enrageit。MACDUFFO,IcouldplaythewomanwithmineeyesAndbraggartwithmytongue!But,gentleheavens,Cutshortallintermission;fronttofrontBringthouthisfiendofScotlandandmyself;

Withinmysword\'slengthsethim;ifhe\'scape,Heavenforgivehimtoo!MALCOLMThistunegoesmanly。

Come,gowetotheking;ourpowerisready;

Ourlackisnothingbutourleave;MacbethIsripeforshaking,andthepowersabovePutontheirinstruments。Receivewhatcheeryoumay:

Thenightislongthatneverfindstheday。

ExeuntACTVSCENEI。Dunsinane。Ante—roominthecastle。EnteraDoctorofPhysicandaWaiting—GentlewomanDoctorIhavetwonightswatchedwithyou,butcanperceivenotruthinyourreport。Whenwasitshelastwalked?GentlewomanSincehismajestywentintothefield,Ihaveseenherrisefromherbed,throwhernight—gownuponher,unlockhercloset,takeforthpaper,foldit,writeupon\'t,readit,afterwardssealit,andagainreturntobed;yetallthiswhileinamostfastsleep。DoctorAgreatperturbationinnature,toreceiveatoncethebenefitofsleep,anddotheeffectsofwatching!Inthisslumberyagitation,besidesherwalkingandotheractualperformances,what,atanytime,haveyouheardhersay?GentlewomanThat,sir,whichIwillnotreportafterher。DoctorYoumaytome:and\'tismostmeetyoushould。GentlewomanNeithertoyounoranyone;havingnowitnesstoconfirmmyspeech。

EnterLADYMACBETH,withataperLoyou,hereshecomes!Thisisherveryguise;

and,uponmylife,fastasleep。Observeher;standclose。DoctorHowcameshebythatlight?GentlewomanWhy,itstoodbyher:shehaslightbyhercontinually;\'tishercommand。DoctorYousee,hereyesareopen。GentlewomanAy,buttheirsenseisshut。DoctorWhatisitshedoesnow?Look,howsherubsherhands。GentlewomanItisanaccustomedactionwithher,toseemthuswashingherhands:Ihaveknownhercontinueinthisaquarterofanhour。LADYMACBETHYethere\'saspot。DoctorHark!shespeaks:Iwillsetdownwhatcomesfromher,tosatisfymyremembrancethemorestrongly。LADYMACBETHOut,damnedspot!out,Isay!——One:two:

why,then,\'tistimetodo\'t。——Hellismurky!——Fie,mylord,fie!asoldier,andafeard?Whatneedwefearwhoknowsit,whennonecancallourpowertoaccount?——Yetwhowouldhavethoughttheoldmantohavehadsomuchbloodinhim。DoctorDoyoumarkthat?LADYMACBETHThethaneofFifehadawife:whereisshenow?——

What,willthesehandsne\'erbeclean?——Nomoreo\'

that,mylord,nomoreo\'that:youmarallwiththisstarting。DoctorGoto,goto;youhaveknownwhatyoushouldnot。GentlewomanShehasspokewhatsheshouldnot,Iamsureofthat:heavenknowswhatshehasknown。LADYMACBETHHere\'sthesmellofthebloodstill:alltheperfumesofArabiawillnotsweetenthislittlehand。Oh,oh,oh!DoctorWhatasighisthere!Theheartissorelycharged。GentlewomanIwouldnothavesuchaheartinmybosomforthedignityofthewholebody。DoctorWell,well,well,——GentlewomanPrayGoditbe,sir。DoctorThisdiseaseisbeyondmypractise:yetIhaveknownthosewhichhavewalkedintheirsleepwhohavediedholilyintheirbeds。LADYMACBETHWashyourhands,putonyournightgown;

looknotsopale。——Itellyouyetagain,Banquo\'sburied;

hecannotcomeouton\'sgrave。DoctorEvenso?LADYMACBETHTobed,tobed!there\'sknockingatthegate:

come,come,come,come,givemeyourhand。What\'sdonecannotbeundone。——Tobed,tobed,tobed!

ExitDoctorWillshegonowtobed?GentlewomanDirectly。DoctorFoulwhisperingsareabroad:unnaturaldeedsDobreedunnaturaltroubles:infectedmindsTotheirdeafpillowswilldischargetheirsecrets:

Moreneedsshethedivinethanthephysician。

God,Godforgiveusall!Lookafterher;

Removefromherthemeansofallannoyance,Andstillkeepeyesuponher。So,goodnight:

Mymindshehasmated,andamazedmysight。

Ithink,butdarenotspeak。GentlewomanGoodnight,gooddoctor。

ExeuntSCENEII。ThecountrynearDunsinane。Drumandcolours。EnterMENTEITH,CAITHNESS,ANGUS,LENNOX,andSoldiersMENTEITHTheEnglishpowerisnear,ledonbyMalcolm,HisuncleSiwardandthegoodMacduff:

Revengesburninthem;fortheirdearcausesWouldtothebleedingandthegrimalarmExcitethemortifiedman。ANGUSNearBirnamwoodShallwewellmeetthem;thatwayaretheycoming。CAITHNESSWhoknowsifDonalbainbewithhisbrother?LENNOXForcertain,sir,heisnot:IhaveafileOfallthegentry:thereisSiward\'sson,AndmanyunroughyouthsthatevennowProtesttheirfirstofmanhood。MENTEITHWhatdoesthetyrant?CAITHNESSGreatDunsinanehestronglyfortifies:

Somesayhe\'smad;othersthatlesserhatehimDocallitvaliantfury:but,forcertain,Hecannotbucklehisdistemper\'dcauseWithinthebeltofrule。ANGUSNowdoeshefeelHissecretmurdersstickingonhishands;

Nowminutelyrevoltsupbraidhisfaith—breach;

Thosehecommandsmoveonlyincommand,Nothinginlove:nowdoeshefeelhistitleHanglooseabouthim,likeagiant\'srobeUponadwarfishthief。MENTEITHWhothenshallblameHispester\'dsensestorecoilandstart,WhenallthatiswithinhimdoescondemnItselfforbeingthere?CAITHNESSWell,marchweon,Togiveobediencewhere\'tistrulyowed:

Meetwethemedicineofthesicklyweal,Andwithhimpourweinourcountry\'spurgeEachdropofus。LENNOXOrsomuchasitneeds,Todewthesovereignfloweranddrowntheweeds。

MakeweourmarchtowardsBirnam。