Macb. Whate'er thou art, for thy good caution, thanks; Thou hast harp'd my fear aright.-But one word more: I Witch. He will not be commanded: here's another, More potent than the first. Thunder. An Apparition of a bloody Child rises. App. Macbeth Macbeth! Macbeth ! Macb. Had I three ears, I'd hear thee. App. Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born [Descends. Macb. Then live, Macduff. What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, Thunder. An Apparition of a Child crowned, with a tree in his hand, rises. That rises like the issue of a king; And wears upon his baby brow the round All. Listen, but speak not to't. App. Be lion-mettled, proud; and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Macb. [Descends. That will never be ; Who can impress the forest; bid the tree Rebellious head rise never, till the wood All. Seek to know no more. Mach. I will be satisfied: deny me this, And an eternal curse fall on you! Let me know All. Show his eyes, and grieve his heart'; Come like shadows, so depart. Eight Kings appear, and pass over the stage in order; the last with a glass in his hand; BANQUO following. Mach. Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo; down! Thy crown does sear mine eyeballs :-and thy hair, Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first :A third is like the former.-Filthy hags! Why do you show me this?-A fourth!-Start, eyes! What will the line stretch out till the crack of doom? Another yet?-A seventh ?—I'll see no more:And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass Which shows me many more; and some I see, Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites, [Music. The Witches dance, and vanish. Macb. Where are they? Gone?-Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar!— Come in, without there! Len. Enter LENOX. What's your grace's will? No, my lord. Mach. Saw you the weird sisters? Len. Macb. Came they not by you? No, indeed, my lord. Macb. Infected be the air whereon they ride; And damn'd all those that trust them!-I did hear The galloping of horse. Who was't came by? Len. 'Tis two or three, my lord, that bring you word, Macduff is fled to England. Macb. Len. Ay, my good lord. Fied to England? Macb. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits : The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done : The castle of Macduff I will surprise; Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o' the sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool; This deed I'll do before this purpose cool: But no more sights !-Where are these gentle men? Come, bring me where they are. [Exeunt. A Room in Macduff's SCENE II.-Fife. Castle. Enter LADY MACDUFF, her Son, and Rosse. L. Macd. What had he done to make him fly Whether it was his wisdom, or his fear. L. Macd. Wisdom! to leave his wife, to leave his babes, His mansion, and his titles, in a place The most diminutive of birds, will fight, Her young ones in her nest, against the owl. Rosse. My dearest coz, I pray you, school yourself. husband, But, for your He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows further: I dare not speak much But cruel are the times, when we are traitors, And do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour From what we fear; yet know not what we fear; But float upon a wild and violent sea, Each way, and move.-I take my leave of you: Shall not be long but I'll be here again : Things at the worst will cease, or else climb upward To what they were before.-My pretty cousin, Blessing upon you! L. Macd. Father'd he is, and yet he's fatherless. Rosse. I am so much a fool, should I stay longer, It would be my disgrace, and your discomfort : I take my leave at once. L. Macd. Sirrah, your father's dead; [Exit. And what will you do now? How will you live? Son. As birds do, mother. L. Macd. What, with worms and flies? Son. With what I get, I mean; and so do they. |