Макбет

           Attendant:Theyare,mylord,withoutthepalacegate.

           Macbeth:Bringthembeforeus.

           ExitAttendant

           Tobethusisnothing;

           Buttobesafelythus.—OurfearsinBanquo

           Stickdeep;andinhisroyaltyofnature

           Reignsthatwhichwouldbefear’d:’tismuchhedares;

           And,tothatdauntlesstemperofhismind,

           Hehathawisdomthatdothguidehisvalour

           Toactinsafety.Thereisnonebuthe

           WhosebeingIdofear:and,underhim,

           MyGeniusisrebuked;as,itissaid,

           MarkAntony’swasbyCaesar.Hechidthesisters

           Whenfirsttheyputthenameofkinguponme,

           Andbadethemspeaktohim:thenprophet-like

           Theyhail’dhimfathertoalineofkings:

           Uponmyheadtheyplacedafruitlesscrown,

           Andputabarrensceptreinmygripe,

           Thencetobewrench’dwithanunlinealhand,

           Nosonofminesucceeding.If’tbeso,

           ForBanquo’sissuehaveIfiledmymind;

           ForthemthegraciousDuncanhaveImurder’d;

           Putrancoursinthevesselofmypeace

           Onlyforthem;andmineeternaljewel

           Giventothecommonenemyofman,

           Tomakethemkings,theseedofBanquokings!

           Ratherthanso,comefateintothelist.

           Andchampionmetotheutterance!Who’sthere!

           Re-enterAttendant,withtwoMurderers

           Nowgotothedoor,andstaytheretillwecall.

           ExitAttendant

           Wasitnotyesterdaywespoketogether?