Макбет

           FirstMurderer:Itwas,sopleaseyourhighness.

           Macbeth:Wellthen,now

           Haveyouconsider’dofmyspeeches?Know

           Thatitwasheinthetimespastwhichheldyou

           Sounderfortune,whichyouthoughthadbeen

           Ourinnocentself:thisImadegoodtoyou

           Inourlastconference,pass’dinprobationwithyou,

           Howyouwereborneinhand,howcross’d,theinstruments,

           Whowroughtwiththem,andallthingselsethatmight

           Tohalfasoulandtoanotioncrazed

           Say‘ThusdidBanquo.’

           FirstMurderer:Youmadeitknowntous.

           Macbeth:Ididso,andwentfurther,whichisnow

           Ourpointofsecondmeeting.Doyoufind

           Yourpatiencesopredominantinyournature

           Thatyoucanletthisgo?Areyousogospell’d

           Toprayforthisgoodmanandforhisissue,

           Whoseheavyhandhathbow’dyoutothegrave

           Andbeggar’dyoursforever?

           FirstMurderer:Wearemen,myliege.

           Macbeth:Ay,inthecatalogueyegoformen;

           Ashoundsandgreyhounds,mongrels,spaniels,curs,

           Shoughs,water-rugsanddemi-wolves,areclept

           Allbythenameofdogs:thevaluedfile

           Distinguishestheswift,theslow,thesubtle,

           Thehousekeeper,thehunter,everyone

           Accordingtothegiftwhichbounteousnature

           Hathinhimclosed;wherebyhedoesreceive

           Particularaddition.fromthebill

           Thatwritesthemallalike:andsoofmen.

           Now,ifyouhaveastationinthefile,

           Noti’theworstrankofmanhood,say’t;

           AndIwillputthatbusinessinyourbosoms,

           Whoseexecutiontakesyourenemyoff,

           Grapplesyoutotheheartandloveofus,

           Whowearourhealthbutsicklyinhislife,

           Whichinhisdeathwereperfect.