MacbethMacbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and one of his best-known plays. Often referred to as an archetypal tale, it warns against lust for power and the betrayal of friends. Shakespeare based the play loosely on a King Macbeth of Scotland. The play is traditionally considered "cursed", and thus many actors refer to it as "The Scottish Play" to avoid naming it. |
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Page 10
... What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange. (Enter Ross.) ROSS. God save the King! DUNCAN. Whence cam'st thou, worthy thane? ROSS. From Fife, great king; Where the Norweyan banners flout 10.
... What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look That seems to speak things strange. (Enter Ross.) ROSS. God save the King! DUNCAN. Whence cam'st thou, worthy thane? ROSS. From Fife, great king; Where the Norweyan banners flout 10.
Page 15
... Speak, if you can;—what are you? FIRST WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! SECOND WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! THIRD WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter! BANQUO. Good ...
... Speak, if you can;—what are you? FIRST WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! SECOND WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! THIRD WITCH. All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter! BANQUO. Good ...
Page 16
... speak not: If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow, and which will not, Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate. FIRST WITCH. Hail! SECOND WITCH. Hail! THIRD WITCH. Hail! FIRST ...
... speak not: If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow, and which will not, Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate. FIRST WITCH. Hail! SECOND WITCH. Hail! THIRD WITCH. Hail! FIRST ...
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... Speak, I charge you. (Witches vanish.) BANQUO. The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, And these are of them:—whither are they vanish'd? MACBETH. Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted As breath into the wind.—Would they had ...
... Speak, I charge you. (Witches vanish.) BANQUO. The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, And these are of them:—whither are they vanish'd? MACBETH. Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted As breath into the wind.—Would they had ...
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... speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner? MACBETH. Your children shall be kings. BANQUO. You shall be king. MACBETH. And Thane of Cawdor too; went it not so? BANQUO. To the selfsame tune and words ...
... speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner? MACBETH. Your children shall be kings. BANQUO. You shall be king. MACBETH. And Thane of Cawdor too; went it not so? BANQUO. To the selfsame tune and words ...
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Alarums Angus APPARITION Attendants Birnam wood blood CAITHNESS caldron call'd Castle cousin daggers dare dead death deed DOCTOR Donalbain drum and colours DUNCAN Dunsinane Enter Lady Macbeth Enter Macbeth Enter Macduff Enter Ross Exeunt Exit father fear Fife fight Fleance Forres friends GENTLEWOMAN give Glamis grace hail hand Hang hast hath hear heart heaven Hecate honor Inverness is't kill'd King of Scotland Knocking LADY MACDUFF LENNOX lives look lord MENTEITH MESSENGER murder'd nature night noble Nobleman of Scotland old Siward Palace poison'd poor PORTER pray Re-enter SCENE Scone SECOND MURDERER SECOND WITCH SERVANT SEYTON shake shalt sleep Soldiers sorrow speak strange sword Thane of Cawdor thee There's thine things THIRD MURDERER THIRD WITCH thither thou art thought three Witches Thunder to-morrow to-night tongue traitor tyrant weird sisters What's wife worthy thane wouldst YOUNG SIWARD