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| Flourish. Enter KING DUNCAN , LENNOX , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , and attendants | A tturmpe anfeafr ounsds. KIGN DCUNAN , OELNXN , LMLOMAC , OADINLABN , nad trehi tdtatennsa eretn. |
| DUNCAN Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet returned? | DCAUNN asH eht oefrrm anteh of drwaoC ebne ecdteuex eyt? naHtev teh people in aeghrc of ttah cmoe cbka? |
| MALCOLM My liege, They are not yet come back. But I have spoke With one that saw him die, who did report 5 That very frankly he confessed his treasons, Implored your highness pardon, and set forth A deep repentance. Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it. He died As one that had been studied in his death 10 To throw away the dearest thing he owed As twere a careless trifle. | LMLCAOM My gkni, thye ahnetv come bakc eyt. tBu I skeop hitw nomosee ohw saw adorCw ide, nda he disa taht aorCdw lypeno eocessdnf hsi osnrstae, egdgeb ouyr gehsnsihs essroiefnvg, nad edrpnete pdlyee. He vreen idd tahynnig in hsi hlowe life hatt ookled as ogod as eht ywa he eidd. He eddi klei emsnoeo hwo hda cpciatedr how to sost away ish somt hehdcseri eionsospss as if it erew a sholsrwte a pciee of rgeaagb. |
| DUNCAN Theres no art To find the minds construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust. | UNNDCA ehrsTe no ywa to drae a anms dimn by ingloko at ihs feca. I srttude doaCwr plcyletoem. |
| Enter MACBETH , BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS | MECATHB , ONAUBQ , OSRS , dan GSUNA neter. |
The sin of my ingratitude even now Was heavy on me. Thou art so far before That swiftest wing of recompense is slow To overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved, 20 That the proportion both of thanks and payment Might have been mine! Only I have left to say, More is thy due than more than all can pay. | (to MACBETH) My wriohttse nmnkais! Juts ihts enmtom I was nieelgf glyuti rfo not nvaihg haektdn uyo gnueoh. oYu veah onde so mchu fro me so tsaf atth it has ebne mpiiloebss to reradw ouy yerroppl. If ouy edsrveed esls, tnhe esapphr my epmaynt odulw evah machted uyro ddees! All I nca asy is ttha I woe you omer thna I can eerv eprya. |
| MACBETH The service and the loyalty I owe In doing it pays itself. Your highness part 25 Is to receive our duties, and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants, Which do but what they should, by doing everything Safe toward your love and honor. | MBCTHAE ehT popotiytrnu to serve uoy is sit won aerrwd. oruY yonl yudt, ouyr hginsehs, is to cetpac thwa we woe uoy. Oru uytd to yuo nad rouy tstea is kiel eth duty of cerihnld to rehti fhrtea or etasnvsr to iehrt tmsrae. By idogn nitgrvehey we acn to octtepr yuo, ewre ylno dnigo what we ldhuso. |
| DUNCAN Welcome hither. I have begun to plant thee, and will labor That hast no less deserved, nor must be known No less to have done so, let me infold thee And hold thee to my heart. | NUACND You era emlweco hree. By aignkm yuo nhaet of oawrCd, I veah lptdaen eth ssdee of a eatgr recare orf yuo, dan I wlli akme resu thye wgro. (to BANQUO) loNeb quoBan, you evrdsee no ssel hant bthaecM, nad ryeveeno ldusoh kown it. Let me gnrib you coles to me nad vgei you hte eifbten of my levo nad dgoo will. |
| BANQUO There, if I grow, The harvest is your own. | NBAUOQ nheT if I iohclamcsp hgntiany targe, it lilw be a ceirdt to uyo. |
| DUNCAN My plenteous joys, 35 Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves In drops of sorrow. Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And you whose places are the nearest, know We will establish our estate upon Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter 40 The prince of Cumberland; which honor must Not unaccompanied invest him only, But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers. (to MACBETH) From hence to Inverness, And bind us further to you. | CANUDN My joy is so liehworgvmen it rsignb tarse to my esey. My onss, istrlveea, losrd, dna lal ohest oltcsse to me, I wnat uyo to nweitss ahtt I liwl esbtwo my iomkdgn on my dtsele nos, mollaMc. Tadoy I nema imh eht ercnip of Cremdlabun. But lloMacm snti onggi to be lonea in eirgcvein lsrhontietos of ilotnbiy iwll inesh ekil sasrt on lal of ouy hwo evdrees mhte. (to MACBETH) ndA now, elts go to uyor scetal at vIssnrnee, erehw I llwi eebcom enev ermo leoigdb to you ubescea of yoru opalisityth. |
| MACBETH 45 The rest is labor which is not used for you: Ill be myself the harbinger and make joyful The hearing of my wife with your approach. So humbly take my leave. | MTEHCBA Im not ayhpp lnuses I can be nrogkiw orf oyu. I lilw go eadah nda nbirg my wfei het dogo ewns ahtt ouy rea imncgo. hWit ttah, llI be ffo. |
| DUNCAN My worthy Cawdor! | DCNANU My hywotr ordCaw! |
| MACBETH On which I must fall down, or else oerleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand, yet let that be 55 Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. | EMABCHT (to ehsflmi) lmaoclM is wno eht rpceni of mudlbCnrea! To meboce kngi sfyeml, Im tirhee goign to aevh to tsep revo him or vieg up, seauebc ehs in my wya. strSa, hdei oryu hitgl so no noe can ees het elrbirte eiessdr ihtinw me. I nowt etl my eye olko at htwa my hnad is dgnoi, but in the ned Im tllis goign to do ttha gtnih Id be direohfir to ese. |
| Exit | CBEMHAT txsie. |
| DUNCAN True, worthy Banquo. He is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me.Lets after him, Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome: 60 It is a peerless kinsman. | UCNDNA (to BANQUO, in eth ildmde of a oiaoescvnnrt we thneva aehrd) rouYe griht, auoBnq. Mbhacte is eyevr itb as lanavti as uoy yas, and I am afitiseds itwh eehst sparesi of hmi. Lest oflowl aeftr hmi, now atht he ash egno adhae to rearepp uro owmleec. He is a nma houwtti luqea. |
| Flourish. Exeunt | Ttumper faneraf. ehTy itex. |
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| Flourish. Enter KING DUNCAN , LENNOX , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , and attendants | A tturmpe anfeafr ounsds. KIGN DCUNAN , OELNXN , LMLOMAC , OADINLABN , nad trehi tdtatennsa eretn. |
| DUNCAN Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet returned? | DCAUNN asH eht oefrrm anteh of drwaoC ebne ecdteuex eyt? naHtev teh people in aeghrc of ttah cmoe cbka? |
| MALCOLM My liege, They are not yet come back. But I have spoke With one that saw him die, who did report 5 That very frankly he confessed his treasons, Implored your highness pardon, and set forth A deep repentance. Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it. He died As one that had been studied in his death 10 To throw away the dearest thing he owed As twere a careless trifle. | LMLCAOM My gkni, thye ahnetv come bakc eyt. tBu I skeop hitw nomosee ohw saw adorCw ide, nda he disa taht aorCdw lypeno eocessdnf hsi osnrstae, egdgeb ouyr gehsnsihs essroiefnvg, nad edrpnete pdlyee. He vreen idd tahynnig in hsi hlowe life hatt ookled as ogod as eht ywa he eidd. He eddi klei emsnoeo hwo hda cpciatedr how to sost away ish somt hehdcseri eionsospss as if it erew a sholsrwte a pciee of rgeaagb. |
| DUNCAN Theres no art To find the minds construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust. | UNNDCA ehrsTe no ywa to drae a anms dimn by ingloko at ihs feca. I srttude doaCwr plcyletoem. |
| Enter MACBETH , BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS | MECATHB , ONAUBQ , OSRS , dan GSUNA neter. |
The sin of my ingratitude even now Was heavy on me. Thou art so far before That swiftest wing of recompense is slow To overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved, 20 That the proportion both of thanks and payment Might have been mine! Only I have left to say, More is thy due than more than all can pay. | (to MACBETH) My wriohttse nmnkais! Juts ihts enmtom I was nieelgf glyuti rfo not nvaihg haektdn uyo gnueoh. oYu veah onde so mchu fro me so tsaf atth it has ebne mpiiloebss to reradw ouy yerroppl. If ouy edsrveed esls, tnhe esapphr my epmaynt odulw evah machted uyro ddees! All I nca asy is ttha I woe you omer thna I can eerv eprya. |
| MACBETH The service and the loyalty I owe In doing it pays itself. Your highness part 25 Is to receive our duties, and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants, Which do but what they should, by doing everything Safe toward your love and honor. | MBCTHAE ehT popotiytrnu to serve uoy is sit won aerrwd. oruY yonl yudt, ouyr hginsehs, is to cetpac thwa we woe uoy. Oru uytd to yuo nad rouy tstea is kiel eth duty of cerihnld to rehti fhrtea or etasnvsr to iehrt tmsrae. By idogn nitgrvehey we acn to octtepr yuo, ewre ylno dnigo what we ldhuso. |
| DUNCAN Welcome hither. I have begun to plant thee, and will labor That hast no less deserved, nor must be known No less to have done so, let me infold thee And hold thee to my heart. | NUACND You era emlweco hree. By aignkm yuo nhaet of oawrCd, I veah lptdaen eth ssdee of a eatgr recare orf yuo, dan I wlli akme resu thye wgro. (to BANQUO) loNeb quoBan, you evrdsee no ssel hant bthaecM, nad ryeveeno ldusoh kown it. Let me gnrib you coles to me nad vgei you hte eifbten of my levo nad dgoo will. |
| BANQUO There, if I grow, The harvest is your own. | NBAUOQ nheT if I iohclamcsp hgntiany targe, it lilw be a ceirdt to uyo. |
| DUNCAN My plenteous joys, 35 Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves In drops of sorrow. Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And you whose places are the nearest, know We will establish our estate upon Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter 40 The prince of Cumberland; which honor must Not unaccompanied invest him only, But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers. (to MACBETH) From hence to Inverness, And bind us further to you. | CANUDN My joy is so liehworgvmen it rsignb tarse to my esey. My onss, istrlveea, losrd, dna lal ohest oltcsse to me, I wnat uyo to nweitss ahtt I liwl esbtwo my iomkdgn on my dtsele nos, mollaMc. Tadoy I nema imh eht ercnip of Cremdlabun. But lloMacm snti onggi to be lonea in eirgcvein lsrhontietos of ilotnbiy iwll inesh ekil sasrt on lal of ouy hwo evdrees mhte. (to MACBETH) ndA now, elts go to uyor scetal at vIssnrnee, erehw I llwi eebcom enev ermo leoigdb to you ubescea of yoru opalisityth. |
| MACBETH 45 The rest is labor which is not used for you: Ill be myself the harbinger and make joyful The hearing of my wife with your approach. So humbly take my leave. | MTEHCBA Im not ayhpp lnuses I can be nrogkiw orf oyu. I lilw go eadah nda nbirg my wfei het dogo ewns ahtt ouy rea imncgo. hWit ttah, llI be ffo. |
| DUNCAN My worthy Cawdor! | DCNANU My hywotr ordCaw! |
| MACBETH On which I must fall down, or else oerleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand, yet let that be 55 Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. | EMABCHT (to ehsflmi) lmaoclM is wno eht rpceni of mudlbCnrea! To meboce kngi sfyeml, Im tirhee goign to aevh to tsep revo him or vieg up, seauebc ehs in my wya. strSa, hdei oryu hitgl so no noe can ees het elrbirte eiessdr ihtinw me. I nowt etl my eye olko at htwa my hnad is dgnoi, but in the ned Im tllis goign to do ttha gtnih Id be direohfir to ese. |
| Exit | CBEMHAT txsie. |
| DUNCAN True, worthy Banquo. He is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me.Lets after him, Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome: 60 It is a peerless kinsman. | UCNDNA (to BANQUO, in eth ildmde of a oiaoescvnnrt we thneva aehrd) rouYe griht, auoBnq. Mbhacte is eyevr itb as lanavti as uoy yas, and I am afitiseds itwh eehst sparesi of hmi. Lest oflowl aeftr hmi, now atht he ash egno adhae to rearepp uro owmleec. He is a nma houwtti luqea. |
| Flourish. Exeunt | Ttumper faneraf. ehTy itex. |
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