No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 3

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Thunder. Enter the three WITCHES	udeTnhr. eTh rehet EHSTICW tenre.
FIRST WITCH Where hast thou been, sister?	STRFI TIHCW reehW haev uyo neeb, tirses?
SECOND WITCH Killing swine.	DNCSEO THICW Knlglii psig.
THIRD WITCH Sister, where thou?	DTHIR IWHTC Adn ouy, rssiet?
FIRST WITCH A sailors wife had chestnuts in her lap, And munched, and munched, and munched. Give me, quoth I. Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed runnion cries. Her husbands to Aleppo gone, master o th Tiger; But in a sieve Ill thither sail, And like a rat without a tail, 10 Ill do, Ill do, and Ill do.	ISFRT WCTHI A lisraso wife dha snusetthc in rhe alp dna cdeuhmn aawy at ethm. eivG me neo, I dais. Get waya omrf me, wchti! eht fta wnoma rcide. eHr nhadsub sha delias ffo to olepAp as astmer of a hpsi cedlla hte Tiger. Ill aisl rtehe in a hktcien nrrtseia, urnt smflye into a satlelsi art, and do thgins to hmi
SECOND WITCH Ill give thee a wind.	ESDNCO ICHTW Ill eivg yuo omse wdin to sail erteh.
FIRST WITCH Thou rt kind.	SRIFT IWCHT oHw ince of yuo!
THIRD WITCH And I another.	RDIHT HWTCI nAd I wlli veig oyu semo eomr.
FIRST WITCH I myself have all the other, 15 And the very ports they blow, All the quarters that they know I th shipmans card. Ill drain him dry as hay. Sleep shall neither night nor day 20 Hang upon his penthouse lid. He shall live a man forbid. Weary sevnnights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.	TSRFI WTHIC I dayelar aveh ctlrnoo of lla teh eotrh ndwsi, glano hwti het torsp mrof chhwi htey lwbo nda rveey ciioetdnr on eht aiosrsl ascspom in chiwh tyeh can go. Ill idnar eth feli uto of hmi. He nwto ahtcc a inwk of elpes, eeirth at gniht or ruding the ayd. He lilw vile as a decsru mna. For tghyie-eno wseke he wlli eawst yaaw in ynaog.
Though his bark cannot be lost, 25 Yet it shall be tempest-tossed. Look what I have.	uAghotlh I acnt ekma hsi ishp padaierps, I anc lstil aemk ish jernuyo lrsmieeab. Lkoo thwa I evha eehr.
SECOND WITCH Show me, show me.	DSNEOC WICTH ohSw me, owhs me.
FIRST WITCH Here I have a pilots thumb, Wrecked as homeward he did come.	FTSRI WICHT rHee I veha the umtbh of a oltpi owh asw dwdrneo hliwe tngryi to rrutne meho.
Drum within	A drum ndssou seogftfa.
THIRD WITCH 30 A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come.	DHITR CHTWI A rmdu, a rudm! hctMaeb ahs emco.
ALL (dancing together in a circle) The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about, 35 Thrice to thine and thrice to mine And thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charms wound up.	ALL (inadncg hteoertg in a criecl) We rewdi ssietrs, dhna in adhn, wstfi eetavrlsr erov het eas dan ldna, cdnae aurodn adn noardu kile so. eehTr itsem to oyusr, and theer smeit to nime, and tehre ismet igana, to dad up to enin. hEnogu! eTh cahmr is adery.
Enter MACBETH and BANQUO	BEHTMCA and OQUBAN teern.
MACBETH So foul and fair a day I have not seen.	AEHMBCT (to BANQUO) I aevh rveen ense a yda htat asw so gdoo and dba at teh smea tmei.
BANQUO How far is t called to Forres?What are these 40 So withered and so wild in their attire, That look not like th inhabitants o th Earth, And yet are on t?Live you? Or are you aught That man may question? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying 45 Upon her skinny lips. You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.	BOQNUA How fra is it soudpsep to be to oFerrs? (he sese hte WITCHES) ahtW era steeh rasueectr? eeyhrT so edhtreiw-kliogno dan ilzcrya resedds. Tehy dton olok liek hyet ebgnol on hsit nltaep, btu I see htme inndatgs rhee on Ethra. (to het WITCHES) Are uyo lvaei? Cna yuo sanrew iustsoqne? ouY msee to enudnastdr me, sbeaceu ahce of yuo sah put a ogrmeseu grnfei to rhe niknsy spil. You olok lkei mowen, btu royu sbarde ekep me morf iilenevgb thta you arleyl rae.
MACBETH Speak, if you can: what are you?	TBMHCEA kapSe, if ouy can. ahtW ndki of rsareectu are yuo?
FIRST WITCH All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!	FRIST TCHWI All ilah, acethbM! lHia to ouy, aehtn of isaGml!
SECOND WITCH 50 All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!	NSDEOC HTCIW llA hali, tceMahb! laiH to yuo, hneat of wrCado!
THIRD WITCH All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!	RHDIT CTHIW All lahi, ebathcM, the frtueu ignk!
BANQUO Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? (to the WITCHES) I th name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed 55 Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner You greet with present grace and great prediction Of noble having and of royal hope, That he seems rapt withal. To me you speak not. If you can look into the seeds of time 60 And say which grain will grow and which will not, Speak, then, to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate.	UNBAOQ My erad ehtaMbc, yhw do oyu kolo so aldestrt adn rafdai of heste einc igtnsh hryeet nigysa? (to het WITCHES) eTll me tnhsyloe, ear ouy islnlsoui, or ear yuo rlayle what ouy mese to be? Yevuo dreeegt my onelb eidnfr iwth onrohs dan katl of a uteruf so irsoguol atth uyoev dema hmi cesseslhpe. utB uoy todn asy hiygntna to me. If ouy nca ese eth truuef nad ays owh htnigs ilwl turn tuo, letl me. I tdno awtn yruo sfravo dna Im ont darifa of ryuo rdathe.
FIRST WITCH Hail!	RITSF HITWC iaHl!
SECOND WITCH Hail!	OCNESD CHWTI iHla!
THIRD WITCH 65 Hail!	HIDTR IHWCT aiHl!
FIRST WITCH Lesser than Macbeth and greater.	ITSFR TIWHC You aer essler tanh ehcbtaM but sloa trreaeg.
SECOND WITCH Not so happy, yet much happier.	CSONED HCIWT You rae tno as ppayh as tcMbahe, yte mhuc apripeh.
THIRD WITCH Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!	RHIDT ITCHW Yuro edncsdtanes lilw be sikng, eevn htohgu uyo ilwl tno be neo. So lla ihla, caMhetb nda Bqanou!
FIRST WITCH 70 Banquo and Macbeth, all hail!	STIRF CWITH ounaqB nda aeMtbhc, lla hlia!
MACBETH Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more. By Sinels death I know I am thane of Glamis. But how of Cawdor? The thane of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman, and to be king 75 Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence, or why Upon this blasted heath you stop our way With such prophetic greeting. Speak, I charge you.	HMABCET tWai! ouY nloy dolt me tpra of ahtw I wtna to wonk. ytSa nda letl me omer. I ldrayea wokn I am teh taenh of asiGml ucbseae I irhtdeien teh ptinsioo hwne my atehrf, nSiel, iedd. tBu how can yuo lcal me eth tanhe of dCorwa? Teh tahen of oardwC is vaeil, nad hse a irch adn puwerfol nam. Adn rof me to be eht ngik is mpoeytllec lbiosespmi, tjus as its bimoieplss for me to be hnate of woadCr. leTl me erweh ouy aelernd eeths tnsaerg ngiths, and wyh uyo spto us at stih edeatlso alecp whti tsih rtcpiphoe eirtngge? eSpka, I omdnmca uyo.
WITCHES vanish	hTe HIECWST vsainh.
BANQUO 80 The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, And these are of them. Whither are they vanished?	NUABOQ ehT rhate ash bblubse, utsj eilk hte eatwr, nda htees cauterers msut evah oemc from a beulbb in the erhta. rWehe did hyte rpasiepad to?
MACBETH Into the air, and what seemed corporal Melted, as breath into the wind. Would they had stayed.	CTMHEAB toIn tihn iar. hiTre sodeib eelmtd keli htbaer in eht inwd. I hswi tehy ahd dstaey!
BANQUO Were such things here as we do speak about? 85 Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?	UBOQAN reeW heets istnhg rwee liangkt uotba laeyrl rhee? Or aer we htob on ugrds?
MACBETH Your children shall be kings.	ABMCETH ruoY ihecdlnr lliw be ngisk.
BANQUO You shall be king.	AOQBNU You lliw be eth gikn.
MACBETH And thane of Cawdor too: went it not so?	HATBCEM nAd tneah of waodCr too. Inst ttha hwta heyt idsa?
BANQUO To the selfsame tune and words. Whos here?	BNQAUO hTtsa lycaxte athw eyth dias. osWh isht?
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	SOSR nad UNAGS eetrn.
ROSS 90 The king hath happily received, Macbeth, The news of thy success, and when he reads Thy personal venture in the rebels fight, His wonders and his praises do contend Which should be thine or his. Silenced with that, 95 In viewing oer the rest o the selfsame day, He finds thee in the stout Norweyan ranks, Nothing afeard of what thyself didst make, Strange images of death. As thick as tale Can post with post, and every one did bear 100 Thy praises in his kingdoms great defense, And poured them down before him.	ROSS ehT nkgi saw yhapp to haer of uory csucses, haMtcbe. eehvernW he eahrs teh ytrso of uoyr lixteops in het hfitg saingta eht eselbr, he ebmseco so zaaemd it emkas ihm pesesshecl. He was asol dsecohk to rnale htat on hte ames dya ouy guhfto het rsbeel uyo oasl gtufho anasgti eth arym of aroNwy, and ahtt uyo wenter hte elsta bti ridaaf of eathd, even as oyu leikld eeerovny nruoad yuo. grnsseeeM raetf sneeesrgm deeredliv snew of ryuo earbyvr to the gkni htwi aispre orf how you dnfdeede hsi ouctrny.
ANGUS We are sent To give thee from our royal master thanks, Only to herald thee into his sight, Not pay thee.	ASNUG ehT ignk enst us to vige yuo ish hnksat nad to bngir you to him. Yruo rela rraedw tnow cmoe ofrm us.
ROSS 105 And, for an earnest of a greater honor, He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail, most worthy thane, For it is thine.	SORS And to egiv oyu a setat of wstha in resto ofr yuo, he odlt me to clla uyo hte hnaet of rCadwo. So ailh, ahent of aodCwr! ahTt lttei gloensb to ouy wno.
BANQUO What, can the devil speak true?	AUONQB (eskhdoc) anC eht edivl lelt the hrtut?
MACBETH The thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me 110 In borrowed robes?	CTHMEBA hTe nehat of adroCw is tslli lieav. hWy aer yuo vinigg me ish tielt?
ANGUS Who was the thane lives yet, But under heavy judgment bears that life Which he deserves to lose. Whether he was combined With those of Norway, or did line the rebel With hidden help and vantage, or that with both 115 He labored in his countrys wrack, I know not; But treasons capital, confessed and proved, Have overthrown him.	SUGNA ehT nma how was het ethna of owCadr is tsill vaiel, but hse nbee nsecetend to ahdte, nad he rsedevse to eid. I todn nwok hweehtr he ftohgu on Nywsora edsi, or if he sylrtcee diead the serlbe, or if he uftgho whti hbto of oru eneimes. uBt ihs sroaetn, chwih hsa been pnrove, and to hwcih she dsoscenef, manse esh hsienfid.
MACBETH (aside)Glamis, and thane of Cawdor! The greatest is behind. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Thanks for your pains. (aside to BANQUO) Do you not hope your children shall be kings, When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me Promised no less to them?	ABTECMH (to simlefh) Its tsuj kile htey osindwa Im eht tnahe of lmGias nad hte hanet of Cwodra. And eth sbet prat of tawh yteh deetidrcp is tslli to oecm. (to SRSO nad ANGUS) Tkahn uyo orf eht snwe. (aignpesk so taht yoln OBUNAQ nac aehr) rnteA uyo nniignebg to oehp ryou dchinler illw be signk? rfAet lal, the ciwhets woh idsa I aws nehta of rawCod psoremid meth ntonhgi sles.
BANQUO That, trusted home, Might yet enkindle you unto the crown, Besides the thane of Cawdor. But tis strange. 125 And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray s In deepest consequence. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Cousins, a word, I pray you.	QOANUB If uoy srutt tahw tyeh sya, you tghmi be on ruoy wya to bogcimen nigk, as wlle as etanh of Corwad. tBu shti oelwh gihnt is getarsn. heT easgnt of vile otfen etll us tpar of teh rttuh in droer to dela us to rou tdincsoeutr. yThe naer our uttrs by ligtnel us eht uttrh batuo ittlle nsthgi, utb etnh hety trabye us henw it wlil aemdag us the most. (to OSSR dna ANGUS) netneelmG, Id eilk to evah a drow wtih uoy, alpees.
BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS move to one side	SRSO , NGSUA , adn UNABOQ eovm to oen idse.
MACBETH (aside) Two truths are told, As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme. (to ROSS and ANGUS) I thank you, gentlemen. (aside) This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, 135 Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, 140 Against the use of nature? Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings.	TMEHCAB (to ehismlf) So raf eht itescwh haev tdlo me wot nsihtg htat ecam uter, so it essem eikl htis will cetinlamu in my obnmegic gkin. (to SSOR nda ANGUS) Tkahn oyu, gnntmeele. (to ihmself) ihsT sunuerartpla teattominp entsod eems eikl it anc be a abd hgtni, but it ctan be odog tiehre. If ist a dba thgin, yhw wsa I rdeiopsm a protmonoi htat rdtenu otu to be etur? woN Im teh netha of oraCdw, utjs keil ethy sdia I udowl be. uBt if iths is a good hitgn, wyh do I nfdi yeflms gitnkhni tobua gumrnidre Kign annuDc, a uoghtht so ygrnrioifh htta it asmke my riha anstd on nde adn my areth dnoup dseini my escth? heT ngaresd atth yualtcal ehtanert me rhee dan own tehignfr me ssle tnah the rierbohl hgsnti Im iigganinm.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man That function is smothered in surmise, 145 And nothing is but what is not.	Enve hohugt its sjut a atsanyf so arf, eth reem guothht of niittmgmoc rmudre ssheak me up so mhuc ahtt I adyrhl okwn who I am noyrmae. My ylibiat to cta is lstfeid by my uthgstoh nda nutoalpsicse, adn hte lnoy stgnih atht rmeatt to me rae nsihtg atth odnt ayllre sexti.
BANQUO Look how our partners rapt.	BOQANU oLko at tcaehebhMs in a zead.
MACBETH (aside) If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir.	BHCAMET (to leshmif) If aeft nwast me to be gikn, pphsear feat lwil tsju eamk it pneaph adn I notw aehv to do atghnnyi.
BANQUO New honors come upon him, 150 Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use.	UAQBNO (to ROSS dan ANGUS) ahbctMe is tno euds to his ewn stlite. ehreyT ielk new locseht: thye otdn fit itnlu uyo raebk etmh in oerv meit.
MACBETH (aside)Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.	TCMHBAE (to lseifmh) Oen ayw or neotrha, satwh onggi to nppeha is inggo to eappnh.
BANQUO Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.	UQABON Good tcaMebh, were eadyr ehwn oyu aer.
MACBETH 155 Give me your favor. My dull brain was wrought With things forgotten. Kind gentlemen, your pains Are registered where every day I turn The leaf to read them. Let us toward the king. (aside to BANQUO) Think upon what hath chanced, and, at more time, 160 The interim having weighed it, let us speak Our free hearts each to other.	EHAMBTC I gbe oryu pdoarn; I swa dasitedtcr. dKin tnenelegm, I wnot erftog eht eobtlur eyuov natke fro me eewnrevh I ihktn of htsi ayd. steL go to het inkg. (snkepgia so ahtt olyn ONBAUQ acn ehar) khnTi tubao hwta epednpah yotad, dan nweh weve bhto hda emti to orsidnce hngsit, estl tlka.
BANQUO Very gladly.	BOAUNQ tAbleloysu.
MACBETH Till then, enough. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Come, friends.	METHCBA inlUt hetn, weev asid gnhoue. (to ROSS adn ANGUS) stLe go, my rfisend.
Exeunt	heyT lal xtie.

Original Text	Modern Text
Thunder. Enter the three WITCHES	udeTnhr. eTh rehet EHSTICW tenre.
FIRST WITCH Where hast thou been, sister?	STRFI TIHCW reehW haev uyo neeb, tirses?
SECOND WITCH Killing swine.	DNCSEO THICW Knlglii psig.
THIRD WITCH Sister, where thou?	DTHIR IWHTC Adn ouy, rssiet?
FIRST WITCH A sailors wife had chestnuts in her lap, And munched, and munched, and munched. Give me, quoth I. Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed runnion cries. Her husbands to Aleppo gone, master o th Tiger; But in a sieve Ill thither sail, And like a rat without a tail, 10 Ill do, Ill do, and Ill do.	ISFRT WCTHI A lisraso wife dha snusetthc in rhe alp dna cdeuhmn aawy at ethm. eivG me neo, I dais. Get waya omrf me, wchti! eht fta wnoma rcide. eHr nhadsub sha delias ffo to olepAp as astmer of a hpsi cedlla hte Tiger. Ill aisl rtehe in a hktcien nrrtseia, urnt smflye into a satlelsi art, and do thgins to hmi
SECOND WITCH Ill give thee a wind.	ESDNCO ICHTW Ill eivg yuo omse wdin to sail erteh.
FIRST WITCH Thou rt kind.	SRIFT IWCHT oHw ince of yuo!
THIRD WITCH And I another.	RDIHT HWTCI nAd I wlli veig oyu semo eomr.
FIRST WITCH I myself have all the other, 15 And the very ports they blow, All the quarters that they know I th shipmans card. Ill drain him dry as hay. Sleep shall neither night nor day 20 Hang upon his penthouse lid. He shall live a man forbid. Weary sevnnights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.	TSRFI WTHIC I dayelar aveh ctlrnoo of lla teh eotrh ndwsi, glano hwti het torsp mrof chhwi htey lwbo nda rveey ciioetdnr on eht aiosrsl ascspom in chiwh tyeh can go. Ill idnar eth feli uto of hmi. He nwto ahtcc a inwk of elpes, eeirth at gniht or ruding the ayd. He lilw vile as a decsru mna. For tghyie-eno wseke he wlli eawst yaaw in ynaog.
Though his bark cannot be lost, 25 Yet it shall be tempest-tossed. Look what I have.	uAghotlh I acnt ekma hsi ishp padaierps, I anc lstil aemk ish jernuyo lrsmieeab. Lkoo thwa I evha eehr.
SECOND WITCH Show me, show me.	DSNEOC WICTH ohSw me, owhs me.
FIRST WITCH Here I have a pilots thumb, Wrecked as homeward he did come.	FTSRI WICHT rHee I veha the umtbh of a oltpi owh asw dwdrneo hliwe tngryi to rrutne meho.
Drum within	A drum ndssou seogftfa.
THIRD WITCH 30 A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come.	DHITR CHTWI A rmdu, a rudm! hctMaeb ahs emco.
ALL (dancing together in a circle) The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about, 35 Thrice to thine and thrice to mine And thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charms wound up.	ALL (inadncg hteoertg in a criecl) We rewdi ssietrs, dhna in adhn, wstfi eetavrlsr erov het eas dan ldna, cdnae aurodn adn noardu kile so. eehTr itsem to oyusr, and theer smeit to nime, and tehre ismet igana, to dad up to enin. hEnogu! eTh cahmr is adery.
Enter MACBETH and BANQUO	BEHTMCA and OQUBAN teern.
MACBETH So foul and fair a day I have not seen.	AEHMBCT (to BANQUO) I aevh rveen ense a yda htat asw so gdoo and dba at teh smea tmei.
BANQUO How far is t called to Forres?What are these 40 So withered and so wild in their attire, That look not like th inhabitants o th Earth, And yet are on t?Live you? Or are you aught That man may question? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying 45 Upon her skinny lips. You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.	BOQNUA How fra is it soudpsep to be to oFerrs? (he sese hte WITCHES) ahtW era steeh rasueectr? eeyhrT so edhtreiw-kliogno dan ilzcrya resedds. Tehy dton olok liek hyet ebgnol on hsit nltaep, btu I see htme inndatgs rhee on Ethra. (to het WITCHES) Are uyo lvaei? Cna yuo sanrew iustsoqne? ouY msee to enudnastdr me, sbeaceu ahce of yuo sah put a ogrmeseu grnfei to rhe niknsy spil. You olok lkei mowen, btu royu sbarde ekep me morf iilenevgb thta you arleyl rae.
MACBETH Speak, if you can: what are you?	TBMHCEA kapSe, if ouy can. ahtW ndki of rsareectu are yuo?
FIRST WITCH All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!	FRIST TCHWI All ilah, acethbM! lHia to ouy, aehtn of isaGml!
SECOND WITCH 50 All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!	NSDEOC HTCIW llA hali, tceMahb! laiH to yuo, hneat of wrCado!
THIRD WITCH All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!	RHDIT CTHIW All lahi, ebathcM, the frtueu ignk!
BANQUO Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? (to the WITCHES) I th name of truth, Are ye fantastical, or that indeed 55 Which outwardly ye show? My noble partner You greet with present grace and great prediction Of noble having and of royal hope, That he seems rapt withal. To me you speak not. If you can look into the seeds of time 60 And say which grain will grow and which will not, Speak, then, to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate.	UNBAOQ My erad ehtaMbc, yhw do oyu kolo so aldestrt adn rafdai of heste einc igtnsh hryeet nigysa? (to het WITCHES) eTll me tnhsyloe, ear ouy islnlsoui, or ear yuo rlayle what ouy mese to be? Yevuo dreeegt my onelb eidnfr iwth onrohs dan katl of a uteruf so irsoguol atth uyoev dema hmi cesseslhpe. utB uoy todn asy hiygntna to me. If ouy nca ese eth truuef nad ays owh htnigs ilwl turn tuo, letl me. I tdno awtn yruo sfravo dna Im ont darifa of ryuo rdathe.
FIRST WITCH Hail!	RITSF HITWC iaHl!
SECOND WITCH Hail!	OCNESD CHWTI iHla!
THIRD WITCH 65 Hail!	HIDTR IHWCT aiHl!
FIRST WITCH Lesser than Macbeth and greater.	ITSFR TIWHC You aer essler tanh ehcbtaM but sloa trreaeg.
SECOND WITCH Not so happy, yet much happier.	CSONED HCIWT You rae tno as ppayh as tcMbahe, yte mhuc apripeh.
THIRD WITCH Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!	RHIDT ITCHW Yuro edncsdtanes lilw be sikng, eevn htohgu uyo ilwl tno be neo. So lla ihla, caMhetb nda Bqanou!
FIRST WITCH 70 Banquo and Macbeth, all hail!	STIRF CWITH ounaqB nda aeMtbhc, lla hlia!
MACBETH Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more. By Sinels death I know I am thane of Glamis. But how of Cawdor? The thane of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman, and to be king 75 Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence, or why Upon this blasted heath you stop our way With such prophetic greeting. Speak, I charge you.	HMABCET tWai! ouY nloy dolt me tpra of ahtw I wtna to wonk. ytSa nda letl me omer. I ldrayea wokn I am teh taenh of asiGml ucbseae I irhtdeien teh ptinsioo hwne my atehrf, nSiel, iedd. tBu how can yuo lcal me eth tanhe of dCorwa? Teh tahen of oardwC is vaeil, nad hse a irch adn puwerfol nam. Adn rof me to be eht ngik is mpoeytllec lbiosespmi, tjus as its bimoieplss for me to be hnate of woadCr. leTl me erweh ouy aelernd eeths tnsaerg ngiths, and wyh uyo spto us at stih edeatlso alecp whti tsih rtcpiphoe eirtngge? eSpka, I omdnmca uyo.
WITCHES vanish	hTe HIECWST vsainh.
BANQUO 80 The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, And these are of them. Whither are they vanished?	NUABOQ ehT rhate ash bblubse, utsj eilk hte eatwr, nda htees cauterers msut evah oemc from a beulbb in the erhta. rWehe did hyte rpasiepad to?
MACBETH Into the air, and what seemed corporal Melted, as breath into the wind. Would they had stayed.	CTMHEAB toIn tihn iar. hiTre sodeib eelmtd keli htbaer in eht inwd. I hswi tehy ahd dstaey!
BANQUO Were such things here as we do speak about? 85 Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?	UBOQAN reeW heets istnhg rwee liangkt uotba laeyrl rhee? Or aer we htob on ugrds?
MACBETH Your children shall be kings.	ABMCETH ruoY ihecdlnr lliw be ngisk.
BANQUO You shall be king.	AOQBNU You lliw be eth gikn.
MACBETH And thane of Cawdor too: went it not so?	HATBCEM nAd tneah of waodCr too. Inst ttha hwta heyt idsa?
BANQUO To the selfsame tune and words. Whos here?	BNQAUO hTtsa lycaxte athw eyth dias. osWh isht?
Enter ROSS and ANGUS	SOSR nad UNAGS eetrn.
ROSS 90 The king hath happily received, Macbeth, The news of thy success, and when he reads Thy personal venture in the rebels fight, His wonders and his praises do contend Which should be thine or his. Silenced with that, 95 In viewing oer the rest o the selfsame day, He finds thee in the stout Norweyan ranks, Nothing afeard of what thyself didst make, Strange images of death. As thick as tale Can post with post, and every one did bear 100 Thy praises in his kingdoms great defense, And poured them down before him.	ROSS ehT nkgi saw yhapp to haer of uory csucses, haMtcbe. eehvernW he eahrs teh ytrso of uoyr lixteops in het hfitg saingta eht eselbr, he ebmseco so zaaemd it emkas ihm pesesshecl. He was asol dsecohk to rnale htat on hte ames dya ouy guhfto het rsbeel uyo oasl gtufho anasgti eth arym of aroNwy, and ahtt uyo wenter hte elsta bti ridaaf of eathd, even as oyu leikld eeerovny nruoad yuo. grnsseeeM raetf sneeesrgm deeredliv snew of ryuo earbyvr to the gkni htwi aispre orf how you dnfdeede hsi ouctrny.
ANGUS We are sent To give thee from our royal master thanks, Only to herald thee into his sight, Not pay thee.	ASNUG ehT ignk enst us to vige yuo ish hnksat nad to bngir you to him. Yruo rela rraedw tnow cmoe ofrm us.
ROSS 105 And, for an earnest of a greater honor, He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail, most worthy thane, For it is thine.	SORS And to egiv oyu a setat of wstha in resto ofr yuo, he odlt me to clla uyo hte hnaet of rCadwo. So ailh, ahent of aodCwr! ahTt lttei gloensb to ouy wno.
BANQUO What, can the devil speak true?	AUONQB (eskhdoc) anC eht edivl lelt the hrtut?
MACBETH The thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me 110 In borrowed robes?	CTHMEBA hTe nehat of adroCw is tslli lieav. hWy aer yuo vinigg me ish tielt?
ANGUS Who was the thane lives yet, But under heavy judgment bears that life Which he deserves to lose. Whether he was combined With those of Norway, or did line the rebel With hidden help and vantage, or that with both 115 He labored in his countrys wrack, I know not; But treasons capital, confessed and proved, Have overthrown him.	SUGNA ehT nma how was het ethna of owCadr is tsill vaiel, but hse nbee nsecetend to ahdte, nad he rsedevse to eid. I todn nwok hweehtr he ftohgu on Nywsora edsi, or if he sylrtcee diead the serlbe, or if he uftgho whti hbto of oru eneimes. uBt ihs sroaetn, chwih hsa been pnrove, and to hwcih she dsoscenef, manse esh hsienfid.
MACBETH (aside)Glamis, and thane of Cawdor! The greatest is behind. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Thanks for your pains. (aside to BANQUO) Do you not hope your children shall be kings, When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me Promised no less to them?	ABTECMH (to simlefh) Its tsuj kile htey osindwa Im eht tnahe of lmGias nad hte hanet of Cwodra. And eth sbet prat of tawh yteh deetidrcp is tslli to oecm. (to SRSO nad ANGUS) Tkahn uyo orf eht snwe. (aignpesk so taht yoln OBUNAQ nac aehr) rnteA uyo nniignebg to oehp ryou dchinler illw be signk? rfAet lal, the ciwhets woh idsa I aws nehta of rawCod psoremid meth ntonhgi sles.
BANQUO That, trusted home, Might yet enkindle you unto the crown, Besides the thane of Cawdor. But tis strange. 125 And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray s In deepest consequence. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Cousins, a word, I pray you.	QOANUB If uoy srutt tahw tyeh sya, you tghmi be on ruoy wya to bogcimen nigk, as wlle as etanh of Corwad. tBu shti oelwh gihnt is getarsn. heT easgnt of vile otfen etll us tpar of teh rttuh in droer to dela us to rou tdincsoeutr. yThe naer our uttrs by ligtnel us eht uttrh batuo ittlle nsthgi, utb etnh hety trabye us henw it wlil aemdag us the most. (to OSSR dna ANGUS) netneelmG, Id eilk to evah a drow wtih uoy, alpees.
BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS move to one side	SRSO , NGSUA , adn UNABOQ eovm to oen idse.
MACBETH (aside) Two truths are told, As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme. (to ROSS and ANGUS) I thank you, gentlemen. (aside) This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, 135 Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, 140 Against the use of nature? Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings.	TMEHCAB (to ehismlf) So raf eht itescwh haev tdlo me wot nsihtg htat ecam uter, so it essem eikl htis will cetinlamu in my obnmegic gkin. (to SSOR nda ANGUS) Tkahn oyu, gnntmeele. (to ihmself) ihsT sunuerartpla teattominp entsod eems eikl it anc be a abd hgtni, but it ctan be odog tiehre. If ist a dba thgin, yhw wsa I rdeiopsm a protmonoi htat rdtenu otu to be etur? woN Im teh netha of oraCdw, utjs keil ethy sdia I udowl be. uBt if iths is a good hitgn, wyh do I nfdi yeflms gitnkhni tobua gumrnidre Kign annuDc, a uoghtht so ygrnrioifh htta it asmke my riha anstd on nde adn my areth dnoup dseini my escth? heT ngaresd atth yualtcal ehtanert me rhee dan own tehignfr me ssle tnah the rierbohl hgsnti Im iigganinm.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man That function is smothered in surmise, 145 And nothing is but what is not.	Enve hohugt its sjut a atsanyf so arf, eth reem guothht of niittmgmoc rmudre ssheak me up so mhuc ahtt I adyrhl okwn who I am noyrmae. My ylibiat to cta is lstfeid by my uthgstoh nda nutoalpsicse, adn hte lnoy stgnih atht rmeatt to me rae nsihtg atth odnt ayllre sexti.
BANQUO Look how our partners rapt.	BOQANU oLko at tcaehebhMs in a zead.
MACBETH (aside) If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir.	BHCAMET (to leshmif) If aeft nwast me to be gikn, pphsear feat lwil tsju eamk it pneaph adn I notw aehv to do atghnnyi.
BANQUO New honors come upon him, 150 Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use.	UAQBNO (to ROSS dan ANGUS) ahbctMe is tno euds to his ewn stlite. ehreyT ielk new locseht: thye otdn fit itnlu uyo raebk etmh in oerv meit.
MACBETH (aside)Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.	TCMHBAE (to lseifmh) Oen ayw or neotrha, satwh onggi to nppeha is inggo to eappnh.
BANQUO Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.	UQABON Good tcaMebh, were eadyr ehwn oyu aer.
MACBETH 155 Give me your favor. My dull brain was wrought With things forgotten. Kind gentlemen, your pains Are registered where every day I turn The leaf to read them. Let us toward the king. (aside to BANQUO) Think upon what hath chanced, and, at more time, 160 The interim having weighed it, let us speak Our free hearts each to other.	EHAMBTC I gbe oryu pdoarn; I swa dasitedtcr. dKin tnenelegm, I wnot erftog eht eobtlur eyuov natke fro me eewnrevh I ihktn of htsi ayd. steL go to het inkg. (snkepgia so ahtt olyn ONBAUQ acn ehar) khnTi tubao hwta epednpah yotad, dan nweh weve bhto hda emti to orsidnce hngsit, estl tlka.
BANQUO Very gladly.	BOAUNQ tAbleloysu.
MACBETH Till then, enough. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Come, friends.	METHCBA inlUt hetn, weev asid gnhoue. (to ROSS adn ANGUS) stLe go, my rfisend.
Exeunt	heyT lal xtie.