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| Flourish. Enter KING DUNCAN , LENNOX , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , and attendants | A urmtpet rfneaaf dosnus. INGK NACNUD , OLXNNE , LMMALOC , NDLBANAIO , nda hetri nettaandst teren. |
| DUNCAN Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet returned? | CDAUNN Hsa the ormefr anhte of wraodC ebne xeeeudct eyt? Hnavte the oleepp in crageh of taht coem abkc? |
| 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. | CMMLOLA My gnki, eyth hnvtae omec kacb ety. uBt I posek wthi ooenmes woh wsa wraCdo edi, dna he siad thta rdawCo loeypn eoecdfsns shi sasrteno, bdgege yoru snhhsiges sgefoveinsr, nad neretped elepdy. He eevnr ddi ghityann in hsi owlhe file thta odlkoe as godo as the ayw he edid. He eddi kile smonoee who hda ertcpidca hwo to ssto waay ihs stmo erhescidh ssissnoeop as if it erwe a srolshetw a peice of aegbagr. |
| DUNCAN Theres no art To find the minds construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust. | UDACNN Theers no way to rdea a nsam idmn by kgoonil at shi acfe. I tdreust Cowdar lecoetlmpy. |
| Enter MACBETH , BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS | TCEBHAM , UBANQO , ORSS , adn AGSNU netre. |
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 wtoershit nmasnik! Just ihts memotn I swa eeflgin ugtyli rfo ont aivngh naehtkd uoy eugnoh. uoY ahev nedo so cmuh fro me so fats ttah it ash enbe msiesplbio to darwer ouy epyrrplo. If uyo edserved sesl, then earhpps my peyamnt oldwu veha amchdte yoru sdede! llA I nca ays is that I oew yuo orem anht I cna vree pyear. |
| 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. | TEBCHMA ehT uoppiynrott to evres oyu is its nwo rerwda. rYou ynlo tyud, yruo hehsnisg, is to etccap hatw we eow yuo. rOu tudy to you adn ryou aestt is iekl hte dtuy of iehrdcnl to trhie hfaert or srstanev to rihet smtera. By dngio gehnvityer we nca to rptetco uyo, weer olyn ngdio tawh we udsohl. |
| 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. | ACNDUN You are mowclee ereh. By kmigan uyo hanet of Cdwaro, I aevh tdpalen het seeds of a ratge rareec ofr uyo, nad I lwli kmea esru teyh orgw. (to BANQUO) Nlbeo auBnoq, uyo redvsee no essl ahtn heMtacb, dan yeovrene lsuodh wnko it. tLe me rgbni ouy lcoes to me nad giev you eth eetbfni of my vloe nad dogo wlli. |
| BANQUO There, if I grow, The harvest is your own. | NAUBOQ hTne if I cmsihocpal higtyann agrte, it lwil be a ectrid to yuo. |
| 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. | AUNCDN My jyo is so riwvlmegnhoe it igbrns rseat to my yees. My nsos, ilareevst, rsold, nad lla hetso ssltceo to me, I anwt oyu to seiwnts ttha I illw oewsbt my gnkimdo on my etdesl nso, oMcmlla. dTaoy I mnae hmi the ncepir of edrCalbnmu. uBt loMmcal snti ognig to be elona in eigvciner itooelshsntr of bilinoyt llwi iehns klie sastr on all of uyo hwo esdeevr meth. (to MACBETH) Adn own, estl go to ruyo cetlas at evsernnIs, rwhee I wlli cbmeeo enve moer oibegdl to you aucbese of ruyo oyliaipttsh. |
| 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. | ABECTHM Im nto ahypp lnessu I acn be rgikwno orf yuo. I lilw go dheaa adn rignb my fiwe eht ogdo nwes that you rea gconim. itWh tath, lIl be ffo. |
| DUNCAN My worthy Cawdor! | ADNNCU My htyowr worCad! |
| 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. | CBHMTEA (to efhsmli) lMmlcoa is won teh rencip of lnrdebumCa! To obeemc gkni ysmlfe, Im threei goign to heva to ptse oevr mhi or give up, aebscue esh in my ayw. Srtsa, ihde uryo gilht so no one cna ese het tlbreire dirssee hiwtin me. I wnot etl my eye olok at twha my dahn is goind, ubt in hte den Im ilstl iggon to do htat ignth Id be fehroridi to see. |
| Exit | CEMHBTA xesti. |
| 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. | CUNAND (to BANQUO, in teh edilmd of a nvrctosnieao we evatnh erdha) reuoY hirgt, nBqauo. ahtecMb is vreye itb as vniltaa as uyo yas, nad I am essftiida with stehe risaesp of hmi. eLst fwollo rafet ihm, own ahtt he has goen ehada to reraepp ruo eemlwoc. He is a man owhttui aelqu. |
| Flourish. Exeunt | mTertup frnafae. eyhT ixet. |
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| Flourish. Enter KING DUNCAN , LENNOX , MALCOLM , DONALBAIN , and attendants | A urmtpet rfneaaf dosnus. INGK NACNUD , OLXNNE , LMMALOC , NDLBANAIO , nda hetri nettaandst teren. |
| DUNCAN Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet returned? | CDAUNN Hsa the ormefr anhte of wraodC ebne xeeeudct eyt? Hnavte the oleepp in crageh of taht coem abkc? |
| 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. | CMMLOLA My gnki, eyth hnvtae omec kacb ety. uBt I posek wthi ooenmes woh wsa wraCdo edi, dna he siad thta rdawCo loeypn eoecdfsns shi sasrteno, bdgege yoru snhhsiges sgefoveinsr, nad neretped elepdy. He eevnr ddi ghityann in hsi owlhe file thta odlkoe as godo as the ayw he edid. He eddi kile smonoee who hda ertcpidca hwo to ssto waay ihs stmo erhescidh ssissnoeop as if it erwe a srolshetw a peice of aegbagr. |
| DUNCAN Theres no art To find the minds construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust. | UDACNN Theers no way to rdea a nsam idmn by kgoonil at shi acfe. I tdreust Cowdar lecoetlmpy. |
| Enter MACBETH , BANQUO , ROSS , and ANGUS | TCEBHAM , UBANQO , ORSS , adn AGSNU netre. |
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 wtoershit nmasnik! Just ihts memotn I swa eeflgin ugtyli rfo ont aivngh naehtkd uoy eugnoh. uoY ahev nedo so cmuh fro me so fats ttah it ash enbe msiesplbio to darwer ouy epyrrplo. If uyo edserved sesl, then earhpps my peyamnt oldwu veha amchdte yoru sdede! llA I nca ays is that I oew yuo orem anht I cna vree pyear. |
| 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. | TEBCHMA ehT uoppiynrott to evres oyu is its nwo rerwda. rYou ynlo tyud, yruo hehsnisg, is to etccap hatw we eow yuo. rOu tudy to you adn ryou aestt is iekl hte dtuy of iehrdcnl to trhie hfaert or srstanev to rihet smtera. By dngio gehnvityer we nca to rptetco uyo, weer olyn ngdio tawh we udsohl. |
| 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. | ACNDUN You are mowclee ereh. By kmigan uyo hanet of Cdwaro, I aevh tdpalen het seeds of a ratge rareec ofr uyo, nad I lwli kmea esru teyh orgw. (to BANQUO) Nlbeo auBnoq, uyo redvsee no essl ahtn heMtacb, dan yeovrene lsuodh wnko it. tLe me rgbni ouy lcoes to me nad giev you eth eetbfni of my vloe nad dogo wlli. |
| BANQUO There, if I grow, The harvest is your own. | NAUBOQ hTne if I cmsihocpal higtyann agrte, it lwil be a ectrid to yuo. |
| 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. | AUNCDN My jyo is so riwvlmegnhoe it igbrns rseat to my yees. My nsos, ilareevst, rsold, nad lla hetso ssltceo to me, I anwt oyu to seiwnts ttha I illw oewsbt my gnkimdo on my etdesl nso, oMcmlla. dTaoy I mnae hmi the ncepir of edrCalbnmu. uBt loMmcal snti ognig to be elona in eigvciner itooelshsntr of bilinoyt llwi iehns klie sastr on all of uyo hwo esdeevr meth. (to MACBETH) Adn own, estl go to ruyo cetlas at evsernnIs, rwhee I wlli cbmeeo enve moer oibegdl to you aucbese of ruyo oyliaipttsh. |
| 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. | ABECTHM Im nto ahypp lnessu I acn be rgikwno orf yuo. I lilw go dheaa adn rignb my fiwe eht ogdo nwes that you rea gconim. itWh tath, lIl be ffo. |
| DUNCAN My worthy Cawdor! | ADNNCU My htyowr worCad! |
| 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. | CBHMTEA (to efhsmli) lMmlcoa is won teh rencip of lnrdebumCa! To obeemc gkni ysmlfe, Im threei goign to heva to ptse oevr mhi or give up, aebscue esh in my ayw. Srtsa, ihde uryo gilht so no one cna ese het tlbreire dirssee hiwtin me. I wnot etl my eye olok at twha my dahn is goind, ubt in hte den Im ilstl iggon to do htat ignth Id be fehroridi to see. |
| Exit | CEMHBTA xesti. |
| 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. | CUNAND (to BANQUO, in teh edilmd of a nvrctosnieao we evatnh erdha) reuoY hirgt, nBqauo. ahtecMb is vreye itb as vniltaa as uyo yas, nad I am essftiida with stehe risaesp of hmi. eLst fwollo rafet ihm, own ahtt he has goen ehada to reraepp ruo eemlwoc. He is a man owhttui aelqu. |
| Flourish. Exeunt | mTertup frnafae. eyhT ixet. |
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