Макбет

           Macbeth:Prithee,peace:

           Idaredoallthatmaybecomeaman;

           Whodaresdomoreisnone.

           LadyMacbeth:Whatbeastwas’t,then,

           Thatmadeyoubreakthisenterprisetome?

           Whenyoudurstdoit,thenyouwereaman;

           And,tobemorethanwhatyouwere,youwould

           Besomuchmoretheman.Nortimenorplace

           Didthenadhere,andyetyouwouldmakeboth:

           Theyhavemadethemselves,andthattheirfitnessnow

           Doesunmakeyou.Ihavegivensuck,andknow

           Howtender’tistolovethebabethatmilksme:

           Iwould,whileitwassmilinginmyface,

           Havepluck’dmynipplefromhisbonelessgums,

           Anddash’dthebrainsout,hadIsoswornasyou

           Havedonetothis.

           Macbeth:Ifweshouldfail?

           LadyMacbeth:Wefail!

           Butscrewyourcouragetothesticking-place,

           Andwe’llnotfail.WhenDuncanisasleep—

           Wheretotherathershallhisday’shardjourney

           Soundlyinvitehim—histwochamberlains

           WillIwithwineandwassailsoconvince

           Thatmemory,thewarderofthebrain,

           Shallbeafume,andthereceiptofreason

           Alimbeckonly:wheninswinishsleep

           Theirdrenchednatureslieasinadeath,

           WhatcannotyouandIperformupon

           TheunguardedDuncan?whatnotputupon

           Hisspongyofficers,whoshallbeartheguilt

           Ofourgreatquell?