Макбет
Scene II. The same.
Macbeth:Thisisasorrysight.
Lookingonhishands
LadyMacbeth:Afoolishthought,tosayasorrysight.
Macbeth:There’sonedidlaughin’ssleep,andonecried
‘Murder!’
Thattheydidwakeeachother:Istoodandheardthem:
Buttheydidsaytheirprayers,andaddress’dthem
Againtosleep.
LadyMacbeth:Therearetwolodgedtogether.
Macbeth:Onecried‘Godblessus!’and‘Amen’theother;
Astheyhadseenmewiththesehangman’shands.
Listeningtheirfear,Icouldnotsay‘Amen,’
Whentheydidsay‘Godblessus!’
LadyMacbeth:Consideritnotsodeeply.
Macbeth:ButwhereforecouldnotIpronounce‘Amen’?
Ihadmostneedofblessing,and‘Amen’
Stuckinmythroat.
LadyMacbeth:Thesedeedsmustnotbethought
Aftertheseways;so,itwillmakeusmad.
Macbeth:MethoughtIheardavoicecry‘sleepnomore!
Macbethdoesmurdersleep’,theinnocentsleep,
Sleepthatknitsuptheravell’dsleeveofcare,
Thedeathofeachday’slife,sorelabour’sbath,
Balmofhurtminds,greatnature’ssecondcourse,
Chiefnourisherinlife’sfeast—
LadyMacbeth:Whatdoyoumean?
