Scene II. The palace.

           EnterLadyMacbethandaServant

           LadyMacbeth:IsBanquogonefromcourt?

           Servant:Ay,madam,butreturnsagainto-night.

           LadyMacbeth:Saytotheking,Iwouldattendhisleisure

           Forafewwords.

           Servant:Madam,Iwill.

           Exit

           LadyMacbeth:Nought’shad,all’sspent,

           Whereourdesireisgotwithoutcontent:

           ’Tissafertobethatwhichwedestroy

           Thanbydestructiondwellindoubtfuljoy.

           EnterMacbeth

           Hownow,mylord!whydoyoukeepalone,

           Ofsorriestfanciesyourcompanionsmaking,

           Usingthosethoughtswhichshouldindeedhavedied

           Withthemtheythinkon?Thingswithoutallremedy

           Shouldbewithoutregard:what’sdoneisdone.

           Macbeth:Wehavescotch’dthesnake,notkill’dit:

           She’llcloseandbeherself,whilstourpoormalice

           Remainsindangerofherformertooth.

           Butlettheframeofthingsdisjoint,boththeworldssuffer,

           Erewewilleatourmealinfearandsleep

           Intheafflictionoftheseterribledreams

           Thatshakeusnightly:betterbewiththedead,

           Whomwe,togainourpeace,havesenttopeace,

           Thanonthetortureofthemindtolie

           Inrestlessecstasy.Duncanisinhisgrave;

           Afterlife’sfitfulfeverhesleepswell;

           Treasonhasdonehisworst:norsteel,norpoison,

           Malicedomestic,foreignlevy,nothing,

           Cantouchhimfurther.