Макбет
Scene I. Forres. The palace.
FirstMurderer:Itwas,sopleaseyourhighness.
Macbeth:Wellthen,now
Haveyouconsider’dofmyspeeches?Know
Thatitwasheinthetimespastwhichheldyou
Sounderfortune,whichyouthoughthadbeen
Ourinnocentself:thisImadegoodtoyou
Inourlastconference,pass’dinprobationwithyou,
Howyouwereborneinhand,howcross’d,theinstruments,
Whowroughtwiththem,andallthingselsethatmight
Tohalfasoulandtoanotioncrazed
Say‘ThusdidBanquo.’
FirstMurderer:Youmadeitknowntous.
Macbeth:Ididso,andwentfurther,whichisnow
Ourpointofsecondmeeting.Doyoufind
Yourpatiencesopredominantinyournature
Thatyoucanletthisgo?Areyousogospell’d
Toprayforthisgoodmanandforhisissue,
Whoseheavyhandhathbow’dyoutothegrave
Andbeggar’dyoursforever?
FirstMurderer:Wearemen,myliege.
Macbeth:Ay,inthecatalogueyegoformen;
Ashoundsandgreyhounds,mongrels,spaniels,curs,
Shoughs,water-rugsanddemi-wolves,areclept
Allbythenameofdogs:thevaluedfile
Distinguishestheswift,theslow,thesubtle,
Thehousekeeper,thehunter,everyone
Accordingtothegiftwhichbounteousnature
Hathinhimclosed;wherebyhedoesreceive
Particularaddition.fromthebill
Thatwritesthemallalike:andsoofmen.
Now,ifyouhaveastationinthefile,
Noti’theworstrankofmanhood,say’t;
AndIwillputthatbusinessinyourbosoms,
Whoseexecutiontakesyourenemyoff,
Grapplesyoutotheheartandloveofus,
Whowearourhealthbutsicklyinhislife,
Whichinhisdeathwereperfect.