Макбет
Scene I. A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.
Hecate:Owelldone!Icommendyourpains;
Andeveryoneshallsharei’thegains;
Andnowaboutthecauldronsing,
Liveelvesandfairiesinaring,
Enchantingallthatyouputin.
Musicandasong:‘Blackspirits,’&c
Hecateretires
SecondWitch:Bytheprickingofmythumbs,
Somethingwickedthiswaycomes.
Open,locks,
Whoeverknocks!
EnterMacbeth
Macbeth:Hownow,yousecret,black,andmidnighthags!
Whatis’tyoudo?
All:Adeedwithoutaname.
Macbeth:Iconjureyou,bythatwhichyouprofess,
Howe’eryoucometoknowit,answerme:
Thoughyouuntiethewindsandletthemfight
Againstthechurches;thoughtheyestywaves
Confoundandswallownavigationup;
Thoughbladedcornbelodgedandtreesblowndown;
Thoughcastlestoppleontheirwarders’heads;
Thoughpalacesandpyramidsdoslope
Theirheadstotheirfoundations;thoughthetreasure
Ofnature’sgermenstumblealltogether,
Eventilldestructionsicken;answerme
TowhatIaskyou.