Макбет
Scene I. Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle.
GentlewomanItisanaccustomedactionwithher,toseemthuswashingherhands:Ihaveknownhercontinueinthisaquarterofanhour.
LadyMacbethYethere’saspot.
DoctorHark!shespeaks:Iwillsetdownwhatcomesfromher,tosatisfymyremembrancethemorestrongly.
LadyMacbethOut,damnedspot!out,Isay!—One:two:why,then,’tistimetodo’t.—Hellismurky!—Fie,mylord,fie!asoldier,andafeard?Whatneedwefearwhoknowsit,whennonecancallourpowertoaccount?—Yetwhowouldhavethoughttheoldmantohavehadsomuchbloodinhim.
DoctorDoyoumarkthat?
LadyMacbethThethaneofFifehadawife:whereisshenow?—What,willthesehandsne’erbeclean?—Nomoreo’that,mylord,nomoreo’that:youmarallwiththisstarting.
DoctorGoto,goto;youhaveknownwhatyoushouldnot.
GentlewomanShehasspokewhatsheshouldnot,Iamsureofthat:heavenknowswhatshehasknown.
LadyMacbethHere’sthesmellofthebloodstill:alltheperfumesofArabiawillnotsweetenthislittlehand.Oh,oh,oh!
DoctorWhatasighisthere!Theheartissorelycharged.
GentlewomanIwouldnothavesuchaheartinmybosomforthedignityofthewholebody.
DoctorWell,well,well—
GentlewomanPrayGoditbe,sir
