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- $Unique_ID{SSP01414}
- $Title{Macbeth: Act III, Scene III}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*01400.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- MACBETH
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- ACT III
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- SCENE III: A park near the palace.
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- {Enter three Murderers.}
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- First Murderer: But who did bid thee join with us?
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- Third Murderer: Macbeth.
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- Second Murderer: He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers
- Our offices and what we have to do
- To the direction just.
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- First Murderer: Then stand with us.
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
- Now spurs the lated traveller apace
- To gain the timely inn; and near approaches
- The subject of our watch.
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- Third Murderer: Hark! I hear horses.
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- BANQUO: [Within] Give us a light there, ho!
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- Second Murderer: Then 'tis he: the rest
- That are within the note of expectation 10
- Already are i' the court.
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- First Murderer: His horses go about.
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- Third Murderer: Almost a mile: but he does usually,
- So all men do, from hence to the palace gate
- Make it their walk.
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- Second Murderer: A light, a light!
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- {Enter BANQUO, and FLEANCE with a torch.}
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- Third Murderer: 'Tis he.
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- First Murderer: Stand to't.
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- BANQUO: It will be rain to-night.
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- First Murderer: Let it come down.
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- [They set upon BANQUO.]
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- BANQUO: O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
- Thou mayst revenge. O slave!
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- [Dies. FLEANCE escapes.]
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- Third Murderer: Who did strike out the light?
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- First Murderer: Wast not the way?
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- Third Murderer: There's but one down; the son is fled.
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- Second Murderer: We have lost 20
- Best half of our affair.
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- First Murderer: Well, let's away, and say how much is done.
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- [Exeunt.]
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