Toad, that under the cold stone, All. Double, double toil and trouble; All. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 3 Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf; Witches' mummy; maw, and gulf For the ingredients of our cauldron. All. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 2 Witch. Cool it with a baboon's blood; Then the charm is firm and good. Enter HECATE, and other Witches. Hec. O, well done! I commend your pains, And every one shall share i' the gains. And now about the cauldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, [Music and a Song. "Black spirits," &.c. [Knocking. 2 Witch. By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, whoever knocks. Enter MACBeth. Macb. How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags! What is 't you do? Macb. I conjure you, by that which you profess, (Howe'er you come to know it) answer me: Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodg'd, and trees blown down; Though palaces, and pyramids, do slope Their heads to their foundations; though the treasure Even till destruction sicken, answer me To what I ask you. 1 Witch. Say, if thou 'dst rather hear it from our mouths, Or from our masters'? Macb. Call 'em: let me see 'em. 1 Witch. Pour in sow's blood, that hath eaten Into the flame. All. Come high, or low; Thyself, and office, deftly show. Thunder. 1 Apparition, an armed Head. Macb. Tell me, thou unknown power, 2 Witch. Hear his speech, but say thou nought. He knows thy thought: 1 App. Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me: beware Macduff; enough. [Descends. Macb. Whate'er thou art, for thy good caution thanks: App. Thunder. 2 Apparition, a bloody Child. Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Macb. Had I three ears, I'd hear thee. App. Be bloody, bold, and resolute: laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. [Descends. Macb. Then live, Macduff: what need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder. What is this, Thunder. 3 Apparition, a Child crowned, with a Tree in his Hand. That rises like the issue of a king; And wears upon his baby brow the round And top of sovereignty? All. Listen, but speak not to 't. App. Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill [Descends. Who can impress the forest; bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root? sweet bodements! good! Of Birnam rise; and our high-plac'd Macbeth Yet my heart Throbs to know one thing: tell me, (if your art Can tell so much) shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom? All. Seek to know no more. Macb. I will be satisfied: deny me this, And an eternal curse fall on you! Let me know. [Hautboys. 1 Witch. Show! 2 Witch. Show! 3 Witch. Show! All. Show his eyes, and grieve his heart; Come like shadows, so depart. A show of eight Kings, and BANQUO last, with a Glass in his Hand. Macb. Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo: down! Thy crown does sear mine eye-balls: Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first: and thy hair, Why do you show me this? A fourth? What! will the line stretch out to the crack of doom? And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass, 1 Witch. Ay, Sir, all this is so: but why Stands Macbeth thus amazedly? Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites, And show the best of our delights. I'll charm the air to give a sound, [Music. The Witches dance, and vanish. Let this pernicious hour Macb. Where are they? Gone? Stand aye accursed in the calendar! Come in! without there! Macb. Infected be the air whereon they ride, And damn'd all those that trust them! I did hear The galloping of horse: who was 't came by? Len. "T is two or three, my lord, that bring you word, Macduff is fled to England. Macb. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits : The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, Unless the deed go with it. From this moment, The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done : The castle of Macduff I will surprise; Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o' the sword [Exeunt. |