Macbeth
Act III, Scene 3
Forres. A park near the palace.
O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Moritz Retzsch, circa 1850
- Enter three Murderers.
First Murderer
1- But who did bid thee join with us?
Third Murderer
2- Macbeth.
Second Murderer
3 - 5- He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers
- Our offices, and what we have to do,
- To the direction just.
First Murderer
6 - 10- Then stand with us.
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day;
- Now spurs the lated traveler apace
- To gain the timely inn, and near approaches
- The subject of our watch.
Third Murderer
11- Hark, I hear horses.
Banquo
12- Within.
- Give us a light there, ho!
Second Murderer
13 - 15- Then ’tis he; the rest
- That are within the note of expectation
- Already are i’ th’ court.
First Murderer
16- His horses go about.
Third Murderer
17 - 19- Almost a mile; but he does usually,
- So all men do, from hence to th’ palace gate
- Make it their walk.
- Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch.
Second Murderer
20- A light, a light!
Third Murderer
21- ’Tis he.
First Murderer
22- Stand to’t.
Banquo
23- It will be rain tonight.
First Murderer
24- Let it come down.
- They assault Banquo.
Banquo
25 - 26- O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
- Thou mayst revenge. O slave!
- Dies.
- Fleance escapes.
Third Murderer
27- Who did strike out the light?
First Murderer
28- Was’t not the way?
Third Murderer
29- There’s but one down; the son is fled.
Second Murderer
30 - 31- We have lost
- Best half of our affair.
First Murderer
32- Well, let’s away, and say how much is done.
- Exeunt.