The Tragedy of Macbeth: ACT III
Introduction ACT I ACT II ACT III SCENE I. Forres. The palace. SCENE II. The palace. SCENE III. A park near the palace. SCENE IV. The same. Hall in the palace. SCENE V. A Heath. SCENE VI. Forres. The palace. ACT IV ACT V About the Play Feedback			Search: All the plays Hamlet Coriolanus Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Richard II Richard III Titus Andronicus Antony and Cleopatra Timon of Athens Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry the Fifth Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry VIII King John Pericles Troilus and Cressida All's Well... As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline A Midsummer... Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives... Much Ado about Nothing The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night The Taming of... The Tempest The Two Gentlemen... The Winter's Tale    for: SCENE III. A park near the palace. Enter three Murderers First Murderer       But who did bid thee join with us? Third Murderer       Macbeth. Second Murderer       He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers       Our offices and what we have to do 5     To the direction just. 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 10    The subject of our watch. Third Murderer       Hark! I hear horses. BANQUO       (Within) Give us a light there, ho! Second Murderer       Then 'tis he: the rest       That are within the note of expectation 15    Already are i' the court. First Murderer       His horses go about. Third Murderer       Almost a mile: but he does usually,       So all men do, from hence to the palace gate       Make it their walk. Second Murderer 20    A light, a light! Enter BANQUO, and FLEANCE with a torch Third Murderer       'Tis he. First Murderer       Stand to't. BANQUO       It will be rain to-night. First Murderer       Let it come down. They set upon BANQUO BANQUO 25    O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!       Thou mayst revenge. O slave! Dies. FLEANCE escapes Third Murderer       Who did strike out the light? First Murderer       Wast not the way? Third Murderer       There's but one down; the son is fled. Second Murderer 30    We have lost       Best half of our affair. First Murderer       Well, let's away, and say how much is done. Exeunt Return to top of page ... or ... Go to next scene