| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| WHen shall we three meet againe? | When shall we three meet again? | Mac I.i.1 |
| In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine? | In thunder, lightning, or in rain? | Mac I.i.2 |
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| Where the place? | Where the place? | Mac I.i.6.1 |
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| I come, Gray-Malkin. | I come, Grey-Malkin. | Mac I.i.8.1 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| faire is foule, and foule is faire, | Fair is foul, and foul is fair. | Mac I.i.9 |
| Houer through the fogge and filthie ayre. | Hover through the fog and filthy air. | Mac I.i.10 |
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| Where hast thou beene, Sister? | Where hast thou been, sister? | Mac I.iii.1 |
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| A Saylors Wife had Chestnuts in her Lappe, | A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap, | Mac I.iii.4 |
| And mouncht, & mouncht, and mouncht: Giue me, quoth I. | And munched and munched and munched. ‘ Give me,’ quoth I. | Mac I.iii.5 |
| Aroynt thee, Witch, the rumpe-fed Ronyon cryes. | ‘ Aroint thee, witch!’ the rump-fed ronyon cries. | Mac I.iii.6 |
| Her Husband's to Aleppo gone, Master o'th' Tiger: | Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o'the Tiger. | Mac I.iii.7 |
| But in a Syue Ile thither sayle, | But in a sieve I'll thither sail, | Mac I.iii.8 |
| And like a Rat without a tayle, | And like a rat without a tail | Mac I.iii.9 |
| Ile doe, Ile doe, and Ile doe. | I'll do, I'll do, and I'll do. | Mac I.iii.10 |
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| Th'art kinde. | Th'art kind. | Mac I.iii.12 |
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| I my selfe haue all the other, | I myself have all the other. | Mac I.iii.14 |
| And the very Ports they blow, | And the very ports they blow | Mac I.iii.15 |
| All the Quarters that they know, | All the quarters that they know | Mac I.iii.16 |
| I'th' Ship-mans Card. | I'the shipman's card. | Mac I.iii.17 |
| Ile dreyne him drie as Hay: | I will drain him dry as hay; | Mac I.iii.18 |
| Sleepe shall neyther Night nor Day | Sleep shall neither night nor day | Mac I.iii.19 |
| Hang vpon his Pent-house Lid: | Hang upon his penthouse lid. | Mac I.iii.20 |
| He shall liue a man forbid: | He shall live a man forbid. | Mac I.iii.21 |
| Wearie Seu'nights, nine times nine, | Weary sev'n-nights nine times nine | Mac I.iii.22 |
| Shall he dwindle, peake, and pine: | Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine, | Mac I.iii.23 |
| Though his Barke cannot be lost, | Though his bark cannot be lost, | Mac I.iii.24 |
| Yet it shall be Tempest-tost. | Yet it shall be tempest-tossed. | Mac I.iii.25 |
| Looke what I haue. | Look what I have! | Mac I.iii.26.1 |
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| Here I haue a Pilots Thumbe, | Here I have a pilot's thumb, | Mac I.iii.27 |
| Wrackt, as homeward he did come. | Wracked as homeward he did come. | Mac I.iii.28 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| The weyward Sisters, hand in hand, | The Weird Sisters, hand in hand, | Mac I.iii.31 |
| Posters of the Sea and Land, | Posters of the sea and land, | Mac I.iii.32 |
| Thus doe goe, about, about, | Thus do go, about, about; | Mac I.iii.33 |
| Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, | Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, | Mac I.iii.34 |
| And thrice againe, to make vp nine. | And thrice again, to make up nine. | Mac I.iii.35 |
| Peace, the Charme's wound vp. | Peace! The charm's wound up . | Mac I.iii.36 |
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| All haile Macbeth, haile to thee Thane of Glamis. | All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! | Mac I.iii.47 |
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| Hayle. | Hail! | Mac I.iii.61 |
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| Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. | Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. | Mac I.iii.64 |
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| Banquo, and Macbeth, all haile. | Banquo and Macbeth, all hail! | Mac I.iii.68 |
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| Why how now i, you looke angerly? | Why, how now, Hecat? You look angerly. | Mac III.v.1 |
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| Come, let's make hast, shee'l soone be / Backe againe. | Come, let's make haste; she'll soon be back again. | Mac III.v.36 |
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| Thrice the brinded Cat hath mew'd. | Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed. | Mac IV.i.1 |
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| Round about the Caldron go: | Round about the cauldron go; | Mac IV.i.4 |
| In the poysond Entrailes throw | In the poisoned entrails throw: | Mac IV.i.5 |
| Toad, that vnder cold stone, | Toad that under cold stone | Mac IV.i.6 |
| Dayes and Nights, ha's thirty one: | Days and nights has thirty-one. | Mac IV.i.7 |
| Sweltred Venom sleeping got, | Sweltered venom, sleeping got, | Mac IV.i.8 |
| Boyle thou first i'th' charmed pot. | Boil thou first i'the charmed pot. | Mac IV.i.9 |
| All. | ALL | |
| Double, double, toile and trouble; | Double, double, toil and trouble; | Mac IV.i.10 |
| Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble. | Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. | Mac IV.i.11 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Double, double, toyle and trouble, | Double, double, toil and trouble; | Mac IV.i.20 |
| Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble. | Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. | Mac IV.i.21 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Double, double, toyle and trouble, | Double, double, toil and trouble; | Mac IV.i.35 |
| Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble. | Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. | Mac IV.i.36 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| A deed without a name. | A deed without a name. | Mac IV.i.48.2 |
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| Speake. | Speak. | Mac IV.i.60.1 |
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| Say, if th'hadst rather heare it from our mouthes, | Say, if thou'dst rather hear it from our mouths | Mac IV.i.61 |
| Or from our Masters. | Or from our masters. | Mac IV.i.62.1 |
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| Powre in Sowes blood, that hath eaten | Pour in sow's blood that hath eaten | Mac IV.i.63 |
| Her nine Farrow: Greaze that's sweaten | Her nine farrow; grease that's sweaten | Mac IV.i.64 |
| From the Murderers Gibbet, throw | From the murderer's gibbet, throw | Mac IV.i.65 |
| Into the Flame. | Into the flame. | Mac IV.i.66.1 |
| All. | ALL | |
| Come high or low: | Come high or low, | Mac IV.i.66.2 |
| Thy Selfe and Office deaftly show. | Thyself and office deftly show. | Mac IV.i.67 |
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| He knowes thy thought: | He knows thy thought. | Mac IV.i.68.2 |
| Heare his speech, but say thou nought. | Hear his speech, but say thou naught. | Mac IV.i.69 |
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| He will not be commanded: heere's another | He will not be commanded. Here's another | Mac IV.i.74 |
| More potent then the first. | More potent than the first. | Mac IV.i.75 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Listen, but speake not too't. | Listen, but speak not to't. | Mac IV.i.88.2 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Seeke to know no more. | Seek to know no more. | Mac IV.i.102.2 |
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| Shew. | Show! | Mac IV.i.106 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Shew his Eyes, and greeue his Hart, | Show his eyes and grieve his heart; | Mac IV.i.109 |
| Come like shadowes, so depart. | Come like shadows, so depart. | Mac IV.i.110 |
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| I Sir, all this is so. But why | Ay, sir, all this is so. But why | Mac IV.i.124 |
| Stands Macbeth thus amazedly? | Stands Macbeth thus amazedly? | Mac IV.i.125 |
| Come Sisters, cheere we vp his sprights, | Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites | Mac IV.i.126 |
| And shew the best of our delights. | And show the best of our delights. | Mac IV.i.127 |
| Ile Charme the Ayre to giue a sound, | I'll charm the air to give a sound, | Mac IV.i.128 |
| While you performe your Antique round: | While you perform your antic round, | Mac IV.i.129 |
| That this great King may kindly say, | That this great king may kindly say | Mac IV.i.130 |
| Our duties, did his welcome pay. | Our duties did his welcome pay. | Mac IV.i.131 |