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What a haste lookes through his eyes? | What a haste looks through his eyes! | Mac I.ii.47 |
So should he looke, that seemes to speake things strange. | So should he look that seems to speak things strange. | Mac I.ii.48 |
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Good morrow, Noble Sir. | Good morrow, noble sir. | Mac II.iii.41.1 |
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Goes the King hence to day? | Goes the King hence today? | Mac II.iii.50.1 |
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The Night ha's been vnruly: / Where we lay, | The night has been unruly. Where we lay, | Mac II.iii.51 |
our Chimneys were blowne downe, / And (as they say) | Our chimneys were blown down, and, as they say, | Mac II.iii.52 |
lamentings heard i'th' Ayre; / Strange Schreemes of Death, | Lamentings heard i'the air, strange screams of death, | Mac II.iii.53 |
And Prophecying, with Accents terrible, | And prophesying, with accents terrible, | Mac II.iii.54 |
Of dyre Combustion, and confus'd Euents, | Of dire combustion and confused events | Mac II.iii.55 |
New hatch'd toth' wofull time. / The obscure Bird | New-hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird | Mac II.iii.56 |
clamor'd the liue-long Night. / Some say, the Earth | Clamoured the livelong night. Some say the earth | Mac II.iii.57 |
was Feuorous, / And did shake. | Was feverous and did shake. | Mac II.iii.58.1 |
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My young remembrance cannot paralell | My young remembrance cannot parallel | Mac II.iii.59 |
A fellow to it. | A fellow to it. | Mac II.iii.60.1 |
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Macb. and Lenox. | MACBETH and LENNOX | |
What's the matter? | What's the matter? | Mac II.iii.62 |
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Meane you his Maiestie? | Mean you his majesty? | Mac II.iii.67 |
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Those of his Chamber, as it seem'd, had don't: | Those of his chamber, as it seemed, had done't: | Mac II.iii.98 |
Their Hands and Faces were all badg'd with blood, | Their hands and faces were all badged with blood, | Mac II.iii.99 |
So were their Daggers, which vnwip'd, we found | So were their daggers, which unwiped, we found | Mac II.iii.100 |
Vpon their Pillowes: they star'd, and were distracted, | Upon their pillows; they stared and were distracted; | Mac II.iii.101 |
No mans Life was to be trusted with them. | No man's life was to be trusted with them. | Mac II.iii.102 |
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All. | ALL | |
So all. | So all. | Mac II.iii.129.3 |
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All | ALL | |
Well contented. | Well contented. | Mac II.iii.131.2 |
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Lords. | LORDS | |
Thankes to your Maiesty. | Thanks to your majesty. | Mac III.iv.2.2 |
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May't please your Highnesse sit. | May't please your highness sit. | Mac III.iv.38.2 |
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Heere is a place reseru'd Sir. | Here is a place reserved, sir. | Mac III.iv.45.2 |
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Heere my good Lord. What is't that moues your Highnesse? | Here, my good lord. What is't that moves your highness? | Mac III.iv.47 |
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Lords. | LORDS | |
What, my good Lord? | What, my good lord? | Mac III.iv.48.2 |
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Lords. | LORDS | |
Our duties, and the pledge. | Our duties and the pledge! | Mac III.iv.91.2 |
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Good night, and better health | Good night; and better health | Mac III.iv.119.2 |
Attend his Maiesty. | Attend his majesty! | Mac III.iv.120.1 |
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My former Speeches, / Haue but hit your Thoughts | My former speeches have but hit your thoughts, | Mac III.vi.1 |
Which can interpret farther: Onely I say | Which can interpret further. Only I say | Mac III.vi.2 |
Things haue bin strangely borne. The gracious Duncan | Things have been strangely borne. The gracious Duncan | Mac III.vi.3 |
Was pittied of Macbeth: marry he was dead: | Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead! | Mac III.vi.4 |
And the right valiant Banquo walk'd too late, | And the right valiant Banquo walked too late; | Mac III.vi.5 |
Whom you may say (if't please you) Fleans kill'd, | Whom you may say, if't please you, Fleance killed, | Mac III.vi.6 |
For Fleans fled: Men must not walke too late. | For Fleance fled. Men must not walk too late. | Mac III.vi.7 |
Who cannot want the thought, how monstrous | Who cannot want the thought how monstrous | Mac III.vi.8 |
It was for Malcolme, and for Donalbane | It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain | Mac III.vi.9 |
To kill their gracious Father? Damned Fact, | To kill their gracious father? Damned fact, | Mac III.vi.10 |
How it did greeue Macbeth? Did he not straight | How it did grieve Macbeth! Did he not straight – | Mac III.vi.11 |
In pious rage, the two delinquents teare, | In pious rage – the two delinquents tear, | Mac III.vi.12 |
That were the Slaues of drinke, and thralles of sleepe? | That were the slaves of drink, and thralls of sleep? | Mac III.vi.13 |
Was not that Nobly done? I, and wisely too: | Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too; | Mac III.vi.14 |
For 'twould haue anger'd any heart aliue | For 'twould have angered any heart alive | Mac III.vi.15 |
To heare the men deny't. So that I say, | To hear the men deny't. So that I say | Mac III.vi.16 |
He ha's borne all things well, and I do thinke, | He has borne all things well; and I do think | Mac III.vi.17 |
That had he Duncans Sonnes vnder his Key, | That had he Duncan's sons under his key – | Mac III.vi.18 |
(As, and't please Heauen he shall not) they should finde | As, an't please heaven, he shall not – they should find | Mac III.vi.19 |
What 'twere to kill a Father: So should Fleans. | What 'twere to kill a father – so should Fleance. | Mac III.vi.20 |
But peace; for from broad words, and cause he fayl'd | But, peace! For from broad words, and 'cause he failed | Mac III.vi.21 |
His presence at the Tyrants Feast, I heare | His presence at the tyrant's feast, I hear | Mac III.vi.22 |
Macduffe liues in disgrace. Sir, can you tell | Macduff lives in disgrace. Sir, can you tell | Mac III.vi.23 |
Where he bestowes himselfe? | Where he bestows himself? | Mac III.vi.24.1 |
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Sent he to Macduffe? | Sent he to Macduff? | Mac III.vi.39.2 |
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And that well might | And that well might | Mac III.vi.43.2 |
Aduise him to a Caution, t' hold what distance | Advise him to a caution to hold what distance | Mac III.vi.44 |
His wisedome can prouide. Some holy Angell | His wisdom can provide. Some holy angel | Mac III.vi.45 |
Flye to the Court of England, and vnfold | Fly to the court of England and unfold | Mac III.vi.46 |
His Message ere he come, that a swift blessing | His message ere he come, that a swift blessing | Mac III.vi.47 |
May soone returne to this our suffering Country, | May soon return to this our suffering country, | Mac III.vi.48 |
Vnder a hand accurs'd. | Under a hand accursed! | Mac III.vi.49.1 |
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What's your Graces will. | What's your grace's will? | Mac IV.i.134.2 |
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No my Lord. | No, my lord. | Mac IV.i.135.2 |
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No indeed my Lord. | No, indeed, my lord. | Mac IV.i.136.2 |
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'Tis two or three my Lord, that bring you word: | 'Tis two or three, my lord, that bring you word | Mac IV.i.140 |
Macduff is fled to England. | Macduff is fled to England. | Mac IV.i.141.1 |
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I, my good Lord. | Ay, my good lord. | Mac IV.i.142 |
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For certaine Sir, he is not: I haue a File | For certain, sir, he is not. I have a file | Mac V.ii.8 |
Of all the Gentry; there is Seywards Sonne, | Of all the gentry: there is Seyward's son | Mac V.ii.9 |
And many vnruffe youths, that euen now | And many unrough youths that even now | Mac V.ii.10 |
Protest their first of Manhood. | Protest their first of manhood. | Mac V.ii.11.1 |
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Or so much as it needes, | Or so much as it needs | Mac V.ii.29.2 |
To dew the Soueraigne Flower, and drowne the Weeds: | To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds. | Mac V.ii.30 |
Make we our March towards Birnan. | Make we our march towards Birnan. | Mac V.ii.31 |