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He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
His hopes ’bove wisdom, grace, and fear:
And you all know security^7
Is mortals’ chiefest enemy.
[Music and a song.]
Hark! I am called; my little spirit, see.
Sits in a foggy cloud and stays for me. [Exit.]
[Sing within, “Come away, come away,” etc.]
First Witch. Come, let’s make haste; she’ll soon be
back again. [Exit.]
⌘ ⌘ ⌘
Scene vi • The palace.
[Enter Lennox and another Lord.]
Lennox. My former speeches have but hit^1 your thoughts.
Which can interpret farther.^2 Only I say
Things have been strangely borne.^3 The gracious Duncan
Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead.
And the right-valiant Banquo walked too late:
Whom, you may say, if ’t please you. Fleance killed.
For Fleance fled. Men must not walk too late.
Who cannot want the thought,^4 how monstrous
It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain
To kill their gracious father? Damnèd fact!^5
How it did grieve Macbeth! Did he not straight,
In pious rage, the two delinquents tear,
That were the slaves of drink and thralls^6 of sleep?
Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too;
For ’twould have angered any heart alive
To hear the men deny ’t. So that I say
He has borne all things well: and I do think
That, had he Duncan’s sons under his key—
As, an ’t^7 please heaven, he shall not—they should find
What ’twere to kill a father. So should Fleance.
But, peace! for from broad^8 words, and cause he failed
His presence at the tyrant’s feast. I hear,
Macduff lives in disgrace. Sir, can you tell
Where he bestows himself?
Lord. The son of Duncan.
From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth.^9
Lives in the English court, and is received
Of the most pious Edward^10 with such grace
That the malevolence of fortune nothing
Takes from his high respect.^11 Thither Macduff
Is gone to pray the holy King, upon his aid^12
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- security overconfidence.
35
- hit coincided with.
- Which... farther from which
you can draw your own
conclusions.
5 3.^ borne managed. - cannot... thought can fail
to think.
10 5. fact deed. - thralls slaves.
15
- an 't if it.
20 - broad unguarded.
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- due of birth birthright; claim to
the throne. - Edward Edward the Confessor,
King of England (1042–1066). - with... respect does not
diminish the high respect he
is given. - upon his aid to aid Malcolm.
malevolence (muh LEHV uh luhns) n.
desire to do evil
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Concept Vocabulary Reinforcement Provide
additional concept vocabulary practice for
students with “show-you-know” sentences.
Remind students that the first half of the
sentence includes an appropriate use of a
vocabulary word; the second half clarifies the
meaning of that word. Model the strategy with
these examples:
Macbeth feels nothing but malice (Scene ii,
line 14) toward Banquo; Macbeth wishes Banquo
great harm.
Lady Macbeth notes that questioning her
husband enrages (Scene iv, line 121) him: it
makes him very angry.
Then allow students to work in pairs to construct
their own sentences for the vocabulary words.
Encourage pairs to share their sentences with
the group.
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