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Macbeth.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 1, Scene 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lady Macbeth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(This text is featured in our\u00a0interview with Paige Lindsey White (Santa Cruz Shakespeare)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to open a scanned version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to open up a First Folio version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Glamis\u00a0thou\u00a0art,\u00a0and\u00a0Cawdor,\u00a0and\u00a0shalt\u00a0be
16. What\u00a0thou\u00a0art\u00a0promised.\u00a0Yet\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0fear\u00a0thy\u00a0nature;
17. It\u00a0is\u00a0too\u00a0full\u00a0o\u2019\u00a0th\u2019\u00a0milk\u00a0of\u00a0human\u00a0kindness
18. To\u00a0catch\u00a0the\u00a0nearest\u00a0way.\u00a0Thou\u00a0wouldst\u00a0be\u00a0great,
19. Art\u00a0not\u00a0without\u00a0ambition,\u00a0but\u00a0without
20. The\u00a0illness\u00a0should\u00a0attend\u00a0it.\u00a0What\u00a0thou\u00a0wouldst highly,
21. That\u00a0wouldst\u00a0thou\u00a0holily;\u00a0wouldst\u00a0not\u00a0play\u00a0false
22. And\u00a0yet\u00a0wouldst\u00a0wrongly\u00a0win.\u00a0Thou\u00a0\u2019dst\u00a0have,\u00a0great Glamis,
23. That\u00a0which\u00a0cries\u00a0\u201cThus\u00a0thou\u00a0must\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0if\u00a0thou\u00a0have it,
24. And\u00a0that\u00a0which\u00a0rather\u00a0thou\u00a0dost\u00a0fear\u00a0to\u00a0do,
25. Than\u00a0wishest\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0undone.\u00a0Hie\u00a0thee\u00a0hither,
26. That\u00a0I\u00a0may\u00a0pour\u00a0my\u00a0spirits\u00a0in\u00a0thine\u00a0ear
27. And\u00a0chastise\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0valor\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0tongue
28. All\u00a0that\u00a0impedes\u00a0thee\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0golden\u00a0round,
29. Which\u00a0fate\u00a0and\u00a0metaphysical\u00a0aid\u00a0doth\u00a0seem
30. To\u00a0have\u00a0thee\u00a0crowned\u00a0withal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Macbeth.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 1, Scene 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lady Macbeth (This text is featured in our\u00a0interview with Paige Lindsey White (Santa Cruz Shakespeare) Click here to open a scanned version. Click here to open up a First Folio version 15. Glamis\u00a0thou\u00a0art,\u00a0and\u00a0Cawdor,\u00a0and\u00a0shalt\u00a0be16. What\u00a0thou\u00a0art\u00a0promised.\u00a0Yet\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0fear\u00a0thy\u00a0nature;17. It\u00a0is\u00a0too\u00a0full\u00a0o\u2019\u00a0th\u2019\u00a0milk\u00a0of\u00a0human\u00a0kindness18. To\u00a0catch\u00a0the\u00a0nearest\u00a0way.\u00a0Thou\u00a0wouldst\u00a0be\u00a0great,19. Art\u00a0not\u00a0without\u00a0ambition,\u00a0but\u00a0without20. The\u00a0illness\u00a0should\u00a0attend\u00a0it.\u00a0What\u00a0thou\u00a0wouldst highly,21. That\u00a0wouldst\u00a0thou\u00a0holily;\u00a0wouldst\u00a0not\u00a0play\u00a0false22. And\u00a0yet\u00a0wouldst\u00a0wrongly\u00a0win.\u00a0Thou\u00a0\u2019dst\u00a0have,\u00a0great Glamis,23. That\u00a0which\u00a0cries\u00a0\u201cThus\u00a0thou\u00a0must\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0if\u00a0thou\u00a0have it,24. And\u00a0that\u00a0which\u00a0rather\u00a0thou\u00a0dost\u00a0fear\u00a0to\u00a0do,25. Than\u00a0wishest\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0undone.\u00a0Hie\u00a0thee\u00a0hither,26. That\u00a0I\u00a0may\u00a0pour\u00a0my\u00a0spirits\u00a0in\u00a0thine\u00a0ear27. And\u00a0chastise\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0valor\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0tongue28. All\u00a0that\u00a0impedes\u00a0thee\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0golden\u00a0round,29. Which\u00a0fate\u00a0and\u00a0metaphysical\u00a0aid\u00a0doth\u00a0seem30. 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