SCENE III. A park near the palace. The Tragedy of Macbeth  Shakespeare homepage  |  Macbeth  | Act 3, Scene 3 

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 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 

 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 

 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 

 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  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  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  We have lost 

 Best half of our affair. 

 First Murderer  Well, let's away, and say how much is done. 



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