Macbeth Act III

Avaunt! and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee!
Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes
Which thou dost glare with!

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thither Macduff
Is gone to pray the holy king, upon his aid
To wake Northumberland and warlike Siward:
That, by the help of these--with Him above
To ratify the work--we may again
Give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights,
Free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives,
Do faithful homage and receive free honours:
All which we pine for now: and this report
Hath so exasperate the king that he
Prepares for some attempt of war.

What political plans are being made?

We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it:
She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
Remains in danger of her former tooth.

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Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,
As the weird women promised, and, I fear,
Thou play'dst most foully for't . . .

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Nought's had, all's spent,
Where our desire is got without content:
'Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.

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Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,
Till thou applaud the deed.

What is "the deed" in this passage?

Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,
Till thou applaud the deed.

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Avaunt! and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee!
Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes
Which thou dost glare with!

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Shame itself!
Why do you make such faces? When all's done,
You look but on a stool.

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To be thus is nothing;
But to be safely thus.

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Fail not our feast.

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Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,
Till thou applaud the deed.

Who is the "thou" in this passage?

Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,
As the weird women promised, and, I fear,
Thou play'dst most foully for't . . .

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Nought's had, all's spent,
Where our desire is got without content:
'Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.

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It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood:

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Shame itself!
Why do you make such faces? When all's done,
You look but on a stool.

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