ACT III - Scene III

A park near the palace.

Enter three Murtherers.

FIRST MURTHERER

But who did bid thee join with us?

THIRD MURTHERER

Macbeth.

SECOND MURTHERER

He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers
Our offices and what we have to do
To the direction just.

FIRST MURTHERER

Then stand with us.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day;
Now spurs the lated traveler apace
To gain the timely inn, and near approaches
The subject of our watch.

THIRD MURTHERER

Hark! I hear horses.

BANQUO

[Within.] Give us a light there, ho!

SECOND MURTHERER

Then 'tis he; the rest
That are within the note of expectation
Already are i' the court.

FIRST MURTHERER

His horses go about.

THIRD MURTHERER

Almost a mile, but he does usually-
So all men do -from hence to the palace gate
Make it their walk.

SECOND MURTHERER

A light, a light!
Enter Banquo, and Fleance with a torch.

THIRD MURTHERER

'Tis he.

FIRST MURTHERER

Stand to't.

BANQUO

It will be rain tonight.

FIRST MURTHERER

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 MURTHERER

Who did strike out the light?

FIRST MURTHERER

Wast not the way?

THIRD MURTHERER

There's but one down; the son is fled.

SECOND MURTHERER

We have lost
Best half of our affair.

FIRST MURTHERER

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

Exeunt.

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

ACT III - Scene III