Chapter 17 act four

The first cave.Middle boiling kettle thunder.Enter the Three Witches. Witch A tabby has barked three times. The second witch, the hedgehog, has crowed four times. The Witch C monster bird is singing: the time has come, the time has come. Witch A walks around the cauldron in a circle of fire, The poisonous liver rots in it. The toad slumbers at the bottom of the cold stone, Thirty-one days and nights; Sweating dripping into poison, Throw it into a cauldron and boil it into soup. The witches (together) are not afraid of hard work and trouble, The boiling foam in the cauldron has become a wave.

The Witch's boa constrictor takes its flesh, Cook the slices until cooked; eyes of salamanders, toes of frogs, the hair of a bat, the teeth of a dog, The tongue of a viper is like a forked worm thorn, The lizard's feet and the owl's wings, Refined into poisonous gu ghosts and gods, Disturbing the peace of the world. The witches (together) are not afraid of hard work and trouble, The boiling foam in the cauldron has become a wave. Witch C Jackal's Tooth Giant Dragon Scale, The thousand-year-old witch corpse has a hideous appearance; Shark maws out of the bottom of the sea,

Dig hemlock at night; kill the Jews for their livers, The bile of a cut goat murmurs; During the eclipse of the moon with dark clouds and fog, Carrying a catty ax to split fir branches; The whore and the outcast die in the world, The severed finger holds the incoming blood; Turkish nose Tatar lips, Decoction of hot minced meat; Tiger liver sausage and tripod, Refining the demon pill into one taste. The witches (together) are not afraid of hard work and trouble, The boiling foam in the cauldron has become a wave. Witch B charcoal fire will destroy Gu, Orangutan Blood Gu Fang Ning.

Enter Hecate. Hecate is good, Cao Gong is not shallow, Rewards and rewards are rewarded all over the place. Now around the cauldron and sing, Great and small goblins form a ring, Captivating and soul-stirring. (Music, witches sing ghost songs.) Second Witch thumped her thumb, The wicked will come; Come and never refuse, The door knocked and opened. Enter Macbeth. O Macbeth, you witches of the mysterious ghostly nocturnal walk!What are you doing? Witches (together) an action without a name. Macbeth By your spells, I bid you answer me, Wherever your secrets come from.Even if ye send the winds and let them beat down on the churches; even if the raging waves capsize and swallow the sailing ships; Even if the palaces and pyramids will collapse; even if all the wonders bred by nature are completely destroyed, and even "destruction" feels soft, I want you to answer my question.

Witch A said. Second Witch, you can ask. Third Witch We can answer you. First Witch Would you rather hear answers from us, or would our masters answer you? Macbeth Call them out; let me meet them. Witch A sow's nine sons eat their pigs, Blood poured on fire and made fishy; The murderer goes to the execution ground, Sweat and fat gleamed fiercely. All the witches (together) the ghost king and the ghost pawn come, Don't be surprised to guess. thunder.The first ghost appears, a helmeted head. Tell me Macbeth, thou nameless power— First Witch He knows what's on your mind; hear him, and you needn't speak.

The first ghost Macbeth!Macbeth!Macbeth!Beware of Macduff; beware of Sir Fave.let me go back.enough. (Hiding underground.) Macbeth Whatever elf you may be, I thank you for your wise warning; you've made clear my fears.But tell me one more thing - First Witch He is not ordered.Here comes another one, more powerful than the first. thunder.The second ghost appeared, a bloody child. Second Ghost Macbeth!Macbeth!Macbeth! —— Macbeth If I had three ears, all three ears would hear you. Cruel, brave, and resolute, second ghost; Thou shalt laugh off the strength of man, For no man of woman's womb can hurt Macbeth. (Hiding underground.)

Macbeth Then live on, Macduff; why should I fear thee?But I will double the certainty of the certainty, and accept the sure guarantee from the hand of fate.I still want you to die, so that I can denounce cowardly fear as absurdity, and sleep peacefully in the night of thunder and lightning. thunder.A third ghost appears, a child wearing a crown and holding a branch. Macbeth What is this that rises, that he looks like a prince, with the crown of reign upon his childish head? The witches listen and do not speak to it. The third ghost, you should be as proud and fearless as a lion, don't care about other people's grievances, and don't worry about who is plotting against you.Macbeth will never be defeated, unless one day the woods of Birnam will move against him towards Dunsinen High. (Hiding underground.)

Macbeth That will never happen; who can order a tree to pull up its deep roots out of the earth?Good omen!it is good!The grove of Birnam will not move, nor the treason's work succeed, our majestic Macbeth will live his days, and die at the end of his days.But still my heart beats to know one thing; tell me, if your spells can explain my doubts, will Banquo's descendants be kings in this land? The witches don't ask any more questions. Macbeth I must know the truth; if you do not tell me, may eternal curse be on you!tell me.Why did the cauldron sink?What is this sound? (Treble flute.)

Come out first witch! Second Witch Come Out! Witch C comes out! The witches (together) were shocked at the first sight, and lost their souls; Come like a shadow, go like a shadow. The king's costume enters in eighth order; the last bears the mirror; Banquo's ghost follows. Macbeth You are so like Banquo's ghost; go down!Your crown stings my eyeballs.Why, there's another crowned one, and you have the same hair as the first one.The third is the same as the second.Damn hag!Why did you let me see these people?the fourth!Come out, my eyes!what!Will this chain of crowned beings end until the end of the world?Another one?the seventh!I don't want to watch it anymore.But the eighth appeared again, and he had a mirror, from which I could see many people wearing crowns; some of them also had two golden balls, and three royal staffs.Terrible sight!Ah, now I know it is no false vision, for Banquo, bloodstained, is smiling at me, and pointing his finger at them, to show that they are his offspring. (The phantoms are eliminated) What!Is that true?

First Witch Well, all this is true; but why is Macbeth so dumb?Come, sisters, let us cheer up his spirit, and cheer him up with the best songs and dances.I will first make the air music with magic, and you dance in a circle, so that this great king will know that we have not slighted him. (Music. The witches dance, and after the dance, Hecate and Hecate disappear.) Macbeth Where are they?went?May this ominous hour be forever cursed in the calendar!Is there anyone out there?Get in! Enter Lenox. What orders does His Majesty Lenox have? Macbeth Do you see the three witches? Lennox did not, Your Majesty.

Macbeth Didn't they pass you by? Lennox did not, Your Majesty. Macbeth May the air they ride in be turned into poisonous mist, and may all who believe in their words perish forever!I just heard the sound of galloping horses, who passed by this place? Lennox informs your majesty that two or three messengers have just come to report to you that Macduff has fled to England. Macbeth has fled to England! Lenox is, Your Majesty. Macbeth time, thou hast expected my vicious deeds, and thwarted them; to catch up with the speed of wickedness, swift action; There is no room for hesitation in carrying it out; I will act now to show my will--I will do it when I think of it.I'm going to raid Macduff's castle; take Fave; kill his wife and children, and all the unfortunates who are related to him.I can't talk like a fool; I must get this thing done before my purpose cools down.But I don't want to see any more illusions!What about the messengers?Come, take me to meet them. (same below.) The second round is Fei Fu.Macduff Castle Enter Mrs. Macduff, Mrs. Macduff, and Rose. LADY MACDUFF What has he done to flee abroad? Rose, you must be patient, madam. LADY MACDUFF He has no patience; his flight is utter madness.Our actions were open and frank, but our doubts made us traitors. Loth, you don't yet know whether his flight was a wise act or an idle misgiving. Wise act Mrs Macduff!He flies away by himself, abandoning his wife, children, and his house and honor. Is this a wise behavior?He loves us not; he has no natural affection; and the tiniest wren among birds will fight the owl to protect the young of her nest.He had nothing but fear but no love; and no wisdom at all, for his flight was utterly unreasonable. Good sister of Rose, restrain yourselves; As far as your husband is concerned, he is noble and sensible, and knows how to act according to circumstances.I dare not say more; the times are so cruel now, that we are called traitors before we know it; fearing gossip, and fearing without knowing why, is like being in a Floating on the stormy sea, without a certain direction.Now I must take my leave; I shall be here again soon.The worst of the situation will one day come to an end, or gradually return to its original state.My lovely nephew, bless you! LADY MACDUFF He had a father, but it was the same as having no father. Loth I'd be a fool if I stayed any longer, and I'd make fun of me for not being a man, and make you sad; and I'm leaving now. (Down.) Mrs Macduff boy, your father is dead; what do you do now?How are you going to live? Mrs. Macduff lives like a bird, mother. Mrs Macduff what!Eat some bugs, flying insects? Mr. Macduff I mean, I eat what I get, just like the birds. Mrs. Macduff, poor bird!You have never been afraid that someone will set up a net, set a trap, and catch you. Why should I be afraid of this, Mrs. Macduff, mother?They don't count on the poor little bird.My father is not dead, although you say he is. LADY MACDUFF No, he was really dead.How are you doing without your father? Mrs. Macduff, what do you do without a husband? Mrs. Macduff: Well, I can go to any market and buy twenty husbands. Mrs. Macduff, then you bought them and you still have to sell them. Mrs. Macduff is a tricky little glib; but you can figure it out. Mr. McDuck, is my father a traitor, mother? Mrs Macduff Well, he's a traitor. Why is Mrs. Macduff called a traitor? Mrs. Macduff's rebel is one who swears and lies. Mrs. McDuck, do all rebels swear false oaths and lie? Mrs. Macduff: Anyone who swears falsely and tells lies is a traitor and should be hanged. Mr. Macduff, should all those who swear false oaths and tell lies be hanged? Mrs. Macduff should all be hanged. Mr. Macduck Who's going to hang them? Mrs. Macduff's gentlemen. Mr. Macduck Then those who swear false oaths and lies are fools, and there are so many of them, why don't they unite and strike down the honest men and hang them? LADY MACDUFF Oh, God bless you, poor monkey!But how will you be without your father? Mr. Macduff If he is really dead, you will weep for him; if you don't, it's a good sign, and I can have a new father. Mrs. Macduff is such a nonsense little glib! Enter an envoy. The Messenger blesses you, good lady!You don't know who I am, but I have heard of my wife's name for a long time, so I came here specially to report you a news.I am afraid that Madam is in great danger. If you are willing to accept the advice of a lowly man, you'd better leave this place and take your children with you.It was cruel enough for me to frighten you in this way; it would be inhumane if anyone tried to do you any more, but this inhumanity is about to happen to you.God bless you!I dare not waste any more time. (Down.) Where did Mrs. Macduff tell me to flee?I have done nothing to harm anyone.But I remembered that I was in this world, where people would praise me for doing bad things, and be regarded as a dangerous fool for doing good things; then, alas!Why should I use such womanly words to defend myself, saying that I have done no harm to anyone? Assassin wait. LADY MACDUFF Who are these people? Assassins where is your husband? LADY MACDUFF I hope he's somewhere where you ghosts don't dare show your face in broad daylight. Assassin he is a rebel. Mrs. Macduff, you nonsense, you shaggy-haired wretch! Assassin what!You traitorous bastard! (Stick Mr. McDev.) Mr. Macduff he killed me, mother; run away! (Dead. Mrs. Macduff shouted "Killed!", and all the assassins chased after her.) The third England.In front of the palace Enter Malcolm and Macduff. Malcolm Let us find a place where there is no one in the shade, and there weep our sorrows away. Macduff Let's hold our swords tightly, and defend our ruined country like good men.Every new dawn hears the weeping of the new widow, the wail of the newly orphaned, and the new mourning echoes shrillly, as for Scotland's fate, and sings her dirge. Malcolm What I believe makes me cry, what I know makes me believe; if I have the opportunity to serve my country, I will do my best.What you say may be true.The mention of this tyrant's name makes us gnash our teeth and tongues.But he had a reputation of integrity; you were on good terms with him; and he hasn't done you any harm yet.Young as I am, you may use me to claim credit from him, and it would be wise to sacrifice a weak and innocent lamb to an angry god. Macduff I am not a treacherous villain. Malcolm Macbeth is.Under the dignity of the royal order, the honest and kind may have to act against their conscience.But I must beg your pardon; your loyal personality will never be changed by me measuring it with the heart of a villain; the brightest angels may fall, but angels are always bright; although villains all seem loyal , but Zhongliang must still not lose his true colors. Macduff I have lost my hope. Malcolm Perhaps this is what has aroused my suspicions just now.Why did you go away without saying goodbye, leaving your wife and children, your precious flesh and blood, your strong bond of love, to risk them?Please don't take my superciliousness as a shame. For my own safety, I can't help but worry about it.No matter what I think in my heart, maybe you are really a loyal man. Macduff Bleed, bleed, poor country!Invincible tyrant, lay down your solid foundation, because the power of justice dare not punish you!Wear your unrighteous crown, which is your established title; farewell, my lord; if give me all the lands that this tyrant holds, plus the rich East, I would not be a A villain like you suspect me. Don't be angry, Malcolm; I don't say this just to worry you.I think our country is moaning under tyranny, shedding tears and blood, and every day a new wound is added to the old wound; I also think that there must be many people who are willing to stand up for my rights, right here Here, in friendly England, Thousands of righteous men have been willing to help me; but though this be said, if I could one day trample the head of a tyrant under my feet, or hang it on my sword, my poor country But under the rule of a new tyrant, more crimes will be born, more suffering will be endured, and more differences will be created. Who is this new tyrant Macduff? Malcolm I mean myself; I know that in my nature there are all kinds of vices deep-seated, and if they should be exposed, dark Macbeth will be as pure as snow by comparison; we My poor country, seeing my infinite tyranny, will take him for a lamb. Macduff has searched hell and cannot find a more heinous devil than Macbeth. Malcolm I admit that he is bloodthirsty, luxurious, greedy, hypocritical, deceitful, violent, vicious, all crimes that can be named; but there is no end to my lust: your wives, daughters, women, virgins, None can fill my cravings; my rampant desires will overwhelm all temperance and restraint; better let Macbeth reign than such a man shall be king. McDuff said that unlimited indulgence is a kind of "tyranny" from the perspective of human physiology. It has overthrown countless monarchs and prevented them from sitting on the throne for a long time.But you need not worry, no one can prevent you from fulfilling your share of desires; while you can have fun, you can put on a dignified appearance, which is easily concealed by the eyes of the world.There are so many voluntary women in our country, no matter how greedy and lustful you are, you can't cope with so many charming women who seek glory and flatter you. Malcolm In addition to this weakness, there is a shameless greed in my eccentric heart. If I were king, I would kill the nobles and take their lands; That man demands the house; and the more I have, the more insatiable my greed will be, and for the sake of riches I will surely quarrel with good and faithful men, and put them to death. This covetousness of Macduff has deeper and more poisonous roots than youthful lust, and many of our past kings have fallen by its sword.But you need not worry, Scotland has plenty for your enjoyment, and it is yours; so long as there are other virtues, these defects are nothing. Malcolm, but I have no virtue of a monarch at all, such as fairness, integrity, thrift, calmness, generosity, perseverance, kindness, humility, sincerity, tolerance, bravery, and firmness, I have none; .Hey, if I gain power, I will definitely pour the milk of harmony into hell, disturb the peace of the world, and destroy the unity of the earth. O Macduff, Scotland, Scotland! Malcolm, do you think such a person is fit to rule?I am exactly who I say I am. Macduff fit to rule!No, such a person should not be allowed to stay in this world.O wretched country, when a usurping tyrant sits on his throne with a bloodstained crown, and your most legitimate heir reveals with his own mouth that he is such a cursed man, that his nobility is dishonored blood, when will you see the light of day again?Your father is the most holy monarch; the mother who gave birth to you thinks of the inevitable death in life every day, and she kneels day and night to beg the mercy of heaven.Goodbye!These crimes of your own confession have banished me from Scotland.O my breast, where your hopes are forever buried! Malcolm Macduff, that fidelity that springs from only an upright heart, has swept from my soul dark doubts, and given me full confidence in your sincerity.The devil Macbeth sent so many lobbyists to lure me into his snare, so I had to be on my guard; but God is between you and me!From now on, I commit myself to follow your guidance, and withdraw all the evil I have just said about myself, and all the stains I have brought upon myself that are not in my nature.I have never been a womanizer, I have never broken a vow, I have no desire to take even what is my own; I have never broken a promise, I would not betray the devil to his fellows, I cherish loyalty No less than life; the slander I just said to myself was the first time I lied.I, the true one, am ready to take orders from you and my unfortunate fatherland.Before you came here, old Seward set out for Scotland with ten thousand warriors, armed and equipped.Now we can combine our forces together; our upright righteous teachers will surely win.why don't you speak? Macduff's good news and bad news reached my ears at the same time, making me lose control of my emotions. Enter a doctor. Malcolm, I'll talk about it later.Excuse me, is the king out yet? Here comes the Physician, my lord; and there are wretched multitudes waiting for his cure, whose diseases the best physicians can't help, but who have been given such miraculous powers from heaven that they are healed at the touch of his hand. Malcolm Thank you for your advice, doctor. (Exit the doctor.) Macduff What disease is he talking about? Malcolm They all call it scrofula; Since I came to England, I have often seen the good king show His wonderful and incomparable powers.No one but himself knows how he prayed to heaven; but people suffering from strange diseases, swollen and rotten all over, are horrible, and cannot be cured by any surgery. He only needs to say prayers in his mouth and use a gold medal Hanging his hands on their necks, they will suddenly recover; it is said that his natural healing ability is passed down from generation to generation and will never be replaced.In addition to this special ability, he is also a natural seer, and blessings surround his throne, indicating that he has various virtues. Look, Macduff, who's coming? Malcolm is from our country; but I don't know who he is yet. Enter Ross. Macduff, my virtuous brother, welcome. Malcolm I know him now.Good God, remove that barrier that makes us strangers! Los Amen, Your Highness. Is Macduff Scotland still the same? Oh los!Poor country!It hardly dares to know itself.It can no longer be called our mother, but only our tomb; where no smile is ever seen on any face but the bewildered and ignorant; A familiar sound, no longer attracts attention; violent mourning becomes the general fashion; when funeral bells are tolled, no one cares for whom it tolls; the lives of good men often lie in their caps. The flowers on the ground turned into morning dew before they withered. Macduff!So ingenious and so realistically written! What's the most distressing thing about Malcolm recently? The events of Roth's an hour ago have become obsolete in the narrator's mouth; every minute brings new misfortunes. Macduff How is my wife? Ross Uh, she's fine. Macduff Where are my boys? Ross is also fine. Has not the tyrant Macduff spoiled their peace? Ross didn't; they were safe when I left them. Macduff spare not your words; what is it? Loth When I came here with heavy tidings to bear the news, I heard rumors along the way that many distinguished men had risen; The tyrant's army is on the move.Now is the time to go out and save my country from barrenness; and if you come in Scotland, you can make every man into a soldier, and make every woman willing to fight for liberation from her misery. Malcolm We are going back, let this news be their consolation.Friendly England has lent us General Seward and ten thousand soldiers, and in all the Christian nations there is not a more experienced or better soldier. Loos, I wish I had equally good news for you guys!But what I want to say is that it should be shouted in the wilderness, and it should not be drilled into people's ears. McDuff What is it about?Is it something to do with the masses, or is it the solitary misfortune of one or two individuals? Anyone who has a good conscience in Ross should feel as much pain as himself about this matter, even though you are the one who feels the most. Macduff If it concerns me, don't hide it from me; let me know. Loth I hope your ears don't hate my tongue forever, for it will make you hear the worst sound you've ever heard in your life. Macduff Huh, I guessed it. Loth Your castle is attacked; your wife and children are slain by the savage sword; if I told you how they died, it would make you want to die, in the carcass they have become like slain caribou , plus yours. Merciful God, Malcolm!What friend!Pull not thy bonnet over thy brow; pour out thy sorrows with words; mourning without words whispers to the overburdened heart, And bids it fall to pieces. Macduff Are my children dead too? Rose's wife, children, and servants, whoever they could find, killed none of them. Macduff I have to get out of there!Was my wife killed too? Ross I've already said it. Malcolm, please be at ease; let us use heroic vengeance as bait to cure this cruel grief. Macduff had no children of his own.Are all my sweet babies dead?Are you saying none of them survived?O evil bird of hell!None left?what!Did my dear chicks perish with their mother at the hands of murder? Malcolm showed his manliness. Macduff I'll be manly; But I can't kill my human feelings.How can I forget the people I hold dearest and not miss them?Could it be that God didn't feel sympathy for them when he saw this tragedy?Guilty Macduff!They all died for you.Damn me, they have no sin at all, only because I am not good, the ruthless slaughter will come to them.May God rest in peace for them! Malcolm Make this hatred a whetstone to sharpen thy sword; let lament be wrath; let thy heart not be benumbed, but arouse it to wrath. Macduff!I can have a woman's tears in my eyes, and I can make my tongue speak loudly.But, merciful Heaven, remove all that stands in my way, and let me face this Scotch fiend, so that my sword may fall upon him; and forgive him if I let him escape! Malkang spoke these few words like a man.Come, let us go to the king; our army is mobilized, and everything is ready, just ready to go.Macbeth is dying, and the sky is coming; no matter how long the night is, the day will always come. (same below.)