Macb. What man dare, I dare:
Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,
The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; 101
Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves
Shall never tremble: or be alive again,
And dare me to the desert with thy sword; 104
If trembling I inhabit then, protest me
The baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow!
Unreal mockery, hence! [Exit Ghost.]
Why, so; being gone,
I am a man again. Pray you, sit still. 108
Lady M. You have displac'd the mirth, broke the good meeting,
With most admir'd disorder.
Macb. Can such things be
And overcome us like a summer's cloud,
Without our special wonder? You make me strange 112
Even to the disposition that I owe,
When now I think you can behold such sights,
And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks,
When mine are blanch'd with fear.
Ross. What sights, my lord? 116
Lady M. I pray you, speak not; he grows worse and worse;
Question enrages him. At once, good-night:
Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.
Len. Good-night; and better health 120
Attend his majesty!
Lady M. A kind good-night to all!
101 Hyrcan: Hyrcanian, trans-Caspian
105 inhabit: stay at home
106 baby of a girl; cf. n.
110 admir'd: wonderful
112, 113 strange . . . to; cf. n.
118 Question: talk
