Act II. Scene III. - Donalbain: "There's daggers in men's smiles: the near in blood, / The nearer bloody." Macduff and Lennox, the source of the knocking in the last scene, arrive at Macbeth's castle. News of King Duncan's death reaches all at Macbeth's castle. Lady Macbeth faints and Macbeth in rage kills the two drunken guards after claiming that they obviously killed their King. These actions largely free Macbeth and Lady Macbeth from suspicion. King …showed first 75 words of 4500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4500 total…intermission; front to front / Bring thou this fiend of Scotland [Macbeth] and myself; / Within my sword's length set him; if he 'scape, / Heaven forgive him too!" (but gentle heavens, do not take waste any more time. Bring Macbeth within a sword's length of me and if he escapes, heaven forgive him too!), (Lines 230-234). Malcolm ends the scene on a dark note, remarking: "The night is long that never finds the day" (Line 238).return top.