PERSONS REPRESENTED.

DUNCAN, King of Scotland.
Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 6.

MALCOLM, Son to Duncan.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 6. Act II. sc. 3. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 4; sc. 6; sc. 7.

DONALBAIN, Son to Duncan.

Act II. sc. 3.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 6.
MACBETH, general of the King's army.

Appears, Act I. sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 5; sc. 7.
Act III. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 4. Act IV. sc. 1.

Act II. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3.
Act V. sc. 3; sc. 5; sc. 7.
BANQUO, general of the King's army.
Appears, Act I. sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 6. Act II. sc. 1.

MACDUFF, a nobleman of Scotland.

Act III. sc. 1; sc. 3.

Appears, Act I. sc. 6. Act II. sc. 3; sc. 4. Act IV. sc. 3. Act V. sc. 4;

sc. 6; sc. 7.

Appears, Act I. sc. 3; sc. 4; sc. 6. Act V. sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 7.
CATHNESS, a nobleman of Scotland.

Appears, Act V. sc. 2; sc. 4; sc. 7.

FLEANCE, son to Banquo.

Appears, Act II. sc. 1. Act III. sc. 3.

SIWARD, Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces.
Appears, Act V. sc. 4; sc. 6; sc. 7.

Young SIWARD, son to the Earl of Northumberland.
Appears, Act V. sc. 4; sc. 7.

SEYTON, an officer attending on Macbeth.
Appears, Act V. sc. 3; sc. 5.
Son to Macduff.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 2.

An English Doctor.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 3.

A Scotch Doctor.

Appears, Act V. sc. 1; sc. 3.
A Soldier.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2.
A Porter.

Appears, Act II. sc. 3.

An old Man.

Appears, Act II. sc. 4.

LADY MACBETH.

Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers. The Ghost of Banquo, and other Apparitions.

SCENE, IN THE END OF ACT IV. IN ENGLAND; THROUGH THE REST OF THE PLAY IN SCOTLAND.

The Tragedie of Macbeth' was first published in the folio collection of 1623. Our text is, with very few exceptions, a restoration of the text of the original folio.

MACBETH.

ACT I.

SCENE I.-An open Place. Thunder and Lightning.

Enter three Witches.

1 WITCH. When shall we three meet again

In thunder, lightning, or in rain?

2 WITCH. When the hurlyburly 's done, When the battle 's lost and won:

3 WITCH. That will be ere the set of sun. 1 WITCH. Where the place?

2 WITCH.

Upon the heath:

3 WITCH. There to meet with Macbeth.

1 WITCH. I come, Graymalkin!

ALL. Paddock calls:-Anon.—

Fair is foul, and foul is fair:

Hover through the fog and filthy air.

[Witches vanish.

SCENE II-A Camp near Forres. Alarum within.

Enter King DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENOX, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding Soldier.

DUN. What bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt

The newest state.

This is the sergeant,

MAL.
Who, like a good and hardy soldier, fought
'Gainst my captivity:-Hail, brave friend!
Say to the king the knowledge of the broil,