| ACT III SCENE III | A park near the palace. | |
| | Enter three Murderers. | |
| First Murderer | But who did bid thee join with us? | |
| Third Murderer | Macbeth. | |
| Second Murderer | He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers | |
| | Our offices and what we have to do | 5 |
| | To the direction just. | |
| First Murderer | Then stand with us. | |
| | The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day: | |
| | Now spurs the lated traveller apace | |
| | To gain the timely inn; and near approaches | 10 |
| | The subject of our watch. | |
| Third Murderer | Hark! I hear horses. | |
| BANQUO | Within. Give us a light there, ho! | |
| Second Murderer | Then 'tis he: the rest | |
| | That are within the note of expectation | |
| | Already are i' the court. | 15 |
| First Murderer | His horses go about. | |
| Third Murderer | Almost a mile: but he does usually, | |
| | So all men do, from hence to the palace gate | |
| | Make it their walk. | |
| Second Murderer | A light, a light! | 20 |
| | Enter BANQUO, and FLEANCE with a torch. | |
| Third Murderer | 'Tis he. | |
| First Murderer | Stand to't. | |
| BANQUO | It will be rain to-night. | |
| First Murderer | Let it come down. | |
| | They set upon BANQUO. | |
| BANQUO | O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! | 25 |
| | Thou mayst revenge. O slave! | |
| | Dies. FLEANCE escapes. | |
| Third Murderer | Who did strike out the light? | |
| First Murderer | Wast not the way? | |
| Third Murderer | There's but one down; the son is fled. | |
| Second Murderer | We have lost | 30 |
| | Best half of our affair. | |
| First Murderer | Well, let's away, and say how much is done. | |
| | Exeunt | |
