Act Three, Scene One

MACBETH  

 

To be thus is nothing;
 But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,

He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour
To act in safety. There is none but he
Whose being I do fear: and, under him,
My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said,
Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sisters
When first they put the name of king upon me,
And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like
They hail'd him father to a line of kings:
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,
And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,
Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,
No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so,
For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind;
For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd;
Put rancours in the vessel of my peace
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!
Rather than so, come fate into the list,

And champion me to th' utterance. 

TRANSLATION

 

To be King is nothing

if i am not safe as the King, Our fear is in Banquo

Stick deep, there is something noble bout him that I fear

He is willing to risk everything thing he has,

his mind is clever and always has a plan

He has wisdom that makes him act bravely and keeps him safe

No one to fear but Banquo

Around him my guardian angel is afriad, just as Mark 

Antony’s angel as it is said was afraid of Caesar.

Banquo neglected the witches when they first put the name King upon me

and asking them to tell him his own future.

Then, like prophets, they named him the father to a line of kings.

On my head they placed a worthless crown

and put a scepter in my hand

That I can not pass on, someone outside my family will take it all away

If this is true, then i've murdered the great King Duncan for Banquo’s sons.

I’ve ruined my happiness for their benefit. I’ve handed over my soul to the devil so that they could be kings. Banquo’s sons!

I will not stand here and watch that happen I will challenge fate to battle and fight to the death.