Who comes here?45
MALCOLM The worthy Thane of Ross.
LENNOX
What a haste looks through his eyes! So should he look46
That seems to speak things strange.47
ROSS God save the king.
KING DUNCAN
Whence cam'st thou, worthy thane?
ROSS From Fife, great king, Where the Norwegian banners flout the sky
50 And fan our people cold.
51 Norway himself, with terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor
53 The Thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict, 54 Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapped in proof, 55 Confronted him with self-comparisons, 56 Point against point, rebellious arm 'gainst arm, Curbing his lavish spirit; and to conclude,
The victory fell on us.
KING DUNCAN Great happiness!
ROSS
That now
60 Sweno, the Norways' king, craves composition; Nor would we deign him burial of his men
62 Till he disbursed, at Saint Colme's Inch, 63 Ten thousand dollars to our general use.
KING DUNCAN
No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive
65 Our bosom interest. Go pronounce his present death And with his former title greet Macbeth.
ROSS
I'll see it done.
KING DUNCAN
What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.
Exeunt.
I.3Thunder. Enter the three Witches.
FIRST WITCH
Where hast thou been, sister?
SECOND WITCH