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Macbeth · Act III · Scene II

The Couple and the Wounded Serpent

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Lady Macbeth sends for her husband, and the two admit that the crown has brought no peace. She insists that what is done is done. He answers that they have only wounded the serpent, and that he no longer sleeps without nightmares. Macbeth asks his wife to treat Banquo with special deference, but he hides his plan and announces only a terrible deed to come before the day is out.

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