know that we will establish our estate upon our eldest, Malcolm,

whom we name hereafter the Prince of Cumberland.

'The Prince of Cumberland.

'That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,

'for in my way it lies.'

If it were done when 'tis done,

then 'twere well it were done quickly.

If the assassination could trammel up the consequence

and catch with his surcease success,

that but this blow might be the be-all and end-all here.

But here upon this bank and shoal of time

we'd jump the life to come.

Does anybody know what this is?

But in these cases we still have judgement here.

That we but teach bloody instructions which return to plague the inventor.

This even-handed justice commends

the ingredience of our poisoned chalice to our own lips.

He's here in double trust.

First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,

strong both against the deed.