May  17, 2022

Episode 4: A Royal Visit

In chapter number 4 the king visits Macbeth's castle because he is the new Lord of Cawdor but his wife want to be queen and lets see if his plan to kill the king works or no
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00:00:00 - Chapter 4. A Royal Visit.

00:00:11 - Later than that evening, King Duncan and his two sons, Malcolm and Donald Bain arrived at Duncey named Castle with Banquo and a young nobleman called Macduff, Lady Macbeth

00:00:28 - Welcome them all at the door with a bow.

00:00:33 - My gracious king, welcome to our home, she said.

00:00:38 - Your honor, you honor us greatly by visiting our modest castle.

00:00:46 - King Duncan kissed her hand and smiled.

00:00:52 - Where's my lord of coder, the noble Macbeth?

00:00:57 - He asked, I'm sure he had right before us.

00:01:03 - Beautiful lady Macbeth, his love for you made him ride her quicker than us, say the king, with a playful smile.

00:01:12 - Your majesty is too kind.

00:01:14 - She replied looking down modestly.

00:01:18 - Please allow me to show you to your rooms and then to the great dining hall where we hold our banquet.

00:01:30 - While Lady Macbeth was entertaining the king,

00:01:32 - Macbeth sat alone in his room divided between excitement and shame.

00:01:41 - If I do this terrible act, he thought, I must do it quickly.

00:01:46 - There is no time to lose.

00:01:48 - He considered his positions.

00:01:50 - But how can I murder the king of Scotland?

00:01:54 - And in my own house, King Duncan is an honorable man.

00:02:01 - He trusts me.

00:02:02 - And if I suset, the angels will make sure I'm condemned to hell forever.

00:02:12 - Macbeth shook his head, trying to make his horrible thoughts fly away, fly away. I can't let my ambition rule me. No, I won't do this terrible thing.

00:02:30 - Just then, Macbeth heard his wife approaching and hurryed to tell her his decision.

00:02:36 - But instead of reliving, Macbeth saw only anger and consternation on her face.

00:02:44 - Is this what you want to live like a coward or your life?" asked Lady Macbeth in a hostile voice.

00:02:54 - She had no conscience.

00:02:57 - I act like a man and a soldier, replied Macbeth firmly.

00:03:03 - If I do this terrible thing, I can call myself either of those things.

00:03:09 - Why did you send me that letter then?

00:03:13 - She asked angrily, angry, where you drunk perhaps you're drunk now or perhaps you're just a coward, show me you are a real man and let me do this together.

00:03:33 - Macbeth struggled between his conscience and his love for his wife, but if we fail what

00:03:41 - But then he asked timidly, give your nerve a stick to the plant and we won't fail.

00:03:48 - Fail.

00:03:49 - She cried, when Duncan is asleep I will bring his guards so much wine to drink that they won't know night from day.

00:03:58 - Then you all go into the king's bedroom quietly and murder him with the dagger that the guards used to protect him.

00:04:10 - At best, I start at his wife's aim set, at her courage and determination.

00:04:18 - In spite of all his doubts, he admires her murderous ambition, and at that moment he makes his decision.

00:04:27 - His voice didn't tremble when he said, very well, I will do this terrible thing.

00:04:33 - Go now, compliment the king until he sleeps.

00:04:38 - Tomorrow belonged to us.

00:04:40 - After a magnificent dinner, King Duncan went to bed and two guards stood inside his doors.

00:04:48 - Lady Macbeth approached them after some time and offered them a lot of wine.

00:04:56 - Soon they were sleeping deeply against Duncan's door silently, the ambitious lady returned her room. Alone in his room, Macbeth suddenly became aware of a shadow on the wall shaped like a dagger. He jumped up in terror. What craziness is this? He whispered. Is this really a dagger? I see in front of me. His body trembled violently. No, no, he thought. The

00:05:31 - The dagger is in my imagination, a result of my conversation with my wife.

00:05:38 - He looked up and the dagger seemed to move towards the door.

00:05:41 - You're asking me to leave this room and follow my ambition?

00:05:45 - He whispered.

00:05:46 - Well, let's go dagger.

00:05:49 - As he spoke the clock struck ten and without a sound, Macbeth left the room and moved slowly towards the king's bedroom.

00:06:00 - In her bedroom, Lady Macbeth waited for her husband for what seemed an eternity.

00:06:08 - Finally, he entered the room.

00:06:11 - He was carrying the daggers and his hands were red with Duncan's blood.

00:06:17 - I am a murderer, he whispered.

00:06:19 - I murdered the king in his sleep.

00:06:22 - Look at your hands, she cried.

00:06:24 - Why didn't you leave the daggers with the words?

00:06:29 - Take them back and spray blood over the men so they look responsible for the crime.

00:06:36 - Then wash your hands.

00:06:37 - They are full of Duncan's blood.

00:06:41 - I can't whisper magme.

00:06:43 - I'm too afraid to think about what I've done.

00:06:47 - Oh, for heaven's sakes, give me the daggers, say Lady Magme, taking them from her husband's hands.

00:06:57 - I'll do it and wash my hands too. She moved towards the door and then turned it around to stare at her husband. A little water is all we need to wash away the crime. She said triumphantly she left the room with a decisive step with Macbeth starving at her infir.

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