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Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care,
MACBETH
George “You ain’t put The death snapped, of each day’s life, soregonna labour’s George snapped, “You ain’t gonna put George snapped, “You ain’t gonna putbath,
other to look I’ll go no other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look other ranch. ranch. They They ain’t ain’t got got nothing nothing tomore: look
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Lennie Lennie pleaded, “Come on, George. Tell Lennie pleaded, pleaded, “Come “Come on, on, George. George. Tell Tell
LADY MACBETH me. Please, George. Like you done before.”
me. me. Please, Please, George. George. Like Like you you done done before.” before.”
What do you mean?
“You “You get kick outta that, don’t you? “You get get aaa kick kick outta outta that, that, don’t don’t you? you?
MACBETH Awright, I’ll tell you, and then we’ll eat our
Look on’t again I dare not.
Lennie Lennie was delighted. “That’s it that’s it. Lennie was was delighted. delighted. “That’s “That’s it it ––– that’s that’s it. it.
LADY MACBETH
Now Now tell how it is with us.” Now tell tell how how it it is is with with us.” us.”
Infirm of purpose!
George George went went on. on. “With “With us us it it ain’t ain’t like like that. that.
George on. “With us it ain’t likedead that. Give me thewent daggers. The sleeping and the
Awright, Awright, I’ll I’ll tell tell you, you, and and then then we’ll we’ll eat eat our our
We future. We got somebody to We got future. We got somebody to talk to Aregot butaaaas pictures; eye of childhood We got future. We’tis gotthe somebody to talk talk to to Thatgives fears adamn painted devil.us. If he dodon’t bleed,have that that about We that gives gives aaa damn damn about about us. us. We We don’t don’t have have
Cawdor George’s George’s voice became deeper. He George’s voice voice became became deeper. deeper. He He
to sit no room to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ toFor sititin inmust no bar bar room blowin’ blowin’ in in our our jack jack jus’ jus’ seem their guilt.
Shall sleep no more – Macbeth shall sleep
repeated his repeated his words rhythmically as though repeated his words words rhythmically rhythmically as as though though no more.’
I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal,
[Exit LADY MACBETH. Knocking within.]
other other guys gets in jail they can rot for all other guys guys gets gets in in jail jail they they can can rot rot for for all all
like us, that work on are the like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest like us, that workthus on ranches, ranches, are the loneliest loneliest Who was it that cried? Why, worthy Thane,
MACBETH anybody anybody gives damn. But not us.” anybody gives gives aaa damn. damn. But But not not us.” us.”
You in do unbend yourThey noble strength to think guys world. got no They guys in the world. They got no family. They guys in the the world. They got no family. family. They So brainsickly of things. Go get some water
Whenceus! is that why? knocking? Lennie Lennie broke in. “But not An’ Lennie broke broke in. in. “But “But not not us! us! An’ An’ why? why?
How is’t with me, when every noise appals me?
don’t don’t belong no place. They come to ranch don’t belong belong no no place. place. They They come come to to aaa ranch ranch And wash this filthy witness from your hand.
Because … III got you to look me, Because … because got to look after me, Because … because because got you topluck look after after me, What hands are here? Ha!you They out mine
an’ work up a stake and go inta an’ work stake and then they go inta an’ work up stakethese and then then they they go the intaplace? Why did up youaabring daggers from
and you and you got me to look after you, and that’s andeyes. you got got me me to to look look after after you, you, and and that’s that’s
town blow their and the first thing Theyand must lie there. Go carry them, town and blow their stake, and the first thing town and blow their stake, stake, and the and firstsmear thing
why.” why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, why.” He He laughed laughed delightedly. delightedly. “Go “Go on on now, now,
The sleepy grooms with blood. you you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some you know know they’re they’re poundin’ poundin’ their their tail tail on on some some
rather George!” George!” George!”
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.
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because because we got no place else to go. If them because we we got got no no place place else else to to go. go. If If them them
he he had said them many times before. “Guys he had had said said them them many many times times before. before. “Guys “Guys
LADY MACBETH
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George George snapped, “You ain’t gonna put George snapped, “You ain’t gonna put Georgesnapped, snapped,“You “Youain’t ain’tgonna gonnaput put nothing nothing over on me.” nothing over on me.” nothingover overon onme.” me.”
other other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look otherranch. ranch. They Theyain’t ain’tgot gotnothing nothingto tolook look ahead ahead to.” ahead to.” aheadto.” to.”
Lennie Lennie pleaded, “Come on, George. Tell Lennie pleaded, “Come on, George. Tell Lenniepleaded, pleaded,“Come “Comeon, on,George. George. Tell Tell me. me. Please, George. Like you done before.” me. Please, George. Like you done before.” me. Please, Please,George. George. Like Likeyou youdone donebefore.” before.” “You “You get kick outta that, don’t you? “You get kick outta that, don’t you? “Youget getaaaakick kickoutta outtathat, that,don’t don’tyou? you?
Lennie Lennie was delighted. “That’s it that’s it. Lennie was delighted. “That’s it that’s it. Lenniewas wasdelighted. delighted. “That’s “That’sit it––––that’s that’sit. it. Now Now tell how it is with us.” Now tell how it is with us.” Nowtell tellhow howit itis iswith withus.” us.” George George went on. “With us it ain’t like that. George went on. “With us it ain’t like that. Georgewent wenton. on. “With “Withus usit itain’t ain’tlike likethat. that.
Awright, Awright, I’ll tell you, and then we’ll eat our Awright, I’ll tell you, and then we’ll eat our Awright,I’ll I’lltell tellyou, you,and andthen thenwe’ll we’lleat eatour our
We We got future. We got somebody to talk to We got future. We got somebody to talk to Wegot gotaaaafuture. future. We Wegot gotsomebody somebodyto totalk talkto to
supper supper …” supper …” supper…” …”
that that gives damn about us. We don’t have that gives damn about us. We don’t have thatgives givesaaaadamn damnabout aboutus. us. We Wedon’t don’thave have
George’s George’s voice became deeper. He George’s voice became deeper. He George’svoice voicebecame becamedeeper. deeper. He He
to to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ tosit sitin inno nobar barroom roomblowin’ blowin’in inour ourjack jackjus’ jus’
repeated repeated his words rhythmically as though repeated his words rhythmically as though repeatedhis hiswords wordsrhythmically rhythmicallyas asthough though
because because we got no place else to go. If them because we got no place else to go. If them becausewe wegot gotno noplace placeelse elseto togo. go. If Ifthem them
he he had said them many times before. “Guys he had said them many times before. “Guys hehad hadsaid saidthem themmany manytimes timesbefore. before. “Guys “Guys
other other guys gets in jail they can rot for all other guys gets in jail they can rot for all otherguys guysgets getsin injail jailthey theycan canrot rotfor forall all
like like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest likeus, us,that thatwork workon onranches, ranches,are arethe theloneliest loneliest
anybody anybody gives damn. But not us.” anybody gives damn. But not us.” anybodygives givesaaaadamn. damn. But Butnot notus.” us.”
guys guys in the world. They got no family. They guys in the world. They got no family. They guysin inthe theworld. world. They Theygot gotno nofamily. family. They They
Lennie Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Lenniebroke brokein. in. “But “Butnot notus! us! An’ An’why? why?
don’t don’t belong no place. They come to ranch don’t belong no place. They come to ranch don’tbelong belongno noplace. place. They Theycome cometo toaaaaranch ranch
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an’ an’ work up stake and then they go inta an’ work up stake and then they go inta an’work workup upaaaastake stakeand andthen thenthey theygo gointa inta
and and you got me to look after you, and that’s and you got me to look after you, and that’s andyou yougot gotme meto tolook lookafter afteryou, you,and andthat’s that’s
town town and blow their stake, and the first thing town and blow their stake, and the first thing townand andblow blowtheir theirstake, stake,and andthe thefirst firstthing thing
why.” why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, why.” He Helaughed laugheddelightedly. delightedly. “Go “Goon onnow, now,
you you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some youknow knowthey’re they’repoundin’ poundin’their theirtail tailon onsome some
George!” George!” George!” George!”
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