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An ambitious general murders the King of Scotland and takes the throne for himself—and then he must deal with the consequences.

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Act II

Malcolm (cont.)
Which the false man does easy. I’ll to England.
Donalbain
To Ireland, I; our separated fortune
Shall keep us both the safer: where we are,
There’s daggers in men’s smiles: the near in blood,
The nearer bloody.
Malcolm
Hath not yet lighted, and our safest way
Is to avoid the aim. Therefore, to horse;
And let us not be dainty of leave-taking,
But shift away: there’s warrant in that theft
Which steals itself, when there’s no mercy left.
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