 The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.  Notes and Queries - Page 3071864Full view - About this book
 | Peggy O'Brien - Drama - 2006 - 292 pages
...painting of your fear. This is the air-drawn dagger which you said Led you to Duncan. 2. The time has been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end. But now they rise again With twenty mortal murders on their crowns And push us from our stools. 3.... | |
 | Alexander Leggatt - Drama - 2006 - 220 pages
...impossibility of conclusion is a regular concern of the characters, both in large matters ("The time has been / That, when the brains were out, the man would die, / And there an end" — [3.4.77-9]) and in such smaller ones as Macbeth's inability to achieve the temporary finality of... | |
 | William Beloe - 2006 - 468 pages
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