Shakespeare in Singlish - Macbeth, Act 2

Act 2, Scene 1

After a night of celebration, Duncan went to bed while Banquo and another servant stood by his door. When Macbeth visited with another servant, Banquo told Macbeth the king was indeed very happy and passed to Macbeth a diamond from the king to his wife. But Macbeth has already decided that he shall kill Duncan.

MACBETH
Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.

(Translation)
Er... in front got one dagger is it?
Ask me to hold is it? Come come, let me hold you.
I know I don't have a dagger even though I can see it.

Act 2, Scene 2

LADY MACBETH
That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold.
What hath quenched them hath given me fire.

(Translation)
The liquor that got them drunk made me more daring.
The drink that quenched their thirst is now giving me the fire to just do it.

Then Macbeth emerged with a pair of bloody hands.

MACBETH
Still it cried, “Sleep no more!” to all the house.
“Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more.”

(Translation)
I hear this voice shouting "no more sleep liao!" to everyone in the house.
"Macbeth murdered sleep, so Macbeth will not sleep anymore liao."


Then Lady Macbeth realised that Macbeth was still holding on to the bloody dagger. She hurriedly told him to put them back into Duncan's room and smear the sleeping guards with the blood, but Macbeth was too scared to do it, so she had to do it personally.

MACBETH
To know my deed, ’twere best not know myself.

(Translation)
Instead of thinking about my crime,
I think it's better to be completely knocked off.

Act 2, Scene 3

In the morning, Macduff and Lennox came to Macbeth's castle to fetch the king. Macduff went into Duncan's room to find him dead.

MACDUFF
O horror, horror, horror!
Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee!

(Translation)
Wah siao liao! Siao liao!
I don't know how to say, I cannot believe it man!

Macbeth then went into Duncan's room together with Lennox and Ross, where they found the guards with blood on their hands and faces, and bloody daggers beneath their pillows. Pretended to be in a fit of anger, Macbeth killed the guards before they could argue their innocence. While the rest of the people proceeded to dress properly for an emergency meeting, Malcolm and Donalbain, the sons of Duncan decided to flee to England and Ireland respectively.

DONALBAIN
Where we are,
There’s daggers in men’s smiles. The near in blood,
The nearer bloody.

(Translation)
Wherever we go, sure got people xiao li cang dao one.
And skali our closest relatives are the ones who will murder us.

Act 2, Scene 4

Meanwhile, Ross could not believe why Duncan's servants will kill him but Macduff has his own reasoning.

MACDUFF
They were suborned.
Malcolm and Donalbain, the king’s two sons,
Are stol'n away and fled, which puts upon them
Suspicion of the deed.

(Translation)
They kana bought over lah.
Malcom and Donalbain, the king's two sons,
zhao lor liao. So they're now the primary suspects.

And so with the king's only sons fled, Macbeth was crowned the king.