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Quotation from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

“I am in blood Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Macbeth)

Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 4 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

After the banquet ghost, Macbeth resolves to press on with violence.

Citation: "I am in blood Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er" — William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 4 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling). (id macbeth-q6)

Portrait: Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1646), Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain.

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