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Quotation from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

“Out, damned spot! out, I say”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Lady Macbeth)

Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth tries to wash imagined blood from her hands as the Doctor and Gentlewoman watch.

Citation: "Out, damned spot! out, I say" — William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling). (id macbeth-q7)

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

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