RALPH: Welcome back, everyone. We're joined in studio by King Duncan and Lady Macbeth. It's nice to finally meet you. 

LADY MACBETH: It's nice to meet you, too. 

RALPH: And good to see you again, your highness. 

DUNCAN: Glad to be back. 

RALPH: So, your highness, it seemed that you and your entourage—let's see. So your sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, Banquo, Lennox, Macduff, Ross—who am I forgetting? Oh, Angus, and some of your attendants, you've all just arrived at the Macbeth castle. And the first thing you notice is, well, how lovely it seems. Tell us what you say there. 

DUNCAN: This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air—

RALPH: I'm sorry. Pleasant seat? 

DUNCAN: You know, the whole setup. It's just nice, in general. 

RALPH: Oh. Got it. Sorry to interrupt. 

DUNCAN: Not at all. This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses. 

RALPH: Well, that sounds lovely. And Banquo seems to think so too. In fact, he notices a particular bird, the martlet—it's a kind of swallow, I think. And he says that the martlet only likes places where the air is delicate. He says, let's see, "heaven's breath smells wooingly here." 

DUNCAN: Nicely put, Banquo. 

RALPH: And then, you, Lady Macbeth, arrive to welcome them to your castle. 

DUNCAN; Yes. Our honored hostess. You know, it's a lot of trouble to receive a king into your home. But rather than think of it as me bothering them, I always try to look at it as an act of love on my part. And by doing that, I teach you to count your blessings and to thank me for the inconvenience I've caused you. It's a little crazy how that works. 

LADY MACBETH: It's really nothing. All the work we've put into preparation, we would do it twice over and then twice over again, and it still wouldn't be able to repay you for the honors you've heaped on us with your visit—for those honors in the past and the ones you've recently heaped us with. 

RALPH: You mean, now that Macbeth is Thane of Cawdor. 

LADY MACBETH: For the old honors and the new ones we pray every day for God to bless you. 

DUNCAN: Where is the Thane of Cawdor, by the way? We were right on his heels. I kind of hoped we'd get here before him and help you get ready for his arrival. But, he rides well. Must be his great love for you that has spurred him to get here before us. 

RALPH: Yes. There is a proverb, apparently—he that has love in his heart has spurs in his sides. 

DUNCAN: So, what? You're trying to say I didn't come up with it myself? 

RALPH: No. That's not what I meant. In fact, maybe that comes from you. At any rate, that's very clever, what you said. 

DUNCAN: Fair and noble hostess, we are your guest tonight. 

LADY MACBETH: Everything we have is yours, plain and simple, and we'd return it all if but you asked. 

DUNCAN: Let's go see your husband, my host. We love him dearly, and there's still a lot I can do for him. May we go now, Ralph? 

RALPH: Oh, of course. Don't let me stop you. But if I could just point out how lovely this arrival has been. It's really very sweet. And I hope everyone can see how good things can be, just the way they are. This, the status quo, is kind of awesome if you think about it. 

DUNCAN: You're a strange bird, Ralph. But I like that about you. I look forward to talking to you again. 

RALPH: Yes, well. Well, yes, I look forward to that, too.