Sitting in this waiting room for more than about a day or two of the earthly time measures, Macbeth started to feel bored especially after the two other persons who were waiting with him have been called from the other room. Gazing at the ceiling, which seemed to have no color, Macbeth heard footsteps coming form the same door he entered two days ago. An old blind man came in led by one of those fierce angels, which Macbeth keeps meeting since they woke him up from his grave. After several failing attempts by Macbeth to make noise so to show the blind man that he's not the only one in this room, Macbeth goes to sit in the chair next to this new visitor and starts a conversation, hoping to break the boredom of the past days.
Macbeth: You should make yourself comfortable here. You are going to spend some
time in this room, until one of the guardian angels would call your name and lead you to the next room.
Oedipus, disturbed by the voice, not knowing that there was someone else with him in the same room, moved his head to the direction of the voice.
Oedipus: How long have you been waiting here? I really can't wait anymore.
Macbeth: I've been here for about a day or two. But for what are you so excited? If I may ask the question.
Oedipus: I can't wait to know what their punishment for me is going to be. I've been suffering in my pain so long fearing this minute, when the Gods will decide the suitable punishment for me. I want it to happen, I deserve all this.
Macbeth, surprised and shaken by the words of this insane blind man, who wants to be punished, couldn't take his curiosity back and asked about the sin of the other man.
Oedipus: I did "the blackest things a man can do, I have done them all!" I killed my father and sowed my mother (244). I'm a man of grief, my grief alone, my destiny that the Gods have drawn for me long ago.
Macbeth: Don&a...