Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·Macbeth, Act V.i ·Lady Macbeth
"What's done is done."
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"What's done is done."
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"What's done cannot be undone." Lady Macbeth — Macbeth, Act V.i
Why it matters
Shakespeare wrote both lines in Macbeth — "what's done is done" (III.ii, confident) and "what's done cannot be undone" (V.i, sleepwalking). They get merged.
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