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第13章

  Exeunt,marchingSCENEIII。Dunsinane。Aroominthecastle。EnterMACBETH,Doctor,andAttendantsMACBETHBringmenomorereports;letthemflyall:
  TillBirnamwoodremovetoDunsinane,Icannottaintwithfear。What'stheboyMalcolm?
  Washenotbornofwoman?ThespiritsthatknowAllmortalconsequenceshavepronouncedmethus:
  'Fearnot,Macbeth;nomanthat'sbornofwomanShalle'erhavepoweruponthee。'Thenfly,falsethanes,AndminglewiththeEnglishepicures:
  ThemindIswaybyandtheheartIbearShallneversagwithdoubtnorshakewithfear。
  EnteraServantThedevildamntheeblack,thoucream—facedloon!
  Wheregot'stthouthatgooselook?ServantThereistenthousand——MACBETHGeese,villain!ServantSoldiers,sir。MACBETHGoprickthyface,andover—redthyfear,Thoulily—liver'dboy。Whatsoldiers,patch?
  Deathofthysoul!thoselinencheeksofthineArecounsellorstofear。Whatsoldiers,whey—face?ServantTheEnglishforce,sopleaseyou。MACBETHTakethyfacehence。
  ExitServantSeyton!——Iamsickatheart,WhenIbehold——Seyton,Isay!——ThispushWillcheermeever,ordisseatmenow。
  Ihavelivedlongenough:mywayoflifeIsfall'nintothesear,theyellowleaf;
  Andthatwhichshouldaccompanyoldage,Ashonour,love,obedience,troopsoffriends,Imustnotlooktohave;but,intheirstead,Curses,notloudbutdeep,mouth—honour,breath,Whichthepoorheartwouldfaindeny,anddarenot。Seyton!
  EnterSEYTONSEYTONWhatisyourgraciouspleasure?MACBETHWhatnewsmore?SEYTONAllisconfirm'd,mylord,whichwasreported。MACBETHI'llfighttillfrommybonesmyfleshbehack'd。
  Givememyarmour。SEYTON'Tisnotneededyet。MACBETHI'llputiton。
  Sendoutmorehorses;skirrthecountryround;
  Hangthosethattalkoffear。Givememinearmour。
  Howdoesyourpatient,doctor?DoctorNotsosick,mylord,Assheistroubledwiththickcomingfancies,Thatkeepherfromherrest。MACBETHCureherofthat。
  Canstthounotministertoaminddiseased,Pluckfromthememoryarootedsorrow,RazeoutthewrittentroublesofthebrainAndwithsomesweetobliviousantidoteCleansethestuff'dbosomofthatperilousstuffWhichweighsupontheheart?DoctorThereinthepatientMustministertohimself。MACBETHThrowphysictothedogs;I'llnoneofit。
  Come,putminearmouron;givememystaff。
  Seyton,sendout。Doctor,thethanesflyfromme。
  Come,sir,dispatch。Ifthoucouldst,doctor,castThewaterofmyland,findherdisease,Andpurgeittoasoundandpristinehealth,Iwouldapplaudtheetotheveryecho,Thatshouldapplaudagain。——Pull'toff,Isay。——
  Whatrhubarb,cyme,orwhatpurgativedrug,WouldscourtheseEnglishhence?Hear'stthouofthem?DoctorAy,mygoodlord;yourroyalpreparationMakesushearsomething。MACBETHBringitafterme。
  Iwillnotbeafraidofdeathandbane,TillBirnamforestcometoDunsinane。Doctor[Aside]WereIfromDunsinaneawayandclear,Profitagainshouldhardlydrawmehere。
  ExeuntSCENEIV。CountrynearBirnamwood。Drumandcolours。EnterMALCOLM,SIWARDandYOUNGSIWARD,MACDUFF,MENTEITH,CAITHNESS,ANGUS,LENNOX,ROSS,andSoldiers,marchingMALCOLMCousins,IhopethedaysarenearathandThatchamberswillbesafe。MENTEITHWedoubtitnothing。SIWARDWhatwoodisthisbeforeus?MENTEITHThewoodofBirnam。MALCOLMLeteverysoldierhewhimdownaboughAndbear'tbeforehim:therebyshallweshadowThenumbersofourhostandmakediscoveryErrinreportofus。SoldiersItshallbedone。SIWARDWelearnnootherbuttheconfidenttyrantKeepsstillinDunsinane,andwillendureOursettingdownbefore't。MALCOLM'Tishismainhope:
  Forwherethereisadvantagetobegiven,Bothmoreandlesshavegivenhimtherevolt,AndnoneservewithhimbutconstrainedthingsWhoseheartsareabsenttoo。MACDUFFLetourjustcensuresAttendthetrueevent,andputweonIndustrioussoldiership。SIWARDThetimeapproachesThatwillwithduedecisionmakeusknowWhatweshallsaywehaveandwhatweowe。
  Thoughtsspeculativetheirunsurehopesrelate,Butcertainissuestrokesmustarbitrate:
  Towardswhichadvancethewar。
  Exeunt,marchingSCENEV。Dunsinane。Withinthecastle。EnterMACBETH,SEYTON,andSoldiers,withdrumandcoloursMACBETHHangoutourbannersontheoutwardwalls;
  Thecryisstill'Theycome:'ourcastle'sstrengthWilllaughasiegetoscorn:hereletthemlieTillfamineandtheagueeatthemup:
  Weretheynotforcedwiththosethatshouldbeours,Wemighthavemetthemdareful,beardtobeard,Andbeatthembackwardhome。
  AcryofwomenwithinWhatisthatnoise?SEYTONItisthecryofwomen,mygoodlord。
  ExitMACBETHIhavealmostforgotthetasteoffears;
  Thetimehasbeen,mysenseswouldhavecool'dTohearanight—shriek;andmyfellofhairWouldatadismaltreatiserouseandstirAslifewerein't:Ihavesupp'dfullwithhorrors;
  Direness,familiartomyslaughterousthoughtsCannotoncestartme。
  Re—enterSEYTON
  Whereforewasthatcry?SEYTONThequeen,mylord,isdead。MACBETHSheshouldhavediedhereafter;
  Therewouldhavebeenatimeforsuchaword。
  To—morrow,andto—morrow,andto—morrow,CreepsinthispettypacefromdaytodayTothelastsyllableofrecordedtime,AndallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolsThewaytodustydeath。Out,out,briefcandle!
  Life'sbutawalkingshadow,apoorplayerThatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestageAndthenisheardnomore:itisataleToldbyanidiot,fullofsoundandfury,Signifyingnothing。
  EnteraMessengerThoucomesttousethytongue;thystoryquickly。MessengerGraciousmylord,IshouldreportthatwhichIsayIsaw,Butknownothowtodoit。MACBETHWell,say,sir。MessengerAsIdidstandmywatchuponthehill,Ilook'dtowardBirnam,andanon,methought,Thewoodbegantomove。MACBETHLiarandslave!MessengerLetmeendureyourwrath,if'tbenotso:
  Withinthisthreemilemayyouseeitcoming;
  Isay,amovinggrove。MACBETHIfthouspeak'stfalse,Uponthenexttreeshaltthouhangalive,Tillfamineclingthee:ifthyspeechbesooth,Icarenotifthoudostformeasmuch。
  Ipullinresolution,andbeginTodoubttheequivocationofthefiendThatliesliketruth:'Fearnot,tillBirnamwoodDocometoDunsinane:'andnowawoodComestowardDunsinane。Arm,arm,andout!
  Ifthiswhichheavouchesdoesappear,Thereisnorflyinghencenortarryinghere。
  Igintobeawearyofthesun,Andwishtheestateo'theworldwerenowundone。
  Ringthealarum—bell!Blow,wind!come,wrack!
  Atleastwe'lldiewithharnessonourback。
  ExeuntSCENEVI。Dunsinane。Beforethecastle。Drumandcolours。EnterMALCOLM,SIWARD,MACDUFF,andtheirArmy,withboughsMALCOLMNownearenough:yourleafyscreensthrowdown。
  Andshowlikethoseyouare。You,worthyuncle,Shall,withmycousin,yourright—nobleson,Leadourfirstbattle:worthyMacduffandweShalltakeupon'swhatelseremainstodo,Accordingtoourorder。SIWARDFareyouwell。