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。
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