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第14章

  Dowebutfindthetyrant'spowerto—night,Letusbebeaten,ifwecannotfight。MACDUFFMakeallourtrumpetsspeak;givethemallbreath,Thoseclamorousharbingersofbloodanddeath。
  ExeuntSCENEVII。Anotherpartofthefield。Alarums。EnterMACBETHMACBETHTheyhavetiedmetoastake;Icannotfly,But,bear—like,Imustfightthecourse。What'sheThatwasnotbornofwoman?SuchaoneAmItofear,ornone。
  EnterYOUNGSIWARDYOUNGSIWARDWhatisthyname?MACBETHThou'ltbeafraidtohearit。YOUNGSIWARDNo;thoughthoucall'stthyselfahotternameThananyisinhell。MACBETHMyname'sMacbeth。YOUNGSIWARDThedevilhimselfcouldnotpronounceatitleMorehatefultomineear。MACBETHNo,normorefearful。YOUNGSIWARDThouliest,abhorredtyrant;withmyswordI'llprovetheliethouspeak'st。
  TheyfightandYOUNGSIWARDisslainMACBETHThouwastbornofwomanButswordsIsmileat,weaponslaughtoscorn,Brandish'dbymanthat'sofawomanborn。
  ExitAlarums。EnterMACDUFFMACDUFFThatwaythenoiseis。Tyrant,showthyface!
  Ifthoube'stslainandwithnostrokeofmine,Mywifeandchildren'sghostswillhauntmestill。
  Icannotstrikeatwretchedkerns,whosearmsArehiredtobeartheirstaves:eitherthou,Macbeth,Orelsemyswordwithanunbatter'dedgeIsheatheagainundeeded。Therethoushouldstbe;
  Bythisgreatclatter,oneofgreatestnoteSeemsbruited。Letmefindhim,fortune!
  AndmoreIbegnot。
  Exit。AlarumsEnterMALCOLMandSIWARDSIWARDThisway,mylord;thecastle'sgentlyrender'd:
  Thetyrant'speopleonbothsidesdofight;
  Thenoblethanesdobravelyinthewar;
  Thedayalmostitselfprofessesyours,Andlittleistodo。MALCOLMWehavemetwithfoesThatstrikebesideus。SIWARDEnter,sir,thecastle。
  Exeunt。AlarumsSCENEVIII。Anotherpartofthefield。EnterMACBETHMACBETHWhyshouldIplaytheRomanfool,anddieOnmineownsword?whilesIseelives,thegashesDobetteruponthem。
  EnterMACDUFFMACDUFFTurn,hell—hound,turn!MACBETHOfallmenelseIhaveavoidedthee:
  Butgettheeback;mysoulistoomuchchargedWithbloodofthinealready。MACDUFFIhavenowords:
  Myvoiceisinmysword:thoubloodiervillainThantermscangivetheeout!
  TheyfightMACBETHThoulosestlabour:
  AseasymaystthoutheintrenchantairWiththykeenswordimpressasmakemebleed:
  Letfallthybladeonvulnerablecrests;
  Ibearacharmedlife,whichmustnotyield,Tooneofwomanborn。MACDUFFDespairthycharm;
  AndlettheangelwhomthoustillhastservedTellthee,Macduffwasfromhismother'swombUntimelyripp'd。MACBETHAccursedbethattonguethattellsmeso,Forithathcow'dmybetterpartofman!
  Andbethesejugglingfiendsnomorebelieved,Thatpalterwithusinadoublesense;
  Thatkeepthewordofpromisetoourear,Andbreakittoourhope。I'llnotfightwiththee。MACDUFFThenyieldthee,coward,Andlivetobetheshowandgazeo'thetime:
  We'llhavethee,asourrarermonstersare,Paintedonapole,andunderwrit,'Heremayyouseethetyrant。'MACBETHIwillnotyield,TokissthegroundbeforeyoungMalcolm'sfeet,Andtobebaitedwiththerabble'scurse。
  ThoughBirnamwoodbecometoDunsinane,Andthouopposed,beingofnowomanborn,YetIwilltrythelast。BeforemybodyIthrowmywarlikeshield。Layon,Macduff,Anddamn'dbehimthatfirstcries,'Hold,enough!'
  Exeunt,fighting。AlarumsRetreat。Flourish。Enter,withdrumandcolours,MALCOLM,SIWARD,ROSS,theotherThanes,andSoldiersMALCOLMIwouldthefriendswemissweresafearrived。SIWARDSomemustgooff:andyet,bytheseI
  see,Sogreatadayasthisischeaplybought。MALCOLMMacduffismissing,andyournobleson。ROSSYourson,mylord,haspaidasoldier'sdebt:
  Heonlylivedbuttillhewasaman;
  Thewhichnosoonerhadhisprowessconfirm'dIntheunshrinkingstationwherehefought,Butlikeamanhedied。SIWARDThenheisdead?ROSSAy,andbroughtoffthefield:yourcauseofsorrowMustnotbemeasuredbyhisworth,forthenIthathnoend。SIWARDHadhehishurtsbefore?ROSSAy,onthefront。SIWARDWhythen,God'ssoldierbehe!
  HadIasmanysonsasIhavehairs,Iwouldnotwishthemtoafairerdeath:
  Andso,hisknellisknoll'd。MALCOLMHe'sworthmoresorrow,AndthatI'llspendforhim。SIWARDHe'sworthnomoreTheysayhepartedwell,andpaidhisscore:
  Andso,Godbewithhim!Herecomesnewercomfort。
  Re—enterMACDUFF,withMACBETH'sheadMACDUFFHail,king!forsothouart:behold,wherestandsTheusurper'scursedhead:thetimeisfree:
  Iseetheecompass'dwiththykingdom'spearl,Thatspeakmysalutationintheirminds;
  WhosevoicesIdesirealoudwithmine:
  Hail,KingofScotland!ALLHail,KingofScotland!
  FlourishMALCOLMWeshallnotspendalargeexpenseoftimeBeforewereckonwithyourseveralloves,Andmakeusevenwithyou。Mythanesandkinsmen,Henceforthbeearls,thefirstthateverScotlandInsuchanhonournamed。What'smoretodo,Whichwouldbeplantednewlywiththetime,AscallinghomeourexiledfriendsabroadThatfledthesnaresofwatchfultyranny;
  ProducingforththecruelministersOfthisdeadbutcherandhisfiend—likequeen,Who,as'tisthought,byselfandviolenthandsTookoffherlife;this,andwhatneedfulelseThatcallsuponus,bythegraceofGrace,Wewillperforminmeasure,timeandplace:
  So,thankstoallatonceandtoeachone,Whomweinvitetoseeuscrown'datScone。
  Flourish。Exeunt