Were, on the quarry of these murder'd deer, Mal. Rosse. That could be found. Wife, children, servants, all Let's make us med'cines of our great revenge, To cure this deadly grief. Macd. He has no children.-All my pretty ones? Did you say, all? All? What, all my pretty chickens, and their dam, At one fell swoop? Mal. Dispute it like a man. But I must feel it as a man: I shall do so; I cannot but remember such things were, That were most precious to me.-Did heaven look on, Not for their own demerits, but for mine, Fell slaughter on their souls: Heaven rest them now! Macd. O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, Bring thou this fiend of Scotland, and myself; Mal. This tune goes manly. Come, go we to the king; our power is ready; Our lack is nothing but our leave: Macbeth Is ripe for shaking, and the powers above Put on their instruments. Receive what cheer you may; The night is long, that never finds the day. ACT V. [Exeunt. The action changes to Dunsinane, where the English powers, led on by Young Malcolm, Siward, and Macduff, are joined by the loyal Scotch. The united forces march towards Dunsinane Castle to attack Macbeth. SCENE III.-Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle. Macb. Bring me no more reports; let them fly all; I cannot taint with fear. Then fly, false thanes, Death of thy soul! those linen cheeks of thine Are counsellors to fear. What soldiers, whey-face? Serv. The English force, so please you. Macb. Take thy face hence.-Seyton!-I am sick at heart. When I behold-Seyton, I say!—This push Will cheer me ever, or disseat me now. I have liv'd long enough: my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf: And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses not loud, but deep, mouth-honor, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, but dare not. Seyton! Enter SEYTON. What news more? Sey. What is your gracious pleasure? Sey. All is confirm'd, my lord, which was reported. Sey. "Tis not needed yet. Macb. I'll put it on. Send out more horses, skirr the country round; Hang those that talk of fear.-Give me mine armor,—— How does your patient, doctor? Doct. Not so sick, my lord, Cure her of that: As she is troubled with thick-coming fancies, Macb. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd; Raze out the written troubles of the brain; Doct. Must minister to himself. Therein the patient Macb. Throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it.- And purge it to a sound and pristine health, That should applaud again. What rhubarb, senna, or what purgative drug, Would scour these English hence? Hearest thou of them? Macb. Bring it after me.— I will not be afraid of death and bane, Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane. SCENE IV. Country near Dunsinane: A Wood in view. [Exit. Enter, with drums and colors, MALCOLM, old SIWARD, and his Son, MACDUFF, MENTETH, CATHNESS, ANGUS, LENOX, ROSSE, and Soldiers, marching. Mal. Cousins, I hope, the days are near at hand, That chambers will be safe. Ment. We doubt it nothing. The wood of Birnam. Siw. What wood is this before us? Mal. Let every soldier hew him down a bough, Sold. It shall be done. Siw. We learn no other, but the confident tyrant Keeps still in Dunsinane, and will endure Our setting down before't. Mal. "Tis his main hope : For where there is advantage to be given, Let our just censures Macd. Siw. The time approaches, What we shall say we have, and what we owe. [Exeunt, marching. SCENE V.--Dunsinane. Within the Castle. Enter, with drums and colors, MACBETH, SEYTON, and Soldiers. Macb. Hang out our banners on the outward walls; Were they not forc'd with those that should be ours, [A cry within, of women. Sey. It is the cry of women, my good lord. As life were in't: I have supp'd full with horrors; Macb. She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word.- The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Enter a Messenger. Thou com'st to use thy tongue; thy story quickly. I shall report that which I say I saw, But know not how to do it. Well, say, sir. Macb. Macb. Liar, and slave! Mess. Let me endure your wrath, if 't be not so; Macb. Till famine cling thee: if thy speech be sooth, I pull in resolution; and begin To doubt the equivocation of the fiend, That lies like truth: Fear not, till Birnam wood Do come to Dunsinane ;-and now a wood Comes toward Dunsinane.-Arm, arm, and out!— There is nor flying hence, nor tarrying here. I'gin to be a-weary of the sun, And wish the estate o' the world were now undone. Ring the alarum bell :-Blow wind! come, wrack! [Striking him. [Exeunt. Macbeth leads his followers to the Battle, which terminates in the defeat of the Usurper, who is slain by Macduff, and Malcolm is declared King of Scotland. |