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Alarums. Enter MACBETH |
Trumpets and the noise of battle. MACBETH enters. |
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MACBETH
They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly, But, bearlike, I must fight the course. What’s he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. |
MACBETH
They have me tied to a stake. I can’t run away. I have to stand and fight, like a bear.Where’s the man who wasn’t born from a woman? He’s the only one I’m afraid of, nobody else. |
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Enter YOUNG SIWARD |
YOUNG SIWARD enters. |
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YOUNG SIWARD
What is thy name? |
YOUNG SIWARD
What’s your name? |
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MACBETH
Thou ’lt be afraid to hear it. |
MACBETH
You’ll be afraid to hear it. |
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YOUNG SIWARD
No, though thou call’st thyself a hotter name Than any is in hell. |
YOUNG SIWARD
No I won’t, even if you were one of the worst demons in hell. |
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MACBETH
My name’s Macbeth. |
MACBETH
My name’s Macbeth. |
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YOUNG SIWARD
The devil himself could not pronounce a title More hateful to mine ear. |
YOUNG SIWARD
The devil himself couldn’t say a name I hate more. |
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MACBETH
No, nor more fearful. |
MACBETH
No, nor could the devil’s name be more frightening. |
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YOUNG SIWARD
Thou liest, abhorrèd tyrant. With my sword I’ll prove the lie thou speak’st. |
YOUNG SIWARD
You lie, you disgusting tyrant. I’ll prove with my sword that I’m not scared of you. |
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They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is slain |
They fight and YOUNG SIWARD is killed. |
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MACBETH
Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, Brandished by man that’s of a woman born. |
MACBETH
You were born from a woman. Swords don’t frighten me. I laugh at any weapon used by a man who was born from a woman. |
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Exit |
MACBETH exits. |
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Alarums. Enter MACDUFF |
Trumpets and battle sounds. MACDUFF enters. |
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MACDUFF
That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still. I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth, Or else my sword with an unbattered edge I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be; By this great clatter, one of the greatest note Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune, And more I beg not. |
MACDUFF
The noise is coming from over there. Tyrant, show your face! If someone other than me kills you, the ghosts of my wife and children will haunt me forever. I can’t be bothered to fight these lame soldiers who only fight for money. I’ll either fight you, Macbeth, or else I’ll put down my sword unused. You must be over there. By the great noise, it sounds like one of the highest-ranking men is being announced. I hope I find him! I ask for nothing more than that. |
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Exit. Alarums |
MACDUFF exits. More battle noises. |
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Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD |
MALCOLM and old SIWARD enter. |
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SIWARD
This way, my lord. The castle’s gently rendered. The tyrant’s people on both sides do fight, The noble thanes do bravely in the war, The day almost itself professes yours, And little is to do. |
SIWARD
Come this way, my lord. The castle has been surrendered without a fight. Macbeth’s soldiers are fighting on both sides. Our noblemen are battling bravely. The victory is almost yours, and it seems like there’s not much left to do. |
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MALCOLM
We have met with foes That strike beside us. |
MALCOLM
Our enemies fight as if they’re trying not to hurt us. |
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SIWARD
Enter, sir, the castle. |
SIWARD
Sir, enter the castle. |
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Exeunt. Alarums |
They exit. Battle noises continue. |