Act 5
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Exit
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MACBETH exits.
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Alarums. Enter MACDUFF
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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
20Are 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,
25And more I beg not.
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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
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MACDUFF exits. More battle noises.
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Enter MALCOLM and
SIWARD
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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,
30And little is to do.
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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.
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MALCOLM Our enemies fight as if they’re trying not to hurt
us.
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SIWARD Enter, sir, the castle.
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SIWARD Sir, enter the castle.
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Exeunt. Alarums
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They exit. Battle noises continue.
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