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Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 6

The same. A Plain before the Castle.

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  1. Enter, with drum and colours, Malcolm, old Siward, Macduff and their Army, with boughs.

    Malcolm, old Siward, Macduff and their army come in with a drum and flags, carrying branches.

  2. Malcolm1

    Now near enough. Your leafy screens throw down, And show like those you are.—You, worthy uncle, Shall with my cousin, your right noble son, Lead our first battle: worthy Macduff and we Shall take upon’s what else remains to do, According to our order.

    We're close enough now. Throw down your leafy screens and show yourselves as what you are. — You, worthy uncle, together with my cousin, your truly noble son, will lead our first troops. Worthy Macduff and I will take on whatever else is left to do, following our battle plan.

  3. Siward7

    Fare you well.— Do we but find the tyrant’s power tonight, Let us be beaten, if we cannot fight.

    Goodbye. — If we only manage to find the tyrant's army tonight, let us be beaten if we can't fight them.

  4. Macduff10

    Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath, Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death.

    Let all our trumpets sound; give them every bit of breath, those noisy announcers of blood and death.

  5. Exeunt.

    They all leave.

Original text: Project Gutenberg edition #1533 (public domain, edited by the PG Shakespeare Team). Modern English rendering by Storgy.