Act 5 — Scene VI. Dunsinane. Before the castle.[4613]
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Scene VI. Dunsinane. Before the castle.[4613]
Drum and colours. Enter Malcolm, old Siward, Macduff, and their Army, with boughs.[4614]
Mal. Now near enough; your leavy screens throw down,[4615] 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[4616] Shall take upon 's what else remains to do,[4617] 5 According to our order. Siw. Fare you well.[4618] Do we but find the tyrant's power to-night, Let us be beaten, if we cannot fight. Macd. Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath, Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death. [Exeunt.[4619]10
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Dunsinane. Before ...] Before Macbeth's Castle. Rowe. Before Dunsinane. Pope.Note 2 · Drum and colours.] Ff. om. Rowe. Enter ... old Siward ...] Enter ... Seyward ... Ff.Note 3 · Now ... down,] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff. leavy] Ff. leafy Collier.Note 4 · worthy] brave Pope.Note 5 · upon 's] upon us Capell.Note 6 · Do we] Let us Pope.Note 7 · [Exeunt.] Capell. Exeunt. Alarums continued. Ff.