Shakespeare - First Folio facsimile (1910)/The Tragedy of Macbeth/Act 5 Scene 4

by William Shakespeare

Scena Quarta.

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Drum and Colours. Enter Malcolme, Seyward, Macduffe,
Seywards Sonne, Menteth, Cathnes, Angus,
and Soldiers Marching.

Malc.
Cosins, I hope the dayes are neere at hand
That Chambers will be safe.

Ment.
We doubt it nothing.

Syew.
What wood is this before vs?

Ment.
The wood of Birnane.

Malc.
Let euery Souldier hew him downe a Bough,
And bear't before him, thereby shall we shadow
The numbers of our Hoast, and make discouery
Erre in report of vs.

Sold.
It shall be done.

Syw.
We learne no other, but the confident Tyrant
Keepes still in Dunsinane, and will indure
Our setting downe befor't.

Malc.
'Tis his maine hope:
For where there is aduantage to be giuen,
Both more and lesse haue giuen him the Reuolt,
And none serue with him, but constrained things,
Whose hearts are absent too.

Macd.
Let our iust Censures
Attend the true euent, and put we on
Industrious Souldiership.

Sey.
The time approaches,
That will with due decision make vs know
What we shall say we haue, and what we owe:
Thoughts speculatiue, their vnsure hopes relate,
But certaine issue, stroakes must arbitrate,
Towards which, aduance the warre.
Exeunt marching. 

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