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 MACBETH
                                          If thou speak'st false,
  Upon the next tree shall thou hang alive
  Till famine cling thee. If thy speech be sooth,
40 I care not if thou dost for me as much.
  I pull in resolution and begin
  To doubt th' equivocation of the fiend
  That lies like truth. “Fear not, till Birnam wood
  Do come to Dunsinane”; and now a wood
45 Comes toward Dunsinane.—Arm, arm, and out!—
  If this which he avouches does appear,
  There is nor flying hence nor tarrying here.
  I 'gin to be aweary of the sun,
  And wish th' estate o' th' world were now undone.—
50 Ring the alarum-bell!—Blow, wind! Come, wrack!
  At least we'll die with harness on our back.
MACBETH
If you're lying, I'll hang you alive from the nearest tree until you die of hunger. If what you say is true, you can do the same to me. (to himself) My confidence is failing. I'm starting to doubt the lies the devil told me, which sounded like truth. “Don't worry until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.” And now a wood is coming to Dunsinane. Prepare for battle, and go! If what this messenger says is true, it's no use running away or staying here. I'm starting to grow tired of living, and I'd like to see the world plunged into chaos. Ring the alarms! Blow, wind! Come, ruin! At least we'll die with our armor on.
Exeunt
They exit.

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